Kirby Super Star
Kirby Super Star, released as Kirby's Fun Pak in PAL regions, is a 1996 anthology platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is part of the Kirby series of video games by HAL Laboratory. The game was advertised as a compilation featuring eight games: seven short subsections with the same basic gameplay, and two minigames. Games and minigames include: Spring Breeze, Dyna Blade, Gourmet Race, Milky Way Wishes, The Great Cave Offensive, The Arena, Revenge Of Meta Knight, Megaton Punch, and Samurai Kirby.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1996
- Developer
- HAL Laboratory
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 21 March 1996 |
|---|---|
| Developer | HAL Laboratory |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Genres | action game, Metroidvania |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1871848, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Kirby Super Star? How long to beat it
Total play time for Kirby Super Star is about 7.9 hours to do everything, and around 3.9 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 3.9h | 146 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 5.4h | 123 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 7.9h | 54 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Kirby Super Star sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Kirby Super Star lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 53ahead of 9% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 34ahead of 75% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Kirby Super Star
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Kirby Super Star
What platforms is Kirby Super Star on?
Kirby Super Star is available on Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It first released in 1996.
Who made Kirby Super Star?
Kirby Super Star was developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Kirby Super Star?
about 3.9 hours for the main story, 5.4 hours with the main extras, 7.9 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.