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[IbizaPocholo]

Footage of cancelled Kirby GameCube project has emerged

The brief video gives us a rare glimpse of what might have been

www.gamesradar.com

Announced back in 2004, the ill-fated project, simply referred to as Kirby for Nintendo GameCube, began development way back in 2000. It was planned to launch shortly after Kirby Air Ride but ultimately ended up getting cancelled. Now new footage of Kirby’s lost GameCube adventure has resurfaced, giving us a glimpse of what might have been.

Twitter user ObscureKirby(opens in new tab) posted a brief gameplay video that was uploaded to YouTube by Foulowe59. The video, lasting only 9 seconds, isn’t the best quality, but you can just about make out Kirby battling enemies and using power-ups in what looks like a mix of 2.5D and 3D levels.

 

[Labadal]

Here's a longer clip.

 

[chromhound]

could have swore i saw this somewhere already

 

[SpongebobSquaredance]

Wasn't this reworked into Kirby Wii (Return to Dreamland)?

 

[ManaByte]

could have swore i saw this somewhere already

Yes because Nintendo showcased it at E3 2005.

 

[TheBROgamer]

Here's a longer clip.

I wonder why this was cancelled, the game looks like it had a lot of potential.

 

[Soodanim]

Here's a longer clip.

The Smash Bros Melee style music evokes a certain era. Very nostalgic. Makes me want to play Melee again.

 

[AJUMP23]

Now coming to switch.

 

[chaseroni]

The Smash Bros Melee style music evokes a certain era. Very nostalgic. Makes me want to play Melee again.

Totally, this has such a nice feel about it. Would love to see this get leaked or even officially released by Nintendo like Star Fox 2 did.
I would have been all over this game, Gamecube was so good to me growing up

 

[IbizaPocholo]

New details uncovered for cancelled Kid Kirby game

Kid Kirby was planned as a new SNES game using the Mouse add-on, but was ultimately scrapped. New details have now come to light.

nintendoeverything.com

A fresh set of details have emerged about Kid Kirby, a game that was once planned for the SNES.

DMA Design, the studio that went on to become Rockstar North and a primary developer of the Grand Theft Auto series, was put in charge of the project. It would have featured the SNES Mouse add-on with players using the device to launch Kirby through levels. Unfortunately, Nintendo ended up scrapping the project after development failed to properly progress, and the SNES Mouse was far from a sales success.

Kid Kirby Archive shared its latest discoveries on Twitter yesterday. Writer Steve Hammond was kind enough to provide manual pages, including a story overview and new renders.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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