Kirby & the Amazing Mirror

Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
Also known as: Hoshi no Kirby: Kagami no Daimeikyuu (JP) Developers: Flagship, Dimps, HAL Laboratory Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Game Boy Advance Released in JP: April 15, 2004 Released in US: October 18, 2004 Released in EU: July 2, 2004 Released in AU: December 23, 2004 This game has unused animations. This game has unused areas. 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 cinematics. This game has unused abilities. This game has unused music. This game has unused sounds. This game has debugging material. This game has regional differences. This game has revisional differences. This game has a prototype article This game has a prerelease article This game has a notes page This game has a Data Crystal page

Kirby & the Amazing Mirror is Kirby's second and final GBA adventure, taking on a Metroidvania type of gameplay similar to Kirby Super Star‍ '​s "Great Cave Offensive" mode and featuring three Kirby partners who aren't very helpful. Oh, did we mention Kirby has to save Meta Knight this time around? Aw YEAH!

It was released for the 3DS Virtual Console in December 2011 as part of the 3DS Ambassador Program and Wii U Virtual Console in April 2014 with no differences aside from a lack of multiplayer functionality. However the game would release on the Nintendo Switch Online service in September 2023 with its multiplayer intact.

Sub-Pages

Prototype Info

Prerelease Info

Notes

Resources

Unused Graphics Who knew such a little game could hold so much?

Unused Palettes Seems like Kirby isn't the only one with differently-colored clones.

Unused Animations Moving eternally within the data with no one to stop them...

Unused Music and Sounds I can still hear them echoing through my mind...

Data

Unused Objects Why are there so many unused Golems in this game?

Unused Enemy Properties These baddies sure know how to stand in place.

Unused Cutscenes Lights, camera, glitches!

Miscellaneous

Regional Differences "You are champion"

Revisional Differences Flashing lights warning! So many of these...

Unused Rooms

Debug Room

Using the room ID 3C9, this room uses a similar tileset to Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land's debug rooms. This was probably used as a debug room earlier in development, but it's empty now. Use code 02020FE6:03C9 and you'll be transported there after you lose a life.

Most of its data is located near the end of the internal room list, including object data, collision data, and more.

(Source: GoldS)

Unknown Room

There is another unused room in the game. However, this room, unlike the Debug room, cannot be accessed by cheating due to unique circumstances surrounding it. The preset data for this room is completely missing from the final game, but all the other data (tile map, solidity map and objects) is still there. It doesn't have a traditional room ID, but it does have a numerical ID with the value 04, represented by the leftover object and collision data of it. The only way to access this room is by hacking the game to replace another room's presets.

The room appears to have been built with tileset 13, as assigning that tileset to the room's collision data fits perfectly. No other tileset works. The music and background data is also unknown. The room contains four Maxim Tomatoes and two 1UPs. Their presence suggest this was some kind of test room.

The following patch will restore the room's collision, tilemap, tileset, and all objects. The effects take place when starting from a clean, new save in the American version of the game.

Download Unused Room 04 Patch File: Unused Room 04 Patch (K&TAM US).zip (231 B) (info)

(Source: UraYukimitsu, Vyroz (patch))

Unseen Areas

To do: Interesting examples Figure out if the addresses listed below work on the other game versions. In some rooms, there are sections that you cannot fully see during normal gameplay because they are placed too far behind walls. See VGMaps for a quick check. (Examples: Top right of room 741 - you can uppercut there but still not see everything; top right and bottom left of room 535; top right of room 731 - can uppercut off a helper Kirby, but still not quite see everything; some rooms in Olive ocean (...)

If the camera is allowed to scroll past the normal thresholds, it is possible to see some tiles that cannot normally seen. Some rooms will reveal that up to 48 pixels are cut off at the bottom. Some rooms even have dedicated "off-screen" tiles at the bottom. On the Japanese version, you can edit EWRAM address $0235A4 and $0235A8 (4 bytes) to set the camera's current scrolling threshold.

Unused Partner Kirby Arrival Points

When calling partner Kirbys, they will arrive at a set location depending on your position in the room Kirby's currently in. Some arrival points end up unused due to diverse circumstances. These cases have been documented and mapped below, with the mirror doors representing the points in which the Kirbys spawn.

(Source: Mugg1991)

Goal Game Rooms (Rooms 3D4, 3D5 and 3D6)

The Goal Game rooms are long, vertical rooms that store the initial takeoff point, the Warp Star ride, and the Kirby Dance surface. These rooms prevent Kirby from calling his friends into them, but they still have arrival points set for the takeoff section of the rooms. They consist of only two warps, one near each edge of the screen. The positions are identical between the three rooms. The maps shown below only have the takeoff sections present for clarity.

Room 3D4	Room 3D5	Room 3D6

(Source: Mugg1991)

Moonlight Mansion-Olive Ocean Passage (Room B4)

The passage connecting Moonlight Mansion and Olive Ocean has two arrival points that go unused due to the wind current pushing Kirby outside of the trigger area of those points. They're both located on the left. If Kirby calls as soon as possible when entering the room, he will only be able to trigger the last three arrival points (not shown here for the sake of clarity), as partner Kirbys cannot pick up the phone fast enough to trigger the first two when Kirby is passing through them, not even when playing in multiplayer. Even then, the first arrival point the Kirbys can come through is incredibly difficult to trigger, as Kirby has to call on the first frame he's actionable when entering the room.

The right side of the room doesn't contain any unused arrival points, though the last one, located right at the bottom of the passage, is also particularly difficult to trigger and can only be accessed if Kirby uses the Smash ability's Final Cutter at a specific distance away from the bottom.

(Source: Vyroz)

Carrot Castle-Radish Ruins Passage (Room B5)

The passage connecting Carrot Castle and Radish Ruins also has two unused arrival points on the left side as well. The unused points all suffer from the same problem as before: the wind current pushing Kirby outside their radius. They differ slightly in that the uppermost unused point in the left side of the room is positioned slightly lower compared to room B4's own points. Again, only unused points are shown.

The right passage also has another hard to trigger bottom arrival point, but this one is even more so due to it being positioned slightly lower.

(Source: Vyroz)

Moley's Room (Room 204)

Moley's room has an unusal out-of-bounds arrival point set in the section of the room the Kirby Dance takes place in. This part is usually inaccesible during regular gameplay, and is only visited after Moley is defeated and his Mirror Shard is collected to host a Kirby dance. By modding the game, however, it's possible to disable the lock on the camera during Moley's fight and simply walk over to that section of the room and call the other Kirbys. When called, they will spawn on the lower right section of the room and get KOd shortly after due to touching the death barrier. The map below only shows the Kirby Dance section of the room.

(Source: Mugg1991)

Carrot Castle Cannon Room (Room 2E1)

The room in Carrot Castle consisting of multiple cannons located before Mega Titan has most of its arrival points unused because they're located in the section where Kirby gets launched uncontrollably by the cannons. It's impossible to enter this area without getting launched first from either one of two cannons located at the beginning of the room on the left side, at which point Kirby will be locked into the cannon sequence and will not be able to get out until he gets launched into the next room. By abusing intangibility glitches with Bomb or by modding the game to remove the cannons, Kirby can get in the cannon section without being launched and trigger some arrival points. These points are arranged in a way that makes the partner Kirbys spawn close to each cannon in the room. The only two points that get used are located right next to the first cannons in the left section of the room (not shown here).

(Source: Vyroz)

Dark Mind Shooter Section (Room 397)

For some unexplainable reason, the room involving the very last phase of Dark Mind has two arrival points set for partner Kirbys. This room disables Kirby's cell phone and the Warp Star state here doesn't let you take it out even if the room was modified to allow it, so why these points are set is completely unknown. Each warp is located in the upper mid and lower mid sections of the room.

(Source: Vyroz)

Debug Room (Room 3C9)

Despite being completely inaccessible, the Debug room has its own arrival points set. Similar to the Goal Game rooms, the points are set to be close to the edges of the screen.

(Source: Vyroz)

Unknown Room

Even the room with the missing presets has arrival points laid out. There's five in total, with four points covering the lower part of the room, and one lone point covering the upper portion of it.

(Source: Vyroz)

Unused Copy Abilities

Hi-Jump

Hi-Jump, an ability from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, was apparently set to appear in this game. Developer text from a removed Debug Menu lists its attacking sound from the previous game, called SE KBY_HI_JUMP internally. The sound itself also remains, and can be heard in the Collection Room's Sound Player as sound 68, grouped behind UFO's sound effects.

No other copy abilities from the previous game are listed, such as Ball, Light, and Freeze, which leads to the conclusion of Hi-Jump being considered for this game, before ultimately getting cut.

Unfortunately, the sound and its internal name are the only known remnants of this ability. Any graphics of Kirby or his hat are nowhere to be found, and it's unknown if there's code for it.

(Source: Vyroz)

Unused State

Kirby has an unused state with the value 1B. It seems to be an unfinished version of the "WAIT" state from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. Its effects in-game seem to replace Kirby's current icon with the "WAIT" icon from the previous game, change his pause screen to display nothing, and corrupt his graphics, causing him to adopt the sprites of various Mid-Bosses or other ability hats. The game is also prone to crashing when starting to float or entering a mirror door. It can be accessed by editing the value at 02020FE3 in memory to 1B or with the following Cheat Code:

Version	Code
All Versions	02020FE3:1B

Alternatively, the following CodeBreaker code can also be used:

Version	Code
All Versions	32020FE3 001B

Below is how the pause screen looks with this state active in all versions of the game.

Japan	US	Europe

(Source: Vyroz)

Unused Locale Settings

The European version of the game specifically has an unused setting to make the game run in Japanese. The European ROM can be played in English, German, French, Spanish, and Italian when the options are set in the title screen. Japanese, however, is not a selectable language, but the locale can still be accessed by changing the byte at 03000468 in RAM to 00, or by using the following Cheat Code:

Version	Code
All Versions	03000468:00

A similar CodeBreaker code can be used:

Version	Code
All Versions	33000468 0000

If the code is used when booting the game, the sequence with Kirby and the avalanche of enemies will be the same as the original Japanese version of the game, with only the red Nintendo logo showing up instead of the blue one. After this sequence, the title screen will successfully load the Japanese logo correctly, but it'll keep the English prompts for starting the game.

Aspects such as the intro cutscene, the menus, and the HUD will load as usual. However, the game will have trouble when trying to load some scenarios of the game due to templates for the Japanese locale not existing, not being set up, or their respective Japanese graphics being completely absent from this release. This results in the game calling incorrect graphics, or just simply not loading anything at all. This mainly affects the pause screen and map screens in-game.

Pause Screen	Map Screen
The pause screen loads incorrect graphics for the button prompts.	The map screen loads the English graphics for most of the text, but fails to load the area's name.

Notably, the sub-games suffer the most from errors, as most of their graphics are missing. However, they are fully playable from start to finish.

Speed Eaters	Crackity Hack	Kirby Wave Ride
Speed Eaters' only loads the platter's cover and the [!!] prompt.	Crackity Hack only loads the moving power meter and the backgrounds.	Wave Ride only loads the water, ramps, and background.

If these problems are ignored, then the game is fully playable without many issues. Some things exclusive to the Japanese version of the game will be restored as well, such as the elemental damage icons and the stone ability icon, while other things such as the Japanese version's missile damage and screen freeze glitch will not.

(Source: Vyroz)

Development Text

Strings relating to the development process.

Debug Text

A whole patch of devtext containing internal BGM and SFX names can be located at 00369A64 in the Japanese version, 0038F29C in the European version, and 003852F0 in the US version. The text was part of a Sound Test Debug Menu, which was removed from the final game, but can still be found on the game's Demo. The table below lists the text, the sound they were associated with, and a translation of the text if needed. Please note that the BGM and SFX are prefixed with "BGM" and "SE" respectively, according to the Debug Menu.

Some of the words might use the Nihon-Shiki romanization style instead of Hepburn romanization. Such cases will be explained and detailed.

BGM
Text	Translation	BGM
Non	None	Used when there's no music to play or when a name is not available for a track.
start_st	Starting Stage	Theme used in Central Circle.
ply_1	Play 1	The theme "Forest/Nature Area" that plays in most of the rooms in Rainbow Route.
ply_2	Play 2	The theme "Flame/Lava Area" that plays in most of the rooms in Mustard Mountain.
ply_5	Play 5	The theme "Castle/Building Area" that plays in most of the rooms in Moonlight Mansion and Carrot Castle.
boss_mid	Mid-Boss	The theme that plays while fighting a Mid-Boss.
boss_kyotu	"Kyotu" is an alternate spelling of "kyotsu". What "kyotsu" means is unclear, but it might come from "共通" (kyōtsū), which means "[to have in] common, mutual, shared". Dark Meta Knight, the boss associated with this theme, does certainly have a lot in common with Meta Knight, the character he's impersonating.	The theme that plays when fighting Dark Meta Knight in Radish Ruins and the Dimensional Mirror.
kbydead	Kirby Dead	Plays when Kirby is KOd.
SFX
Text	Translation	Sound
not sound	No sound	Used when there is no sound to play or when there is no name available for a sound.
kby_jump	Kirby Jump	Sound that plays when Kirby jumps.
kby_suikomi	Kirby Inhale	Kirby using his inhale attack.
kby_hoobari	Kirby Stuffed Cheeks	Previously used in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land when Kirby successfully inhaled an enemy. Goes unused here, but a similar sound is used by the Snooter enemy, and it can be heard in the Collection Room.
kby_starshot_1	Kirby Star Shot 1	Kirby exhaling a Star Bullet.
kby_starshot_2	Kirby Star Shot 2	Kirby exhaling a Blaster Bullet.
kby_tyakuti	Kirby Landing. "Tyakuti" is an alternate spelling of "chakuchi". "着地" (chakuchi) means "landing".	Kirby landing on the ground.
kby_nouryoku	Kirby Ability	Kirby gaining a Copy Ability.
kby_dmg_1	Kirby Damage 1	Kirby yelling while taking damage.
kby_dmg_2	Kirby Damage 2	Kirby grunting while taking damage.
kby_dmg_3	Kirby Damage 3	Kirby taking damage with no vocalization.
kby_nomikomi	Kirby Swallow	Kirby swallowing an enemy.
kby_airshot	Kirby Air Shot	Kirby exhaling an air bullet.
kby_habataki	Kirby Wing Flap	Kirby floating upwards.
kby_rakka	Kirby Drop	Kirby landing on his head after a long fall.
kby_dash	Kirby Dash	Kirby initiating a dash.
kby_sliding	Kirby Slide	Kirby using his slide attack.
kby_brake	Kirby Brake	Kirby turning around in the middle of a dash.
kby_oyogi_1	Kirby Swim 1	Kirby swimming.
kby_oyogi_2	Kirby Swim 2	Kirby swimming. Duplicate of oyogi_1.
kby_dmg_ice	Kirby Damage Ice	Kirby taking ice damage.
kby_dmg_fire_1	Kirby Damage Fire 1	Kirby taking fire damage with no vocalization.
kby_dmg_fire_2	Kirby Damage Fire 2	Kirby yelling while taking fire damage.
kby_dmg_fire_3	Kirby Damage Fire 3	Kirby grunting while taking fire damage.
kby_dmg_fire_4	Kirby Damage Fire 4	Duplicate of dmg_ice.
kby_nobori	Kirby Climb	Kirby climbing a ladder.
kby_ori	Kirby Descend	Kirby going down a ladder.
kby_hoshiware	Kirby Star Break	A star bullet exploding upon hittting a wall.
kby_mizuhaki	Kirby Water Spit	Kirby using his water gun attack.
kby_mizuoti	Kirby Water Drop. "Mizuoti" is an alternate spelling of "mizuochi". "水落ち" (mizuochi) means a place where water falls.	Kirby entering/getting out of a body of water.
kby_hosidasi	Kirby Star Release. "Hosi" is an alternate spelling of "Hoshi". "星" (hoshi) means "star". "Dasi" is an alternate spelling of "dashi". "出し" (dashi) is the infinitive form of the verb "出す" (dasu), which means "to extract, take out".	Kirby getting rid of a Copy Ability.
kby_starhane	Kirby Star Bounce	An ability star bouncing on the ground.
kby_tyuu	Kirby Kiss. "Tyuu" is an alternate spelling of "chuu". "ちゅう" (chuu) is the Japanese onomatopoeia for a kiss.	Kirby kissing an ally to share health with them.
kby_shinisou	Kirby Near Death	Critical health alarm.
kby_tobitati	Kirby Takeoff. "Tobitati" is an alternate spelling of "tobitachi". "飛び立ち" (tobitachi) means "taking off".	Kirby starting to float.
kby_korogari	Kirby Roll	Stone Kirby landing.
kby_humi_jump	Kirby Stomp Jump. "Humi" is an alternate spelling of "fumi". "踏み" (fumi) is the infinitive form of the verb "踏む" (fumu), which means "to step on".	Kirby using the "Step-'n-Jump".
kby_suikomi_loop	Kirby Inhale Loop	Kirby using his inhale attack.
kby_toridashi	Kirby Take Out	Kirby activating his cellphone.
kby_fire_loop	Kirby Fire Loop	Fire Kirby using his Fire Breath attack.
kby_ice_loop	Kirby Ice Loop	Ice Kirby using his Ice Breath attack.
kby_icecube_osi	Kirby Ice Cube Push. "Osi" is an alternate spelling of "oshi". "押し" (oshi) means "push".	Kirby sending an ice cube away.
kby_burnin_loop	Kirby Burning Loop	Burning Kirby attacking.
kby_dokan	Kirby Wham	Kirby crashing against a wall after using Burning or Wheel.
kby_wheel_loop	Kirby Wheel Loop	Wheel Kirby accelerating.
kby_wheelbrake	Kirby Wheel Brake	Wheel Kirby braking.
kby_parasol	Kirby Parasol	Parasol Kirby using Parasol Swing.
kby_cutter	Kirby Cutter	Cutter Kirby attacking.
kby_lazer	Kirby Laser	Laser Kirby attacking.
kby_stone_1	Kirby Stone 1	Stone Kirby landing.
kby_stone_2	Kirby Stone 2	Stone Kirby transforming.
kby_korogari_2	Kirby Roll 2	Stone Kirby rolling.
kby_slowcatch	Kirby Throw Catch. The word "throw" was erroneously translated as "slow" due to the katakana for of both words being the same (スロー, surо̄).	Throw Kirby catching an enemy.
kby_slownage	Kirby Throw Toss	Throw Kirby throwing an enemy.
kby_slowhit	Kirby Throw Hit	Thrown enemy hitting a surface.
kby_sleep1	Kirby Sleep 1	Sleep Kirby sleeping.
kby_sleep2	Kirby Sleep 2	Sleep Kirby waking up.
kby_lazer50	Kirby Laser 50	Laser Kirby shooting a laser.
kby_lazerkabe20	Kirby Laser Wall 20	A laser bouncing on a slope.
kby_hi_jump	Kirby Hi-Jump	Unused sound effect for the also-unused Hi-Jump ability, which previously appeared in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. This is the only leftover of it.
kby_ufo_tame1	Kirby UFO Charge 1	UFO Kirby starting to charge a weak blast.
kby_ufo_tame2	Kirby UFO Charge 2	UFO Kirby charging a weak blast.
kby_ufo_tame3	Kirby UFO Charge 3	UFO Kirby charging a medium blast.
kby_ufo_tame4	Kirby UFO Charge 4	UFO Kirby charging a strong blast.
kby_ufo_lazer1	Kirby UFO Laser 1	UFO Kirby using Chain Beam.
kby_ufo_lazer2	Kirby UFO Laser 2	UFO Kirby using Smart Beam.
kby_ufo_lazer3	Kirby UFO Laser 3	UFO Kirby using Heat Beam.
kby_ufo_lazer4	Kirby UFO Laser 4	UFO Kirby using Piercing Heat Beam.
kby_ufo_hane	Kirby UFO Bounce	UFO Kirby's Smart Laser bouncing on a slope.
kby_ufo_nori	Kirby UFO Ride	UFO Kirby idling.
kby_ufo_tamekiri	Kirby UFO Max Charge. "Tame" means "to charge", "kiri" comes from "kiru", which can mean to do something completely or decisively.	UFO Kirby maxing out a charge.
kby_spark_loop	Kirby Spark Loop	Spark Kirby using Spark Attack.
kby_tornado1	Kirby Tornado 1	Tornado Kirby using Tornado Attack.
kby_tornado2	Kirby Tornado 2	Tornado Kirby starting a Tornado Attack.
kby_hammerfuri1	Kirby Hammer Swing 1	Hammer Kirby initiating a Hammer.
kby_hammerfuri2	Kirby Hammer Swing 2	Hammer Kirby initiating a Giant Swing.
kby_hammerhit1	Kirby Hammer Hit 1	Hammer Kirby hitting an enemy.
kby_hammeratari	Kirby Hammer Strike	Hammer Kirby hitting the ground with Hammer.
kby_fire_oni1	Kirby Fire Hammer Flip 1. "Oni" comes from "onigoroshi kaen hammer" ("demon-slaying blazing hammer"), the Japanese name of Hammer Flip.	Hammer Kirby initiating a Hammer Flip.
kby_fire_oni2	Kirby Fire Hammer Flip 2.	Hammer Kirby swinging his hammer during Hammer Flip.
kby_hammerhit2	Kirby Hammer Hit 2	Hammer Kirby hitting an enemy.
kby_tornado	Kirby Tornado	Hammer Kirby using Hammer Swing.
kby_hammerhit3	Kirby Hammer Hit 3	Hammer Kirby hitting an enemy.
kby_sword40_1	Kirby Sword 40 1	Sword Kirby using Overhead Slash.
kby_sword40_2	Kirby Sword 40 2	Sword Kirby using Sword Spin.
kby_sword_mijin1	Kirby Sword Mince 1. "Mijin" might be short for "みじん切り" (mijingiri), which means "finely chopped".	Kirby using Rapid Sword Slash. Duplicate of sword40_1.
kby_sword_mijin2	Kirby Sword Mince 2	Kirby using Final Stroke. Duplicate of sword40_1.
kby_sword_final	Kirby Sword Final	Sword Kirby using Final Sword.
kby_panch	Kirby Punch. The word "punch" was misspelled as "panch" because the Japanese transliteration of the word is spelled as "panchi" (パンチ).	Fighter Kirby using Punch/Vulcan Jab.
kby_kick	Kirby Kick	Fighter Kirby using Kick.
kby_spike_panch	Kirby Spike Punch	Fighter Kirby using Spike Punch.
kby_sky_kick	Kirby Sky Kick	Fighter Kirby using Sky Kick.
kby_pshot_tame1	Kirby Power Shot Charge 1	Fighter Kirby charging a Force Blast.
kby_pshot_tame2	Kirby Power Shot Charge 2	Fighter Kirby charging a Mega Force Blast.
kby_pshot_tame3	Kirby Power Shot Charge 3	Fighter Kirby charging a Giga Force Blast.
kby_pshot1	Kirby Power Shot 1	Fighter Kirby launching a Force Blast.
kby_pshot2	Kirby Power Shot 2	Fighter Kirby launching a Mega Force Blast.
kby_mega_pshot	Kirby Mega Power Shot	Kirby launching a Giga Force Blast.
kby_riging	Kirby Rising. The word "rising" was misspelled as such because the Japanese transliteration of the word is spelled as "raijingu" (ライジング).	Fighter Kirby using Rising Break.
kby_spin_kick	Kirby Spin Kick	Fighter Kirby using Spin Kick.
kby_moon_kick	Kirby Moon Kick	Fighter Kirby using Moon Somersault Kick.
kby_crash60	Kirby Crash 60	Crash Kirby attacking.
zakodead1	Enemy Dead 1	An enemy exploding.
zakodead2	Enemy Dead 2	An enemy exploding.
zakodead3	Enemy Dead 3	An enemy exploding.
zakodead_s1	Enemy Dead S 1	An enemy gently exploding.
zakodamage1	Enemy Damage 1	An enemy getting hit.
dmg_icehit	Damage Ice Hit	An enemy suffering from ice damage.
dmg_cutterhit	Damage Cutter Hit	An enemy getting hit by a cutter.
dmg_swordhit	Damage Sword Hit	An enemy getting hit by Sword Kirby.
hit_1	Hit 1	An enemy suffering from heavy damage.
hit_2	Hit 2	An enemy suffering from heavy damage.
zako_bomb	Enemy Bomb	A Foley or Bang-Bang exploding.
zako_dead_ice	Enemy Dead Ice	A frozen enemy exploding.
zako_tobitachi	Enemy Takeoff	An enemy jumping.
zako_shot1	Enemy Shot 1	An enemy shooting or throwing something.
zako_fire1	Enemy Fire 1	Hot Head shooting fire.
zako_spark1	Enemy Spark 1	Sparky attacking.
zako_jump1	Enemy Jump 1	Droppy jumping.
zako_shot_zo	Enemy Shotzo	Shotzo shooting a bullet.
bress__dosin_s	Press Thud S	A regular Golem landing.
roal_start	Roll Start. The word "roll" was misspelled as such because... well, that's how it kinda sounds like.	Wheelie accelerating.
roal_kabe	Roll Wall	Wheelie colliding with a wall.
apper_apper	Upper Upper. The word "upper" was misspelled because the Japanese transliteration of the word is "appā" (アッパー).	A fighter Golem doing an uppercut.
foaly_bombnage	Foley Bomb Throw	Foley detaching itself from its propeler.
syuty_shot	Shooty Shot. "Syuty" is an alternate spelling of "Shūti" (シューティ), Shooty's Japanese name.	Shooty shooting a laser.
dittshi_jab	Boxin Jab	Boxin punching.
ditshi_apper	Boxin Upper	Boxin doing an uppercut.
heavyknight_sword	Heavy Knight Sword	Heavy Knight swinging his sword.
gleat_tyakuti	Great Landing	Giant Rocky doing a ground pound.
birug_nomikomi	Snooter Swallow	Snooter swallowing Kirby or food.
birug_hakidashi	Snooter Spit Out	Snooter spitting out Kirby.
m_boss_exp	Mid-Boss Explosion	A Mid-Boss exploding.
m_boss_damage1	Mid-Boss Damage 1	A Mid-Boss taking damage
m_boss_kizetu	Mid-Boss Fainting. "Kizetu" is an alternate spelling of "kizetsu". "気絶" (kizetsu) means "to faint".	A Mid-Boss getting defeated.
m_boss_flash	Mid-Boss Flash	A Mid-Boss about to explode.
cat_atk	Cat Attack	Batafire attacking.
cat_fireboal	Cat Fireball	Batafire launching fireballs.
b_boss_exp	Big Boss Exploding	The crowd cheer after defeating a Boss.
b_boss_flash	Big Boss Flash	The sound that plays when Kirby deals the last hit to a Boss.
king_tataki	King Pound	King Golem slamming his hand on the ground.
king_goalem	King Golem	King Golem releasing a Golem.
item		Kirby picking up an item.
oneup		Kirby picking up a One Up.
kaifuku	Recovery	Kirby healing.
kbydead_fgm	Kirby Dead Foreground Music	Another player getting KOd in multiplayer.
pause		Game pause.
select		A player selecting an option in the main menu.
kettei	Decision	A player choosing an option in the main menu.
keitai_coal	Phone Call	Kirby's cellphone ringing.
keitai_tyak	Incoming Call. "Tyak" is an alternate mispelling of "chaku", which is a shortened form of "chakushin chū". "着信中" (chakushin chū) means "incoming phonecall".	Another playing receiving a call.
koware1	Break 1	A Star Block breaking.
switch		Kirby pressing a switch.
tobira_f1	Door F 1	Kirby entering a door.
tobira_f2	Door F 2	Kirby entering a door to Central Circle.
takara	Treasure	Kirby collecting an item inside a treasure chest.

(Source: Vyroz, heynow)

Nintendo SRAM

Located at 0xD60864:

MultiSio4Sio32Load020820
Sio32MultiLoad010214
NINTENDOSRAM_V113

Build Dates

Located at F87AF0 in the Japanese version, F32D94 in the US version, F4026C in the European version and A2BF78 in the prototype, included here for comparison. The Japan Revision 1 version, the Japan Virtual Console version and the USA Virtual Console version do not differ from their "parent" versions.

Prototype	Europe	USA	Japan
0.21 Mon Dec 29 19:37:23 2003	1.01 Mon Apr 19 20:21:54 2004	1.03 Mon Apr 12 19:58:05 2004	1.08 Tue Mar 2 02:08:54 2004

Unused Compressed Spots

Various areas inside the ROM contain compressed properties, but they're strangely empty. The adresses below are from the European version of the game. While the Japanese and American versions of the game have more unused compressed areas, it's because most of these were placeholders for graphics that were to be used in the European build, and eventually became used.

Address	Image Number	Notes
001E21A8	164	Located between the Italian pause screen description for Master and the World Map graphic.
002E073C	755	Located between the graphics for the save data corruption message and the graphics that show up in the World Map when pressing a Big Switch.
00D888D4	1195	Located right next to the graphics of an English connection error for a Subgame.
00DAB364	1199	Located right next to the graphics of a German connection error for a Subgame.
00DCDFB4	1202	Located right next to the graphics of a French connection error for a Subgame.
00DF0C88	1205	Located right next to the graphics of a Spanish connection error for a Subgame.
00E13748	1208	Located right next to the graphics of an Italian connection error for a Subgame.
00E3938C	1215	Located right next to the graphics of an Italian connection error for a Subgame.
00E71A6C	1218	Located right next to the graphics of an English connection error for a Subgame.
00E9EA08	1222	Located right next to the graphics of a German connection error for a Subgame.
00ECB92C	1226	Located right next to the graphics of a French connection error for a Subgame.
00EF8888	1230	Located right next to the graphics of a Spanish connection error for a Subgame.
00F25718	1234	Located right next to the graphics of an Italian connection error for a Subgame.

(Source: Vyroz)

Possibly Cut Graphics

When Kirby is transported to Dark Mind's last phase, any ability that he had on him will be removed immediately. Thanks to glitches, however, it's possible to keep the abilities of the other Kirbys. To do so, Kirby must call his friends when the screen is almost fully red after defeating Dark Mind's core. This will result in the Kirbys being able to move around the cutscene where Dark Mind escapes, and conserve the ability when the final fight begins. There's a side effect to all of this, as the ability hats (or parasol, in the case of Parasol Kirby) of the Kirbys will just stay floating beside the Warp Star. However, there is one ability who has a unique effect: Missile.

Missile is the only ability that has a unique sprite when riding the Warp Star. It's identical to one of his sprites when climbing a ladder, but it's located at a different spot in the ROM. While the ladder sprite is located at 005B5D18, this one is located at 005B9458. Missile, unlike other abilities, doesn't have separate sprites for his hat.

Other abilities who have their hats and base sprites as one, such as Cupid, Hammer, Fighter, and Throw, will crash the game if this glitch is attempted with them. This most likely means that the game is trying to load graphics that no longer exist for these abilities. As for abilities that have their hats separate, they could be loading their default hat sprite due to the game being unsuccessful at finding the correct graphic.

All of this indicates that, at one point, every ability was planned to have a special graphic/hat for the Warp Star ride at the final fight, but for unknown circumstances, they were cut.

(Discovery: Mugg1991)

Dark Mind Glitch and Unused Hit Counter Behavior

An EXTREMELY rare Glitch can occur at the last Dark Mind fight that causes a softlock. It can happen randomly, and there are no clear requirements for it.

During the post-credits scene, Dark Mind has an absurdly low chance of simply not dying. The player can keep hitting him, but he will never explode. This unfortunate event can at least let us see some unused behavior from the hit counter. If the player is patient enough to surpass 999 hits to Dark Mind's core... ...the counter just resets to 000 hits. Cool.

(Source: Vyroz)

Oddities

• Despite what the lives counter would have us believe, the game actually caps lives at 255 instead of 99.
• The cutscene where Kirby unlocks the Ability Room uses a dedicated tileset that depicts the upper left corner of the Central Circle. Curiously, it seems to be based on an earlier version of said room, as the mirror to Peppermint Palace is using its design from the Demo, consisting of a more cavern-like frame isntead of the more refined, castle-like frame. The tileset for this cutscene only includes the top part of Peppermint Palace's mirror's frame.