User:Rubybirdy/Sandbox/Demos

Demos are condensed or shortened versions of video games made available for free, as a way for a player to see if they would be interested in purchasing the full version of the game. Numerous demos have been released for games in the Kirby series, presented both in kiosks in game stores and, more recently, as downloadable software for consoles at home.

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror's demo released exclusively for Japanese kiosks. It includes an early segment of Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, cutting out the tutorial and teleporting the Kirbys directly into Central Circle. As a result, the World Map is never obtained and the player can not see either the map of the Mirror World or of the area they are currently in. After starting the game, it can be played all the way until the boss battle against King Golem, at which point the demo ends and displays the full game's time of release, along with the four Kirbys encouraging the player to purchase it. Alternatively, a time limit can put an early end to the gameplay and return the players to the kiosk's info screen for the full game. Due to both running on GameCube hardware and not providing an option to play with multiplayer, the demo can only be played in singleplayer.

This demo was built from a pre-release version of Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, and has numerous quirks and differences from the final game as a result, listed below.

• Some rooms are different from their equivalents in the final game
• The name of the area the player is currently exploring is not specified in the bottom right corner of the screen
• One way doors and two way doors look identical
• Sprites are generally less polished
• Shadow Kirby gives the Fire ability when inhaled in his first fight

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  Gekkan Nintendo Tentou Demo 2004.4.1 home page advertising Kirby & The Amazing Mirror (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

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  Kirby & The Amazing Mirror main page from the Gekkan Nintendo Tentou Demo 2004.4.1 disc (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

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  Demo running on the original GameCube demo disc (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

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  The four Kirbys encouraging the player to buy the full game (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

Kirby: Squeak Squad

Kirby: Squeak Squad's demo released for Nintendo DS kiosks, without a downloadable release on the DS Download Service or DS Download Station. The demo includes minor adjustments for enemy placement, but is otherwise completely identical to the full game. A time limit is started once the player starts the demo, and will display a screen thanking the player for completing the demo once it ends. The demo can also be ended by getting a Game Over or completing Nature Notch.

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  Title screen of the Kirby: Squeak Squad demo (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

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  "Thanks for playing!" message (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

Kirby Super Star Ultra

Kirby Super Star Ultra's demo released in a similar fashion to Kirby Squeak Squad's demo, exclusively on DS kiosks with no downloadable alternative. The only main game included is Spring Breeze, along with the two Sub-Games Kirby Card Swipe and Kirby on the Draw. Kirby Super Star Ultra takes a less restrictive approach to limiting use, allowing the player to start from any level of Spring Breeze and continue from a Game Over. Although the time limit still exists, it only activates when Kirby is idle and resets when he moves, and is practically negated by the ability to start from a checkpoint. After completing Spring Breeze and watching the Tomorrow's Wind cutscene, the game will display a screen thanking the player for finishing the demo and encourages them to play the full game.

Although the demo is identical to the full game gameplay-wise, there are a few notable differences:

• Despite most modes not being unlocked or playable, the title screen will cycle between the opening cutscenes for Spring Breeze, Dyna Blade, Gourmet Race, The Great Cave Offensive, and Revenge of Meta Knight in that order. The Grand Opening cutscene is interspersed as well.
• The Tomorrow's Wind cutscene includes no credits, and displays "THE END" on the bottom screen throughout.

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  Kirby Super Star Ultra demo title screen with a seizure warning at the bottom (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

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  "Thank you for playing" screen (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Kirby: Triple Deluxe's demo released exclusively for kiosks. It includes two levels, Fine Fields - Stage 1 (played by selecting "Play a Stage" on the title screen) and Fine Fields - Stage 5 (played by selecting "Boss Battle" on the title screen). Both stages, along with all gameplay elements, cutscenes, and info, have been completely unaltered from the full game. Keychains, Rare Keychains, 1-Ups, and Point Stars are collectable and recorded while a stage is played, but are not saved and as a result do not persist between levels or playthroughs.

After either stage is cleared or Kirby loses all his lives, the demo will display a screen thanking the player for completing the demo, then return to the title screen. The song "Hypernova All-Stars" plays in the background of this screen.

Internally, there are a few differences between this demo and the final version of the game. While not accessible in the demo itself, the data for Fine Fields - Stage 3 is present; if the data is loaded in the final game, the first room ends with a Goal Door (likely misplaced) rather than a one-way door. Also, every music track not used in the demo is removed from the files. Within the code, any reference to a track that isn't in the files instead points to "Hypernova Inhale", likely to avoid a crash if an unavailable song is referenced.

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  Title and level selection screen for the Kirby: Triple Deluxe demo (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

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  "Thanks for playing" screen (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

Kirby: Planet Robobot

Two demos for Kirby Planet Robobot were released; one downloadable for play on personal systems, and one for store kiosks. Both demos are nearly identical with few noticeable differences, one being the absence of the eShop and manual buttons on the title screen of the kiosk version.

The demo for Kirby: Planet Robobot includes two levels, Patched Plains - Stage 1 (referred to as "Normal Stage" on the title screen) and Patched Plains - Stage 2 (referred to as "Robobot Stage" on the title screen). Both levels are unchanged from their versions in the full game.

Collectibles like Point Stars, Stickers (including the two Rare Stickers), and 1-Ups are still present, but do not persist between levels due to the demo's lack of save files, or even a saving feature in general. Stickers earned are still displayed after a Goal Game, but can not be used on the Robobot Armor.

In the downloadable version of the demo, when either level is completed, or a Game Over occurs, a short compilation of video clips from the full game is played. After the video finishes, a screen thanking the player for playing the demo is displayed on the top screen, with a button that takes the player to the full game's Nintendo eShop page displayed on the bottom screen. In the kiosk demo's version of the end screen, both causes of the screen in the downloadable demo still apply, but the video is skipped and there is no button leading to the Nintendo eShop page on the bottom screen. The song Flight of Azure plays on this screen in both versions of the demo.

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  Title and level selection screen for the Kirby: Planet Robobot downloadable demo (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

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  Downloadable demo completion screen, suggesting that the player visit the Nintendo eShop to purchase the full game (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

Kirby Battle Royale

Kirby Battle Royale had two different demos released, for kiosks and for normal consoles on the Nintendo eShop. For the first time in the series, the downloadable and kiosk demos have major differences, including the type and amount of content available to try.

Downloadable demo

Unlike other demos, the player is immediately put into gameplay. In this case, the intro to Dedede's Cake Royale is played until after the first battle with a Soldier Waddle Dee. Once the intro concludes, the demo shows the title screen, which then leads to the main menu. From here, the player can choose to replay the intro, play Battle Mode in either singleplayer or multiplayer, or view their collection list.

Only a few Copy Abilities and Battle modes are available in this demo, some of which have to be purchased from the collection list. Only Sword and Cutter are available from the start, while Beetle can be purchased for 100 Battle Coins. As for Battle modes, Battle Arena and Apple Scramble are available from the start, while Crazy Theater can be purchased for another 100 Battle Coins. Each mode only has its original stage available.

A system of restricting play called Demo Tickets is implemented, with each battle requiring a single ticket to start. Singleplayer and multiplayer battles use separate ticket counters, with singleplayer being allowed a maximum of five per day while multiplayer is allowed seven. If the player runs out of tickets by playing battles, they will have to wait until the next day for the tickets to be restored.

This demo can uniquely transfer save data to the full version of Kirby Battle Royale: at the bottom the main menu, there is a button to send collected Battle Coins to the full version, and another button to unlock Meta Knight before defeating him.

Kiosk demo

The kiosk demo does not include any content unique to Dedede's Cake Royale, but includes three Battle modes and ten Copy Abilties. Since the demo is meant to be played at a kiosk, only CPU opponents can be battled and no multiplayer mode is available. After a battle concludes and results are shown, the player is thanked for completing the demo and is returned to the title screen.

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  Downloadable demo main menu (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

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  Downloadable demo Battle Mode menu (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

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  Kiosk demo mode selection (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

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  Kiosk demo ability selection (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

Kirby Star Allies

Kirby Star Allies's demo released on Nintendo eShop and in store kiosks. Both demos are nearly identical, with barely any differences.

Two stages are included in this demo, named "Grassland Stage" and "Cave & Castle Stage", labeled as "Easy" and "Hard" respectively. Both stages have no equivalent in the full game, as they are combinations of multiple stages from the full game. Grassland Stage is a combination of Green Gardens, Honey Hill, and Fruity Forest, while Cave & Castle Stage is a combination of Donut Dome, Reef Resort, Friendly Field, and Clash at Castle Dedede. Both stages culminate in a boss battle, against Whispy Woods in Grassland Stage, and against King Dedede in Cave & Castle Stage. After a boss is defeated and the stage is completed, the demo encourages the player to purchase the full version and returns to the title screen (or the kiosk's demo selection menu, in the case of the kiosk demo). In the kiosk version, this screen can also be brought up after a hidden time limit expires. Neither of the bosses in this demo can be befriended by throwing a Friend Heart at them, consequently leaving no way to make a Dream Friend.

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  Title and level selection screen for the Kirby Star Allies downloadable demo (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

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  Downloadable demo completion screen, suggesting that the player visit the Nintendo eShop to purchase the full game (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn

Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn's demo released in both store kiosks and on the Nintendo eShop. Like the demos for Kirby: Planet Robobot, the demos for Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn are almost identical.

The two levels Fountain Gardens and Rainbow Falls are playable, both in Normal Mode and Devilish Mode. Both levels are unaltered from their versions in the full game, and all items are still collectable (such as Furniture and Beads). Their collection status is saved as long as the demo is open in the downloadable version, but are discarded as soon as the level is completed in the kiosk version.

The demo ends once Kirby completes the level or (if Devilish Mode is enabled) loses all of his Life Pieces. Kirby and Prince Fluff then thank the player for completing the demo and a button to return to the title screen is shown on the bottom screen. Alternatively, in the downloadable version, the player may choose to be taken to the full game's Nintendo eShop page.

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  Title screen for the Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn demo (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

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  Level selection screen for the Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn demo (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

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  Demo completion screen (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

Kirby Fighters 2

The demo for Kirby Fighters 2 released exclusively on Nintendo eShop shortly after the full game's release. Interestingly, it is the first demo in the series to not receive a version for kiosks.

Only three Copy Abilities (Sword, Bomb, and Staff) and one Buddy (Bandana Waddle Dee) are available, and only the modes Story Mode: The Destined Rivals, Online Mode, Local Play Mode, and Training are available. The Rewards List is viewable, but nothing can be unlocked, as the Fighters Rank is permanently capped at Rank 1. Story Mode is only playable through the first chapter, and Local Play Mode is limited to only joining rooms, not creating them.

After Twin Woods is defeated in Story Mode, the player is returned to the main menu with a message that thanks the player for finishing the demo, along with informing them about features that are exclusive to the full version. From here, the player can either visit the full game's Nintendo eShop page or dismiss the message and continue playing the demo.

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  Title screen for the Kirby Fighters 2 demo (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

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  Main menu (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

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  Ability/character selection (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

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  Demo completion screen (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

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Kirby and the Forgotten Land's demo released both on Nintendo eShop and in store kiosks. The demo includes two regular levels (Point of Arrival and Downtown Grassland) and the first boss fight against Gorimondo, all of which are unaltered from their versions in the full game, including cutscenes. Unlike most previous demos, all of these stages are properly named as they are in the full game. The World Map is replaced by a simple level selection screen.

Defeating Gorimondo and completing the demo will cause a video showing scenes from the full game to play, followed by a screen promoting the full version of the game. From here, the player may return to the title screen or visit the page for the full version on the Nintendo eShop.

After the demo is completed, all available Copy Abilties are evolved to their subsequent versions, encouraging the player to replay the levels to try each ability's new moves. This change can be reverted on the level select screen. Two Present Codes are also granted, one for simply clearing the demo and another for completing every mission in Downtown Grassland.

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  Title screen for the Kirby and the Forgotten Land demo

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  Level selection menu (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

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  Promotion screen (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

Other demos

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E3 demos

Many Kirby games have been shown at E3, with demos to accompany their announcements. (write more later)

Kirby Wii (Kirby's Return to Dream Land)

A demo for ""Kirby Wii"" (which would later come to be known as Kirby's Return to Dream Land) was playable at E3 2011. The demo includes two levels: Level ★ and Level ★★. Support for four-player cooperative play was fully implemented, along with every playable character.

Level ★ includes the entirety of Cookie Country - Stage 1 (aside from skipping straight to the Sphere Doomer fight in the Another Dimension section), then the third room of Cookie Country - Stage 2, then the fourth room of Cookie Country - Stage 3, then to the final room of Cookie Country - Stage 4 (including the Another Dimension segment, which this time keeps its prelude to the Sphere Doomer fight), and finally the fight against Whispy Woods.

Level ★★ includes the first and third room from Raisin Ruins - Stage 1, before skipping to the third room of Nutty Noon - Stage 3, then the last room of Egg Engines - Stage 4, and finally the last two rooms of Raisin Ruins - Stage 4 (and thus the Another Dimension segment).

As this demo is from several months before the game released, there are many small differences between the demo and the final game:

• The heads-up display has numerous differences:
  • Black outlines and backgrounds are used for some elements
  • A star in the bottom left corner of each character's icon is displayed
  • Ability hats different from those used in the final game are displayed on Kirby
  • Kirby's icon when defeated is different, depicting him in shock instead of discomfort
  • After defeating Whispy Woods and picking up the oars to the Lor Starcutter, the HUD displays the right wing in the corner as being obtained instead

• There is no explanation to the player what Energy Spheres are and their importance when the first one is picked up
• The rooms featured in this demo all have very minor differences from the final game's layouts (a noticeable example is the absence of a Key Dee in the third room of Level ★★, simply leaving a lone key), but are still very close
• Keys have a matte green gem instead of a shiny blue gem
• Terrain that can be destroyed by a Super Ability is more rounded and clean as opposed to the final game's more jagged and natural ground
• Every boss is simply labeled "Boss" by the health meter, even for the already named Whispy Woods
• The arrow that appears after defeating a Sphere Doomer is replaced by a red triangle with a line next to it
• Kirby does not perform the Kirby Dance after defeating Whispy Woods

Demos in other games

Timed versions of older Kirby games have been included in other games, usually as promotion for Nintendo's Virtual Console series of downloadable classic games. Although these demos are not necessarily unique from the full games they aim to promote, they serve the same purpose of convincing a player to purchase the demo's full version.

Super Smash Bros. series

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A masterpiece being played (image will be added if page is moved to mainspace)

In the Super Smash Bros. series, demos are provided in the form of Masterpieces. Masterpieces are versions of games that are important to the history of fighters included in Super Smash Bros. only playable for a short time with no other limitations. Since Kirby has made in appearance in both entries that also include Masterpieces, several Kirby games have been included as Masterpieces in the Super Smash Bros. series.

Game	Brawl	Wii U	Time limit	Notes
Kirby's Adventure			2:00 (Brawl), 3:00 (Wii U)	The Brawl version starts with Kirby already in Vegetable Valley - Stage 1. The Wii U version must be unlocked by clearing Solo Classic with Kirby on intensity 5.5 or higher. It starts on the title screen, and the second save file is pre-loaded to have already finished every stage up to Rainbow Resort - Stage 6, allowing the player to enter the final fight with King Dedede. Notably, both versions can actually be "completed" within the time limit, by using the credits warp glitch.
Kirby's Dream Land			3:00	Starts on the title screen. Kirby's Dream Land is notably not available on the Wii U eShop. As a result, instead of linking to the game's eShop page when the time limit is up, the demo mentions that the game is available on the Nintendo 3DS eShop.
Kirby Super Star			3:00	Starts with Kirby already in the first room of Sub-Tree, in The Great Cave Offensive. Other modes may be played if the player exits back to the corkboard menu.

amiibo Tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits

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A demo of Kirby's Adventure being played in amiibo Tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits (image will be replaced if page is moved to mainspace)

amiibo Tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits, known as amiibo Touch & Play: Nintendo Classics Highlights in Europe, is a downloadable collection of games available for Wii U that lets players scan amiibo in exchange for time limited demos of Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo Entertainment System games. Each demo has multiple starting points (called "scenes" in game) at significant points in the full game, and each demo has a time limit of three minutes before the player is sent back to the main menu and can tap another amiibo. amiibo Tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits includes Kirby's Adventure, Kirby's Dream Course, Kirby Super Star and Kirby's Dream Land 3 as playable demos that can be unlocked by any amiibo.