Kirby's Return to ROM Hacks & Fan Games | The Pink Puff's Past, Present, and Future

Unofficial Kirby projects have grown tremendously over the last few years. From ROM Hacks to fan games, from 20 years in the past to looking towards the future, let's look at a bunch of Kirby ROM Hacks and fan games!
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[@TheGameShelf]

Glad that Kirby ROM Hacks exist, they sure help Kirby fans to stay sane whenever they go 5 minutes without a new Kirby announcement

[@ShortMiao]

As a Kirby fan, this describes me PERFECTLY.

[@JP_Soup]

Hoshi no Kaabii

[@2-Way_Intersection]

why would they tho? they rarely have to go more than 2

[@SonictheHedgehogvr12]

Pyoooo

[@chloemorden7752]

There was once a several year gap between mainline games

[@lumi_wish]

Creator of Revenge of Dream Land here. Seeing my hack featured makes me very happy! I hope you thoroughly enjoyed it. 💜

[@ProjectEchoshadow]

Good job M8

[@AlriikRidesAgain]

Thank you for the good work. Quick question- What is your dream mod? Like, something you want someone else to make because you yourself do not have the energy to make it, but you want to play it?

[@UltimateGamerCC]

looks really good, doesnt come off as a Kaizo hack, but a well thoughtout difficulty hack for seasoned veterans, them's the kind of difficulty hacks i adore and respect.

[@beefomuffin1049]

I’m glad revenge of dreamland made an appearance, was disappointed I hadn’t seen it until I saw this comment

[@ChaoPlaymate]

saw this vid in my recommended and was like "if shay's work aint here im mad" so im happy you're getting the recognition u deserve

[@prime7213]

Kirby’s rampage looks like a game I’d play on a sketchy website in 2006

[@AidanDaGreat]

Right?!

[@supercamborg4218]

Except for “Sakurai” who’s the final boss

[@Mememan-fo1id]

​@@supercamborg4218yeah *Sakuri*

[@Pumpkinsmasherok]

​@supercamborg428 i love massahero sakura tree

[@donvid8969]

I nearly teared up when you mentioned Kirbys Rainbow Resort at the end--we need a full video about that site, honestly, I remember the enemy design competitions, the fanart, the webcomics very very fondly

[@GreyFireClover]

oooomg I forgot about Rainbow Resort I remember loving that site

[@Spatu10]

“Death? That’s a good way for that to go from a title to a description” went so much harder than it needed to

[@jokerkirby7051]

Idk why but I really want a kirby and Mario & Luigi crossover I think it would be sick

[@Axecon1]

A Kirby RPG in the style of SuperStar Saga is my dream game

[@IShy2]

I have a mod idea, take a Mario And Luigi game (preferably Bowser's Inside Story), and replace Mario with Kirby, replace Luigi with Bandana Dee, replace Bowser with King Dedede, replace Starlo (or another sprite character, depends on whichever one you mod) with Eflin, and why not replace Princess Peach with a blue Kirby in a dress This would be the closest we get to a Kirby RPG

[@ProjectEchoshadow]

Mario & Luigi: Dreamland Saga

[@ProjectEchoshadow]

@@IShy2Paper Mario: the paper star cutter

[@ProjectEchoshadow]

Kirby in Mushroom Kingdom

[@novel-sugar424]

Holy crap, my friend actually worked on Dreamland+! He felt so honored getting to see one of his favorite channels see his art.

[@Kokorz]

YOOOOOOO coverage of Kirby Battle Blitz! As one of the lead developers of the game, it's much appreciated. Thanks, AntDude!

[@CodeKirby]

You forgot to mention that Revenge of Dreamland brings back Vorpal Cutter, one of the unused copy abilities.

[@BoomyShakes]

Yeah, Im surprised that did that. Too Bad it was impossible for Static Spark to come back

[@Giran023]

As an Adeleine fan i am saddened by lack of playability and representation in both the official and fan community she deserves better 😞

[@kurtisharen]

“Kirby Guardian” by KimiOmega is a thing. It’s really good, you should check it out

[@ProjectEchoshadow]

As a fan of pretending Ado and Adeline are different people I agree

[@caronationelm8443]

She was only playable on Kirby Star Allies, so probably expect mods for that.

[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

Adeleine is Waluigi levels of underused. Her ability to bring paintings to life has so much potential to make her the protagonist of her own adventure.

[@Yuni-is-Schrodingers-Fox]

She's playable in Star Allies, that's about all the representation most side characters get.

[@BR-jw7pm]

I was noticing a distinct lack of Kirby content the past few months… great to have it back!

[@chaselatimer-prewitt5768]

I think because there not much Kirby media left to talk about.

[@BR-jw7pm]

@@chaselatimer-prewitt5768 I mean that’s true to an extent but there’s certainly topics that can lead to at least a few new vids! cough cough “right back at ya” follow up cough cough

[@MidgeModge9]

Didn’t he cover Kirby right back at ya?@@BR-jw7pm

[@Moss_Dude]

You have no idea how much my heart leapt seeing him bring up Kirby Battle Blitz, the videos those characters came from were a big part of my childhood and I love that game so much because of it

[@Pika_2974]

FINALLY someone sys it!

[@SilverLining1]

What were the videos? Like, can I get a summary of the type of content or the name of the series or creator?

[@winterdragon2004]

The moment I saw Saito it was like I was back in middle school.

[@luigio8484]

I second this so hard. back in 2010 when I first FOUND youtube as a concept, saito and aege were right there. the memoriesss

[@Tianyulong]

Have you heard of Super Mario Bros. Z? They were very much like that, characters duking it out in sprite animations.

[@megastrimp]

Thank you for enjoying Gamble Galaxy Stories and Kirby's Dream Land Plus!

[@leonardobestetti3172]

Bro your game is awesome!

[@jtmmachine]

"that's a good way for Death to go from a title to a description" I'd say I wasn't expecting a line to go that hard in a Kirby video, but suffering Planet Robobot's True Arena taught me well

[@FloorIceCreamGuy]

So I think that ROM with the Baboombas are suppose to be the bomb boos from Mario Galaxy but then they created a better name than Bomb Boos

[@buranflakes]

Oh I thought they were bob omb goombas lmao

[@TheRealBatabii]

Damn girl got nice baboombas

[@SortaNonymous]

They were still making these kinds of games in like 2008? Geez!

[@BasVoet]

So many Kirby games, and even more rom hacks! Bring em on!

[@RivalLinkVO]

17:30 I know it was probably just a slip up, but I felt my eye twitching when Ant said Joestar instead of Kujo

[@VstarQuaza]

I’m glad I’m not alone with this

[@sydneysleeper9642]

oh thank god it wasn't just me

[@DCBiscuit]

I immediately looked for this comment, thank you.

[@tylercoon1791]

Average JoJo fan response

[@hailow01]

right???

[@zangoosevsseviper999]

Hi, I made the colorizations of Pinball Land and Dream Land 2, doing all the hacking and colorization work myself for both. I'm very glad you found them worthwhile, it means a lot to me. Also funny you mention my DL2 colors "outshining" Adventure sometimes, it's worth noting that the GBC can display more colors than the NES can, so the potential to outdo the NES visually already goes way up when you go from the original GB to the GBC :)

[@kirbstagoontheaxolotl]

istg I snorted in laughter when I saw Shadow replacing Fecto Elfilis, it makes so much sense, they're both ultimate lifeforms and Shadow would totally worldhop to find 'that damn fourth chaos emerald'

[@giygas_9577]

15:54 I can't properly describe the feelings this gave me. Didn't know there was a Gameboy Color hack for Dreamland 2 yet though. I'm grabbing that right away.

[@RFD1996]

24:00 Oh. This is Antdude's first exposure to the Kirby OC community. The Sprite battles they made is really good. Antdude should give it a watch.

[@JonahSunrise]

you know a nintendo fan cant get enough nostalgia pumped directly into their veins when they describe old graphics as a "refreshing new but old coat of paint"

[@anotheryoutubeaccount5259]

Sonictard: (plays green hill zone for the 11th hundreth time)

[@alot-of-sad-ponies]

Love all the Kirby content, Ant!

[@sixofheartz]

You should look into the Air Ride modding and netplay scene sometime! There's a surprising amount of development taking place!

[@Nyahahameha]

26:52 "That's a good way for "Death" to go from being a title to being a description." Oh my god that line goes so hard! Hahahaha, that was great! :D

[@user-pn4gg4hv5x]

So happy to hear Kirbys Rainbow Resort mentioned and all the fan games mentioned. I was hoping you would mention the Kirby Warrior RPG games tho as those defined my childhood for real

[@Tomotasauce]

I JUST started rewatching your kirby series this is perfect!

[@FabioliRavioli]

:O

[@LIGHTANGEL_EX]

You should go look up the unfair Magolor Ex and unfair Magolor Soul mods when you get the chance! That version of the fight is hilarious because of the amount of stuff happening on screen. Along with the funny music in the background!

[@Microtransagolor]

i HATE when people speak like authorities on subjects they don't know anything about (people talking about unused content for example) really frustrating, there's a big difference between not showing some mods and saying that no mods exist besides skins, or emulator features, etc. that and how you talked about the stuff you did show felt really rude, it's not funny to make fun of people's work, stuff like "maybe in 10 years this will be something good but right now this is what we got" is just incredibly disrespectful to all the hard work and passion people put into stuff you didn't even credit the people behind the few mods you did show too!

[@Rie-Vinaca]

Here's a pointless fun fact: Lyn from fire emblem shares her Japanese voice actress with Kirby, same with Ness. And something as pointless: This is why i head cannon them as buddies in Smash, just being the best of friends behind the scenes

[@Richarmeleon]

Failboat has been modding Forgotten Land and breaks it almost every time. Worth checking out just to laugh at.

[@prosylan6368]

It's not failboat who makes the hacks

[@Richarmeleon]

@@prosylan6368 I didn't mean to say he did. I meant modding as in "installing mods".

[@prosylan6368]

@@Richarmeleon okay

[@bristolwork]

Between you saying “Baboombas” and “watch out everybody, Kirby is f*cking pissed, and this time, he’s done being nice” had me dying

[@xy2109]

28:00 Wow, I remember playing this as a kid too. What a deep cut. Good shit Antdude.

[@instinctive3066]

The Kirby ride never ends, and I am glad to be on it

[@ProjectEchoshadow]

Air ride

[@greenthasm-rt1bs]

Whats your pfp?

[@instinctive3066]

@@greenthasm-rt1bs The Chaos Emeralds

[@ProjectEchoshadow]

@@greenthasm-rt1bs mr. Saturn

[@Highretrogamelord]

Hell yeah! A new Kirby video! That makes me happy...just like Kirby games themselves.

[@NunofYerbizness]

16:23 With the mod that removed the outlines getting a shoutout here, I'm a bit surprised you didn't also bring up the mods that swapped out King Dedede's model. Like, he looks fine and all, but I can definitely see some people not completely vibing with his new look in particular. There's two that I know of; One that uses his original KRtDL model, and another which uses his Star Allies model, both of which, like the outlineless mod, do provide what's advertized for anybody too purist to prefer the new look above the Wii original

[@CrispyShroom]

20:45 I've peaked, my mod got featured

[@justadude450]

While calling it "Kirby 'n' " is funny, Kirby definitely still tumbles in the game

[@alle167]

Honestly one of your best videos to date in my opinion. The baboombas will forever haunt me.

[@epiccodemage2947]

That kirby fighting game looks WILD! I Recognize some of those characters from fan kirby animations! THAT IS COOL!

[@rexthesheep]

I helped out with the Kirby's (Super) Star Stacker translation! My partner was writer and project lead on it, and we're both always so happy to hear that you enjoy it! Also, keep an eye out for an indie game called Super Dungeon Maker!

[@64Bits]

Oh dang if I knew you were looking at fan games, I would've shared our Kirby Forgotten Land Demake for NES! Thanks for the video dude!

[@JC_Players_]

“It is just skins at the moment” for Forgotten Land. Ummm no there’s like a bunch of code edits. That I and many others have done.

[@jcplays5831]

Antdude will never pass up the chance to bring out Star Tropics

[@user-cx7jc1qq7h]

ant i just want to say thank you for getting me into the kirby series. from watching your videos on the games in the series it made me want to try them out so I started with amazing mirror then went to triple deluxe then planet robobot next star alies and ending it off with the forgotten land and have had some of the most fun expierences ive had in gaming so once again I owe it all to you thanks

[@kytkeyboardsyoureterrific439]

13:58 the way the images combine are hilarious!

[@DrSheldonCrane444]

As someone who played Kirby’s adventure on the NES classic, I have to say it is amazing to see so much love put into a true classic!

[@GamesbiteRtDL]

I got one thing to say: Unfair Magolor Soul's attacks were an actual inspiration (obviously) for the True Magolor Soul Boss from Deluxe!

[@SwordGrayFire]

Truly a Kirby Battle Blitz experience here. Glad to have a cameo appearance on a AntDude video LMAO

[@onix4298]

I’m so happy you brought up the game with Kirby having a gun, never thought you’d bring it up but i absolutely love that game so I’m not complaining

[@giygas_9577]

20:37 Kirby looks like an old war vet who's trying to spend his days relaxing by the pond waiting to catch a fish but can't get the screams of agony and the sound of exploding bomb shells out of his head.

[@TramiNguyen-oi3kp]

I love these Kirby fan games!

[@seannaboy]

Been watching your videos since... 2015 probably. Thanks for all the videos, they take me back to simpler times.

[@thetrueshockwave3641]

so glad you covered rampage. unironically fav kirby fangame

[@PoisonSpecs]

I stopped at the Amazing mirror bit and immediately downloaded it and it's crazy. I'm getting people to play this with me

[@TimGaukerToons]

Dang, Dream Land 2 DX looks real nice. Love the effect on the DX text. Finally, Tilt n' Tumble is playable! Man, the Amazing Mirror randomizer looks fun! Hope it gets Retroachievements support Kirby Rainbow Resort is so nostalgic, i remember playing a lot of Kirby Warrior RPG from there, Id like to see what you think of them

[@Terranigma23]

Quite surprised that you didn't mentioned Kirby Warrior RPG. These rpgmaker games are my childhood ahah. The last game from this guy "Kirby RPG Buster" was quite nice. It looks like a Megaman game.

[@j8-bitforager842]

Super nice seeing a video on Kirby ROM hacks! I loved the original video and it's nice to see the new developments from fans! ~~Maybe we'll get to see a follow-up on the Mega Man ROM Hacks/Fangames too, there's been a ton of developments there, and that video probably kick-started by interest into making Mega Man fan-content in general

[@sephypsycologist]

i love the shadow skin for the final boss, that's brilliant.

[@user-td6xn2lf8s]

The ending for Kirby's rampage is extremely funny.

[@natoriousthehopeful2786]

I didn't even know Kirby had a rom hack and modding community: thanks for letting me know, Antdude!

[@andrewwright6616]

Man, I forgot about Rubber and honestly I was pretty happy about that fact. I got reminded about if in an AntDude Kirby rom hack video????? 💀

[@Blecker3646]

And now we wait for him to look at kirby *fan shows*

[@Hypertiger102]

You have no idea how much I want this, and/or AntDude taking a look at the Kirby Sprite Animation scene as a whole XD

[@CrustyFox87]

I’m just now noticing that one of the "oh no"s at 14:01 sounds almost exactly like Knuckles's "Oh no!" LOL

[@AxZelAnimations30]

I am aware of Kirby Battle Blitz. Been watching DestructionSeries way back then. But I have no idea about the romhacks and fangames outside of that Flash Kirby game. But the moment he said Randomizer, Amazing Mirror comes to my mind right away. And the 2 Sprite Fan Games are very interesting too with its cool movesets. The last ones though, I remember those early Sonic Fan Games that I don't know what engine is used but they all have those early 2k qualities of fangames. They are bad but its the bad quality that makes everyone feel so nostalgic.

[@xaviidk]

Any tips of downloading it

[@nachos1162]

Always love to see a new Anthony Dude video

[@Giffsen]

Oh nice another list of games for me to finish, thanks man ❤

[@Okapi540]

I was a Kirby Rainbow Resort regular too! Bummed that you didn't talk about Kirby Warrior in this video, it was an RPG fan game from back in that era.

[@DeAnimeJ]

13:43 I want that Ability Card on a shirt 😂

[@shroomer8294]

The amazing mirror randomizer with 3 friends sounds like it’d be an amazing experience. 4 of you running around the map looking to find a boss and call in the others would be so much fun.

[@FinalStage4L]

I know it’s gonna be a great day when AntDude uploads 😄

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

I remember doing a Facebook live stream of the final version of the Kirby's Halloween Adventure rom hack. It's very good and I would recommend it to anyone who's played the OG NES Kirby's adventure, even if it's not Halloween. Brand new level designs, funny humor and just an overall Spooky tone! I love it!

[@Yirggzmb]

Yeah, it's just really well made AND full of a lot of deep references. The creator put a ton of love into it

[@KeebeThePlush]

Dream crafter would be a fun idea to have given the success of Mario maker and the puzzles you can make with the copy abilities you can choose from

[@warpstarrogue3554]

God, I haven't seen kirby OCs like Aege or noll since the 2010s. The memories are really flooding back all over again.

[@Sparkymuffin]

Yes I was hoping youd talk about Kirby Games! Im still determined to beat it 20 years later

[@MrDekgear]

Anyone remember the Kirby Warrior RPG fan games? They were pretty awesome.

[@coffeetoffeevibes]

yo, this is random, but your channel is apparently the first channel I ever subscribed to?? so uh...yea! cool! congrats! just commented this as a reminder for myself, really

[@mattb6522]

Good rundown of many Kirby rom hacks and fangames! There definitely is a good mix of stuff that the hacking community has done! It is definitely easy to be a Kirby fan! So not necessarily a rom hack or fan game, but years ago there was a program released called _KALE_ (Kirby's Adventure Level Editor). Basically, you can make your own custom Kirby's Adventure levels to develop your own rom hack. I've used it and it actually is pretty versatile (and fun) for anyone wanting to experiment in creating their own rom hack. Also, yes, where is the reboot of the Adventures of Lolo!? I miss him...😭

[@Elwood7X]

20:04 Vernias; “Tell me something I don’t know.”

[@kevinherrera3410]

I’d love to see a Kirby fighting game like the one showed here but with boss and ally characters. I think that would be amazing!

[@MarioMasta64]

14:58 god i love the limited 3d they used for this game its so charming

[@malo932]

I've been following your videos from Italy for years. You helped me improve my english, and entertained me with your wonferful videos. Keep up the great work, and viva Kirby

[@alalium7970]

The hack I'm most excited about is Magolor wii (rtdl), a rom hack that replaces every character with magolor, but they don't just replace the models with magolor's, some enemies actually have unique new magolor models, and there are even new copy abilities, not to mention you play as magolor and he has ability hats (Magolor best character)

[@orangeblaster500]

Kirby riding Dedede made my day omg 😂

[@crispiecord]

The music changing is so funny in randomizers. It's like when Ganondorf's theme is replaced by the Horse Race theme.

[@alexthelazypotato4036]

You forgot one of the best things of the revenge of dreamland hack, it actually adds a new super ability without replacing any data of the existing ones which I think is pretty amazing

[@thegreenflareon1542]

That "[X character] got Phet" joke was always a funny one to me, don't know why

[@AndrewGrabowski]

Ant did you ever read the webcomic Brawl in the Family? It ran for years and felt like it was made for Nintendo/Kirby fans like you.

[@Peppinos_leftleg]

Everytime antdude post a kirby video it makes my day

[@tossingturnips]

I love the genuine laugh you have trying to pronounce "baboombas".

[@DementisXYZ]

Since you touched on them here, I would love a full video on randomizers for different games, or multiplayer hacks, or the monster that is archipelago randomizer.

[@Mankey619]

The ROM hacks and fan games are indeed such a joy to watch. It’s nice that people get to experiment on one of their favourite games, and give it some newer experience for players to enjoy.

[@shanerpressley]

17:25 Galacta Knight is literally just an alien from outer space, the butterfly guy is Morpho Knight

[@HedgehogY2K]

18:18 James from Terminal Montage called, he wants his fat Meta Knight back.

[@papakaicovers3710]

Kirby's dream crafter? dude! I am sold!

[@Kain128]

It's been years since I've seen Aege. That brought me back to the days of intricate sprite fight scene Flash animations on KZbin.

[@cjward72]

Yoooo new AntDude Kirby vid🔥🔥

[@Experiment157Slormbi]

I love the fact that people have the creativity and bravery to create these ROM hacks. (I don't know how to not be that person that changes the subject, I don't comment on videos a lot; can you check out Mario Flash, what a story it is!)

[@Someguyonline24]

The Kirby Battle Blitz intro was so clean tho

[@JackedSchoomves]

The man who made that “Rubber” film also makes music. That song that was in Levi’s ads in the 90s, that was him. He goes by Mr. Oizo and does House and Hip Hop. He also recently put out a collab project with french rapper, Phra.