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In general video game parlance, an '''Easter egg''' refers to a small hidden detail or secret left in a game by the developers which is not meant to draw attention to itself, nor in most instances does it greatly impact the larger game. For the sake of simplicity, an Easter egg will be defined here to be any detail within a game that meets the following characteristics: | In general video game parlance, an '''Easter egg''' refers to a small hidden detail or secret left in a game by the developers which is not meant to draw attention to itself, nor in most instances does it greatly impact the larger game. For the sake of simplicity, an Easter egg will be defined here to be any detail within a game that meets the following characteristics: | ||
*It is possible for the player to miss (or fail to notice) during regular gameplay, but has more meaning than just being a hidden room, item, or object. | *It is possible for the player to miss (or fail to notice) during regular gameplay, but has more meaning than just being a hidden room, item, or object. | ||
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=== Goal Game 30-Up bonus === | === Goal Game 30-Up bonus === | ||
[[File:KTD Goal Game | [[File:KTD Miiverse - Goal Game.jpg|thumb|200px|Kirby getting the 30-Up bonus in the Goal Game for ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''.]] | ||
{{main|Goal Game}} | {{main|Goal Game}} | ||
In many ''Kirby'' games, starting with ''Kirby's Adventure'', there is a special hidden reward within the [[Goal Game]]. When playing seven times in a row, if [[Kirby]] lands on each successive platform from 7 all the way to 1, he will be rewarded with 30 [[1-Up]]s. | In many ''Kirby'' games, starting with ''Kirby's Adventure'', there is a special hidden reward within the [[Goal Game]]. When playing seven times in a row, if [[Kirby]] lands on each successive platform from 7 all the way to 1, he will be rewarded with 30 [[1-Up]]s. | ||
=== | ===''Goroawase''=== | ||
The term ''goroawase'' refers to a form of [[wikipedia:Japanese wordplay|Japanese wordplay]] where numbers are read phonetically to spell certain phrases. An example of ''goroawase'' in the ''Kirby'' games is the recurrence of the number 86 — typically in [[Score|scoring]] mechanisms — as "eight" (''ha'') and "six" (''ru'') together sound similar to "HAL". For example, many [[HAL Room]]s are reached by waiting for 86 seconds in a certain room, and the codename of [[Fecto Forgo|Specimen ID-F86]] also refers to HAL. | |||
Sometimes the numbers may be combined as part of a greater phrase: for example, 86555 ("HAL go go go"), which is the developers' intended high score for [[C-R-O-W-N-E-D (Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe)|C-R-O-W-N-E-D (Reprise)]] in ''[[Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe]]'' and the score earned for defeating [[Void]] in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''' [[The Ultimate Choice]], or 39860 ("thank you HAL"), which is the experience required to level 10 in [[Team Kirby Clash]]. In [[Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler]], the Magic Points needed to upgrade [[Magolor]]'s Trickery to level 9 from level 8 is 5586, rather than a more round number. This translates to "go go HAL". | |||
Other ''goroawase'' puns include the model numbers for [[Mecha Knight]] (M-7110, ''Naito'' or "knight") and [[Dedede Clone]] (D-0030, ''Ōsama'' or "king"). | |||
=== HAL in names of entities === | === HAL in names of entities === | ||
[[File:KPR Star Dream battle 2.png|thumb|200px|[[Star Dream]] firing an "A" to spell "HAL" backwards during its fight in ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''.]] | [[File:KPR Star Dream battle 2.png|thumb|200px|[[Star Dream]] firing an "A" to spell "HAL" backwards during its fight in ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''.]] | ||
In addition to the above examples, HAL also references itself in the names of several in-game objects, places, characters, or other entities. Examples include the [[Halberd]], [[Halcandra]], the [[Haltmann Works Company]], and the three companies in ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'': "Holine", "Alivel", and "Lightron", whose first letters combine to form "HAL". Another example is the attack used by [[Star Dream]] and [[Star Dream Soul OS]] in ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', which shoots out "H" "A" and "L" as projectiles. | In addition to the above examples, HAL also references itself in the names of several in-game objects, places, characters, or other entities. Examples include the [[Halberd]], [[Halcandra]], the [[Haltmann Works Company]], and the three companies in ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'': "Holine", "Alivel", and "Lightron", whose first letters combine to form "HAL". Another example is the "Haltmann Works Company" attack used by [[Star Dream]] and [[Star Dream Soul OS]] in ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', which shoots out "H" "A", and "L" as projectiles. | ||
=== Level names spelling words or other patterns === | === Level names spelling words or other patterns === | ||
Starting with ''Kirby's Adventure'', level or stage names can often be made to spell words or reveal other patterns when the first letters of each name are taken and then added together. | Starting with ''Kirby's Adventure'', level or stage names can often be made to spell words or reveal other patterns when the first letters of each name are taken and then added together. Examples include: | ||
*''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' - '''[[Vegetable Valley|V]], [[Ice Cream Island|I]], [[Butter Building|B]], [[Grape Garden|G]], [[Yogurt Yard|Y]], [[Orange Ocean|O]], [[Rainbow Resort|R]]''': [[wikipedia:ROYGBIV|ROYGBIV]] backwards. | *''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' - '''[[Vegetable Valley|V]], [[Ice Cream Island|I]], [[Butter Building|B]], [[Grape Garden|G]], [[Yogurt Yard|Y]], [[Orange Ocean|O]], [[Rainbow Resort|R]]''': [[wikipedia:ROYGBIV|ROYGBIV]] backwards. | ||
*''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'' - '''[[Reddy Land|R]], [[Arange Gorge|A]], [[Iello Adventure|I]], [[Neo Greo|N]], [[Bloo Hills|B]], [[Omarine Zone|O]], [[Wonder Lilane|W]]''': "RAINBOW". | *''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'' - '''[[Reddy Land|R]], [[Arange Gorge|A]], [[Iello Adventure|I]], [[Neo Greo|N]], [[Bloo Hills|B]], [[Omarine Zone|O]], [[Wonder Lilane|W]]''': "RAINBOW". | ||
*''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' - '''[[Cookie Country|C]], [[Raisin Ruins|R]], [[Onion Ocean|O]], [[White Wafers|W]], [[Nutty Noon|N]], [[Egg Engines|E]], [[Dangerous Dinner|D]]''': "[[CROWNED]]". | *''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' - '''[[Cookie Country|C]], [[Raisin Ruins|R]], [[Onion Ocean|O]], [[White Wafers|W]], [[Nutty Noon|N]], [[Egg Engines|E]], [[Dangerous Dinner|D]]''': "[[C-R-O-W-N-E-D|CROWNED]]". | ||
*''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]'' ([[New Challenge Stages]]) - '''[[Happiness Hall|H]], [[Apricot Atrium|A]], [[Last Land|L]]''': "HAL". | *''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]'' ([[New Challenge Stages]]) - '''[[Happiness Hall|H]], [[Apricot Atrium|A]], [[Last Land|L]]''': "[[HAL Laboratory|HAL]]". | ||
*''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' - '''[[Fine Fields|F]], [[Lollipop Land|L]], [[Old Odyssey|O]], [[Wild World|W]], [[Endless Explosions|E]], [[Royal Road|R]] ([[Eternal Dreamland|ED]])''': "FLOWER(ED)". | *''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' - '''[[Fine Fields|F]], [[Lollipop Land|L]], [[Old Odyssey|O]], [[Wild World|W]], [[Endless Explosions|E]], [[Royal Road|R]] ([[Eternal Dreamland|ED]])''': "FLOWER(ED)". | ||
*''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' - '''[[Patched Plains|P]], [[Resolution Road|R]], [[Overload Ocean|O]], [[Gigabyte Grounds|G]], [[Rhythm Route|R]], [[Access Ark|A]], [[Mind in the Program|M]]''': "PROGRAM". | *''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' - '''[[Patched Plains|P]], [[Resolution Road|R]], [[Overload Ocean|O]], [[Gigabyte Grounds|G]], [[Rhythm Route|R]], [[Access Ark|A]], [[Mind in the Program|M]]''': "PROGRAM". | ||
*''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' - '''[[Friendly Field|F]], [[Reef Resort|R]], [[Inside Islands|I]], [[Echo's Edge|E]], [[Nature's Navel|N]], [[Duplex Dream|D]], [[Sacred Square|S]]''': "FRIENDS". | *''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' - '''[[Friendly Field|F]], [[Reef Resort|R]], [[Inside Islands|I]], [[Echo's Edge|E]], [[Nature's Navel|N]], [[Duplex Dream|D]], [[Sacred Square|S]]''': "FRIENDS". | ||
*''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'' - '''[[Natural Plains|N]], [[Everbay Coast|E]], [[Wondaria Remains|W]], [[Winter Horns|W]], [[Originull Wasteland|O]], [[Redgar Forbidden Lands|R]], [[Lab Discovera|LD]]''': "[[New | *''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'' - '''[[Natural Plains|N]], [[Everbay Coast|E]], [[Wondaria Remains|W]], [[Winter Horns|W]], [[Originull Wasteland|O]], [[Redgar Forbidden Lands|R]], [[Lab Discovera|LD]]''': "[[New world|NEWWORLD]]". | ||
*''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'' ([[Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler]]) - '''[[Aerogree Dimension|A]], [[Pyred Dimension|P]], [[Poseiblu Dimension|P]], [[Locandra Dimension|L]], [[Ethereal Altar|E]]''': "[[Gem Apple|APPLE]]". | |||
=== "Perfect" screens === | === "Perfect" screens === | ||
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=== Colored music notes === | === Colored music notes === | ||
[[File:KTD Jukebox | [[File:KTD Miiverse - Jukebox.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The blue music notes for this song, [[Fatal Blooms in Moonlight|track 102]], indicate that it was composed by [[Hirokazu Ando]].]] | ||
Some games which feature a [[Jukebox]] use a system of colored music notes to indicate which composer created each specific track. So far, this system has appeared in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'', ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'', ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'', and ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''. Examples of composers and their associated note colors include: | Some games which feature a [[Jukebox]] use a system of colored music notes to indicate which composer created each specific track. So far, this system has appeared in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'', ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'', ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'', and ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''. Examples of composers and their associated note colors include: | ||
*{{color|blue|Blue}} notes: [[Hirokazu Ando]]. | *{{color|blue|Blue}} notes: [[Hirokazu Ando]]. | ||
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*{{color|#A2F|Purple}} notes: [[Shogo Sakai]] (first appearing in ''Kirby's Dream Buffet''). | *{{color|#A2F|Purple}} notes: [[Shogo Sakai]] (first appearing in ''Kirby's Dream Buffet''). | ||
*{{color|indigo|Indigo}} notes: [[Tadashi Ikegami]] (first appearing in ''Kirby's Dream Buffet''). | *{{color|indigo|Indigo}} notes: [[Tadashi Ikegami]] (first appearing in ''Kirby's Dream Buffet''). | ||
White notes | *White notes: non-[[HAL Laboratory]] composers, such as [[Kiyoshi Hazemoto]] (first appearing in ''Kirby's Dream Buffet''). | ||
Rainbow notes are used in ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'' to represent the [[Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival|HAL Laboratory Dream Band]]. | |||
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[[File:KPL White Cat Easter egg screenshot.png|thumb|150px|The white cat appearing on the high score screen in ''[[Kirby's Pinball Land]]''.]] | [[File:KPL White Cat Easter egg screenshot.png|thumb|150px|The white cat appearing on the high score screen in ''[[Kirby's Pinball Land]]''.]] | ||
*In [[Kracko Land]], if Kirby breaks all of the stars that appear alongside [[Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright|Mr. Shine]], [[Meta Knight]] will appear, accompanied by the [[Mike]] scream sound effect and 77700 points. This only happens when revisiting the board after defeating [[King Dedede]], and Meta Knight himself cannot be interacted with after appearing. | *In [[Kracko Land]], if Kirby breaks all of the stars that appear alongside [[Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright|Mr. Shine]], [[Meta Knight]] will appear, accompanied by the [[Mike]] scream sound effect and 77700 points. This only happens when revisiting the board after defeating [[King Dedede]], and Meta Knight himself cannot be interacted with after appearing. | ||
*In [[Wispy-Woods Land]], the [[Twister]]s at the top make jingling bell-like sounds when passed through. If Kirby keeps continually spinning through them, the jingling bells reveal the melody of the [[Drawing Song]] from ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''. At the end of the song, Kirby finishes off with the [[Mike]] scream sound effect. If this is done after defeating King Dedede, [[Blade Knight]] will appear with the Mike scream, giving Kirby 77700 points. Blade Knight himself cannot be interacted with after appearing. | |||
*In [[Poppy Brothers' Land]], if Kirby frees all the [[Crack-Tweet|Chicks]] without letting any [[Poppy Bros. Jr.|Junior Poppy Brothers]] touch them, [[Axe Knight]] will appear, accompanied by the [[Mike]] scream sound effect and 77700 points. This only happens when revisiting the board after defeating King Dedede, and Axe Knight himself cannot be interacted with after appearing. | |||
*If different combinations of buttons are held as the title screen transitions to the high score table, the game will be affected in certain ways, each one associated with a cat appearing on-screen. | *If different combinations of buttons are held as the title screen transitions to the high score table, the game will be affected in certain ways, each one associated with a cat appearing on-screen. | ||
** Holding Left, Select, and A or B shows a white cat on the screen and starts each stage in the bonus round. | ** Holding Left, Select, and A or B shows a white cat on the screen and starts each stage in the bonus round. | ||
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=== ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'' === | === ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'' === | ||
*In the [[ | *In the [[bad ending]] credits, an illustration can be seen near the end showing a figure with a smiling face that is not seen in the game up to that point. It is later revealed in the true ending that this figure was [[0²]], who briefly shows that same smiling face when first encountered in [[Dark Star]] before changing to its real face. | ||
**This same face would later be referenced by [[Void Termina]]'s various final forms in ''Kirby Star Allies''. | **This same face would later be referenced by [[Void Termina]]'s various final forms in ''Kirby Star Allies''. | ||
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*In [[City Trial]], there are two spots around the city that are hard-to-access, but have small flowers placed on them. These flowers are not seen anywhere else, and are purely decorational. One can be found atop the cliffs near the volcano, and the other can be found atop Castle Hall. | *In [[City Trial]], there are two spots around the city that are hard-to-access, but have small flowers placed on them. These flowers are not seen anywhere else, and are purely decorational. One can be found atop the cliffs near the volcano, and the other can be found atop Castle Hall. | ||
*Also in City Trial, there is a semi-hidden underground area under the forest where miniature models of various buildings in the city can be found, which are also decorational. | *Also in City Trial, there is a semi-hidden underground area under the forest where miniature models of various buildings in the city can be found, which are also decorational. | ||
=== ''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror'' === | === ''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror'' === | ||
[[File:KatAMMoonlightMansionWindows.png|thumb|200px|The background from [[Moonlight Mansion]] which showcases various bosses from ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''.]] | [[File:KatAMMoonlightMansionWindows.png|thumb|200px|The background from [[Moonlight Mansion]] which showcases various bosses from ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''.]] | ||
*In the background of the rooms leading up to the fight with [[King Golem]] in [[Moonlight Mansion]], there are stained glass windows that depict other bosses in the game which may not have been encountered by Kirby yet, including [[Mega Titan]], [[Wiz]], [[Gobbler]], and [[Kracko]]. | *In the background of the rooms leading up to the fight with [[King Golem]] in [[Moonlight Mansion]], there are stained glass windows that depict other bosses in the game which may not have been encountered by Kirby yet, including [[Mega Titan]], [[Wiz]], [[Gobbler]], and [[Kracko]]. | ||
=== ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' / ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'' === | |||
*On the title screen of ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'', [[Kirby]] will occasionally appear in a different color if the player returns to the title screen, either from the file select or via [[Game Over]]. | |||
**In the [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe|remake]], this event is more common, as Kirby can now appear with a different color upon booting up the game. | |||
*In ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', if Kirby talks to [[Magolor]] eight or more times in a row, Magolor will get annoyed and ask Kirby to stop wasting time. He reprises this behavior in ''[[Team Kirby Clash Deluxe]]'' and ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]''. | |||
**In the demo version of ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'', he instead comments that Kirby might be expecting him to say something "clever and/or insightful," but that he's "fresh out of words." | |||
=== ''Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe'' === | === ''Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe'' === | ||
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*In [[Kirby 3D Rumble]], the player can tilt the camera with the C-Stick of the New Nintendo 3DS. Doing so will reveal hidden [[Sticker (Kirby: Planet Robobot)|stickers]] stuck onto the stages. Additionally, [[Galactic Nova]] and [[Castle Dedede]] can be seen by moving the camera into the correct positions. | *In [[Kirby 3D Rumble]], the player can tilt the camera with the C-Stick of the New Nintendo 3DS. Doing so will reveal hidden [[Sticker (Kirby: Planet Robobot)|stickers]] stuck onto the stages. Additionally, [[Galactic Nova]] and [[Castle Dedede]] can be seen by moving the camera into the correct positions. | ||
*There is a small chance that the hologram of Kirby with headphones present in the [[Jukebox]] may be replaced by an 8-bit Kirby sprite from ''Kirby's Adventure''. | *There is a small chance that the hologram of Kirby with headphones present in the [[Jukebox]] may be replaced by an 8-bit Kirby sprite from ''Kirby's Adventure''. | ||
*The train car in the beginning of [[Patched Plains - Stage 3|Stage 3]] of [[Patched Plains]] and the screen of the chamber where [[Security Force]] is fought in [[Access Ark - Stage 4|Stage 4]] of [[Access Ark]] depict a set of numbers: 400-0111. This corresponds to the postal code for Ryuoshinmachi, Kai, Yamanashi, where the Yamanashi headquarters of [[HAL Laboratory]] are located. | |||
=== ''Kirby Star Allies'' === | === ''Kirby Star Allies'' === | ||
*[[Whispy Woods]], [[King Dedede]], and [[Meta Knight]] can be [[Make Friend|befriended]] after being defeated in Story Mode. The window for doing so is brief, as it must be done before the [[Kirby Dance]] cutscene begins. The latter two will join Kirby's party as if they were summoned through the [[Dream Palace]]. Whispy Woods, meanwhile, will drop various kinds of fruit and other prizes; if he was defeated using Sizzle attacks, he will drop cooked foods instead of fruit. | |||
*If Kirby waits long enough to grab the sword Meta Knight offers at the beginning of his fight (or simply flies up to the platform he's standing on), Meta Knight will angrily kick it away, with an alternate splash screen than his usual one. | *If Kirby waits long enough to grab the sword Meta Knight offers at the beginning of his fight (or simply flies up to the platform he's standing on), Meta Knight will angrily kick it away, with an alternate splash screen than his usual one. | ||
*After completing the main game, various extra characters and objects can be found on the [[Level hub]]s in the Story Mode. | *After completing the main game, various extra characters and objects can be found on the [[Level hub]]s in the Story Mode. | ||
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=== ''Kirby Fighters 2'' === | === ''Kirby Fighters 2'' === | ||
*An Easter egg exists in the options menu, where if the player waits [[HAL Room#Trivia|86 seconds]], an arrangement of the Start Stage and [[Forest/Nature Area]] themes from ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'' will start playing. | *An Easter egg exists in the options menu, where if the player waits [[HAL Room#Trivia|86 seconds]], an arrangement of the [[Start Stage]] and [[Forest/Nature Area]] themes from ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'' will start playing. | ||
=== ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' === | === ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' === | ||
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