Kirby Conversations | Exploring Kirby, Nintendo, and More

For this episode we're heading back to 1990--and forward to 2056--for Kabuki: Quantum Fighter, a pre-Kirby sci-fi platformer that marked the first time HAL Laboratory published a game they did not develop themselves. Sean and Bridget are here to discuss this bizarre adventure, in which a kabuki actor (actually a colonel who got uploaded into Earth's main defense computer) flips and hair-whips his way to defeating an evil virus. It might not be one of HAL's greatest hits, but if you're into classic NES platformers, Kabuki: Quantum Fighter is still a good time today (although you might want to make use of that level select cheat to help dull the difficulty). Along the way they also look back on its appearance in Nintendo Power issue 21 (https://archive.org/details/nintendo-power-issue-021-february-1991/page/26/mode/2up [https://archive.org/details/nintendo-power-issue-021-february-1991/page/26/mode/2up]) and its "bodacious" 90's commercial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVgIJqadh5w [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVgIJqadh5w]). Our outro music is a little different today--the Round 1 music from Kabuki: Quantum Fighter. Want to reach out? You can email us at mail@kirbyconversations.com and we may read your letter on a future episode. We will also now be uploading more visual versions of each episode to YouTube! Subscribe to us there [https://www.youtube.com/@KirbyConversations], and you can expect new uploads a few days after each new episode releases. ***Also--want to win $300 in a special holiday giveaway we're doing with our friends at Flashback 64? Check out our audio scavenger hunt, where you can win gift cards by answering trivia questions about our two podcasts. Check out all the details here. [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhVPcdnMiqhsfb2eH0BU3j8btPvRCSpjtUnoX6b0JKLi-d7g/viewform]*** Join us online: Kirby Conversations Bluesky: @kirbyconversations.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/kirbyconversations.bsky.social] IG: @kirbyconversations [https://www.instagram.com/kirbyconversations/] Threads: @kirbyconversations [https://www.threads.net/@kirbyconversations] Bridget Threads: @no1kirbyfan [https://www.threads.net/@no1kirbyfan] Sean Douglass Bluesky: @seandouglass.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/seandouglass.bsky.social] Ky "Captain Dangerous" Parker IG: @captaindangerous [https://www.instagram.com/captaindangerous/] Gigi Carrd link [https://gigi9714.carrd.co/] Our opening music is by Megan Kellough (https://diamondthorns.bandcamp.com [https://diamondthorns.bandcamp.com/]) and arranged by Duncan "PixelTea" Smith (https://duncansmith.carrd.co/ [https://duncansmith.carrd.co/]). Liking Kirby Conversations? Then you may also enjoy another retro gaming podcast we recommend, Flashback 64: https://flashback64pod.podbean.com/ [https://flashback64pod.podbean.com/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

It's almost 2025, and while the biggest announcements for the Switch's successor are still shrouded in mystery, there's already a lot we know about what's coming for Kirby next year. In this episode, Sean and Gigi break down what for sure is coming, what is likely coming based on our best estimates, and even a few more wild predictions toward the end. Want to reach out? You can email us at mail@kirbyconversations.com and we may read your letter on a future episode. We will also now be uploading more visual versions of each episode to YouTube! Subscribe to us there [https://www.youtube.com/@KirbyConversations], and you can expect new uploads a few days after each new episode releases. Join us online: Kirby Conversations Bluesky: @kirbyconversations.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/kirbyconversations.bsky.social] IG: @kirbyconversations [https://www.instagram.com/kirbyconversations/] Threads: @kirbyconversations [https://www.threads.net/@kirbyconversations] Bridget Threads: @no1kirbyfan [https://www.threads.net/@no1kirbyfan] Sean Douglass Bluesky: @seandouglass.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/seandouglass.bsky.social] Ky "Captain Dangerous" Parker IG: @captaindangerous [https://www.instagram.com/captaindangerous/] Gigi Carrd link [https://gigi9714.carrd.co/] Our music is by Megan Kellough (https://diamondthorns.bandcamp.com [https://diamondthorns.bandcamp.com/]) and arranged by Duncan "PixelTea" Smith (https://duncansmith.carrd.co/ [https://duncansmith.carrd.co/]). Liking Kirby Conversations? Then you may also enjoy another retro gaming podcast we recommend, Flashback 64: https://flashback64pod.podbean.com/ [https://flashback64pod.podbean.com/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Did you know Kirby's Avalanche is the only Kirby game never to release in Japan? That's because it's the Western version of Super Puyo Puyo, redesigned with Kirby characters instead of the usual Puyo Puyo crowd. (This also explains why Kirby is a little sassier in this one, as his personality is modeled after Puyo Puyo protagonist Arle Nadja.) For this episode of Kirby Conversations, Sean, Bridget, and Gigi are going through the history of this classic Kirby puzzle game, with an avalanche of trivia, history, other puzzle games we recommend, and even notes on the XBAND, an early modem licensed by Nintendo that made Kirby's Avalanche the first Kirby game with online multiplayer! Whether you're a Puyo Puyo pro or just looking to try one of Kirby's more overlooked titles, Kirby's Avalanche is a tough but fun entry in the series that is still worth checking out almost thirty years later. Want to reach out? You can email us at mail@kirbyconversations.com and we may read your letter on a future episode. Want to enter our Bluesky giveaway to win a $50 gift card of your choice? Follow us there and repost this post [https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t2npw3ilbonlnjyqnkxwisl6/post/3lamgds5grs2i] to enter. Join us online: Kirby Conversations Bluesky: @kirbyconversations.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/kirbyconversations.bsky.social] IG: @kirbyconversations [https://www.instagram.com/kirbyconversations/] Threads: @kirbyconversations [https://www.threads.net/@kirbyconversations] Bridget Threads: @no1kirbyfan [https://www.threads.net/@no1kirbyfan] Sean Douglass Bluesky: @seandouglass.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/seandouglass.bsky.social] Ky "Captain Dangerous" Parker IG: @captaindangerous [https://www.instagram.com/captaindangerous/] Gigi Carrd link [https://gigi9714.carrd.co/] Our music is by Megan Kellough (https://diamondthorns.bandcamp.com [https://diamondthorns.bandcamp.com/]) and arranged by Duncan "PixelTea" Smith (https://duncansmith.carrd.co/ [https://duncansmith.carrd.co/]). Liking Kirby Conversations? Then you may also enjoy another retro gaming podcast we recommend, Flashback 64: https://flashback64pod.podbean.com/ [https://flashback64pod.podbean.com/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

With Halloween approaching for our staff and listeners in the U.S., for this episode we decided to explore our favorite scarier or high-tension moments from Kirby games. From frightening final bosses to surprisingly sophisticated moments that explore themes like death or colonialism, the Kirby series is no stranger to going to some darker places. (Lest this sound like a heavy episode, we have plenty of fun with this topic along the way, and in fact this interplay between Kirby games' lighter and darker sides is something we feel many players enjoy about the series.) And in the last few minutes, we also share some of our picks for favorite games or levels to check out if you're in the mood for something spooky or scary this time of year. Also please note: SPOILERS ABOUND in this episode! Our conversation includes discussion of several games' final bosses or later plot-twists, so please be careful listening to this one if you don't want anything given away that you would prefer to discover for yourself. Want to reach out? You can email us at mail@kirbyconversations.com and we may read your letter on a future episode. Follow us online: Kirby Conversations Bluesky: @kirbyconversations.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/kirbyconversations.bsky.social] IG: @kirbyconversations [https://www.instagram.com/kirbyconversations/] Threads: @kirbyconversations [https://www.threads.net/@kirbyconversations] Bridget Threads: @no1kirbyfan [https://www.threads.net/@no1kirbyfan] Sean Douglass Bluesky: @seandouglass.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/seandouglass.bsky.social] Ky "Captain Dangerous" Parker IG: @captaindangerous [https://www.instagram.com/captaindangerous/] Gigi Carrd link [https://gigi9714.carrd.co/] Our music is by Megan Kellough (https://diamondthorns.bandcamp.com [https://diamondthorns.bandcamp.com/]) and arranged by Duncan "PixelTea" Smith (https://duncansmith.carrd.co/ [https://duncansmith.carrd.co/]). Liking Kirby Conversations? Then you may also enjoy another retro gaming podcast we recommend, Flashback 64: https://flashback64pod.podbean.com/ [https://flashback64pod.podbean.com/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

For this episode, we're flashing back to the original Kirby's Return to Dream Land on Wii with Gooey and McKenna of the Nintendo 64 podcast Flashback 64. Even with the KRtDL remake out on Switch, the original still holds up with its distinct art style, motion controls, and even some unique content. And for fans of retro Kirby games, it may come the closest of any of them to capturing that spirit of the lost GameCube game once shown in trailers so many years ago. Some of us from Kirby Conversations recently appeared on Flashback 64 to discuss Kirby's Dream Land, so it was a pleasure to have Gooey and McKenna join us on our show, too. Check out their website https://flashback64.neocities.org/ [https://flashback64.neocities.org/] and give them a follow wherever you listen to podcasts. Have a question or comment for the show? Reach out at mail@kirbyconversations.com, and we may read your letter on a future episode. Follow us online: Kirby Conversations IG: @kirbyconversations [https://www.instagram.com/kirbyconversations/] Bluesky: @kirbyconversations.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/kirbyconversations.bsky.social] Threads: @kirbyconversations [https://www.threads.net/@kirbyconversations] Bridget Threads: @no1kirbyfan [https://www.threads.net/@no1kirbyfan] Sean Douglass Bluesky: @seandouglass.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/seandouglass.bsky.social] Ky "Captain Dangerous" Parker IG: @captaindangerous [https://www.instagram.com/captaindangerous/] Gigi Carrd link [https://gigi9714.carrd.co/] Our music is by Megan Kellough (https://diamondthorns.bandcamp.com [https://diamondthorns.bandcamp.com/]) and arranged by Duncan "PixelTea" Smith (https://duncansmith.carrd.co/ [https://duncansmith.carrd.co/]). If you enjoyed this podcast, we'd be so grateful if you could click the ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.