Johnny vs. Kirby's Dream Land 2 & 3 & Super Star Ultra

[@darkwater124]

"Samus! Good news! You're out of work!" Been that way for about 10 years man.

[@CapnShades]

Uuuuuh Samus Returns? Prime 4 on the way?

[@Sgt-Wolf]

@@CapnShades Some day.

[@alphax-shroom6781]

@@CapnShades says return is technically the past and prime 4 doesn't exist until we see gameplay

[@Ponaru]

AM2R is soooooo much better than Samus Returns. Not relevant to what you all are talking about, just thought I would share. :p

[@thedennysgrandslam7687]

@@Ponaru the two games are very different approaches to remaking metroid 2, but I like em both

[@brandontherabboat4850]

Super Star Ultra may be the video game equivalent of those “variety pies” made up of one slice from several different ones, but I’ll always adore it for being my introduction for the super-tough pink puff.

[@olaterrio]

Kirby super star ultra was my very first kirby game too

[@tavoknaza7086]

@@olaterrio Same! I 100% it more then once.

[@BigFearedBalloon]

My introduction was through Kirby Right Back At Ya before I even realised that Kirby was a videogame franchise (probably only learned that when I searched up episodes of Kirby Right Back At Ya on KZbin and found videos on TheRunawayGuys doing an LP on Return to Dreamland (my first introduction to TRG) and even now I'm unsure if I even realised it was a videogame) After that Kirby Super Star Ultra was the first Kirby Game I bought.

[@javierrico1996]

So do I.

[@Tan12]

It honestly still has some of my favorite gameplay in the series

[@matthewrease2376]

"Here comes a mini boss, there goes a mini boss" Why did I laugh so hard at this.

[@ryodestroyer2]

BECAUSE IT'S *TRUE.* (Arena) Any hardcore fan will tell you, the Hammer Flip ends Wars....at least until it was hardcore nerfed in SA.

[@matthewrease2376]

@@ryodestroyer2 I honest to God didn't even know about that move. Is it in the original? Or just ultra.

[@lcuffy9890]

@@matthewrease2376 in the original well actually it is in both

[@marx4538]

@Ryo Da Rocker IT WAS NERFED? I'VE WAITED YEARS FOR THIS! THANK GOD

[@matthewrease2376]

@@marx4538 why would you want it to be nerfed?

[@papersonic9941]

5:22 "Never let anyone tell you that Kirby games don't have simplistic plots" Modern Kirby pause screens: "Allow us to introduce ourselves"

[@MoonGhostDoodles]

12:09 Johnny: Has there ever been a sequel to a game I covered that had most of the same problems than the games before it? Also Johnny: *Covers Sonic games*

[@kylecampbell565]

Also there was Bubsy and X-Men legends

[@HabitsRabbits]

It's funny cause he's literally wearing a sega shirt.

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Technically those got worse so he found new respect

[@chickenflavor9880]

Lol

[@chickenflavor9880]

@@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32 sonic games didnt get worse

[@greenD7244]

That “final form” of Dark Matter isn’t actually Dark Matter, it’s his creator, 0.

[@petwisk2012]

Just one of the many incarnations Of The... V O I D

[@zeff3016]

@@petwisk2012 No

[@sheldonakintoye5480]

@@petwisk2012 What? Zero isn't Incarnation of Void, Zero just Created by Void just like how dark matter was created by zero.

[@runningoncylinders3829]

0 and 02 are Kirby bosses with blood, my goodness.

[@greenD7244]

Runningon Cylinders Also Dark Meta Knight

[@koopatroopa3164]

Why does the thumbnail look like Johnny and Zero are having some sort of staring contest?

[@gaspardsavoureux8680]

Very close to each other for a staring contest

[@DarkshadowXD63]

There's nothing better than a Johnny video in the morning

[@williamwhite1036]

Agreed

[@williamwhite1036]

@fun gamer get well soon

[@williamwhite1036]

@fun gamer you're welcome

[@eanyoung9255]

Yup there is Johhny in the morning with coffee and a cigarette in hand

[@Sgt-Wolf]

Unless you live in the UK then it's in the afternoon.

[@RedwindAndBeyond]

16:19 “Next thing you’re going to tell me that there are Metroids in f$&$ing Kirby”.

[@dbzsonic1069]

Deuce Moncura His review on the Shantae series. More specifically Pirates Curse where there was a section where Shantae had to fight a slicer.

[@RedwindAndBeyond]

A Crystal Shard I know it’s just that’s what he said not me.

[@RedwindAndBeyond]

A Crystal Shard that’s fine.

[@PrideEepy64]

We knew from the start

[@pandawok301]

Marx: FOOLS!! While you were sucking everything up like a fat boy in a Golden Corral, I gathered all of the star power in the universe and became GOD!!!

[@CyberAngel573]

30:12 tip with Plasma. Hold Guard then mash the D-Pad. You'll charge really fast and is why it was one of my favorite abilities

[@kylecampbell565]

Also I found charging easier with the circle pad which you can use with DS games

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Doesn't work with spark though unfortunately

[@RezeedTheDataspirit]

@@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32 May have been an "Ultra" nerf since it doesn't take muich to do a lot with plasma and the SNES version only requires any dpad movement.

[@myheroandmadaralover2372]

@@RezeedTheDataspirit as guy who played both un no the tirc still wokrds in ultira buy only with kriby as plasma helpr er cna do it while garddind but it takes longer

[@RezeedTheDataspirit]

@@myheroandmadaralover2372 I barely understand anything you're saying. If the bottom line is that nothing has changed with the remake then cool. Otherwise, not sure what to say. I am mostly speculating based on responses since I am just really well versed with the original.

[@glennvandam1612]

"there's also this new cleaning ability, where kirby can sweep the ground. ooooooooh" why was that too funny to me

[@supermaiofroge]

Ah yes, now we get into the part where kirby starts fighting hellish abominations! Fun for the whole family!

[@dapperapple4290]

@Tom The Fish Hellish abominations for Nintendo standards

[@supermaiofroge]

@Tom The Fish Bruh. It's a meme in the Kirby fanbase that the final bosses are always the last thing you would expect in a game like kirby. You don't have to be such an asshole.

[@JacobKaiju]

Well, he did defeat Majin Buu that one time....

[@Alexrun902]

At 16:22 I've been waiting for your reaction to that ever since you said "next thing you'll be telling me is that there are Metroid in f***ing Kirby" in your review the Shantae series a while ago, now I finally get to see it, and you did not disappoint, thanks for doing this dual Marathon dude

[@hellostacks]

never would i thought i'd hear Johnny mention cardi b and snoop dogg in a kirby review of all things

[@KevinGsWK]

How tf does someone like you have the music icon

[@hellostacks]

Capitalism

[@w2krispy138]

@@KevinGsWK what even is the music icon? this is my first time seeing it

[@KevinGsWK]

@@w2krispy138 it's for musician youtubers

[@w2krispy138]

@@KevinGsWK oh cool

[@supersonicward15]

7:24-8:13 Sounds just like Sonic Colors when some of Sonic's abilities are limited by the Wisps and some Wisps are available in certain stages.

[@1Bloxer]

that reminds me of his colors review when he discovers the green hover and pink spike wisps lol

[@tino9117]

Johnny should've slapped and punched the Hal logo

[@kylecampbell565]

Well to be fair the Spindash was also absent in Heroes and Unleashed

[@crashschwarzen4642]

kirby super star ultra has to be one of my all time favourite kirby games

[@CrasherX2000]

Crash Schwarzenegger it was my first ever Kirby game and what a point to start

[@islandboy9381]

it's either super star ultra or 64 for me depending on mood

[@esmooth919]

I never got to play ultra, but I had so much fun with the SNES version!

[@masturch33f66]

ARNOLD! GET TO THE CHOPPA!

[@GuyThatLikesYohane]

hi crash

[@jonathanmartinez4660]

23:01 They call him Johnny

[@Akfamilyhome]

What if Kirby was the main antagonist of Metroid Prime 4

[@eof6270]

Oh no.

[@kylecampbell565]

POYO

[@ToxicPea]

Then Samus would immediately die...or join him, hopefully.

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

I'd die of laughter and pissed off frustration at Miyamoto

[@kylecampbell565]

Tsyumamatsu TheHavenofGuardia aside from prime 1 when was Miyamoto involved with Metroid?

[@SlvrStryker]

Fun fact: I never played the original Super Star, but I loved the *hell* out of Super Star Ultra. Also: Dynablade is what I named my Chocobo in FFXIV. She's a good bird. ^^

[@ForrestFox626]

Same here. I played a few of the original game as their remakes without knowing it!

[@Lightspeeds]

This was for me with kirby adventure and a link to the past.

[@DanPantzig]

"...and who likes Frosted Cheerios?" I do, sir. I like Frosted Cheerios.

[@StCerberusEngel]

same

[@miragevarietyproductions3361]

Haven't had them in ages but I still like it too.

[@BioMega96]

I like em as well (been a while but I remember loving them)

[@kasig2013]

Cereal seems to be the most divisive shit. You either love a certain brand or you find it vile garbage, not worthy of eating.

[@ThunderDragonRandy]

I never heard of them.

[@SetoShadowVT]

12:38 That's a meme waiting to be born

[@sophiagalvan8874]

That's what I was waiting for.

[@pizzatime9261]

Ooooh

[@GareBear-x2c]

4:27 Kid Icarus Uprising fans feel the sting.

[@kylecampbell565]

Gary Cuomo well the game itself warned us. If you wait long enough after the credits you’ll hear from Hades who says “I have what 25 years to resurrect myself for the next sequel?”

[@ForrestFox626]

It is tough being a (insert Nintendo franchise that have had a new game in God knows how long) fan nowadays, isn't?

[@Fomortiis100]

There's a theory floating around that Shinichi Shimomura was actually an alias for Shigesato Itoi, considering that the Mother series was relatively dormant while Kirby's Dark Matter trilogy was in full swing, with Nightmare in Dreamland, Shimomura's last credited work, coming right before Mother 3 hit its production stride on the GBA and finally released 4 years later.

[@nemesisbloodryche22]

Damn it Johnny I'm trying to sleep at 2AM and then my SomeCallMeObsessedWithThisChannel alarm has to go off

[@omerozel4716]

4:25 PM here in germany. So how is your morning.

[@ForrestFox626]

You came to this channel knowing the consequences, you have no one to blame with yourself.

[@omerozel4716]

@@MegaMaster1021 nice

[@keelanbarron928]

10:38 "I'm used to better" ah yes, that reference.

[@nicholastpierce]

Actually, the Japanese title for Super Star is Super Deluxe with the DS remake being Ultra Super Deluxe. It's a very odd name.

[@GL_099]

Oh thats right, Fun Pak was the European name.

[@rotundmonibuv5103]

Kirby Ultra Super Mega Deluxe HD Remix 2.5D Edition

[@ABlob]

@@GL_099 And yet, Europe still got the remake as "Super Star Ultra".

[@davidjimenez3822]

@GalacticHypernova Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series.

[@AceTrainerX3]

@@davidjimenez3822 * *New DeDeDe Mode!* *

[@apollorock3r244]

18:41 The reason Kirby's Dream Collection had the E-10 Rating. Supposedly, I heard that even the ESRB was unaware of the blood from Zero. It's pretty surprising. I think I know you'll enjoy Kirby 64 a lot more since its a bit more energetic than the other 2 games with Dark Matter and the mix and match abilities is alot of fun. 😊 19:48 A small correction. While Sakurai is of course the director of Super Star, sadly, he had no involvement in the remake due to him leaving HAL Laboratory Inc 4 years before. 20:10 About the music, I think you should rather listen to the original SNES soundtrack. While the DS version isn't too bad, it sounded too watered down and weaker due to converting SNES quality music to a smaller system. It definitely shows when you compare the remake exclusive music (like Masked Dedede's theme) sounding WAY better and totally different than the remade tracks. 25:52 Just wait till Kirby & the Amazing Mirror. That game will finally answer that. 😊 And while I do prefer the remake alot more, there's something about the original Super Star I still like a bit more that I can't describe it. Maybe its the nostalgia talking since it's the first game I played.

[@CaribouGutSludge]

Maybe the style? I dunno, it has allot of 90's flare (i think? I was not alive during the 90's) the remake lacks allot of the unique style

[@gameman250]

16:15 - This bit I love. Also, you want a more fleshed out Metroidvania for your Kirby game? Well... (*starts cackling mechanically as The Amazing Mirror creeps over my shoulder behind me*)

[@MrDjWalnut]

"A much more cozier and relaxed Kirby is not really my style" Be careful what you wish for Johnny

[@Cri_Jackal]

I don't think there's a single Kirby game after this that doesn't have something dark as fuck in it.

[@CosmicToad5000]

Cri Cat eh, squeak squad is pretty happy. Yeah there’s an evil force that needs to be contained at all costs and a guy gets possessed by it but no one dies in the end and everyone gets a happy ending. I’d say it was only with the 3DS games where we started getting real depressing plots (though this is coming from someone who believes Haltmann’s & Sectonia’s stories is only bit of Kirby lore that actually lives up to the whole “THESE GAMES ARE SO DARK AND EVIL” thing people love to say.)

[@Zek3nator]

@@CosmicToad5000 Kirby gets his cake 🍰 stolen. Could anything be darker!?!?

[@Earlys-ec4iz]

@@Cri_Jackal why would there be dark moments in a game rated e for everyone tho.

[@tracyndiyob162]

@@CosmicToad5000 yeah outside of being when kirby started to include elements from the anime, i really only remember squeak squad for probably being the most misappropriate retribution kirby has done. he really couldn't have gone to a store to get a new cake? i also never really saw the fans reaction as "wow this is so dark and evil" but more "wow this is rather heavy stuff to attach to a platformers lore" with the only other example i can think of being kid icarus and splatoon with its sunken scrolls and the interactions between the idols since even zeldas really not that dark or shocking in lore outside of majoras mask, arms even by nintendo standards just didnt try with its narrative and the mario games are kept by miyamoto at "keep letting peach get kidnapped for no reason because nes writing instead of letting her and other characters like daisy,rosalina or wario be playable" with spinoffs like the sports and mario and luigi feeling more like" what if the main series showed more personality?". by comparision kirby at least has nice story that is simple but has fun and charm with itself and the bits of lore being a nice bonus instead of weightless fluff or padding to justify a bare bones story like zelda.

[@DylanDude]

_“Kirby stories are simple even by Nintendo standards.”_ He has no idea...

[@_V.Va_]

Even with the lore, it's pretty simple.

[@Trimint123]

@@_V.Va_ Yeah, it still pretty straight lines if you don't thinking of the side characters' lore.

[@_V.Va_]

@@Trimint123 I have taken the side character lore into account. It's there, but it isn't complicated or anything. And it doesn't need to be, as it's interesting.

[@kylecampbell565]

Well half of that lore comes from speculation

[@yourehereforthatarentyou]

"lore"

[@Strongmount]

So, question. Did you know there were Metroids in this game when you made the Slicer joke in Shantae?

[@ForrestFox626]

I'm going to guess yes

[@alec2000]

Best way to start the morning and before I start class. Somecallmejohnny, you rock.✊🏻

[@anonymousgamer5771]

Like Frosted Cheerios.

[@Pikatwig16]

Same here.

[@botchedspiny477]

Just got back from college to see this video at the top of recommended. Never before has it felt so good to be home.👍😁

[@Ardomew]

Super Star Ultra is easily my favourite game in the series. Excellent visual and audio presentation, tons of content, challenging new modes, and some of the best powers and boss fights in the entire series! The fact that Marx was even given a boss fight in Super Smash Bros Ultimate is a testament to how amazing this game is!

[@thevenom2731]

6:21 "I mean I'm sure he's a great guy. Probably covers the Diner bill... and tips well." Lmao! I hope someone makes an animation of Kirby, Rick, Coo, and Kine going to Denny's or something. *COUGH* Johnny *COUGH*

[@AzureGreatheart]

30:15 The Circle Pad is counted as a d-pad for the purposes of 3DS backwards compatibility, using it makes plasma (or spark, if you’re going off more recent games,) MUCH more user friendly.

[@mtscsealer1973]

16:16 metroid strikes back with vengeance

[@majztic]

Kirby the First Movie Metroid Strikes Back

[@vladc137]

"It's just a Waddle Dee with a Bandana" How dare you disrespect one of the greatest characters of the franchise...

[@kylecampbell565]

Yeah. He NEEDS to be be in smash

[@vladc137]

Big facts, there's a whole discord of Dee supporters

[@yourehereforthatarentyou]

@@kylecampbell565 not really

[@kylecampbell565]

you're here for THAT, aren't you? Well we need another Kirby character in smash and he seems to be the best canadite

[@vladc137]

@@yourehereforthatarentyou The Kirby franchise is represented pretty well in Smash, but mainly just the Sakurai era. Bandana Dee represents more than just himself if he is to be added. He's the face of modern Kirby (aside from the other 3) and the established 4th main character, and has a spear which is a unique weapon not used in Smash. He has pretty much no negatives to his inclusion besides recognizability, which clearly isn't stopping a lot of other people we already have.

[@ljmblacklock]

Kirby Rick: He’ll pay his tab. Rick and Morty Rick: He’ll make up a stupid excuse for not paying his tab, by saying life is pointless or some crap like that.

[@kylecampbell565]

5:22 well if you’re willing to read the pause screen boss descriptions you’ll find that Triple Deluxe And Planet Robobot have pretty dark plots

[@BryanRollinsTV]

Great Cave Offensive: Johnny: Maybe if this was its own game... Me: heheheh

[@mjc0961]

To bad they screwed it up with dead ends/exits everywhere. Who ever asked for dead ends in a Metroid clone?! Nobody, that's who. What were they thinking?!

[@tehfoxxy9630]

which one?

[@kylecampbell565]

@@tehfoxxy9630 kirby and the amazing mirror. Also 90% of the treasures in that game is just changing kirby's color

[@DarkStar7X]

It's just that its metroidvania style is not everyone's cup of tea. I love it, but it's structure can be very alienating to some people.

[@Flaming_Rok]

@@DarkStar7X I also love amazing mirror, but how it handles the metroidvania style is kinda pathetic. There are relevant upgrades like life upgrades and...well yeah that's about it! It's fun having an open world to you, but if we're going to talk about amazing mirror as a metroidvania, it's extremely shallow. I personally like thinking amazing mirror just as an open world, breath of the wild type of game, since you can go anywhere anytime given the right powers (which you can go back and get anytime).

[@esmooth919]

30:12 you only have to wiggle left to right on the d-pad in order to build up static electricity, not full rotations.

[@danielmartin2116]

25:52 I think Johnny might be in for a treat if he gets to the GBA

[@angel-of-light-kelly1355]

Either that, or Squeak Squad, though you don’t get the prize straight away.

[@Trimint123]

@@angel-of-light-kelly1355 Well, we haven't reach that game yet, so probably after 64.

[@Coffeequeen673]

"maybe if this was it's own game" ... amazing mirror

[@MACZ2021]

Calling it now but he's gonna touch on that or at least bring it back up whenever her gets to that game.

[@palmermoynihan2628]

@Lazuli-Empire nah its great. It was so fun going around figuring out what abilities were needed to open up what aprt next. The different colors you can make Kirby and finding all the collectables was really fun. Plus how the whole thing is connected and never stop.

[@palmermoynihan2628]

@Lazuli-Empire true but thats not the games fault its the system it was on. If it was on the ds with wireless play im sure tons of people would have done the co op

[@palmermoynihan2628]

@Lazuli-Empire in fact I would go as far to say that if the co op was easier to access it would have been the best one. Its 4 player and each person gets to play as Kirby and youre not limited to the same screen as everyone else yall can all go off and explore on your own.

[@marx4538]

@Lazuli-Empire >new games had better CO-OP Ohohoh, you mean RTDL and SA, like the one where Kirby is always the leader and everyone else is just making everything easier til a super ability segment? And then when the super ability segment happens, everyone has to booooringly follow Kirby til he enters the Assets Reuse Dimension? Or the one where you can literally do nothing and get through the whole game? Not saying KatAM's CO-OP is good, but at least it wasn't downright dumb.

[@videogameadventure]

It would’ve been cool if they referenced Kirby’s immunity to Metroids in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

[@galfinsp7216]

Agree, though feel that would be too op

[@MerelyAFan]

Super Star always felt like the Mario 3 to Adventure's Mario 1. Taking all the core elements previously introduced and expanding them out to the point where it pretty much codified the format of the most popular games afterward. In addition to coming out so late in the Super Nintendo's lifespan, I think that's why DL3 has been left somewhat forgotten in comparison to the game that came before it; after the explosion of content in Super Star, a quieter and simpler title was always going to feel a bit of a letdown.

[@TheLonelyGoomba]

I've never seen anyone so negative on Dreamland 2. Was kinda jarring

[@pablo8524]

Me too

[@LackaJudgment]

Right? Rick doesn’t slip on ice so he’s not entirely useless. Plus he’s got some of the best ability combos, like srsly what’s cooler than a fire-breathing hamster?

[@esmooth919]

I got to be honest though, if it was one thing I did not like about Dreamland 2, it was trying to get those... McGuffins. To me, that was the hardest part of the game... Particularly in the later levels. I also don't like the trial and error auto scrollers, where if you go the wrong way, you're liable to get crushed with no way out.

[@Ageleszly]

Yeah to me Dreamland 2 is a lot better than Kirbys Adventure, despite it having only 7 abilities these ones are utilized in a way more interesting way and can be combined with the animals. The game is also with its final boss one of the most challenging kirby games, as a kid solving these puzzles all by mself felt very catharthic back then. Kirbys Adventure is has just short, very forgetable levels with a lot of abilities but these are rarely interesting nor you have to do something special with them.

[@vinnythewebsurfer]

They can’t all be like antdude

[@Rex67Diego9]

If only Some call him Johnny what the hell do others call him? Others: Juan

[@Rex67Diego9]

I really though he was going to like this :v

[@Kevin_T.]

12:37 "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH."

[@KamiJoJo]

29:50 I felt the same way, that also works for Great Cave Offensive, really thought it was a Smash Melee original thing.

[@CrazyPartyable]

You can tell from the ad Johnny loves his earbuds. The excessive use on the case tells otherwise. This is a man of legend

[@SacredFaerie]

Kirby's Fun Pak is the European name of Super Star. The game is called Super Deluxe in Japan (And Ultra Super Deluxe for the remake).

[@ultrairrelevantnobody1862]

12 years, and Somecallmejohnny still continues to improve. Such a calm, laid back, and charming personality. All held together by genuinely good critiquing that has a good balance entertaining and informative. Keep up the good work.

[@JD260A9]

British Media Bully Honestly think Johnny is one of the (if not *the*) last of the youtube reviewers from the 2010s.

[@JD260A9]

Deuce Moncura Well, it’s mainly a personal thing, so perhaps I’m exaggerating. All the big youtubers are still here, like Jared, Jon and the others. It’s not like they have all disappeared. Personally, I feel like Johnny is more consistent with his content and he isn’t overtly controversial (or just have a lack of controversy) to my knowledge. Those two qualities are important to me, personally. Granted they aren’t the only criteria but they do stand out. Also British media Bully’s points about Johnny being laid back, good critiquing and such makes me feel like he’s the only reviewer I can go back to when most reviewers I don’t feel like returning to for some reason or another. That’s about it, I guess.

[@JD260A9]

Deuce Moncura Yes, I am referring to Jared and Jon, but moreso in terms of their personal youtube channels not Normal Boots. I said previously that this is more of a personal thing, so perhaps I should explain further: for me personally, Johnny is the only 2010s video game reviewer youtuber I really care about going into 2020. I stopped caring about Jon because his content became boring to me, Jared was fine until that whole debacle earlier this past year, Completionist changed up his channel in a way I thought wasn’t right...so I guess I shouldn’t have blanket stated Johnny’s the “last of the great reviewers” because clearly they are all still there and making content people enjoy. But personally, Johnny’s all I got left. So far.

[@JD260A9]

Deuce Moncura Perhaps I am just a fickle fan, what with all the stuff that went down, but it is what it is. Anyways, I am aware of Scott and have watched some of his content in the past. Seems good.

[@Alianger]

It's just a shame he's always bandwagoning on popular old games that have been covered to death already.

[@shadeknight6537]

What I like most about Bandana Dee is that, he appeared as early as the first Super Star, but nobody even noticed him. Some 10 years later, he's now a fan favorite and sort of a main character starting with Return to Dreamland. Oh, they poorly explain how Plasma works. You don't charge by rotating the D-Pad, you only need to mash the directions. You can also do it while guarding, which freezes you in place, to keep you from flying all over the place.

[@thedarkmasterthedarkmaster]

Amazed you didn't mention the final boss of Kirby's dreamland 2 that much, probably the best part of the game. Also it's very mysterious and anime Great review though

[@GL_099]

_looks at name and profile pic_ I'm not sure what it is but something tells me you might be biased, hmm. But actually, I agree. I do hope he does the deeper story parts justice when they become more apparent in later games, in particular Star Allies.

[@thedarkmasterthedarkmaster]

@@GL_099 bias doesn't mean wrong

[@marx4538]

KDL2's bosses in general are great. Mr.Shine and Mr.Bright, Kracko, that fish from World 3, DeDeDe and Dark Matter are all well designed and/or improve on what was in previous games. Whispy is a little less of a pushover and Ice Dragon is kinda fun. Big Forest's bossfight is kinda boring, though.

[@dlfon99]

Protip: The yoyo ability's Gazer spiral [down -> up+b] has a crazy amount of invincibility frames and a massive range. That ability carried me through what hammer and mirror couldn't: the true arena.

[@8bitbuddy]

Omg KIRBYSPLOSION! Thank you very much for this gift. Need some positive vibes after all the crazy stuff going on right now.

[@900nutboys]

“Kirby games have simple plots even for Nintendo” pfff alright cant wait till he gets to Return to Dreamland and beyond

[@BigFearedBalloon]

I mean they are simple... just can get dark for what you think is a kid's game, mainly when looking at boss descriptions.

[@900nutboys]

Big Feared Balloon and also all the hidden lore of the ancients, and banished cultists and their god of destruction that may or may not be from the same place as kirby, which could mean that Kirby is descended from a god. The more they feed us the less we know

[@alphax-shroom6781]

Kirby games do have simple plots. It just has 3 Tons of lore attached to said plots.

[@900nutboys]

Alpha X-shroom true. It’s nice that way though. They give us something simple for those that just wanna enjoy the game but they go above and beyond for the world building. Strikes a weird balance that you don’t typically see, especially in games like this

[@CiromBreeze]

Honestly, the plots for those games ARE simple... if you look at them directly. Just looking at the base game, they're very simple - and arguably, the same story as Marx. Egg-guy convinces Kirby to help him, turns out he's evil, stop egg-guy, the end. It's only when you pay attention to the pause text (which, I will add, isn't that easy when you're distracted with good gameplay) do you realise the actual story here.

[@GIR177]

30:02 It's really easy to charge up Plasma on the 3DS because you can just do the rotations on the circle pad. You can also charge it while guarding to stop yourself from moving around, though Hammer's definitely as reliable and overpowered as it's always been without needing that much work.

[@TheOneandOnlyBenji]

Funnily enough, I'm watching this video with Ray-Con earbuds right now.

[@SeelkadoomandJokic00]

I prefer the 55's more than the 25's. But they have issues at times. Wish the 25's felt as good as the 55's

[@darkvenom46]

Same. Got that 15% Off Discount 😀

[@SeelkadoomandJokic00]

@@Chad_Eldridge I don't go for it, but I have such shit luck, that literally every time I wore my headphones something snagged on the wire and it was pissing me off. I just took the coupon bought it, and every time it keeps fucking up, because apparently they just like to, I get a replacement and use a back up. I wish they wouldn't act up after after like less than a month though.

[@vishaal1232]

Are they actually good tho? For listening to music?

[@SeelkadoomandJokic00]

@@vishaal1232 For me, yea. Blocks sound too.

[@AldenTuttle02]

6:18- “I don’t like Rick.” Whenever I hear that I think of my father because that’s his name and my father is a good tipper. Shout out to my dad!!

[@alanherbethe7338]

Dreamland 2 brings one of the best things in Kirby: The Lore. No, really. When you're fighting a boss in RtD, TD, PR and SA pause the game to see some cool stuff, even on the Extra modes bosses.

[@marx4538]

DL2, DL3 and K64 don't have any lore, though. They just brought Dark Matter and 0 as characters, but they had almost no backstory or lore behind them in those games whatsoever.

[@JetblackJay]

Plasma on Kirby is good for true arena gaurd and charge up at the same time

[@OctaviousNight]

good to know Johnny also thinks Chuchu’s design is a bit confusing,I didn’t think she looked like an octopus I thought she was like some sorta scoop of ice cream or something

[@FlintLostsoul]

By Jesus, I love Dream Land 2 and Super Star (it's also called Fun Pak over here in Germany). I used to speed run the first, giving myself challanges of only using one power or only one companion where possible and it was a blast. Fun Pak allowed me to play with my brother and later on to show each and every one of my gfs what playing Nintendo games was all about: fun and quarreling over Megatomatoes. Yes, my brother used to take 'em and run away. Yes, I also did that on occasion.

[@fernbedek6302]

Metroid: I will devour you! Kirby: That’s cute.

[@smashmaster521]

Metroid: I've made a terrible mistake.

[@colleenglanville8293]

"Go Ahead And Make A F*cking Hair Metal Band With Kirby." I laughed so hard lol! 😂😂😂

[@billfusion]

12:33 Yay, Cleaning Kirby!

[@DaGameGuy]

25:53 It's called Kirby and the Amazing Mirror. Probably the most underrated game in the series.

[@kylecampbell565]

4:23 well Miyamoto hasn’t directed a game since Mario Artist for the 64DD

[@AlexRN]

Did he spearheaded the horrible mistake that was Star Fox Zero? I don’t know if he was the director per se but if he wasn’t I at least know had his hands, arms and shoulders all the way in the game because he’s the main stubborn culprit of that game’s required use of the WiiU Gamepad that ended up ruining it.

[@kylecampbell565]

AlexRN he’s been actively involved in Mario platformers, Zelda games, Star Fox Games, And Pikmin Games as producers and/or level designers but Mario Artist was the last time he was head honcho. The closest to him be in charge since was Sticker Star. He told intelligent systems that he felt the game was too similar TTYD and that he wanted them to stick only to characters and species from the main series However he did NOT say “make everyone a toad” or “make battles pointless” like the internet would make you believe.

[@rvbkiller1]

I love my new Raycons i just got, thanks for telling me about em Johnny! Super good for listening to music and tuning people out.

[@gamefreakDX]

I think Super Star Ultra was my first Kirby game, and I played it after Smash Bros. Brawl. I immediately noticed the similarities in gameplay, but this was before I knew Sakurai directed both.

[@Fannintendociccio1]

Sakurai didn't direct super star ultra actually, just super star Supert star ultra was done by the amazing current kirby director, Kumazaki.

[@kylecampbell565]

It was not only my first kirby game but the first nintendo game I played that wasn't apart of the big 3 franchises (Mario, Pokemon, Wii)

[@M0759-z7m]

Kirby super star ultra is honestly one of my favorite games ever. My favorite kirby game as well. It introduced me to the pink puffball and I enjoy playing it a lot.

[@thelurker8169]

"Sakurai hates sequels" Cries in Kid Icarus

[@esmooth919]

Laughs in Smash Bros

[@ZZtheDark]

I remember playing Kirby Dream Land 2 while I was in a plane ride to Saudi Arabia after 5th grade ended in December of 2007. Man,was it pretty cool to play a Game Boy game on a plane ride of all things. Yeah,it was a pilgrimage to a sacred place. Every Muslim had to be there once in their lifetime. Still,having to play this before getting there was an appetizer. Wish I finished my food then but then again,it was my first flight so I wasn't comfortable with planes at the time. Though the commercial from Dream Land 2...wow..it's awesome.

[@shadowscribe]

90s Sakurai had a disdain for sequels and looked like an old man. Today he's still adding stuff to the 5th Smash brothers and looks like he's 20.

[@victikirby15]

Super Star Ultra is my favorite game of all time. Is part of that nostalgia? Probably, but the controls are so tight, the spritework is phenomenal, the soundtrack is a bop, and it’s got plenty of replayability. God I love this game.

[@keybladeknight5289]

Who else has been waiting for John’s reaction to metroids in Kirby after that line in the shantae review?

[@CamCoProductions]

16:15 I love how a joke from his Shantae video was real the whole time.

[@csquared84]

I know. When this video was first uploaded and I watched. I saw the Metroid, and immediately that moment from the Shantea video played in the back of my mind and I was like, “Johnny knows allllll!”

[@NanaKyoto]

Are we not gonna address that Adeleine is a human in Kirby's world? No? Okay.

[@Lightspeeds]

Do we ever?

[@sarasaland4709]

Let’s be real. Rick is the Yellow Yoshi. Kine is Red. Coo is Blue. One is near useless, one is situational, and the other was never play tested.

[@smashmaster521]

That's not inaccurate.

[@pale9819]

My favorite game mode in any Kirby game has always been the True Arena. It's hard but satisfying to beat. And the True Arena theme in Superstar Ultra and Triple Deluxe is one of my favorite songs in the series. It's intense hard rock and that orchestra part at the end always gives me chills.

[@FantasyJared]

Hell yeah! True/Arena fans unite. ^o^

[@jacobmonks3722]

That thumbnail though. Johnny just said, "Put in ALL the Kirby characters that aren't in Smash...yet."

[@captainseg]

To give you a small lore behind Dark Matter and Zero, Zero is basically Dark Matter evolved. You will be seeing him again in 64 and Kirby Star Allies (which by doing research and connections, you may find that Void is the origin of Kirby/Dark Matter)

[@heartofsteel5083]

I like frosted cherrios...

[@magoo2133]

The one and main reason why I love Rick is in the anime. He has an Australian accent. He’s an Australian hamster mate! And I always loved clean just because of how ridiculous it is, and was glad it was brought back in Star Allies. I’m surprised you didn’t mention Masked Dedede’s theme. And finally.......POYO!

[@mcurran6505]

"See you Space Cowboy..."

[@NightNinja1998]

Just love how 16:18 is the payoff to when Johnny jinxed himself in the Shantae series review just cause Slicers surprised him, and now, METROIDS IN KIRBY

[@katherineperrin4817]

I think that everyone remembers Gourmet Race for its music.

[@smashmaster521]

And then Brawl gave us the most metal remix of Gourmet Race.

[@katherineperrin4817]

@@smashmaster521 I personally love Melee's Fountain of Dreams version best

[@smashmaster521]

@@katherineperrin4817 Oh, that's a great rendition of Gourmet Race, but Brawl's rendition is easily my favorite because of how out of left field it is as a remix. I mean, when you think of what Gourmet Race should sound like, metal isn't the first genre to come to mind.

[@leethompson-kolar6333]

In defense of KDL2, its level design becomes more devious as it goes, something only that game does. Johnny mentioned the killer autoscrolling stage, but my favorite example is the airshaft room in Cloudy Park. You spawn in the center of the room with a current blowing you upward. Enemies fly and zigzag on the left and right, which may instinctively cause you to panic and weave around. You're likely to get hit if you do this. If you stay put, however, nothing will hit you. There are many examples throughout the game where the devs knew the player would try X, so something unexpected happens to complicate things and/or keep things fresh.

[@niiiiiiisse]

This made me laugh out loud at several moments. Good job, Johnny

[@Sir_Bone-Head]

Super Star Ultra will always be my number one favorite Kirby game, with Amazing Mirror being another, if only for nostalgia (it was my first Kirby game). I do get the short adventures no being that appealing, but I really don't care, I had just enough fun as I needed with it.

[@MrBizznessMan]

Hey Kirby! You gotta do SOMETHIIINNNGG!!!!!

[@GoldStorm07]

Super Star Ultra works so well as a handheld game. The minigames like Dynablade and Meta Knight's Revenge are a perfect length for a bus ride or a wait at the doctor's office.

[@ollnerlandwolf7113]

Awww yeah I've been waiting for this *grabs Coffee*

[@u.dplaythroughs8486]

The beginning of the Dark Matter Trilogy saga, it introduced us to one of the grotesque villains in the game, Zero that wouldn't be out of place in a horror game but Kirby is all about Colors and cutesy characters and all of a sudden a Giant Eyeball that bleeds blood out of it's pupil as a means of attack and a small Jester boy being a spawn of Satan with it's soul form who screams after being defeated and this a franchise aimed at kids.

[@diegog1853]

Kirby super star was the first game i ever played, it came with my super nintendo. So i have a really big emotional attachment to it. Its one of those games i will defend to the end of my life, i'm glad you liked it, i only have to disagree with criticizing each individual game for being so short, not realizing the full potential of the ideas. I actually really like that they are so short, the ideas never get tyring. Kirby super star is one of few games that i always finish in one sitting, i think its because that addicting nature. I am constantly stimulated with so much different stuff that i have to keep going. I never agreed with the "8 games in 1" slogan, is more like if every world in a mario game had very different mechanics and progression. And i think thats really cool, Sakurai really showed up his creativity with this game

[@jacklindsey8400]

agreed, I may not have gotten it with my snes but I've had it since I was a kid and still adore the game, though my copy liked to glitch and erase the file when I waited a few years to go back to it... so I got tired of great cave offensive and always rushed through it to unlock milky way wishes.

[@diegog1853]

@@jacklindsey8400 lol i had the same exact problem, my super star cartridge stoped saving even as i was a child still playing on my snes. To be honest it was a blessing in disguise, it made us complete it multiple times, since we didn't have to worry about erasing a 100% file. And you know, i didn't like that much the great cave offensive when i was a child, but i since learned to appreciate its more open nature, now its one of my favorite parts of the game to speed run since you never stop moving and you have to memorize the position of chests and the method to get to them. I also appreciate how can you can just skip the majority of it, including the whole castle, pretty bold for the time if you ask me. Designing some huge sections with intricate design and even unique bosses, and then giving the player the choice to just skip all of it, knowing that they would likely won't since the game is so much fun. Thats putting some big trust in the player

[@jacklindsey8400]

@@diegog1853 Agreed, did yours also had a glitchy health bar? I could never tell how much health I had after getting hit so that made beating Arena mode extra fun! When I got Ultra a few years back I did appreciate Great Cave a lot more, before I just resented it for keeping me from my favorite of the games, but now I can appreciate it for what it is. Though, I've also found that loving this game has made getting into some other Kirby games harder for me, when I tried to play Squeak Squad I was bored stiff because it didn't have the move set that I was expecting.

[@diegog1853]

@@jacklindsey8400 No, mine doesn't have that glitch. But yeah i agree, there hasn't been any big steps to move the series forward since, every game pretty much copies the super star formula, but with a standard gameplay and then some mini games. Without sakurai, no one is brave enough to experiment, while i'm sure he would have reinvented the formula several times if he was making kirby games still. Kirby super star is like a showcase of ideas for kirby games, but still no one takes them, they just keep making the same safe reach the flag with three optional coins to grab kind of game. Planet robobot was neat, even though it was kind of just reintroducing the animal buddies but with a robotsuit, and star allies just reintroduces a worst version of the mixing abilities thing form 64. I honestly want to see a 3D adventure game or even a collect-a-thon starring kirby. No the same thing sakurai already threw away 25 years ago

[@Davedave000]

30:09 Some advice for using plasma; 1. Hold guard while you charge. It lets you charge without spazzing the fuck out. 2. You're... playing on a 3DS. The circle pad works as a D-pad, you can use that instead.

[@averageguy3661]

>Kirby being a cute calming game series Well, yes, but actually no.