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'''''Kirby for Nintendo GameCube'''''{{#ifeq:{{PAGENAME}}|Kirby for Nintendo GameCube|<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071202061129/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/e3_2005/gc_soft/ Nintendo of Japan website (archived)]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6dBh5yVgGY&t=131s Kirby GCN - Nintendo Press Kit E3 2005 - hungrygoriya - YouTube]</ref>}} was the tentative title for an unreleased mainline ''Kirby'' game developed for the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. Announced in 2004, it featured a revamped [[Helper]] system based on that of ''[[Kirby Super Star|{{KSS KFP}}]]'', alongside the camera perspective used in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''. It began development in 2000, shortly after development for ''Kirby 64'' concluded,{{#ifeq:{{PAGENAME}}|Kirby for Nintendo GameCube|<ref name="IwataAsks>[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/kirby-dream-land/0/0 Iwata Asks: Kirby's Return to Dream Land]</ref>}} and was planned for release shortly after ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]'' in 2003.{{#ifeq:{{PAGENAME}}|Kirby for Nintendo GameCube|<ref name="IwataAsks" />}} However, due to issues designing levels to be playable in both singleplayer and multiplayer, it was canceled shortly after its announcement.{{#ifeq:{{PAGENAME}}|Kirby for Nintendo GameCube|<ref name="IwataAsks" />}} Had it been released as intended, it would have been the eighth game in the main series.

Three more builds of the game followed: one for the Nintendo GameCube and two for the [[Wii]].   

Only the last of these was released, under the title ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|{{KRtDL KAW}}]]''.{{#ifeq:{{PAGENAME}}|Kirby for Nintendo GameCube|<ref name="IwataAsks" />}} The concept for this game would later be revisited in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' for the [[Nintendo Switch]].

The game was shown as a more traditional 2D adventure, but still containing 3D assets. It featured a [[Helper]] system similar to the one in ''[[Kirby Super Star|{{KSS KFP}}]]'', but allowed up to 3 Helpers at a time instead of just one. Enemies and [[Mid-Boss]]es could be stunned by the attacks of Kirby and his helpers.  The story would have seen Kirby on a quest to retrieve the [[Warp Star]], which had been stolen by [[King Dedede]], who uses it to power his new robot: [[HR-D3]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120306183526/http://cube.ign.com/objects/716/716496.html</ref>

The game started development in 2000, shortly after the release of ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'', and was intended to release shortly after ''Kirby Air Ride'' in 2003.  It was announced in November 2004,<ref name="ign" /> and a trailer was shown during [[wikipedia:Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3 2005]],<ref>https://youtube.com/watch?v=yy2l5BSBSL0</ref> though it was canceled shortly after.

|The enemy resembled three water drops. The Water ability would eventually debut in ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|{{KRtDL KAW}}]]''.

|The ability's hat was redesigned to an orange party hat with yellow patterns, being the basis for its current design debuting in ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|{{KRtDL KAW}}]]''.

|The ability's hat was redesigned to a crown of boulders, being the basis for its current design debuting in ''{{KRtDL KAW}}''.

|The only new ability to be showcased. The ability's design resembles that of the anime, with Kirby taking a translucent blue appearance.

*[[HR-D3]] ([[King Dedede]] themed paint job)

*[[Morpho Knight]] (designed, but ultimately not put into the game)<ref>{{cite book|quote=バルフレイナイトのデザインについては、実はゲームキューブ版の王道『カービィ』を考えていた時に敵の新型ナイトボスとして作られていたデザインなのですよ。|book=[https://www.ndw.jp/kirby_04/ July 2018 Issue]|publisher='''Nintendo DREAM'''|page=35}}</ref>

==The Three Lost Kirby Games==

In an Iwata Asks interview for ''{{KRtDL KAW}}'', it was revealed that two more builds and concepts for the game existed before the final version; these two concepts alongside the one shown at E3 are collectively referred to as the "three lost ''Kirby'' games".<ref name=IwataAsks /> These two concepts are explained below.

===Full 3D Platformer===

[[file:KRtDL Beta 1.jpg|thumb|300|right|Development screenshot of the full 3D platformer]]

The second game was a full 3D adventure allowing Kirby to freely move around, and looked very similar to ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]'' in graphical style. It was stated to have extremely challenging gameplay, and was canceled because it did not achieve HAL's quality standards.<ref name="IwataAsks" />

Due to the fullscreen proportions of the screenshot, it can be reasonably assumed that the game was developed for the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. If this is the case, then it likely had the shortest development span of the three concepts, due to being developed near the end of the GameCube's lifespan.

The game was developed for the Wii, judging by the widescreen proportions of the screenshot, starting development immediately after the cancellation of the previous build.  It was canceled in early 2010 for unknown reasons.<ref name="IwataAsks" />

*The concept of a full 3D ''Kirby'' game was likely the inspiration for the 3D environments in the sub-game [[Kirby 3D Rumble]], and later in ''[[Kirby's Blowout Blast]]'' and ''[[Kirby Battle Royale]]'', and would ultimately be reali{{z}}ed in ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3LAkr0ANgw Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch]</ref>

*Much of the music and other assets developed for ''Kirby for Nintendo GameCube'' would be used in ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|{{KRtDL KAW}}]]'', most noticeably "[[Road to Victory]]" (used for [[The Arena]]). This track was first heard in the ''Kirby for Nintendo GameCube'' trailer during [[wikipedia:Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3 2005]], and shares the melody of the theme "[[Sky Tower]]" from ''{{KRtDL KAW}}''. The melody was probably intended to serve as a leitmotif of ''Kirby for Nintendo GameCube'', though it's also widely used in ''{{KRtDL KAW}}''. Another track that was carried from the GameCube game was one of the cave themes of ''{{KRtDL KAW}}'', that played in the footage shown at E3 2005. Additionally, several models and sounds in ''{{KRtDL KAW}}''{{'}}s files use the header "GCK", presumably for "GameCube Kirby", indicating that they were originally planned for use in this title.

*The [[Water]] ability was originally planned to debut in this game, with a different design more closely matching its appearance in the anime; it ended up debuting in ''{{KRtDL KAW}}'' instead.

*[[HR-D3]], which had initially appeared as a [[boss]] for this title, would later appear in ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'', still in [[King Dedede]] themed paint job, and ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|{{KRtDL KAW}}]]'', piloted by [[Metal General]] EX.

*[[Morpho Knight]], who had initially been designed as a boss for this title, would later debut in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''.

Kirby GCN icy area.jpg|Kirby, Chilly, and a green Knuckle Joe encountering a yellow Bonkers in an icy location

Kirby GCN Blippers.jpg|Kirby swimming from two [[Blipper]]s

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|jaR=Hoshi no Kābī

|jaM=Kirby of the Stars

*''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|{{KRtDL KAW}}]]''

*[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/kirby-dream-land/0/0 Iwata Asks: Kirby's Return to Dream Land - The Three Lost Kirby Games] (interview with Satoru Iwata on Nintendo.com)