Kirby Super Star is perhaps the most fondly remembered game in the Kirby series.
It's actually a set of seven different games plus some minigames: Spring Breeze, Dynablade, Gourmet Race, and The Great Cave Offensive are available from the get-go, while Meta Knight's Revenge, Milky Way Wishes, The Arena and a set of minigames become available later.
These are all typical Kirby platformers, each one with its own set of levels and different gameplay. In most of them you can consume monsters and learn their special abilities like in previous games, but in Milky Way Wishes, abilities are instead collected in a manner similar to Metroid. The Great Cave Offensive features one gigantic level with various obstacles, hidden treasures and some elementary lever-pulling kind of puzzle solving. Meta Knight's Revenge is the only game on the cartridge with a (fairly strict) timer. The Arena is a "boss rush" mode, asking players to defeat every boss in the game with limited health refills and on one life. Read More »
Kirby Super Star is best known for its two-player cooperative play option, which has given it a reputation as a party game.
User Comments
1. Bass X0
25 Sep 2009, 12:02 BST
I wonder how long it takes for this to come out of Japan... Instant download when it comes over here. I don't really want the expensive DS version. I've already finished it years ago.
2. Clinker
25 Sep 2009, 12:29 BST
I would've have downloaded this If I haven't played through KSSU, but I guess some people get it both on VC and on DS, so they can play it on TV old-school style and on the road.
3. StarBoy91
25 Sep 2009, 20:23 BST
My second favorite Kirby game of all time. I still remember the first time I had played it during Hurricane Rita back in 2005. Unfortunately, I was seduced by the highly addicting Kirby's Dream Course, so I played the latter more. But as the years went by, I started to like KSS for the DS more than KDC. Great game, and a total surprise when I heard it was coming to the VC!
4. HeikeKagero
25 Sep 2009, 20:50 BST
I hope we get this sometime soon
5. Kurachi
25 Sep 2009, 22:40 BST
woooowww, incredible
i think its the best kirby game ever, with kirby's adventure of course
i hope it wont take too long once its in japan to get to europe and america
ps. nice to see a remake still seeing VC
maybe next will be chrono trigger, who knows....
6. Super Smash Bros. Fan1999
25 Sep 2009, 23:39 BST
I cannot wait for this game NA Virtual Console release.
7. Kurachi
26 Sep 2009, 01:16 BST
well, if gb,gbc and gba would get on wii's VC, i'd say: i'll wait for more kirby games, but there arent that many kirby games.... not different ones,and real ones, so that kirby actually gets powers and jumps and stuff, not rolling or in pinball (although kirby's pinball looks fun)
thx alot nintendo
8. Kevin
26 Sep 2009, 14:35 BST
Too bad. I bought Ultra this year.
9. StarBoy91
26 Sep 2009, 23:46 BST
I have Ultra. I'd dish out Wii points to download the original, too. Just comes to show how much I like the game.
10. MrLopez
27 Sep 2009, 19:17 BST
lol Nintendo is so stupid
Kirby Super Star Ultra 50 bucks
Kirby Super Star on the VC 8 bucks
Hmmmm.....>_>
11. Aquateen510
27 Sep 2009, 21:32 BST
Along w/ SSB....
This game should come out in America as well!
12. Kevin
28 Sep 2009, 02:39 BST
I don't think Ultra's 50 bucks. More like 30 or 35. On second thought maybe I will get this version. I've always prefered playing games on TVs anyway. Anybody think the SNES version is better than Ultra?
13. Super Smash Bros. Fan1999
01 Oct 2009, 02:30 BST
@Kevin: I agree, it's not worth shelling out $35 for a remake when we could wait for it's VC release and pay just $8.
I don't buy remakes for a reason. I really want to be a true supporter of the Virtual Console and buying remakes don't count.
14. Kurachi
03 Oct 2009, 19:33 BST
@10: its not that they are stupid, enough people who like DS so much, they dont play wii much
i think they do this either cuz the remake dont sell that good anymore, or they have enough people who bought it and still buy it, so they give us this one too
also, dont forget its not in EU or NA yet, so they might wait till it dont sell that good anymore, cuz enough people who want it as soon as they can
and i think the remake has some more stuff on it ( i dont own it )
well, since i dont play DS or any other handhelds, this will be very good news, and i cant wait now
15. Super Smash Bros. Fan1999
12 Oct 2009, 01:08 BST
It would be nice if someone were to put up a video about this game.
16. Kevin
17 Oct 2009, 15:09 BST
To be honest I only bought Ultra because wasn't this game's rating removed off ESRB with Zombies and the earlier announced games that never got released or am I thinking of another Kirby game?
17. cheetahman91
29 Oct 2009, 19:46 GMT
Wonder how long it'll take NOA to release this one. They already owe us some games.
18. Bazly
12 Nov 2009, 17:07 GMT
YES YES YES. ALL KINDS OF YES!
... I mean...
I definitely want to get this one. Definitely. No questions about it.
YES.
19. Capt N
13 Nov 2009, 04:54 GMT
Of course you can have my points for this one, Nintendo. As long as you list it...
I wonder when/if it's coming?
20. Galactic_Starman
26 Nov 2009, 17:59 GMT
the best kirby game ever... i want this NOW
21. Kurachi
29 Nov 2009, 21:35 GMT
i have kirby's adventure and kirby's dreamland 3 now, its time for this one once its on the europe VC
i've been thinking about it, and i think this is my nr1 kirby game, and kirby's adventure will be nr 2 kirby game
i cant wait much longer
22. Super Smash Bros. Fan1999
04 Dec 2009, 17:33 GMT
@cheetahman91: We'll be waiting until next year.
23. cheetahman91
05 Jan 2010, 22:53 GMT
Looks like we have a contender for game #350.
24. Tony
06 Jan 2010, 20:31 GMT
This is my guess for the 350 VC game which should be out around early March
25. Kurachi
14 Jan 2010, 00:18 GMT
wait, did i say i only have Kirby's dreamland 3 and kirby's adventure?
i also have kirby 64
yea, maybe this will be #350, what number are we on atm anyway?
i hope it comes together with super mario kart, but i think they only do 1 good game each VC update