#kirby 25th anniversary

[pixelsproject]

『Kirby 25th Anniversary』 Magolor, Marx & Bandana Waddle Dee Sprites

Seen here is some pixel art themed merchandise created for Kirby's 25th anniversary. Interestingly, the top left towel shows Marx and Magolor rendered in 8-bit despite them never appearing in a game with 8-bit graphics.

These sprites were also used in the Kirby themed version of Akihisa Okui's One Night Werewolf. This card game also features an original 8-bit sprite of Bandana Waddle Dee.

Speaking of Kirby merch, the first time Magolor ever received an in-game sprite was in 2014's Kirby Triple Deluxe as a collectible key chain.

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SOURCES ↴

Akihisa Okui's Kirby's Jinro One Night Werewolf (2012) sprites recreated and uploaded by NerdyBoutKirby (Kirby Wikia)

Akihisa Okui's Kirby's Jino One Night Werewolf (2012) photos uploaded by Kirby Cafe (Twitter)

Kirby 25th Anniversary Lottery Prizes Feature Original Games' Pixelated Art (3/7/17) by Jennifer Sherman (Anime News Network)

Kirby's Adventure (NES) background sprites uploaded by Jermugandr (The Spriter's Resource)

Kirby Triple Deluxe (3DS) Magolor sprite uploaded by NerdyBoutKirby (Kirby Wikia)

[kking-64]

Awhile ago I bought a set of Nintendo eShop cards from Mercari, and I finally got around to scanning them for archival purposes. Expect a few more sets in the upcoming days. (Note: The codes shown were used prior to the purchase)

The second set is Kirby, and the Kirby 25th Anniversary (2017). The full illustration can be seen here and here

• Nintendo Badge Arcade

• Kirby 25th Anniversary

• Super Mario Bros Misc.

• Kirby Superstar

• Pokémon

• Kirby 20th Anniversary

• Family Computer

• Famicom Card Binder

[kirbymusicdaily]

Kirby Music of the Day: Kirby: Planet Robobot Medley from the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert. This song is a medley of Pink Ball Activate!, VS. Star Dream, and Planet Heart from Kirby: Planet Robobot.

[artzchao]

Staysailor Romarin Kirby!

[mindless-hypnotoy]

it is kind of hilarious listening to my music playlist while having any sort of sexual discussion

around half the stuff on here is kirby music. this is not even remotely fitting

[shinigami-striker]

[N64] Dairanto Smash Bros. | Sunday, 01.21.24

On this day, the original Super Smash Bros. game that started it all on the Nintendo 64 home console released in Japan exactly 25 years ago!

Japanese name: ニンテンドウオールスター! 大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ

[ex-vespidae]

mmm k so you all probably know that I like Sectonia at this rate (probably a bit too much but whatever) but the thing is while I can say I like her because of the tragedy, the writing that you can do with that, the fact that she's a bug (lmao) which yeah is things which are incredibly good, it just sometimes it feels like there's some connection my brain has made something about her which makes her hit double than just another tragedy falling to evil story...

its annoying because i dont know what that thing is, i can guess maybe but i still wouldn't KNOW you know?

[barely-living-wizard-apprentice]

∞?

technically the first thing to pop up when I hit shuffle was Kirby Air Ride Medley but first thing with lyrics was

momento mori, leaves a debt

you haven't paid it yet

Rule #21 - Memento Mori // Fish in a birdcage

[pinkpuffballdude]

Hi! I have another kirby tiktok, this ones a little different. Idk if you've seen anything about this new ridiculous trombone game but enjoy this guy playing on hard mode and being way too good at it https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRm616nA/

okay okay first off I HAVE seen footage of that game but I honestly thought it was a prank???? it Feels like a prank, SECONDLY that guy is really fucking good, like my brother who was In Band always yelled at me when I tried to hum that song cause I was "doing it wrong" lmao. gently holds.

[qui-gg]

Happy 1st Anniversary, 30th Music Fest!!!

This concert was probably the happiest day of my life, and it’s far too special to me not to show a little love on the anniversary!

Sappy stuff under the cut ⬇️

I remember the anticipation I had felt for months after the event was announced, wondering and speculating what could possibly happen in this concert! I was by far looking forward to music from Star Allies the most, since I’d listened to the 25th Concert/Memorial Arrangements album for years and imagining what songs from that game could sound like in a concert. So i screamed my head off when they opened “Beyond the 25th Anniversary” with the Star Allies theme, and cried my eyes out during the STAR CONQUERING TRAVELER 7 MINUTE LONG SUITE?? It was mind blowing. There were way too many moments I burst into tears and/or screamed actually. I’m pretty sure a lot of us did. Hearing songs like Northeast Frost Street, Candy Mountain, Iceberg, the Knight’s themes, City Trial, Fly Kirby, Soul of Sectonia, Green Tree Memories, WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD?? WITH THE NEICHEL REVEAL?? It’s still just as amazing to me as the first time I watched it and I’ll keep watching forever probably

What song/moment was your favorite??

[maybe-arts]

ATTENTION KIRBLR

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO

KIRBY'S BIRTHDAY PARTY!

Remember the big collab we've done last year over at Far-Flung Starlight Heroes server? Well, this year we're doing it again!!! And guess what?

You are encouraged to participate too!

What is required from me?

Not much - just pick a single character from Kirby's canon and draw them celebrating Kirby's birthday! The theme this year is "photographs": everyone at Kirby's birthday party are taking a BIIIIIIG group photo with him, and we're trying to make this (probably) the biggest group photo of all Kirby's friends (and some enemies)!

The only thing I ask is that you don't take characters that have already been claimed. I'm intending this to work on "no dupes" and "first come first serve" basis, but I do believe there's a plenty of friendly faces to pick from!

Right now we would really like to have:

Rick

Kine

Nago

Gooey

Flamberge

Pitch

Elline

Claycia

Can I pick multiple characters?

Yes, you can! In fact, there's more than just a drawing of a single character that you can add: the end goal is to make it into a scrapbook-worth page, so any and all decorations, birthday wishes or additional party photos with your chosen characters are welcome!

Keep in mind, however, that additional characters (if they're separate from your main character) and any extra elements are optional. You're more than welcome to pick them, but only if you're sure you can make it all before deadline.

Are the characters from anime/novels/manga allowed?

Yes, they are! I may have to ask for the character's origin if I'm not familiar with them (ESPECIALLY if it's a novel original, I have not read all of them), but you're free to pick as well known or obscure as you'd like. (I know some people on the server are very interested in adding GSA members to the photo...)

In fact, these are who we'd really like to have from anime:

Tuff

Fololo & Falala

Sir Ebrum

Lady Like

Escargoon

Deadline? What's the deadline?

The deadline for submitting your drawings is April 25th. (You can get in some last-second additions up till April 27th, as I'm free that day, but I will be very nervous.)

There's no deadline for signing up, however, so as long as you're ABSOLUTELY SURE you can whip up something good in a matter of couple of hours, you may add your character up till the dawn of last day, haha! (You will sure give me a surprise with that one.)

Okay, but what if all the characters I know/want are already picked?

I know, with FCFS and how many of characters are beloved, this is bound to happen. Not to worry tho!

I have compiled a list of notable characters in the series with references of where they're from and if they have or have not been claimed. You can easily see, which ones are still up for grabs!

If nothing really catches your eye, you can always try and discuss with people who have taken additional characters to see if they're willing to give away, trade or even collab with you to make your characters interact on the group photo! (Trust me, most of the time they will cooperate, so don't hesitate to reach out!

(Keep in mind, however, that the list ISN'T a strict directive on which characters are allowed or needed to be taken. If you have someone on your mind that I've neglected to put in, you're more than welcome to pick them!)

Alright, I'm in. How do I send my submissions?

Simple! I'm working via Google Sheets this time (mostly bc I don't know how Google Forms work and also so people more easily see which characters are taken), so all you need to do is to check out this little handy-dandy link:

On the first sheet you'll see, there's more information on this collab and requirements, and also a list of people who'd already signed up!

To properly sign up, you'd need to list:

Your nickname (so I'd know how to address to you)

Your Discord username (for communication)

Your Tumblr and/or Bluesky username (for crediting once the finished collab is posted, if you don't have either, Twitter/Instagram/other social media of choice is also fine, just know that the result will be posted only on Twitter and Bluesky)

The character(s) of your choosing (to properly claim them)

Rough placement on the canvas (for me to figure out where to put you, maybe you want your character to hold Kirby, or high-five someone else, or discreetly put up horns to someone when they're not looking!)

Submission download link (for me to download your finished submission and add it to the canvas)

Notes (anything you'd think I'd like/need to know about your choice!)

I'm working in Clip Studio Paint, so if you do to, the easiest option would be to upload your cleaned up and flattened work as .clip file. If your art program of choice is different (like Krita, IbisPaint or PaintTool SAI, for example), you can export your work as either .psd or transparent .png. Where to upload your submission is up to you, Google Drive works in a pinch tho.

But wait! How will people know I've participated in this??

That's exactly what I need your usernames for! As I'm posting this on Tumblr mainly, I'm going to @ you as a method of crediting your submissions (specifically pointing out which part you worked on!). After the finished work is posted, you're free to post your individual submissions - either as a reblog of collab or separate post.

Great! Anything else?

One last moment - the main part of communication about this collab happens over here at Far-Flung Starlight Heroes server. (Don't worry, I have permission to promote it.)

It's a chill, fun Kirby-themed server, open to fans of games, anime and novels alike. Are you an artist? Great! Are you a writer? Even better! Do you want to ramble about Lore Implications or just document your 10th 100% completion? Go right ahead! Do you just want to gush about your OCs? People here would LOVE to hear about your little blorbos from your head.

That's it from me! See you around at Kirby's Birthday Party!

[pixelsproject]

『Kirby 25th Anniversary』 8-Bit Allies

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RELATED POST ↴ [Kirby 25th Anniversary] Bandana Waddle Dee, Magolor & Marx Sprites

[kirbymusicdaily]

Kirby Music of the Day: Kirby: Triple Deluxe Medley from the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert. This song is a medley of Floral Fields, Moonlight Capital, Taranza, the Master of Puppetry, and Fatal Blooms in Midnight.

[brawlmetaknight]

another interesting and quite rare tidbit from the 25th anniversary concert is about meta knight’s name origins. it’s been mentioned officially a few times before that the “meta” in meta knight’s name comes from “metal,” but at the 25th anniversary concert (as well as briefly in sakurai’s famitsu column), sakurai explained that “meta” actually comes from “metamorphosis.”

the reason for this is because during early development of kirby’s adventure, meta knight was called “meta armor,” and he was supposed to be fought as a boss two times throughout the game. the first time as “meta slash armor,” who would fight with a sword like current meta knight, and “metamorph meta armor,” who would transform and fight.

glitching pixels can actually still be seen just before meta knight warps away. this was supposedly leftover from meta knight’s transformation, though the concept was ultimately rejected.