January 30, 2024

A New Podcasting Adventure—With Kirby's Adventure

48 minutes

Welcome to Kirby Conversations! For our first episode, we dig into the history of Kirby's 1993 outing Kirby's Adventure—Masahiro Sakurai's sophisticated NES title that not only introduced Kirby's copy ability but also helped save HAL Laboratory during a time of financial crisis. We'll explore the background of its development, its timeless pixel art, Sakurai's unique ability concepts that he never included in the final game, and the sometimes surprising reactions the game got from initial press and reviews. During our 2nd Act, we discuss the things we're looking forward to in 2024, from Princess Peach: Showtime! to Tekken 8, Ky's plan to 3D-print Wind Waker's The King of Red Lions, how the pandemic led to Pokémon card parking lot brawls. (Note that at around 30:37, Bridget does talk about the later levels of Kirby's Adventure and some things that might be considered spoilers.)

0:00: Intro and Welcome

3:05: Kirby's Adventure Discussion

35:13: 2nd Act on what we're looking forward to in 2024

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