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|''Once upon a time, a girl was stranded freezing in a snowstorm. As she got colder and colder, | |''Once upon a time, a girl was stranded freezing in a snowstorm. As she got colder and colder, a mysterious traveler appeared and unlocked her natural talent for ice magic. She kept turning blue, all right—the beautiful blue of Francisca!'' | ||
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|''Once upon a time, a girl facing a raging inferno tilted her head to the sky and let loose a fiery scream. Just before she lost consciousness, | |''Once upon a time, a girl facing a raging inferno tilted her head to the sky and let loose a fiery scream. Just before she lost consciousness, a mysterious traveler appeared and unlocked her natural talent for fire magic. Thus, Flamberge was born.'' | ||
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|''Void exists in all dimensions, but his shining form in | |''Void exists in all dimensions, but his shining form in another dimension inspired the ancients to transcribe his mysteries in sacred texts. What will be written next?<br>{{Large|Will the new scrolls describe a destroyer of worlds, or an ally to the stars?}}'' | ||
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Revision as of 01:54, 23 March 2023
Pausing refers to the action of suspending the action of a video game, usually using the start button or its equivalent. When done, the game will either freeze in place or take the player to a menu, from which the player can either resume the game again, quit the level/stage being played, or manage any number of other menu options included with the title. Pausing is typically done in normal sections of gameplay where the player has control of the actions of their character. As such, it is not usually possible to pause during cutscenes, though pressing the start button during one may bring up a prompt to skip the cutscene in question.
In the context of the Kirby series, the pause function has taken on a variety of different looks and options. In the original Kirby's Dream Land, pausing freezes gameplay and stops the music until the start button is pressed again. Starting with Kirby's Adventure, however, pausing usually takes the player to a menu and lowers the volume of the music instead of muting it (Kirby: Planet Robobot is the only main-series game to break this pattern outside of boss fights, using a unique song on the pause menu titled "Mother's Intuition"). In these menus, there are often one or more pages explaining the playable character's moveset, which tend to include flavor text and controls for Copy Abilities and secondary characters.
Special Pages
Starting with Kirby Super Star Ultra, pausing during certain boss battles often provides unique flavor text (usually referred to as a Special Page) that gives backstory for the boss the player is currently fighting, which continues in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. From Kirby: Triple Deluxe through Kirby Star Allies, every major boss fought has such text when paused during their battles, with Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe adding new text for bosses that didn't have any in the original game. Kirby and the Forgotten Land doesn't provide any flavor text in the pause screen, however, opting instead to provide descriptions for select collectible figures.
List of Special Page text
The following is a complete list of all Special Page text by game, starting with Kirby Super Star Ultra. Copy Ability and character flavor text are not included here:
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Kirby's Return to Dream Land
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Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Starting with Kirby: Triple Deluxe, all major bosses in the main series would have Special Page text (except for Kirby and the Forgotten Land). In addition, this would be the first game to introduce multiple Special Page entries for a single boss depending on the phase.
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Kirby Fighters Deluxe
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Kirby: Planet Robobot
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Kirby Fighters 2
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Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
As mentioned above, Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe adds flavor text to all bosses, including those that did not have any in the original game. It also adds flavor text to the Sphere Doomer battles, making it the first time a Mid-Boss has had its own Special Page text.
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Trivia
- If the player waits a brief amount of time while Kirby's Dream Land is paused, Kirby will start dancing in place.
- While the main gameplay of Kirby Star Allies, Super Kirby Clash, and Kirby and the Forgotten Land is locked to running at 30 FPS maximum (barring the occasional frame drop), the pause menu (as well as other menus) runs at a smoother 60 FPS.
Gallery
The story mode pause menu from Kirby: Triple Deluxe
The story mode pause menu from Kirby: Planet Robobot
The battle pause menu from Kirby Battle Royale
The story mode pause menu from Kirby Battle Royale