How a Team of Animation Veterans Brought Us Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

More Non-Kirby Games We'd Recommend to Kirby Fans

What makes a game a good Kirby-adjacent recommendation? Is it the ability to use enemy powers? Smash Bros.-like controls? Or maybe just solid platforming with a round, memorable character? For this episode, we cover all of these elements and more with another list of non-Kirby games we think Kirby fans should try. We're deliberately going in this weeds with some of these choices, spanning multiple consoles and even one never-released Super Famicom title, and we hope you walk away having learned about at least a few new games you want to check out. Questions or comments about the show? We always love hearing from listeners, and you can reach us at mail@kirbyconversations.com or submit your question to us on social media. Sean also has a new podcast covering the GameCube, Dreamcast, and other games of the 2000s called Millennium Edition, and we hope you will subscribe to that one as well! Find it on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/ve/podcast/millennium-edition-gamecube-dreamcast-and-games/id1894975602?l=en-GB], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/6Si8RjMfojwz9AwSmTaNWQ], or wherever you listen to podcasts. It's the first Sound Stone Network original podcast, and we would love to have your help in building an audience for this brand new show. The Sound Stone Network [https://www.soundstone.network/] is a collective of independent podcasters covering video game history. In addition to Kirby Conversations and Millennium Edition, our shows also include Darren Hupke's interview show Pixels and Polygons [https://www.soundstone.network/pixels-and-polygons], Gooey and McKenna's Nintendo 64 history podcast Flashback 64 [https://www.soundstone.network/flashback64], and Nic McConnell's game manual stream Instruction Derby. [https://www.youtube.com/@NicolasMcConnell] This episode also includes an ad from Tokyo Game Life, a podcast we really think our listeners will like! Check it out at https://tokyogamelife.com/ [https://tokyogamelife.com/] or on your podcast platform of choice. Our opening music is by Megan Kelz and arranged by Duncan "PixelTea" Smith (https://duncansmith.carrd.co/ [https://duncansmith.carrd.co/]). This episode was edited by Sean and Gooey. Join us online: Kirby Conversations Bluesky: @kirbyconversations.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/kirbyconversations.bsky.social] YouTube: www.youtube.com/@KirbyConversations [https://www.youtube.com/@KirbyConversations] IG: @kirbyconversations [https://www.instagram.com/kirbyconversations/] Sound Stone Network Bluesky: @soundstone.network [https://bsky.app/profile/soundstone.network] Bridget Bluesky: @kabulaqueen.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/kabulaqueen.bsky.social] Sean Douglass Bluesky: @seandouglass.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/seandouglass.bsky.social] Gigi Carrd link [https://gigi9714.carrd.co/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A Roundtable with Kinix and SUPAH on Competitive Kirby Air Riders

For this episode, Sean and Bridget are joined by two guests from the Kirby Air Riders competitive community, Kinix and SUPAH! Kinix is a freelance game developer, Kirby Air Ride veteran, and moderator of the Kirby Air Ride Online Discord server. SUPAH is a streamer and competitive player also active with Mario Kart and other racing games. Join us a for a chill conversation on how the competitive meta of Air Riders is evolving, how to follow the community's regular tournaments, and some of their favorite recent moments and experiences with the game. They have some awesome stories to tell, and chatting with them has only made us even more excited about everything Air Riders has to offer both casual and competitive players. You can follow Kinix and their projects at @kinix.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/kinix.bsky.social] and on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/kinix], and you can follow SUPAH at his links here [https://linktr.ee/supahguy]. Stay up to date on all things competitive Kirby Air Riders at www.youtube.com/@KirbyAirRideOnline [https://www.youtube.com/@KirbyAirRideOnline], and join the KAR Online Discord at https://discord.gg/WqDsUZpW [https://discord.gg/WqDsUZpW]. This episode also includes an ad from Tokyo Game Life, a podcast we really think our listeners will like! Check it out at https://tokyogamelife.com/ [https://tokyogamelife.com/] or wherever you listen to podcasts. Kirby Conversations is part of the Sound Stone Podcast Network [https://www.soundstone.network/], a collective of independent podcasters covering video game history. Our shows include Darren Hupke's interview show Pixels and Polygons [https://www.soundstone.network/pixels-and-polygons], Gooey and McKenna's Nintendo 64 history podcast Flashback 64 [https://www.soundstone.network/flashback64], and Nic McConnell's game manual stream Instruction Derby. [https://www.youtube.com/@NicolasMcConnell] Our opening music is by Megan Kelz and arranged by Duncan "PixelTea" Smith (https://duncansmith.carrd.co/ [https://duncansmith.carrd.co/]). Join us online: Kirby Conversations Bluesky: @kirbyconversations.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/kirbyconversations.bsky.social] YouTube: www.youtube.com/@KirbyConversations [https://www.youtube.com/@KirbyConversations] IG: @kirbyconversations [https://www.instagram.com/kirbyconversations/] Sound Stone Network Bluesky: @soundstone.network [https://bsky.app/profile/soundstone.network] Bridget Bluesky: @kabulaqueen.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/kabulaqueen.bsky.social] Sean Douglass Bluesky: @seandouglass.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/seandouglass.bsky.social] Gigi Carrd link [https://gigi9714.carrd.co/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Bonus Mailbag Episode: Our Favorite Bosses and the Mysteries of Shiver Star

Is this bonus episode, Sean, Bridget, and Gigi are answering more listener questions, covering their favorite bosses, Kirby Super Star ninja tech, the mysterious Earth-like features of Kirby 64's Shiver Star, and more. Thank you to everyone who submitted questions to the show, and if you'd like to share something with us, like a discussion question or a recommendation for a future episode, we're always excited to hear from listeners. You can reach us at mail@kirbyconversations.com or submit your question to us on social media. We've gotten quite a few questions as well that were wondering general questions about Kirby, with some people wondering about the number of abilities in certain games, whether the character came before the vacuum cleaner brand, whether Kirby was a specific type of animal, why he is "so hungry," and others where we thought the best answer might just be to direct people to other resources about Kirby. You can listen to Masahiro Sakurai discuss his initial creation of Kirby here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBRt2D2YN44&list=PLgKCjZ2WsVLTbEJdN9Rs6FWnOjlIj4Tdt], and he also talks about the development history of many Kirby games on his YouTube channel. https://wikirby.com/ [https://wikirby.com/], where Gigi is Editor-in-Chief, is an excellent resource for specific game details, and you can also look back at our episode library to see if we've looked at the history of a game you were curious about, too. So thank you to Kattari, Laney, William S., Saia, Allura G., Grey, Nick Randall, Erica S., Hannah Williamson, Griffin, Enrique S., and Janet N. for their questions that were focused on either who Kirby is or Kirby trivia. Hopefully answering in this format helps clear up the things you were curious about. :) Kirby Conversations is part of the Sound Stone Podcast Network [https://www.soundstone.network/], a collective of independent podcasters covering video game history. Our shows include Darren Hupke's interview show Pixels and Polygons [https://www.soundstone.network/pixels-and-polygons], Gooey and McKenna's Nintendo 64 history podcast Flashback 64 [https://www.soundstone.network/flashback64], and Nic McConnell's game manual stream Instruction Derby. [https://www.youtube.com/@NicolasMcConnell] Our opening music is by Megan Kelz and arranged by Duncan "PixelTea" Smith (https://duncansmith.carrd.co/ [https://duncansmith.carrd.co/]). Join us online: Kirby Conversations Bluesky: @kirbyconversations.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/kirbyconversations.bsky.social] YouTube: www.youtube.com/@KirbyConversations [https://www.youtube.com/@KirbyConversations] IG: @kirbyconversations [https://www.instagram.com/kirbyconversations/] Sound Stone Network Bluesky: @soundstone.network [https://bsky.app/profile/soundstone.network] Bridget Bluesky: @kabulaqueen.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/kabulaqueen.bsky.social] Sean Douglass Bluesky: @seandouglass.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/seandouglass.bsky.social] Gigi Carrd link [https://gigi9714.carrd.co/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Channeling Success: How Given Created YouTube's Popular Channel Kirby

In this episode, Sean interviews Given, the creator behind the YouTube channel Channel Kirby. Channel Kirby offers creative, thoughtful, and polished commentary on the Kirby series, and people have noticed, with some of the channel's most popular videos reaching over 100,000 views. In our conversation, Given shares how he got started with the channel, some of his YouTube strategies, his favorite Kirby games, and what kind of presence Kirby has in Germany, his home country. And of course we ask the question all listeners are wondering: could you make a hour-long episode or video about Kirby Slide? Questions or comments about the show? Feel free to email us your thoughts at mail@kirbyconversations.com, and we may share them on a future episode. We encourage listeners to watch and subscribe to Channel Kirby at https://www.youtube.com/@channel_kirby [https://www.youtube.com/@channel_kirby]. Kirby Conversations is part of the Sound Stone Podcast Network [https://www.soundstone.network/], a collective of independent podcasters covering video game history. Our shows include Darren Hupke's interview show Pixels and Polygons [https://www.soundstone.network/pixels-and-polygons], Gooey and McKenna's Nintendo 64 history podcast Flashback 64 [https://www.soundstone.network/flashback64], and Nic McConnell's game manual stream Instruction Derby. [https://www.youtube.com/@NicolasMcConnell] Our opening music is by Megan Kelz and arranged by Duncan "PixelTea" Smith (https://duncansmith.carrd.co/ [https://duncansmith.carrd.co/]). Join us online: Kirby Conversations Bluesky: @kirbyconversations.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/kirbyconversations.bsky.social] YouTube: www.youtube.com/@KirbyConversations [https://www.youtube.com/@KirbyConversations] IG: @kirbyconversations [https://www.instagram.com/kirbyconversations/] Sound Stone Network Bluesky: @soundstone.network [https://bsky.app/profile/soundstone.network] Bridget Bluesky: @kabulaqueen.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/kabulaqueen.bsky.social] Sean Douglass Bluesky: @seandouglass.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/seandouglass.bsky.social] Gigi Carrd link [https://gigi9714.carrd.co/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

How a Team of Animation Veterans Brought Us Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

We know listeners have been asking for an episode on Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, so for this episode Sean and Gigi are finally unpacking the surreal charms of Kirby's anime series. Sean is relatively new to the show, while Gigi is more familiar and has watched it in multiple languages. Together they go over the history of the show's development, trivia, surprising connections between the animation team and other Kirby games, and their own thoughts on what it's like to watch this fun, if decidedly different, take on the Kirby universe in 2026. What did you think of Kirby: Right Back at Ya!? Feel free to email us your thoughts at mail@kirbyconversations.com, and we may share them on a future episode. Kirby Conversations is part of the Sound Stone Podcast Network [https://www.soundstone.network/], a collective of independent podcasters covering video game history. Our shows include Darren Hupke's interview show Pixels and Polygons [https://www.soundstone.network/pixels-and-polygons], Gooey and McKenna's Nintendo 64 history podcast Flashback 64 [https://www.soundstone.network/flashback64], and Nic McConnell's game manual stream Instruction Derby. [https://www.youtube.com/@NicolasMcConnell] Our opening music is by Megan Kelz and arranged by Duncan "PixelTea" Smith (https://duncansmith.carrd.co/ [https://duncansmith.carrd.co/]). Join us online: Kirby Conversations YouTube: www.youtube.com/@KirbyConversations [https://www.youtube.com/@KirbyConversations] Bluesky: @kirbyconversations.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/kirbyconversations.bsky.social] IG: @kirbyconversations [https://www.instagram.com/kirbyconversations/] Sound Stone Network Bluesky: @soundstone.network [https://bsky.app/profile/soundstone.network] Bridget Bluesky: @kabulaqueen.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/kabulaqueen.bsky.social] Sean Douglass Bluesky: @seandouglass.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/seandouglass.bsky.social] Gigi Carrd link [https://gigi9714.carrd.co/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.