Kirby's Epic Yarn is one of my favorite Kirby spin-off games. The Kirby series isn't shy to spin-offs, and lots have been big hits like the golfing game Kirby's Dream Course and the racing game Kirby Air Ride. Epic Yarn is somewhat special in that it is something new entirely, not just based off of... Continue Reading →
Kirby “Canon”?
What can be deemed "canon," or factual, is a rather gray area for the Kirby series. Sometimes, the way to get the best interpretation or understanding is by pulling from every available source and creating a homogeneous mixture of sorts. For example, some fans say that all of the extra modes like boss rushes, or... Continue Reading →
Mirror World’s Subversion
The subversive qualities of the Kirby series and how it plays with tropes are not new topics for this blog. However, I'd like to analyze Kirby & the Amazing Mirror to show what it reveals, and how the player experience is tailored to subvert expectations. This game trains players to question what they are seeing... Continue Reading →
Product Review: Goodnight Everyone Kirby Plush
A couple months ago, I came across one of the plushies in the Pupupu Friends: Goodnight Everyone collection. It was at a convention's vendor stall and I didn't have the time to compare prices, so I bought it on impulse. The large Kirby plush is a perfectly huggable size of a little less than foot... Continue Reading →
Stone Ability’s Soft Underbelly
Kirby's Stone Ability is iconic and featured in almost every game of the series. Kirby's ability to turn into stone was even chosen to be part of his Super Smash Bros. move-set, out of all his other abilities. However, despite the nigh invincibility of Stone Kirby, it has quite the setback. Stone is a simple... Continue Reading →
Susie and the Haltmann Works Company
Today we will summarize the underlying plot of Kirby: Planet Robobot and compare it to the previous installment Kirby: Triple Deluxe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-4icR9r7jc Planet Popstar has been mechanized by the colonizing Haltmann Works Company in an effort to harvest its resources! Kirby notices this and rushes to save the day, destroying the legs and attacking the... Continue Reading →
Let’s Talk Taranza
Instead of an in-depth analysis or review, I would like to spend some time today highlighting Kirby's tragic spider character, Taranza. If you hadn't played Kirby: Triple Deluxe, than this character wouldn't be familiar to you. Triple Deluxe was the first main Kirby game on the Nintendo 3DS. And with it sparked the start of... Continue Reading →
The Mystery of Kirby’s Height
There is one question, however minor it may be, that fans have been pondering for ages: How tall is Kirby really? Today, I would like to discuss the reason why the answer feels so ambiguous, and give a general estimate at the end. Super Smash Bros. was created by none other than Masahiro Sakurai, the... Continue Reading →
Super Kirby Clash, First Impressions
On September 4th, Super Kirby Clash was released the exact same day it was announced on Nintendo's latest direct, and fans were itching to play. Super Kirby Clash is an updated Switch port of Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, which itself was an expansion of the Team Kirby Clash sub-game in Planet Robobot. Super Kirby Clash... Continue Reading →
Power of Positivity
From the cute characters, to the stories where good will always triumph over evil, Kirby is a series all about positivity. While one could point toward the many cosmic horrors of the series that Kirby faces and say that they are not symbols of positivity and thus undermine my claim, it ignores the fact that... Continue Reading →
Musings of Star Warriors 