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**The title screen is a direct reference to a 1992 video game produced by [[HAL Laboratory]] called ''[[wikipedia:Arcana (video game)|Arcana]]''. Its Japanese name, "Kirby Master", is a reference to Arcana's own Japanese name, ''Card Master''. | **The title screen is a direct reference to a 1992 video game produced by [[HAL Laboratory]] called ''[[wikipedia:Arcana (video game)|Arcana]]''. Its Japanese name, "Kirby Master", is a reference to Arcana's own Japanese name, ''Card Master''. | ||
***The game over screen is a direct reference to a scene from the opening of ''Arcana'', with [[Dark Matter]] in place of the wizard Galneon. This scene was the same one in which Kirby made a cameo appearance a month before his official debut. | ***The game over screen is a direct reference to a scene from the opening of ''Arcana'', with [[Dark Matter]] in place of the wizard Galneon. This scene was the same one in which Kirby made a cameo appearance a month before his official debut. | ||
**One of Kirby's "Excellent" attacks calls on a horde of 66 [[Gator (Kirby Super Star)|Gator]]s to attack the enemies. This is a reference to the 1989/1990 Game Boy game ''[[wikipedia:Revenge of the 'Gator| | **One of Kirby's "Excellent" attacks calls on a horde of 66 [[Gator (Kirby Super Star)|Gator]]s to attack the enemies. This is a reference to the 1989/1990 Game Boy game ''[[wikipedia:Revenge of the 'Gator|Revenge of the 'Gator]]'', also produced by HAL Laboratory (called ''Pinball: The Great 66-Alligator Parade'' in Japanese). | ||
**Another "Excellent" attack has Kirby ride a [[Moto Shotzo]] while being chased by a mechanical dragon with boxing gloves that highly resembles a boss from HAL Laboratories' 1991 game ''Trax''. As mentioned above, Moto Shotzo itself greatly resembles ''Trax's'' main protagonist. | **Another "Excellent" attack has Kirby ride a [[Moto Shotzo]] while being chased by a mechanical dragon with boxing gloves that highly resembles a boss from HAL Laboratories' 1991 game ''Trax''. As mentioned above, Moto Shotzo itself greatly resembles ''Trax's'' main protagonist. | ||
