Kirby Super Star [Game Concepts]

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In my latest Game Concepts video, I'll be taking a look at Kirby Super Star and breaking down the two major themes it was built on. By the end, you'll understand exactly how I came up with them.

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  • @Sourcy
    @Sourcy Жыл бұрын

    I wasn't aware a concept for a 6th game was completely scrapped, as a gigantic fan of the original Kirby Super Star this is both fascinating and extremely sad to know, the concept itself sounds incredible.

  • @CeHee123

    @CeHee123

    Жыл бұрын

    I suppose we did eventually get a few spin-offs where Kirby doesn't inhale things, but the horror idea seems really interesting. Love your animations BTW.

  • @ccmonty994

    @ccmonty994

    Жыл бұрын

    we'll get our horro kirby rpg someday

  • @PikminBak

    @PikminBak

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I *need* Kirby Resident Evil in my life now.

  • @steveluvscows2490

    @steveluvscows2490

    Жыл бұрын

    (Laughs in Fecto Forgo)

  • @tylerhorn3712

    @tylerhorn3712

    Жыл бұрын

    Kirby super star was a banger, though a bit on the easier side for games in general of its erra (except arena). Once you take the shield build + shock charge power it becomes easy. Without it, it's hard. Before that discovery, rock was the go-to power.

  • @AshZucchini8168
    @AshZucchini8168 Жыл бұрын

    “Kirby Super Star was originally going to have a mode where Kirby had his mouth sealed shut and had to explore a spooky mansion” sounds like a creepypasta premise and yet here it is, straight from Sakurai-San.

  • @grambam36
    @grambam36 Жыл бұрын

    This game is technically what formed my gaming tastes and interests, thank you so much for this incredible game, it changed my life

  • @bryankopkin6869

    @bryankopkin6869

    Жыл бұрын

    Me too! This was my first ever game. Kirby will always be my favorite character :)

  • @Chadius

    @Chadius

    Жыл бұрын

    Top 5 platformers of all time, and still my favorite Kirby game.

  • @MegaKirbySuperstar

    @MegaKirbySuperstar

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Chadius nice

  • @ASTR_Icarus
    @ASTR_Icarus Жыл бұрын

    3:24 Mr. Sakurai expressing his qualms about the costumes Kirby wears is the funniest thing I've seen all day. 😂

  • @CeHee123

    @CeHee123

    Жыл бұрын

    You can feel the frustration in that inhale he did afterward.

  • @ThousandSunny918

    @ThousandSunny918

    Жыл бұрын

    Yea for real, that was a good laugh

  • @robertlauncher
    @robertlauncher Жыл бұрын

    I like Sakurai’s reaction to Miyamoto’s idea. One of the most famous figures in the company at the time asks you to implement a brand new feature into your series at a time when people were still figuring onscreen co-op out. That had to be motivating but at least a little scary

  • @Ninetaled

    @Ninetaled

    Жыл бұрын

    Typical Miyamoto throwing his weight around to have other people so things he couldn't bother designing/implementing himself.

  • @manuelalbertoromero9528

    @manuelalbertoromero9528

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Ninetaled I mean to be fair, Kirby's slower running and pacing did make that more feasible at the time.

  • @thefuzzypickle8277

    @thefuzzypickle8277

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Ninetaled I mean he's probably a big boss at the time and Sakurai is contracted to develop games. If I was paying him I'd do the same.

  • @milesedgeworth132

    @milesedgeworth132

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Ninetaled Yeah, how dare he ask a developer to develop ideas. My man should've written every single piece of code himself. Its not like Miyamoto Steve Jobbed it and put his face everywhere. Credit went to who made it. Imagine if Miyamoto didn't expect a thing from his devs.

  • @robertlauncher

    @robertlauncher

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Ninetaled Dude’s an artist and director. Not sure what that was about, but seeing as he directed Mario 1, 3, and 64, some of the biggest milestones in gaming in a time when we didn’t even have these rules on good design, I’d say he’s earned his weight at Nintendo.

  • @Dice12K
    @Dice12K Жыл бұрын

    6:01 Knowing that Kirby would get carried away chasing a butterfly to the point of getting lost into scary woods is so cute. My first reaction was "awwwww, Kirby!" Brilliant work; not just the video, the game too!

  • @Ghostabo

    @Ghostabo

    Жыл бұрын

    In retrospect, it's not that cute, considering the whole thing modern kirby has with butterflies

  • @smaug131

    @smaug131

    Жыл бұрын

    And then: cutesy body horror. Ah, such is the kirby series

  • @mr.wik-e6001

    @mr.wik-e6001

    Жыл бұрын

    Always the damn butterflies.

  • @hank2815

    @hank2815

    Жыл бұрын

    Are we just going to ignore the "butterfly" part?

  • @Axecon1
    @Axecon1 Жыл бұрын

    Superstar is still the quintessential Kirby game and a great place to start for the series. It's probably the first game I'd give to my kid to play when they are old enough.

  • @MegaKirbySuperstar

    @MegaKirbySuperstar

    Жыл бұрын

    agreed

  • @banquoviaquo9220
    @banquoviaquo9220 Жыл бұрын

    I used to set up action figures and dolls in front of the TV when I played Superstar, and narrated Kirby's adventures as I played, as if it were a movie they were watching... It really was an incredible game.

  • @Chubby_Bub
    @Chubby_Bub Жыл бұрын

    I always thought having player 2 be an actual enemy was a great idea. People like to have the chance to play as an enemy and even though player 1 is prioritized it gives an appeal to player 2 as well instead of just having them be lesser.

  • @DougSalad

    @DougSalad

    Жыл бұрын

    For real. I played this game as a kid with a friend a LOT. And even though it was his SNES, his game, and his controllers, he insisted on being Player 2 because he liked being the enemies so much.

  • @DougSalad

    @DougSalad

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TheRealBatabii we were kids so i dont think so. he mostly played as Plasma and flew around

  • @Matanumi

    @Matanumi

    Жыл бұрын

    Perfect dark did this in an awesome way with counter Op.... Man perfect dark feels like a game sakurai would make

  • @FistMeDaddy

    @FistMeDaddy

    Жыл бұрын

    I remember Silent Bomber having a gamemode where you can play as most of the enemies. It was a pretty cool feature

  • @mrbisshie

    @mrbisshie

    Жыл бұрын

    Same with playing as Tails in Sonic 2 and 3. The Helper system in Kirby made playing the game a lot more fun with my sisters as kids.

  • @CaptainAstronaut
    @CaptainAstronaut Жыл бұрын

    Kirby Super Star is one of my favorite games of all time, thanks so much for giving us a behind the scenes look!

  • @wolfgangervin2582

    @wolfgangervin2582

    Жыл бұрын

    It's my favorite singleplayer game ever, so this was nice to see (my fave multiplayer game is TF2 if you are curious).

  • @PadensPixels
    @PadensPixels Жыл бұрын

    I will never not enjoy how Sakurai uses this channel to *truly* lift the veil on what goes on behind the making of video games. Seeing him casually talk about things ranging from cut modes and ideas, to elements of his games which he wish had turned out differently in the format of a 7-minute KZread video is insane. All I can think now is how has the idea of Kirby being unable to suck up his foes never appeared in another Kirby game? (Outside of Epic Yarn, if you count that.)

  • @boredpreston
    @boredpreston Жыл бұрын

    I really like the idea of the cut game mode. I'd love to see that in a future game. Kirby in the Mouthless Mansion?

  • @magetsalive5162

    @magetsalive5162

    Жыл бұрын

    "I Have No Mouth And I Must Poyo"

  • @CeHee123

    @CeHee123

    Жыл бұрын

    We did get some spinoffs where Kirby can't eat, but Kirby with a horror aesthetic sounds really cool.

  • @moosesues8887

    @moosesues8887

    Жыл бұрын

    @@magetsalive5162 I could beat Kirby

  • @hyliandoctor

    @hyliandoctor

    Жыл бұрын

    I think modders will be more than happy to make the cut Kagero Mansion scenario out of love for the games, as well as copy-less Spring Breeze so Sakurai can have his desires fulfilled.

  • @protocetid

    @protocetid

    Жыл бұрын

    Kirby Canvas Curse and its sequel takes some of Kirby's abilities away but its not for everyone since its not a platformer

  • @Kale13000
    @Kale13000 Жыл бұрын

    I grew up playing Kirby superstar on the DS. Me and my friend across the street would play multiplayer all the time, and I have really fond memories of it for that reason. Thanks for all the memories, Sakurai

  • @user-bb2op9he1x

    @user-bb2op9he1x

    Жыл бұрын

    you could of just said ultra and we would of got that it was on ds lol

  • @xtrabit05

    @xtrabit05

    Жыл бұрын

    @@user-bb2op9he1x its not that serious

  • @jiangshengwei8851
    @jiangshengwei8851 Жыл бұрын

    “The things you make today can lead to what you make tomorrow.” -Sakurai really like it

  • @ChristopherMoom
    @ChristopherMoom Жыл бұрын

    3:15 The Copy Hats are such a good addition to Kirby, they're a really cute way to show off his cap-abilities The impact that Super Star has had on Kirby is wild, its format eventually lead to the creation of Planet Robobot, which I still think is one of the best platformers (and games in general) that Nintendo's ever published to this day. I loved being able to see the thought process behind this game, and even getting a small peek at the cut Kagero's Mansion!

  • @canalso5806

    @canalso5806

    Жыл бұрын

    oh no... not you again!😰

  • @mightbeanerd

    @mightbeanerd

    Жыл бұрын

    Ya know ever since you started praising chuggaaconroy like a god years ago I've seen you on like every video I watch

  • @greatsaiyaguy8868

    @greatsaiyaguy8868

    Жыл бұрын

    YEYAHHAHHHH CHRISTOPHER MOON COMMENT LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOO

  • Жыл бұрын

    @@canalso5806 What do you mean?

  • @Amins88

    @Amins88

    Жыл бұрын

    @ Some people probably just get jealous seeing the same people always get top comment. Like influencers without the check mark. It's not even like Chris is spamming emotionally manipulative comments to get subscribers. They're making thoughtful comments and people just recognize that. The distinct pfp probably helps, too.

  • @jayschil318
    @jayschil318 Жыл бұрын

    Super Star is probably my #1 SNES game. I would play it for hours over and over at my grandmas house. Never head about the scrapped content but love hearing what could have been

  • @CeHee123
    @CeHee123 Жыл бұрын

    Ah yes. The game that inspired one of my favourite Smash Bros stages (Meta Knight's Revenge) and one of my least favourites. (Great Cave Offensive) and started the trend of cute critters being dirty traitors. This is the game that set most of the groundwork for the series IMO. Even Forgotten Land to this day has elements that started here. Still one of Kirby's best outings. Even better with the ds remake. 3:35 The frustration in that inhale was so strong.

  • @Mr.Feather130

    @Mr.Feather130

    Жыл бұрын

    Heck yeah super star ultra is my jam!

  • @mimi73829

    @mimi73829

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Mr.Feather130 jam is mid tho. Real gamers eat peanut butter

  • @somerobloxdude3699

    @somerobloxdude3699

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mimi73829 nehhh men nutLa bettar……:::.:

  • @Shrek_es_mi_pastor

    @Shrek_es_mi_pastor

    Жыл бұрын

    @@somerobloxdude3699 Still so noob. Dulce de leche is the real game

  • @27altoids
    @27altoids Жыл бұрын

    That lost Kirby game sounds amazing. Seeing the yo-yo ability made me realize how much I missed it, but reading about a haunted clock sealing Kirby’s mouth shut makes me wish that concept sees the light of day at some point.

  • @sandsunderthetable.6625
    @sandsunderthetable.6625 Жыл бұрын

    Oh wow I always heard that the mansion was supposed to be its own game but now we have confirmation that it was a scrapped SS section

  • @delaneyelekes8660
    @delaneyelekes8660 Жыл бұрын

    I'd love to see you talk about your thoughts on later Kirby games. Even if you didn't direct them, I'd be fascinated hearing what you think seeing the franchise you created evolving and changing in different ways over the years.

  • @EyeDonutz
    @EyeDonutz Жыл бұрын

    6:52 - "The things you make today can lead to what you make tomorrow." simple but important advice for anyone working on anything, from coding to art to everything else. even if it seems a bit obvious, its good to have in your mind!

  • @mehdi_crash
    @mehdi_crash Жыл бұрын

    I love how he's happy, even happier than usual, when Sakurai is talking about Kirby!

  • @JustJeBoom
    @JustJeBoom Жыл бұрын

    It’s nice to see the work that goes behind our favorite pink unicellular blob!

  • @Kalamoona
    @Kalamoona Жыл бұрын

    Still to this day my favorite Kirby game. Everything about it is perfect.

  • @RangoTheMercenary

    @RangoTheMercenary

    Жыл бұрын

    It is a little bit easy. Plus I feel later games like Return to Dream Land refined the Sword and Fighter abilities tremendously. But besides that, it's still a highlight in the series.

  • @MegaKirbySuperstar

    @MegaKirbySuperstar

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RangoTheMercenary I love RtDL but honestly, KSS still remains my favorite. The later games polish parts of this diamond but they don't exactly make the same bold moves with progression or change up the level structure much (other than amazing mirror) or pioneer bigger lasting evolutions like adding powers or movesets. Although Forgotten Land is probably the biggest evolution in years and definitely feels impactful. So I definitely count that one as a big one for the series and loved it

  • @HammerGalladeBro
    @HammerGalladeBro Жыл бұрын

    I didn't realize this until years later, but Kirby Super Star is like a platformer beat-em-up. I'm glad it was the first video game I've ever played.

  • @KLGB76
    @KLGB76 Жыл бұрын

    5:55 I'm really curious to see how this unused scenario would have ended up. It's a shame it wasn't added in the DS version!

  • @FuryJack07

    @FuryJack07

    Жыл бұрын

    _Why do I have the feeling that it had the super _*_Mario the lost levels_*_ unforgiving style?_

  • @BluishGreenPro
    @BluishGreenPro9 ай бұрын

    Sakurai makes a great comment about how important it is to learn new skills, as the things you make today can lead to what you make tomorrow.

  • @colinmunro3158
    @colinmunro3158 Жыл бұрын

    My first Kirby game was Kirby Super Star Ultra on the DS, and is my favourite game in the franchise to this day. It's the only game my sister and I have ever owned 2 copies of between the 2 of us. Now, almost 20 years later we've 100 percented the game multiple times and still play it togehter from time to time. I can safely say that Kirby Super Star Ultra was a formative element of both my, and my sister's childhoods. Arigato gozaimashita Sakurai San for these fond memories of my childhood.

  • @BitFinityGames
    @BitFinityGames Жыл бұрын

    The best Kirby game! The amount of polish and heart in Super Star is wild and spoiled me for the rest of the series. I'll have to try playing Spring Breeze without copy abilities next time.

  • @Matanumi

    @Matanumi

    Жыл бұрын

    Then super star ultra took it to the next level

  • @poopybloopy
    @poopybloopy Жыл бұрын

    Kirby Super Star always felt like the epitome of Kirby to me, from the music, to the controls and the overall game feel

  • @deedoubs

    @deedoubs

    Жыл бұрын

    It's also definitely the case that having it broken up into a lot of different games helps. Most of the newer Kirby games really drag on during the mid to end game.

  • @shadoninja

    @shadoninja

    Жыл бұрын

    It absolutely is. It is one of the coolest games on the system. The art, music, sfx, and gameplay are all S tier. It is one of the few games that is genuinely easy, yet still a ton of fun to play.

  • @mightbeanerd

    @mightbeanerd

    Жыл бұрын

    @@deedoubs I feel like the only reason recent Kirby games start to drag on is because the levels themselves become way longer, they'll like triple or quadruple in length by the last or even second to last world, although in games like triple deluxe those are the levels with some of the best level design

  • @Andres33AU

    @Andres33AU

    Жыл бұрын

    Definitely, and the ending to Milky Way Wishes almost felt like the ending to the entire series, especially after the epic fight with Marx.

  • @ultm8ninja

    @ultm8ninja

    Жыл бұрын

    @@deedoubs I feel similar but about the start of most Kirby games.

  • @ChrisCarlos64
    @ChrisCarlos64 Жыл бұрын

    That 6th scenario sounds so fun and intriguing! I want to play it now! Thank you for your insight Sakurai!

  • @ibmlg2065
    @ibmlg2065 Жыл бұрын

    Can't wait to hear his thoughts on the mental and physical stresses he put himself through working on Melee

  • @isaaccooper862
    @isaaccooper862 Жыл бұрын

    3:34 I love that edit lol. I loved hearing about Sakurai's introduction to development with Kirby, now we get to hear about Smash Bros!!

  • @IconicCROSS
    @IconicCROSS Жыл бұрын

    Kirby super star and Kirby super star Ultra are great for researching different developmental techniques as the game varies with mechanics and gameplay between each minigame. I have personally used it for a few studies in my college classes myself

  • @mouser724
    @mouser724 Жыл бұрын

    Kirby Super Star Ultra was the first Kirby game I owned, and its "omnibus" format really made an impression on me. One of these days, I want to create a game with mini-story arcs like that !

  • @SuperWiiBros08
    @SuperWiiBros08 Жыл бұрын

    I hope in the Smash Bros 64 video he shows more details of that prototype or even gameplay

  • @ToxicPea
    @ToxicPea Жыл бұрын

    I still can't believe Mr. Sakurai is almost at 500 thousand subscribers in what, less than a month?!? That's insane.

  • @jonahsahn
    @jonahsahn Жыл бұрын

    These videos are so important to gamers. I remember being around when all of this stuff was new. I was the test market. Now, kids live in an era where there is a long history for video games, and I'm glad you're making videos like this. Directly from the industry to the consumers. Thank you so much.

  • @OverratedGames
    @OverratedGames Жыл бұрын

    man, i really want to play that lost scenario now! kirby with a sealed mouth would be so interesting, hopefully that idea makes it into a future game!

  • @Raspse7en
    @Raspse7en Жыл бұрын

    Kirby Super Stars was the game that made me a full fledge Kirby fan to this day. When I first played it back in 98, I was blown away by the copy abilities and their own unique move sets, the music, the games, etc.

  • @LordAtmaF4
    @LordAtmaF4 Жыл бұрын

    Kirby Super Star remains one of my favourite games of all time. Playing it when I was a kid, with my friends, was such a special experience. I love this game! Thank-you to Mr. Sakurai for directing such a masterpiece!

  • @onewingedmoogle
    @onewingedmoogle Жыл бұрын

    This was the game that made me a fan of Kirby. I had played the previous two, but this is the one I kept coming back to over and over.

  • @eggyLightbulb345
    @eggyLightbulb345 Жыл бұрын

    Though this game is older than me, It's my 2nds favourite Kirby game in the entire franchise.

  • @FedoraKirb
    @FedoraKirb Жыл бұрын

    I really love the music in these videos, I’m already humming along to specific tracks. On Super Star itself, while it’s not my personal favorite, I have a ton of respect for it’s ambition and how much groundwork it laid for the series. It’s great that so many people connected with the game and it’s structure. It’s also a great example of how much easier a problem seems when it’s solved compared to when it’s posed, and so much of the game (as do most of his titles) show how much insight he has on the industry.

  • @user-bb2op9he1x

    @user-bb2op9he1x

    Жыл бұрын

    Time to Learn!

  • @SpinyPuffs

    @SpinyPuffs

    Жыл бұрын

    You can thank the people at QBIST for all the original music.

  • @majormelthesackboy
    @majormelthesackboy Жыл бұрын

    the controls in super star was so sick. FIghter Copy ability really did make me feel like i was playing a fighting game. Great Cave Offensive and the Meta knight scenario are my fave moments in the game.

  • @mrred1379
    @mrred1379 Жыл бұрын

    Kirby super star is one of those games that still holds up really well even after all these years. I never get tired of revisiting it and I always have a blast when playing it alone or with a friend.

  • @SobmicSSBB
    @SobmicSSBB Жыл бұрын

    I was wondering about the omnibus format the other day. There was a trend at the time to split the game up, like with Live A Live, and Fire Emblem with its two books and generations. Now I understand it was made so even if you only beat parts of it, you still had a full and satisfying experience.

  • @solidskullz5736
    @solidskullz5736 Жыл бұрын

    Super star is one of the best Kirby games games. I grew up on super star ultra but it’s pretty much the same aside from a few changes. I got lost in the great cave offensive so much as a kid lol

  • @GigaOtomia

    @GigaOtomia

    Жыл бұрын

    The biggest change there is the responsiveness of AI partners. Compare SNES Bonkers to DS Bonkers.

  • @EWOODJ

    @EWOODJ

    Жыл бұрын

    *Additions

  • @protocetid

    @protocetid

    Жыл бұрын

    I grew up with KSS and bought KSSU and adored it

  • @Magic_Ice

    @Magic_Ice

    Жыл бұрын

    I’d say Ultra far surpasses the original due to how important revenge of the king and Galacta Knight are to the future of the series.

  • @protocetid

    @protocetid

    Жыл бұрын

    @@GigaOtomia the difference is Bonkers

  • @cuerdencats4151
    @cuerdencats4151 Жыл бұрын

    Kirby Super Star is a game that carries a lot of weight in my life. I used to play it constantly with my little brother, we would spend hours together playing and talking and learning to work together!! Kirby Super Star is there in some of the most important memories I have of my life. Thank you Mr.Sakurai and all of your staff, for making one of the most magical and important video games of all time! ✨⭐

  • @user-bb2op9he1x
    @user-bb2op9he1x Жыл бұрын

    I have to admit, the concept of dividing a game into different sub games was just genius in this way they were able to cover so many themes and genres without it ever clashing because they are all contained we got a remake, a standard platformer, a racing platformer, an explorative platformer, a sequenced platformer, and a metroid vania along with another remake and a speedrun mode in the remake its just way too genius, why didnt any other game try this approach?

  • @Flameb0
    @Flameb0 Жыл бұрын

    this was one of my favorite games on the snes! a huge part of my childhood, i didn't even know sakurai was the director.

  • @ScottALowe
    @ScottALowe Жыл бұрын

    Even so many years later this is still the best Kirby game. I played hundreds of hours of it with my little brother.

  • @crazynaut223
    @crazynaut223 Жыл бұрын

    Kirby Super Star was one of the first games I ever played and one of my most played back in the day. Even though I had a GameCube as a toddler, I was still sucked into that game and very impressed with the sprawling world of Great Cave Offensive and the crazy secrets in Milky Way Wishes, to say nothing of some of the best sprites, music, and sound design of that generation. The copy abilities were a ton of fun to play with, and the personality-filled hats were all it took to make Kirby one of my favorite game characters. The co-op was also some of the best fun I had playing a game with my brother, thanks in no small part to the asymmetrical aspects that let him keep up with me even as I rushed through the levels. People can debate which Kirby game is the best but this one will always be my favorite, thank you for all the work you put into making it as good as it ended up.

  • @JEZ346
    @JEZ346 Жыл бұрын

    It's interesting to hear that Spring Breeze was just going to be like Kirby's Dreamland with no copy abilities that definitely would have given it its own flavor.

  • @RandomBoo256
    @RandomBoo256 Жыл бұрын

    I love Kirby Super Star! It feels like a hack and slash with how you use combos to take out your enemies. It's so fun! I'm glad later games in the series eventually brought that back.

  • @Frisket
    @Frisket Жыл бұрын

    Kirby Super Star on the SNES is one of my favourite games of all time. I played it countless times as a kid and adult. It’s a true joy to see the person behind it break down the concepts that made the game so fun and memorable for me. I’m sure Sakurai will touch on it in his next video. But you can find a lot of Smash Bros. DNA in Kirby Super Star

  • @KnuckleDude24
    @KnuckleDude24 Жыл бұрын

    Hearing the original 6th game in Super Star honestly sounds really interesting in concept for Kirby to tackle on. A lite-horror themed Kirby game sounds like it could be cool in hindsight depending on the execution. Especially not being able to fly nor inhale enemies.

  • @DaxSchaffer
    @DaxSchaffer Жыл бұрын

    I still to this day have PTSD of trying to find every treasure in Great Cave Offensive. But that was how much I loved the game back then, I wanted to 100% complete every single sub game and find everything possible! Super Star was so packed with secrets in a way that felt genuinely exciting. And the fact that my dad could play along with me as one of the helper characters was so cool. Looking back at it, I definitely see some of the DNA that ended up in Smash Bros, like the shielding, or the suplex ability that allows you to grab and throw foes, or just the sheer ambition of so many different modes and mini games! The music is insanely good, and villains like Marx are still some of the most unsettling in the series. His demonic transformation at the end really catches you off guard in a mostly kid friendly game like this. Truly one of the greatest and most charming platformers of all time.

  • @DaxSchaffer

    @DaxSchaffer

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh, and the RPG boss is still hilarious even to this day! I laugh every time I get to that part.

  • @rudeboyspodcast
    @rudeboyspodcast Жыл бұрын

    Sakurai really went out on a high note with Kirby Super Star as his last directed Kirby game. So much of Kirby's identity came from his design decisions made to make this collection stand out and gave millions of people everywhere new ways of enjoying the pink puff's abilities, as well as the lore and characters expanded on that we previously knew very little about. I'm incredibly grateful to live in a world with Kirby Super Star and it stands tall as one of my favorite games of all time.

  • @ausgod538

    @ausgod538

    Жыл бұрын

    His last Kirby was air ride

  • @Aqua_Xenossia
    @Aqua_Xenossia Жыл бұрын

    Personally speaking, I loved the CGI backgrounds in Kirby Super Star/Super Deluxe! Some of the sets were really beautiful(especially the forest scenes with the reflective spheres in the distance, and Fatty Whale’s stage), and the use of colors was wonderful 💕 I would really love another return to that visual style, especially with a sort of retro pre-rendered style like Super Star/Deluxe has.

  • @johnlai4129
    @johnlai4129 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing Kirby Super Star really did have a huge impact on gaming and the Kirby series in general.

  • @ibchachisisaac8309
    @ibchachisisaac8309 Жыл бұрын

    This game has got to be my favorite game of all time. So many fantastic memories playing on the 25th Anniversary disk with my sister all day. Thank you for everything over the years, Sakurai!

  • @truecross4090
    @truecross4090 Жыл бұрын

    Kirby Super Star was the first game my daughter wanted to play with me when she was about 4 or 5. We would play Tag. I'd eat her and spit her out and she would run away and try to keep me Fram absorbing her again. Every time I did I pretend to chomp her in real life and she would always laugh. You have been the designer behind all the games that has led to my best gaming moments in my life with my family. You are forever respected by me Mr. Sakurai. Thank you.

  • @WishMakers
    @WishMakers Жыл бұрын

    1:14 This perspective on development is what I live to see. When products end up being massively successful, it's easy to neglect the struggle it took to get there from the public seat, and I'm sure there's many stories like this that go unheard for a multitude of reasons. My personal wish is to see this kind of perspective from Game Freak, myself.

  • @renakunisaki
    @renakunisaki Жыл бұрын

    I remember those Macintosh computers. It's so strange to think that some of my favorite games were made with such relatively primitive technology. Today we have emulators, flash memory, network shares... but back then you had EPROM, expensive hardware debuggers, and very little space.

  • @Chazkuangshi
    @Chazkuangshi Жыл бұрын

    Kirby Super Star was my absolute favorite game to play growing up, and the only 2 player game my brother was always excited to play with me. It's very near and dear to me and I still play it to this day.

  • @brass_dot_fox
    @brass_dot_fox Жыл бұрын

    I just finished playing Kirby Super Star on the NSO service yesterday and Masahiro Sakurai, one of the game director gods, talks about it on his KZread channel? Talk about a coincidence!

  • @AlanDSi
    @AlanDSi Жыл бұрын

    The fact that kagero’s mansion was mentioned is fascinating, I completely forgot about it

  • @be_rad_
    @be_rad_ Жыл бұрын

    In the Sephiroth gameplay video, you mentioned how marx initially had a creepier design. I love Marx I hope that concept art comes to light sometime

  • @ElTaitronAnim
    @ElTaitronAnim Жыл бұрын

    Kirby Super Star is still my favorite Kirby game, it truly knocked everything out of the park. Thanks for the behind-the-scenes look at it!

  • @TrueCrouton
    @TrueCrouton Жыл бұрын

    I always had a feeling Spring Breeze was intended to be played without copy abilities. Every game had a defining trait to set it apart from the other games in the omnibus, with the sole exception of Spring Breeze. It's pretty interesting to find out though. Completely understandable to see Sakurai still not fully coming to terms with that decision even after all these years lol.

  • @marcon.3748
    @marcon.3748 Жыл бұрын

    Still my favorite Kirby game to this day!

  • @MidoseitoAkage
    @MidoseitoAkage Жыл бұрын

    Your best Kirby game and the one you put everything you got.

  • @Water_Me_Loan_64_YT
    @Water_Me_Loan_64_YT Жыл бұрын

    Kirby Super Star is plenty of fun! Interesting to learn more about the game tonight!

  • @gfhrtshergheghegewgewgew1730
    @gfhrtshergheghegewgewgew1730Ай бұрын

    the way you approached and implemented 2 player play in kirby super star and how you accounted for the situations which would challenge it was absolutely brilliant

  • @gfhrtshergheghegewgewgew1730

    @gfhrtshergheghegewgewgew1730

    22 күн бұрын

    also i disagree on your assessment of the cg backgrounds in kss, for me they add a ton of charm and also really help set the vibe and tone for the game's overall presentation, so i'm really curious to know why you feel that way about the cg backgrounds

  • @guguig9746
    @guguig9746 Жыл бұрын

    This is such a special game, si hearing about it was very interesting, thank you for sharing

  • @xlxDxlx
    @xlxDxlx Жыл бұрын

    *LOVED* this game, I played so much in my youth. This makes me want to dig out the old SNES and run through Meta Knight again. And the rest of the game.

  • @Quicksilvir
    @Quicksilvir Жыл бұрын

    Kirby Super Star was THE most influential game to me and my brother. We made our own make-believe kirby radio station and Super Star has never left our top 5 favorite games. Thank you so much for the lovely times.

  • @MondayHopscotch
    @MondayHopscotch Жыл бұрын

    Perhaps unsurprisingly, the 3 Kirby games that Sakurai directed are my 3 favorite Kirby games. They have a certain spunk to them that I never really felt in the other one's I've played. Fascinating video!

  • @MegaKirbySuperstar

    @MegaKirbySuperstar

    Жыл бұрын

    I love the modern games but Sakurai's games remain my favorite as well. They are just so quintessentially Kirby. Everything I even like about the later games like powers, movesets, Kirby, Dedede, Metaknight just all come from these. I replay them a lot. Kirby Super Star I pretty much replay daily.

  • @KirbyFukawa
    @KirbyFukawa Жыл бұрын

    I hope someday we can see the scrapped scenario's concept return! I can't stop thinking about it now!

  • @rytheartguy3778
    @rytheartguy3778 Жыл бұрын

    Yay One of my Favorite Kirby games is finally getting covered by the man who made it!

  • @Morgil27
    @Morgil27 Жыл бұрын

    Not only was this my first Kirby game, but also my best friend and I played the two player mode a ton as kids. Thank you for such a great game and great childhood memories, Sakurai-san.

  • @HammyDownConsole
    @HammyDownConsole Жыл бұрын

    That's why Smash Bros is so good. Masahiro has the ability to max out different character feel ingrained into his creative process based on his history with Kirby's skill absorption. No one else could do it like he does.

  • @Fireshock20
    @Fireshock20 Жыл бұрын

    This was one of the first video games I ever played and it's still my all time favorite. Thank you for giving us a glimpse into how it was made, and it's especially interesting to learn about the cut game mode.

  • @thatsufferingguy1058
    @thatsufferingguy1058 Жыл бұрын

    Super Star was the first game I can ever remember playing, and it has a very special place in my heart, thank you Sakurai.

  • @wallridez514
    @wallridez514 Жыл бұрын

    Part of the beauty of Super star was that in the days of renting games, you could have a blast playing each scenario, even if you couldn't get through all of them in one weekend....

  • @pbw_
    @pbw_ Жыл бұрын

    This might be my favorite video so far!

  • @thecoldmage_
    @thecoldmage_ Жыл бұрын

    Kirby's Super Star is easily a top 5 game on a console with some of the greatest games ever made. There is a lot to be proud of here. I always love hearing about what ended up being cut from games, that's always really interesting to me.

  • @caolanochearnaigh9804
    @caolanochearnaigh9804 Жыл бұрын

    This franchise was my childhood. Thank you, Mr. Sakurai! (And I must say, I wonder how Mr. Sakurai feels about the extremely dark lore of his series? Star Allies has a literal death cult in it!)

  • @nathanpark
    @nathanpark Жыл бұрын

    I'm fascinated to learn that the helper system is what sparked the introduction of Kirby's signature hats. Function leads to form!

  • @BillehBawb
    @BillehBawb Жыл бұрын

    PEAK!!!!

  • @Karanagi
    @Karanagi Жыл бұрын

    Kirby Super Star was the game that kept on giving.

  • @LonesomeDevil
    @LonesomeDevil Жыл бұрын

    6:00 "Upon chasing a butterfly into that same dark forest..." Geebus, the Kirby lore enthusiasts would have gone wild over that part after what happened in the last 2 mainline games.

  • @WillieCorley
    @WillieCorley Жыл бұрын

    Kirby Super Star is one of my favorite game, so I'm thrilled we got to hear new info from Sakurai about the game. I have always liked the backgrounds to the game, but it's interesting to hear from the guy responsible for the game that he didn't think the CG background were a good fit for Kirby.

  • @MegaKirbySuperstar

    @MegaKirbySuperstar

    Жыл бұрын

    I actually like the surreal nature of the game too and think the backgrounds are neat historically speaking. It puts the game in a period of time, at the cusp of 3D gaming. The rendered backgrounds were an attempt at 3D early on and makes the game part of this trending towards the 3D revolution. Later that same year Mario 64 and the N64 would come out lol.

  • @WillieCorley

    @WillieCorley

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MegaKirbySuperstar Its art direction is definitely a byproduct of its time, which is part of the charm to a lot of older games. Sakurai's experience with CG for Kirby Super Star probably played a huge role with why the Smash series looks the way it does.

  • @TheCrazyShyGuy
    @TheCrazyShyGuy Жыл бұрын

    Definitely one of my favorite Kirby games, and it was a really huge evolution of the series adding many new features and elements. Well, I love this game!

  • @knux333jw
    @knux333jw Жыл бұрын

    Nice to see one of my favs covered too! Excited to watch this later.

  • @dbb6306
    @dbb6306 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the amazing childhood memories! I treasure them to this day!

  • @JoelTheParrot
    @JoelTheParrot Жыл бұрын

    i can't believe kirby hasn't had a gamemode, or at the very least an obstacle, where their mouth is sealed shut to this day. i could imagine a doctor enemy who puts bandages over kirby's mouth, making them unable to perform several actions until a certain point.

  • @CeHee123

    @CeHee123

    Жыл бұрын

    Well the Canvas/Rainbow Curse games and Epic Yarn kind of did that. Just in a different way.

  • @JoelTheParrot

    @JoelTheParrot

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CeHee123 Yeah, i na way

  • @MintyPolaroid
    @MintyPolaroid Жыл бұрын

    The absolute humility of this man, calling out "flaws" in his own game... never seen a game dev so meticulous of their work, it's cool to see what he'd have done differently if not limited by a company.

  • @jaschan2006
    @jaschan2006 Жыл бұрын

    That was a nice concept including many small games as a package instead of one much longer game!

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