Editing Level hub

[[File:KA Vegetable Valley level hub screenshot.png|thumb|Screenshot from the '''level hub''' for [[Vegetable Valley]] in ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'']]
A '''level hub''' (also known as a '''level map''' or '''level select area''') is an image, visual representation, or fully playable space where individual stages can be selected. They are distinguished from [[World Map]]s in that they only represent a segmented portion of playable content, as opposed to all of it, and are usually accessible from World Hubs as sub-menus or areas, as opposed to the other way around.

Level hubs typically have a theme to them, such as a grassy area, ruins, tropical sea, volcanic region, or deep space. Stages contained therein therefore will usually follow the theme of the level hub.

==Game appearances==
Level hubs debuted in ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'', with a playable area that [[Kirby]] can traverse containing [[door]]s to each stage which are unlocked one-after-the-other. In this title, there is no world hub from which to access the levels, so instead they are linked to each-other via warp rooms and doors. Other games that utilize full playable level hubs include the following:
*''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]''
*''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''
*''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn|Kirby's]] [[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn|(Extra)]] [[Kirby's Epic Yarn|Epic Yarn]]''
*''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' / ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''
*''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]'' ([[New Challenge Stages]])
*''[[Team Kirby Clash Deluxe]]''
*''[[Kirby Battle Royale]]''
*''[[Super Kirby Clash]]''

[[File:KSqS Prism Plains Complete Map.png|thumb|Some games, such as ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]'', feature more traditional level select areas in which the player does not have full control of Kirby.]]
Games that include partially playable level hubs, or just stage select screens include the following:
*''[[Kirby Super Star]]''/''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' (only in [[Dyna Blade]] and [[Milky Way Wishes]])
*''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''
*''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''
*''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''
*''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]''
*''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
*''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
*''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
*''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''

In ''Kirby Star Allies'', the Story Mode features a more open explorable series of level hubs, with Kirby and his friends controlled freely (whether on foot or on a [[Warp Star]]) with a simplified moveset, rather than just jumping to the next stage like in most other partially playable level hubs. In addition, some of the level hubs feature [[Point Star]]s which can be collected to add to the total. ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' features level hubs explorable by Warp Star, in much the same manner.

==Trivia==
*The only two games in the main ''Kirby'' series which make no use of level hubs or stage select screens are ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'' and ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''.
**Despite this, there are still maps of each area in ''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror'' which can be obtained by collecting the '''Area Map''' in each level.

==Gallery==
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KDL2 Grass Land Stage Select.png|An image from the level hub for [[Grass Land (Kirby's Dream Land 2)|Grass Land]] in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]''
Aqua Star K64 stage selection.png|The level select screen for [[Aqua Star]] in ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
KEY Hot Land Map screenshot.jpg|Wide view of the [[Hot Land]] level hub from ''Kirby's Epic Yarn''
KRtDL Cookie Country lobby screenshot.png|Part of the level hub for [[Cookie Country]] in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
KTD Level Hub.png|The level hub in [[Fine Fields]] from ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''
KPR Level Hub.png|The [[Patched Plains]] Level Hub from ''Kirby: Planet Robobot''
TKCD amiibo statue.png|Kirby standing in front of the [[amiibo]] statue in the village in ''Team Kirby Clash Deluxe''
KBR Cake Royale lobby screenshot.png|The main lobby area of [[Dedede's Cake Royale]] in ''Kirby Battle Royale''
KSA Dream Land hub.jpg|The level hub for [[World of Peace - Dream Land]] in ''Kirby Star Allies''
SKC Port Village screenshot.jpg|Kirby viewing the quest board in the Port Village in ''Super Kirby Clash''
KatFL World Map screenshot.jpg|The level-based hub in ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land''
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