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Aw, no Kirby’s Toy Box?

I’m pleased Pinball Land beat Star Allies.

I voted for this long ago. Those Zebesians look stunning.

@Clyde_Radcliffe At the very least Koizumi is trying to make cheeky homages to his older work.

Good deal. Glad I didn't buy the expensive LimitedRun version.

I don’t know how they pulled it off, but the two best Kirby games were released one month apart in 2011. Mass Attack and Return to Dream Land forever, in that order. Not to toot my own horn, but I hold the world record speed run for KMA’s most competitive category: Survival Rush.

I’m also a Pinball Land and Rainbow Curse apologist.

I came late, but even so, I probably wouldn’t have picked them up. I’m saving money at the moment, and these scream Mario more than Splatoon. ...If they restock the Monado phone thingie, I’ll bite then.

Rye-light Princess.

I support orange in all its forms, especially when that form’s oblong with a greedy mascot fused into it. I picked Orange Pika version.

Just recently got a charcoal version that I dunno what to do with. Got any ideas?

I completed the Cold Stone mission but they act like I didn't. Gonna have to pass.

I really don't get the whole "General vs. Mini" debacle. Fans act like Mini Directs aren't exciting game announcements, or that they don't exist.

"It's been over a year since our last Direct!"
Actually, we had one back in March.
"That was a Mini Direct, it doesn't count!"
It was half an hour long and featured around two dozen game announcements, including Smash DLC and classic Star Wars games. The only reason it was a Mini is because they chose to call it that.

I've been playing the Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon ScareScraper the past few nights. It takes a few minutes to get full squad together, but I've done it several times.
OG ScareScraper is a dozen times better than the LM3 version.

I'm only a collector for the Kirby series and Virtual Boy.

I'm hoping they rerelease that Monado phone clip.

Awesome! What if they took a crack at reviving M& L (if Nintendo owns that subseries)? And I can’t wait to see their next Mansion!

The sentiments in this comment section are in agreement that a new 3D game would be appreciated, especially if it's better than Star Allies. I would add that they need to take time to give the new game original content. Program a new physics engine, no more reused assets and music, let some overused bosses chill for a while (looking at you, Whispy and Kracko). That really nags at me whenever I buy a new Kirby game--as a college grad, they still look and feel nearly identical to the ones I bought in high school.

On a side note, could we get a new director or two for some side projects? Mari Shirakawa directed Kirby Mass Attack in 2011 as her first director's credit, and it's the best game ever. Kentaro Sei directed the classic Kirby's (Extra) Epic Yarn, Kazushige Masuda did a stellar job on Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, and Takashi Hamamura had great ideas with Kirby: Squeak Squad. I'd love to see what other directors could do with Kirby's world and characters, the stories and gameplay they could bring, and the inspired characters they could design.

Mole Mania in the style of Link’s Awakening. That would be a sight to behold, and get Muddy the recognition to receive that long-overdue Smash Bros. invitation.

911 hours, which I'll excuse since COVID trapped me indoors for several months. My top 5 games were:
1. Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition (99.9% completed!)
2. Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online (Mario no Super Picross was the majority)
3. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Min Min maining)
4. Tetris 99 (Finally won once!)
5. Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA (Got for Christmas 2019, crammed to finish before Christmas 2020)

According to a leaked diorama, a statue of Ellie the Elephant from DKC3 may be included in this Returns/Tropical Freeze-themed land. How strange... but fortuitous! https://dkvine.com/?p=news_body&post=5983

I get why people are disappointed, but I’m not totally convinced he’s out of the running. His costume was ported from Sm4sh with only a few visual tweaks, suggesting little time was put into it. If they’d upgraded it to be like Cuphead or Sans, then I’d be worried something better wasn’t coming. Given that costumes can exist of playable fighters (ie Link, Samus, Meta Knight), this doesn’t invalidate his chances entirely.

Smash fans do whatever they can to weed out potential characters since the wishlist is so vast, which makes sense—but I feel it does Sakurai a disservice. Remember when Min Min was impossible to implement? Little Mac was doomed to be an Assist Trophy after Brawl. Samurai said point-blank that Ridley was impossible. Heck, aren’t people speculating that Waluigi will be announced? Smash Bros. character rules are frequently broken.

First and third designs are the best.

But which Mii Costumes will appear? That's what I'm itching to see.

Sweet, DKC3! It's one of my favorite games, and now a new generation of non-Wii U and New 3DS owners can experience it! I was concerned they'd skip this one or release it alongside other games that eclipse it. Glad I was wrong.

Go play DKC3 on Friday if you've never tried it. It's very polished and full of variety, with beautiful SNES graphics and a healthy difficulty curve.

At least it's better than Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter Wii, right? ...Right?

Xenoblade gets an easy 10/10, GOTY. I'd give praise to the SNES games they added to NSO, but those aren't counted. (Also, a glaring lack of DKC3.)

Kazooie's mouth looks grosser the more I stare at it.

I might spring for Banjo even though I haven't played his games. I'd like to change that in the future...

Just beat Ys VIII today, so the timing is uncanny. It's no Xenoblade and I don't plan to dive back into the Ys world any time soon, but I'll consider it for the future.

I’m interested in playing this, and I’m cautiously optimistic the results will be satisfactory. But if they miss the point or take the teeth out of the series, I wouldn’t want it to continue. HD port-remakes of DtL 1 and 2 would be excellent... but 2’s (canon) ending mustn’t be altered.

So Rainbow Curse 2?

@HotGoomba___Rebrand That's called Clay Fighter.

Just waiting for Metroid, EarthBound Beginnings, and a Kirby game (I'd pick KDL2, though KA is more likely). Punch-Out!! would also make a good choice.

@Desrever Did you include the Masterpiece trials in Brawl and Smash for Wii U (assuming you have those)?

Love the water ones. The Pop-Tart look on the back is also nice!

I've never been able to get into Pokemon or its imitators. I think the main reason is the PKMN battles themselves, which I find unengaging. The game world and TPC's mercenary practices don't help matters.

I'm an utter cheapskate, so Black Friday deals that still result in a $40+ purchase don't interest me too much. This is a good selection, though. LM3 is definitely worth getting at that price, but I already own it.

Good to see the series is flourishing. I hope they abandon the school hub in the next game, though. To Intelligent Systems' credit, you can opt to skip the hub. You're slightly punished for doing so, but a good player can rise above that.

If you're feeling adventurous, Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. goes for around $3 nowadays. That is a great game few played--a high recommendation, especially if you have some FE amiibo.

Holy cow, my mind is reeling. I've been waxing on about how fantastic the DtL series was for almost a decade--how the story is filled with deep characters, intrigue, religious allegory, political satire, and heartwrenching emotion, with a divisive (excellent) ending. This is very exciting, but has me concerned as well. Can a different studio continue the story in a compelling way true to 5th Cell's style? Can a game that effectively undoes DtL2's ending be a worthwhile continuation? And what happens if it's the weak link in the story (ignoring the non-canon Wii disaster)? There's a lot left unknown here, but I want to be optimistic.

Heads-up: The Mario Tennis banner art is incorrect. You may want to change that.

Looks like I can sell my game now, there's no way I can face another Guardian with this competition.

I've played very few N64 games. Paper Mario, Pokemon Snap, Super Smash Bros., Kirby 64, and Super Mario 64 shine the brightest among them.

Here's hoping it's that caped guy I've been wanting since middle school. What was his name? Eugene? Yeah, him.

This is my calling...! 10/10, easily. I've been an admin on Kirby Wiki since high school.

For the record, Twinkle Popo was the working name of Kirby's Dream Land. Kirby himself was called Popopo.

On my latest playthrough, I aced the toxic river challenge using only the lilypad on my first try.

@KryptoniteKrunch It depends on how that fanservice is used. Plenty of fanservice is poorly implemented or used as a cheap way of getting praise from the player. In Star Wars, Boba Fett was a popular character for Episode VI; if he'd flown out of the Sarlacc, had a change of heart to join the Rebels, and assassinated Emperor Palpatine in a glorious fashion... that would purely be fanservice, far worse than letting the main characters deal with the Emperor like in the final film.

That's an extreme example, sure. But there's a fine line between giving the audience some love and pandering for easy credit.

I'm not sure I understand this, to be honest. What do the shadowy figures represent? The Wii U?

I bought this game for a penny on eBay five years ago.

@YoshiFlutterJump SUPER Star Stacker, that is. But man, this is exciting stuff! Gonna get my hopes up for DKC3 to complete the trilogy.

Clean is better than dirty, and dirty's meaner than clean!

@JMR_Alden You can still enter first-person mode. That will help with that portion.