The Rise of Kirby ~ The Good, The Bad, and The GameBoy

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MrMatthews

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@AuthorativeMrM Ай бұрын

Have you played Trax?

@Unquestionable 4 ай бұрын

I still remember wanting Super Mario Land 2 for my birthday in 1992, ended up getting a copy of the first game (which I didn't own but had borrowed off friends) and Kirby's Dream Land. Kirby was graphically impressive at the time and I recall beating it during recess the next day. I was obviously let down by that, by that time despite being young was super into RPGs that I didn't fully understand hence almost never finishing them, but did replay it quite a bit. End of the day I did enjoy it even if I didn't even check out another Kirby title until I picked up Super Star when it was new, a side effect of knowing that I would be stuck in the 16 bit era for at least another year or two, and fell in love with it.

@AuthorativeMrM 4 ай бұрын

I think if I had played any of Kirby's other games at the time, I would have really liked them. But Kirby's Dream Land was my only experience with the series for nearly twenty years straight, so I never understood how he had gotten so popular.

@6Sally5 4 ай бұрын

My favorite YT creator! I actually think I played Trax at some point…likely at your suggestion. 😁

@staceyb.5878 4 ай бұрын

Hey, don't I know you?!

@MrShadow2x 4 ай бұрын

I'm a huge Kirby fan, but I can't remember ever hearing about Trax until this video. You've sold me on it, though, and if I get the chance to pick up a copy, I will!

@AuthorativeMrM 4 ай бұрын

I'd definitely recommend keeping a look out for it. Considering its quality and pedigree, I'm surprised it doesn't get talked about more often these days.

@RewindArcade 4 ай бұрын

I had never heard of Trax until now and I instantly added it to my “to play” list. It looks really unique and awesome! Really loved the editing on this video. Awesome work as always my friend!

@AuthorativeMrM 4 ай бұрын

Good, I was hoping that Trax would get a little bit more attention after this! I don't think HAL was much to Nintendo when Trax originally came out, but you'd think that Kirby's popularity would have encouraged Nintendo to maybe take a look back at some of the games that didn't get as much of an opportunity to shine, even if all that meant was adding it to the 3DS E-Shop or Switch Online.

@RewindArcade 4 ай бұрын

@@AuthorativeMrM You might say you gave Trax some TRACTION. Heyoooo!!

@shode86 4 ай бұрын

That Hamster tho !! I only ever played the Dream Land games growing up, but I am a fan of Kirby’s Dream Course for Super Nintendo - Quality Video Mr Matthews 🫡

@AuthorativeMrM 4 ай бұрын

Thanks, Shode!

@Celestial07 4 ай бұрын

Finally! I've been waiting.. 🥺 Note: Trax is a great introduction to HAL.

@tveye363 4 ай бұрын

I discovered your channel after looking up videos about difficult NES games and I love your content. Great production quality and excellent scripts.

@AuthorativeMrM 4 ай бұрын

@@tveye363 Awesome, thank you very much!

@raphaelboichot8972 4 ай бұрын

Super well written episode 👍

@RecrutaZero78 4 ай бұрын

I agree with you 100%!

@AuthorativeMrM 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🙏

@Septer_Sever 4 ай бұрын

Great video, man! The angry eyed Kirby changes are hilarious. I wonder if they actually changed animations in game. Anyway, I approve...of Kirby and this video 👍

@AuthorativeMrM 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, it's so weird that they did that. It's like they had to convince western audiences that Kirby wasn't some cute and cuddly pushover EVERY time they released a new game ... for like twenty years straight 😏

@RetroRivals 4 ай бұрын

I haven't played Dreamland yet but I remember Scott playing it on our trip to SEGE last year. I remember we weren't in the air very long and he said "well I beat the game" 😂😂😂 So yeah lol He had nothing left to play and I was playing Castlevania order of ecclesia... Needless to say I didn't finish it on the trip 😂

@AuthorativeMrM 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, there's definitely a LOT more game in Order of Ecclesia, Scott should have grabbed TWO GameBoy games!

@digitalpollution 4 ай бұрын

Hello there Mr.M, Loving this series of videos even though i don't comment much i still watch them and it is nice to see your channel grow because you deserve it, your videos are well made and informative. onwards and upwards dude 😀😀😀

@AuthorativeMrM 4 ай бұрын

Hey there, Jezz! Thanks again, I appreciate it, man!

@DongCorleone 4 ай бұрын

Surprisingly none of my friends were into Kirby. Nobody owned any of the Kirby games. As an adult, when I started collecting games again I got Kirby's Dreamland for Gameboy and it is not too bad. It is almost like Kirby fell into that trap of it looked like a kids game, however it was actually a good game for all ages. Thanks for the video as always. Cheers sir.

@AuthorativeMrM 4 ай бұрын

I don't think I actually knew anyone in real life who paid much attention to any of the Kirby games, but he definitely carries a bit more weight online, which is what ultimately made me decide to give the series another look.

@SaitoXD 4 ай бұрын

Great video as always Mr.M! Trax needs to be revived for the Switch (2) a great concept that can be developed to the fullest with the technology at hand. And Kirby, well, Kirby is Kirby, every game is a fun one!

@AuthorativeMrM 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely, Saito! Trax could make for a really fun twin-stick style shooter. Its artstyle would have looked great even on the SNES!

@SaitoXD 4 ай бұрын

@@AuthorativeMrM with a little bit of colors, the experience would be a lot better.

@tylordstevenson 4 ай бұрын

I gotta go play Kirby's Adventure. Always liked the look of it. I have access to it on GB, 3DS, and Switch. Second one looks amazing! Still taking jabs at Super Mario Land 2! 😢 Great video as always Rob!

@AuthorativeMrM 4 ай бұрын

Lol, yeah I couldn't resist giving SML2 another little poke there. But I really do think Kirby's Dream Land 2 is a better game, I'm not just blowing smoke! 😆

@OmegaAceGaming 4 ай бұрын

Yo! Revenge of the Gator, Pokémon Pinball, and Kirby's Pinball Land are the reason I grew up loving pinball machines! Such fun underrated titles! I've always considered the Kirby series the "chill" Nintendo games rather than the "tryhard" games 👌 This was a fun retrospective of sorts: It honestly made me want to go back and play the Game Boy Kirby games. It's been quite a while since I've played them.

@AuthorativeMrM 3 ай бұрын

I haven't tried Kirby's Pinball Land yet, but I've heard it's really good! I'd say Kirby's Dream Land 2 is every bit as good as Kirby's Adventure ... in fact, I think I like it a bit more because of the animal companions.

@ecmyersvids 3 ай бұрын

Finally finished watching this one, and found I've fallen way behind on other videos. Loved this look at Kirby and will have to try our Trax now. My story is somewhat similar: My first Kirby game was Adventure on NES, which I liked but found pretty easy. Since then I have been buying many Kirby games but not playing them. I finally played Dream Land last year and liked it though, so I have been meaning to play the sequel soon.

@AuthorativeMrM 3 ай бұрын

I've definitely grown to appreciate the Kirby series much more lately, but my initial take from the first game was similar to what I later experienced with Trip World: a lot of style for a game with not a lot of substance. Although even now I find a lot of Kirby games to be pretty "same-y" I still like to play through one of the games every now and then. Hope you get a chance to check out Trax, I think it's definitely worth a look!

@RetroJackal 4 ай бұрын

I have zero knowledge on the Kirby games beyond playing as the character in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Chalk that up to being a SEGA kid, lol.

@AuthorativeMrM 4 ай бұрын

It's still not one of my favorite series, but I'd definitely say it's worth trying out. Kirby in the Forgotten Land on the Switch is probably the best game in the series I've played, but that's a bit like comparing Sonic Adventure to the "classic" Sonic games

@captainnintendo 4 ай бұрын

You mentione that you think the original Kirby was too easy. Did you a have a chance to test out its hard mode? When I was a kid, I had to admit that I actually quite enjoyed that the game was a bit of a breeze. It made it somewhat of a comfort game for me to just sit down with and go on a little journey. I remember it took me forever to figure out how to defeat King Dedede. I thought those stars that appeared after his stomps were mere decoration. It was probably just pure luck that I ended up sucking one in xD From there on it was pretty straight forward. When it comes to the second game, I definitely prefer to play it on the Super Game Boy as it actually does have some dedicated enhancements like Donkey Kong had on it. The gameplay is ofc the same but a little twist to the presentation is always welcome.

@AuthorativeMrM 4 ай бұрын

@@captainnintendo Yeah, I played through Kirby’s hard mode a couple times. It was definitely more challenging, but less fun. 😕