How I Made Kirby Maker

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In this video I go through the story of one of my first programming projects and how it turned into something amazing. If you enjoy this video, consider subscribing to support the channel!
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[@NorthWestMiller]

Sakurai just came out with his video regarding the development of the first Kirby, and now this! Definitely a good couple of days to be a Kirby fan!

[@real2fort]

*couple of years

[@BlueGray202]

@@real2fort *couple of decades

[@real2fort]

@@BlueGray202 yeeeeeeah

[@succ..eggssquilliam2298]

Being a Kirby fan is so easy. You just sit there and get good things you didn’t even ask for

[@lewis9s]

Kirby fans literally get everything, every day is a good day being a Kirby fan.

[@joshmanisdabomb]

I really relate to this video. I too learned programming in my teens by making the same project over and over again as well, constantly being unsatisfied halfway through and starting over. I work full time as a developer now so I never find the time to make fun stuff like this and, while I am happy with where I ended up, you are very lucky that you have the potential to make a living from KZbin making these fun projects. Keep it up!

[@CodeNoodles]

Thanks!

[@montageofchips9704]

I almost misread the first sentance to say "I really hate this video" and I was like wait what?

[@KittenKatja]

I relate to this comment more than to the video. I rewrote my user style sheet for KZbin 3 times already, now I am technically at the 4th time, but using a new section inside the third to skip lots of work and call it "restructure". Same for Google, except I didn't rewrite it 3 times. xD

[@andrewhamel1]

I also am a full time developer, but I top out at 40 hours a week and find plenty of time to work on fun stuff..

[@victorkmetz4445]

@@CodeNoodles I think you should add new playable caracters

[@solarflare9078]

This and Pizza Tower were the two main things I remember vividly in SAGE 2019. Nice to see it like this! Would love to have a comeback!

[@laser90]

I don't know even the littlest thing about programming and coding, yet you inspired me to sit down on the computer, download a programming engine and start my own project, a very new and unique kirby game! Thank you so much!

[@codythomas9775]

I would love to see more updates, looking forward to the addition of abilities and seeing what else you implement!

[@Doodle1678]

Yes definitely need copy abilities to be added they are a very important addition although Kirby’s dreamland didn’t have copy abilities so maybe there will be none in that game style

[@paraketgamer]

Yes

[@carolstewart-ml4ju]

We definitely should love to see more from this project and maybe even a game download

[@Doodle1678]

@Olof Bube uhhh why? Just to be a jerk

[@goomygaming980]

​@Olof Bube rude.

[@zekerivera1130]

Im currently making my very first game inspired by kirbys dreamland. Working with the limitations of GB Studio. This video along with the video Sakurai released yesterday about development on kirby is a huge help. Congrats on your dream man!

[@Kriae]

Sakurai released what??

[@napita_cherry]

Reply To Show Respect

[@cyanidepizza]

@@Kriae a video on the development of kirby’s dream land. he has a youtube channel if you didn’t know already.

[@ShadowhikerANTIGD]

Hey that's awesome! Keep up the good work! GB Studio is awesome and I wish you luck!

[@catsdogswoof3968]

Wow

[@alexandersanchez3374]

I wanted this for so many years, thank you so very much. Please keep working on it! Kirby will always be my favorite childhood game series, and to be able to create levels for something that I loved as a kid, now for my own kids, would be a blessing.

[@derpydorphia333]

Huge Kirby and Mario Maker fan, so I would LOVE to see this project continued and released! The only Kirby maker game that I've seen released has one style, no minibosses or bosses, and very rarely receives updates nowadays, so having a new one would be amazing. This one already looks super good, too!

[@Notshaner]

I love how the naming convention grew. Most people think to just fully copy the Super Mario Maker name with a single word change, but something about adding in the other common word in the Kirby names made it sound like it came to life in title. "Kirby's Dream Maker" is such a great name for it, since even parodies I saw just said "Kirby Maker" or "Super Kirby Maker" and I feel like the name you chose could have convinced me those were real. I would very much love to see this become a finalized product. Though, you would have to be careful with how much you share of it. A good advice is to follow in the footsteps of the AM2R project and detail it in wording, but not showcasing besides discrete details. This kind of process helps the project see proper finalization. And at the end of the day, fan game are always okay, especially if you are not profiting from it. I would be a full supporter of this seeing completion.

[@dkpsyhog]

Can I just say as a new programmer, I really love that you talked about restarting the same project repeatedly to build skills? I've heard many times that you should never start your dream project until you've practiced on loads of things you didn't care about, and it's so hard to do it that way. I might have to try this approach!

[@NateLevin]

Here’s my recommendation, as someone who learned in a different manner: Instead of coming up with one massive “dream” project, come up with smaller, well-defined small projects that you still will enjoy doing. There is a MASSIVE benefit to actually *finishing* projects rather than giving up halfway through. With my approach, I only started projects that I knew I could complete within a reasonable timeframe. Definitely only work on things you like, but it is best if the things you like aren’t massive in scope.

[@voynich7119]

I don't think it's laughable to do the same project over and over again. It's rather impressive, actually. Finishing a project is something I've always struggled with in life. So seing you finish the same thing multiple times, each time better than the last, is amazing to me.

[@oxoboo]

Doing the same thing over and over is normal for software developers, especially for game devs. Sometimes, everything has to be rewritten, which usually means throwing away days, weeks, or even months of hard work. That's why no one should ever get emotionally attached to the code they write.

[@nori7869]

believe it or not, I was in the exact same situation in 2017 with the exact same project idea. the only difference is that I gave it up pretty quickly 👀 good to see that someone actually made it real, this looks really nice!

[@lexamek7855]

this project looks so cool. i think you should continue it, add more modern 2d styles, make it more polished, make some template levels... if you release this one day the kirby community is gonna celebrate...

[@ianboyer2224]

Except that would kiiiiiinda be illegal do to copyright

[@jimmified]

And so would Nintendo’s legal team… regardless, really cool project, and I hope to see more of it!

[@unoriginal581]

But doesn’t the MegaMan Maker also exist? Or is capcom just chill about that

[@moosesues8887]

@@unoriginal581 capcom let’s it slide

[@jonathanlochridge9462]

@@ianboyer2224 Although, you could theoretically ask them first. they would probably say no though. Although they might. Or they might say no but take the fact that people seem to want it as a consideration for potentially releasing a commercial kirby plaformer maker. That is probably the best case they would allow. the other thing that might slide is if you made an entire set of original graphics and removed any trademarks. Someone made a zelda-style game with a full map editor. But, they didn't use any Nintendo IP directly. It is somewhat similar looking but not too close. They actually ended up getting an all-clear for that. So, if you actually wanted to get somewhere trying for something similar is your best bet.

[@nuclearduck13]

Bro this rocks

[@rmcoutinho]

Where's the rock?

[@speeder-gojira]

@@rmcoutinho up my butt

[@floramew]

I think it's great you've done back to a project again and again, to get a bit better each time. I think you're right that anything we creatives make will always fall short of our dreams--but it's infinitely better than not making the thing at all. Good luck improving even further! 👍

[@introdile]

This video resonates a lot with me, as someone who's also had a dream project they've been working on and remaking repeatedly over the last so many years (since about 2016 for me). I'd definitely love to see you give another crack at this project! It's very inspiring!

[@tubthungusbychumbungus]

Genuinely really inspiring, I've been thinking of trying to learn to program for a while but I've been thinking about how frustrating it'll be to be unable to do the things I want to. But its really cool to see where you started and where you are now, so I might give it a shot!

[@jumbledfox2098]

This is really impressive, I really love what you've done and it's very inspiring to me. I reckon you should add a 'box tool' that makes rectangles for things like the level floor without you having to make each individual tile, it'd put plants and fences on automatically. Or maybe make some kind of abstract level floor tile that automatically gets an outline and variations in it without the user having to do anything, this would also make it easier to switch between versions maybe

[@PixelatedCake]

This is amazing dude this kinda reminds me of a old fangame called sonic maker you are doing great dude we support you all till the end

[@mageofchaos]

This is truly amazing. Good on you for following your dreams and making something you should be proud of!

[@ammanpatel8163]

it looks great!

[@ammanpatel8163]

@Olof Bube :(

[@mir8clegaming896]

I'm down to see this get fully realised, I most cannot wait for the kirby troll levels!

[@arin4395]

absolutely incredible work !! deserving of all the love n attention 💗

[@DirectAccessMemes]

Please keep on making this! I would love to see it fully done!!!

[@tristenglover8377]

I'm glad you were willing to share such a personal project and show the progress of it. If you wind up doing more with it I'd love to see another video on it!

[@Dogewowkay]

THIS IS AMAZING!!! I would LOVE to see this make a comeback!!!!

[@crazyhobo5263]

This is pretty cool man! It's crazy how well it resembles the real thing! Just watching the video gave me nostalgia of my childhood.

[@aneess]

For some reason, this being your first ever project and ending up as something so good is somewhat emotionnal. Would love to see more updates, this looks very promissing!

[@LinkRammer]

You've gotta keep going with this!! The latest version looks like it could beaded into a full game with some more polish!

[@GraveyardghouI]

This looks awesome and I would certainly love to see it continue!

[@mert_2577]

Absolutely yes! I'd love to see a live or a video where you show how you made it and the implementation of new features!

[@jn99231]

The game looks incredible and your journey was very inspiring, well done 👍. I would also love to see a Super Star mode too.

[@TomatoSaucey95]

Yes! I want to see more of this project, Maybe create completely new and original things , to make the product always fresh!❤

[@Mike_Plays]

What you've made is amazing! Would love to see you keep going, and maybe some devlogs along the way! Hope to see more of your projects

[@SGT_Gameplays]

I wanna play it right now. congrats for this awesome project 🎉🎉🎉

[@ToastyBoiChannel]

yoooo!!! you used one of my friends music (the kirby star allies one) man i haven't listened to his music in such a long time, but hearing it here kinda made my day :)

[@WaluigiGoesWa]

Really cool project! One way you might be able to take this even further is with adaptive tiling. The whole pre-placed collision thing reminds me of my first few revisions of Ponpoko 3d and the various mistakes and dumb design decisions that I made along the way like having all of my collision tied to a single game object.

[@familygamingchannel7130]

Nintendo should hire this guy

[@jeikurusu4631]

They'd probably choose option b and sue the guy, coz nintendo

[@mortenera2294]

...this fucking phrase will never die, huh?

[@supertuesday600]

they'd probably choose option a and not sue the guy and hire him instead

[@MatterMorph]

This is so cool! Love Kirby! Great work!

[@pinkcocoapowder8209]

This is such a cool project !!!! I hope you keep working on it and eventually release it :D !!

[@glasscannon1231]

Wow man, nice job making your dreams come true. Its nice to see your channel grow

[@kerooool6263]

Dude this is awesome!Hope to see more of this in the future!

[@Duo_Colors]

This looks amazing! Definitely something I want to try out!

[@BlazingImp77151]

I'd love to see more of this. Like the abilities and all sorts of other stuff. I don't know a lot about kirby, but this seems like fun and something you've enjoyed making

[@sledgen.]

of course I'd want to see more of this! But no pressure to continue working on it

[@starbeam7679]

I'd love to see this! It's always cool to see how things like these games are made!

[@exactspace]

Amazing work. One thing I'd suggest to speed up level-making is to have a toggle for "auto-draw" which would automatically complete the tiling, like the corners on that grass.

[@PavoneSoftworks]

Ah yes, the whole cycle of making something and restarting on it entirely lol. At least there's leaps and bounds of improvement each iteration. Sometimes you just have to go down that path, and while it's something I've learned to avoid as a programmer, it's cool seeing someone in that cycle while still making a ton of progress. This is a really cool project and I'd love to see updates on it. First video of yours that I've seen, but I'm subscribing anyway 😎

[@PavoneSoftworks]

@@cleanzodiac6247 Once you throw everything away and start again, it's likely that you'll start over again and again - you may make more progress each time, but as long as you keep starting over from scratch, you'll never have a finished product. Sometimes starting over can be necessary as you might only know where you want to go after you start and you find out you haven't exactly set yourself up for success, but if you keep starting over without learning from the last iteration, you won't make much progress

[@_JEANIUS]

You learned a lot AND made something amazing! 😊💛 It is important to have a goal you are passionate about or else I would like to think that you might not have come this far! Sad and strange how Nintendo has not done this yet with many more of their franchises. Just imagine the possibilities players would create with Kirby, Metroid, Zelda and more!

[@Pikachu_Gamer123]

tbh i just want to see a pikmin maker lol

[@LostKitty64x]

humble beginnings projects like the way you started is also how i began coding, and you're right, learning to re make the same project with increased skills, iterative processes, and improving each time is a great way to learn, to master or hone new skills, and to increase understanding, starting from the bare bones square that can barely move or run and can only jump, to fully live edited levels and systems. This is how you get good at this stuff.!

[@lassesgamekanaal]

Ever since fan projects like megaman maker I've longed for a kirby maker. I'd absolutely love for you to keep working on this, and hopefully make it public someday, so we can all make levels and share them with people. As for a possible feature, I'd say copy abilities are pretty essential. I'd also love to see an amazing mirror style, since it's my favourite kirby game. But I get thats just personal preference.

[@DrCryptex]

I remember when you first started talking about this project and showed me the alpha build, ah the memories

[@RH1N0BOT]

Please continue to work on this project! I really love Kirby and would love to see this project grow into something amazing! When it's finished, hopefully people can download it and try it out!

[@dimensionalhero9183]

I'd love to see more of this project in the future! I've only been a programmer myself for a year and a half, so I completely relate to the first half of this video. I've been hard focusing on one game based off- IRONICALLY enough, Kirby's Pinball Land, for almost the entire time I've been programming. Keep at it, I think this could be amazing!

[@eg6490]

I think you should absolutely continue, it cool to see more projects like this coming out. And now it means I have two Kirby maker projects to follow, Dream Crafter and now this

[@vulnoryx]

Impressive I started just as you did. Using python and pygame to make stuff. And about a week ago I started to make my own game engine in c++ and sfml. good luck on your adventure

[@CodeNoodles]

That's awesome!

[@djidjey3957]

You've truly earned your reputation as a hero !

[@usagi2076]

You had a incredible progression on this project, i would love to see this evolve into something bigger.

[@de1855]

Please keep going with this project. This is amazing!

[@MetalCapR]

I would love for you to continue this project, it looks great!

[@lel7531]

Can't wait for the Kirby's Dream Maker V2

[@Slimeyalt]

This is increadible please make more of this project

[@StarizoDoPudim]

Man this project is amazing, it definitely needs to come back

[@marcalcantara1174]

This is pretty amazing but does look really rough around the edges, would be amazing to see a follow up video, probably in so long that I'll have forgotten about this but that makes it a neat surprise

[@Weegee437]

This looks awesome. You did a really great job on making this. I'd love to see what you do next with this, and maybe even make this public. 👍

[@tootifrootismootibojerti4010]

This is absolutely amazing. I didn't know I needed a Kirby Maker until this video, I genuinly would spend hundred of hours on a complete game. Also, this is really inspiring, this video has a great lesson. Congrats !

[@legendoffletch_LOF]

This is a great video and I think it would be cool to see this come back better than ever!

[@J0sterr_]

Thank you for making this video. I'm a 17yo who just finished high school and started learning programming at University. I wish to one day be a game developer and seeing your evolution process and patience really inspired me to keep persisting and trying... hope you're doing well, friend! :D a virtual hug from brazil.❤

[@CodeNoodles]

Thanks, and good luck on your journey!

[@explodingwolfgaming8024]

Also, yh I'd love to see this updated further !!!

[@vidnek465]

dude i wish i could help you with this project, it looks so good, it's fantastic, really. congratulations dude

[@Ghazt2009]

I always wondered what a Kirby maker would look like and this is good keep up the good work

[@michaelcarlton1484]

Sort of surprised that it doesn't have Superstar style (though Squeak Squad is similar enough). I'm interested in seeing how you'll add in abilities and enemies/bosses. Other mechanics like partners or swimming too. There's a lot of fun stuff to add in.

[@strangerdanger3851]

Shut up and take my money!

[@CodeNoodles]

Wow! Thanks so much for your support!

[@marshagardenhire2111]

It deserves a comeback I wanted this for like 2 years straight now Kirby and Mario makers is just great

[@FriendFatale]

i wanna see more of this and what you've additionally learned!

[@SuperStarStudiosPlush]

This is so cool! I’ve been really into making Kirby Scratch games recently! While Scratch is really basic, and not the strongest programming engine, this is super inspirational! Such a cool project! :D (Oh, also I would like to see the project continue! It has lots of potential!)

[@Cyberfishofant]

if you're going to make something this big, consider Turbowarp

[@VSen0]

This was an amazing video, also I feel like a zoom out feature could help alot as it looks a bit cramped

[@JacktheRacoon]

Great video, and great job realizing this dream! I’d like to see more of it! Rewriting the code for each major overhaul is a great way to improve!Very painful to do but very effective for learning code and improving the project! Excellent work!!

[@TrentonBreske-dd2ln]

This seems really cool! This could be amazing once fleshed out!

[@Bokaley]

2:08 true = True 😎

[@CodeNoodles]

TRUE!

[@ReallyRandumbbb]

Oh boy, Nintendo won't like this 😅

[@EndermanPierce]

This is such an impressive story of improvement and development! Its already hard enough for me to pick up a talent, the fact you started off with Python and worked on this project for years and improved each release is a tough thing to accomplish. I hope to see more of this project in the future, as it looks really good so far!

[@mrsarge26]

I’m very excited to see if you’ll continue this project! I’m a massive Kirby Fan and seeing something like this simply tickles me. I won’t make any suggestions on what you should add, but I can’t wait to see what you’ll do overall with it!

[@nilsmuller-cleve6769]

As a learning experience this is a really cool project. I would recommend to detach it from any Nintendo IP asap if you intend going forward with this. You can still have similar (nearly 1:1 copies) mechanics just give it another coat of paint and name.

[@TeknoThom]

Fairly sure they’d be fine. Nintendo doesn’t own Kirby, HAL does.

[@alexVL5]

No one should be judging you, your progress is very impressive and it’s cool that you showed it too! This is amazing and I would love to see more!

[@SyFyGamer13]

I am super excited when it comes out. Also, great job on a good game that is just amazing.

[@ModBros8434]

Nice video. It’s good to not be afraid to show your whole development journey. If you decide to continue this, maybe you should focus on polish for a while, and trying to fine tune the controls to feel just right

[@lpfun1494]

I would love to see this come back and be worked on! Kirby is one of my favorite franchises and I love the maker you've made. I'm very new at coding and game making so I'm hesitant to give suggestions since I don't know what would be too challenging/impossible but I'll try anyway! ➽ Kirby Superstar game/asset version (This is my own nostalgic bias coming through, but I think Kirby Superstar is a stunning game with a vibrant tile set. I would love to see some of the game features too.) ➽ Different types of goal games for what game you pick similar to Mario Maker. ➽ Your own creative features you think would be fun in a Kirby game! I would love to see what you would come up with. You are progressed so much and I would love to eventually play around with this. As a beginner it's really heartening to see how much you've progressed over the years.

[@CodeNoodles]

Thank you so much! Good luck to you on your coding journey as well!

[@niktokof935]

This project is SO COOL! I want to see next update with more styles, like dream land 1-3, and maybe some other, that I don't know about. I really wanna see how this project will grow. Don't stop, make it better!

[@thecanadianfood]

Incredible! Yes continue working on this project. Also add Amazing Mirror style, it's personally my favorite.

[@idzwakey8737]

This is such a cool project! And I can’t wait for it to maybe come out to the public. If it costs money, I would buy it as a special occasion.

[@arc-sd8sk]

nintendo would cease and desist this faster than you can blink lol

[@noahperalta6770]

I LOVE KIRBY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@smithywasstolen]

As someone who has game making as a need but is stuck with scratch its fascinating watching games that get to this point be made and i would love to see this game extended upon

[@MadCrazo]

As someone in the software industry, your mindset is on point (in regards to learning how to code). "My code was messy, but you gotta start somewhere" is an excellent outlook to have when learning how to code. Based off this video, you have some actual talent for it, so why not try to expand on it :)

[@titaniumtomato7247]

I do not appreciate the negativity you have for your old code (ˉ﹃ˉ) you have to start somewhere

[@jackdoyle7175]

Level builders are a lot more fun to mess around with when you have lots of unexpected enemies, bosses, etc.

[@ZeoHusky]

I would so endorse your project! It's amazing what you achieved so far man! The only thing that scares me, it's "Mr.Anti-fun" (A.k.a Nintendo), I believe they wouldn't let you do so. It's sooooo amazing, it reminds me a little about Megamaker too (Custom Megaman Playable Level maker) And what I loved about their project it's the fact you could submit maps and get it rated by people, making it a great experience for creative minds and fans of the game. Could be parkour maps, adventures maps and so on. And of course I never seen multiplayer in old kirby games but I do believe that would be a neat and cool addon being able to play with friends, just for the sake of having a good time. There could be maps meant for 2 players coop, to make player #1 to trigger a lever/button so the other player #2 can access another room or something opening the way as well for player #1 Ideas are endless but what you cooked so far is solid and could really affect your reputation in a positive ways if you try to apply somewhere as "X" programmer for "Y" projects. Imagine saying "Yeah, you know that Kirby Maker game that some content creators played on KZbin, Twitch, etc. Well I'm the one that made it" that would be so good on your resume. :) Anyway, thanks for reading me! Sub+ well deserved! Have a great one!

[@CodeNoodles]

Thanks, I really appreciate it!

[@dragondemon979]

Pls continue this project it's so cool! I would love to play it!

[@pinkomoore]

Id love to see a continuation of this project 💕

[@mimejrice-cream7291]

I would love to see this project coming back. And to be honest, the only thing it needs an the current point, is the addition of abilities and other Kirby related skills. A Superstar style would be fun too, although it might be difficult with the sprite sizes. All in all, amazing video and project. It truly is an inspiration!