Kirby Super Star (SNES)

Could this be the "definitive" Nintendo game...

Game of the Day

Name: Kirby Super Star

Released: 1996

Developer: HAL Laboratory

Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Everyone should know how the mechanics for a Kirby game work. Kirby can float, inhale enemies and spit them out towards other enemies or swallow them and be able to copy the enemies' abilities. So what does Super Star do that Kirby's Dream Land or Kirby's Adventure (this will be reviewed in the future) hasn't done? Simple - incorporate seven different modes into one game. That was basically unheard of back then and each of these modes were different and unique. Whether that be The Great Cave Offensive (now commonly known for being a stage on Super Smash Bros. for Wii U), Gourmet Race, or even Revenge of Meta-Knight. All of these modes could have been released as separate games. They also range in difficulty with Spring Breeze feeling quite simple in comparison to Great Cave which is just tough. The game is also renowned for having some of the greatest and most iconic music to come out of a Kirby game. In fact, this game was so great it was remade for the DS as Kirby Super Star Ultra. So could this game be the definitive Nintendo game? Quite possibly and it is so great that no matter how many times I've play it, I've never tired from it. A truly timeless classic.