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Instruction booklet · September 20, 1996

Kirby Super Star

PlatformAdventure1–2 playersESRB ESA-1

The story

Kirby Super Star, released as Kirby's Fun Pak in PAL regions, is a platforming video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo. The game was advertised as featuring eight games: seven short subsections with the same basic gameplay, and two minigames.

Specifications

Released
September 20, 1996
Developer
HAL Laboratory
Publisher
Nintendo
Players
2
Genre
Platform · Adventure
Rating
ESRB E
Chip
SA-1
Series
Kirby
Themes
Action
View
Side view
Multiplayer
2+ players

What the magazines said

9
8.5
9
8
EGM · four reviewers
9
8
7
8
Famitsu · four reviewers
Players
85/100 (138 ratings)
GameRankings
85.74%
Computer and Video Games
3/5
EPD
8.5/10
Game Informer
7.25/10
GamesMaster
88/100
Hyper
86%
IGN
8.5/10
Nintendo Life
9/10, 8/10
Official Nintendo Magazine
72/100
Super Play
89%
Total!
(UK) 83/100, (DE) 1-
Nintendo Magazine System
79/100
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