List of Kirby media

The Kirby video game series is a franchise of platform games and other genres (including puzzle and racing games) published and produced by Nintendo. The games have been developed by Japan-based HAL Laboratory, a Nintendo second-party developer.^[1] All Kirby video games have been developed exclusively for Nintendo video game consoles and handhelds dating from the Nintendo Entertainment System to the 8th generation of video game consoles. The series debuted in Japan on April 27, 1992 with Hoshi no Kirby,^[a] which later was released in the North American and PAL regions on August 1992 as Kirby's Dream Land.^[2]

The series revolves around Kirby, the series' protagonist, and his adventures in the fictional world of Pop Star. A common gameplay element is Kirby's ability to copy enemy skills, allowing him to use them to progress through levels. This and other changes in gameplay from traditional platform games distinguish the series from other entries in the genre.^[3]^[4]^[5] Currently, the series contains thirty-nine games. A one-hundred episode anime series based on the video games, Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, was created in Japan and formerly distributed by 4Kids TV in North America. A special 101st episode was created for the now retired Nintendo Video service, and was not in the anime style of the original 100 episodes.^[6] The Kirby series is among the best-selling video game franchises with over twenty million games sold worldwide.^[7] The franchise was conceived by Masahiro Sakurai as a game series for beginners, for which he partially attributes the series' success.^[8]

Video games

Platform games

Traditional


Title	Details
Kirby's Dream Land Original release date(s): JP: April 27, 1992^[9] NA: August 1, 1992^[2] PAL: August 3, 1992^[2]	Release years by system: 1992 – Game Boy^[2] 2011 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) 2023 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
	Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby.^[b]^[2]^[9] Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan.^[2]^[10]
Kirby's Adventure Original release date(s):^[11] JP: March 23, 1993 NA: May 1, 1993 PAL: December 1, 1993	Release years by system: 1993 – Nintendo Entertainment System^[11] 2007 – Wii (Virtual Console)^[12] 2011 – Nintendo 3DS (3D Classics) 2013 – Wii U (Virtual Console) 2016 – NES Classic Edition 2018 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
	Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Yume no Izumi no Monogatari.^[c]^[11]^[13]
Kirby's Dream Land 2 Original release date(s):^[14] JP: March 21, 1995 NA: May 1, 1995 PAL: July 31, 1995	Release years by system: 1995 – Game Boy^[14] 2012 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) 2023 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
	Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 2.^[d]^[14]^[15] Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan.^[10]^[14]
Kirby Super Star Original release date(s):^[16] JP: March 21, 1996 NA: September 20, 1996 PAL: January 23, 1997	Release years by system: 1996 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System^[16] 2009/2010 – Wii (Virtual Console) 2013 – Wii U (Virtual Console) 2017 – SNES Classic Edition 2019 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
	Notes: Known in Europe as Kirby's Fun Pak and in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby Super Deluxe.^[e]^[16]^[17] The game is split into six shorter stories with events that interweave between them.^[3]
Kirby's Dream Land 3 Original release date(s): JP: March 27, 1998^[19] NA: November 1, 1997^[18] PAL: July 24, 2009 (Wii Virtual Console)	Release years by system: 1997 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System^[20] 2009 – Wii (Virtual Console)^[21] 2013 – Wii U (Virtual Console) 2019 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
	Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 3.^[f]^[19]^[22]
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Original release date(s):^[23] JP: March 24, 2000 NA: June 26, 2000 PAL: June 22, 2001	Release years by system: 2000 – Nintendo 64^[23] 2008 – Wii (Virtual Console)^[24] 2022 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
	Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 64.^[g]^[23]^[25]
Kirby & the Amazing Mirror Original release date(s):^[26] JP: April 15, 2004 PAL: July 2, 2004 NA: October 18, 2004	Release years by system: 2004 – Game Boy Advance^[26] 2011 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) 2014 – Wii U (Virtual Console) 2023 - Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
	Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Kagami no Daimeikyū.^[h]^[26]^[27]
Kirby: Squeak Squad Original release date(s):^[28] JP: November 2, 2006 NA: December 4, 2006 EU: June 22, 2007	Release years by system: 2006 – Nintendo DS^[28]
	Notes: Known in Europe as Kirby Mouse Attack and in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Sanjō! Dorocche Dan.^[i]^[28]^[29]
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Original release date(s):^[30] JP: October 27, 2011 NA: October 24, 2011 EU: November 25, 2011	Release years by system: 2011 – Wii^[30]
	Notes: Released in Europe and Australia as Kirby's Adventure Wii and in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby Wii.^[j]
Kirby: Triple Deluxe Original release date(s):^[31] JP: January 11, 2014 NA: May 2, 2014 EU: May 16, 2014	Release years by system: 2014 – Nintendo 3DS
	Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Triple Deluxe.^[k]
Kirby: Planet Robobot Original release date(s): JP: April 26, 2016 NA: June 10, 2016 EU: June 10, 2016 AU: June 11, 2016	Release years by system: 2016 – Nintendo 3DS
	Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Robobo Planet.^[l]
Kirby Star Allies Original release date(s): WW: March 16, 2018	Release years by system: 2018 – Nintendo Switch
	Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Star Allies.^[m]
Kirby and the Forgotten Land Original release date(s): WW: March 25, 2022	Release years by system: 2022 – Nintendo Switch
	Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Discovery^[n]

Non-traditional


Title	Details
Kirby: Canvas Curse Original release date(s):^[32] JP: March 24, 2005 NA: June 13, 2005 EU: November 25, 2005 AU: April 6, 2006	Release years by system: 2005 – Nintendo DS^[32]
	Notes: Known in Europe as Kirby: Power Paintbrush and in Japan as Touch! Kirby.^[o]^[32]^[33]
Kirby's Epic Yarn Original release date(s):^[30] JP: October 14, 2010 NA: October 17, 2010 EU: February 25, 2011	Release years by system: 2010 – Wii^[30]
	Notes: Known in Japan as Keito no Kirby.^[p]
Kirby Mass Attack Original release date(s):^[34] JP: August 4, 2011 NA: September 19, 2011 EU: October 28, 2011 AU: October 27, 2011	Release years by system: 2011 – Nintendo DS^[34]
	Notes: Released in Japan as Atsumete! Kirby.^[q]
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Original release date(s):^[35] JP: January 22, 2015 NA: February 20, 2015 EU: May 8, 2015	Release years by system: 2015 – Wii U
	Notes: Known in Europe and Australia as Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush and in Japan as Touch! Kirby Super Rainbow.^[r]

Remakes

Traditional


Title	Details
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Original release date(s):^[36] JP: October 25, 2002 NA: December 2, 2002 PAL: September 26, 2003	Release years by system: 2002 – Game Boy Advance^[36] 2014 – Wii U (Virtual Console)
	Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Yume no Izumi Deluxe.^[s]^[36]^[37] Remake of Kirby's Adventure.^[38]
Kirby Super Star Ultra Original release date(s):^[39] NA: September 29, 2008 JP: November 6, 2008 EU: December 18, 2009	Release years by system: 2008 – Nintendo DS^[39]
	Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe.^[t]^[39]^[40] Remake of Kirby Super Star.^[41] The game includes full-motion video, a graphical upgrade, and touch-screen support, all of which were not available in the original.^[3]
Kirby's Dream Collection Original release date(s):^[42] NA: September 16, 2012 JP: July 19, 2012	Release years by system: 2012 – Wii^[42]
	Notes: Includes Kirby's Dream Land, Kirby's Adventure, Kirby's Dream Land 2, Kirby Super Star, Kirby's Dream Land 3, and Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.^[42] Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 20-shūnen Special Collection.^[u]
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Original release date(s):^[43] WW: February 24, 2023	Release years by system: 2023 – Nintendo Switch^[43]
	Notes: Despite the original being known as "Kirby's Adventure Wii" in PAL regions, the remake is known as "Kirby's Return To Dream Land Deluxe" in both North America and PAL regions. Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby Wii Deluxe.^[v]

Non-traditional


Title	Details
Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn Original release date(s):^[44] WW: March 8, 2019	Release years by system: 2019 – Nintendo 3DS
	Notes: Remake of Kirby's Epic Yarn. Known in Japan as Keito no Kirby Plus.^[w]

Spin-offs


Title	Details
Kirby's Pinball Land Original release date(s):^[45] JP: November 27, 1993 NA: November 30, 1993 PAL: December 1, 1993	Release years by system: 1993 – Game Boy^[45] 2012 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console)
	Notes: Known in Japan as Kirby's Pinball.^[x]^[45]^[46] Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan.^[10]^[45]
Kirby's Dream Course Original release date(s):^[47] JP: September 21, 1994 NA: February 1, 1995 PAL: August 24, 1995	Release years by system: 1994 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System^[47] 2007 – Wii (Virtual Console)^[48] 2013 – Wii U (Virtual Console) 2019 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
	Notes: Known in Japan as Kirby Ball or Kirby Bowl.^[y]^[47]^[49] A Kirby golf game.^[47] Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan.^[10]^[47]
Kirby's Avalanche Original release date(s):^[50] PAL: February 1, 1995 NA: April 25, 1995	Release years by system: 1995 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System^[51] 2007 – Wii (Virtual Console)^[52] 2022 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
	Notes: Known as Kirby's Ghost Trap in the PAL region.^[53] A Kirby puzzle game.^[50] Based on Compile's Puyo Puyo.^[52]
Kirby's Block Ball Original release date(s):^[54] JP: December 14, 1995 EU: December 1995 NA: May 1996	Release years by system: 1995 – Game Boy^[54] 2011/2012 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console)
	Notes: Known in Japan as Kirby no Block Ball.^[z]^[54]^[55] A breakout clone skinned with the Kirby franchise.^[56] Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan.^[10]^[54]
Kirby no Omochabako Original release date(s):^[57] JP: February 8, 1996	Release years by system: 1996 – Satellaview (a Super Famicom add-on)^[57]
	Notes: Originally released exclusively in Japan.^[57] 8 mini-games released over the Satellaview to advertise Japanese release of Kirby Super Star.^[57] Translated literally as Kirby's Toy Box.^[aa]
Kirby's Star Stacker Original release date(s):^[58] NA: July 7, 1997 JP: March 18, 1997 EU: August 28, 1997	Release years by system: 1997 – Game Boy^[58] 1998 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System^[59] 2010 – Wii (Virtual Console) 2012/2013 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) (Game Boy version) 2022/2023 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) (SNES version)
	Notes: Known in Japan as Kirby no Kirakira Kizzu.^[ab]^[58]^[60] Later released exclusively in Japan for the Super Famicom under the same title.^[58]^[61]^[62] A Kirby puzzle game similar to Puyo Puyo and Tetris.^[56] Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan.^[10]^[58]
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble Original release date(s):^[63] JP: August 26, 2000 NA: April 9, 2001	Release years by system: 2000 – Game Boy Color^[63]
	Notes: Known in Japan as Koro Koro Kirby.^[ac]^[63]^[64]^[65] The first Game Boy Color game to use motion controls.^[63]
Kirby Air Ride Original release date(s):^[66] JP: July 11, 2003 NA: October 13, 2003 EU: February 27, 2004	Release years by system: 2003 – GameCube^[66]
	Notes: Known in Japan as Kirby no Airride.^[ad]^[66]^[67] A Kirby arcade racing game.^[68]
Kirby's Dream Buffet Original release date(s):^[69] WW: August 17, 2022	Release years by system: 2022 – Nintendo Switch^[69]
	Notes: Known in Japan as Kirby's Gourmet Festival.^[ae]^[69]^[70] A Kirby party video game with each "Gourmet Grand Prix" containing 2 races, a unique minigame, and a battle royale.^[71] It has been noted that the gameplay is similar to Mediatonic's Fall Guys.^[69]

Kirby Fighters Deluxe - Released in 2014 for the Nintendo 3DS eShop. It is a more complete version of the minigame Kirby Fighters from Kirby: Triple Deluxe.^[72]^{[circular reference]}^[73]^{[circular reference]}
Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe - Released in 2014 for the Nintendo 3DS eShop. It is a more complete version of the minigame Dedede's Drum Dash from Kirby: Triple Deluxe.^[72]^{[circular reference]}^[73]^{[circular reference]}
Team Kirby Clash Deluxe - Released in 2017 for the Nintendo 3DS eShop. It is a free to play game. It is a more complete version of the minigame Team Kirby Clash from Kirby: Planet Robobot.^[72]^{[circular reference]}^[74]^{[circular reference]}
Kirby's Blowout Blast - Released in 2017 for the Nintendo 3DS eShop. It is a more complete version of the minigame Kirby 3D Rumble from Kirby: Planet Robobot.^[72]^{[circular reference]}^[74]^{[circular reference]}
Kirby Battle Royale (Known in Japan as Kirby Battle Deluxe!^[af]) - Released in 2017 on Nintendo 3DS.
Super Kirby Clash - Released in 2019 as a free to play game on the Nintendo Switch. It plays like Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, but has a different story, different bosses and many other notable changes.^[72]^{[circular reference]}^[75]
Kirby Fighters 2 - Released in 2020 on the Nintendo Switch. It is a sequel to Kirby Fighters Deluxe, but with new playable characters, new stages, and new challenge modes.^[72]^{[circular reference]}^[76]

Canceled titles


Title	Details
Kirby's Air Ride Cancellation date: N/A	Proposed system release: Nintendo 64
Kirby's Air Ride Cancellation date: N/A	Notes: Was later released on the GameCube in 2003.
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2 Cancellation date:^[77] 2002	Proposed system release: GameCube/Game Boy Advance^[77]
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2 Cancellation date:^[77] 2002	Notes: Sequel to Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble for the Game Boy Color.^[77] Used the Game Boy Advance as a controller for the GameCube game using the GameCube – Game Boy Advance link cable to connect the two together; the Game Boy Advance is used as a motion sensor as it was in the first Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble.^[77]

Kid Kirby - Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Canceled
Kirby GCN (Hoshi no Kirby GC^[ag] in Japan) - GameCube - Canceled

Other media


Title	Details
Kirby: Right Back at Ya! 2001–2003 – 100-episode television series^[78]	Notes: Distributed in North America by 4Kids Entertainment for a four-year run showing all one hundred episodes, from 2002 to 2006.^[78]
Kirby of the Stars: The Story of Dedede Who Lives In Pupupu 1994–2006 2017–present – Manga^[79]	Notes: Long-running Kirby manga series.

Notes

References

External links

Official US Kirby website
Official Japanese Kirby website (in Japanese)
HAL Laboratory website (in Japanese)
Nintendo website

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List of Kirby media

Contents

Video games

Platform games

Traditional

Non-traditional

Remakes

Traditional

Non-traditional

Spin-offs

Canceled titles

Other media

Notes

References

External links