Best Kirby Games

Updated September 2019
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Best of the Best
Nintendo
Kirby Star Allies
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Make Friends of Foes
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Kirby’s Nintendo Switch debut is even better alongside your own friends playing as classic allies from previous games such as Adeleine & Ribbon, Kine, and Taranza.

Pros

Turn Kirby’s enemies into new pals. Up to 4 player co-op. Tons of classic returning friends. Team up for impressive super-moves. Amiibo compatible. Free DLC.

Cons

One of Kirby’s priciest adventures.

Nintendo
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
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Climb the Dreamstalk
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Long-time Kirby fans will face many surprises as you race to rescue King Dedede, including devious puzzles, giant bosses, and tons of nostalgic keychains to find.

Pros

Wildly varied levels and worlds. New abilities like Poison, Beetle, and Hypernova. Brilliant use of 3D. Fun mini-games like Dedede’s Drum Dash. Unlockable Dedede adventure.

Cons

No Amiibo support.

Best Bang for the Buck
Nintendo
Super NES Classic Edition
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Most Comprehensive
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Easily the greatest way to enjoy the best Kirby games of the 90s, alongside the golf-like Dream Course and variety of high-action adventures in Super Star.

Pros

Includes Kirby’s Dream Course and Kirby Super Star, which sports 8 games by itself! 2 SNES controllers. Features 19 other superb Super Nintendo games.

Cons

The most expensive Kirby game bundle available.

Nintendo
Kirby: Planet Robobot
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Mechanized Fun
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Planet Robobot is the prettiest and most creative Kirby game to hit the Nintendo 3DS. Kirby fans will love taking the adaptive Robobot Armor for a spin, too.

Pros

The Robobot Armor is pure destructive fun. Explore a mechanized Dream Land. Tons of stickers to collect. Unlockable Meta Knight adventure. Supports all Amiibo.

Cons

Not too difficult to complete.

Nintendo
3D Classics: Kirby's Adventure
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Even Better in 3D
Bottom Line

The cheapest way to explore Kirby’s only NES game, Kirby’s Adventure also received an impressive 3D facelift that makes Kirby and Dream Land truly pop.

Pros

This classic was remade to take full advantage of stellar 3D visuals. Especially inexpensive. Retains all the charm of the original game. First time players met Sword, Ball, and Hammer Kirby.

Cons

A completely single-player game.

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The most famous pink puffball in all of Dream Land made his video game debut in 1992 with Kirby’s Dream Land for the original Game Boy, and he shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Kirby is well-known for inhaling baddies to copy their abilities, giving players a wide range of new ways to play, such as the Stone, Spark, Yo-Yo, Wing, and UFO powers. Whether the pint-sized hero is battling King Dedede for the legendary Star Rod or clobbering giant machines in his own rosy Robobot Armor, all of Kirby’s games are accessible, creatively designed, and a blast to play for gamers of all ages.

The team that worked on this review
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Nintendo

Kirby Star Allies

Nintendo

Kirby Star Allies

Kirby’s Nintendo Switch debut is even better alongside your own friends playing as classic allies from previous games such as Adeleine & Ribbon, Kine, and Taranza.
$49
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Nintendo

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Nintendo

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Long-time Kirby fans will face many surprises as you race to rescue King Dedede, including devious puzzles, giant bosses, and tons of nostalgic keychains to find.
$29
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Nintendo

Super NES Classic Edition

Nintendo

Super NES Classic Edition

Easily the greatest way to enjoy the best Kirby games of the 90s, alongside the golf-like Dream Course and variety of high-action adventures in Super Star.
$123
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Nintendo

Kirby: Planet Robobot

Nintendo

Kirby: Planet Robobot

Planet Robobot is the prettiest and most creative Kirby game to hit the Nintendo 3DS. Kirby fans will love taking the adaptive Robobot Armor for a spin, too.
$39
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Nintendo

3D Classics: Kirby's Adventure

Nintendo

3D Classics: Kirby's Adventure

The cheapest way to explore Kirby’s only NES game, Kirby’s Adventure also received an impressive 3D facelift that makes Kirby and Dream Land truly pop.
$6

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