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''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'' is a 2000 platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 (N64). It is the first ''Kirby'' game to feature 3D computer graphics and follows Kirby as he attempts to reassemble a sacred crystal shattered by Dark Matter. Gameplay is viewed from a 2.5D perspective and is similar to previous ''Kirby'' titles; the player traverses levels and obtains powers by eating enemies. ''Kirby 64'' introduces Power Combos, the ability to mix powers to create more powerful ones. In a multiplayer mode, up to four players can compete in three minigames. Development began in September 1997. The game was intended for the N64's 64DD add-on, but became a standard N64 title after the add-on failed. HAL initially planned to use the N64 controller's analog stick for ''Kirby 64'', but switched to the D-pad about a year before release. The game received mainly positive reviews, with praise directed at its colorful visuals and classi ...
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HAL Laboratory
formerly shortened as HALKEN (derived from its native name), is a Japanese video game developer founded on 21 February 1980. While independent, it has been closely tied with Nintendo throughout its history, and is often referred to as a second-party developer for the company. HAL Laboratory is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and it also has a building at Kai, Yamanashi. The company got its name because "each letter put them one step ahead of IBM". The company is most famous for their work on the ''Kirby'' and ''Mother'' series, as well as the first two '' Super Smash Bros.'' games. The logo, dubbed depicts a dog incubating eggs, which has been in use since 1998. History HAL Laboratory started off making games for the MSX system and VIC-20. After financial strain brought on from the development of '' Metal Slader Glory'' (1991) for the Famicom, Nintendo offered to rescue HAL from bankruptcy on the condition that HAL employee Satoru Iwata was appointed as its president, ...
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N64 Controller
The Nintendo 64 controller (model number: NUS-005) is the standard game controller for the Nintendo 64 home video game console. Manufactured and released by Nintendo on June 23, 1996, in Japan, in late 1996 in North America, and 1997 in Europe, it is the successor to the Super Nintendo controller and is designed in an "M" shape and features 10 buttons, one analog "Control Stick" and a D-Pad, directional pad. Design The controller was designed by Nintendo R&D3, under direction to try new ideas that would break from typical game controllers. With original visual designs having been mocked up in clay form, and extensive test group studies being performed before and during the design phase, the Nintendo 64's controller design was eventually solidified in tandem with that of Miyamoto's gameplay mechanics in ''Super Mario 64''. Nintendo of America's head designer, Lance Barr, said that the design studies revealed that "most games use a few buttons for most of the main controls, ...
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King Dedede
is a fictional character in Nintendo's ''Kirby'' video game series created by Masahiro Sakurai and developed by HAL Laboratory. Dedede first appeared in the 1992 video game ''Kirby's Dream Land'' as the main antagonist, but gradually became an antihero of the series. He has returned for all other games of the series except '' Kirby & the Amazing Mirror'' (2004) and ''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse'' (2015). He has also appeared in several ''Kirby'' comic books, the 2001 anime series '' Kirby: Right Back at Ya!'' and the ''Super Smash Bros.'' video game series (specifically ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and all subsequent installments). King Dedede is the archrival and ally of Kirby, described as his "arch frenemy". Dedede often battled against Kirby and filled the role of an antagonist in the past, but notably grew out of this behavior in later installments of the series, started to willingly work with Kirby to fight greater threats together (such as in ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Sha ...
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List Of Kirby Characters
This is a list of characters from the Kirby franchise. These characters are featured in video games and other types of media from the franchise. Many characters have been introduced into the Kirby franchise spanning across multiple decades. Main characters Kirby is the protagonist of the series and a playable character in every game except ''Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe''. The villains he encounters typically threaten his home of on , mostly King Dedede, or Meta Knight. The main games give Kirby the same basic abilities; he can walk, run, jump, float and inhale, as well as spit out or swallow his enemies. Following ''Kirby's Dream Land'' (1992), Kirby can gain the abilities of the enemies he swallowed, such as Fire (from Hot Head or Burning Leo), Sword (from Blade/Sword Knight), Fighter (from Knuckle Joe), and Cutter (from Sir Kibble). Kirby was originally voiced by Taeko Kawata in the ''Kirby and the Story of the Dream Spring'' (1994). Since '' Super Smash Bros.'' (1999), Kirby ...
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