Kirby's Adventure Wasn't the Last NES Game Ever Made, But It Was the Final 8-Bit Game That Amazed Us

[@GTV-Japan]

Were you an original NES fan who kept playing after 16-bit was all the rage? If so, share your stories below!

[@right_hand_power7960]

For a while, my sister, and I kept our NES. As her, and I slowly were playing our SNES more, and our NES significantly less, we eventually donated our NES. Less than a decade later, I received an NES-2 as a Christmas present. Funcoland, which became GameStop, made building up a small collection of NES titles, quite fun, while not really being expensive. It was more like, "Oh, I have pocket change from purchasing groceries, or whatever. I think I'll stop to Funcoland, see what they have." I still have, and play regularly, my NES-2.

[@baconlabs]

I was born just before the dawn of the SNES, and with a limited library of new games, I was more than happy to go through the NES's backlog thanks to my parents' NES and the local rental store's selection. The only games I found myself renting time and again were SMB2 and, of course, Kirby's Adventure, my favorite on the whole console!

[@EvaFull]

I was the kid lucky 🍀 enough to have an NES, Gameboy, Genesis & SNES all at the same time by the Summer of 1993.

[@magoid]

My first videogame was a NES clone in 1992. So the influx of high quality NES games in the early 90's was a blessing, since at the time a SNES was out of financial range. With time, a SNES and a N64 came home, but the NES bug stayed with me long enough that, as a young adult I bought a (used) original NES manufactured here in Brazil. Too bad I didn't had the foresight nor the money, to buy games that local gamestores were selling dirt cheap, to make space for CD games of a console Sony was introducing at the time.

[@OGBuddah]

The NES was where it all began for me, got my NES with SMB and Duck Hunt on my 5th birthday. I remember using the cool tricks from watching people play SMB in the arcade game at the local pizza shop and it was awesome! We once found a copy of Blade of Steel behind a building buried under carpet that was in the middle of nowhere, and the game actually worked when we tried it later that day. To this day I have a friend who can recite the code in Mike Tyson's Punch Out to go directly to the final fight. Towards the 90's I did not get a SNES upon release so I still played a lot of NES. I still love doing the same thing you mentioned and booting up some Kirby's Adventure to show others just how amazing the peak of the 8-bit era reached, and it truly was monumental. Once again amazing video! Thank you for sharing!

[@baconlabs]

I can't believe Kirby's Epic Yarn was an inside joke about an old Kirby's Adventure commercial this whole time

[@igodreamer7096]

Hahahaha! Indeed.

[@GTV-Japan]

The long game!

[@daisukegori2112]

​@@GTV-Japan Just like How almost everything in Japan has Kamen Rider, ultraman, Godzilla or Kinniluman in it.

[@GTV-Japan]

Exactly

[@FabioGnecco]

I was about to comment about that lol

[@Poyostar]

Wasn't expecting Kirby's Adventure to be covered by you, but I'm not complaining in the slightest. What an outstanding documentary that's perfect for the greatest NES game to ever be released! Happy 30th Anniversary, Kirby's Adventure!

[@GTV-Japan]

Really? But I love that game!!⭐️ thanks for watching

[@M3rtyville]

Sakurai, Miyamoto and Iwata are Nintendo's legends. I stayed with my NES for 16 years before selling it. But I never added many games into my collection since NES games were hard to find back then. But thanks to the internet, I was able to play many classics like Kirby Adventure.

[@GTV-Japan]

Sweet 16!⭐️

[@pdthorn]

The ad at 7:03 looks so much like 2011s Epic Yarn I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a call back to this ad campaign!

[@GTV-Japan]

Hmm maybe. It makes me wonder if designers think about things like that or even know about them. I’m sure the truth will come out someday⭐️

[@pdthorn]

@@GTV-Japan I’ve heard on the the Insert Credit podcast the anecdote that Kirby is the “we can’t make this concept work for any other IP” character for Nintendo which your comment reminded me of

[@GTV-Japan]

That seems about right!

[@MadameSomnambule]

Funnily enough, Good Feel was already making Epic Yarn before Nintendo approached them and gave them the idea of making it a Kirby game. So the resemblance is one of the biggest coincidences ever. Wonder if the Nintendo side of its development was influenced by the Kirby’s Adventure ad

[@woodenrailwaystudios70]

This game was the root of my Kirby Fan-ism. I played this game with my brother taking turns heaps back on the classic NES. This is where my love from Nintendo stemmed from and I still love playing this today. Wether it’s the 3D version or the remake; Kirby’s adventure is phenomenal.

[@lilliput_steps]

I had no idea the art style in Kirby’s Epic Yarn has its roots in an ad for Kirby’s Adventure! Very cool

[@GTV-Japan]

Yeah pretty neat! I wonder how they came up with that?⭐️

[@AntiPseudo]

Even weirder that Epic Yarn originally wasn't going to be a Kirby game!

[@Prodmullefc]

I was one of the "stick with NES" kids during the 16-bit migration (grew up poor so it's not like it was completely by choice haha). One good part about that though was it gave me a whole library of old games to play and usually cheaper becuase they were old. I was playing the original Final Fantasy on NES for the first time, _after_ playing FFIV at my neighour's house. I remember being really happy during those days because they were still releasing new NES games for us on the lost technology of the ancient past, and Kirby in particular was one of my favorites. /end wall of text Thanks for the detailed doc as usual! The part about the first letter in the stage names matching the color of the frame in the cut scenes blew my mind haha. I never owuld have noticed that.

[@froddobaggins]

I got the NES when my aunt (then in her teens) got the SNES so it was handed down to me with a stack of games. Good memories.

[@GTV-Japan]

Not only that but the stages are a reverse rainbow starting with purple! How crazy⭐️

[@MistaMaddog247]

Back in 1993 I visited my cousin who showed Kirby's Dream Land on her Game Boy. I was only gonna play it for a couple of minutes but got so addicted to it that I finished the whole game in one playthrough (and drained the batteries during the end credits). Later I went to a Walmart and saw a promo video for Kirby's Adventure. Now I knew I had to play that so I rented it when I got home...and beat the whole game during the weekend. This game and Mega Man 6 were the last hurrah of the NES...

[@right_hand_power7960]

There was a commercial for the NES-2, that featured MegaMan 6. "Battle,... Evil Robots!" Apparently, the commercial wasn't intended to give people a better synopsis.

[@GTV-Japan]

Endless Mike.

[@J_Cadaverous]

R.I.P. Satoru Iwata. What a brilliant man. Taken from us way too soon.

[@GimblyGFR]

Man, that was the best retrospective on Kirby's Adventure I've seen. Excellent on all fronts. I really appreciate the efforts you usually take on detailing the reception the games had on different regions. You always at least mention Club Nintendo, which was a very important publication here, in South America. Kirby's Adventure is my favorite Kirby game of all time. The same happens with Super Mario Bros. 3. To me, Super Mario Bros. 3 on the NES is the greatest 2D Mario game ever. Some late era NES and Famicom games gave early 16 bits games (and even some released later) a run for their money. A great, great video. I sincerely feel your channel deserves a lot more subs and views.

[@GTV-Japan]

Ever since interacting with so many from Mexico and South America I always like to include CN because the fan base there was just as dedicated there. Also a lot of people say “North American” release to mean the US and Canada but ignore that the south of the US got most of the same games at the same time, at least since Gus started running things!⭐️

[@igodreamer7096]

Unfortunately to me, I am a SNES player as first experience in gaming, back in the day. Son of the early 80's I jump over that NES age, but I admit and admire the quality of those old and golden games. Kirby really is an example case of how a game can show what an allegedly "obsolete system" still have some fire within. Great video like always, GTV man. Keep up the good work!

[@GTV-Japan]

If you saw the super Mario all stars video you can see these points connect. That things were at the point where kids were getting into games after the mighty NES and missing out

[@Jetred5]

Thanks for taking the time to create an in-depth retrospective about Kirby’s gaming history. Your work is always informative, entertaining, and high quality.

[@GTV-Japan]

I had to! It’s one of my favorites!!⭐️

[@iamfoogle]

sorry if this has already been mentioned before but just a quick correction!! a large majority of adventure’s soundtrack was done by hirokazu ando, and the only tracks jun ishikawa did were the returning tracks from dream land

[@SuperTrainStationH]

I remember the commercial for Thai game playing nonstop during breaks on Thanksgiving 1993 cartoons on WPIX NY before it became. WB affiliate. I was a Sega kid at the time but this left an impression. I didn’t get Kirby’s Adventure until I got my nes in Summer 2001, I used this game to distract me from the war and terror news a few months later. EDIT: Also, it's cool how the Mexico Kirby's Adventure ad used footage from BOTH the US commercials for Kirby's Dream Land and Kirby's Adventure.

[@GTV-Japan]

Yeah I noticed that. There is also a German commercial with the same animation

[@FloatingSunfish]

Kirby's Adventure is the perfect introduction to the world of video games. It's easy enough for children, but can also be challenging for adults.

[@GTV-Japan]

I got to agree!⭐️

[@ChaoticMeatballTV]

I really enjoyed the presentation of this video, gonna have to go back through your previous work to see some other docs that you've done!

[@GTV-Japan]

Thank you! Comment on anything you like. Talk to you again soon ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@nahumgardner]

The American marketing for this whole series has been weird.

[@igodreamer7096]

Edgy and wannabe "badass" was very strong back then. Happy, colorful and funny things was never market as such in those times. Figures.

[@symphomaniac]

America had extreme brain damage in the 90's in terms of advertisement

[@GTV-Japan]

Our generation refused to sell out ! At least that’s what I thought

[@PUMAPAKI]

I'm always looking for your new stuff and watching old content of yours! Wuv you GTV! 🤗

[@Prodmullefc]

the best gaming/japanese culture channel on the platform imo

[@PUMAPAKI]

​@@Prodmullefc I think I would have to agree! 🎉

[@GTV-Japan]

I’m happy to earn your wuv. Spelled with an Earth “W”⭐️

[@MikeChimeri]

32:50 "On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer."

[@Waifu4Life]

7:00 Many decades later, this ad inspired Kirby's Epic Yarn.

[@froddobaggins]

I was thinking the same thing. Japan always got the kooky and fun commercials imo.

[@homsar36]

He beat Bubsy?!?!? What could possibly go wrong indeed…

[@GTV-Japan]

The lost Vikings never got over it.

[@Marc_Araujo]

I was never really into Kirby but I did have fun with this game when I got it as a gift from my aunt when I was a kid. Even though I already had an SNES, I thought the graphics and color for this game were the best I had ever seen on the NES...the first and only Kirby game I would have for any console as a kid. P.S. Even after getting an SNES, and later a Sega Genesis (Model 2), I still always had my NES and its games handy...especially TMNT III: The Manhattan Project.

[@GTV-Japan]

Also a late release and really good too!

[@friendlyninja5048]

That bit at the end about older hardware still wowing people is so poignant. Many of my peers began their gaming journeys with the N64, PS1, or even the Saturn. I had an N64, but also inherited both a Super Nintendo and Genesis from older family members. I had many more games for these older systems. If I hadn't, I would have missed out on the greats of the 16-bit era, like Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario Kart. I was a lucky kid. Kirby is probably one of my favorite series as well. Such a chill game and fun to boot.

[@GTV-Japan]

Yeah I always thought it was interesting to have that generational gap side by side for so long

[@EvaFull]

Thank You for taking me on an Adventure with Kirby through his NES Days & Beyond.

[@GTV-Japan]

Let’s take a ride!⭐️

[@Rationalific]

Now I see what I've been missing... I'm one of those people who barely looked back after Sonic and Super Mario World. I got a Genesis in 1991, and most of my focus was on that by the year 1993. However, I also remember that I had a Gameboy and Kirby's Dreamland was my absolute favorite game on that system. And while I never had a Super NES (just the "Mini" years later), it's puzzling why I never thought to check out Kirby's Adventure on the original NES, which I did still have. It honestly looks 16-bit, and the gameplay appears to be extremely enjoyable! I believe this would likely give Mario 3 a run for its money and likely surpass it in my eyes. I should definitely check it out!

[@GTV-Japan]

Totally! And it’s interesting to hear these story’s where most everyone (except one cranky Brit) had the NES and then went off in different directions after that⭐️

[@Rationalific]

@@GTV-Japan 👍

[@BlueAizu_]

Kirby's Adventure is easily one of the NES's best games, and that's saying quite a lot. It's also very approachable even by today's standards since it doesn't have the brutal difficulty most NES games are known for, and it lets you save your progress without needing to use save states. The only real flaw is that it's so ambitious that the NES can barely run it so there's a lot of slowdown, but other than that it's a game every retro fan should play at least once.

[@Rationalific]

@@BlueAizu_ 👍

[@SwashBuccaneer]

I remember hanging out in my friend's room playing this game non stop almost. Good times.

[@GTV-Japan]

Ain’t we lucky we got’em?⭐️

[@LanEXHikari]

Thank you very much for such a great video, full of details and tidbits of one of the most iconic mascots of all times

[@GTV-Japan]

Glad you liked it Lan ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@Retr0gam1ngR0cks]

Amazing work, narrative and editing. It made me appreciate even more the importance of Kirby in what Nintendo is today. Thanks Gtv!

[@GTV-Japan]

Thanks Jose!

[@CalaveraCandy]

20:03 I remember one time my siblings and I were playing in the other room and we overheard a commercial for Kirby's Avalanche in the living room and heard my mother say, "What's a Kirby?" We proceeded to quote the who's Kirby's Adventure commercial to her verbatim.

[@GTV-Japan]

Ha! I love it!!

[@NeonSonOfXenon]

I love how you simulate commercial breaks with actual commercials for the game

[@GTV-Japan]

That’s the GTV way!

[@jamesmoss3424]

30 Years later Kirby's Adventure is still brilliant today. 😀👍🎮

[@GTV-Japan]

Here’s to 30 more⭐️

[@jamesmoss3424]

@@GTV-Japan that's right. 😀👍🎮

[@Waifu4Life]

I normally prefer playing remakes than the original (Super Mario All Stars over the 8-Bit games for example). Kirby's Adventure is one of the few exceptions to that rule.

[@GTV-Japan]

Totally

[@jimmywhite6863]

The GBA remake butchered so many things

[@maxis2k]

Seeing that magazine article with Kirby's Adventure and Duck Tales 2 featured next to each other, I remembered how all through the mid and late 90s, I didn't have access to any of the new systems. I only had an NES and Game Boy all the way until I bought the GameCube with my own saved money in high school. But I never felt like I was missing out. The vast majority of people I knew were in the same boat. Lower middle class families who couldn't afford the new systems. But whenever the older systems or games were cheap, our parents would relent and buy them. So the 8-bit era lasted a lot longer for me and most of my friends.

[@GTV-Japan]

Great story! Thanks for sharing ⭐️⭐️

[@visuelliot]

Amazing video as usual! 👏🏼 Loved it as much as I also love Kirby!

[@GTV-Japan]

Thanks Elliot⭐️

[@LITTLE1994]

The first Kirby game that make you copy the enemies and pushed the limit of the NES. Great game.

[@TimAllen624]

I always expect to know the majority of facts and information before watching your videos, but you provide such an in-depth look at the topic I walk away with a new perspective.

[@GTV-Japan]

Thanks Metric! I appreciate the kind words. I’ll use them as motivation in the future ⭐️

[@ChrisGorski]

Exemplary video as always. I still love the TV show format you employ in your videos including the commercials. As a person that hasn't watched any traditional TV in years and years, it feels like a nostalgic throwback at this point hahaha

[@GTV-Japan]

Hey thanks Chris! That’s just how I leaned, and take what I did when I was a tv director and turned it into this. Have a good Easter weekend! 🐰

[@starnugget]

wow, excellent video! i'd say that aside from mother, kirby is probably my favorite nintendo series. so when i saw this show up, i had to watch it. as someone who wasn't around when kirby was new, i was surprised to hear that kirby's adventure was really just that well received and popular when it came out about everywhere in the world. it's probably just my experience, but during from around 2000-2013, i didn't know of anyone aside from myself that actually played kirby games outside of smash bros. now i feel like kirby is everywhere. my favorite aspect of kirby might be that he lends himself to all sorts of situations and game mechanics. the trademark copy ability in this game is a prime example of that, and he didn't even have it in his debut game. that's almost like mario not being able to jump. i think another really cool aspect of kirby's adventure is its really subtle storytelling. there's little dialog so almost anyone can pick up on it. but, there's little things like meta knight's encounters and assistance throughout the game, as if he's trying to prepare you for something instead of being an antagonist, or king dedede desperately trying to stop kirby after you beat him in battle, foreshadowing that there's something really bad going on with the fountain. i've always been kind of behind with gaming. my first console was a super nintendo, and i would also play my aunt's 8-bit nintendo during that time. (this was probably when the n64 was nearing the end of it's life.) i'd generally say that for most of my life i've very rarely played a game when it was newly released, and even when i have a current gaming console, there's just so much from the past i haven't played, that usually i spend my time with those older games. there's not necessarily anything wrong with new games, i just find a lot of this older stuff impressive for how well it still plays given what developers had to work with back in the day.

[@GTV-Japan]

What a great story! Thanks for sharing!⭐️

[@Glasshouse828]

8:52 the only time I’ve ever seen miyamoto wearing glasses

[@GTV-Japan]

Weird! He certainly got those from the Koichi Nakano line 👍🏻

[@baardbi]

Thank you for another amazing episode of GTV. I just absolutely love the research and work you put into these videos. It results in high quality entertainment with very accurate information.

[@GTV-Japan]

Hey Bård! Good to see you again. Thanks for coming by as always. Have a great weekend ⭐️

[@TheInternetIsDeadToMe]

Great video. Lovely to see these games get such wonderful documentary treatment.

[@GTV-Japan]

Thanks Carter! I hope there’s a bit more celebrating this game even though Kirby himself already got the big 30 treatment last year⭐️

[@geoffgero6081]

Fantastic documentary about one of my favorite games! I loved Kirby's Dream Land and was absolutely amazed when Adventure came out. I already had a Sega Genesis at this point, but this was one of the games that kept me going back to the NES. I recently played through this game again and it still holds up 30 years later

[@GTV-Japan]

I’m glad you liked it! Thanks for watching ⭐️

[@Gecko1993HogheadIncOfficial]

I didn’t really play Kirby’s Adventure for my NES at first; but I did play it’s remake: Nightmare In Dreamland for the Game Boy Advance as a kid!

[@nesskimos7174]

I really appreciate your content, thank you!

[@GTV-Japan]

Thanks Ness!

[@garylshawiii483]

Another amazing high quality documentary that you can’t find anywhere else

[@GTV-Japan]

I’m glad you enjoyed it!⭐️

[@skins4thewin]

AHHH! So THAT'S where they got the Epic Yarn idea! Has no idea there was an old Japanese commercial like that!

[@robintst]

Nintendo was part of my life from an early age when I first played Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. at the arcades and at home on my ColecoVision. I got the NES in 1988 when the pack-in cart was the SMB/Duck Hunt combo game and the Zapper was still gray. I loved my NES and the earlier games are still among my favorites but, by 1993, I had already been on the SEGA Genesis for a few years and had left my NES behind so I never had much of an interest in Kirby at all. Likewise, I got a SNES in 1994 and ignored the Kirby games there too, I was in it for the JRPGs by that point. Didn't have a Game Boy so no Dream Land either. But the real story behind all this is still fascinating, great video!!

[@GTV-Japan]

Yes! A fellow grey gunner! ⭐️⭐️thanks for sharing your story!

[@kevlarvest7375]

I can never tire of Kirby's Adventure, I literally just beat it again for the umpteenth time right before finding this vid.

[@GTV-Japan]

Serendipity!

[@shane.d.johnston]

Interesting enough, I live in Ontario, Canada in an area that is primarily English and next to no French but, for some reason when I was a kid (I'm in my mid 30's now), my local Wal-Mart had a copy of the French Canadian Kirby's Adventure. It was only sold for something like 10$ and our Mom bought it for my brother and I. That was our introduction to Kirby. I've loved the series ever since. My brother has that same copy in his collection currently. The nice thing too is that we didn't need to understand the language to be able to play it. It's a game that I've since played over and over again every year since.

[@GTV-Japan]

That’s interesting! Thanks for sharing your experience ⭐️

[@ganglyman22]

My favorite Kirby game ❤

[@GTV-Japan]

Same here ⭐️

[@JRomeo310]

My first time playing this game was the first gameboy game. What an amazing game I played over and over and over again!

[@GTV-Japan]

It’s a good game but just kind of short

[@roberthunter479]

First played this at a friend's house in Santiago, Chile in 1997. I loved it and beat it there. I've only played this game in the franchise and none other. You mention born in the '70s. I just realized kids are just out of school now and that in 1994, I graduated from high school. 30-year anniversary. Wow, remember it just like yesterday and I feel old. I still remember standing in line outside the building, for the graduation ceremony, standing in our robes and mortarboards. Two guys were talking about the ending of Super Metroid and I just stood there listening, remembering my time through the game.

[@GTV-Japan]

That’s a cool story. For me it was a kind of sad day because the local alternative rock station that was awesome was bought out by the lesser rock station and shut down that day. A fitting end perhaps?

[@jaycenteno8385]

ALRIGHT!!! Some Kirby love, always fun to see the pink puffball get a moment to stand in the spotlight :p

[@GTV-Japan]

He deserves it!

[@claybaxter3202]

What a great video. Thank you for the informative fun walk down memory lane. My mother and i loved playing Kerby!

[@GTV-Japan]

Thanks I’m glad you like it ⭐️

[@jjhh4096]

Love your videos! Thank you!!!

[@GTV-Japan]

You got it⭐️

[@starsatellite2413]

I find Kirby's Adventure for NES one of the best Kirby games around.

[@tripdefect87]

While everyone else has said this, I think what keeps me coming back to Kirby games is how relaxing they are. Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins is also like this

[@GTV-Japan]

I like that. Why does everything have to be amped up all the time?

[@WallyWallcakes]

Oh dang, this was such a nice little trip. I never played a Kirby game until MUCH later in life and I got hooked on the series, right around the time the 3DS games came out. I've since gone back and played more, but still need to dive in. Thanks for sharing this! Loved it!

[@GTV-Japan]

If you haven’t played adventure you must. It’s great. Have a great weekend 🏒

[@WallyWallcakes]

@@GTV-Japan Oh yes. Definitely. I went from Dream Land to Adventure and Dream Land 2. Still so many to get to. Have a great day!

[@GTV-Japan]

Awesome!

[@Skywalker51124]

This game may age but will never grow old to me. I still love to play it on the Classic Mini NES. This game holds a special place in my heart.

[@GTV-Japan]

Same here! Thanks for watching ⭐️

[@fireaza]

Nintendo: "Yeah, we're changing the main character's name. We're gonna name him after an American lawyer instead." Sakurai: "Say what now?"

[@right_hand_power7960]

Thanks for creating, and uploading this! KA is one of my top favorite NES titles.

[@GTV-Japan]

Thanks for watching!

[@natsukashiistory]

I grew up playing my brother's old nes while he played the cool new snes (he wouldn't let me play it because my hands were always dirty hehe), but I always kept them both around (along with a 13" crt tv) and somewhere along the way Kirby's Adventure showed up in our collection and it is still probably the most fun game of that era that I own and the music is sooo good too !! Awesome hearing and seeing the whole story ! I never knew anything about it ♪ Thank you !

[@GTV-Japan]

Great to hear your story! Thanks for watching ⭐️

[@BENULTIMAN2000]

Great Video as Always I remember the First Time I ever played Kirby's Adventure was the Remake on the GBA and a few years later I bought the Original Version on the NES at a Used Game Store and I never noticed the Technical Aspects of it until I saw it being talked on an Episode of Game Sack about Games that push the Technical Limits of Consoles

[@GTV-Japan]

Well if you found it used I hope ya got a good deal!

[@Astronic]

Didn't have time to watch this release day, but watched it fully now. Another great video! I'm so happy I can play Kirby nowadays. Never owned any of the games when I was young in the 90s. Today I try to play all of em on my Switch.

[@GTV-Japan]

Sounds good! Play on!

[@themarcosoma]

Oh dam, yet again I watch all GTV's videos. What a better way to start holidays than this? Looking fwd for more videos, beers and chicken wings. Have a good one amigo!

[@GTV-Japan]

All right! Perfect way to spend a Sunday! 🍺

[@santisven]

I have this original cartridge since around 2012. Battery still worked last time I checked, with some savestates still occupied by a previous owner. Haven't gotten to play it yet. I should check if the battery still works now, or if it has leaked. Now, this video documentary of 40 minutes long is probably the best material I have ever seen about this game and Kirby in general. Keep at the good work.

[@GTV-Japan]

Thanks Sven! I’ve made 40 the maximum limit for videos anymore and I think it keeps things tight and in order I’d say get that game out and play today!

[@fefyfona4318]

7:03 ahh so that's where the idea for Kirby's epic yarn came from

[@GTV-Japan]

According to lore, yeah!

[@MajorDektarev]

A new GTV Japan Episode... my evening is rescued ! #love

[@GTV-Japan]

Carpe noctum!

[@Pixie_Shmixie]

10:41 Ah, yes, everyone’s favorite Kirby character: King DayDayDay.

[@miguelb5661]

My first Kirby game was Kirby dreamland 2 on gameboy. I was blown away! Loved the boss battles and secret ending and thought it blew Mario games at the time out of the water. Then I moved on to Kirby Super star SNES and so forth with releases of Kirby games but didn't even know there was a Kirby NES. Wow 8 worlds you say? I always thought it was like the gameboy game, short and sweet. I should play this entry.

[@GTV-Japan]

You should! Don’t miss out!!!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@bartsimpson83]

The NES was the only console I had growing up until I got my first job and bought a PS1 and I was thrilled to get Kirby for my 11th birthday. I played it a ton and it's still one of my top favorite Nintendo games.

[@GTV-Japan]

Great to hear! Keep 8 bit alive!

[@Randhrick]

Great video ! I'm a huge fan of Kirby, all the games are very enjoyable and are quite charming. As someone from Quebec I was not expecting to see a Kirby commercial from Quebec in the video lol Funny thing is I was not even aware of that commercial, I did not watch much TV as a kid, was spending my TV time on games instead.

[@GTV-Japan]

I thought it was pretty creative and almost Sega like in edginess. ⭐️

[@Randhrick]

@@GTV-Japan True, it felt like these North America Sega commercials

[@PixelSlayers]

One of my favorite games of all time. Every 2 or 3 years I give it a replay. Great video!

[@GTV-Japan]

Great to hear, play on!

[@brandonwilliams6119]

Kirby’s Adventure was my first Kirby Game and it’s interesting to note that it really did push the NES to its limits, the slowdown shows itself a lot but I suppose it was impressive for its time, I love how it’s also the first game to introduce copy abilities and them becoming the main central gameplay option for players, there’s something for everyone, my favorite would have to be the sword since it’s simple and you can use it underwater too.

[@GTV-Japan]

I don’t really notice slowdown but maybe that was just because he moves kind of slow. Thanks for watching!⭐️⭐️

[@Reluctant_Hero]

Heck yeah, I love the Kirby series! Looking forward to watching this after work today!

[@GTV-Japan]

Enjoy ⭐️

[@coconut4219]

Kirby's Adventure was my first Kirby game. I have much respect for those who made the game! Excellent doc as always!

[@GTV-Japan]

Oh hey there old friend! Good to see ya again!⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@coconut4219]

@@GTV-Japan Uni has been a pain in the bum but I’ve been getting through. Plus, anything Kirby is a must-watch for me.

[@GTV-Japan]

Oh I see. Well don’t let it get you down. It’ll be over someday’

[@arin4395]

fantastic video ! gotta love our pink puff ball 💗

[@GTV-Japan]

Only love❤️

[@NintenDub]

Adventure was such great colorful cool looking sounding game. Kirby on Gameboy was one of my first memories.along with Metroid and Zelda. Kirby also on nes as I was maybe 7 at the time.but I loved playing it with my brother

[@KenzGamesCollection]

I didn’t really get into the Kirby games till Triple Deluxe on the 3DS and have been a fan ever since then. Definitely going to check out the earlier games now after watching this video. I really enjoyed this episode so much mate 🙌

[@GTV-Japan]

It’s worth playing! Enjoy I sayy

[@ridensroom6957]

I just finished Nightmare in Dream Land on gba. What a game. Great vid

[@The_Wandering_Nerd]

I didn't get a SNES until well into 1995 because my parents couldn't afford it. Quality late NES releases like Kirby, used games found at yard sales and swap meets, and clearance bins at Kmart and Kaybee Toys filled with classics like Zelda and Final Fantasy at bargain prices were my lifeline as a kid :) No shame in that.

[@GTV-Japan]

The way to play! It’s like the old saying goes: if you haven’t seen it, it’s new to you!

[@Waifu4Life]

27:53: On behalf of Quebec, I would like to apologize for this cheesy ad.

[@TickleMyPickle69]

high standards don't compensate for weakness b

[@GTV-Japan]

That was Quebec? I thought it was France? Or course when something says French it could be just the language and not the place. Thanks for clearing it up!

[@Waifu4Life]

@@GTV-Japan Nah, not France, the guy who looks like the 90' vomited all over him his talking in Joual (see Wikipedia, you even got an English listing for that word).

[@GTV-Japan]

Ah ok! I’ll look it up! I noticed Joypad featured the French text but I found no other solid proof that the Quebec version made it over there. Searching roms it just has EU and Germany.

[@anthonywheeler2082]

I just 100% Kirby's Adventure on Switch about a week ago, so this documentary was perfect timing!

[@GTV-Japan]

Nice! I just used SP 🤫

[@seekertosecrets]

7:31 That commercial was kind of cute! 16:16 This was the most difficult bonus game to me. A false start will cost you. Fire too slow will take you out. Bonus lives are awarded if you take out King DeDeDe. I took that penguin down only twice!

[@GTV-Japan]

Two times more than me!⭐️⭐️

[@seekertosecrets]

@@GTV-Japan You funny, man!

[@ZEKESPILLEDINKMUSIC]

Kirby's Adventure is one of those games that pushed the limits of the NES. It's also amazing that it was released really late in the lifespan of the console.

[@right_hand_power7960]

The presentation benefited from being released late in the NES lifespan. The programmers had the advantage of working on hardware that was well-known. It's like Shantae. That title also benefitted from being released late in the lifespan of its respective hardware (2002), specifically the Gameboy Color.

[@GTV-Japan]

And that it managed to be popular. It’s all amazing. I don’t see FIFA or Madden 19 on ps 3 doing that!⭐️

[@RoyWalker-ur1kq]

"let me show you what you've been missing." I love Kirby. I went from the original GB version to super star and didn't even know there was an NES game until a few years ago.

[@GTV-Japan]

I hope you can enjoy it now 🌟

[@thecunninlynguist]

Has it been 30? Sheeesh I'm old

[@GTV-Japan]

Embrace the old!

[@lordmarculus4747]

I remember when I picked up my first NES in 1999 for $10 I picked up Kirby's Adventure with it for $3! What a fantastic game.

[@GTV-Japan]

Good deal!

[@DragonKingX78]

This brings me back.

[@gabeguzman9478]

You should do bubble bobble next

[@GTV-Japan]

Next up hmm it’s a trip to the 2010s but Bubble Bobble would be fun⭐️

[@froedlmetallmann4643]

IMO, one of the best NES games, and I still am a big Kirby fan. It was rather long, had innovative game mechanics, great music, and was just fun to play and run through. Plus, the box art!

[@GTV-Japan]

You said it! Big Kirby fan by the way!

[@darrenklein6090]

I love Kirby’s Adventure, thank you

[@GTV-Japan]

And Kirby loves you!❤️❤️⭐️⭐️

[@darthdome2]

I love Kirby's and sakurai

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

4:30 Sakurai's personal Family Computer Keyboard and cartridge with Famicom Basic was actually shown by Sakurai himself in his personal YT channel. The video title is "Family BASIC [Programming & Tech]"

[@GTV-Japan]

That is neat! It belongs in a museum! But, not a humble one.

[@mightyfilm]

I only ever borrowed the original GB Kirby game, but even then I knew the character was special. Lower key than Mario, and the Nintendo A-listers. I wound up buying, and greatly preferring, Kirby's Adventure. When it came out years later, I really got into the Kirby: Right Back At Ya anime, and was disappointed the merchandising was so sparse because of the company that handled the US dub (even though they promised him to be the next Pikachu). I've noticed in the last 10 years the character FINALLY got his due over here.

[@GTV-Japan]

Better late than never ⭐️

[@tmntphan]

Just recently rediscovered your channel! Contents still really good!

[@GTV-Japan]

Welcome back!

[@DeffoZappo]

Holy cow... This made my day. Thank you and popopo

[@GTV-Japan]

You’re welcome ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@KevinTuyau]

Kirby's Dreamland is my favorite game. I play it regularly. I can finish it in 20 minutes. I have Kirby's Adventure on 3DS. I'm about halfway through but then got distracted with other things happening in my life. I'll have to get back to it.

[@GTV-Japan]

I hope you get back to it. I mean I’ve logically thought things through and realized there’s less time every year!

[@SaggyJ]

One of the best soundtracks hands down

[@GTV-Japan]

Nothing is better than butter ⭐️