If you’re not ready to feel old, skip that first sentence.
An instantly recognisable figure and OGSmashstar, but not aNintendobig gun.
A consistently high quality platformer, but not a legend of its genre.
Putting out great games everyone agrees are great then also seems to agree to stop thinking about forever.
But to follow up platforming perfection with yet more perfection is no mean feat.
These have appeared sporadically throughout Kirby’s tenure, and are always a delight to see.
The Switch 2 launch is the perfect time to bring back the GameCube kart racer.
He eats ya, he becomes ya.
The instantly digestible (ha!)
It might be that Kirby stuck to its 2D roots far longer than Mario or Sonic did.
Forgotten Land was a start, and I hope we see further growth from Kirbyin the Switch 2 era.
Maybe he could eat Mario and inherit the Italian plumber’s ability to innovate mechanically.
We know Nintendo is capable of pushing the envelope, and HAL Laboratory has not overlooked Kirby.
Until then, we should remember Kirby’s Dream Land 2.
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