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In the intro cutscene, Kirby can be seen twice during Galneon's army showcase. This reference is particularly notable due to the fact that ''Arcana'' was released precisely one month before ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'', thus technically making Kirby's cameo here his first appearance in a video game. | |||
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- This article is about references to the Kirby series from outside it. For the inverse list, see List of references in the Kirby series.
This is a list of Kirby references outside of the Kirby series. For the sake of simplicity, Kirby series material within the Super Smash Bros. series is not included here.
A Hat in Time
| “ | First you draw a circle Then you add some fluff That will make him ruff Add a great big smile And presto, it's Porgy! |
” | — An old TV set |
- Kirby's Adventure intro is parodied in the Chapter 2 (Battle of the Birds): Act 4 (Train Rush) on a small TV inside train's caboose.
Animal Crossing
In Animal Crossing for the Nintendo GameCube, a number of custom textile designs are available by scanning e-cards with the e-Reader. One of these designs is based on Kirby.
Arcana
In the intro cutscene, Kirby can be seen twice during Galneon's army showcase. This reference is particularly notable due to the fact that Arcana was released precisely one month before Kirby's Dream Land, thus technically making Kirby's cameo here his first appearance in a video game.
Bloons TD 6
- The description for the Mageical Journey ~By BF10 event in week 71 of Odyssey Mode references one of the lyrics featured in the "Song of Supplication" from Kirby Star Allies.
BoxBoy! series
- Main article: Qbby
BoxBoy!
- Score Attack, Stage 6 has Qbby collecting tokens arranged to resemble Kirby from Kirby's Adventure.
BoxBoxBoy!
- The comic "Kirby's Closet" has Qbby mimicing Copy Abilities like Fire, Hammer and Sword. The comic ends with Qbby dressed up in Ultra Sword turning around to discover Kirby has been watching him.
- Another comic named "Suit Up!" has Qbby piloting a box-made robot to mimic the Robobot Armor, but meeting Kirby in his real armor in the end.
Bye-Bye BoxBoy!
- Scanning a Kirby-series amiibo into the game allows Qbby to wear a costume based on Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight, or Waddle Dee, depending on which amiibo was used. The boxes he produces while wearing these costumes resemble Star Blocks.
- The comic "So Close, Yet..." has a description referencing the Star Warriors from Kirby: Right Back at Ya!.
BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!
- The comic "How to make friends!" features Qbby tossing boxes in a similar fashion to Friend Hearts from Kirby Star Allies, but accidentally hitting Kirby at the end of the comic.
Cookie Clicker
- One of the randomly-chosen grandma names is Zan Tart-izanne.[1] This is one of the many names submitted by a supporter for the game on Patreon.
Dadish 2
- The level intro cutscenes for both games resemble those from Kirby's Dream Land 2, even having the same font used for the names of the levels.
Discord chat client
Discord, a popular chat platform, used to feature numerous Kirby cameos before it rebranded to appear more inclusive to non-gaming communities. The client's mascot, Wumpus, could be seen riding a fast motorized unicycle of likeness to Wheelie Rider, and through a forest which included Whispy Woods, in Discord's Nitro subscription-related pages.[2] Features of the subscription such as custom emojis and extended upload limits were promoted with pictures of Wumpus riding a Warp Star and a chest containing a Maxim Tomato. The Mirror ability's magic rod was also used as a background placeholder in the client's Webhook tab, for when a Discord server does not yet have any webhooks. The client is known for having featured various references hinting at Nintendo franchises.
Donkey Konga
In Donkey Konga, one of the songs that can be played is the 4Kids theme song for Kirby: Right Back at Ya!. The Japanese version of the game features the second theme from the Japanese version of the show instead.
Video of the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! theme song in Donkey Konga
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Video of "Kirby!" in Donkey Konga
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EarthBound
- In the debug menu of EarthBound, a sprite of Kirby is used as the cursor.
The Henry Stickmin Collection
In the fifth game of The Henry Stickmin Collection, titled "Fleeing the Complex", the Warp Star is referenced as an optional course of action in the game.
Before the remastered collection was released, the reference could be found in the original single game on Newgrounds and Stickpage, also titled Fleeing the Complex.
Mario series
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- By scanning a Kirby amiibo, a special racing suit based on him can be unlocked for Mii characters.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
- At the Yoshi Theater, there is a poster for a Kirby-themed movie named "Kirby Story".
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
- In the second level of the Turtle Zone, an enemy named Unibō
which strongly resembles a Gordo
appears.
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
- There is an enemy called Milde which has a superficial resemblance to Kirby, being pink and spherical with red feet and cheek blush. They are most common in Marching Milde's Fort, fourth level of World 4.
Super Mario Maker
- Three of the costumes Mario can wear using the Mystery Mushroom power-up are based off of Kirby, King Dedede and Meta Knight. Each of these costumes uses sound effects from Kirby's Adventure.
Kirby's sprite
Meta Knight's sprite
King Dedede's sprite
Miitopia
- If the Kirby amiibo is scanned, a set of clothing usable by any Mii role is unlocked. The hat is based on Kirby, and the suit is blue and yellow with yellow stars on it.
Nintendo Monopoly
- Meta Knight, King Dedede, Kirby and a Warp Star with their Kirby: Right Back at Ya! artworks take place as stations in a Nintendo-themed edition of a classic board game Monopoly, which was first released in 2006 and once revised in 2010, where Warp Star was replaced with a Pikmin Onion.
Part Time UFO (Nintendo Switch)
- Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight, Bandana Waddle Dee, and many Waddle Dees cameo as plush toys in the two-star version of Toy Shop 2. A star is also present in the same stage, analogous to the Warp Star.
Channel PPP post presenting the easter egg
Picross NP
Volume 3 of the Japanese-exclusive Super Famicom series Picross NP is based around the Kirby series. There are 12 total puzzles, based on the following characters/objects, in order:
- Rocky
- Mike
- Gordo
- Waddle Doo
- Sir Kibble
- Poppy Bros. Jr.
- Kirby
- Chilly
- Jukid
- Mr. Frosty
- King Dedede
- Meta Knight
Picross 3D: Round 2
- In this Picross title developed by HAL Laboratory for Nintendo 3DS, scanning a Kirby, Meta Knight or King Dedede amiibo unlocks puzzles based on the character.
Pokémon series
Pokémon Stadium 2
"My Room" feature in Pokémon Stadium 2 lets the player decorate their interior with various commodities. One of the things that can be collected are NES, SNES and N64 game consoles, and switching any one decoration in the room cycles through various games displayed on the TV the consoles are connected to. Kirby's Adventure and Kirby Super Star are among different games that appear on the screen.
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
In Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl, there is an NPC in the Lost Tower named Roughneck Kirby. His only Pokémon is a Cleffa, a small, round and pink Pokémon that vaguely resembles Kirby. Roughneck Kirby and his Cleffa reappear in Pokémon Platinum and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon
The game Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon for the Nintendo 3DS features an entity called "Dark Matter" as its main villain. This entity is somewhat similar in appearance and abilities to Dark Matter from the Kirby series.
Pop Team Epic
The 0% 0% 0% glitch from [[Kirby Super Star|Template:KSS KFP]] is parodied in the Episode 2 of the anime.
Protect Me, Shugomaru!
In the Weekly Shōnen Jump manga Protect Me, Shugomaru!, school students take a trip to a forest to go weeding. The main protagonist named Shugomaru Tekko swore to be a personal bodyguard to a friend when they were little. The manga revolves around his tendency to do exactly opposite and be the only danger around her due to having tunnel vision, a medical condition.
One of the motives Shugomaru gives for being overly protective are possible dangers that could happen in the forest, these being a mushroom assault, apples dropping from an apple tree, and Bomb Blocks hidden within a grid of normal blocks. The friend finds these very specific motives absurd, referencing Dream Land.
Save me Mr Tako!
The indie game Save me Mr Tako! bases its visuals on several Game Boy games, including Kirby's Dream Land and Kirby's Dream Land 2. The game's titular protagonist greatly resembles Flotzo. The game also features level hubs similar to those from Kirby's Adventure, as well as many enemies that look similar to Kirby series characters and enemies.
Skullgirls
- One of the costumes for Big Band is based on King Dedede, called "Dream Band".
- One of the costumes for Annie of the Stars is based on Meta Knight, with her plush Sagan using Kirby's colors.
Star Fox Zero
- In the animated video promoting Star Fox Zero, "Star Fox Zero - The Battle Begins", a magazine in Slippy Toad's possession has several planet names from Milky Way Wishes on it (namely Floria, Aqualiss, Mecheye, and Halfmoon).
Stunt Race FX
- In the Super NES game Stunt Race FX, a number of billboards can be found on some of the courses which depict Kirby, as he appears in artwork for Kirby's Adventure.
Big billboards with cameos of Kirby, Fox and Mario
Small billboards with cameos of Kirby and Luigi
Style Savvy series
Style Savvy: Fashion Forward
- Scanning a Kirby amiibo unlocks a Kirby-shaped purse accessory in four [[color changes|alternate colTemplate:Ors]] (pink, yellow, blue and green).
Style Savvy: Styling Star
- Scanning a Kirby series amiibo unlocks an Invincible Candy emblem, which can be applied to various designer items, shopping bags and three Kirby-themed t-shirt designs.
Super Famicom Box system
Super Famicom Box was a special pay-per-play model of Super Famicom used in Japanese hotels.[3] While it contained no Kirby games, the start sequence of the console has a Kirby animation and a soundtrack from Kirby's Dream Course. It is believed that HAL Laboratory assisted in its development, and included Kirby as a signature of their work.
Taiko no Tatsujin series
Taiko no Tatsujin: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure
- Kirby and King Dedede made a guest appearance in this game, serving as the battle members.
Taiko no Tatsujin (2011)
- From Taiko no Tatsujin: Yellow Ver. onward [needs verification], Don Wada can wear costumes based on Kirby and Meta Knight. The Kirby costume is unlocked after playing "Kirby's Dream Land Medley" from [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]], and the Meta Knight costume is unlocked after completing the arrangement of "Boarding the Halberd" from Kirby Super Star Ultra.
- TnT Kirby costume.png
Artwork of a Kirby costume
Artwork of a Meta Knight costume
Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun!
- The Kirby costume reappears in this game, albeit available from the start.
Tetris 99
- There are two Kirby-based themes in Tetris 99, one themed after Super Kirby Clash (made available starting on 9/20/2019 at 8:00 am UTC) and one themed after Kirby Fighters 2 (made available 1/8/2021 at 7:00 am UTC). They were released in special events called Maximus Cups.
Channel PPP informs of Super Kirby Clash event
Channel PPP informs of Kirby Fighters 2 event
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
- An enemy known as Anti-Kirby appears in this game, with a near-identical appearance to Kirby and the same inhaling abilities as well.
- The Sea Urchin enemy greatly resembles Gordo.
Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World
- In both games, by scanning a corresponding amiibo, costumes based on Kirby, King Dedede, and Meta Knight can be unlocked. Additionally, Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World features a Waddle Dee costume, also unlocked by scanning the corresponding amiibo.
Kirby Yoshi
Meta Knight Yoshi
King Dedede Yoshi
Waddle Dee Yoshi
