History VideoGame / KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror

* BigFancyCastle: Area 5, Carrot Castle (it's literally made [[LevelAte from blocks of carrots]]).

%%* CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase

** Also, you can collect spray paint cans in treasure chests, which can be used on the main menu to change your Kirby's color, including a black-and-white one that looks somewhat like a higher-resolution version of how Kirby looked in the first game.

* CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase

* MythologyGag: The ending scene is nearly identical to the ending of ''[[VideoGame/KirbysAdventure Kirby's Adventure]]'' and it's [[UsefulNotes/GameboyAdvance GBA]] remake, ''Nightmare in Dream Land''.

* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:Dark Mind, who has seized the Mirror World for his own (presumably) dark machinations.]]

* MythologyGag: The ending scene is nearly identical to the ending of [[VideoGame/KirbysAdventure Kirby's Adventure/Nightmare in Dream Land]].

* PaletteSwap: The three other Kirbys, as well as [[spoiler:Dark Meta Knight]] and Shadow Kirby. [[spoiler:(Just because he has a dark gray skin color doesn't mean he's actually evil, see ''Dark Is Not Evil'' above.)]]

* RuinsForRuinsSake: Area 8, Radish Ruins. See also ''Temple of Doom'' below.

* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:Meta Knight, as well as Shadow Kirby (see DarkIsNotEvil).]]

* PaletteSwap: The three other Kirbys, as well as [[spoiler:Dark Meta Knight]] and Shadow Kirby [[spoiler:(Just because he has a dark gray skin color doesn't mean he's actually evil, see also DarkIsNotEvil above.)]].

''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror'' (known in Japan as ''Hoshi no Kirby: Kagami no Daimeikyū'', or "Starry Kirby: Looking-Glass Great Maze") was the first original ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' outing on the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, released in 2004. It shifts from the standard PlatformGame to a nonlinear {{Metroidvania}} with optional cooperative multiplayer.

* ArtificialStupidity: Red, Yellow, and Green Kirby. At least ONE of them is smarter than the other two!

* BoringButPractical : Kirby's tackle and air burst allow you to deal lethal damage to a lot of enemies, are almost always available regardless of power and present a quick way to destroy blocks next to or under you.

** A ''ton'' of enemy names. Some like changing Bloc[[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics kun]] to Blockin, Coo[[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics kun]] to Cookin, Kororun to Roly-Poly, and Biruge to Snooter make sense, but not as much the others: Lip to [[ComicalTranslation Leap]], Mirron to Mirra, Halley[[note]]actually a {{pun}} involving the Japanese katakana for Halley's Comet as well as ''hari'', meaning needle[[/note]] to Haley, Dockorn to Bang-Bang, Dessy to Boxin, Annie to Cupie, Galeb to Golem, Minnie to Minny, and Gabriel to Gobbler. The mid-bosses might have been hit the hardest with a BlindIdiotTranslation: Aerostar to Bombar[[note]]not to be confused with Bomb'''e'''r[[/note]], Bow Fighter to Box Boxer[[note]]not to be confused with Boxy or Boxin[[/note]], and Mr. Frosty to [[JapaneseRanguage Mr. Flosty]][[note]]which previously appeared with its name intact in titles such as ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2''[[/note]]. It's also suggested that Foley was a mistransliteration of Fally, as it ''falls'' down, though it is foliage.

* PaletteSwap: The three other Kirbys, as well as [[spoiler:Dark Meta Knight]] and Shadow Kirby [[spoiler:(Just because he has a dark gray skin color doesn't mean he's actually evil, see also ''Dark Is Not Evil'' above.)]].

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: This is one of the few games where Whispy Woods doesn't show up in, but a similar boss, called King Golem fights almost identically.

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

** Wiz is one for Paint Roller and Dark Mind is one for both Nightmare and Zero. The only boss from a previous game to appear, besides Meta Knight [[spoiler:(in a sense)]], is Kracko.

** A ''ton'' of enemy names. Some like changing Blockun to Blockin, Cookun to Cookin, Kororun to Roly-Poly, and Biruge to Snooter make sense, but not as much the others: Lip to [[ComicalTranslation Leap]], Mirron to Mirra, Halley[[note]]actually a {{pun}} involving the Japanese katakana for Halley's Comet as well as ''hari'', meaning needle[[/note]] to Haley, Dockorn to Bang-Bang, Dessy to Boxin, Annie to Cupie, Galeb to Golem, Minnie to Minny, and Gabriel to Gobbler. The mid-bosses might have been hit the hardest with a BlindIdiotTranslation: Aerostar to Bombar[[note]]not to be confused with Bomb'''e'''r[[/note]], Bow Fighter to Box Boxer[[note]]not to be confused with Boxy or Boxin[[/note]], and Mr. Frosty to [[JapaneseRanguage Mr. Flosty]][[note]]which previously appeared with its correct name in titles such as ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2''[[/note]]. It's also suggested that Foley was a mistransliteration of Fally, as it ''falls'' down, though it is foliage.

** A ''ton'' of enemy names. Some like changing Blockun to Blockin, Cookun to Cookin, Kororun to Roly-Poly, and Biruge to Snooter make sense, but not as much the others: Lip to [[ComicalTranslation Leap]], Mirron to Mirra, Halley[[note]]actually a {{pun}} involving the Japanese katakana for Halley's Comet as well as ''hari'', meaning needle[[/note]] to Haley, Dockorn to Bang-Bang, Dessy to Boxin, Annie to Cupie, Galeb to Golem, Minnie to Minny, and Gabriel to Gobbler. The mid-bosses might have been hit the hardest with a BlindIdiotTranslation: Aerostar to Bomb'''a'''r (not to be confused with Bomb'''e'''r), Bow Fighter to Box Boxer (not to be confused with Boxy), and Mr. Frosty to ''[[JapaneseRanguage Mr. Flosty]]''. It's also been suggested that Foley was a mistransliteration of Fally, as it ''falls'' down, though it's still foliage.

** A ''ton'' of enemy names suffered a BlindIdiotTranslation. Some like changing Blockun to Blockin, Cookun to Cookin, Kororun to Roly-Poly and Biruge to Snooter make sense, but not as much the others: Lip to [[ComicalTranslation Leap]], Halley[[note]]actually a {{pun}} involving the Japanese katakana for Halley's Comet as well as ''hari'', meaning needle[[/note]] to Haley, Mirron to Mirra, Dockorn to Bang-Bang, Dessy to Boxin, Annie to Cupie, Galeb to Golem, Minnie to Minny, and Gabriel to Gobbler. The mid-bosses might have been hit the hardest: Aerostar to Bomb'''a'''r (not to be confused with Bomb'''e'''r), Bow Fighter to Box Boxer (not to be confused with Boxy), and Mr. Frosty to ''[[JapaneseRanguage Mr. Flosty]]''. It's also been suggested that Foley was a mistranslation of F''a''lly, as it ''falls'' down, though it's still foliage.
** Not even the new Copy Abilities were safe, as Angel became Cupid, Minimum became Mini, and Sma Bro became Smash.[[note]]The former was reverted in its ''[[VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe Triple Deluxe]]'' keychain, and the latter was changed to Smash Bros. in ''[[VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot Planet Robobot]]''.[[/note]]

** A ''ton'' of enemy names suffered a BlindIdiotTranslation. Some like changing Blockun to Blockin, Cookun to Cookin, Kororun to Roly-Poly and Biruge to Snooter make sense, but not as much the others: Lip to [[ComicalTranslation Leap]], Halley[[note]]actually a {{pun}} involving the Japanese katakana for Halley's Comet as well as ''hari'', meaning needle[[/note]] to Haley, Mirron to Mirra, Dockorn to Bang-Bang, Dessy to Boxin, Annie to Cupie, Galeb to Golem, Minnie to Minny, and Gabriel to Gobbler. The mid-bosses might have been hit the hardest: Aerostar to Bomb'''a'''r (not to be confused with Bomb'''e'''r), Bow Fighter to Box Boxer (not to be confused with Boxy), and Mr. Frosty to ''[[JapaneseRanguage Mr. Flosty]]''. It's also been suggested that Foley was a mistranslation of Fallie, as it ''falls'' on Kirby, though it's still a type of foliage.

** This wouldn't be complete without mentioning that the mini-game [[MegatonPunch Gigaton Punch]] became [[UnfortunateNames Crackity Hack]], despite the obvious "Giga" sign over the audience. Speed Eaters also had its reference LostInTranslation, as it originally referred to [[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Samurai Kirby]] (whose gameplay also relies on instant reflexes).

* 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.

** A ''ton'' of enemy names suffered a BlindIdiotTranslation. Some like changing Blockun to Blockin, Cookun to Cookin, Kororun to Roly-Poly and Biruge to Snooter make sense, but not as much the others: Lip to [[ComicalTranslation Leap]], Halley[[note]]actually a {{pun}} involving the Japanese katakana for Halley's Comet as well as ''hari'', meaning needle[[/note]] to Haley, Mirron to Mirra, Dockorn to Bang-Bang, Dessy to Boxin, Annie to Cupie, Galeb to Golem, Minnie to Minny, and Gabriel to Gobbler. The mid-bosses might have been hit the hardest: Aerostar to Bomb'''a'''r (not to be confused with the Bomb'''e'''r), Bow Fighter to Box Boxer (not to be confused with Boxy), and Mr. Frosty to ''[[JapaneseRanguage Mr. Flosty]]''. It's also been suggested that Foley was a mistranslation of Fallie, as it ''falls'' on Kirby, though it's still a type of foliage.

** Not even the new Copy Abilities were safe, as Angel became Cupid, Minimum became Mini, and Sma Bro became Smash.[[note]]The former was reverted in its ''[[VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe Triple Deluxe]] keychain, and the latter was changed to Smash Bros. in ''[[VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot Planet Robobot]]''.[[/note]]

''Kirby & the Amazing Mirror'' (known in Japan as ''Hoshi no Kirby: Kagami no Daimeikyū'', or "Starry Kirby: Looking-Glass Great Maze") was the first original ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' outing on the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, released in 2004. It shifts from the standard PlatformGame to a nonlinear {{Metroidvania}} with optional cooperative multiplayer.

* AbsenteeActor: King Dedede.

* DubNameChange: Oh, ''boy''. This has the most amount out of any game in the series before (and arguably since), due to all the observable names of enemies that got muddled in translation (such as "[[JapaneseRanguage Mr. Flosty]]" from Mr. Frosty and "[[ComicalTranslation Leap]]" from Lip), as well as the mini-game "Gigaton Punch" to "Crackity Hack", among other examples.

* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:Shadow Kirby. See DarkIsNotEvil above for details.]]

* InfinityMinusOneSword: The Smash ability; it's rare because the rare encounters with [[GiantHandsOfDoom Master Hand]], except for two where he's joined by Crazy Hand, or if you [[EasterEgg swallow two Noddys and let the selection stop itself]] 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 ''VideoGame/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]].

* SequenceBreaking: It is possible to access the ability room, giving free access to almost every copy ability, before beating the first boss: after pressing the first large switch, Warp Star back to the hub and go hunting for the rest of them.

The story begins with Meta Knight discovering that the Mirror World, which floats in the sky over Dream Land, had been invaded by a sinister presence. The mirrors of this country have the mysterious power to make any wishes reflected in them come true, so realizing that this means the mirrors could only reflect bad things, Meta Knight flew to save it. Meanwhile on the ground, Kirby was unexpectedly attacked by a shadowy-looking Meta Knight and split into four Kirbys of different colors. The four Kirbys then board a Warp Star and give chase Meta Knight into the Mirror World.

[[Franchise/{{Kirby}} The pink puffball's]] second outing on the GameBoyAdvance, ''Kirby & the Amazing Mirror'' shifts from the standard linear platformer norm to a sprawling {{Metroidvania}} game with optional cooperative multiplayer. Released in 2004.

The story begins with the Mirror World being taken over by a mysterious shadow, and Meta Knight going in to try and stop it. Meanwhile, as Kirby is walking, he is attacked by a dark copy of Meta Knight from the Mirror World and split into four Kirbys of different colors. The four Kirbys then board a warp star and gave chase to the doppelganger into the Mirror World.

The game is essentially what you get if you throw the {{Metroidvania}} genre in a blender with ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords'' and the ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' franchise. The player must traverse a maze of nine interconnected areas, finding the maps for each, pressing buttons to connect them to the HubLevel, and defeating their bosses to collect the eight Mirror Shards to restore the [[TitleDrop Amazing Mirror]], the path to the FinalBoss. While you're doing that, the other three Kirbys are off on the adventure too, and you can call them by mobile phone at any time to help you fight enemies or solve puzzles which need an extra Kirby or two; the game also has a multiplayer mode which is pretty much the same thing except other players fill the roles of the other Kirbys.

''Kirby & the Amazing Mirror'' 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. In April 2014, the game was brought to WiiU's Virtual Console. (Like all GBA Virtual Console games, the multiplayer mode is inaccessible in these releases.)

A sequel for the Nintendo DS (called ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'') was released two years later (minus the {{Metroidvania}} gameplay), which uses the same few mechanics such as treasure chests, vitality hearts, and spray paint cans.

* AllTheWorldsAreAStage: [[spoiler:The Dark Mind (first form) battlefields borrow from several levels, namely [[SpaceZone Candy Constellation]], [[TempleOfDoom Radish Ruins]], [[UndergroundLevel Cabbage Cavern]], and [[SlippySlideyIceWorld Peppermint Palace]].]]

* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: Compare the [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0b/Kirby_%26_the_Amazing_Mirror.jpg/250px-Kirby_%26_the_Amazing_Mirror.jpg American boxart]] to the Japanese version(see above).

* BadassInDistress: Meta Knight goes off to stop the strange shadow corrupting the Mirror World, but as soon as he enters the Amazing Mirror, [[spoiler:Dark Meta Knight]] shatters the mirror from the HubLevel side and seals Meta Knight in the Dimension Mirror.
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Dark Meta Knight appears to be one at first.]]

* BigDamnHeroes: This title turned the trope into a ''game mechanic'' - namely, the Kirbys never follow you, the only way to have them help you in both exploration and combat is to call them with your Kirby Phone. It becomes incredibly satisfying to call them for aid against bosses, with them literally coming out of nowhere... unless their ArtificialStupidity kicks in.
* BigFancyCastle: Area 5, Carrot Castle(it's literally made [[LevelAte from blocks of carrots]]).

* DarkIsEvil: [[spoiler:Dark Meta Knight, who splits Kirby into four and is both a level boss and the penultimate boss right before the final battle, and Dark Mind, the BigBad.]]

* DualBoss: Master Hand and Crazy Hand appear in tandem as a level boss, similar to their appearance in the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series.
* DubNameChange: The most amount out of any game in the series thus far (and arguably since), due to all the observable names of enemies that got muddled in translation (such as "[[JapaneseRanguage Mr. Flosty]]" from Mr. Frosty and "[[ComicalTranslation Leap]]" from Lip), as well as the mini-game "Gigaton Punch" to "Crackity Hack", among other examples.

** The fight against ? ? ?([[spoiler:Dark Meta Knight]]) somewhat qualifies, he attacks similarly to the Meta Knight boss battles in previous ''Kirby'' installments. [[spoiler:It wasn't long before you battle against him again in the Dimension Mirror.]]
* EvilKnockoff: [[spoiler:Dark Meta Knight, a duplicate created by Dark Mind that masquerades as the true Meta Knight for most of the game.]]

* HeartContainer: Four in the game; like level map treasure rooms and rooms that connect to the hub (distinguished from treasure rooms by marking that they go to Level 1 (which the hub level is technically part of) or another level's room connecting to the same place), their treasure rooms are larger than most rooms.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: If you look in the top corner of the screen, you may notice portraits of the other Kirbys, and you may notice that they sometimes gain and lose copy abilities. As well, if you look on the map, you'll see them located in different levels at times. This implies that while you're going through the levels and progressing the game, the other three Kirbys are having their own adventures throughout the levels. Unfortunately, they cannot unlock content for you (unless you're playing multiplayer), but you can yank them out of their adventure by summoning them to you, where they will retain whatever abilities and health they had in their prior location.

* KingMook: King Golem, a giant Whispy Woods-esque fellow.

* {{Metroidvania}}: A relative first for the Kirby series ([[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar "Great Cave Offensive"]] aside). Most Kirby levels are fairly linear, but this game has many branching pathways, rewards exploration with secret treasures, and often finds the player backtracking to open up new areas.
* MinigameCredits: [[spoiler: The final shootdown against Dark Mind's eye form continues as the credits roll by, and a counter appears at the bottom of the screen to show you how many hits you've landed on him.]]

* OddballInTheSeries: This is the only Franchise/{{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.

* SequelDifficultySpike: One of the more difficult Kirby games for several reasons:
** You start with very low health (six bars, thankfully one can find up to 4 health extensions by exploring and finding secrets).

* SequentialBoss: [[spoiler:Dark Mind has quite a few short phases in his first form, broken up by small levels; then a second form that's very similar to 0; then an UnexpectedSHMUPLevel where you chase him to finish him off; then when you finally kill him you're allowed to keep pummeling him during the credits.]]

** In addition, all levels have several colourful pixelart landscape backgrounds. Minus the [[SceneryGorn Dimension Mirror.]]

** [[spoiler:Dark Mind's first form is very similar to Nightmare, and its second form is a [[IncendiaryExponent fiery version of]] [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3 0]].]]

** Wiz is one for Paint Roller and Dark Mind is one for both Nightmare and 0. The only boss from a previous game to appear, besides Meta Knight [[spoiler:(in a sense)]], is Kracko.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: In-universe example: 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.

* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: The Dimension Mirror, which is only accessable if you collect all 8 mirror shards. It consists of a rematch against [[spoiler:Dark Meta Knight]] and [[GreaterScopeVillain the true mastermind]] behind the corruption of the Mirror World...[[spoiler:Dark Mind.]]

''Kirby & the Amazing Mirror'' 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. In April 2014, the game was brought to WiiU's Virtual Console. (Like all GBA Virtual Console games, the multiplayer mode is inaccessible in these releases.)

A sequel for the Nintendo DS (called ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'') is released two years later (minus the {{Metroidvania}} gameplay), which uses the same few mechanics such as treasure chests, vitality hearts, and spray paint cans.

* DeathMountain: Area 4, Mustard Moutain, also contains parts of LethalLavaLand.

* OddballInTheSeries: This is the only Franchise/{{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, or at least it would be until ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheRainbowCurse''.

* SpaceZone: Area 9, Candy Constellation.* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: This is one of the few games that Whispy Woods didn't show up in, but King Golem fights almost identically.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: This is one of the few games that Whispy Woods didn't show up in, but King Golem fights almost identically.
** Wiz is one for Paint Roller and Dark Mind is one for both Nightmare and 0. The only boss from a previous game to appear, besides Meta Knight [[spoiler:(in a sense)]], is Kracko.

* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Dark Mind, who has seized the Mirror World for his own (presumably) dark machinations.]]

* SpaceZone: Area 9, Candy Constellation.

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

A sequel for the Nintendo DS (called ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'') is released two years later, which uses the same few mechanics such as treasure chests, vitality hearts, and spray paint cans.

* RuinsForRuinsSake: Area 8, Radish Ruins.

* TempleOfDoom: Area 8, Radish Ruins.

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

* BigFancyCastle: Area 5, Carrot Castle(it's literally made [[LevelAte from blocks of carrot]]).

* BigBad: [[Dark Meta Knight appears to be one at first.]]