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About Kirby Super Star

Seven separate adventures and two minigames share one Super Nintendo cartridge, each with its own structure and length. Spring Breeze is a compact remake of Kirby's Dream Land; Gourmet Race is a three-course sprint against King Dedede; The Great Cave Offensive is a treasure hunt across a sprawling underground map; Revenge of Meta Knight puts a timer on the stages aboard the battleship Halberd. The menu unlocks the modes in sequence, so each one you clear opens the next.

Kirby still inhales enemies and steals their powers, but in this Super Nintendo entry each Copy Ability is a full moveset rather than a single attack — Sword, Fighter, Yo-Yo and the rest get running attacks, aerials and multi-hit strings instead of one move. Throw an ability onto an enemy and it becomes a Helper that fights alongside you or hands control to a second player. A guard button, new to the series here, rounds out what Kirby can do.

Why play Kirby Super Star

Kirby Super Star is one of only three Super Nintendo games released outside Japan built on the SA-1 enhancement chip, alongside Super Mario RPG and Kirby's Dream Land 3. It is also the point where Kirby stopped being a one-button game: guard, per-ability movesets and the Helper system introduced here became the template the later Kirby games follow.

Tips for new players

Guard blocks weak attacks and does a point of damage to anything that touches Kirby while it is up — bosses included — so hold it when you do not know what an attack is about to do.
Milky Way Wishes blocks enemy copying entirely — collect Copy Essence Deluxes, then switch freely between every ability you own from the pause menu.
The Great Cave Offensive hides 60 treasures across four areas, mostly behind breakable walls and side rooms, so sweep dead ends before you take the exit out of an area.
Every stage in Revenge of Meta Knight runs on a timer while the Halberd crew keeps talking — keep moving instead of farming enemies for points.
Give an ability away to spawn a Helper, then feed it dropped food to keep it alive; a second player can take that Helper over at any time.

Platform

Super Nintendo (SNES)

Released

1996

Genre

Platformer

Publisher

Nintendo

Developer

HAL Laboratory

Players

1 player

Price

Free

Default Controls

You can play with keyboard, gamepad, or touch (on mobile). The default keyboard layout is below; remap any key inside the emulator settings.

↑↓←→D-Pad

ZB

XA

AY

SX

QL

WR

EnterStart

ShiftSelect

Frequently Asked Questions

How many sub-games are in Kirby Super Star?

The menu holds seven playable adventures — Spring Breeze, Dyna Blade, Gourmet Race, The Great Cave Offensive, Revenge of Meta Knight, Milky Way Wishes and The Arena — plus the Samurai Kirby and Megaton Punch minigames, nine modes in all. The Arena only appears once the earlier modes are cleared.

Is Kirby Super Star the same as Kirby Super Star Ultra?

No. Ultra is the 2008 Nintendo DS remake, which redraws the visuals and adds modes such as Revenge of the King and Meta Knightmare Ultra. This is the original Super Nintendo version, released in Japan in March 1996, in North America that September, and in Europe in January 1997 under the name Kirby's Fun Pak.

How does two-player work in Kirby Super Star?

Player one throws a Copy Ability at an enemy to turn it into a Helper, and player two can then take control of that Helper. The Helper has its own health bar, can float continuously, and only has the moveset of the ability it was created from.

Is Kirby Super Star really free to play?

Yes. Every game on OldGames.Games is free to play in your browser. There are no downloads, hidden fees or account requirement for single-player games.

Can I save my progress?

Yes. The emulator supports save states — you can save the exact moment you're at and resume later from any device by signing into a free OldGames account.