History VideoGame / KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror

** Some mid-bosses had their names changed: Aerostar to Bombar, Vow Fighter to Box Boxer, and Mr. Frosty to [[JapaneseRanguage Mr. Flosty]][[note]]which previously appeared with its name intact in titles such as ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2''[[/note]].

* Endgame plus: After defeating Dark Mind, you can re-enter the Dimension Mirror to fight him again, and [[InfinityPlusOneSword Galaxia]] is placed in the HubLevel. It can get past all obstacles, encouraging you to [[HundredPercentCompletion get any collectibles you missed]].

** Not even the new Copy Abilities were safe, as Angel became Cupid[[note]]Reverted to Angel in its ''[[VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe Triple Deluxe]]'' keychain[[/note]], Minimum became Mini[[note]]probably due to character limits, since Minimum (ミニマム) easily fits into the ability box in the Japanese version[[/note]], and Sma Bro became Smash.[[note]][=SmaBro=] (スマブラ) is a common nickname for Super Smash Bros. in Japan, similar to "Smash" in English regions, so this is {{Justified|Trope}} to avoid confusion. Its English name was changed to "Smash Bros." in ''[[VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot Planet Robobot]]'' to make the connection more explicit.[[/note]]

** 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 Japanese as ''Hoshi no Kirby: Kagami no Daimeikyū'', or "Kirby of the Stars: The Great Labyrinth of the Mirror") is the eighth main series ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' game, and the second to be made for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, released in 2004. The game was published by Creator/{{Nintendo}} and developed by HAL Laboratory with assistance from Creator/{{Capcom}}, Akira, Creator/{{Dimps}}, and Flagship. The title is most notable for the shift from ''Kirby'''s typical style of a straightforward PlatformGame to a nonlinear {{Metroidvania}} with optional cooperative multiplayer.

''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror'' (known in Japan as ''Hoshi no Kirby: Kagami no Daimeikyū'', or "Kirby of the Stars: The Great Labyrinth of the Mirror") is the eighth main series ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' game, and the second to be made for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, released in 2004. The game was published by Creator/{{Nintendo}} and developed by HAL Laboratory with assistance from Creator/{{Capcom}}, Akira, Creator/{{Dimps}}, and Flagship. The title is most notable for the shift from ''Kirby'''s typical style of a straightforward PlatformGame to a nonlinear {{Metroidvania}} with optional cooperative multiplayer.

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

* EvilKnockoff: [[spoiler:Dark Meta Knight, a duplicate that masquerades as the true Meta Knight for most of the game.]]
* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:Shadow Kirby. He may seem like he's interfering with Kirby's progress, but he's actually the protector of the Mirror World, much like Kirby to Dream Land.]]

* GreenHillZone: Area 1, Rainbow Route. Also contains the HubLevel. (You also start your adventure from here to [[BigBoosHaunt Moonlight Mansion]].)
* GuideDangIt: Claring the game 100% can take some work. Also, attacks that shake the ground can pull those big gray blocks you'd expect to only be moved out of the way by three or four Kirbies inhaling it at once.

* 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.
* InterfaceSpoiler: [[MyNameIsQuestionMarks ? ? ?]] [[spoiler:should immediately indicate that is ''not'' Meta Knight.]]

* LetsYouAndHimFight: Subverted with [[spoiler:Dark Meta Knight. The first time you fight him, he's masquerading as Meta Knight, and [[MythologyGag the fact that he doesn't]] [[DuelBoss throw you a sword]] [[ChekhovsGun is your first hint at his true identity.]]]]

* MasterOfAll: Master has considerably more range than Sword, has more than enough power to make it useful, and averts OneHitPointWonder.

* MirrorUniverse: The Mirror World, of course, [[spoiler:or so it appears at first]].
* 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 first game in the entire series where [[AntiVillain King Dedede]] does not make an appearance, not even as a minor cameo. The second is ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheRainbowCurse'', and even then he gets a figurine cameo.

* PaletteSwap: The three other Kirbys, as well as [[spoiler:Dark Meta Knight]] and Shadow Kirby. [[spoiler:Just because the latter has a dark gray skin color doesn't mean he's actually evil, see Dark is Not Evil above.]]
** 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 [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand first game]].
* RuinsForRuinsSake: Area 8, Radish Ruins. See also Temple of Doom below.

* SceneryPorn: [[http://www.spriters-resource.com/game_boy_advance/kirbyandtheamazingmirror/sheet/40118/ And how!]]
** In addition, all areas have several colourful pixelart landscape backgrounds. Minus the [[SceneryGorn Dimension Mirror.]]
* 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 ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' moveset (except for the standard special, which mimics his neutral-A), and is acquired by eating Master Hand.

* SlippySlideyIceWorld: Area 7, Peppermint Palace.
* SpaceZone: Area 9, Candy Constellation.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: This is one of the few games where Whispy Woods doesn't show up in, but King Golem fights almost identically.

* TooSpicyForYogSothoth: The result of a Droppy stealing an ability that is exclusive to bosses, such as Hammer or Smash.
* UndergroundLevel: Area 3, Cabbage Cavern.
* UnderTheSea: Area 6, Olive Ocean.
* UnexpectedShmupLevel: [[spoiler:Dark Mind's final phase.]]

* WarmupBoss: King Golem fills this role as an {{Expy}} of [[WhenTreesAttack Whispy Woods]].
** King Golem is actually ''weaker'' than Whispy Woods, since this was the first game since ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' to use a draining meter instead of blips, he has roughly 25% health than Whispy usually does.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Sometimes, summoning your Kirby friends can be more of a hindrance than a help, as they can push you around or get in the way of your path, as well as potentially attacking or provoking enemies that you didn't want to bother yet.

* DuelBoss: Only the very final phase of [[spoiler:Dark Mind, as in every other boss fight you can have the rest of the Kirbys backing you up.]]
** [[spoiler:Granted, you ''can'' call the other Kirbys just before you deal the finishing blow to him in the fireball form battle, and then as many Warp Stars appear as needed to chase down Dark Mind.]]
** The fight against [[MyNameIsQuestionMarks ? ? ?]] ([[spoiler:Dark Meta Knight]]) in Radish Ruins somewhat qualifies, he attacks similarly to the Meta Knight boss battles in previous ''Kirby'' installments, except he doesn't give you a sword this time, forcing you to swallow one of the stars he creates with his attacks if you need one for the battle. [[spoiler:It wasn't long before you battle against him again in the Dimension Mirror.]]

* BossRush: Unlockable after HundredPercentCompletion.
* CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase

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

* DeathMountain: Area 4, Mustard Mountain, also contains parts of LethalLavaLand.
* {{Determinator}}: If you believe Kracko is the same entity in each game, then the fact that he chased Kirby ''into a parallel universe'' is what gives him this status.

* DubNameChange: Oh ''boy'', the most amount of any ''Kirby'' game before and (arguably) since.
** A ''ton'' of enemy names. Some like changing Blockn to Blockin, Cookn to Cookin, Kororun to Roly-Poly, and Builgue 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, Fally to Foley[[note]]which became HAL's new [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseRomanization romanization]] as of ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'', so it may have always been intended as a pun on the words "fall" and "foliage"[[/note]], Dockorn to Bang-Bang, Dissy to Boxin, Annie to Cupie, Galeb to Golem, and Gabriel to Gobbler. Mid-bosses were hit hard with a BlindIdiotTranslation: Aerostar to Bombar[[note]]not to be confused with Bomb'''e'''r[[/note]], Vow 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]].

** 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 meaning LostInTranslation, as it originally referred to [[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Samurai Kirby]] (which also relies on quick reflexes).

* AllTheWorldsAreAStage: [[spoiler:The Dark Mind (first form) battlefields borrow from several areas, 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 (see above) and European versions.
** It is interesting to note exactly how the art changed. Closer inspection reveals that Kirby and Sword traded colors and swapped positions. Also of note is that the total Angry!Kirby to Jolly!Kirby ratio is maintained. Taking the multiplayer feature and Spray Paint item into account allows for some rather creative interpretations. All this considered, the American background is undoubtedly more menacing.
* AntiFrustrationFeatures: Because of how open the game is due to its numerous branching paths, the game includes a map system that marks off areas you've already gone to, and also shows areas and paths you haven't accessed yet to keep the player from getting lost or overwhelmed. It evens marks the rooms where you missed something like treasure chests.
* ArtificialStupidity: Yellow, Red, and Green Kirby. None of them will make any progress through the game, collect Treasure, and defeat major bosses for you unless they're human-controlled. They just collect abilities and go through the various rooms at random. At least '''one''' of them is smarter than the other two!
* BadassInDistress: Meta Knight goes off to stop the strange shadow corrupting the Mirror World, but [[spoiler:Dark Meta Knight]] seals him in the Dimension Mirror and shatters the mirror from the HubLevel side.
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Dark Mind, who has seized the Mirror World for his own (presumably) dark machinations. Dark Meta Knight appears to be it at first, but ultimately turns out to just be TheDragon and TheHeavy.]]
* BigBoosHaunt: Area 2, Moonlight Mansion.

* BigFancyCastle: Area 5, Carrot Castle (it appears to be literally made [[LevelAte from blocks of carrots]]).
* BoringButPractical : Kirby's [[SlideAttack slide]] and [[SuperBreath Air Gun pellets]] 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.

* AbsenteeActor: King Dedede doesn't appear anywhere at all, not even as a cameo appearance. [[spoiler:This fact gets referenced at the very end of his own game mode in ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe'', where he enters the Mirror World to face and defeat Dark Meta Knight as his FinalBoss. Also of note is how ''Triple Deluxe''[='=]s 2014 release also marks the [[MilestoneCelebration 10th anniversary]] of ''Amazing Mirror''[='=]s 2004 release.]]

** A ''ton'' of enemy names. Some like changing Blockn to Blockin, Cookn to Cookin, Kororun to Roly-Poly, and Builgue 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, Fally to Foley[[note]]which became HAL's new [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseRomanization romanization]] as of ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'', so it may have always been intended as a pun on the words "fall" and "foliage"[[/note]], Dockorn to Bang-Bang, Dissy to Boxin, Annie to Cupie, Galeb to Golem, Minnie to Minny, and Gabriel to Gobbler. Mid-bosses were hit hard with a BlindIdiotTranslation: Aerostar to Bombar[[note]]not to be confused with Bomb'''e'''r[[/note]], Vow 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]].

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* MirrorUniverse: The Mirror World, [[CaptainObvious of course]], [[spoiler:or so it appears at first]].

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: Because of how open the game is due to its numerous branching paths, the game includes a map system that marks off areas you've already gone to, and also shows areas and paths you haven't accessed yet [[QuicksandBox to keep the player from getting lost or overwhelmed.]] It evens marks the rooms where you missed something like treasure chests.

''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror'' (known in Japan as ''Hoshi no Kirby: Kagami no Daimeikyū'', or "Kirby of the Stars: Great Maze of the Mirror") is the eighth main series ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' game, and the second to be made for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, released in 2004. The game was published by Creator/{{Nintendo}} and developed by HAL Laboratory with assistance from Creator/{{Capcom}}, Akira, Creator/{{Dimps}}, and Flagship. The title is most notable for the shift from ''Kirby'''s typical style of a straightforward PlatformGame to a nonlinear {{Metroidvania}} with optional cooperative multiplayer.

** A ''ton'' of enemy names. Some like changing Blockn to Blockin, Cookn to Cookin, Kororun to Roly-Poly, and Builgue 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, Fally to Foley[[note]]which became HAL's new [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseRomanization romanization]] as of ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', so it may have always been intended as a pun on the words "fall" and "foliage"[[/note]], Dockorn to Bang-Bang, Dissy to Boxin, Annie to Cupie, Galeb to Golem, Minnie to Minny, and Gabriel to Gobbler. Mid-bosses were hit hard with a BlindIdiotTranslation: Aerostar to Bombar[[note]]not to be confused with Bomb'''e'''r[[/note]], Vow 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]].

** 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. Mid-bosses were hit hard 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 might have been a mistransliteration of Fally, as it ''falls'' down, though it is foliage.

* EmergingFromTheShadows: The fight against Meta Knight starts as this, he appears as a colorless shady figure, then he becomes suddenly colored and proceeds to strike toward you ''without'' [[OutOfCharacterMoment giving you a sword]] (you only get it through eating the stars that appear whenever he strikes). [[spoiler:This is the first sign he's [[EvilKnockoff not the real Meta Knight]].]]

* EmergingFromTheShadows: The fight against Meta Knight starts as this, he appears as a colorless shady figure, then he becomes suddenly colored and proceeds to strike toward you ''without'' [[MythologyGag giving you a sword]] (you only get it through eating the stars that appear whenever he strikes). [[spoiler:This is the first sign he's [[EvilKnockoff not the real Meta Knight]].]]

** The fight against [[MyNameIsQuestionMarks ? ? ?]] ([[spoiler:Dark Meta Knight]]) in Radish Ruins somewhat qualifies, he attacks similarly to the Meta Knight boss battles in previous ''Kirby'' installments, except he doesn't give you a sword this time. [[spoiler:It wasn't long before you battle against him again in the Dimension Mirror.]]
* EmergingFromTheShadows: The fight against Meta Knight starts as this, he appears as a colorless shady figure, then he becomes suddenly colored and proceeds to strike toward you ''without'' [[MythologyGag giving you a sword]]. [[spoiler:This is the first sign he's [[EvilKnockoff not the real Meta Knight]].]]

''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror'' (known in Japan as ''Hoshi no Kirby: Kagami no Daimeikyū'', or "Kirby of the Stars: Great Maze of the Mirror") is the eighth main series ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' game, and the second to be made for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, released in 2004. The game was published by Creator/{{Nintendo}} and developed by HAL Laboratory with assistance from Creator/{{Capcom}}, Akira, Creator/{{Dimps}}, and Flagship. The title is most notable for the shift from ''Kirby'''s typical style of a PlatformGame to a nonlinear {{Metroidvania}} with optional cooperative multiplayer.