Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

Released: March 24, 2000
Type: Main Game

Platforms:

Wii Nintendo 64 Wii U

Genres:

Platform Adventure

Game Modes:

Single player Multiplayer Split screen

Themes:

Action

Player Perspectives:

Side view

Ratings

User Rating

75.9
Based on 109 ratings

Total Rating

75.9
Based on 109 ratings

Summary

Kirby's first 3-D adventure is also his Nintendo 64 debut, and it finds the always-versatile hero battling a new enemy called Dark Matter. Dark Matter is after a distant land's powerful crystal, but a young fairy named Ribbon attempts to save it by escaping with the gem to Dream Land. Now the crystal has been broken, and it's scattered around the world. Take control of Kirby and help him journey across six worlds, battling a wide variety of enemies and challenging bosses, as he tries to collect all 100 pieces of the shattered crystal.

Storyline

On the planet of Ripple Star, lives a group of kind and peaceful fairies. The planet itself is protected from danger by the power of the great Crystal, which watches over Ripple Star. This power, however, draws the attention of Dark Matter, who wishes to use the great Crystal for its own evil agenda. Its gigantic mass attacks and searches for the Crystal, blackening the sky and sending the fairies into panic. In response to the threat Dark Matter presents, the queen of Ripple Star orders a fairy named Ribbon to take the Crystal to a safe place. Ribbon tries to fly away with the Crystal in tow, but is stopped by three orbs sent by Dark Matter. The Crystal shatters into 74 shards, scattered throughout several planets, and Ribbon crashes onto Planet Popstar. Kirby finds one shard and gives it to Ribbon, whereupon the two set out to find the others. Once Kirby and his friends collect every Crystal Shard and defeat Miracle Matter, Dark Matter flees Ripple Star and explodes. The victory is cut short, however, as the Crystal detects a powerful presence of Dark Matter energy within the Fairy Queen and expels it from her, manifesting over the planet to create Dark Star. Kirby and his friends infiltrate Dark Star, and King Dedede launches them up to challenge 02. Kirby and Ribbon, armed with their Shard Gun, destroyed 02 and the Dark Star.

Involved Companies

Nintendo

Role:
Publisher

HAL Laboratory

Role:
Developer

Gradiente

Role:
Publisher

Keywords

minigames mascot 2.5d hamster side-scrolling fairy multiple endings kid friendly silent protagonist boss fight anthropomorphism polygonal 3d virtual console non-player character melee moving platforms shape-shifting auto-scrolling levels vore sliding down ladders whale fireworks collection marathon retroachievements wii virtual console wii u virtual console nintendo switch online - expansion pack nintendo gateway system nintendo 64 exclusive battery save

Alternative Names

Kirby of the Stars 64 Hoshi no Kirby 64 Hoshi no Kirby Rokujuuyon

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