Kirby's Adventure was a monumental follow-up to what was at best a retail tech demo on the Gameboy with Kirby's Dreamland. Emerging on the NES in its twilight years well into the beginning of the SNES's life cycle, Kirby's Adventure was a game pushing the limits of the console it was on. It really was a grandiose adventure through a wide variety of locales with fantastic music (BUTTER BUILDING) and actual cutting-edge graphics for the NES.
And let's not even get started on the fact that this was the game that introduced one of the most iconic abilities in video games, Kirby eating dudes and obtaining their powers through osmosis. If you wanted Kirby to breath fire, ice, shoot lasers, throw cutter, or turn into a fucking wheel, this game has you covered. The imagination at work was nearly endless, only further innovated on in later games in the series by making Kirby wear funny hats. It really was a game you could play however you want.
Whereas Kirby's Dreamland established Kirby as a cute quirky mascot for Nintendo, Kirby's Adventure was the game that solidified his place in the video game pantheon of great franchises. Even if it's a bit on the easy side and not a particular long game, it's fantastic to see where Kirby came from, and the game's platforming and weird boss fights still hold up 3 decades later. What a master class.
And let's not even get started on the fact that this was the game that introduced one of the most iconic abilities in video games, Kirby eating dudes and obtaining their powers through osmosis. If you wanted Kirby to breath fire, ice, shoot lasers, throw cutter, or turn into a fucking wheel, this game has you covered. The imagination at work was nearly endless, only further innovated on in later games in the series by making Kirby wear funny hats. It really was a game you could play however you want.
Whereas Kirby's Dreamland established Kirby as a cute quirky mascot for Nintendo, Kirby's Adventure was the game that solidified his place in the video game pantheon of great franchises. Even if it's a bit on the easy side and not a particular long game, it's fantastic to see where Kirby came from, and the game's platforming and weird boss fights still hold up 3 decades later. What a master class.