Mario Kirby Masterpiece Video
Mario Kirby Masterpiece Video[Japanese title] is a Japanese 1995 educational video released by HAL Laboratory. It is aimed at teaching Japanese Kanji to young children. It has two segments: a Mario segment and a Kirby segment. Each segment is a short story centered around the character, with still pictures on the left of the screen and Kanji text on the right. After the two segments, some advertisements for a drawing kit starring the anime character Doraemon and a Yoshi camera are seen.
Mario segment
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Mario is told by Princess Peach that a "mysterious thief W" has stolen treasure from a nearby school. Mario concludes it is Wario and sets off to find him. After Wario is caught, and a quick battle, he is defeated and the treasure is returned.
Kirby segment
In the beginning, Kirby finds a small dog who has lost his mother. Kirby sets off to help the dog, coming across a girl, a bug, and the moon, which tells him that King Dedede might have the dog's mother. After going to Dedede's Castle, he finds Dedede, who is just putting a bandage on the mother's paw. Mother and son are reunited and the four of them have a tea party together.
Trivia
- Kirby, Mario, and the narrator are all voiced by Mayumi Tanaka.[1]
- The moon that appears in the Kirby segment resembles Mr. Shine.
Video
Video dump, remastered and uploaded to YouTube.
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | マリオ・カービィ 名作ビデオ mario kābyi meisaku bideo |
Mario Kirby Masterpiece Video |