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|publisher=[[Nintendo]]

|designer=[[Masahiro Sakurai]]

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'''''Kirby's Adventure''''' is a video game serving as the second title of the [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]] and the first and only [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] game in the series. The game expands greatly on concepts developed in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'', as it features a broader visual style (including color) and more extensive gameplay than its predecessor. The game marks the introduction of [[Kirby]]'s trademark [[Copy Ability|Copy Abilities]] and introduces many characters which are now standard to the series, including enemies like [[Hot Head]], [[Sparky]], and [[UFO (enemy)|UFO]], mid-bosses like [[Bonkers]], [[Mr. Frosty]], and [[Bugzzy]], and bosses like [[Paint Roller]], [[Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright]], and [[Meta Knight]]. This game was also the first to establish the notion of having levels broken up into distinct stages, finding [[Big Switch]]es to unlock extra content, playing [[Sub-Game]]s and [[Goal Game]]s, using a [[Last Battle Ability|special weapon]] to fight the final boss, and having progress tracked toward [[100% completion]].

[[File:KA intro.png|thumb|left|256px|Tutorial screen introducing Kirby.]]

{{Quote|One day, the peaceful life of Dream Land was shattered by a mysterious crisis! The inhabitants didn't dream!|In-game backstory text from ''Kirby's Adventure''}}

After Kirby retrieves all seven Star Rod pieces and unites them, he places the Star Rod atop the Dream Spring despite King Dedede's desperate efforts to dissuade him. Suddenly, an eerie malevolent being named [[Nightmare]] emerges from the spring and flies into the starry space, shrouding Dream Land in darkness. King Dedede evidently had known that Nightmare infected the spring, and had hidden the Star Rod to seal Nightmare within the inert spring. With his efforts undone by Kirby, the King then launches the pink puffball into the sky so that he can personally defeat Nightmare with the completed Star Rod. When Kirby finally defeats Nightmare (and a huge hole is blown in the [[moon]]), he returns to Dream Land and reconciles with King Dedede. Kirby is then finally free to return the Star Rod to its rightful place atop the Dream Spring without further incident, allowing good dreams to return to the people of Dream Land.

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Introduced in this title are 24 different [[Copy Ability|Copy Abilities]], as well as an additional special ability at the end of the game. Kirby can inhale certain foes to get these abilities, making him extremely versatile. If Kirby swallows two or more ability-yielding enemies at the same time, he can get a [[Mix]], which will start a roulette and give him any one of the standard abilities:

|[[Ball]]

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|When activated, turns Kirby into a ball, allowing him to bounce very high and defeat foes by collision.

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|[[Crash]]

|[[File:KA Crash icon.png|center]]

|When activated, Kirby explodes in a fury, defeating all foes on-screen. This can only be done once before Kirby loses the ability.

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|[[Cutter]]

|[[File:KA Cutter icon.png|center]]

|Kirby can throw sharp blades that will return to him after being thrown. If the blade misses Kirby on its return, it will continue traveling in a straight line until it leaves the screen or hits something.

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|[[Fire]]

|[[File:KA Fire icon.png|center]]

|Kirby can breathe fire which can be used to light [[Fuse]]s and defeat enemies.

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|[[Mike]]

|[[File:KA Mike icon.png|center]]

|Kirby can shout at opponents to defeat them. Very powerful, but can only be used three times.

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|[[Parasol]]

|[[File:KA Parasol icon.png|center]]

|Kirby gains a parasol, which he can swing at enemies or use to gently glide down from high places. Can also be used to defend from hazards above Kirby's head.

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|[[Spark]]

|[[File:KA Spark icon.png|center]]

|Kirby emits a continuous electric field around himself which defeats enemies on contact.

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|[[File:KA Sword icon.png|center]]

|[[Blade Knight]], [[Sword Knight]], [[Meta Knight]]

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|[[Throw]]

|[[Nightmare]]

|This level has no hub, instead, it is accessed by defeating King Dedede. It consists only of the final boss fight with Nightmare.

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''Kirby's Adventure'' features a distinct color code regarding its main seven levels. The first letters of each level's name spell out "[[wikipedia:ROYGBIV|ROYGBIV]]" in reverse order when combined sequentially into a single word, which is the abbreviation of the rainbow's seven primary colors. Additionally, the opening cutscenes for each level and their [[Warp Star Station]]s showcase the color of the respective letter:

*[[Vegetable Valley]]: Violet

*[[Orange Ocean]]: Orange

*[[Rainbow Resort]]: Red

Several later titles in the series also spell out a specific word with their levels' first letters, though these only occasionally have anything to do with color.

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|[[Fire Lion]]

|[[Burning|Fireball]]

|This sleek cat can attack Kirby by pouncing or by using a fireball tackle. If Kirby is grabbed, he will be held in place and scratched before being released.

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|[[Mr. Frosty]]

|[[Freeze]]

|A bipedal walrus that wears overalls. He throws blocks of ice and tackles.

|[[File:KA King Dedede sprite.png|center]]

|[[Rainbow Resort]]

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|[[Nightmare|Nightmare's Power Orb]]

==Sub-Games==

[[File:KA Crane Fever.png|thumb|200px|Crane Fever is one of the three main sub-games available to play in ''Kirby's Adventure''. These can be accessed through optional doorways in the main game, or from the main menu.]]

There are three sub-games in ''Kirby's Adventure'':

==Subsequent versions and releases==

===''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''===

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''Kirby's Adventure'' received a full remake on the [[Game Boy Advance]] under a new name: ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''. The main changes to the game are its new gameplay engine, graphics, and sound fidelity. A few enemies are replaced with new versions, and a few areas of stages are also changed. The most stark differences are the new sub-games [[Kirby's Air Grind]] and [[Bomb Rally]] (which replace [[Egg Catcher]] and [[Crane Fever]], respectively), along with the new Extra Game [[Meta Knightmare]], which allows the player to do a time attack run through the game as [[Meta Knight]]. Local multiplayer is also supported for the game using a wired connection between Game Boy Advance systems. There are other smaller changes, which are detailed on the game page.

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[[File:Welcome to Dream Land KAdv.mp3|thumb|The unused remix of "Welcome to Dream Land".]]

Music 10 in the [[Jukebox|Sound Test]] is a remix of "[[Welcome to Dream Land]]", the title theme of ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]''. This remix is never used in actual gameplay.

!Special Thanks

|Atsushi Kakuta<br>Yasuhiro Sakai<br>Hideki Fujii<br>[[HAL Laboratory|HALKEN]] debuggers<br>[[Nintendo]] debuggers<br>Dan Owsen

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==Trivia==

*In the English manual of ''Kirby's Adventure'', the last panel of "A CRISIS IN THE DREAM LAND!" in the prologue depicts Kirby without his sack unlike the game's actual prologue or the Japanese manual. (See [[#External links]] for the manuals.)

*This is the first game in the [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]] to be officially localized into European French and German.