History VideoGame / KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror

** BigFancyCastle: Area 5, Carrot Castle

* RecycledInSpace: Technically ''Kirby's Adventure 2'', since ''Nightmare in Dream Land'' (originally ''[[KirbysAdventure Kirby's Adventure]]'') is the prequel to this.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: According to the history booklet in Kirby's Dream Collection, the inclusion of the cell phone mechanics were added because cell phones were new at the time.

* OddballInTheSeries: This is the only {{Kirby}} game to be a full {{Metroidvania}} instead of a straightforward PlatformGame the series' main games are known for (it's somewhat of a SpiritualSuccessor to ''The Great Cave Offensive'' from ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' in that regard). It's also the ''only'' game in the entire series where [[AntiVillain King Dedede]] does not make an appearance, and Whispy Woods is absent as well[[note]]for the record, he appeared in ''Kirby: Squeak Squad'' on the file select screen.[[/note]], although King Golem is almost identical.

** King Golem is actually ''weaker'' than Whispy, since this was the first game since superstar to use a draining meter instead of blips, he has roughly 25% health than Whispy usually does.

''KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror'' is one of the ten GameBoyAdvance games to be available to participants in the Nintendo3DS Ambassador Program, released exclusively to 3DS early adopters for free on the [[=eShop=]] in December 2011. (Like all Virtual Console games in the US, the multiplayer mode is inaccessible in this release.)

** Dark Mind's first form is very similar to Nightmare, and its second form is a [[IncendiaryExponent fiery version of]] [[KirbysDreamLandThree Zero]].

* {{Expy}}: This is one of the few games that Whispy Woods didn't show up in, but King Golem fights almost identically.

[[{{Kirby}} The pink puffball's]] second outing on the GameBoyAdvance, ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror'' shifts from the standard linear platformer norm to a sprawling {{Metroidvania}} game with optional cooperative multiplayer.

* InfinityPlusOneSword: The Master ability, which can be used if Kirby has Meta Knight's Master Sword[[note]][[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda not that one[[/note]], is fittingly named because it can't typically be lost accidentally (when Kirby loses it, it doesn't disappear) and can get past any obstacle in the game, including any obstacle that requires specific abilities (silver blocks, wooden stakes, and fuses). It's also quite powerful and flexible, having far more attacks available than the plain Sword ability. However, the only time it can be used before the credits are seen at least once is during the final boss battle, so its main use is either for easy access to missed treasures or for [[RuleOfFun just screwing around post-game]] if the file has 100% completed.

* InfinityPlusOneSword: The Master ability, which can be used if Kirby has Meta Knight's Master Sword[[hottip:*:[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda not that one]], is fittingly named because it can't typically be lost accidentally (when Kirby loses it, it doesn't disappear) and can get past any obstacle in the game, including any obstacle that requires specific abilities (silver blocks, wooden stakes, and fuses). It's also quite powerful and flexible, having far more attacks available than the plain Sword ability. However, the only time it can be used before the credits are seen at least once is during the final boss battle, so its main use is either for easy access to missed treasures or for [[RuleOfFun just screwing around post-game]] if the file has 100% completed.

* OddballInTheSeries: This is the only {{Kirby}} game to be a full {{Metroidvania}} instead of a straightforward PlatformGame the series' main games are known for (it's somewhat of a SpiritualSuccessor to ''The Great Cave Offensive'' from ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' in that regard). It's also the ''only'' game in the entire series where [[AntiVillain King Dedede]] does not make an appearance, and Whispy Woods is absent as well[[hottip:*:for the record, he appeared in ''Kirby: Squeak Squad'' on the file select screen.]], although King Golem is almost identical.

* ShoutOut: Master Hand appears as a miniboss in several places, and in combination with Crazy Hand is the boss of Candy Constellation. Additionally, one of Kirby's abilities in this game is the Smash ability, which gives Kirby his ''SuperSmashBros'' moveset (except for the standard special, which mimics his smash attacks), and is acquired by eating Master Hand.

* EarlyBirdCameo: In King Golem's boss chamber, the stained glass windows in the background depict some of the other bosses you'll meet later in the game (assuming you haven't been SequenceBreaking, that is).

** King Golem is actually ''weaker'' than Whispy, since this was the first game since superstar to use a draining meter instead of blips, he has roughly 25% health than Whispy usually does.

* InfinityMinusOneSword: The Smash ability; it's rare because the rare encounters with [[GiantHandsOfDoom Master Hand]], except for the one where he's joined by Crazy Hand, are the only opportunities to obtain the ability until the copy ability room is unlocked (which requires all doors connecting to the hub or doors connecting to such rooms to be unlocked, thus this method is only available late in the game without SequenceBreaking) since no plain mooks grant it, but as the ''SuperSmashBros'' moveset for Kirby it mimics has moves taken from the Stone and Hammer abilities, it's useful for both breaking silver blocks requiring certain abilities (and unlike other moves, regardless of angle needed to break the blocks) and pounding in wooden stakes, though another ability would be needed to light fuses. That, and, it's [[RuleOfCool cool]].

* ShoutOut: Master Hand appears as a miniboss in several places, and in combination with Crazy Hand is the boss of Candy Constellation. Additionally, one of Kirby's abilities in this game is the Smash ability, which gives Kirby his ''SuperSmashBros'' moveset, and is acquired by eating Master Hand.

** King Golem is actually ''weaker'' than Whispy, since this was the first game since superstar to use a draining meter instead of blips, he has rougly 25% health than Whispy usually does.

''KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror'' is one of the ten GameBoyAdvance games to be available to participants in the Nintendo3DS Ambassador Program, due for limited rerelease to early adopters of the Nintendo 3DS for free on its [=eShop=] in December 2011.

* OddballInTheSeries: This is the only {{Kirby}} game to be a full {{Metroidvania}} instead of a straightforward PlatformGame the series' main games are known for. It's also the ''only'' game in the entire series where [[AntiVillain King Dedede]] does not make an appearance, and Whispy Woods is absent as well[[hottip:*:for the record, he appeared in ''Kirby: Squeak Squad'' on the file select screen.]], although King Golem is almost identical.

* WarmupBoss: King Golem fills this role as an {{Expy}} of Whispy Woods.

* InfinityPlusOneSword: The Master ability, which can be used if Kirby has Meta Knight's Master Sword[[hottip:*:[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda the second one]], is fittingly named because it can't typically be lost accidentally (when Kirby loses it, it doesn't disappear) and can get past any obstacle in the game, including any obstacle that requires specific abilities (silver blocks, wooden stakes, and fuses). It's also quite powerful and flexible, having far more attacks available than the plain Sword ability. However, the only time it can be used before the credits are seen at least once is during the final boss battle, so its main use is either for easy access to missed treasures or for [[RuleOfFun just screwing around post-game]] if the file has 100% completed.