Link's Awakening Nintendo Character Cameos

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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening features many Nintendo characters not privy to the Zelda series. Read after the break to find out more:

15 Years of Nintendo 64: Kirby Then and Now

It may be Zelda's 25th but this year has been good for Kirby. With two games what Kirby fan would be upset about that. This years marks 15 years of the Nintendo 64 so I thought I would take another look at how the games were advertised after my Super Mario 64 post. First of N64:



Now Wii:



Though the N64 one was made for TV I can't help but feel they could show more gameplay. Though it is nice to see that 15 years later Kirby is still being used.

Kirby's Dreamland Review

Kirby's Dreamland on the Game Boy marks the first appearance of the lovable pink guy back in 1992. Except back then he was a white ghost looking creature due to the Game Boy's monochromatic screen. The game is short but it features a more difficult mode after your first play through. It is a sidescrolling platformer and features fun gameplay and great Kirby animations. This was the only Kirby game without Kirby's ability to copy enemies powers,which did not come until Kirby's Adventure which you can read about here. The game is availbe for only $3.99 on the Nintendo 3DS eShop. I recommend you suck this one up and spit it back out(if you are not fimilar with Kirby that is one of the ways he attacks enemies) today!

My Rating: 7/10

Kirby Mass Attack Review

Kirby Mass Attack is a fun game that delivers on all levels. Essentially the plot is that Kirby has been split into 10 Kirbys and he goes on a quest to defeat the villain who did it and restore his body. The game is all controlled by the touch screen. Usually I am not excited by that but it works really well with this game. Occasionally it can be a problem when controlling 10 at once though. The game looks great. It is a 2D side scroller that has great backgrounds and character animations. It can be funny seeing all the Kirbys  toppling over each other or pummeling an enemy. The music is fantastic. You can read about that in a previous post here. The game offers a good challenge and the medals will keep you coming back for more. With the aforementioned medals you can unlock mini-games like a Kirby pinball game and a Kirby space shooter. Altogether Kirby Mass Attack is a great game and I recommend all DS and 3DS owners pick it up. The 3DS can play DS games so it really is just another great game to play on the system. So go buy it!

My Rating: 8.5/10

Kirby Box Art Opinion

North America

Japan

Here is the box art for Kirby Mass Attack for North America and Japan. In my opinion, I like the Japanese version more because it captures the fun of playing with 10 Kirbys. The North America one shows those Kirbys in action. What Do you think of the box art? Leave a comment and I'll respond.

Kirby Mass Attack is Available Now

Kirby Mass Attack was released today. You can visit the official website here. in honor of the release, I temporarily changed the banner for the site.

Kirby's Adventure Review

Kirby's Adventure was the second Kirby game released and the only one on the NES. Released in 1992 it is one of the best looking games on the system. It is the second game in the Kirby series with it following Kirby's Dreamland on the Game Boy.  It is the first game in the Kirby series to feature the pink guys distinct ability to copy his enemies abilities. The story of the game is that Kirby must restore dreams to Dreamland after King Dedede breaks the star rod into seven pieces. The game itself is great. The game play is the smooth like you would expect from current Kirby games. This game has some of the best music in any game, take the theme for example:



If anything makes this game better then his original Game Boy outing is the graphics. Seeing Kirby being pink for the first time was great and the Kirby games since then have always been visually appealing. In total I would recommend this game. It is available for 500 points on the Wii Shop

My Rating 8/10

Kirby Mini Games

Cool minigames come as unlockables with Kirby Mass Attack, check the trailer out to see what they are:

Kirby Mass Attack Main Theme

Via an article on GONintendo, I found the main theme for Kirby Mass Attack for the Nintendo DS, what may be its swan song. You can listen to it after the break.