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*''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' - NES | *''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' - NES | ||
*''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]'' - SNES | *''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]'' - SNES | ||
*''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'' - SNES | *''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'' - SNES | ||
*''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' - SNES | *''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' - SNES | ||
*''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' - N64 | *''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' - N64 (requires Expansion Pass) | ||
*''[[Kirby's Avalanche]]'' - SNES (International versions only) | *''[[Kirby's Avalanche]]'' - SNES (International versions only) | ||
*''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)|Kirby's Star Stacker]]'' - Super Famicom | *''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)|Kirby's Star Stacker]]'' - Super Famicom | ||
*''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'' - GB/[[Game Boy Color|GBC]] | *''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'' - GB/[[Game Boy Color|GBC]] | ||
*''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'' - GB/GBC | *''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'' - GB/GBC | ||
*''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]'' - GBC | *''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]'' - GBC | ||
*''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'' - GBA | *''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'' - GBA (requires Expansion Pass) | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:00, 5 December 2023
Virtual Console is a line of downloadable software on the Wii, Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. It allows the console user to purchase, download, and play games from older systems on the console in question, which includes titles from the Nintendo Entertainment System up to the Wii, and even includes titles from non-Nintendo systems, such as the Sega Genesis, and the NEO GEO. The Nintendo Switch removed Virtual Console branding in favor of a subscription model known as Nintendo Switch Online, which is treated in this article as a successor platform.
An Internet connection is required to download titles, but is not required to play the game afterwards. Virtual Console games often have a save state function known as Restore Points. There are special commands that can open the game in the original resolution (and skins to emulate the original console's appearance if any). On the Nintendo 3DS system, SNES games are only available on the New Nintendo 3DS series models.
Some minor changes were made to Virtual Console releases, meaning that some are not entirely accurate to the original state of the game. In the case of the Kirby series, one major change was made to Kirby's Dream Land 3; the Hyper Zone arena in Boss Butch mode had its colors changed from a yellow sky with red and blue clouds to a yellow sky with orange and green clouds. The change is likely due to increased epilepsy awareness, and has been kept for all subsequent releases. Additionally, an error in the Wii Virtual Console version of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards causes Miracle Matter's boss arena to be colored black and white rather than the intended black and purple; this was fixed starting in Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition.
Kirby titles on Virtual Console by system[edit]
Wii[edit]
- Kirby's Adventure - NES
- Kirby's Dream Course - SNES
- Kirby's Avalanche - SNES
- Kirby Super Star - SNES
- Kirby's Dream Land 3 - SNES
- Kirby's Star Stacker - SNES (Japanese systems only)
- Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards - N64
Nintendo 3DS[edit]
- Kirby's Dream Land - GB
- Kirby's Pinball Land - GB
- Kirby's Dream Land 2 - GB
- Kirby's Block Ball - GB
- Kirby's Star Stacker - GB
- Kirby's Adventure - NES (remastered as a '3D Classic')
- Kirby's Dream Course - SNES (New Nintendo 3DS systems only)
- Kirby's Star Stacker - SNES (Japanese New Nintendo 3DS systems only)
- Kirby & The Amazing Mirror - GBA (only available to those who were part of the Ambassador program, was not released standalone)[1]
Wii U[edit]
- Kirby's Adventure - NES
- Kirby's Dream Course - SNES
- Kirby Super Star - SNES
- Kirby's Dream Land 3 - SNES
- Kirby's Star Stacker - SNES (Japanese systems only)
- Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards - N64
- Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land - GBA
- Kirby & The Amazing Mirror - GBA
- Kirby: Canvas Curse - DS
- Kirby: Squeak Squad - DS
- Kirby Mass Attack - DS
- Kirby's Epic Yarn - Wii
- Kirby's Return to Dream Land - Wii
Kirby titles on successor platforms by system[edit]
NES Classic Edition[edit]
- Kirby's Adventure - NES
SNES Classic Edition[edit]
- Kirby Super Star - SNES
- Kirby's Dream Course - SNES
Nintendo Switch Online[edit]
- Kirby's Adventure - NES
- Kirby's Dream Course - SNES
- Kirby's Dream Land 3 - SNES
- Kirby Super Star - SNES
- Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards - N64 (requires Expansion Pass)
- Kirby's Avalanche - SNES (International versions only)
- Kirby's Star Stacker - Super Famicom
- Kirby's Dream Land - GB/GBC
- Kirby's Dream Land 2 - GB/GBC
- Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble - GBC
- Kirby & The Amazing Mirror - GBA (requires Expansion Pass)
