User:Gigi/Sandbox/Story Mode

Feel free to help me create this page draft. - Gigi (talk • edits) 01:51, 8 March 2024 (UTC) Note: the scope of this page is still being decided, but right now the focus should be gameplay, not story. - Gigi (talk • edits) 02:03, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

Story Mode, also known as Main Game and Main Mode, is the main mode of a given Kirby game, usually having the game's main storyline. It is always available from the beginning, and does not need to be unlocked. If a game has Extra Modes, much of the content from Story Mode is revisited there, usually with twists.

Game appearances

Kirby's Dream Land

The Normal Game of Kirby's Dream Land features Kirby traveling through Dream Land to collect the stolen Sparkling Stars and stop King DeDeDe after he stole all the food from the country. This mode is very simple, only featuring five stages with a boss at the end of each one. Beating the mode will reveal the code to unlock the Extra Game to the player.

Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra

Kirby Super Star and its remake are unique in which they feature multiple main games that all act as their own individual stories. Included in those are Spring Breeze, a simple mode where Kirby has to defeat King Dedede after he stole all the food in Dream Land, Dyna Blade, a mode where Kirby must stop Dyna Blade after she disrupted Dream Land's crops, The Great Cave Offensive, a mode where Kirby gets lost in a cave and has to find his way out while collecting many treasures, Revenge of Meta Knight, a race against the clock where Kirby must stop Meta Knight and his Halberd from taking over Dream Land, and Milky Way Wishes, a mode where Kirby most gather stars to summon Nova to stop the sun and moon from fighting while collecting Copy Essences Deluxe to get abilities.

Kirby's Dream Land 3

Kirby's Dream Land 3's story mode can be selected by pressing the start button in the File Select screen. The main gist of the story is that Kirby, Gooey, and the Animal Friends must gather Heart Stars by helping others in order to save Planet Popstar from a dark cloud.

Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)

The Super Famicom version of Kirby's Star Stacker features a story mode (called おはなし, Story), unlike its Game Boy version. In it, Kirby is pitted against multiple opponents in order, with each increasing in difficulty.

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror's Story Mode is labeled as START GAME in the main menu. The games Story Mode consist of Kirby and his colored clones exploring the Mirror World and collecting eight mirror shards being held by various bosses to restore the Dimension Mirror and save Meta Knight. After Dark Meta Knight is defeated, Kirby and his clones take on Dark Mind, the mastermind behind the attack of the Mirror World. With aid from Shadow Kirby and Meta Knight's sword the Mirror World is saved and the Kirbys return to their own world, still in fours.

The gameplay in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror is much different from other main-series titles, being a much less linear game; the Kirbys can explore every area of the Mirror World in almost any order, making every playthrough unique.

Kirby's Epic Yarn / Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn

Kirby's Epic Yarn has a main mode consisting of obligatory stages set in the level hubs of Patch Land and Dream Land, as well as optional stages unlocked after gathering enough beads in boss stages, while activities with Kirby's neighbors are unlocked as sub-games after certain stages are cleared. The story follows Kirby and Prince Fluff as they restore Patch Land with the help of the Magic Yarn and bring Dream Land back to normal. There is no strictly defined post-game mode.

Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn includes the same and more, adding a distinct hard mode in the form of Devilish Mode, which is optional and can be played instead of Normal Mode altogether.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

A 100% completed Story Mode in the main menu of Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe.

In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, the Main Mode is the only mode unlocked from the start. In the remake, this mode is referred to as Story Mode, but acts much the same. The story involves Kirby, Meta Knight, King Dedede, and Bandana Waddle Dee collecting Energy Spheres and Ship Parts scattered around Popstar to repair Magolor's ship after he crashed down on Dream Land. After the ship is prepaired, Magolor shows Kirby and his friends his "home world" Halcandra, but gets shot down by the dragon Landia. Magolor tells the others to take Landia down, but then reveals that his plan was to steal Landia's Master Crown to take over the universe, so Kirby and friends travel through Another Dimension with the help of Landia to take Magolor down.

The gameplay in Story Mode is similar to that of previous games. It features many collectible Energy Spheres found all throughout stages, but all (except for the first) are completely unrequired for beating the game, as they only unlock optional Challenge Stages, Sub-Games, and Copy Ability Rooms in the Lor Starcutter. Beating Main/Story Mode unlocks The Arena, where Kirby will have to face off against all bosses from the mode. In the original game, Main Mode needs to be beaten with at least 70% completion to unlock Extra Mode, but in the remake, completion percentage does not matter. Also in the remake, beating Stage 2 of Cookie Country unlocks Merry Magoland, and Stamp Tickets can be found throughout stages.

Kirby: Planet Robobot

Kirby: Planet Robobot's Story Mode, like Kirby: Triple Deluxe, is unlocked from the beginning and can be selected in the main menu. In it, Kirby is tasked with reversing the takeover of the Haltmann Works Company shortly following their invasion of Planet Popstar. Within, Kirby travels through various levels as he collects Code Cubes to progress through various stages. Completion of Story Mode unlocks Meta Knightmare Returns and The Arena.

Kirby Battle Royale

Main article: Dedede's Cake Royale

Kirby Fighters 2

Main article: Story Mode: The Destined Rivals

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

While Kirby and the Forgotten Land does not feature a traditional Story Mode (as it features nearly seamless integration of game modes, with the only menu between the title screen and gameplay being the file select), every piece of content accessed by Kirby hopping onto the central Warp Star of Waddle Dee Town (as well as Point of Arrival) can be considered the equivalent to a Story Mode.

Various levels of Story Mode progression unlock new attractions in the main hub, with saved Waddle Dees being the metric of completion.

Games without any form of Story Mode

The following are games that lack any Story Mode, either because they do not contain modes at all, or contain various modes but none is considered a "main" or "story" one.

• Kirby's Pinball Land
• Kirby's Block Ball
• Kirby's Star Stacker (Game Boy)
• Kirby Air Ride
• Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition
• Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe
• Team Kirby Clash Deluxe
• Kirby's Blowout Blast
• Super Kirby Clash
• Kirby's Dream Buffet