Kirby is 30. Somehow, three decades have passed since the launch of Kirby’s Dream Land on Game Boy. In honor of the pink puffball’s birthday, Nintendo has been celebrating.
The adorable pink hero #Kirby made his debut in Kirby’s Dream Land on Game Boy in Japan 30 years ago today! What is your favorite Kirby memory? pic.twitter.com/IxVSpCSNBv
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) April 27, 2022
It doesn’t stop there. Players of Kirby and the Forgotten Land can enter a special code into the game in order to unlock a food item and a Rare Stone:
Float into #Kirby and the Forgotten Land with 1 food item and 1 Rare Stone!
Enter this present code in-game to claim your reward: THIRTIETH pic.twitter.com/8rOw1zN8bv
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) April 27, 2022
Although he hasn’t been involved with the series in some time, Kirby’s creator Masahiro Sakurai also chimed in to celebrate:
きょう『星のカービィ』が30歳ですと｡
これからも仲良くしてやってください!初代カービィのクリアダンス｡
開発当時､サウンド担当にクリア音楽のフレーム数を聞いたところ｢わからない｣とのことで…
カセットテープに録音したクリア音楽を何度も巻き戻しつつ､音に合わせて作りました｡ pic.twitter.com/fZwaojWa3t— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) April 26, 2022
Kirby has gone from black and white pixels on the diminutive screen of a Game Boy to one of the biggest franchises in Nintendo’s large catalogue of properties. Which of his adventures are your favorite? Let us know in the comments!
Source: Nintendo of America and Masahiro Sakurai Twitter Pages