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You play as a pink ball named Kirby, or what I thought was a pink bubblegum as a child. There are a total of 7 worlds in Kirby's adventure and each one rewarded the player with a short animated intro clip that were usually funny. Kirby is able to swim, slide kick, jump, fly and suck in enemies and absorb their powers in order to give him an advantage with different types of enemies or areas. At the time, this was executed well and gave the platform genre more depth than any Mario game. Sure, Super Mario had a few power-ups, but Kirby had 10+ power-ups. The mini games in Kirby were also a thrill, they varied from arcade claw machines picking up small Kirby plush toys for extra lives to a mid-west styled Kirby firing off a pistol round (which was actually just a boxing glove spring) at his opponent before the opponent got their shot off - this required you to tap the "A" button as soon as your opponent drew their weapon.

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Kirby's animations were comical and even impressive for the time. Everything Kirby did had a unique animation, whether it was jumping, sliding, vacuuming enemies, flying, getting hit by different enemy attacks such as lightning or fire and more. The level design in Kirby were bright, colorful and never got repetitive or dull. My only complaint is how short the game is - you should have no problem completing it within 3 hours. The music was great and is still used today as classic Kirby themes, the sound effects were also good enough to compliment what the game had to offer.

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In conclusion, this is an absolute must own game for any NES collector. If you don't take my word on it, at least do yourself a favor and checkout some gameplay of it on YouTube. I'd even go as far to tell 3DS owners to purchase the 3D version on the Nintendo eShop. It won't disappoint if you're hungry for a classic game you haven't played already.
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