Kirby 64, Psychosis roll/scroll onto Virtual Console

Kirby Superstars for the Super NES is SO much better, but this is still a decent game.

I hope that video doesn't represent the entire game.

I may get my first VC game (Kirby 64). I never owned it as a kid.

Well, I guess I have to make some room on the ol' Wii for Kirby.

...god damnit, Nintendo. Release a hard drive already.

ON NOM NOM NOM

KIRBY 64!

I've been waiting to play this game for ages. I just hope it gets released in Pal-Land this Friday.

Kirby has to be one of the greatest character designs ever.

Kirby 64- Definitely a good, fun game. But if you've every even played a video game before, expect to beat it in one afternoon. Two tops. Still a good time though.

Wow...I was just wanting to play this game, and I apparently lost the cartridge...Perhaps this is a sign that I should buy this on the VC?

You know, that is a really lame Kirby video. The player hardly used any abilities, which is half the fun of Kirby game.

You can see all of them here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vdlEH0yFbg

They could've been a lot more fun/mean with the press release...

"In anticipation of the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Hal Laboratory's 2.5D classic for the N64 has been released on Virtual Console - Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. GOTCHA!!!"

I thought Kirby 64 was canceled! It was released??? I would've so bought that when I was a kid. Thank goodness for VC. My first VC purchase is confirmed.

Random note for this game:
Masahiro Sakurai is a voice actor in it.

That said, I'm getting right now! I never got a chance to play it in the 64-Era, and as a Kirby fan I feel obligated to do so.

psychosis! i forgot all about that game....it was one of the best turbo grafx games i ever owned.

From the video it looks like Kirby 64 VC suffers from the same problem that other emulated N64 games do; improper emulation.

When Kirby gets hit, the status bar at the bottom should update with Kirby having less life. have the original cartridge and that's the way it functions. I've tried the game in various emulators and they seem to do the same thing. Kirby didn't use any of his clone abilities in the vid but in other emulators the abilities didn't show properly either.

It's sad because this was my favorite of the series because it was just fun. It even slightly edged out Dream Land 3 on the SNES.

Kirby has been always one of my favorite series since I was a kid, and Kirby 64 has always been one of my favorite N64 games, no matter what my bigger brother says(which is really, really narrow minded). It had one of my favorite characters in the series, Adeleine. Oh how I love her, she's so cute!

I admit it's a tad short, but that doesn't make it suck, as it follows the "short and sweet" rule. Besides, Sakurai has been the kind of person who wants to make games that any gamer, young or old, can enjoy.

I'm a game collector so I still have the original catridge, which works like a charm. I might as well play it. If for some reason any of you guys don't have it, lost it or passed it and have a Wii, by all means, download this gem to your VC. Every point will be worth it and you won't regret it.

Kirby 64 is the reason why i've waited so long for them to resurrect that GC/Wii Kirby project. 2.5D Kirbying was awesome, and the move combination was so dynamic and just made it a thrill to play

Plus. King Dedede. He makes any game awesome

Man, part of me is ignoring the Kirby 64 release, seeing as how I already own it...the other part is tempted to buy it out of impulse/laziness...shit, Nintendo, you just know how to milk me.

The "2.5D" term has to be put to rest. It's being used to describe two separate things and failing to describe either one. Learn to know the difference between reality and your senses; games like this have completely 2D gameplay, but it is just represented on the screen using another technique; one of polygons instead of sprites. That doesn't change the gameplay, just perhaps your experience. Describe each element on their own as they deserve to be, not together with an inaccurate and misleading label, or invent and use a new blanket term that works. Thank you for your time. :)