Kirby Super Star is a collection of short Kirby adventures. For most of them your aim is to travel through each level, taking out enemies and boss characters, in order to progress to the next stage. Some of them work differently - Gourmet Race is a three-level racing game, and The Great Cave Offensive is one giant stage.
In all of the games, Kirby can inhale enemies and steal their powers. He can also transform his power into a computer-controller (or Player-2-controlled) helper who follows him and attacks enemies. These abilities can help you uncover secret areas and defeat enemies.
The Games
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Spring Breeze
King Dedede has stolen all of the food in Dream Land. Kirby must fight his way to Mt. Dedede and get it back.
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Dyna Blade
A giant bird named Dyna Blade has been destroying Dream Land's crops and terrifying its inhabitants. Kirby sets off to put a stop to the bird's rampage.
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Gourmet Race
Kirby has discovered a land filled with delicious food. As soon as he arrives, however, he finds out that King Dedede has beaten him there. Now the two must race across the land, scoffing food, to see who will win the right to eat.
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The Great Cave Offensive
While on a stroll, Kirby falls into a pit fall, landing in an underground world filled with treasure. Can he escape the labyrinth and collect all of the ancient treasures below?
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Revenge of Meta-Knight
The dastardly Meta-Knight and his followers have constructed the terrible Halberd - a flying war machine that will help them to take control of Dream Land. Kirby sets off on a mission to bring the Halberd down, and stop Meta-Knight's plans.
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Milky Way Wishes
The sun and the moon are fighting. A Dream Lander called Marx tells Kirby to travel across the solar system and speak to Nova, a wish-granting machine that can put a halt to the fighting for good.
As well as the five main games, there are also two minigames to play. In Megaton Punch, you have to line up two power bars in order to give Kirby the strength to break blocks (and Pop Star). In Samurai Kirby, you have to test your reflexes against a range of enemies.