over the years many iconic video game
franchises have tried and failed
miserably to enter the third dimension
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
taking a look at the Kirby franchises
attempts to break from its 8-bit past
whose Kirby behind the flabby but God of
physical power arguably the cutest video
game hero Kirby is a puffball that was
originally created as a simple
placeholder design until a final concept
could be produced but as luck would have
it the little blob complimented its
developers goal of creating a simple
game for beginners debuting as an
inviting platformer for the original
Gameboy portable system Kirby was met
with some image confusion upon his
initial release this is due to his
inconsistent portrayal that varied from
his original pinkish color in Japan to
his ghost-like appearance on North
American cartoons box art and
commercials
despite this Kirby’s Dreamland managed a
hugely successful reception of the
puffed up hero and his quest to defeat
the corrupt and self-proclaimed ruler of
dreamland
along the way he became famous among
gamers for his ability to suck up
enemies and copy their unique powers as
a result of Kirby’s popularity there
were several sequels and spin-offs
before the character became a widely
recognized Nintendo mascot interestingly
he was actually the product of their
subsidiary how laboratories the same
developer who would later be responsible
for the Super Smash Brothers franchise
which introduced the first ever 3d
version of the hero
this tastes of bittersweet
three-dimensionality suited the
character and made the announcement of
kirby 64 the crystal shards
exceptionally exciting back in 2000
surprisingly gamers would not be given a
true 3d installment to the iconic
franchise rather they were dealt a
spruced up version of previous titles
with only 3d character models and
rotating background environments
following this fans held out hope that
he would eventually get his own 3d
platformer and that expectation grew
with the release of the extremely
popular cartoon series Kirby right back
atcha in 2001 right back atcha
unfortunately the game series continued
to pump out side-scrollers on Nintendo’s
portable systems eventually adding
gimmicky stylus inspired play mechanics
to complement their slew of tweaked
remakes and when Kirby finally reemerged
in full 3d it was in the racing game
Kirby’s air ride which was not exactly
what fans had in mind yet word began to
spread as early as 2005 of Kirby’s
imminent home console comeback and the
release of early footage that
incorporated several new 3d elements
sadly we’re still waiting for the game
to arrive following several delays and
cancelations once exceptionally
well-known and highly enjoyed the Kirby
franchise has since drifted to the
sidelines
despite this fans continue to love the
pink blob and keep hoping for a true 3d
comeback that will reinstate Kirby as a
premiered game character
franchises have tried and failed
miserably to enter the third dimension
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
taking a look at the Kirby franchises
attempts to break from its 8-bit past
whose Kirby behind the flabby but God of
physical power arguably the cutest video
game hero Kirby is a puffball that was
originally created as a simple
placeholder design until a final concept
could be produced but as luck would have
it the little blob complimented its
developers goal of creating a simple
game for beginners debuting as an
inviting platformer for the original
Gameboy portable system Kirby was met
with some image confusion upon his
initial release this is due to his
inconsistent portrayal that varied from
his original pinkish color in Japan to
his ghost-like appearance on North
American cartoons box art and
commercials
despite this Kirby’s Dreamland managed a
hugely successful reception of the
puffed up hero and his quest to defeat
the corrupt and self-proclaimed ruler of
dreamland
along the way he became famous among
gamers for his ability to suck up
enemies and copy their unique powers as
a result of Kirby’s popularity there
were several sequels and spin-offs
before the character became a widely
recognized Nintendo mascot interestingly
he was actually the product of their
subsidiary how laboratories the same
developer who would later be responsible
for the Super Smash Brothers franchise
which introduced the first ever 3d
version of the hero
this tastes of bittersweet
three-dimensionality suited the
character and made the announcement of
kirby 64 the crystal shards
exceptionally exciting back in 2000
surprisingly gamers would not be given a
true 3d installment to the iconic
franchise rather they were dealt a
spruced up version of previous titles
with only 3d character models and
rotating background environments
following this fans held out hope that
he would eventually get his own 3d
platformer and that expectation grew
with the release of the extremely
popular cartoon series Kirby right back
atcha in 2001 right back atcha
unfortunately the game series continued
to pump out side-scrollers on Nintendo’s
portable systems eventually adding
gimmicky stylus inspired play mechanics
to complement their slew of tweaked
remakes and when Kirby finally reemerged
in full 3d it was in the racing game
Kirby’s air ride which was not exactly
what fans had in mind yet word began to
spread as early as 2005 of Kirby’s
imminent home console comeback and the
release of early footage that
incorporated several new 3d elements
sadly we’re still waiting for the game
to arrive following several delays and
cancelations once exceptionally
well-known and highly enjoyed the Kirby
franchise has since drifted to the
sidelines
despite this fans continue to love the
pink blob and keep hoping for a true 3d
comeback that will reinstate Kirby as a
premiered game character
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