List Of Kirby Characters
This is a list of characters from the '' Kirby'' franchise, who are featured in video games and other media across the franchise. 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 . The main games give Kirby the same basic abilities; he can walk, run, jump, float, inhale, and spit out or swallow his enemies. Starting with '' Kirby's Adventure'', Kirby can gain the abilities of the enemies he swallows, which are referred to as Copy Abilities. The character has received positive reception, including being listed as one of the top twenty most popular video game characters in the 2011 edition of '' Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition''. Kirby was originally voiced by Taeko Kawata in ''Kirby and the Story of the Dream Spring'', and since 1999, Kirby was has been voiced by Makiko Ohmoto. '' Super Smash Bros.'' In the English dub of th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kirby (series)
''Kirby'' is an Action game, action-Platform game, platform video game series developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo. The series centers around the adventures of Kirby (character), Kirby as he fights to protect and save his home on the distant Planet Popstar from a variety of threats. The majority of the games in the series are Side-scrolling video game, side-scrolling platformers with Puzzle video game, puzzle-solving and beat 'em up elements. Kirby has the ability to inhale enemies and objects into his mouth, spitting them out as a projectile or eating them. If he inhales certain enemies, he can gain the powers or properties of that enemy manifesting as a new weapon or power-up called a Copy Ability. The series is intended to be easy to pick up and play even for people unfamiliar with action games, while at the same time offering additional challenge and depth for more experienced players to come back to. The ''Kirby'' series includes List of Kirby games, 39 game ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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GameSpy
GameSpy was an American provider of online multiplayer and matchmaking middleware for video games founded in 1999 by Mark Surfas. After the release of a multiplayer server browser for Quake, QSpy, Surfas licensed the software under the GameSpy brand to other video game publishers through a newly established company, GameSpy Industries, which also incorporated his Planet Network of video game news and information websites, and GameSpy.com. GameSpy merged with IGN in 2004; by 2014, its services had been used by over 800 video game publishers and developers since its launch. In August 2012, the GameSpy Industries division (which remained responsible for the GameSpy service) was acquired by mobile video game developer Glu Mobile. IGN (then owned by News Corporation) retained ownership of the GameSpy.com website. In February 2013, IGN's new owner, Ziff Davis, shut down IGN's "secondary" sites, including GameSpy's network. This was followed by the announcement in April 2014 that ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Multiplayer Video Game
A multiplayer video game is a video game in which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time, either locally on the same computing system (couch co-op), on different computing systems via a local area network, or via a wide area network, most commonly the Internet (e.g. ''World of Warcraft'', '' Call of Duty'', ''DayZ''). Multiplayer games usually require players to share a single game system or use networking technology to play together over a greater distance; players may compete against one or more human contestants, work cooperatively with a human partner to achieve a common goal, or supervise other players' activity. Due to multiplayer games allowing players to interact with other individuals, they provide an element of social communication absent from single-player games. The history of multiplayer video games extends over several decades, tracing back to the emergence of electronic gaming in the mid-20th century. One of the earliest ins ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Meta Knight
is a Character (arts), fictional character and major protagonist of Nintendo's ''Kirby (series), Kirby'' franchise. He debuted in the 1993 video game ''Kirby's Adventure'', and he has since appeared in many subsequent entries as either a Boss (video games), boss or Player character, playable character. Meta Knight also appears in several Kirby comic books, in the ''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!'' children's anime series, and as a playable character in the ''Super Smash Bros'' series since ''Super Smash Bros Brawl''. In the games, Meta Knight serves as one of Kirby’s most important foes. Following a strict code of honor, his boss fights feature him offering a sword to Kirby before battle, though he will proceed regardless of the player’s choices. Initially portrayed as antagonistic, he becomes an ally to Kirby in later games and, like King Dedede, becomes a victim of brainwashing by much more sinister forces. The character has become one of the franchise’s most prominent cha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kirby's Return To Dream Land
(released as ''Kirby's Adventure Wii'' in PAL regions for the platform) is a 2011 action-platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It is the ninth mainline installment and the twenty-second game in the '' Kirby'' series. The game's plot follows Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight and Bandana Waddle Dee as they help an alien named Magolor repair his damaged spaceship so he can return home. While '' Kirby's Epic Yarn'' was released in 2010, ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' is the first traditional ''Kirby'' platforming home console game since '' Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'', which was released in 2000 for the Nintendo 64. The title was released in North America on October 24, 2011, in Japan on October 27, 2011, in Europe on November 25, 2011, and in Australia on December 1, 2011. ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' features the staple gameplay of traditional ''Kirby'' platform games, in which Kirby possesses the ability to inhale and copy ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kirby Super Star Ultra
''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' is a 2008 anthology Action game, action-Platformer, platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. The game is an Video game remake, enhanced remake of ''Kirby Super Star'', originally released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1996, to commemorate the ''Kirby (series), Kirby'' series' 15th anniversary. The remake retains all game modes found in the original and adds four major new ones, along with adding updated visuals and full-motion video cutscenes. The game was released in North America on September 22, 2008, in Japan on November 6, 2008, and in Europe on September 18, 2009. The game received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its conversion to handheld gameplay, graphics, soundtrack, and large amount of new content. Like its predecessor, it was also criticized for being too easy. ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' sold just under 3 million copies, making it the best-selling Kirby game since ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Waddle Dee
This is a list of characters from the ''Kirby'' franchise, who are featured in video games and other media across the franchise. 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 . The main games give Kirby the same basic abilities; he can walk, run, jump, float, inhale, and spit out or swallow his enemies. Starting with ''Kirby's Adventure'', Kirby can gain the abilities of the enemies he swallows, which are referred to as Copy Abilities. The character has received positive reception, including being listed as one of the top twenty most popular video game characters in the 2011 edition of ''Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition''. Kirby was originally voiced by Taeko Kawata in ''Kirby and the Story of the Dream Spring'', and since 1999, Kirby was has been voiced by Makiko Ohmoto. ''Super Smash Bros.'' In the English dub of the anime ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Squeak Squad
is a 2006 action-platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and Flagship and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It is one of the mainline installment entries of the ''Kirby'' series and the second ''Kirby'' game released for the system. The game was released in Japan and North America in 2006 and in Europe, Australia, and South Korea in 2007. The game was later re-released for the Wii U's Virtual Console on June 25, 2015. Gameplay As in most of his games, Kirby is able to copy the abilities of certain enemies by inhaling and swallowing them. There are also interactive environments, with obstacles that are passable with copy abilities. Kirby is also able to collect and store copy abilities and items in his stomach, which is represented on the touch screen. Only five items can be stored at a time. The player can combine certain abilities, similar to '' Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''. Mixing abilities is achieved by dragging one ability over another with the stylus. If the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror'' is a 2004 action-platform game developed by HAL Laboratory, Flagship and Dimps and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. The seventh mainline ''Kirby'' entry, the game is notable for its unique Metroidvania playstyle and being the first in the genre to support cooperative multiplayer, and follows Kirby as he goes on a journey through the Mirror Dimension to reassemble a mirror after Dark Meta Knight traps Meta Knight inside it. Gameplay Unlike the other ''Kirby'' games, ''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror'' features a maze layout, and is traversed in a Metroidvania style. The Mirror World is divided into nine different-themed areas. The player begins in the first area, a loop that connects to a few other areas. From there the game map branches out in several directions and, providing Kirby has the proper power at his disposal, he is able to go anywhere in almost any order, excluding the final sequence. The player explores the Mirror World, s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble'' is an action puzzle video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Color handheld video game console. It was released in Japan on August 23, 2000, and in North America on April 9, 2001. Due to the cartridge having a built-in accelerometer, it has a unique shape, as well as a unique transparent pink color in reference to Kirby. The game received its first official re-release on the Nintendo Classics service on June 5, 2023. Plot The game begins with Kirby napping on a cloud, when he is awakened as a Waddle Dee walks by, carrying a round pinball-like bumper. He then sees King Dedede, carrying a long bumper. Suspicious of the King's intentions, Kirby hops on a warp star and follows him, determined to find out what he is up to. Soon, Kirby discovers that Dream Land has lost its stars and sets off to get them back. Gameplay ''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble'' uses a series of accelerometers to control Kirby. The goal of the game is to guide K ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Software Release Life Cycle
The software release life cycle is the process of developing, testing, and distributing a software product (e.g., an operating system). It typically consists of several stages, such as pre-alpha, alpha, beta, and release candidate, before the final version, or "gold", is released to the public. Pre-alpha refers to the early stages of development, when the software is still being designed and built. Alpha testing is the first phase of formal testing, during which the software is tested internally using White-box testing, white-box techniques. Beta testing is the next phase, in which the software is tested by a larger group of users, typically outside of the organization that developed it. The beta phase is focused on reducing impacts on users and may include usability testing. After beta testing, the software may go through one or more release candidate phases, in which it is refined and tested further, before the final version is released. Some software, particularly in the int ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Crystal Shards
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English Old English ( or , or ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. It developed from the languages brought to Great Britain by Anglo-S ... which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |