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Quick Draw
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- This article is about the Sub-Game from Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. For the Play Nintendo minigame, see Kirby's Quick Draw.
| “ | When the enemy draws, press the A Button! If you press it too soon, you get a penalty! | ” | — Instruction - Kirby's Adventure |
| “ | When you see the !, quickly press A! | ” | — Instruction - Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land |
Quick Draw is a Sub-Game that first appears in Kirby's Adventure. In its GBA remake, Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, Quick Draw is restyled after Samurai Kirby from Kirby Super Star, with which it shares gameplay but replaces the wild west aesthetic with a feudal samurai one. It can be accessed from a few stages after the level's lobby door is unlocked.
The Kirby Super Star Ultra sub-game Kirby on the Draw can be seen as a visual follow-up to the Kirby's Adventure version of Quick Draw, but it does not have the same gameplay style.
Gameplay[edit]
The goal of the game is to press the A Button (or B Button in the 3D Classics version) as quickly as possible after the FIRE! (or ! in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, accounting for the change from gun to fan) flashes on screen. Pressing too soon will inflict a penalty (or cause Kirby to fail to strike in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land), and waiting too long will cause Kirby to lose. There are five stages to this game, each one requiring quicker reflexes than the last, and a reward will be given based on how many stages were cleared.
A sign is placed in the foreground to count down how many frames it took the player to react to the draw. This can be helpful to gauge how fast one is required to be in order to clear a stage.
Additionally, the Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land version supports up to four players, who can compete against each-other to see who has the quickest reflexes.
Foes[edit]
The foes faced in each stage in each version are as follows (numbers represent the frame at which they will strike):
Kirby's Adventure[edit]
| Foe | Reward threshold if beaten | Level 1 - Easy | Level 2 - Medium | Level 3 - Challenging |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 points | 83 | 63 | 42 | |
| 3000 points | 51 | 41 | 32 | |
| 5000 points | 21 | 17 | 22 | |
| 1-Up | 16 | 14 | 12 | |
| 3-Up | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land[edit]
Unlike Kirby's Adventure, striking at the same time as the opponent causes a draw. Kirby must rematch the opponent.
| Foe | Reward threshold if beaten | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 points | 82 | 63 | 18 | |
| 3000 points | 50 | 41 | 14 | |
| 5000 points | 24 | 17 | 12 | |
| 1-Up | 17 | 13 | 11 | |
| 3-Up | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Trivia[edit]
- In the Kirby's Adventure version, Blade Knight's reaction time is slower in Level 3 than in Levels 2 and 1.
- In the Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land version, the Samurai Kirby sight gags were reduced from Kirby having a suitable weapon to counter each opponent to always pulling a fan out of his sheath.
- Quick Draw was directly ported into a Flash game on the official Japanese website, and became the first web game of the Kirby series. The Flash game and its dimensions were designed to fit into the screen of a pink Game Boy Advance image. The player would use their computer mouse as a substitute for the A button, either by clicking on the Flash screen (with an icon of the A button for the mouse cursor), or by clicking the A button on the Game Boy Advance image itself.[1] Speed Eaters from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror would later receive a similar Flash game port on its own website.
- The most visible change is to Meta Knight's sprites, which have been painted over, leaving Meta Knight a mere featureless silhouette casting a shadow.
- In the version of Samurai Kirby from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, the camera angle is changed to resemble that of the Quick Draw remake in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land if three or four players are participating.
Gallery[edit]
Kirby's Adventure[edit]
Artwork[edit]
Kirby in Quick Draw.
Screenshots[edit]
Defeating Waddle Doo
Facing against King Dedede
Being defeated in Round 5
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land[edit]
Artwork[edit]
Kirby and Waddle Doo ready to draw.
Kirby and Waddle Doo drawing.
Screenshots[edit]
Difficulty selection screen.
An exclamation mark appears as a cue for attacking.
Results screen after defeating four enemies.
Four Kirbys in multiplayer mode.
Other[edit]
LINE animated sticker from "Kirby's Puffball Sticker Set"
1993 Kirby's Adventure plush set by Takara, featuring Quick Draw Kirby
Artwork of Quick Draw Kirby for "KIRBY MUTEKI! SUTEKI! CLOSET" merchandise line
Plushie of Quick Draw Kirby from "KIRBY MUTEKI! SUTEKI! CLOSET" merchandise line
Small plushies from the "KIRBY MUTEKI! SUTEKI! CLOSET" merchandise line, featuring Quick Draw Kirby
Figurines from the "KIRBY MUTEKI! SUTEKI! CLOSET" merchandise line, featuring Quick Draw Kirby
"Shooting Gallery" miniature set from the "Kirby Pupupu Japanese Festival" merchandise line, featuring Quick Draw Kirby
Names in other languages[edit]
Kirby's Adventure[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 早撃ちカービィ Hayauchi Kābyi |
Quick Draw Kirby |
| French | Duel | Duel |
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 刹那の見斬り改 Setsuna no Mikiri Kai |
Slash in a Flash - Modified
|
| French | Duel | Duel |
| Spanish | ¡Desenfunda! | Draw! |
