Kirby

Kirby is a multimedia series primarily developed by the Japanese video game company HAL Laboratory and published by the Japanese video game company Nintendo. It Wass originally and is still primarily a video game series, however has since expanded to other forms of media including comic books and anime. This article will go through the connections between the Kirby series and other series.

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## Media included in the Kirby Series

### Video Games

* Kirby's Dream Land (April 27, 1992)
* Kirby's Adventure (March 23, 1993)
* Kirby's Pinball Land (November 27, 1993)
* Kirby's Dream Course (September 21, 1994)
* Kirby's Avalanche (February 1, 1995)
* Kirby's Dream Land 2 (March 21, 1995)
* Kirby's Block Ball (December 14, 1995)
* Kirby Super Star (March 21, 1996)
* Kirby's Star Stacker (January 25, 1997)
* Kirby's Dream Land 3 (November 27, 1997)
* Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (March 24, 2000)
* Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble (August 23, 2000)
* Kirby Air Ride (July 11, 2003)
* Kirby & the Amazing Mirror (April 15, 2004)
* Kirby: Canvas Curse (March 24, 2005)
* Kirby: Squeak Squad (November 2, 2006)
* Kirby's Epic Yarn (October 14, 2010)
* Kirby Mass Attack (August 4, 2011)
* Kirby's Return to Dream Land (October 21, 2011)
* Kirby: Triple Deluxe (January 11, 2014)
* Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (January 22, 2015)
* Kirby: Planet Robobot (April 28, 2016)
* Kirby Battle Royale (November 3, 2017)
* Kirby Star Allies (March 16, 2018)
* Kirby Fighters 2 (September 23, 2020)
* Kirby and the Forgotten Land (March 25, 2022)
* Kirby's Dream Buffet (August 17, 2022)

## Arcana

### Level 1

* Kirbys from the Kirby series appears in the intro cutscene of Arcana

## Eggerland

### Level 4

* Lololo and Lalala from Kirby are based on Prince Lolo and Prince Lala from Eggerland

## Henry Stickman

### Level 1

* The Warp Star form the Kirby series appears in Fleeing the Complex

## Mario

### Level 1

* Kirby from the Kirby series appear in Super Mario-kun
* Characters from the Mario series including Mario, Luigi, Toad, Bowser and Princess Peach appear in the audience of the Megaton minigame and the King Dedede battle in Spring Breeze in Kirby Super Star

### Level 2

* Costumes based on King Dedede, Meta Knight and Kirby from the Kirby series appears in Super Mario Maker
* Kirby from the Kirby series appears on a poster in Yoshi Theatre in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
* A costume based on Kirby from the Kirby series appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
* Patterns based on Kirby, Meta Knight, King Dedede and Waddle Dee from the Kirby series appears in Yoshi's Woolly World

### Level 4

* Togezos from the Kirby series share the Japanese names for Spinies from the Mario series and also bear a resemblance to them
* Unibos in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins bears a resemblance to Gordos from the Kirby series

## Metroid

### Level 1

* Samus and Metroids from the Samus series appears in Kirby's Dream Land 3

## Nintendogs

### Level 2

* A Kirby hat appears in Nintendogs + Cats

## Part Time UFO

### Level 2

* Plushes of Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight, Bandana Waddle Dee, and Waddle Dees from the Kirby series appears in Part Time UFO

## Picross

### Level 2

* Puzzles based on characters from the Kirby series including Kirby, Gordo, Meta Knight, King Dedede and Mr. Frosty appears throughout the Picross series

## Pokémon

### Level 3

* Kirby's Adventure and Kirby Super Star can appear on a television screen in Pokémon Stadium 2

## Robot Chicken

### Level 4

* Kirby has been parodied multiple times in Robot Chicken

## Shin Onigashima

### Level 1

* Donbe and Hikari from Shin Onigashima appear in Kirby's Dream Land 3

## Star Fox

### Level 2

* In the animated promotional video Star Fox Zero – The Battle Begins the names of the planets Floria, Aqualiss, Mecheye, and Halfmoon form the Kirby series can be seen on a magazine

## Stunt Race FX

### Level 2

* Kirby appears on billboards in Stunt Race FX

## Super Smash Bros.

### Level 1

* Matser Hand and Crazy Hand from the Super Smash Bros. series appears as bosses in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

## The Legend of Zelda

### Level 1

* Kirby from the Kirby series appears as an enemy in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
* One of the collectible treasures in Kirby Super Star is the Triforce from The Legend of Zelda series

### Level 4

* Kirby's Sword Ability, which features in multiple games in Kirby series including Kirby Super Star, Kirby Air Ride, Kirby: Squeak Squad and Kirby's Return to Dream Land is based on Link from The Legend of Zelda series

## Yuyuki

### Level 1

* Chao from Yuyuki appears in the Japanese version of Kirby's Dream Land 2 and in all versions of Kirby's Dream Land 3