Standard Edition
StandardIn the box
- Super Nintendo cartridge
- Box with cover art
- Instruction booklet
SNES
About the Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Kirby Super Star
Kirby Super Star, released as Kirby's Fun Pak in PAL regions, is a 1996 anthology platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is part of the Kirby series of video games by HAL Laboratory.
PlatformAdventure
- Update patch
- No patch
- Time to beat
- about 3.8 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
Kirby Super Star, released as Kirby's Fun Pak in PAL regions, is a 1996 anthology platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is part of the Kirby series of video games by HAL Laboratory. The game was advertised as a compilation featuring nine games: seven short subsections with the same basic gameplay, and two minigames. Games and minigames include: Spring Breeze, Dyna Blade, Gourmet Race, Milky Way Wishes, The Great Cave Offensive, The Arena, Revenge Of Meta Knight, Megaton Punch, and Samurai Kirby.
An enhanced remake titled Kirby Super Star Ultra was released for the Nintendo DS in 2008 and 2009 to commercial and critical success, selling just under 3 million copies. The original game has also been digitally rereleased multiple times.
Official trailer
Gameplay Video. Watch on YouTube
Gameplay
Kirby Super Star for SNES ⁴ᴷ Full Playthrough 100%, Nintendo Utopia. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Platform, Adventure
- Developer
- HAL Laboratory
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Series
- Kirby
- Platforms
- Super Nintendo, Wii, Wii U
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- Yes
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- CLASS IND
- L
- CERO
- A
- PEGI
- 3
- ESRB
- E
- ACB
- G
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Super Nintendo | North America | 1996-09-03 |
| Super Nintendo | Europe / PAL | 1997-01-23 |
| Super Nintendo | Australia | 1997-01-23 |
Editions
Kirby's Fun Pak
In the box
- Super Nintendo cartridge
- Box with cover art
- Instruction booklet
Hoshi no Kirby Super Deluxe (Super Famicom)
In the box
- Super Famicom cartridge
- Box with cover art
Space and patches
Update patchNo patch
DLC
No DLC. Super Nintendo games had no downloadable content.
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
No online features on the cartridge; every mode works today on any Super Nintendo, and the game is on Nintendo Switch Online.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ever released on disc | Yes, on Super Nintendo cartridge |
| Ever released in the store | Yes, 17 May 2010 On the Wii Virtual Console. Later on the Wii U Virtual Console and in the Super Nintendo library of Nintendo Switch Online. |
| In the store to buy today | No The Wii and Wii U shops have closed. Playable with a Nintendo Switch Online membership. |
| Can be downloaded again if you already bought it | Yes Wii and Wii U Virtual Console purchases can still be downloaded again. The Nintendo Switch Online version needs an active membership. |
| Disc runs with no patch | Yes |
| Disc runs with the final patch | Does not exist No patch was ever released. |
| Has online features | No Not on the cartridge. The Nintendo Switch Online version plays its two-player mode online with friends. |
| Online servers running today | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Yes A second player controls Kirby's Helper. |
| Playable offline today: online multiplayer | Does not exist No online play. |
| Playable offline today: DLC | Does not exist No DLC. |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Reception
- Aggregates
Outlet Platform Score Scale GameRankings SNES 85.74 100 - Critics
Outlet Score Scale Electronic Gaming Monthly 34.5 40 Famitsu 32 40 IGN 8.5 10 Game Informer 7.25 10 Super Play 89 100 Hyper 86 100
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Developer HAL Laboratory Publisher Nintendo Director Masahiro Sakurai Producers Satoru Iwata, Shigeru Miyamoto Programmer Shigenobu Kasai Artist Tsuyoshi Wakayama Composer Jun Ishikawa
Notes for collectors
- Sold as nine games in one: seven adventures, including Spring Breeze, Dyna Blade, Gourmet Race, Milky Way Wishes and The Great Cave Offensive, and two minigames.
- Called Kirby's Fun Pak in Europe.
- Copying an enemy's power lets Kirby make a Helper, which a second player can control.
- Remade for the DS in 2008 as Kirby Super Star Ultra, which sold just under three million copies.
- Included in Kirby's Dream Collection on Wii in 2012.
Credits
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Developer
- HAL Laboratory
- Director
- Masahiro Sakurai
- Released
- 1996-09-03
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 3.8 hours
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