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|image=[[File:Kid Kirby promotional art.png|250px]] | |image=[[File:Kid Kirby promotional art.png|250px]] | ||
|caption= | |caption= Cover art of '''''Kid Kirby'''''. | ||
|developer= DMA Design | |developer= DMA Design | ||
|platforms= [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] | |platforms= [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] | ||
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'''''Kid Kirby''''' was a [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]] game that was once planned to be released on the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]. The game would have supported the [[nwiki:SNES Mouse|SNES Mouse]], and featured its own colorful unique 3D art style in addition to 2D graphics. ''Kid Kirby'' was developed by Scotland-based DMA Design Ltd., which eventually became [ | '''''Kid Kirby''''' was a [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]] game that was once planned to be released on the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]. The game would have supported the [[nwiki:SNES Mouse|SNES Mouse]], and featured its own colorful unique 3D art style in addition to 2D graphics. ''Kid Kirby'' was developed by Scotland-based DMA Design Ltd., which eventually became [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockstar_North Rockstar North], a third-party developer known for their work on the ''Grand Theft Auto'' series of games. | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
The earliest mention ever of ''Kid Kirby'' | The earliest mention ever of ''Kid Kirby'' dates back to 1994-1995, where it was said to be in development around the time ''[[Wikipedia:All New World of Lemmings|Lemmings 3]]'' was developed. It was said by ex-DMA Design developer "Mike Dailly" that [[Nintendo]] was very fed up with the game and cancelled it.<ref name="Twitter PM with 'Mike Dailly'">Twitter PM with "Mike Dailly" ([https://www.twitter.com/mdf200 @mdf200]) by WiKirby editor Meeper12346, on Imgur [https://i.imgur.com/PzALziu.png (1)] [https://i.imgur.com/2x6jAX2.png (2)]</ref> The poor sales of the Super NES Mouse and the fact that the game could never be played well with traditional joypad controls were some of the reasons that led to the game's inevitable cancellation.<ref>[https://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=12190 "Playing Catch Up: GTA/Lemmings' Dave Jones" on Gamasutra]</ref> The game was covered by Club Nintendo Mexico in the July 1995 issue, which also included promotional artwork for the game including its box art.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170918160230/https://bulk.destructoid.com/ul/104946-kid-kirby-the-super-nintendo-game-that-never-was/kk3-noscale.jpg Archived Club Nintendo Mexico July 1995 scan from Destructoid]</ref> Ex-DMA "Mike Dailly" claimed to have a copy of a playable demo build of ''Kid Kirby'', but it was unfortunately lost.<ref name="Twitter PM with 'Mike Dailly'"/> | ||
The storyline of ''Kid Kirby'', as told from the perspective of an older [[Kirby]], | The storyline of ''Kid Kirby'', as told from the perspective of an older [[Kirby]], stars a younger version of himself, who is featured in a more-purple hue with one strand of curly hair. The story would have played out similar to ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'', where the [[Star Rod]] is stolen once again from the [[Fountain of Dreams]] and Kirby has to go and retrieve it.<ref name="James Watson on GiantBomb">[https://www.giantbomb.com/profile/DudleySoft/blog/kid-kirby-a-real-blast-from-the-past-for-me/12193/ Article from GiantBomb on Kid Kirby by main programmer James Watson, under the name "DudleySoft"]</ref> Familiar assets such as [[King Dedede]] and [[Bronto Burt]] were set to appear in the game. Additionally, some of the apparent new enemies of the game were a walking fire-like enemy and an unknown octopus-inspired creature. A photo album theme for the menu interface was used for the game, to be more in-line with the fact that it was about Kirby's past memories.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090421105228/http://dudleysoft.org/blog/?page_id=5 Archived page from James Watson (DudleySoft)'s blog]</ref> | ||
== Gameplay == | == Gameplay == | ||
''Kid Kirby'' | Due to a lack of video footage covering the game itself, there was little-to-no demonstration of the gameplay of ''Kid Kirby''. Players would control a hand-shaped cursor, and could click and drag on Kirby to stretch him then release the mouse to launch him in a set trajectory, with guide paths similar to that of ''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]''. Additional controls included slapping Kirby upwards three times and slamming him downwards when he was in midair. Kirby was also able to activate "powerups", such as becoming a "paper airplane" or a "rock" (possibly the [[Stone]] [[Copy Ability]]).<ref name="James Watson on GiantBomb"/> | ||
120 | 120 levels were set to be featured in ''Kid Kirby'', including 60 levels that were part of the game's Story Mode, and the other 60 being levels accessed by a hidden door (possibly inside a bell) in most of the levels. Kirby could collect [[Point Star]]s while reaching the hoop at the end of the level to complete it.<ref name="James Watson on GiantBomb"/> There were various themes for stages, such as forest, ice, cave, and metallic building levels. | ||
''Kid Kirby'' would have also featured a 2-player split-screen race mode where two players would compete to see who could reach the exit of the level first.<ref name="James Watson on GiantBomb"/> | ''Kid Kirby'' would have also featured a 2-player split-screen race mode where two players would compete to see who could reach the exit of the level first.<ref name="James Watson on GiantBomb"/> | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*Interestingly, there was a hoax spread online that [[mariowiki:Hard Hat|Hard Hat]] from ''[[mariowiki:Donkey Kong Land|Donkey Kong Land]]'' was meant to appear in ''Kid Kirby'', as its CG-styled artwork appears alongside other similar-looking promotional artwork of various characters from the latter game on a website covering cancelled/beta video games named [https://www.unseen64.net/2008/11/15/kid-kirby-snes-cancelled/ Unseen64]. | |||
**Both artworks for Bronto Burt and Hard Hat appeared in a [https://earthboundcentral.com/2012/03/merch-watch-for-mar-23-2012/ 2012 auction] for an official Nintendo-themed binder that dates back to 1995, which adds up to the confusion. | |||
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**This particular piece of Hard Hat artwork appears in higher quality in the preview page for ''Donkey Kong Land'' from [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v15/koopaul/Nintendo/Donkey_Kong_Land_Preview_Page_5_Nintendo_Power_69_zpsafe3f795.png Volume 69 of ''Nintendo Power''], confirming that the artwork belongs to said game itself and not ''Kid Kirby''. | **This particular piece of Hard Hat artwork appears in higher quality in the preview page for ''Donkey Kong Land'' from [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v15/koopaul/Nintendo/Donkey_Kong_Land_Preview_Page_5_Nintendo_Power_69_zpsafe3f795.png Volume 69 of ''Nintendo Power''], confirming that the artwork belongs to said game itself and not ''Kid Kirby''. | ||
*According to ex-DMA "Mike Dailly", ''Kid Kirby''{{'}}s internal name was "Jelly".<ref | *According to ex-DMA "Mike Dailly", ''Kid Kirby''{{'}}s internal name was "Jelly".<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikedailly/sets/72157602112466044/ "Mike Dailly"'s assets reveal on Flickr]</ref> | ||
*Had it been released as intended, ''Kid Kirby'' would become the first ''Kirby'' game to be developed by a non-Japanese video game development company. | *Had it been released as intended, ''Kid Kirby'' would become the first ''Kirby'' game to be developed by a non-Japanese video game development company. | ||
*A possible method of [[100% completion]] was to get everything on each level to add 1% to the completion counter. There were 120 levels in the game, which would mean 120% completion would be possible.<ref name="James Watson on GiantBomb"/> | *A possible method of [[100% completion]] was to get everything on each level to add 1% to the completion counter. There were 120 levels in the game, which would mean 120% completion would be possible.<ref name="James Watson on GiantBomb"/> | ||
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=== Official artwork === | === Official artwork === | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Kid_Kirby_Kirby.jpg|Artwork of young [[Kirby]] | |||
File:Kid_Kirby_King_Dedede.jpg|Artwork of [[King Dedede]] | |||
File:Kid_Kirby_Bronto_Burt.jpg|Artwork of [[Bronto Burt]] | |||
File:Kid Kirby bed.png|A shocked young Kirby in bed thinking of cake | |||
Kid Kirby bed.png|A shocked young Kirby in bed | File:Kid Kirby octopus.png|The unknown octopus-like creature | ||
Kid Kirby octopus.png|The unknown octopus-like creature | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Kid Kirby sprite sheet.png|KIRBY2 - Sprite sheet depicting young [[Kirby]]'s sprites, an unknown fire enemy, potion flasks, and other objects | File:Kid Kirby sprite sheet.png|KIRBY2 - Sprite sheet depicting young [[Kirby]]'s sprites, an unknown fire enemy, potion flasks, and other objects | ||
File: | File:Kid_Kirby_Beach_Tileset.png|OZDA - Sprite sheet depicting a possible beach tileset | ||
File: | File:Kid_Kirby_Techno_Tileset.png|OZ2 - Sprite sheet depicting a possible technological tileset | ||
File: | File:Kid_Kirby_Jungle_Tileset.png|TESTBLOX - Sprite sheet depicting a possible forest/jungle tileset | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
*[ | *[https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikedailly/sets/72157602112466044/ "Mike Dailly"'s assets reveal on Flickr] | ||
*[https://www.unseen64.net/2008/11/15/kid-kirby-snes-cancelled/ | *[https://www.unseen64.net/2008/11/15/kid-kirby-snes-cancelled/ Kid Kirby on Unseen64] | ||
*[https://kirby.webnwork.com/spiele/kid.html | *[https://kirby.webnwork.com/spiele/kid.html Kid Kirby on Kirbytraum (German fansite)] | ||
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