text: [[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Kirby_Super_Star_boxart_4435.jpg]]''Kirby Super Star'' (''Hoshi no Kirby: Super Deluxe'' in Japan, and ''Kirby's Fun Pak'' in Europe) is a 1996 {{SNES}} game, and part of the VideoGame/{{Kirby}} franchise. Unlike the other Kirby games, where everyone's favorite pink puffball has one long adventure, ''Super Star'' contained a number of shorter games -- its tag line on the box was "8 games in one!" Those games -- 6 main, 2 sub -- are:* Main Games** '''Spring Breeze''': King Dedede has stolen all the food in Dream Land, and it's up to Kirby to stop him. The introductory game, it's essentially a [[CompressedAdaptation compressed version]] [[NostalgiaLevel of the original]] ''Kirby's Dream Land'' with abilities added.** '''Dyna Blade''': A mysterious creature named Dyna Blade is terrorizing Dream Land, [[RunningGag and it's up to Kirby to stop him]]. Adds a world map, some additional powers, and a couple extras, but in the end is mostly an intro game like ''Spring Breeze''.** '''Gourmet Race''': Kirby and Dedede race to see who can eat the most food while still reaching the finish line first. It's pretty straight forward. Very notable for its music: the Gourmet Race theme "Run, Kirby, Run" is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVamtZ4xzY0 one]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVjdol0qcvQ of]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHz7mQ_pDRs the]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoIbpSSQXYw most-]][[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXzg0D-cKds remixed]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OXSLiYdrKU songs]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEIEOB5KRYU on]] Website/YouTube and one of [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog two]] sources of the THIS VIDEO CONTAINS [[MemeticMutation meme]]. And that's just a sample.** '''The Great Cave Offensive''': Kirby has accidentally fallen down a hole and found himself in a huge cave, filled with treasure. Now he has to find a way out of the cave while [[KleptomaniacHero grabbing as much loot as he can]]. More of a {{Metroidvania}} game than a linear platformer, Kirby's quest through the cave helps him find items like the [[VideoGame/{{F-Zero}} Falcon Helmet]], [[VideoGame/EarthBound Mr. Saturn]], and the [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Triforce]], as well as the [[KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror Kirby Phone]] and the [[VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad Triple Star Rod]] (which, in the case of the latter two, are exclusive to the [[VideoGameRemake remake]]).** '''Meta Knight's {{Revenge}}''' (AKA "'''Revenge of Meta[[SpellMyNameWithAnS [-]]]Knight'''"): Meta Knight is setting out to conquer Dream Land in his massive flying battleship, the Halberd, [[RuleOfThree and it's up to Kirby to stop him]]. In this game, the [[TimedMission levels are timed -- failing to clear it within a certain amount of time results in a loss]]. Also noted for the story -- Meta Knight and his crew can be heard talking about Kirby attacking, and the crew is visibly [[MookHorrorShow freaking out]] as he [[BattleshipRaid lays waste to the Halberd.]]** '''Milky Way Wishes''': The Sun and the Moon are fighting, throwing day and night into chaos, [[OverlyLongGag and it's up to Kirby to stop hi-- I mean, them]]. This game takes Kirby to other worlds to find the wish-granting comet Nova, and since the enemies on these worlds are different than the usual ones, Kirby can't absorb their powers; instead, he has to find the Deluxe Copy Essences around the levels, after which point he has those powers forever, and can shuffle through them. ** '''The Arena''': Okay, ''seven'' main games, as beating all six games unlocks ''The Arena'', a straight-up BossRush. Kirby has his choice of abilities and a set number of Maxim Tomatoes, and must battle through every boss and miniboss of the game, from [[WarmupBoss Whispy Woods]] to [[TheRival Meta Knight]] to the terror that is [[JokeCharacter Waddle Dee]], before a rematch with the final boss.* Sub-Games** '''Samurai Kirby''': Kirby faces off in a first-strike duel with five increasingly tough opponents. Like the Quick Draw game in Kirby's Adventure / Nightmare in Dream Land, it's a game of reaction time.** '''MegatonPunch''': A contest of timing, the challenge is to line up the strength and timing meters just right to deliver a strong enough punch to [[EarthShatteringKaboom break Planet Popstar in half.]] Remixed in ''KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror'' as Crackity Hack.[[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Kirby_Super_Star_Ultra_boxart_4216.jpg]]While ''Kirby's Adventure'' on the {{NES}} [[TropeCodifier codified]] the Kirby formula, ''Super Star'' is considered to be the game that perfected it, and is arguably the franchise's -- and creator Masahiro Sakurai's -- MagnumOpus. It was remade in 2008 as ''Kirby Super Star [[SuperTitle64Advance Ultra]]'' (''Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe'' in Japan), which added a handful of extra games to the mix, bringing the total to '''16''' games in one:* Main Games** '''[[RevengeOfTheSequel Revenge of the King]]''': Like ''Spring Breeze'', this game follows the story of the original ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand''. The trick this time is that this is a remake of ''Kirby's Dream Land's'' '''Extra''' (or hard) Mode, so the enemies, especially the bosses, are a lot tougher. This includes a fight against war-blimp Kabula, mid-bosses from ''[[VideoGame/KirbysAdventure Kirby: Nightmare In Dream Land]]'', and a [[TookALevelInBadass brand-new]] King Dedede.** '''Helper to Hero''': Instead of playing as Kirby, you choose one of his helpers (characters based on an element that Kirby absorbed, usually controlled by computer or by a second player) and run though a shortened, non-randomized version of ''The Arena''. This can create [[SelfImposedChallenge quite a challenge]]: sure, winning as Bonkers ([[DropTheHammer Hammer]]) or Plasma Wisp ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Plasma]]) isn't too bad, but how about winning with Capsule J2 (Jet) or Wheelie (Wheel)? Not to mention getting the best time...** '''Meta Knightmare Ultra''': You play as Meta Knight through abridged versions of the original main games, excluding ''Gourmet Race'' and ''The Arena''. Meta Knight has a whole suite of moves at his disposal, and uses them to [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown thrash his way through the stages.]] His ultimate achievement is to fight the ultimate warrior in the universe.** '''[[NintendoHard The True Arena]]''': This is what happens when ''The Arena'' hates you. It's a Kirby BossRush again, but with less health-recovery and much tougher bosses -- you fight the bosses and sub-bosses from ''Revenge of the King'', then get the [[FinalBoss final bosses]] from ''Revenge of the King'', ''Helper to Hero'', and ''Meta Knightmare Ultra'' and a bonus boss.* Side Games: A set of mini-games that can be played with friends wirelessly, they utilize the Nintendo DS's touch screen and stylus. They can be summarized as:** '''Snack Tracks''': Kirby eats.** '''Kirby On the Draw''': Kirby shoots.** '''Kirby Card Swipe''': Kirby plays [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karuta Karuta]].----!!Tropes used in ''Kirby Super Star'':* AbandonShip: Discussed near the end of ''Meta Knight's Revenge''. [[spoiler: They decide to fight Kirby one last time before doing so... except for Captain Vul. He escaped first.]]* AlasPoorVillain: Non-death variant with King Dedede at the end of ''Revenge of the King''. Having the Waddle Dees comfort him adds to the sympathy.* [[AmericanKirbyIsHardcore American Meta Knight is Hardcore]]: The "Meta Knight's Counterattack" part of the game was changed in the Western release to "The Revenge of Meta-Knight" and Meta Knight's new dialogue makes him sound clearly villainous. They even made him threaten Kirby to ''[[NeverSayDie death]]''! Those changes have been maintained in ''Ultra'', [[{{Bowdlerization}} sans]] the "Prepare to die!" line.** Surprisingly, the TropeNamer himself averts this for the box art for ''Ultra''. In fact, it was the first time in a long while that he wasn't given angry eyebrows.* AnimatedActors: Implied by the [[spoiler: unlockable blooper reel]] in ''Ultra''. Complete with laugh tracks.* ArtifactTitle: The "Meta Knightmare" mode from ''Kirby: Nightmare In Dream Land'' was named like that just because it's a [[PunnyName pun]] on the game's name. However, the pun's lost when they decided to call the equivalent mode in ''Kirby: Superstar Ultra'' "Meta Knightmare Ultra".* AscendedExtra: The bandanna-wearing Waddle Dee first appeared in ''Super Star'' as the first opponent in "Megaton Punch". In ''Ultra'', he has dialog and appears as a boss ([[BreatherBoss albeit not much of one]]) in "Revenge of the King" (plus he's the only spectator in the stands during the Masked Dedede fight), and the Waddle Dee opponent in "The Arena" was changed to him. He was eventually a playable character in ''Videogame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'' and made into a recurring series character.* BadSamaritan: [[spoiler:Marx.]] He pretends to be on Kirby's side, only for it to turn out [[spoiler:he was playing Kirby to find Nova so that he can use it to conquer Dream Land]].* BalloonBelly: As usual, Kirby's and Dedede's standard attacks result in this. In addition, Dedede will balloon up if he beats you in Gourmet Race.* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: Marx]] in Milky Way Wishes [[spoiler: manipulates Kirby into reconstructing wish-granting comet Nova so he can wish to become the ruler of Dream Land.]]* BewareTheSillyOnes: [[spoiler:Marx.]] He looks like a [[spoiler:jester]], but turns out to be the ManipulativeBastard that [[spoiler: tricked Kirby into finding Nova so that he can conquer Dream Land]]. * BubblyClouds: While the game itself is not the TropeNamer, the level that named the trope is brought back.* TheCameo: In both versions, various [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] characters can be seen at the sides of King Dedede's arena.* CallBack: The Dream Spring and Star Rod from Videogame/KirbysAdventure get an appearance in the intro to Milky Way Wishes.** Being a remake of ''Kirby's Dream Land's'' Extra Mode, the ending of Revenge of the King is reminiscent of its last after-credits scene. [[spoiler:It had a crying Dedede walking off the screen while Kirby follows to confort him. Revenge of the King has the Waddle Dee troops supporting their depressed master instead]].* CaptainErsatz: Capsule J in the SNES version is just Konami's VideoGame/TwinBee with a headband. This was apparently so blatant that he was replaced with "Capsule J2" in the remake and Kirby Quest of ''Kirby Mass Attack''.* CollapsingCeilingBoss: Fatty Whale* {{Cool|Airship}} {{Faceship}}: The Halberd, with Meta Knight's mask, made its debut here.* CoOpMultiplayer: A second player can play as the summoned helpers. In ''Super Star Ultra'', it's required for each player to own the cartridge to do this with most of the games, though ''Spring Breeze'' can be played co-op through download play, with both players watching the first player's DS.* DamnYouMuscleMemory: Going from playing ''Super Star'' to its DS remake can be quite difficult control-wise. In the original, it used the classic SNES control scheme of B being jump and Y attack, with A being used to summon a helper. In ''Ultra'', they went for control consistency with the GBA games and ''Squeak Squad'', having B as attack and A as jump (with X being used to create a helper). It can also be tricky if you, say, play ''Ultra'' first and then played the original on something like ''Kirby's Dream Collection.''* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: If you copy the abilities of the enemy [[ThiefBag Tac]], you'll gain the power Copy, which... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin allows you to copy the abilities of an enemy]], which would be great if that was not Kirby's ''default superpower''. It isn't totally worthless, but [[NotCompletelyUseless the times it is useful are highly situational]].* DifficultButAwesome: The Suplex, Jet, and Ninja powers are very difficult to use effectively, especially against bosses, but do crazy damage. Suplex in particular, because bosses can't be grabbed -- meaning you have to either grapple any debris the boss creates, or spam Pinpoint Kick. It's awkward and requires a lot of precise maneuvering, but most bosses go down from two or three wrestling moves. This means Bugzzy isn't such a bad choice for Helper to Hero...[[spoiler:until you reach Computer Virus.]]* DishingOutDirt: Wham Bam Rock [[spoiler:and Wham Bam Jewel in ''Ultra'']].* DualBoss: Twin Woods. The prospect of two Whispy Woodses doesn't sound too threatening, but if you can't put them away fast you'll start to regret it soon.* DubNameChange: In the SNES version, all of the bosses in The Arena have the same names in Japanese except Computer Virus, which was originally Battle Windows (contrary to popular belief, Marx was still Marx, despite his name in katakana being closer to "Mark").** When ''Ultra'' came out, some of the Computer Virus enemy characters had their names changed (Dancing Doll and Witch became Puppet and Magician, respectively). Most noticeably, one of the monsters originally went by the name of Red Dragon, but due to it receiving another palette, it was changed... to the UnfortunateName of Grand Dragon, which happens to be the title of the leader of the Ku Klux Klan. This was swiftly retranslated to Great Dragon for the English versions. ** Also in ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'', some of the names of other bosses were further changed - Ghameleo Arm became Chameleo Arm, Combo Cannon became Main Cannon No. 2, Halberds Reactor was shortened to Reactor, and Heart of Nova became Galactic Nova Nucleus.** Furthermore, the locations of ''Milky Way Wishes'' were all given expanded names: Floria (Grass Planet Floria), Aqualiss (Water Planet Aquarius), ? (???), Skyhigh (Wind Planet Skyhigh), Hotbeat (Flame Planet Hotbeat), Cavios (Cave Planet Cavius), Mecheye (Machine Planet Mekkai), Halfmoon (Eternal Star Halfmoon), and Nova (Galactic Nova).* DuelBoss: Meta Knight, of course. He gives you the sword ability, per usual, which you are forced to take for the battle to start. However, if you decide not to and wait a while, it will eventually disappear and you can proceed to fight him with your weapons at your leisure.* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ** This is the first Kirby game to portray Kirby as getting hats from his powers. It's also the only Kirby game where said hats can be removed to either turn into the various "Helpers" from the game (or turn Helpers into them) or to turn them into a different Helper. It's also the only game with copy ability hats that ''doesn't'' allow Kirby to voluntarily discard his abilities as ability stars (''Ultra'' restores this ability).** This is the only Kirby game in the series to have all of the second player character being friendly versions of various common {{Mook}}s that can use attacks from Kirby's various Copy Abilities (Not counting "Bandana Waddle Dee").** Unlike later games, Kirby falling onto the enemy face-first does ''not'' count as an attack in this game, and would actually hurt Kirby when he tries. (The remake changes this so that it does, just like the other Kirby games at the time.)** This game and, by extension, its remake are the only Kirby games to have a copy ability that could be gotten from more than one boss in the same game (as Suplex can be obtained Bugzzy, Jukid and, in the remakes, Phan Phan[[note]]as "Throw" isn't programmed as a copy ability in that game[[/note]].) * EdibleCollectible: The Gourmet Race is as much about eating lots of food as getting to the finish line quickly. This is in contrast to the rest of the game (and the series in general) where food grants health and occasionally power-ups.* EternalEngine: The Halberd in ''Meta Knight's Revenge'' and Mecheye in ''Milky Way Wishes''.* EvilPlan: [[spoiler:Marx]] lampshades this (by going over what he did after he wished to rule Planet Popstar) near the end of "Milky Way Wishes", though this is only apparent in ''Ultra'' and the Japanese version.* ExcusePlot: Except for [[spoiler: Milky Way Wishes]], the plots of most games never get really complex. In fact, most of their descriptions are little more than "There's a BigBad causing trouble! Go stop it!" Then again, Kirby doesn't ''need'' much motivation anyway.** The Great Cave Offensive is the worst offender. "Kirby fell into a hole! Get treasure and escape from a giant whale, living RPG, paint-spitting mutant chameleon, and an ancient rock face with a hand!"** ''Meta Knightmare Ultra'' is simply Meta Knight beating the stuffing out of ''everything'' to prove he's the most {{Badass}} warrior in the galaxy.* FinalBoss: OK, in order:** Spring Breeze: King Dedede** Dyna Blade: Dyna Blade** The Great Cave Offensive: Wham Bam Rock** Meta Knight's Revenge: Meta Knight** Milky Way Wishes: [[spoiler: Marx]]** The Arena: [[spoiler: Marx again.]]** Revenge of the King: Masked Dedede** Helper to Hero: [[spoiler: Wham Bam Jewel]]** Meta Knightmare Ultra: [[spoiler: Galacta Knight]]** The True Arena: [[spoiler: Marx Soul, who's a borderline True Final Boss.]]* FromNobodyToNightmare: Instead of the usual Dark Matter-esque EldritchAbomination, [[spoiler:Marx]] is just [[spoiler:one of the tiny, cute, marshmallow-like denizens of Planet Popstar who manages to gain ultimate power with a BatmanGambit involving Kirby and the wish-granting comet Nova.]]* GameplayRoulette: Each sub-game (not counting minigames) works differently from one another. To be fair, they all revolve around the same mechanics.* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Mild, but Fatty Whale smokes a pipe, even in the international versions. Maybe it's OK because you don't see any tobacco fumes?* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: A subversion. The final bosses of ''Milky Way Wishes'' first appear in its introduction sequence and are only seen again at the very end. However, in the original SuperNintendo version, the introduction sequence was both optional and [[GuideDangIt not indicated to even exist]], meaning many players probably felt this applied to [[spoiler: Nova and Marx]]. This was corrected in ''Ultra'', where the introduction is automatically played.* GigglingVillain: [[spoiler: Marx]]. In ''Ultra'', [[spoiler: Marx Soul]] makes it ''even worse''.* GoofyPrintUnderwear: The mini-boss Jukid has polka-dot underwear under his gi, as seen when you knock him down.* GottaCatchThemAll: Treasures in ''The Great Cave Offensive'', Abilities in ''Milky Way Wishes''.* GreenHillZone: Green Greens in Spring Breeze, Peanut Plain in Dyna Blade, and Floria in Milky Way Wishes.* GroundPound: Stone power can only attack like this.* GroundPunch: Kirby has been known to do this in mini-games, especially Megaton Punch.* GuideDangIt: The location of the secret planet [[MyNameIsQuestionMarks ???]] in Milky Way Wishes can be found only if you look up its location or fly around aimlessly for no particular reason and discover it by accident. Not so much in ''Ultra,'' as the planet is marked by a blinking star that [[ConspicuouslyLightPatch stands out amongst the background]].* HarderThanHard: The True Arena. So very, very much. You thought that beating The Arena was noteworthy? Well, this is a fight against all the harder bosses and {{MiniBoss}}es with less than half the healing items and [[spoiler: Marx Soul]] at the very end just to spite you.* HeavyMetal: In the remake, Galacta Knight's [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome battle music]] is perhaps the only time you're ever going to hear this in a Kirby game. [[spoiler:Carries over to his appearance in ''Return to Dream Land'']].* HopelessBossFight: When facing against Heavy Lobster in ''Meta Knight's Revenge'' the first time as Kirby. Granted it's only meant to distract you (The Player) long enough to be blown away by the time the ship launches. Technically, it is possible to destroy it before the cutscene of the boss battle ends, but that doesn't do anything to said cutscene (not even an acknowledgement from the ship's crew).* IaijutsuPractitioner: Parodied in ''Samurai Kirby'', in which the characters pull out [[SerialEscalation increasingly goofy]] {{Improbable Weapon|User}}s out of {{Hammerspace}}.* InvincibilityPowerUp: The Invincible Candy item, which gives you temporary invincibility and an EarWorm of a jingle when eaten.* ItemGet: Everytime you open a chest in The Great Cave Offensive, you'll get a fanfare and then the information about the item you got.* JapaneseRanguage: One of the items in The Great Cave Offensive is called Ramia's Scale, which was pretty obviously supposed to be Lamia's Scale. Curiously, even in ''Super Star Ultra'', where some names were changed from the original localization[[labelnote:*]]like Orihalcon to {{Orichalcum}} [[/labelnote]] and even those from other games[[labelnote:*]]like Kaboola from the original ''Kirby's Dream Land'' to Kabula[[/labelnote]], this was ''not'' fixed.* KissOfLife: Somewhat of a variant; Kirby/Meta Knight and their helpers can eat any health item and then "kiss" their partner, and then the partner will also get healed. Called "face-to-face food transfer" in the manual.* LeaveHimToMe: In ''Meta Knight's Revenge'', Meta Knight makes everyone abandon ship so he could take on Kirby alone, in one of the hardest boss battles in the series. [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Then, after he escapes, he comes back after you in a last-ditch attempt to stop Kirby from taking down his ship.]]* LetsGetDangerous: The description for Revenge of the King says that King Dedede has gotten serious since he was beaten by Kirby many times in the past.* LightIsNotGood: [[spoiler:Galacta Knight]] might count, if we actually knew whether he was good/evil. Even if he's not outright evil, the fact that his sheer power meant his very existence posed a threat to the galaxy qualifies him.* LongSongShortScene: The music that plays within the cutscenes showing Kirby flying between areas within ''Meta Knight's Revenge'' is longer than the cutscenes themeselves. It plays fully when one watches said cutscenes as one one video within the remake's cutscene viewer since the song doesn't stop between each cutscene.* MacGuffinDeliveryService: [[spoiler:Marx uses Kirby to gain Nova's power and try to conquer Planet Popstar.]] Also, [[spoiler:the Sun and Moon fighting was part of Marx's plan, though this was only made clear in ''Ultra''. It was only implied in the original.]].* MagicFromTechnology: Nova, the mechanical wish granting comet.* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:Marx uses Kirby to gain Nova's power and try to conquer Planet Popstar.]] Also, [[spoiler:the Sun and Moon fighting was part of Marx's plan, though this was only made clear in ''Ultra''. It was only implied in the original.]].* MarketBasedTitle: The original Japanese cartridge was titled ''Hoshi no Kirby Super Deluxe'', the American version ''Kirby Super Star'' and the European one ''Kirby's Fun Pak''.* MeaninglessLives: There's no punishment at all for running out of lives. The score doesn't even reset.* MilesGloriosus: Captain Vul is the most dedicated of Meta Knight's men to killing Kirby, even sacrificing the ship's well being when he releases Heavy Lobster. However, [[TheUnfought he never goes after Kirby himself]], and when the ship begins crashing, he's the first one to escape.* MisplacedVegetation: '''The Great Cave Offensive''''s main theme is called ''Trees in the Depths of the Earth'' for a reason. There's a whole jungle down there.* MonowheelMayhem: The helper from the wheelie powerup is a monowheel.* MonsterIsAMommy: Dyna Blade, who has [[GenderBender switched]] between mommy and daddy throughout the series. [[BrokenBase Fans take both sides.]]* {{Nerf}}: The playable Meta Knight in ''Ultra'', compared to his appearance in ''Nightmare in Dream Land''. He can't control his jump height and his higher speed became a temporary powerup. His only advantage over his ''Nightmare in Dream Land'' version, besides his more varied moveset, is that he's no longer restricted to only three hit points.* NeverSayDie: ''Ultra'' retranslates Meta Knight's death threat as [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom "Come meet your doom!"]] On the SNES, it was "Prepare to die!" Meta Knight's previous line was changed to include the word "perish", though.* NewGamePlus: Meta Knightmare Ultra in KSSU, which allows you to play through the original SNES subgames as Meta Knight.* NintendoHard: The Arena (provided you play it ''without'' Hammer or Plasma Kirby) and The True Arena in Super Star Ultra--the latter can get almost as hard as the original Kirby's Dream Land [[HarderThanHard Hard Mode]], ''even with'' the trusty [[GameBreaker hammer]] at your side! Helper to Hero from ''Ultra'' can also be infuriating to beat with all of the characters, especially the weaker ones. Completing Helper to Hero with all of them is [[UpToEleven so hard]] that it doesn't count towards 100% completion. You are rewarded for doing it with a truly massive crown and [[spoiler: the original intros to the original games as seen on the SNES.]]* NoNameGiven: Captain Vul in the original version, but the rewritten ''Ultra'' script gave him a name that carried over in his keychain cameo in ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe''.* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Wham Bam Rock is claymation-style, unlike other characters.** This made his design from the original ''Super Star'' resemble something like {{Blackface}}.* OneWheeledWonder: The helper Wheelie.* OutOfCharacterMoment: Meta Knight is surprisingly hostile in ''Meta Knight's Revenge'', compared to his usual WorthyOpponent self. Apparently, this was partly due to the translation, and partly due to some ulterior motive like fixing all of Dream Land's problems through a benevolent dictatorship.* PowerCopying: As always, Kirby can inhale some kinds of enemies to obtain their power (except in Milky Way Wishes [[spoiler:unless you managed to find a secret star which contains the Copy ability]]). The powers are as follows:** ArtAttacker: Paint Kirby.** AttackReflector: Mirror Kirby.** AnIcePerson: Ice Kirby.** BattleBoomerang: Cutter Kirby.** ConvergingStreamWeapon: Beam Kirby.** CoolSword: Sword Kirby.** DropTheHammer: Hammer Kirby.** FeatherFlechettes: Wing Kirby.** InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja: Ninja Kirby.** JetPack: Jet Kirby.** JokeWeapon: Sleep Kirby.** KillerYoyo: Yo-Yo Kirby.** MakeMeWannaShout: Mike Kirby.** ParasolOfPain: Parasol Kirby.** PlayingWithFire: Fire Kirby.** PowerCopying: [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Copy Kirby.]]** ProfessionalWrestling: Suplex Kirby.** RapidfireFisticuffs: Fighter Kirby. Among others, this ability also enables Kirby to do a {{Shoryuken}}.** RollingAttack: Wheel Kirby.** ShockAndAwe: Plasma Kirby.** SmartBomb: Crash Kirby.** StuffBlowingUp: Bomb Kirby.** SupremeChef: Cook Kirby.** TakenForGranite: Stone Kirby.* PrepareToDie: Meta Knight says this to Kirby before their duel in the original, [[AmericanKirbyIsHardcore but not in the Japanese one.]]* RaymanianLimbs: The mini-boss Jukid.* {{Redundancy}}: There are THREE (counting the DS remake) mini-bosses that give you the Suplex ability: Buggzy, Jukid, and Phan Phan.* ReplayMode: The Arena is a Boss Rush that is unlocked once you've completed all other games.* RidingIntoTheSunset: Kirby after sinking the Halberd in ''Meta Knight's Revenge''. After ''Revenge of the King'', Dedede does his walk-of-shame into the sunset [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments accompanied by his still-loyal Waddle Dee subjects.]] Kirby even flies towards the sunset as a giant Kirby, floating along with Castle Dedede as the credits play.* RockMonster: Wham Bam Rock.* RPGElements: Parodied with the Computer Virus boss.* SceneryPorn: The first game in the ''Kirby'' franchise to really invoke this, making it into a staple element of the series.** ''Ultra'' redoes all of the visuals, which also has the benefit of replacing the pre-rendered CGI level visuals from the original, which, like ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'''s, were fantastic for their time, but look very much outdated today. The new visuals rely much less on CGI, and will likely age much better.* SelfImposedChallenge: Beating The Arena with no ability is a common one. Considered nearly impossible in the original release (in no small part due to Meta Knight's stinginess with suckable projectiles), it was actually made a lot easier in the remake since all bosses produced more "free" stars to suck up and spit.* ShoutOut: Some of the items in The Great Cave Offensive are items (or even characters) from other Nintendo games. For example, [[VideoGame/FZero Captain Falcon's helmet]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAkaneia the Falchion]], [[Videogame/EarthBound a Mr. Saturn]], and [[Videogame/{{Metroid}} the Screw Attack]] can all be found.** Another one that appears in the ''Ultra'' updated remake of the game: in the new game mode "Revenge of the King," Kabula fires what seems to be Bullet Bills from the Videogame/SuperMarioBros series during the boss fight.** This is the first Kirby game in which the Sword ability gives him [[Franchise/TheLegendofZelda Link's cap]]. Likewise, The Yo-Yo ability seems to be based on [[Videogame/{{EarthBound}} Ness]], right down to the ability's background resembling Videogame/EarthBound's menu screen.** As mentioned above, the Capsule J enemy, which provided the Jet ability, was pretty much Konami's TwinBee character with a minor cosmetic difference. Unfortunately, the remake changed Capsule J into a new enemy called Capsule J2.* ShowsDamage: A Type 1 example can be found when Kirby or his helper is low on health.* SingleStrokeBattle: Parodied in the Samurai Kirby minigame.* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Lots, since ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' mostly used a separate translation. Not counting Helpers or treasures (some of which are different), or the examples listed under DubNameChange, these include: Cook Kawasaki/Chef Kawasaki, Revenge of Meta-Knight/Revenge of Meta Knight, Sir Meta-Knight/Lord Meta Knight, and Shooting/Starship.** In ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'', Galacta Knight is mistakenly referred to as "Galactic Knight" in the title of its introductory video - which turned out to be its name in Japanese versions.* SpiritualSuccessor: This is the final Kirby game developed by Kirby creator Masahiro Sakurai. His next game was ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'', which features a near-identical combat system.** The Subspace Emmissary itself, from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', counts too. It is, quite literally, '''Kirby Super Star'' in 3D.* SuspiciousVideogameGenerosity: You'll know you're about to hit a boss room when you reach a single room with nothing but Copy Essences and a Maxim Tomato.* TheBusCameBack: In Revenge of the King, the fourth boss is Kabula, a boss that hasn't been seen since ''[[LongBusTrip Kirby's Block Ball]]''[[note]]Block Ball came out in 1995, while Super Star Ultra came out in 2008, making it ''13 years'' since Kabula's last appearance.[[/note]]. * ThisCannotBe: Captain Vul's reaction to the rest of the crew's reports that Kirby destroyed the twin cannon.* TitleDrop: In the remake:--> "[[spoiler:Marx]] has shown his true form! Fly in and protect Pop Star! Do it, Kirby, our Super Star!"* TrickBoss: How Helper to Hero ends. [[spoiler: Wham Bam Rock's the trick, Wham Bam Jewel's the REAL Final Boss.]]* TrueFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Marx Soul]], revived with [[spoiler:"a Nova's power"]] as well as being powered up just to take another shot at you.* TookALevelInBadass: King Dedede in his "Masked Dedede" form. It even shows in the difficulty level of the fight.* UndergroundLevel: Cocoa Cave in Dyna Blade, the Underground Forest in The Great Cave Offensive, and Cavios in Milky Way Wishes.* UnexpectedShmupLevel: The last normal stage of ''Milky Way Wishes'' is a side-scrolling shooter, as well as Kabula in ''Revenge of the King''.* UpdatedRerelease: ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' Adds in 4 new games (With 4 new bosses) 3 new sub-games changes merges 2 of the beginners show tutorials in "Spring Breeze" changes some of the lines in the Beginners show tutorials from the original and changes some of the lines from the original.* VideoGameRemake: ''Ultra''* VileVillainSaccharineShow: [[spoiler:Marx]] is one of the creepiest villains to ever appear in the series. Most games aimed at ''adults'' would stop short of a final boss with an attack that involves a ''splitting himself in half and creating a black hole''.** He's even worse in the updated remake when you have to face him [[spoiler:as Marx Soul at the end of the True Arena]]. He's even more creepy than his boss form from the original, if the opening cutscene doesn't get you that [[HellIsThatNoise bloodcurdling scream when he's defeated sure will]].** This is indirectly referenced in ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe''. Kirby's able to collect keychains of both [[spoiler: Marx and Marx Soul, but while the former is shown as his intact final boss sprite from the SNES version of ''Super Star'', the Marx Soul keychain depicts Marx in the middle of his splitting attack, complete with what appears to be green blood-like fluids in-between the two halves.]]* ViolationOfCommonSense: Coconut bombs will fall & explode if you walk under them. You can avoid this danger by blowing them up with any attack even though that should usually still hurt you.** You can get the Bomb & Sword abilities by swallowing bombs & swords.* VisualPun: Tac is a feline enemy who steals Kirby's abilities and Helpers, making it a ''Cat burglar''.** And Kirby can learn the ability Copy from it. ''Copy-cat'', anyone? * WarmupBoss: Whispy Woods.* WhenTreesAttack: Whispy Woods again.* WhereItAllBegan: When The Great Cave Offensive is all said and done, the exit ends up being the hole Kirby fell into the cave in the first place.* WorthyOpponent: Meta Knight. When you reach him in ''Meta Knight's Revenge'', he will leave a sword for Kirby to use before battling him and will wait up to 30 seconds for you to take it before doing battle. ''While the Halberd plummets to the ocean. On fire''.** In ''Meta Knightmare Ultra'', [[spoiler:he even asks Nova to let him fight with a WorthyOpponent. Nova gives him ''[[SealedBadassInACan Galacta Knight]]'']].----


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Alexandra Says:
April 11th, 2012 at 11:20 AM
Paula – Great post! And who said TV isn't educational! I also have learned so much from that show–I still don't always implement all their good advice, but it has given me really good ideas, and sometimes when I am out shopping for clothes and trying on something questionable, it as if I can hear Stacey and Clinton in my head, saying, "No, No, Don't do it!". What I like about that show, is although it can come off as harsh sometimes, part of what they are preaching is to accept the body you have and realize what flatters it the most. I've finally learned that certain styles I still gravitate towards (such as turtlenecks!) are really not flattering on me and never, ever will be. I will, sadly, never have the long, willowy neck they require. A V-Neck looks 1O times better. -A
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Thanks Alexandra! I often hear Stacy and Clinton too! LOL One of the things I always liked best about the show was that everyone left feeling more confident about how they looked.
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Hi Paula! Sorry for not visiting you in quite a while!
Happy two years to your blog
I like this post. I whole-heartedly agree that people should wear clothing that FITS! Wearing things too tight or too lose just don't look as good. I'm really glad you've found your own style and feel loads more confident now. I know what you mean about how to look for shirts now. I have too many cutesy graphic shirts…now when I buy shirts, I try to keep my eyes on more sophisticated designs and shirts that could be dressed up.
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Finding Personal Style
***This month is my two year blogging anniversary, so I thought I would highlight a few posts from my early blogging days. This is one my favorites and was originally posted on August 27, 2010.***
I blame What Not to Wear for my obsession with clothes. For years, I didn't give my wardrobe a lot of thought, but I started watching Clinton and Stacy, and I started to see clothes in a whole new light.
One reason that I didn't give a lot of thought to clothes is I was home-schooled. There wasn't a need to have a lot of clothes and my only reason to dress up was church. I know, that doesn't excuse me dressing like a complete dork, but you don't realize you need something, well, until you need it. I really dressed horribly. My clothes were always too big, because I thought that hid my weight, and everything was just very plain and boring. Baseball t-shirts and hooded t-shirts or sweaters were my wardrobe staples. I still like those things, but back then that was all I wore.
It wasn't until my mid-twenties, when on a weekend get away with my friends, that I realized how bad my clothes were. I did not have anything that was remotely dressy, or even a piece of clothing that could be dressed up. My clothes were very boring compared to my friends. It was sad. In some ways, it made me feel like my friends had passed me up. I was still stuck in my teenage years and they had moved on.
I didn't have a lot of direction at this point, I just knew that I wanted to dress better. So, I bought cuter t-shirts. Seriously, this was my sad, sad answer to my wardrobe problems. Thankfully, I found What Not to Wear. I can't remember how I found it, but I am glad that I did. The show opened my eyes to all the cute clothing that I was missing, and it helped me find some direction.
One thing I learned is that you should dress to suit your life. My life is simple, and so are my tastes. I love cardigans, pencil skirts, argyle sweaters, blazers, button-up shirts with mandarin collars, ballet flats and dark wash jeans. These are now my wardrobe staples. At heart though, I am still a jeans and t-shirt girl, but I have left behind the baseball and logo tees of my youth. Now when I buy a t-shit I look for ones that have an unusual detailing or print. I have this great turquoise tee that has a banded bottom and crocheted collar and sleeves. It is so cute and still me, but more age appropriate.
That is something else I learned from Stacy and Clinton, you should dress your age. I have always looked young for my age, but I don't want to look that way because of my clothes. Because of What Not to Wear, I now know, that if the main clientele of a store is teenagers, that store is not for me.
I also learned that proper fit is very important. Everyone that comes on the show leaves looking thinner, because their new clothes fit them the way that they should. As I stated earlier, I always wore my clothes too big, but not anymore. I wear what fits and I look and feel so much better because of it.
I still have a long way to go when it comes to finding my own style, especially when it comes to accessories, but I am learning. I still make plenty of fashion mistakes and I know I have clothes that Stacy and Clinton would hate, (my Hogwarts hoodie – I couldn't give THAT up) but I am trying. I want to have a closet filled with clothes that are of good quality and fit like a glove; clothes that make me feel great when I put them on. I think that is something we all deserve.

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Jamie Blackley wears girls' jeans as he has such skinny legs.
The British actor is currently starring alongside Chloë Grace Moretz in If I Stay, a tear-jerking drama about a young girl who ends up in a coma after a car accident.
Jamie's star is firmly rising in Hollywood, but he admits his fashion sense could do with a bit of work.
"[My go-to outfit is] girls' jeans, because my legs are too skinny for boys' jeans, a T-shirt and a leather jacket. If I've got something to go to [in the evening], I'll stick on a suit. I don't usually wear ties, so I go for an open shirt. Keep it simple," he revealed to The Style Report.
While Jamie is from Britain, his work sees him fly all over the world.
Often he'll pack his suitcase in a rush when he gets a call for a film role, though his packing skills often leave him wondering if he's remembered everything.
"I don't do a list. I just empty out the drawers – I'll think I've left everything, but who knows?" he laughed.
Despite his laidback attitude to clothes, 23-year-old Jamie actually has a long list of male stars he looks up to for style inspiration.
They vary from '60s stars to more modern names, but they all have one theme in common – each one hails from a musical background.
"Matt Healy from [the band] The 1975 – he's the one for me. I always loved the way The Beatles dressed, and Bob Dylan, and Ian Curtis from Joy Division. "[They're] carefree, not looking like they've made too much effort, but still looking swish. That's the way to be," he explained.
"Style is… whatever you feel comfortable in."
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Gary Busey, Lil Jon, 2010 Playmate of the Year Hope Dworaczyk and Real Housewives of Atlanta diva NeNe Leakes all kicked it at Surrender Nightclub. According to hotel officials, the only appearance Donald Trump was able to offer was in a prerecorded message: "Ladies and gentleman, this is Donald Trump. My man from The Celebrity Apprentice Lil Jon is on the turntable. If you're not partying, your ass is fired!"
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Yup, the Donald is interviewed on Oprah today, and, as part of the deal, he was sent to work the most menial jobs at a Trump hotel (which from the snatches on the video we're fairly sure is Chicago).
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I was a Trump Hotel virgin. I admit that I'd always purposely stayed away, not interested in what the brand represents. So it's a sort of long story about how I ended up there during a recent, one-night stay. But my experience is a shorter story: it was practically perfect.
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We couldn't help it! This hotel is, in typical Trump fashion, massive and showy, not to mention the sixth-tallest building in the world. It nearly dominates the skyline, especially with that spire on top. Coincidentally, we learned today that the hotel's spire will be lit up tonight for the first time.
Chicago Tribune's CityScapes blog reports:
Shortly after sunset at 8:29 p.m., newly-installed, energy-efficient LED lights will illuminate the spire atop the riverfront hotel and condominium tower, which is Chicago's second-tallest building. They will color the 227-foot-tall spire in red, white and blue, honoring Independence Day. The color scheme will continue through July 11.
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The lobby is crawling with gussied up hotel employees who all seem to be nervously anticipating the 11 AM ribbon cutting. Donald Trump Jr. is in the house and appears to be hard a work strategically plotting the opening.
So many people and so much anticipation in the lobby we headed down stairs to the lower lobby and rest area in order to find some quiet.
The lower lobby restrooms (photo above) are pristine and ready to go, as are all the employees up stairs. Time to hand out key cards and cut the ribbon.
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I have a lot of other interests…. Movies, design, other sports, literature, photography, fashion, travel, music, etc. But I am the kind of person that likes to sit down and formulate a plan and a course of action before I take my first step in a new direction. I need to find something that gives me the perfect balance of discipline and creativity. I've always admired hotel moguls like Andre Balazs, Steve Wynn, and Donald Trump (more real estate than hotel).
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So it will come as no surprise, then, that the Trump International Hotel & Tower New York (that big sucker at the bottom of Central Park) is getting a multimillion-dollar spit and polish come January.
While the Forbes (formerly Mobil) Five-Star Hotel has always been stately and posh, the renovations will, according to Donald J. Trump Jr, put it in step with the "elegant, classic-contemporary feel of the other Trump Hotel Collection properties." It was Don Jr. himself who approved the model room displaying the proposed renos. So, what can all those tween stars expect when their tours bring them back to NYC in 2010?


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Burger King Worldwide Inc.
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) third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of 23 cents beat the
Zacks Consensus Estimate of 21 cents by 9.5% and increased 35.3%
year over year. Increased adjusted earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and lower company
restaurant expenses contributed to the earnings growth.
Revenues & Margins
Burger King's total revenue dropped 39.6% year over year to
$275.1 million due to the adverse impact of refranchising, lower
company restaurant sales and sluggish comparable sales (comps).
However, quarterly revenues beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of
$266.0 million by 3.4%. Organically (excluding the impact of
refranchising and currency), revenues were up 8% in the quarter
thanks to net restaurant growth and positive comps at Europe,
Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Latin America and the Caribbean
(LAC) and Asia Pacific (APAC) regions.
Organic adjusted EBITDA grew 16.7% year over year to $176
million with solid EBITDA growth across North America, EMEA and
APAC and lower general and administrative expense (G&A).
Adjusted EBITDA margins were 64%, significantly higher than the
year-ago level of 35.7%, driven by refranchising efforts and cost
containment initiatives.
Food, paper and product costs as well as occupancy and other
operating costs ratio were considerably lower in the quarter.
Comps Discussion
Overall comps in the quarter nudged up 0.9% but were lower
than the year-ago quarter's comps of 1.4% owing to a 0.3% decline
in the comps at U.S. & Canada. Comps grew a respective 2.4%,
2.1% and 3.7% in EMEA, LAC and APAC. The APAC region performed
better in the quarter as against negative comps of 2.2% in the
year-ago quarter.
Segment Results
A still-anemic macroeconomic environment and stiff competition
led to the decline in
U.S. & Canada
comps. However, Burger King remains steadfast in executing its
Four Pillars strategy in this region that includes menu
improvements, marketing initiatives, operational efficiency and
re-imaging in U.S. & Canada.
The success of the "Trial Weeks" value promotion in Germany,
and EUROKING(TM) as well as KING AHORRO value promotions and the
couponing initiatives in Spain facilitated comps growth in the
region posted positive comps in the third quarter gaining from
solid traffic growth in Brazil offsetting the poor performance in
Puerto Rico and Mexico. The company's advertising activities
boost sales in Brazil. In an attempt to resist the downfall in
comps, management has altered the menu and has undertaken
promotional strategies in Puerto Rico to increase traffic
In the
region, Australia continues to be the star performer. China and
Korea are also better-positioned in the quarter benefiting from
the company's value promotions and menu improvement
Refranchising & Re-imaging
During the third quarter of 2013, Burger King refranchised 19
units in Spain bringing the refranchising initiative to an end.
Burger King seeks to re-image at least 40% of its U.S. &
Canada restaurants by 2015.
Our Take
Even though Burger King posted higher earnings in the quarter,
its revenues are declining continuously for the past few quarters
mostly due to the fragile U.S. economy. Government budget cuts,
high tax rates and still-tightened credit availability continue
to hurt consumers' discretionary spending. Also, weak economic
conditions in Europe remain a headwind.
Other Stocks to Consider
Burger King currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell). Some
other players in the restaurant industry which look attractive at
the current level include
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
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