List of references in the Kirby series
This page consists of a list of references in Kirby media (games, the anime etc).
Games
Kirby 64
- The Stone-Cutter ability is a reference to the animal friends from Kirby's Dream Land 2 and 3.
Canvas Curse
- Many of Kirby's animal friends appear in the sub-game Paint Panic. In addition to this, there is a Triforce in the aforementioned sub-game.
Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra
- Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, and Wario makes a cameo appearance in the Spring Breeze sub-game, a remake of Kirby's Dream Land.
- Many of the treasures in the Great Cave Offensive are also references to other Nintendo franchises, such as Mario, Metroid, Fire Emblem, as well as other Kirby games.
Kirby's Return to Dreamland
- World 6 is named Egg Engines which is a possible reference to Eggman from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.
Right Back at Ya!
- In episode 6, there are several TV shows whose title and content are references to real-life shows[1].
Japanese:
- "Super Dededeman"
- "It's Dedede, everyone Come On"
- "DR"
- "Dedede Mystery Discovery"
- "Star Trick 9"
- "Gadzilla 2"
- "Gone with the Planet of the Apes"
English:
- "Three-D Man"
- "Wheel of Headwounds"
- "DR"
- "King of the Kitchen"
- "Snail Hunter"
- "DeDeDeep Space 9"
- "Globzilla Destroys Guam"
- "King Klong Vs. the Houston Astros"