Kirby Fighters Deluxe

Kirby Fighters Deluxe
Also known as: Kirby Fighters Z (JP/KR) Developer: HAL Laboratory Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Nintendo 3DS Released in JP: July 23, 2014 Released in US: August 29, 2014 Released in EU: February 13, 2015 Released in AU: February 13, 2015 Released in KR: September 24, 2014 This game has unused animations. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused abilities. This game has debugging material. This game has regional differences.

To do: Document the unused DebugSquatWait state for Archer Kirby. It actually works here too. Regional differences between Spanish and French versions of the game.

Kirby Fighters Deluxe is an expanded version of the Kirby Fighters subgame from Kirby: Triple Deluxe released as a standalone game through the Nintendo 3DS eShop. It's a platform fighter that shares some gameplay elements with the Super Smash Bros. series, but with some good ol' Kirby VS. Kirby VS. Kirby VS. Kirby action. It later got a sequel for the Nintendo Switch under the name of Kirby Fighters 2.

Unused Animations

Most enemies and characters have all of their animations (including unused ones) returning from Kirby: Triple Deluxe. Only new unused animations will be documented, with a few notable exceptions being made.

Dyna Blade

Dyna Blade has a test animation titled "TopL" that consists of her hovering slowly in a default stance. The result is very... frightening.

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  Click to animate

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Unused Moves

Some abilities still have animations for moves that appeared in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, but were cut in this game. Please not that, like with the previous game's article, our good friend Waddle Dee from Kirby Battle Royale will be here to show you the unused animations instead due to strange visibility issues with Kirby's model.

Bell

Despite having all of its Mint code removed, Bell still has animations for the moves "Floating Ring-ding" and "Underwater Twin Ring-ding".

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  Bell hitting with the right bell.

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  Bell hitting with the left bell.

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  Bell using "Underwater Twin Ring-ding".

Hammer

Like with Bell, Hammer has an animation for the move "Underwater Wheel". All the Mint related to it was removed as well.

Sword

Lastly, Sword has an animation for "Underwater Spin". Its situation is no different to that of Bell and Hammer's.

Unused Graphics

Original Bubbly Clouds Leftovers

The background of Bubbly Clouds in the original Kirby Fighters was completely different. It actually borrowed assets from Kirby Super Star Ultra. In this game, the whole background has been completely overhauled. However, the textures for the original background still reside within the model file for the stage, located in RomFS/gfx/STD/Fight/Decoration/BubblyClouds/BG.bch.cmp.

There are some parts of the texture that are used, but they have been removed here for the sake of clarity.

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Empty Debug Scripts

Found in RomFS/mint/Fight.bin.cmp, two Mint debug scripts are mentioned under Scn.Fight.Debug, called "DamageMonitor" and "GeneralDrawer", but they're completely empty. Additionally, one more empty script is mentioned in Scn.Fight, called "DebugFightSettingProxy".

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Unused Ability Constants

Fight.bin.cmp, the main Mint archive, has lots of unused Copy Ability animation constant entries under Scn.Fight.Hero.AnimKind. The abilities icluded are Ice, Crash, Stone, Spark, Spear, Fire, Wheel, and Stone.

Ability	Constant Name
Ice	IceAir IceAirEnd IceAirStart IceAirDash IceAirDashEnd IceAirDashStart IceBreath IceBreathEnd IceBreathStart IceBlizzard IceBlizzardEnd IceBlizzardStart IceCapture IceCaptureVomit IceCaptureVomitAir IceCaptureFall IceCaptureLanding IceCaptureWait IceGuard IceGuardEnd IceKick IceKickAir IceSkate IceSkateBrake IceSkateStart IceTackle IceTackleEnd IceTackleStart
Crash	CrashFlame CrashFlameCharge CrashFlameChargeStart CrashFlameEnd CrashFlameStart CrashHellFire CrashHellFireChargeStart CrashHellFireCharge CrashHellFireEnd CrashHellFireStart
Stone	StoneChange StoneEnd StoneStartJump StoneUpper StoneUpperEnd StoneUpperStart
Spark	SparkSparkStart SparkSpark SparkSparkEnd SparkSparkArrow SparkSparkLaser SparkSparkShot SparkUpSparkStart SparkUpSpark SparkUpSparkEnd
Spear	SpearContinuousAttack SpearContinuousAttackStart SpearContinuousFinelyAttack SpearContinuousFinelyAttackEnd SpearDashSpearShooting SpearDashSpearShootingEnd SpearDashSpearTripleShooting SpearDashSpearTripleShootingCharge SpearDashSpearTripleShootingEnd SpearAttackBack SpearAttackBackEnd SpearAttackFront SpearAttackFrontEnd SpearAttackLow SpearAttackLowEnd SpearAttackLowStart SpearAttackUpper SpearAttackUpperEnd SpearCopterCharge SpearCopterChargeStart SpearCopterDown SpearCopterUp SpearCopterUpStart SpearSwimAttackBack SpearSwimAttackBackEnd SpearSwimAttackFront SpearSwimAttackFrontEnd SpearSwimAttackLow SpearSwimAttackLowEnd SpearSwimAttackUpper SpearSwimAttackUpperEnd SpearTripleShootingChargeWalk
Fire	FireBreathStart FireBreath FireBreathEnd FireBurningStart FireBurning FireBurningEnd FireBurningWallEnd FireRollingAttackL FireRollingAttackR FireSpiralFall FireSpiralFallReverse FireIgnition
Wheel	WheelCancel WheelChange

The constants for Spear eventually got used in the game's sequel thanks to Bandana Waddle Dee's inclusion as a playable character.

Unseen Stage Elements

Various stages have some extra geometry with astonishing amounts of detail that the player isn't normally able to see.

Bubbly Clouds

The beautiful space background corresponding to Bubbly Clouds extends a lot vertically and horizontally.

Springy Hand Land

Similarly, Springy Hand Land's background wall is massively tall.

Fountain of Dreams

The Fountain of Dreams's skybox has a strange darkish cyan texture at the bottom. Additionally, the grassy terrain stretches very far horizontally.

Secret Fountain of Dreams

The secret Fountain of Dreams has much more sky than the player can see.

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Regional Differences

Items

Japanese	International

Like in the original Kirby Fighters, the Sweet Potato model from the Japanese version of the game was changed to a Mint Leaf in International releases of the game. The same thing happens in Kirby Fighters 2.

Stage Names

All of the stages had their names changed for other languages.

Japanese	English	French	German	Italian	Spanish	Korean
Normal Land (ノーマルランド)	Flower Land	Terres Fleuries	Land der Blumen gewählt	Prato fiorito	Prado florido	Flower Land (플라워 랜드)
Boyoyon Hand Stage (ボヨヨンハンドステージ)	Springy Hand Land	Mains à ressort	Federhand-Land	Casa delle mani a molla	Casa de las manos resorte	Spring Hand Stage (스프링 핸드 스테이지)
Castle Lololo (キャッスルロロロ)	Castle Lololo	Château Lololo	Schloss Lololo	Castello Lololo	Castillo Lololó	Castle Lolo (캐슬 로로)
Coo's Forest (クーの森)	Coo's Forest	Forêt de Coo	Coo-Wald	Foresta di Coo	Bosque de Coo	Coo's Forest (쿠우의 숲)
Dedede Ring (デデデリング)	Dedede Arena	Ring de Dadidou	Dedede-Ring	Ring Dedede	Ring de Dedede	Dedede Ring (디디디 링)
Factory Inspection (こうじょうけんがく)	Factory Tour	Visite d'Usine	Betriebsbesichtigung	Visita alla fabbrica	Visita a la fábrica	Factory Excursion (공장 견학)
Bubbly Clouds (バブリークラウズ)	Bubbly Clouds	Nuages Mousseux	Kugelwolken	Soffici nuvole	Nubes Pastel	Bubbly Cloud (버블리 클라우드)
Dyna Blade's Nest (ダイナブレイドの巣)	Dyna Blade's Nest	Nid Dyna Blade	Dyna-Blade-Nest	Nido di Dyna Blade	Nido de Dyna Blade	Dyna Blade's Nest (다이나 블레이드의 둥지)
Butter Building (バタービルディング)	Butter Building	Tour de Beurre	Buttertürmchen	Palazzo di burro	Edificio de mantequilla	Butter Building (버터 빌딩)
Haldrabo Volcano (ハルドラボ火山)	Haldera Volcano	Volcan Haldera	Haldera-Vulkan	Vulcano Haldera	Volcán Haldera	Haldrabo Volcano (할드라보 화산)
Fountain of Dreams (夢の泉)	Fountain of Dreams	Fontaine des Rêves	Traumbrunnen	Fontana dei sogni	Fuente de los sueños	Fountain of Dreams (꿈의 샘)
Waddle Dee Train (ワドルディトレイン)	Waddle Dee Train Tracks	Train Waddle Dee	Waddle-Dee-Gleise	Binari di Waddle Dee Tren	Vías del tren de Waddle Dee	Waddle Dee Train (웨이들 디 기차)

English Text Differences

While Kirby Fighters Deluxe doesn't have much text, the American English and European English version have various differences within their messages. Many of them are very slight changes, such as changing the formatting, changing the hyphens, replacing every instance of "Color" with "Colour", or correcting various grammatical quirks. As such, not-so-obvious changes will be highlighted.

Save Data

When the game tries to re-create save data, the text that is displayed is slightly different between regions.

American English	European English
Re-create save data?	Recreate save data?
Re-creating save data. Please wait.	Recreating save data. Please wait.

Menu Buttons

Two buttons in the options menu were changed in the European version to display different text.

America	Europe

eShop Window

The text that displays when pressing the eShop button in the options menu was revised for the European release.

American English	European English
Do you want to quit the game and go to the Kirby: Triple Deluxe page in Nintendo eShop?	Do you want to visit the Kirby: Triple Deluxe page on Nintendo eShop to see where this game began?

Deletion of Save Data

A single message that pops up when the player attempts to delete their save data differs between versions.

American English	European English
Are you sure about that?	You sure about that?

CPU Adjustment

The explanation message for the CPU adjustment screen was changed in the European version.

American English	European English
You can change the computer-player settings here. Select OK when you're finished.	You can change the AI Settings here. Select OK when you're finished.

Wireless Switch

The message that shows up when the player tries to enter multiplayer mode but the wireless communication isn't active is different.

American English	European English
Please enable wireless communication.	Please push the wireless switch to enable wireless communication.

Tips

Some loading screen tips were changed in the European version of the game.

American English	European English
To use a rare outfit, press X on the ability-selection screen!	To use a rare outfit, press X on the ability selection screen!
Pick up food and go near your buddy to restore their health!	Pick up food and approach your buddy to restore their health!

Pause Screen

Various pause screen text elements were changed in the European version.

American English	European English
End the game and return to the ability-selection screen?	End the game and return to the ability selection screen?
[Sword] The undisputed king of melee weapons. Drill Stab, Down Thrust, Spin Slash — the list goes on. Finish with a Sword Dive, and then raise your blade to the heavens and let out a war cry!	[Sword] It is the undisputed king of melee weapons. Drill Stab, Down Thrust, Spin Slash - the list goes on. Finish with a Sword Dive, then raise your blade to the skies and let out a war cry!
[Hammer] A giant hammer on loan from the king himself. Crush hard things into dust, or pound enemies into shape. Send out a fiery burst with a special technique—the decisive Hammer Flip!	[Hammer] A giant hammer on loan from the king himself. Crush hard things into dust, or pound enemies into shape. Send out a fiery burst with a special technique - the decisive Hammer Flip!
[Beam] Unleash a sizzling beam of energy! Use the Capture Beam when near an enemy, or use the Beam Blast in midair, and then finish off your foe with a Wave Beam!	[Beam] Unleash a sizzling beam of energy! Use the Capture Beam when near an enemy, or use the Beam Blast in mid-air, and then finish off your foe with a Wave Beam!
[Archer] Wait for the right moment, and open fire. Hide in the shadows, and become a Sharpshooter! Use precision aiming to fire upward, across, and diagonally.	[Archer] Wait for the right moment, then open fire. Hide in the shadows, and become a Sharpshooter! Use precision aiming to fire upward, across, and diagonally.
[Beetle] A flash of light reflects off its horn as the king of bugs soars through the sky! After charging your enemies to grab them with your horn, you can slam them into the ground!	[Beetle] A flash of light reflects off its horn as the king of bugs soars through the sky! After charging at your enemies to grab them with your horn, you can slam them into the ground!
[Bell] Ring dong, ding dong! It's a golden bell. Shake it, and a strange tone issues forth. Talk about stunning conclusions—get a load of the Ding Finale!	[Bell] Ring dong, ding dong! It's a golden bell. Shake it, and a strange tone issues forth. Talk about stunning conclusions - get a load of the Ding Finale!
[Random] Which ability will you get? You won't know until you start—that's the thrill of a random ability! The only sure thing is your own skill. A random ability is a good test!	[Random] Which ability will you get? You won't know until you start playing - that's the thrill of it! The only sure thing is your own skill, so stay on your toes!
[A Kirby Battle Royal!] Introducing new team-battle mode! Push your favorite ability to the limit in tons of new stages! Up to four players can join, so put together your dream team and go head-to-head!	[A Kirby Battle Royal!] Push your favourite ability to the limit in tons of extra stages and new team battles. With up to four Kirbys joining the fray, get ready for some frantic fighting action!
[VS Kracko] In a battlefield full of Kirby fighters, here comes an imposing challenger! Watch out for his view-blocking attacks! Fight as a team to knock him out as quickly as you can! It's a Time-Attack Boss Battle!	[VS Kracko] In a battlefield full of Kirby fighters, here comes an imposing challenger! Fight as a team to knock him out as quickly as you can, and watch out for his view-blocking attacks!
[VS Kracko] YOU...! Did you think I'd forget?! The time you smashed into me with your Hi-Jump! That time I was betrayed by Helpers! Or when I was replaced by that mechanical cloud! I-I... Sniff... there's something in my eye...	[VS Kracko] "YOU...! Did you think I'd forget?! The time you smashed into me with your Hi-Jump! That time I was betrayed by Helpers! Or when I was replaced by that imposter! I-I... Sniff... there's something in my eye..."
[VS Team Dedede 24] Energized by the Fountain of Dreams, the original king is here with his team in tow, ready to cause a ruckus! He's hoping his royal pride and some solid teamwork will help him feel like a final boss once again!	[VS Team Dedede 24] Energised by the Fountain of Dreams, the original king is here with his team in tow, ready to cause a ruckus! He's hoping his royal pride and some solid teamwork will help him feel like a final boss once again!
[VS Team Dedede 64] The king is back, looking for a last shot at revenge. His team members may be miniature, but they sure mean business! "Hey! You pesky pink puffball! Are you ready for a team battle? Then let's go!"	[VS Team Dedede 64] The king is back, looking for a last shot at revenge. His team members may be miniature, but they sure mean business! "Hey! You pesky pink-puffball! Are you ready for a team battle? Then let's go!"

Unlocking Shadow Kirby

When unlocking Shadow Kirby, one of the messages that shows up differs slightly between regions.

American English	European English
Use Change Color on the ability-selection screen in Multiplayer or Training mode to pick Shadow Kirby!	Use Change Colour on the ability selection screen in Multiplayer or Training mode to pick Shadow Kirby!

Oddities

• The filenames for Bomber's textures in this game, along with Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot have the Ch prefix despite the fact that Bomber was completely absent in the original version of Kirby's Return to Dream Land, combined with the fact that the textures also aren't compatible with the Super Smash Bros. Brawl model, where the prefix is both mainly used.

Internal Project Name

The game's Internal Name is "Pizza", according to the sound archive and a file called ExHeader.bin.

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