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In the main game, there is no proper Game Over screen. Instead, if Kirby runs out of lives, he is instantly returned to [[Rainbow Route - Central Circle|Central Circle]] with two lives. In [[multiplayer]], one player is prompted whether to borrow [[1-Up|a life]] from another to continue playing from the same room.
In the main game, there is no proper Game Over screen. Instead, if Kirby runs out of lives, he is instantly returned to [[Rainbow Route - Central Circle|Central Circle]] with two lives. In [[multiplayer]], one player is prompted whether to borrow [[1-Up|a life]] from another to continue playing from the same room.


Getting a Game Over in this game is only possible in the [[Boss Endurance]]. This Game Over screen shows Kirby face-down in a purple circle with a bandage on his head, with the phrases "Game Over" and "Try Again!" surrounding the circle.
Getting a true Game Over in this game is only possible in the [[Boss Endurance]]. This Game Over screen shows Kirby face-down in a purple circle with a bandage on his head, with the phrases "Game Over" and "Try Again!" surrounding the circle. If one of [[multiplayer|more players]] loses during Boss Endurance, they are met with a "Game Over" caption but can continue watching the progress of remaining players.


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Game Over is what happens when Kirby (or any other playable character) loses all of his lives during a game. This results in the game ending, often leading to a Continue screen where one can choose to continue from the beginning of the level or stage (with point penalties if applicable), or quit to the main menu or title screen. Generally speaking, a Game Over is not a huge impediment to progress in the Kirby series, especially in more recent titles, and in many cases can be seen as unnecessary. Despite this, most games in the series utilize Game Overs as a natural consequence of using 1-Ups.

Game appearances

Kirby's Dream Land

The first entry in the series established how the Game Over screen generally operates in the series overall. If Kirby loses all of his lives, the game shows Game Over on a white screen before showing Kirby sleeping on the Continue screen. Continuing will cause the pointer hand to move down and prod Kirby to wake him up and direct him back to the game. Kirby will then continue from the beginning of whichever level he was in, with five lives and a 20000 point deduction. Ending the game has the hand move down and flick Kirby off the screen before returning to the title screen.

Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

This screen functions similarly to the previous game, but features a different look and theme. Continuing will return Kirby to the level he was in, with the stages he's so far unlocked still open. The point penalty for continuing is now 50000. If the game is ended, Kirby will wake up and swallow the pointer hand before returning to sleep, and the game returns to the title screen.

In Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, continuing only results in three lives, as opposed to five. Additionally, the point deduction is now half of the current score instead of 50000. In the multiplayer mode, the Game Over screen shows all Kirbys laying on the ground, knocked out. The number of them present depends on the number of players (from 2 to 4). There is no option to continue or quit, and after pressing A, all players get back to the title screen.

Kirby's Pinball Land

Falling out of the pinball table puts Kirby in a room similar to a Goal Game, where he can jump back up to the table to continue playing (using up a life in the process). If he does not return to the table, or is out of lives, the game ends and the score for the current game is shown.

Kirby's Dream Course

When Kirby loses all his lives, Game Over will be shown with a sparkling background, followed by the scorecard for the current game and the Continue screen. Continuing causes a Warp Star to burst through the ground where Kirby is sleeping, returning Kirby to the stage he last played. Ending the game causes the pointer hand to poke Kirby repeatedly. When he doesn't wake up, the hand pulls a rope from the ceiling that causes a giant star to crush Kirby, who isn't affected by this and continues snoring in peace. The hand then gives up, shrugs and moves to the bottom offscreen.

Kirby's Dream Land 2

This screen features Kirby, Rick, Kine, and Coo sleeping. Continuing causes a Warp Star to appear, letting Kirby and the Animal Friends wake up and use it to return to the game. Ending the game causes the background to change to nighttime before returning to the title screen.

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The game ends when too many Puyo blobs reach the top of the screen, causing Kirby's screen to collapse and Game Over to be displayed. The Continue screen shows Kirby sitting defeated and surrounded by Puyos, with a rapid countdown to continue the game before it returns to the title screen. This Game Over screen is directly based off that of Super Puyo Puyo, the game that Kirby's Avalanche is a modification of.

Kirby's Block Ball

This Game Over screen shows Kirby with an cross-shaped patch angrily pointing to a sign displaying 'Continue' or 'End', with the score for the current game shown at the top.

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Running out of lives takes the game to the Continue screen, where the choice can be made either to "Continue" or "Game End". Continuing causes the pointer hand to fly down to the sleeping Kirby, remove his hat, and change it into a boom cone to wake him up. When Kirby is startled awake, he runs off to the right, as the hand waves his hat like a tissue to cheer him on.

If the game is ended, the hand drops down and picks Kirby up, lifting him up above the selection screen to the Moon. The hand gently places Kirby on the Moon before wrapping a blanket over him and tucking him in to sleep.

Based on the game being played, selecting 'Continue' will do the following:

Selecting "End" will return the game to the corkboard menu. The continue option is not available in The Arena, Helper to Hero, Meta Knightmare Ultra, and The True Arena.

The Kirby Super Star Ultra Game Over replaces the Moon with Popstar, but otherwise remains the same.

Kirby's Star Stacker

The game ends if too many panels stack up, causing them to hit the ceiling. Continuing restarts the game and score, while quitting causes the pointer hand to crush Kirby, who then proceeds to fall asleep.

Kirby's Dream Land 3

This Game Over screen has a drawing of Kirby, Gooey, and his Animal Friends underneath the Game Over text.

If Kirby loses to any of the bosses on Boss Butch, the Game Over screen displays an illustration of Kirby being defeated by the boss he lost to. The player can quit back to the Boss Butch starting screen by pressing any button.

In the Jumping sub-game, the player's total scores will be displayed on the Game Over screen.

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

The Game Over screen features Kirby, Adeleine, Waddle Dee and King Dedede all sleeping with a black background with a spotlight on them. Strangely, Ribbon is nowhere to be seen.

In Boss Battles, the Game Over screen displays tan-colored letters that appear to say "It's hopeless...", and features a dejected Kirby in the center with King Dedede, Waddle Dee, and Adeleine looking at him with a sad expression. This screen also uses the same music as the regular Game Over screen.

Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble

The Game Over screen uses a slowed down version of the music from Kirby's Dream Land. Continuing has Kirby wake up, and the game continues, putting Kirby at the beginning of the stage he got a Game Over on. If the game is ended, it simply returns to the Title Screen.

Getting a Game Over results in the loss of both the Red and Blue Stars collected on the stage Kirby got a Game Over on. In that case, Kirby will have to collect them again.

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

In the main game, there is no proper Game Over screen. Instead, if Kirby runs out of lives, he is instantly returned to Central Circle with two lives. In multiplayer, one player is prompted whether to borrow a life from another to continue playing from the same room.

Getting a true Game Over in this game is only possible in the Boss Endurance. This Game Over screen shows Kirby face-down in a purple circle with a bandage on his head, with the phrases "Game Over" and "Try Again!" surrounding the circle. If one of more players loses during Boss Endurance, they are met with a "Game Over" caption but can continue watching the progress of remaining players.

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This Game Over screen shows an ominous black and white background, with "Continue" and "Quit" displayed on the touchscreen. Continuing has Kirby fall and bounce to the left, and quitting has him bounce to the right.

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In this screen, Kirby is sleeping with his Sleep hat. Continuing causes Kirby to wake up and run off. Quitting causes Kirby to briefly wake up before continuing to sleep.

Kirby Mass Attack

This game does not use a 1-Up system. Instead, the game is over if no Mini-Kirbys remain on the stage. Here, the last Kirby will turn into an angel, similar to the Cupid ability from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, and will float off the screen. The game will then return to the world map, with however many Kirbys were together before starting the stage, and the stage left incomplete (unless it was completed beforehand). A Game Over can also happen if any of the Wee Birdees are dropped in Sandy Canyon - Stage 11.

Often if a Game Over occurs, Daroach will approach the Kirbys with his airship and give them some advice.

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This game over screen is similar to the one in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, though it bears somewhat different aesthetics. Continuing has the pointer hand prompt Kirby to get back up, and ending the game has Kirby eat the hand and return to sleep.

Continuing returns Kirby to the level hub, at the door of the stage he got the game over in, with eight lives and no stars. No other penalty is incurred besides having to restart the stage (if it was not already complete).

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

This screen is similar in design to that of the previous game. Continuing has the pointer hand wake Kirby up and direct him to run towards the screen to return to the game.

In the Kirby Fighters sub-game, if Kirby is defeated in Single-Player Mode, he gets a Game Over. The player is given a choice to either quit or try the round again. In Dedede's Drum Dash, if King Dedede falls off the stage, it will be an instant Game Over and the stage must be restarted from the very beginning.

If Kirby loses on The Arena or The True Arena, the Game Over shows a fainted Kirby with a shaft of light shining on him, amidst a dark background. On the top of the screen is text that says "K.O'd in Round #", and a royal-like banner on the bottom that tells the player to try harder or note that being a true champion is not easy.

Kirby Fighters Deluxe

If Kirby gets a Game Over in Single-Player Mode, he has the option to either restart the round he failed on or quit to the main menu. Selecting the option to continue will, however, keep the timer running without any penalties.

On the boss battle against Team DDD, if the player gets a Game Over, Team DDD will reduce their numbers to a lower level of difficulty, no less than Team DDD24.

Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe

If King Dedede falls off the stage, it will result in an instant Game Over, forcing the player to restart the stage from the very beginning.

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This screen features Kirby and Elline sleeping. Continuing will return Kirby to the mission, but will reset the score. Quitting will return the game to the Title Screen.

Kirby: Planet Robobot

Much like previous installments, the Game Over screen shows Kirby sleeping, with a pulse meter in the background and options to Continue or Quit. Continuing causes the pointer hand to fly down and wake Kirby up, pointing him back to the adventure. Quitting has Kirby wake up and eat the hand before returning to sleep.

If Kirby loses in The Arena and in The True Arena, the background is situated in a virtual system-like background with a shaft of light. Kirby falls down and a text saying "K.O'd in Round #", with a message displayed at the bottom of the top screen encouraging the player to try harder or telling them that they're close to winning. The player can choose to restart the run or quit to the (True) Arena's main menu.

Team Kirby Clash Deluxe & Super Kirby Clash

These games do not feature 1Ups at all; instead, during Quests Kirby and his teammates can revive each other provided at least one member is still standing. However, if the time limit expires (or all teammates are down), then the Quest ends in failure and Kirby is returned to the village hub, unless if the player uses Gem Apples to revive the Kirbys or extend the time limit.

Kirby's Blowout Blast

Once Kirby runs out of health, or the time limit expires, Kirby dies and the game ends. 'Game Over' is displayed in purple on the top screen, with options to retry the level or return to the plaza displayed on the touch screen.

Kirby Battle Royale

Similar to Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, this game does not possess a traditional Game Over screen, as Kirby automatically revives in most battles and can revive himself during Battle Arena at any time. However, each revival in the latter becomes progressively more difficult, and underperforming in Story Mode League Battles may require Kirby to retry the battle later on.

Kirby Star Allies

This Game Over shows Kirby sleeping in the center of the screen, with the options to Continue or Quit below him. Continuing causes the pointer hand to fly down from above and wake Kirby up, returning him to the game. In Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!, the screen shows the friend in their Low HP idle animation, once again with the options to continue or quit. Continuing has the Friend run to the right.

In The Ultimate Choice, Kirby and his friends collapse, using their multiplayer KO'd animation.

Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn

Being an enhanced port of Kirby's Epic Yarn, Game Overs are now possible to obtain in the game if Kirby loses all his Life Pieces in Devilish Mode. Kirby will become a messy pile of yarn, then a Devil will come to take him away. The player can choose to try the stage again from the beginning or quit to the stage select screen.

Kirby Fighters 2

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Game Overs can be earned in both Single-Handed Mode and in Story Mode: The Destined Rivals. They can be earned by simply losing to the opponents or, in the case of Story Mode, exhausting the time limit.

In Story Mode: The Destined Rivals, getting a Game Over will cause the player to receive a score penalty that subtracts their total score by a couple hundred points. The player can choose to quit or try again the round. In the case of Story Mode's final chapter, the game limits the amount of continues the player can use to three, in addition to automatically restarting the current floor once the player loses (with no option to quit). If the player gets a Game Over and they run out of continues as a result, they will be forced to restart the chapter from the very beginning. In addition, the final score will also be halved as a penalty.

Single-Handed Mode has no penalty for getting a Game Over, although it can break the player's winning streak bonus. The player can choose to either quit (which sends them back to the beginning), or try again (the timer will continue to run for the round they failed on).

Profiles

Kirby's Dream Land 2

  • 3DS Virtual Console manual bio: "When your remaining-lives total reaches zero and your life meter is fully depleted, it's game over. Select Continue to restart from the island and stage you were playing when the game ended. Select Game End to return to the title screen."

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  • Instruction manual bio (page 10): "When Kirby runs out of health, you will lose one life. If you run out of health with no remaining lives, your game will end and the screen to the right will appear. "

Kirby Star Allies

  • In-game tip: "If Kirby is defeated and has no more Kirbys remaining, it's game over!"

Trivia

Gallery

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