Random: Kirby's Dream Land 2's Animal Friends Might Not Be What They Seem

It doesn't surprise me fan are digging over this deep lore in small text segments for world building; but it does surprise me that Nintendo care enough about Kirby's plot/lore to bother updating a game description!

Just as I suspected. Rick is actually a man in a hamster suit.

This is some Uncanny Valley effect tier finding

Ugh what next? Bronto Burt isn't a real Burt, he's just "Burt-like" in personality and characteristic? I can't handle the uncertainty.

Hopefully the patch fixed other issues too (though the article kinda implies it didn’t).

For example: I’ve been playing through Kirby’s Dream Land 2 (and really enjoying myself, by the way) - but the game keeps crashing on the ”sun and moon”-boss on level 5. Anyone else had this problem?

Next thing you'll tell me is that King Dedede isn't a penguin, Meta Knight isn't a masked Kirby and Adeleine isn't an incredibly small girl kind of like Thumbelina (Remember Kirby is supposed to be 8 inches tall (or about 20cm)).

@Octorok385

my son is also named Bort.

Now that changes everything.

My entire childhood has been a big lie!

Well, for one, earth Hamsters can't speak.

I was going to ask what Chuchu is but the wiki says she is an octo- erm, ahem, a popstarian creature that resembles an octopus

Great, Hamster-Gate is upon us! Next you'll me telling me Kirby's real name is John & he's a Human who accidently swallowed an alien & gained its powers.

That has to be one of the most random updates ever.

@sikthvash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kirby_(attorney)

@Munchlax Hehe, I know, it was a subtle nod ^_^

@Munchlax He kind of set you up for that one, huh?

Now can they update it to work fully with the SNES pad? I can play just fine, but the input combo to return to the home screen doesn't work on the GameBoy app. That and I can't connect a second controller while in the app.

I couldn't figure out how to quit without using the power button on the console, just like in the old days. XD

Oh thank god for the clarification: I just about to put a lightbulb in my fishtank.

In all seriousness, for as dumb as this is, I actually really like it. These three certainly aren't your typical house pet and, with Forgotten Land having straight up regular animals alongside the Kirby mainstays, it's cool to see them distinguish these goons as different and, when they're probably my favourite Kirby characters pre-Kumazaki, I wholeheartedly approve

This change is not that strange when you start digging. It implies the connections introduced in Forgotten Land are probably more entwined in the series and may serve as a new origin point in Kirby world-building lore. I'd say the Animal buddies, Dedede species, and Beast Pack have more in common than we think and probably share a common ancestor/origin relative to other basic non-sentient animal species.

@Grackler nintendo has always cared about their lore, i mean just look at the lore they made for splatoon, especially with how tragic the lore of splatoon 3 is.

@Octorok385 This made me cackle out loud in a public space LOL. Hope you find some certainty in these Burt-like times 🙏

Yeah, I was wondering why the Game Boy Online had an update. I thought another game was being added… but it was just this.

Very cool. Another interesting piece of knowledge added to Kirby's lore.

I'd love full Super Gameboy support. KDL2 is a SGB enhanced gamepak. If I remember correctly, for example, there's a wind sound in the world select.

DK94 was the flagship for the SGB. So much is lost, without full SGB support.

Rick is a hammy. This cannot be revoked. They may try, but the hamster will always have its day. So there!

Rick is obviously a Giant Space Hamster.

Not sure which I find more baffling, that they bothered to patch this or that anyone actually noticed.

@Captain-N

Oh man, I loved the Super Game Boy.

What a different time it was.

I don’t know how I feel about this… or how I should feel.

Feelings… let’s all feel a lot about Kirby. Anyway, yeah played this as a kid. Was pretty into Kirby for awhile. A friend had the original which might’ve had better music and the advantage of being fresh and new, but you gotta admit 2 is basically just better. Great game… wish I could still like Kirby, but they changed his physics too much, and the art style of what he looks like inflated used to be so much funnier… now he’s been blandified a bit too much. Might enjoy Forgotten Land for what it is… eventually, but still not really what I liked about Kirby. K this wasn’t meant to be a rant lol. Also I really liked Canvas Curse. That needs to be known by strangers. Bye!

This sounds more legal than anything else. Lawyers are simply tying up loose ends, like switching to general fantasy creatures inspired by animals rather than depicting actual animals.

Does this mean Kirby is also only “like his namesake vacuum cleaner”? 🤔

@Uncle_Franklin The SGB was essentially full GB hardware, minus the screen, using the Super NES for controller input, as well as audio/video output. There was at least one game I know of, the GB iteration of Space Invaders, that could be played with 16-bit graphics on the SGB. Now granted, Space Invaders is simplistic, though the feature was nice. Most SGB enhanced gamepaks had dynamic color palettes, and custom borders. Other SGB titles had sound samples that the Super NES could handle, such as Pauline crying for "Help" in Donkey Kong 94, and enhanced music. I loved the every feature of the SGB. I really hope Nintendo fully emulated it. There also was a SGB2. I was disappointed that the GameCube Gameboy Player didn't support the features of the SGB. Drawing on the game screen, and around it was fun.

Still doesn’t change my dislike for Rick & Kine. Mostly Rick for Dreamland 3 tho’ the only significant thing about him being he can wall jump but is useless in a game where a character can fly except for a mission or two when he is put to the test for Kirby to deliver him to his girlfriend I guess? If they come back again would like to see all animal buddies not as an ability. I’m looking at you clean Kirby. Should have been each with their own move set like before just without Kirby

...I'm hamster Rick.

@Grackler HAL does, Nintendo doesn’t give a *****