Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Template:Game Kirby: Triple Deluxe, known as 星のカービィ トリプルデラックス (Hoshi no Kābī Toripuru Derakkusu) in Japan, is a game for the Nintendo 3DS.
It was released on Template:Date in Japan, on Template:Date in South Korea, on Template:Date in North America, and on Template:Date in Europe and Australia.
Story
The main Story Mode of Kirby: Triple Deluxe takes place in the sky-bound kingdom of Floralia. Kirby is brought up to this kingdom when a giant plant called the Dreamstalk lifts his house into the air. Castle Dedede is also lifted up, from which a strange arachnid mage named Taranza is seen kidnapping its king. Kirby gives chase after them through the six major islands of Floralia, dealing with many large enemies which Taranza summons or aggravates to slow Kirby down. As Kirby ascends, he collects Sun Stones to grow the Dreamstalk further, giving him a bridge to each island in turn. He also encounters a number of Miracle Fruit which grant him the powerful Hypernova ability when consumed. At the highest island - Royal Road - Kirby finds and frees a number of imprisoned flower sprites who are known as the People of the Sky.
Once Kirby finally catches up to Taranza at the palace atop Royal Road, the arachnid mage explains how it was his objective to capture the hero of Dream Land in order to stop him messing up his and his queen's plans for domination. He then uses his magic to take control of King Dedede and have him fight Kirby while wearing a familiar mask. Kirby defeats Dedede and breaks the spell, making it clear who the real hero of Dream Land actually is. At this realization, Taranza calls upon Queen Sectonia to save him, but the furious queen instead swats him away for his failures. From there, Kirby and the queen do battle.
Queen Sectonia is overpowered by Kirby, and forced to retreat, using her magic to merge with the Dreamstalk, thus beginning the process of strangling Floralia and the rest of planet Popstar of all its energy. King Dedede regains consciousness, and with the help of the freed People of the Sky, launches Kirby toward the main stalk of the new Flowered Queen Sectonia. They fight until the sun comes up, but just as Kirby is about to seize victory, the Queen ensnares him with a vine and begins to squeeze him. At this, King Dedede and Taranza (with a change of heart) come to Kirby's rescue, freeing him and giving him one more Miracle Fruit to use against the queen. Kirby finishes off Queen Sectonia by inhaling her giant laser blast, and spitting it back out at her, destroying her utterly. This done, Kirby is ferried back home by the People of the Sky, and the Dreamstalk is purified, going into full bloom and becoming a permanent fixture of Dream Land.
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Look before you run Kirby!
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Taranza kidnaps King Dedede and crashes through the roof of the castle.
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Kirby pursues Taranza up the Dreamstalk toward the first floating island.
Gameplay
This game plays very similarly to its predecessor, Kirby's Return to Dream Land. It even has several of the same items, such as the Key. It introduces a new move, the Dodge. This is activated by pressing left or right while using the Guard, or pressing L or R in midair to perform an Air Dodge. This move isn't usually necessary in the Main Game, and is only truly useful in Kirby Fighters. However, the main new gameplay element is the foreground and background.
In Kirby: Triple Deluxe Kirby is no longer limited to just one path. He is required to use special 3-D Warpstars to move from the foreground to the background, and vice versa. While in one plane the unknown reader can see items and enemies in the other. Sometimes Kirby even gains weapons that let him directly attack the enemies in the other plane, such as the 3-D Laser Bar, and the 3-D Helmet Cannon. The enemies can do the same, with some enemies such as Sir Kibble and Spynum able to launch their projectiles into the other plane. Enemies such as Waddle Dee and Chip can jump from one plane to the other to ambush Kirby. There are also many obstacles that attack Kirby from the background or foreground, such as boulders, mineral pillars, trees, and springy hands. There are also several cases where Kirby may get launched forward and hit the screen, sliding downward afterwards. This doesn't necessarily cost Kirby a life, but it will always make him lose his Copy Ability, if he had one.
The game contains many collectibles. A primary example are the Keychains. They are 256 of these scattered throughout the levels. Each one depicts a pixelated sprite of an enemy, item, or character from the previous main path Kirby games (except Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, as the game uses 3D models). When you pick up a Keychain in one of the levels, the item on it will be revealed after the Goal Game. The image you get is random, and it is possible to get the same Keychain on an image twice or more. There are also Rare Golden Keychains. These are found in a fixed location, one in each level. They are not random. The other collectibles are the Sun Stones, which serve a similar function to the Energy Spheres from Kirby's Return to Dream Land. There are a set amount of Sun Stones in each level and 100 available total. Most are hidden in secret rooms, some are in plain sight, others are hidden in chests. A certain amount of these are required to unlock the Boss Stage. If you collect all the Sun Stones in a level you will unlock a bonus EX level. These stages are slightly longer, but contain few Sun Stones, and end with a battle against a DX Mid-Boss. There are also Grand Sun Stones, that are obtained after defeating the boss of a level. These give access to the next level, and it is necessary to collect all five of them. If Kirby collects all 100 Sun Stones, he will be rewarded with a Rare Queen Sectonia Keychain.
This game is the first to feature Gyro-Controls. This has the unknown reader tilting the 3DS system to accomplish tasks. These may involve tilting a bowl of water, setting the direction for a cannon to fire, or traveling over a pit in a gondola, and are usually required to get a Keychain. There is also a Game Mode that allows the player to play as King Dedede. His controls are also mostly the same as in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, but now he can create a shock-wave with his hammer at full health, and launch a cutting beam from his hammer when charged.
Modes
Story Mode: Play as Kirby in the main story.
Kirby Fighters: Fight using multiple Copy Abilities against other Kirbys on multiple stages. This is similar to Super Smash Bros., though it utilizes a more traditional health system for its combatants.
Dedede's Drum Dash: Play as King Dedede in a rhythm game in which the king bounces on drums.
The Arena: Play as Kirby and fight mid-bosses and bosses.
The True Arena: This is the harder version of "The Arena," with old bosses in DX forms as well as new bosses.
DededeTour!: Play through all six Story Mode levels as King Dedede in one long time attack run, defeating harder bosses in the process.
New Copy Abilities
New Special Ability
Returning Copy Ablilites
- Beam
- Bomb
- Cutter
- Fighter
- Fire
- Hammer
- Ice
- Leaf
- Needle
- Ninja
- Parasol
- Spark
- Spear
- Stone
- Sword
- Wheel
- Wing
- Crash (one use only)
- Mike (three uses only)
- Sleep (one use only)
Levels
All main levels include one boss stage and one Extra stage (except for Level 6, which has two Extra stages), which are included in the stage count.
Level Nr. | Name | Stages | Boss(es) |
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Level 1 | Fine Fields | 6 | Flowery Woods |
Level 2 | Lollipop Land | 6 | Paintra |
Level 3 | Old Odyssey | 7 | Kracko |
Level 4 | Wild World | 7 | Coily Rattler |
Level 5 | Endless Explosions | 7 | Pyribbit |
Level 6 | Royal Road | 8 | Masked Dedede (Story Mode only) Queen Sectonia Shadow Dedede (Dededetour! only) Dark Meta Knight's Revenge (Dededetour! only) |
Level 7 | Eternal Dreamland | 0 | Flowered Queen Sectonia (Story Mode only) |
Protagonists
Antagonists
Enemies
New Enemies
- Antler
- Beetley
- Clown Acrobot
- Fuwa Rover
- Ghost Gordo
- Grandy
- Horror Tramp
- Mamanti
- Pacflower
- Ringle
- Spynum
Hypernova-Specific Enemies
- Ace Fuwa Rover
- Big Missile
- Cannon Tower
- Gigant Chicks
- Land Barbar
- Mowlee Bros.
- Pipe Worm
- Waddle Dee Steel Fortress
- Winged Eggers
Returning Enemies
- Barbar
- Birdon
- Blade Knight
- Blipper
- Bomber
- Bouncy
- Bronto Burt
- Broom Hatter
- Cappy
- Chilly
- Chip
- Como
- Craby
- Degout
- Dekabu
- Flamer
- Foley
- Gigatzo
- Glunk
- Gordo
- Grizzo
- Hunter Scarfy
- Hot Head
- Kabu
- Knuckle Joe
- Lanzer
- Leafan
- Moonja
- Mumbies
- Nidoo
- Noddy
- Pacto
- Parasol Waddle Dee
- Pierce
- Poppy Bros. Jr.
- Rocky
- Scarfy
- Search
- Sheld
- Sir Kibble
- Shotzo
- Soarar
- Sodory
- Sparky
- Squishy
- Starman
- Tick
- Waddle Dee
- Waddle Doo
- Walky
- Wheelie
- Whippy
- Wonkey (formerly Carry Dee)
Mid-Bosses
Note: More powerful Deluxe forms of these mid-bosses, which have "DX" appended to the ends of their names, appear at various points throughout Story Mode; in Dededetour!, all mid-bosses are battled in their DX forms.
Name | Appearance | Copy Ability | Description |
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Blocky | Stone | Blocky's debut 3D appearance. He attacks by slamming the ground, and rolling about in various patterns. | |
Bonkers | Hammer | Bonkers returns, bearing much the same strategy as before, though he now has the ability to do a flying hammer spin from the background. | |
Flame Galboros | Fire | A large Galbo-like enemy that attacks with big spouting flames and body attacks. | |
Gigant Edge | Sword | A large armored swordsman who carries a shield and charges with his blade. His attacks are slow, but dangerous. | |
Grand Wheelie | Wheel | A large eyeballed wheel with attached engine on top. It attacks by driving about the stage and performing wheelies. | |
Hornhead | Beetle | An armored beetle-type enemy that attacks by charging with its horn, which it can grab Kirby with if it connects. | |
Mr. Frosty | Ice | His debut 3D appearance, Mr. Frosty attacks by kicking ice blocks, and doing freeze breath twirls. He also occasionally charges forward. |
Bosses
Note: In Dededetour! and The True Arena, all bosses are fought in their more powerful Deluxe (DX) forms (except for those that only appear in Story Mode).
- Flowery Woods
- Paintra
- Kracko
- Coily Rattler
- Pyribbit
- Masked Dedede (Story Mode and The Arena only)
- Masked Dedede's Revenge (Story Mode and The Arena only)
- Queen Sectonia
- Flowered Queen Sectonia (Story Mode and The Arena only)
- Shadow Dedede (Dededetour! and True Arena only)
- Dark Meta Knight's Revenge (Dededetour! and True Arena only)
- Soul of Sectonia (True Arena only)
Soundtrack
Jukebox
The Jukebox serves as the Sound Test of Kirby: Triple Deluxe. When a soundtrack is playing, the musical notes will change the color to indicate its composer:
- Blue soundtracks are composed by Hirokazu Ando.
- Red soundtracks are composed by Jun Ishikawa.
List of Tracks in Kirby: Triple Deluxe Soundtrack CD
The English soundtrack CD is titled Kirby: Triple Deluxe Soundtrack, available through Club Nintendo in Europe and Australia for the exchange of 2000 stars. Same with the Japanese release, however, the CD only includes 46 tracks from the game and 3 bonus tracks.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe is one of the few games in the series that has its original soundtrack CD released in English. (Many Kirby original soundtracks are released in Japan only and thus don't have official English track titles.)
The following lists all tracks in Kirby: Triple Deluxe Soundtrack CD, with their English and Japanese titles.
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Track No. | English Title | Japanese Title | Composer | Description |
01 | Sun, Sky, Dreamstalk | 空と太陽とワールドツリー Sky, Sun, Dreamstalk |
Hirokazu Ando | Title Theme.
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02 | Green Greens | グリーングリーンズ Green Greens |
Hirokazu Ando | World Map Theme.
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03 | Floral Fields | 浮遊大陸の花畑 Floral Fields |
Jun Ishikawa | Stage Theme of: Lv1 Fine Fields Stage 1 and Stage 2; Lv3 Old Odyssey Stage 1; Lv6 Royal Road Stage 3 (before getting Hypernova)
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04 | Hypernova Inhale | 全てすいこめ!ビッグバン Inhale Everything! Big Bang* *Big Bang is the Japanese name of Hypernova. |
Hirokazu Ando | Theme of Hypernova.
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05 | The Cave in the Sky | そらにうかぶどうくつ The Cave in the Sky |
Hirokazu Ando | Stage Theme of: Lv1 Fine Fields Stage 2; Lv3 Old Odyssey Stage 3. |
06 | Tilting the World | カタムキナゾトキ Tilting Puzzles |
Hirokazu Ando | Theme of puzzles. Tilting refers to the use of Nintendo 3DS gyroscope in the puzzles.
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07 | Chasing Down the Miniboss | 中ボスバトル:友とヤツを追って Mid-Boss Battle: Chasing the Befriended Guy* *"The Befriended Guy" possibly refers to King Dedede, Kirby's Frenemy. |
Hirokazu Ando | Mid-Boss Battle Theme. Also used in every cutscene where King Dedede is taken away by Taranza before a boss battle. |
08 | A Forest Hike | 森の奥行きハイキング Hiking Deep Inside the Forest |
Hirokazu Ando | Stage Theme of: Lv1 Fine Fields Stage 4.
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09 | Invincible | 無敵 Invincible |
Hirokazu Ando | Theme of Invincible after taking the Invincible Candy.
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10 | Dark Clouds | 光なき暗雲 Dark Clouds with No Light |
Jun Ishikawa | Theme of the Boss Battle prelude. Also used during the gyroscope section vs. Flowered Queen Sectonia's vines. |
11 | Bouncing Boss Battle | とびだせ!奥へ手前へボスバトル Bounce! Boss Battle Back and Forth* *奥へ手前へ (back and forth) possibly refers to how bosses in Triple Deluxe ultilize the two-plane system to move back and forth in the stage. |
Hirokazu Ando | Regular Boss Battle Theme at the end of Lv1-5: Flowery Woods, Paintra, Kracko, Coily Rattler, Pyribbit.
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12 | Grand Sun Stone Dance | グランドサンストーン~カービィダンス Grand Sun Stone ~ Kirby Dance |
Hirokazu Ando | Combination of "Obtain Grand Sun Stone" theme and "Kirby Dance" theme. |
13 | Under the Sunshine | 太陽の光で Under the Sunshine |
Hirokazu Ando | Theme of "Unlock Lv2-5" movies in the Theater. |
14 | Must Dash | はずんでデンデン♪ Bouncing Denden♪ |
Jun Ishikawa | Title Theme of Dedede's Drum Dash the Sub-Game. Stage Theme of: Lv2 Lollipop Land Stage 1 and Stage 4. |
15 | Toy Rhythm | トイリズム Toy Rhythm |
Hirokazu Ando | Stage Theme of: Lv2 Lollipop Land Stage 2. |
16 | Spring Smash Factory | ボヨヨンバッタン・ファクトリー Spring Smash Factory |
Hirokazu Ando | Stage Theme of: Lv2 Lollipop Land Stage 3.
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17 | Reflected Laughter | 奥のカガミで笑う影 Laughing Shadow from the Deep Mirrors |
Jun Ishikawa | Stage Theme of: Lv2 Lollipop Land Stage 4; Lv4 Wild World Stage 3. |
18 | Sky at Sunset | 天空に沈む夕陽 Sky at Sunset |
Hirokazu Ando | Stage Theme of: Lv3 Old Odyssey Stage 2 and Stage 3. |
19 | Silver Snow Story | 白銀の物語 White Silver Story |
Hirokazu Ando | Stage Theme of: Lv3 Old Odyssey Stage 4.
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20 | Spinning Jungle | グルグルジャングル Spinning Jungle |
Hirokazu Ando | Stage Theme of: Lv4 Wild World Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 4 and Stage 5. |
21 | Golden Legend | 黄金の神話 Golden Legend |
Jun Ishikawa | Stage Theme of: Lv4 Wild World Stage 4 and Stage 5. |
22 | Mountains in an Angry Sky | 怒れる天の山々 Mountains in an Angry Sky |
Jun Ishikawa | Stage Theme of: Lv5 Endless Explosions Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 and Stage 4. |
23 | Mysterious Trap | ミステリアストラップ Mysterious Trap |
Hirokazu Ando | Stage Theme of: Lv5 Endless Explosions Stage 3 and Stage 4. |
24 | Ripple Red | Ripple Red | Jun Ishikawa | Stage Theme of: Lv5 Endless Explosions Stage 5 (Mid-Boss Tower).
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25 | Kirby Fighters | カービィファイターズ! Kirby Fighters! |
Jun Ishikawa | Title Theme of Kirby Fighters the Sub-Game.
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26 | Four-Way Fight in Coo's Forest | 4人でファイッ!~クーの森 Four-Player Fight! ~ Coo's Forest |
Hirokazu Ando | Stage Theme of Coo's Forest in Kirby Fighters.
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27 | Secret Area: HAL Room | シークレットエリア:HAL部屋 Secret Area: HAL Room |
Hirokazu Ando | Used in the HAL Room from Lv1 Fine Fields Stage 3
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28 | Majestic Flora | 帝都へ届く花 Flora to the Royal Capital |
Hirokazu Ando | Theme of "Unlock Lv6" movie in the Theater. |
29 | Moonlight Capital | 月影の帝都セクトラトア Sectorator, the Moonlight Capital |
Jun Ishikawa | Stage Theme of: Lv6 Royal Road Stage 1 Stage 2 and Stage 4. |
30 | Beautiful Prison | 美の監獄 Beautiful Prison |
Jun Ishikawa | Stage Theme of: Lv6 Royal Road Stage 5. |
31 | Hypernova All-Stars | ビッグバンオールスターズ Big Bang All-Stars |
Hirokazu Ando | Stage Theme of: Lv6 Royal Road Stage 3 and Stage 5 (after taking Hypernova).
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32 | Taranza, the Master of Puppetry | あやつりの魔術師タランザ Taranza, the Magician of Puppetry |
Hirokazu Ando | Taranza's Theme.
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33 | Revenge of the Enemy | リベンジ オブ エネミー Revenge of Enemy |
Hirokazu Ando | Boss Revenge Battle Theme of: Lv6 Royal Road Stage 2 (Coily Rattler & Kracko) and Stage 4 (Paintra & Flowery Woods & Pyribbit); Masked Dedede (first battle); Dark Meta Knight's Revenge (first phase).
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34 | Dedede's Royal Payback | 王位の復権:D.D.D. Seize Back the Crown: D.D.D. |
Jun Ishikawa | Boss Battle Theme of: Masked Dedede's Revenge (second battle); Shadow Dedede.
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35 | Divine Beauty | カミにも等しき美ぼうが前に The Beauty of Whom The Mirror Image Cannot Even Match |
Hirokazu Ando | Theme of Queen Sectonia's entry movie in the Theater. |
36 | Sullied Grace | Dirty&Beauty | Jun Ishikawa | Boss Battle Theme of Queen Sectonia. |
37 | She Who Holds the Stars | 星をつかむもの She Who Holds the Stars |
Hirokazu Ando | Theme of "She who holds the stars", Flowered Queen Sectonia's entry movie in the Theater. |
38 | Fatal Blooms in Moonlight | 狂花水月 Madness Blooms and the Moon Reflected in Water |
Hirokazu Ando | Boss Battle Theme of Flowered Queen Sectonia/Soul of Sectonia (first battle).
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39 | Last-Minute Hero | ヒーローとは、遅れて来るものなんだぜ! The Hero Comes Late! |
Hirokazu Ando | Theme of the cutscene where King Dedede saves Kirby from Flowered Queen Sectonia's vine wrap in Story Mode. |
40 | The World to Win | この星をかけた魂の戦い The Soul Battle This Planet (Popstar) Is Gambled on |
Hirokazu Ando | Boss Battle Theme of Flowered Queen Sectonia/Soul of Sectonia (second battle).
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41 | FLOWERD | FLOWERD | Hirokazu Ando | Theme of "FLOWERED" the movie in the Theater. |
42 | One of the Miracles | きせきの1つ One of the Miracles |
Hirokazu Ando | Ending/Credits Theme. |
43 | Royal Warp | キングがワープ!? The King is warping!? |
Hirokazu Ando | Theme of King Dedede entering a Warp Hole in his Time Attack Sub-Game DededeTour!.
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44 | Arena Showdown | コロシアムの戦い Colosseum Battle |
Jun Ishikawa | Melody: Boss Battle Theme in The Arena and The True Arena (Triple Deluxe version).
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45 | Shadow Strike | よみがえる最強の影 The Reborn Strongest Shadow |
Jun Ishikawa | Boss Battle Theme of Dark Meta Knight's Revenge (second phase).
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46 | A Well-Earned Rest | 真のやすらぎ The True Rest Area |
Hirokazu Ando | Theme of the rest area in The True Arena.
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47 (bonus) |
Dededeluxe! | デデデデラックス!!! Dededeluxe!!! |
Hirokazu Ando | Melody of all four tracks from Dedede's Drum Dash, with the drum sound affects added from gameplay: |
48 (bonus) |
Midnight Moonlight! (Forever-Sleeping Flower) | 月下に永遠なる眠り花 Forever-Sleeping Flower in Moonlight |
Hirokazu Ando | Bonus arrangement of "Fatal Blooms in Moonlight" and "The World to Win". Featured instruments: violin, piano, bass guitar and drums. |
49 (bonus) |
Dreams and Disappearing Kings | 消えた大王と種からとびだす願い The Disappearing King and The Wishes Bouncing from the Seed (of the Dreamstalk) |
Hirokazu Ando | Bonus orchestral arrangement of "Walking to a flowery coup!", the first movie in the Theater.
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Gallery
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Kirby.
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Hypernova Kirby.
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Archer Kirby.
- TD Bell.png
Bell Kirby.
- TD Beetle.png
Beetle Kirby.
- TD Circus.png
Circus Kirby.
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- Kirby 3D Warp Star.jpg
Kirby riding a 3D Warp Star.
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Taranza, the villain who kidnapped King Dedede.
Video Gallery
Kirby Triple Deluxe Teaser
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Kirby Triple Deluxe Trailer
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Kirby Triple Deluxe Trailer 2
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Kirby Triple Deluxe Trailer (Dedede Drum Dash)
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Kirby Triple Deluxe Launch Trailer
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Trivia
- If the first letter of each level is put together, it spells out FLOWERED (Fine Field, Lollipop Land, Old Odyssey, Wild World, Endless Explosions, Royal Road, Eternal Dreamland). This is a reference to the final boss, Queen Sectonia, who becomes a giant flower after merging herself with the Dreamstalk (effectively becoming "FLOWERED"). This is similar to Kirby's Adventure, Kirby: Canvas Curse and Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
- This game was first to have interactable onscreen HUD display: when Hypernova Kirby inhales a boss, its health gauge "peels" off before being inhaled when emptied; breaking the fourth wall.
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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French | Kirby: Triple Deluxe | Kirby: Triple Deluxe |
German | Kirby: Triple Deluxe | Kirby: Triple Deluxe |
Italian | Kirby: Triple Deluxe | Kirby: Triple Deluxe |
Spanish | Kirby: Triple Deluxe | Kirby: Triple Deluxe |