Kirby's Return to Dream Land

Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Also known as: Hoshi no Kirby Wii (JP), Kirby’s Adventure Wii (EU/AU) Developer: HAL Laboratory Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Wii Released in JP: October 27, 2011 Released in US: October 24, 2011 Released in EU: November 25, 2011 Released in AU: December 1, 2011 Released in KR: September 6, 2012 This game has unused animations. This game has unused code. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused enemies. This game has unused objects. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused models. This game has unused cinematics. This game has unused abilities. This game has unused music. This game has debugging material. This game has regional differences. This game has anti-piracy features. This game has a prerelease article

Kirby's Return to Dream Land is a Wii game that came out after several games like Kirby for Nintendo GameCube got cancelled. Various concepts for the cancelled games included a 2.5D side-scroller with a helper system officially known Kirby for Nintendo GameCube, a full 3D platformer, and a fully 2D cel-shaded styled platformer, but eventually the original 2.5D side-scroller concept was retained. The challenge stages from the subsequent Kirby's Dream Collection uses the same engine, as do the next three mainline games (Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Kirby: Planet Robobot, and Kirby Star Allies).

A remake (with a redesigned King Dedede & Meta Knight) called Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe was released on Nintendo Switch in February 2023.

To do: Provide details, add GCN texture graphics. Also Magolor may have a scrapped tackle attack somewhere?

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Prerelease Info

Unused Graphics

Unused Animations

Unused Music & Audio Why are there so many unused versions of the music?

Debug Mode Remnants

Hitbox viewer

To do: Find a fix for game freezes when entering certain sub-games like The Arena including it's True counterpart and when picking up objects, such as keys. Find codes for other regions if possible.

Although most debugging options were taken out, a hit-box viewer mode remains. It can be accessed with this code in the US version:

04356ADC 38600001

There are many different types of hitboxes, all with a different color:

• Damaging hitboxes are colored red.
• Yellow corresponds to hurtboxes.
• Grab hitboxes are colored green.
• Light green hitboxes don't allow the playable character to perform idle animations if they are near a damaging hitbox.

While it appears playable characters and enemies have orange hitboxes on them, they're actually a hurtbox and a damaging hitbox stacked on top of each other. Hitboxes will continue to display even when pausing.

Unused Movies

Trying to load any of these cutscenes in place of one with dialogue will cause the text of the latter to appear onscreen as the former plays.

Prototype_Movie_OP

This cutscene is almost identical to a part of the game's opening showing Magolor's spaceship, the Lor Starcutter, losing its parts, except there are a few effects missing as it exits the portal and it plays "Limitless Power". It cuts to a black screen as the mast floats away before the music fades out.

The name of this unused cutscene is at the bottom-right of the screen. "OP" might stand for "opening".

To view the movie in-game, select the cutscene "A Visitor from Afar" with this code in the Japanese version.

0476949C 4F70656E
047694A0 696E675F
047694A4 48512E6D

Prototype_Movie_ED

"Once Cleared, the Fun Begins" plays as the Lor Starcutter, missing several of its parts, floats in the middle of what seems to be a black void with faint white streaks in the background. The Lor's oars, left wing, right wing, emblem, and mast then appear one by one and attach themselves with a lightning effect. The star on the emblem glows and the cutscene fades to white before panning out to the Lor Starcutter resting on the ground and making various exterior shots. It then fades to black with plain white text stating "To Be Continued" before the music fades out as well. Oddly, there's a duplicate file of this movie under the filename "Ending_BitrateFixed.mo"

Much like Prototype_Movie_OP, the name of this cutscene is at the bottom-right corner of the screen. "ED" might stand for "ending".

To view the movie in-game, select the cutscene "Right Wing Restored!" with this code in the Japanese version.

047694B0 456E6469
047694B4 6E675F48
047694B8 512E6D6F
047694BC 00000000

To view the duplicate movie in-game, select the cutscene "Let Me Explain Everything" with this code in the Japanese version.

04769518 456E6469
0476951C 6E675F42
04769520 69747261
04769524 74654669
04769528 7865642E

Unnamed Cutscene

This cutscene starts with a countdown from 3 to 1 with white numbers on a black screen. It then plays out very similarly to Prototype_Movie_ED, except the black void now has a purple tone, the faint white streaks are much more visible pink and blue streaks, and it fades to black after the star on the emblem glows.

Unlike the other two unused cutscenes, this one has a logo in the top-left corner reading "HAL LABORATORY, INC." in a different font than the other two cutscenes' titles.

To view the movie in-game, select the cutscene "Left Wing Restored!" with this code in the Japanese version.

047694C4 4D6F7669
047694C8 65303830
047694CC 322E6D6F
047694D0 00000000

Unused Objects

Unused Switch

An unused but fully functional switch that functions similarly to switches that hang from ceilings.

(Source: Reserved)

Unused Enemy

A fully animated, pink plant enemy named Hearbell. Judging by its animations, it likely would have functioned very similarly to the Pacto enemy. It may have inspired the Pacflower enemy in Kirby: Triple Deluxe seen below.

(Source: Nulog - #星のカービィWii　没敵「ヒアーベル」)

Unused Abilities

Super Spark

‎Super Spark Copy Ability

The only remnant of this lost ability is its Copy Ability texture. Unfortunately, the rest of this ability's remaining data, which is just its HUD icon was completely overwritten with files for the Ultra Sword. Note that unlike the normal Spark ability, which has a cyan color palette, this graphic has a green color palette.

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  Ability Star Render

Super Cutter

‎Super Cutter Copy Ability

Several files related to the unused Super Cutter ability remain on the disc: the ability's icon, the HUD hat graphic, and the models for the hat and cutter weapon. It may have been scrapped because of its extreme similarity to the Ultra Sword ability. The HUD graphic also has the black outlines present in the E3 2011 gameplay footage.

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  Hat Model Angled View

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  Hat Model Profile View

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  Hat Model Frontal View

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  Super Cutter Weapon

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  HUD Graphic

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  Ability Star Render

(Source: Nulog - 星のカービィWii　没になったスーパー能力)

Kirby is also completely animated, as he has animations for throwing the Cutter and catching it. He only lacks the "AbilityGet" and "FirstAttack" animations.

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  Kirby throwing the cutter

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  Kirby catching the cutter

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  Kirby throws the cutter in midair

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  Kirby catches the cutter in midair

Unused Graphics

Normal Copy Ability Textures

Both of these textures represent the normal Copy Ability stars. These default stars are never used in-game, as it would be completely worthless to have a power-up that would return Kirby to normal. Both of the textures are named Icon.000.

Super Ability Default Star

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  Texture

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  Render

Copy Ability Default Star

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  Texture

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  Render

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  Render with Copy Esscence

(Source: Nulog - 星のカービィWii　没になったスーパー能力)

Unused Copy Ability Icons

Several unused Copy Ability icons are found inside the Armor Halcandle Dee files. They appear to be earlier and lower-quality versions of the icons on the Challenge Stage doors inside the Lor Starcutter.

Early	Final

Interestingly enough, a Ninja icon for a Challenge Door also exists, meaning a Challenge Stage for Ninja was planned, but ended up being cut.

remocon01

There is an unused version of the tutorial windows named "remocon01", which just uses lower quality versions of existing artwork from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.

The artworks used below:

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  Inhale (Flipped)

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  Mouthful (Flipped)

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  Star Bullet

Abilitytest

Inside Water's ability icon files, there is an unused HUD icon which certainly would've been a placeholder as not only it is named "Abilitytest", but the text on the graphic says 仮, which means "temporary". It also makes sense that said graphic would be inside the files for Water as said ability was the first ability made for the game.

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(Source: Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe interview from the May 2023 edition of Nintendo Dream, translated by Gigi9714)

Red Kirby Icon

Inside the lyt files for Scope Shot's start menu, there is an icon for Red Kirby, which you guessed it, goes unused! However, unlike any other instances of Red Kirby mentioned in the lyt files where it either is just overwritten by Blue Kirby's or in the case for the start menu files for Ninja Dojo, a mention is straight up absent in the files, Red and Blue Kirbys' icons in this instance all coexist together.

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  LvKirbyRIcon

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  LvKirbyBIcon (Used)

Unused Models

Backgrounds

gcksnowmt

Interestingly, there are beach textures in the files for this background, which appear to be different to the textures found in gckbeach. This background is also a leftover from the cancelled Kirby for Nintendo GameCube, with the only difference seemingly being the lighting.

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  Shown in this screenshot of GameCube Kirby although with noticeably different lighting.

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  The model itself

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  What the background would look like in game.

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  Ditto.

Tilesets

room/room2

Both tilesets are almost identical, with the only difference being that room2 has more textures found in it and has a slightly different looking MLamd from room. Those tilesets were most likely used as bases for other tilesets as several tilesets have some textures from said tilesets in their files.

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  BLand

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  MLand (full)

(Source: ??? ¿¿¿)

Projectiles

IceBlizzard

The Ice Sphere Doomer appears to have an unused projectile in its effect files named IceBlizzard. There are also 3 animations for it, 2 of which, named Start and End which both don't seem to do anything and also both have 6 frames. The third one, named Main on the other hand does do something.

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  Render

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  Main

Bubble

Traitor Magolor also has an unused projectile in his effect files named Bubble. There are 3 animations for it, all of which are deflating and inflating but at different sizes.

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  Render

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  BubbleLMain

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  BubbleMMain

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  BubbleSMain

Other

DoorCover

In the gimmick files for the step files, there appears to be an unused door cover named DoorCover, which also has 2 animations in it, named Main and TopL. It is unknown what it would've been used for. Main shows DoorCover shine, while TopL shows many frames of nothing but DoorCover having alternate lighting!

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  DoorCover

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  Main

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  TopL

Hidden Kirby Model

There is a hidden Kirby model which strangely enough, is found in the Mike ability's motion files. The textures are exactly the same as P1 (Pink) Kirby's, but there are certain eye and mouth textures missing in said model's files. The textures also don't display properly on the actual model. The textures for this model, although identical, are the ones used for Kirby when he has the Mike ability instead of his normal ones.

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  Render

The textures absent in this model, but present in the player models:

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  KbNormalEye.2

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  KbNormalEye.3

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  KbNormalEye.4

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  KbNormalMouth.2

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  KbNormalMouth.3

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  KbNormalMouth.4

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  KbNormalMouth.5

Unused Scripting

Return to Dream Land introduces a new scripting language called Mint, which is used in this and later Kirby games to describe large parts of the game's behaviour. All the functions in Mint bytecode files have full names and type signatures. There are also leftover functions clearly from the development of Mint tooling, which overlapped with the game itself.

There exists a class User.Tsuruoka.MintTest with content

• (static field) intVal of type int
• (function) void func1()
• (function) void func2()
• (function) void Hello()
• (function) int StaticReturnTest()

The bytecode for the Hello function performs two function calls: Mint.Debug.puts("Hello, World!!"); App.Alert.Print("こんにちわ、世界");

Removed Maps

The file fdg/Archive.dat contains, among other things, the paths to all of the game's map files, plus a whole 335 test and other maps which were completely removed before release:

map/step/test/bg/Aaa00.dat

map/step/test/bg/Airfort.dat
map/step/test/bg/Airisland.dat
map/step/test/bg/Airtemple.dat
map/step/test/bg/Airtemple2.dat
map/step/test/bg/Bridge.dat
map/step/test/bg/Cave.dat
map/step/test/bg/Cavenormal.dat
map/step/test/bg/Challenge.dat
map/step/test/bg/Challenge01.dat
map/step/test/bg/Challenge02.dat
map/step/test/bg/Challenge03.dat
map/step/test/bg/Challenge04.dat
map/step/test/bg/Challenge05.dat
map/step/test/bg/Challenge06.dat
map/step/test/bg/Challenge07.dat
map/step/test/bg/Desert.dat
map/step/test/bg/Factory.dat
map/step/test/bg/Final.dat
map/step/test/bg/Gckbeach.dat
map/step/test/bg/Gckcloud.dat
map/step/test/bg/Grass.dat
map/step/test/bg/Icebldg.dat
map/step/test/bg/Icecave.dat
map/step/test/bg/Landia.dat
map/step/test/bg/Lava.dat
map/step/test/bg/Levelmap1.dat
map/step/test/bg/Levelmap2.dat
map/step/test/bg/Levelmap3.dat
map/step/test/bg/Levelmap4.dat
map/step/test/bg/Levelmap5.dat
map/step/test/bg/Levelmap6.dat
map/step/test/bg/Levelmap7.dat
map/step/test/bg/Log.dat
map/step/test/bg/Lowper.dat
map/step/test/bg/Lowper2.dat
map/step/test/bg/Oasis.dat
map/step/test/bg/Pyrmid.dat
map/step/test/bg/Sea.dat
map/step/test/bg/Seatemple.dat
map/step/test/bg/Ship.dat
map/step/test/bg/Shooting.dat
map/step/test/bg/Snow.dat
map/step/test/bg/Subway.dat
map/step/test/bg/Sun.dat
map/step/test/bg/Volcano.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability01.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability02.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability03.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability04.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability05.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability06.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability07.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability08.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability09.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability10.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability11.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability12.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability13.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability14.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability15.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability16.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability17.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability18.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability19.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability20.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability21.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability22.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability23.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability24.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability25.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability26.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability27.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability28.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability29.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability30.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability31.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability32.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability33.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability34.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability35.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability36.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability37.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Ability38.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Boss01.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Boss02.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Boss03.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Boss04.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Boss05.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Boss06.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Boss07.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Boss08.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Boss09.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Boss10.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Capture01.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Capture02.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Capture03.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Capture04.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Capture05.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Capture06.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Food01.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Mboss01.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Mboss02.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Mboss03.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Mboss04.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Mboss05.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Mboss06.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Mboss07.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Mboss08.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Muteki01.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Muteki02.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Muteki03.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Muteki04.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Muteki05.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Muteki06.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Shooting01.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Shooting02.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Shooting03.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Shooting04.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Super01.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Super02.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Super03.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Super04.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Super05.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako01.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako02.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako03.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako04.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako05.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako06.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako07.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako08.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako09.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako10.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako11.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako12.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako13.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako14.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako15.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako16.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako17.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako18.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako19.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako20.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako21.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako22.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako23.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako24.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako25.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako26.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako27.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako28.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako29.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako30.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako31.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako32.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako33.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako34.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako35.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako36.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako37.dat
map/step/test/enemy/Zako38.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Block01.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Block02.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Block03.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Block04.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Field01.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Field02.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Field03.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Field04.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Field05.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Field06.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Field07.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Field08.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Field09.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Field10.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Field11.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Field12.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Field13.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Field14.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Field15.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Field16.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Field17.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Field18.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Field19.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Field20.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Field21.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other01.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other02.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other03.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other04.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other05.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other06.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other07.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other08.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other09.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other10.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other11.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other12.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other13.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other14.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other15.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other16.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other17.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other18.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other19.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other20.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other21.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other22.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other23.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other24.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other25.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other26.dat
map/step/test/gimmick/Other30.dat
map/step/test/hero/Ability00.dat
map/step/test/item/Ability01.dat
map/step/test/item/Ability02.dat
map/step/test/item/Ability03.dat
map/step/test/item/Ability04.dat
map/step/test/item/Ability05.dat
map/step/test/item/Ability06.dat
map/step/test/item/Ability07.dat
map/step/test/item/Ability08.dat
map/step/test/item/Ability09.dat
map/step/test/item/Food01.dat
map/step/test/item/Food02.dat
map/step/test/item/Other01.dat
map/step/user/akaike/Test00.dat
map/step/user/akaike/Test01.dat
map/step/user/akaike/Test02.dat
map/step/user/akaike/Test03.dat
map/step/user/akaike/Test04.dat
map/step/user/akaike/Test05.dat
map/step/user/akaike/Test06.dat
map/step/user/akaike/Test07.dat
map/step/user/akaike/Test08.dat
map/step/user/akaike/Test09.dat
map/step/user/atono/Test00.dat
map/step/user/atono/Test01.dat
map/step/user/atono/Test02.dat
map/step/user/endo/Test00.dat
map/step/user/endo/Test01.dat
map/step/user/endo/Test02.dat
map/step/user/fujiura/Test00.dat
map/step/user/fujiura/Test01.dat
map/step/user/fujiura/Test02.dat
map/step/user/fukunaga/Test00.dat
map/step/user/fukunaga/Test01.dat
map/step/user/fukunaga/Test02.dat
map/step/user/h_itoh/Test00.dat
map/step/user/h_itoh/Test01.dat
map/step/user/h_itoh/Test02.dat
map/step/user/hasiguti/Test00.dat
map/step/user/hasiguti/Test01.dat
map/step/user/hasiguti/Test02.dat
map/step/user/hasikura/Test00.dat
map/step/user/hasikura/Test01.dat
map/step/user/hasikura/Test02.dat
map/step/user/hondayu/Test00.dat
map/step/user/hondayu/Test01.dat
map/step/user/hondayu/Test02.dat
map/step/user/ishiguro/Test00.dat
map/step/user/ishiguro/Test01.dat
map/step/user/ishiguro/Test02.dat
map/step/user/kamitake/Test00.dat
map/step/user/kamitake/Test01.dat
map/step/user/kamitake/Test02.dat
map/step/user/kamitake/Test03.dat
map/step/user/kamiyama/Test00.dat
map/step/user/kamiyama/Test01.dat
map/step/user/kamiyama/Test02.dat
map/step/user/kamiyama/Test03.dat
map/step/user/kamiyama/Test04.dat
map/step/user/kamiyama/Test05.dat
map/step/user/kamiyama/Test06.dat
map/step/user/kamiyama/Test07.dat
map/step/user/kamochi/Test00.dat
map/step/user/kamochi/Test01.dat
map/step/user/kamochi/Test02.dat
map/step/user/kawahara/Test00.dat
map/step/user/kawahara/Test01.dat
map/step/user/kawahara/Test02.dat
map/step/user/kikkawa/Test00.dat
map/step/user/kikkawa/Test01.dat
map/step/user/kikkawa/Test02.dat
map/step/user/minami/Test00.dat
map/step/user/minami/Test01.dat
map/step/user/minami/Test02.dat
map/step/user/morisita/Test00.dat
map/step/user/morisita/Test01.dat
map/step/user/morisita/Test02.dat
map/step/user/nagata/Test00.dat
map/step/user/nagata/Test01.dat
map/step/user/nagata/Test02.dat
map/step/user/nakano/Test00.dat
map/step/user/nakano/Test01.dat
map/step/user/nakano/Test02.dat
map/step/user/nakano/Test03.dat
map/step/user/nakano/Test04.dat
map/step/user/nakano/Test05.dat
map/step/user/nakano/Test06.dat
map/step/user/nakano/Test07.dat
map/step/user/nakano/Test08.dat
map/step/user/nakano/Test09.dat
map/step/user/noriko/Test00.dat
map/step/user/noriko/Test01.dat
map/step/user/noriko/Test02.dat
map/step/user/nozue/Test00.dat
map/step/user/nozue/Test01.dat
map/step/user/nozue/Test02.dat
map/step/user/otoguro/Test00.dat
map/step/user/otoguro/Test01.dat
map/step/user/otoguro/Test02.dat
map/step/user/sugano/Test00.dat
map/step/user/sugano/Test01.dat
map/step/user/sugano/Test02.dat
map/step/user/sumitomo/Test00.dat
map/step/user/sumitomo/Test01.dat
map/step/user/sumitomo/Test02.dat
map/step/user/sumitomo/Test03.dat
map/step/user/sumitomo/Test04.dat
map/step/user/sumitomo/Test05.dat
map/step/user/sumitomo/Test06.dat
map/step/user/tajima/Test00.dat
map/step/user/tajima/Test01.dat
map/step/user/tajima/Test02.dat
map/step/user/takahasi/Test00.dat
map/step/user/takahasi/Test01.dat
map/step/user/takahasi/Test02.dat
map/step/user/tanifuji/Test00.dat
map/step/user/tanifuji/Test01.dat
map/step/user/tanifuji/Test02.dat
map/step/user/uchida/Test00.dat
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map/step/user/uchida/Test02.dat

Regional Differences

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In the Japanese and Korean versions of the game, during the tutorial, a red circle will appear whenever an action is properly completed. In the American and European versions, a green check mark will appear instead. This is likely because tests in Japanese schools have circles represent correct answers while check marks represent wrong answers, whereas it is the opposite in international schools.

This change is also in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Kirby: Planet Robobot, Kirby Battle Royale, Kirby Star Allies, and the challenge stages included in Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition.

Each location's name differs from Japanese into other languages. The Japanese and Korean versions in particular have English text underneath the respective Japanese/Korean writing in-game. The Korean version re-uses the English translations from the Japanese version, even if the actual Korean writing is different.

Japanese	English	French	German	Italian	Latin American Spanish	European Spanish	Korean
Pop Star (ポップスター)	Planet Popstar	Planète Pop	Planet Pop	Pianeta Pop	Planeta Pop		Pop Star (팝스타)
Halcandra (ハルカンドラ)	Halcandra						Halcandra (할캔드라)
Lor Starcutter (天かける船 ローア) The internal filename is "Roah", but "Lor Starcutter" is the provided English translation.	Lor Starcutter	Galéronef Lor	Sternenkreuzer Lor	Astrobarca Lor	Astrovelero Lor		Lor Starcutter (하늘배 로아)
Cookie Country (クッキーカントリー)	Cookie Country	Prairie paisible	Keks-Kulisse	Bosco Biscotto	Campiña Caramelo	Praderas Piruleta	Cookie Grassland (쿠키 초원)
Raisin Ruins (レーズンルインズ)	Raisin Ruins	Arène Aride	Rosinen-Ruinen	Deserto Dattero	Oasis Orégano	Ruinas Remolacha	Raisin Ruins (건포도 유적저)
Onion Ocean (オニオンオーシャン)	Onion Ocean	Remous Renversants	Obst-Ozean	Spiaggia Sorbetto	Ribera Roquefort	Océano Orégano	Onion Ocean (양파 파다)
White Wafer (ホワイト ウェハース)	White Wafers	Falaise Frissonnante	Endlose Eiswaffeln	Monte Meringa	Ocaso de Obleas	Carámbanos Caramelo	White Wafers (웨하스 빙하)
Nuts Noon (ナッツ ヌーン)	Nutty Noon	Ascension Azurée	Nussiger Nachmittag	Frontiera Frittella	Nubes de Nata		Peanut Sky (땅콩 하늘)
Egger Engines (エッガー エンジンズ)	Egg Engines	Imbroglio Industriel	Eier-Elektrik	Industrie Involtino	Artefactos Almendra	Maquinaria Menta	Egg Engine (달꺌 엔진)
Dangerous Dinner (デンジャラスディナー)	Dangerous Dinner	Terrain Tonitruant	Nacho-Nervenkitzel	Cena Cimentosa	Rocas de Rábano	Volcán Vainilla	Dangerous Dinner (위험한 디너)
The last battle in another dimension (ザラストバトルインアナザーディメンション)	Another Dimension	Dimension parallèle	Eine andere Dimension	Un'altra dimensione	Dimensión Paralela		Final Battle (마지막 승부)

The first letter of levels 1 to 7 are also used to form a word in some languages, linked to the end of the game.

English	French	German	Latin American Spanish
C-R-O-W-N-E-D	P-A-R-F-A-I-T	K-R-O-E-N-E-N	C-O-R-O-N-A-R

Three of the five Super Abilities' names were also changed.

English	Japanese
Flare Beam	Miracle Beam (ミラクルビーム)
Monster Flame	Dragon Storm (ドラゴストーム)
Grand Hammer	Gigaton Hammer (ギガトンハンマー)

Almost all of the boss names had further alterations from Japanese into other languages. The only exception is HR-D3, whose name is the same in all regional versions. In most cases, the English translations of the Japanese names are provided by their filenames, though they don't always fully match the Japanese reading.

Japanese	English	French	German	Italian	Spanish	Korean
Sphere Lowper (スフィアローパー)	Sphere Doomer	Chimair sphère	Sphärenspuk	Fenix Sferix	Esfespectro (Latin American Spanish) Espectrosfera (European Spanish)	Sphere Roper (스피어 로퍼)
Gigant Edge (ギガントエッジ)	Gigant Edge	Gigalame	Schwert-Koloss	Mega cavaliere	Filo Gigante	Gigant Edge (기간트 에지)
Whispy Woods (ウィスピーウッズ)	Whispy Woods	Whispy Woods	Whispy Woods	Whispy Woods	Whispy Woods	Whispy Woods (위스피 우드)
Bonkers (ボンカース)	Bonkers	Bonkers	Bonkers	Bonkers	Bonkers	Bonkers (본커스)
Kings Doo (キングスドゥ)	King Doo	Roi Doo	König Glubsch	Re Doo	Rey Doo	Doo King (두 왕)
Water Galboros (ウォーターガルボロス)	Water Galboros	Aqua Galboros	Wasser-Galboros	Galboros d'acqua	Galboamo acuático	Water Galboros (워터겔보로스)
Mr. Doubter (Mr.ダウター)	Mr. Dooter	M. Raddjah	Jonglier-Dschinn	Mr. Turbantik	Sr. Enigmante	Mr. Dooter (Mr. 두터)
Zan Kibble (ザンキブル)	Kibble Blade	Seigneur Hache	Ritter Rammkamm	Ser de' Zac	Gladiosharpe	Zan Kibble (잔키블)
Moundeath (マウンデス)	Moundo	Grabuge	Opa Klops	Monte sumo	Montaño	Moundeath (마운데스)
Fatty Buffer (ファッティバッファー)	Fatty Puffer	Grodruche	Dicklipp	Pesce pallone	Gordiglobo	Fatty Puffer (패티 푸퍼)
Super Bonkers (スーパーボンカース)	Super Bonkers	Super Bonkers	Super Bonkers	Super Bonkers	Mega Bonkers	Super Bonkers (슈퍼 본커스)
Goriath (ゴリアテ)	Goriath	Goriath	Goriath	Gorilla polare	Goriath	Goriath (고리아스)
Dubior (ドゥビア)	Dubior	Dubior	Dubior	Dubior	Dubior	Dubior (두비어)
Grand Lowper (グランドローパー)	Grand Doomer	Chimair royal	Uralter Sphärenspuk	Fenix di fuoco	Gran Esfespectro (Latin American Spanish) Gran espectrosfera (European Spanish)	Grand Roper (그랜드 로퍼)
Metal General (メタルジェネラル)	Metal General	Général Métal	Metall-Marschall	Metallobot	General Metal	Metal General (메탈 제너럴)
Landia (ランディア)	Landia	Landia	Landia	Landia	Landia	Landia (랜디아)
Roah & Mahoroa (ローア＆マホロア)	Lor & Magolor	Lor & Magolor	Lor & Magolor	Lor & Magolor	Lor y Maglor	Roah & Mabeoroa (로아 & 마버로아)
Galactic Knight (ギャラクティックナイト)	Galacta Knight	Galacta Knight	Ultra-Knight	Galacta Knight	Galacta Knight	Galactic Knight (갤럭틱 나이트)
Mahoroa (マホロア)	Magolor	Magolor	Magolor	Magolor	Maglor	Mabeoroa (마버로아)
Mahoroa Soul (マホロア ソウル)	Magolor Soul	Âme de Magolor	Magolor-Seele	Spettro Magolor	Espíritu de Maglor	Mabeoroa Soul (마버로아 소울)

"Mr. Dooter" is parsed "Mr Dooter" in the English version of Kirby's Adventure Wii, which appears to be the only major text difference between the two English versions.

The harder bosses found in Extra Mode and The True Arena are given the "EX" suffix in the Japanese, English, French, Latin American Spanish and Korean localizations, the "X" suffix in the German and Italian versions and the "+" suffix in the European Spanish localizations.

The name of the Scope Shot sub-game and its exclusive enemies were changed as well.

English	Japanese
Scope Shot	Gun Gun Busters (ガンガンバスターズ)
Waddle Tank	Wado Tank (ワドタンク)
Mecha Kawasaki	Iron Kawasaki (アイアンカワサキ)
Robo Dedede	Dedede Robo (デデデロボ)

1-Ups

Like with the games Kirby: Canvas Curse, Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Kirby: Planet Robobot and Kirby Star Allies, 1-Up models for the Main and Extra modes change depending on what language the player set the Wii to.

Japanese, English, and Italian	French	Spanish

Japanese, English, and Italian	French	Spanish

Oddities

• Some brstm files are headed with "KbyW", "Kby" or "ST_KBYW/ST_KbyW" while others are headed with "IUK" combined with the presence of a "KbyF" prefix in some of Kirby's Epic Yarn's music may hint at "KbyW" being the third cancelled prototype game.
• "Beyond the Hill"'s filename, ST_IUK_KBYW_CANYON1.brstm, implies it was meant to be used in Raisin Ruins rather than Cookie Country.
• IUK_FISH1.brstm is used as the Hub theme for Raisin Ruins, the desert world rather than Onion Ocean, the ocean/beach world.
• "Perfect Sledding Weather", the theme for the fourth stage of White Wafers, is calledST_KBYW_CACTUS1.brstm internally. This, along with its upbeat Western theme, implies that it was also intended for Raisin Ruins.
• ST_KbyW_COLD1.brstm is a wintry-sounding song that would fit right into White Wafers, but is instead used as the hub stage theme for Nutty Noon, the sky world.
• "Pressure Panic"'s internal filename is KbyW_BOSS_TYU2.brstm, implying that at one point it was a mid-boss theme. ("tyu" is an alternate Romanization of "chuu", referring to 中ボス chuu-boss, a Japanese term for mid-bosses.)
• "Guardian Angel Landia" is referred to as a stage theme in its filename, ST_IUK_KAZAN1.brstm. It might have been an early stage theme for Dangerous Dinner, as "Kazan" is Japanese for Volcano.
• st_halberd.brstm is "Fly, Kirby!", the theme of Another Dimension. The famous Halberd is nowhere in the final game. A pre-release trailer for the GameCube Kirby game showed that the Halberd was intended to appear in said game, likely indicating the song name as a leftover. (This also serves to explain why the "Triumphant Return" riff from Kirby Super Star is in the song.)
• b_dedede01.brstm is "Blazing! Boss Battle", the normal boss theme. b_dedede02.brstm is "Crash! Mid-Boss Tower", the cover of Dedede's theme used in Nutty Noon Stage 5. It seems these might be more leftovers from the GameCube Kirby game, in which Dedede appeared to have a more antagonistic role.
• The above-mentioned unused duplicate of "Challenging the True Arena" is called gunshooting01.brstm, which suggests that it was originally planned for use in something related to guns (Scope Shot, most likely).
• The files for the Armor Halcandle Dee enemy include a bunch of random extra textures, such as a few ability stars, the HUD icon for Energy Spheres, and a few textures from inside the Lor Starcutter.
• The folder for King Doo is named "beholdoo", which is not its final name. This is duplicated in Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition.
• Blue Kirby's HUD icons are called "KirbyRFace." Since the HUD icons for the other Kirby colors are called "KirbyGFace" and "KirbyYFace", KirbyRFace most likely means Blue Kirby was originally going to red, like in Kirby and the Amazing Mirror.

Anti-Piracy

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If the game is loaded on a pirated Wii console, it will freeze at a white/black screen while booting, if the white/black screen is passed, the game will freeze after attempting to advance past the title screen, if that passes, the game will freeze after pressing Main Mode. This detection is from MetaFortress and works by checking for a USB 1.1 port, which will fail on IOSes that lock off the USB 1.1 port in favor of a USB 2 port.

Minigames will also freeze the game if irregular IOSes are used.

Internal project name

According to the game's sound archive and many other miscellaneous files, the project's internal name is "IUK". Some unused files are headed with "GCK" and "KbyW", which suggest earlier project names (respectively "GameCube Kirby" and "Kirby Wii").