| “ | That powerful little puffball has a lot of cool copy abilities and plenty of enemies to absorb in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. Find both of those things in matching pairs, and then learn more about them!” |
| — Description • Play Nintendo |
Kirby: Triple Deluxe Match-Up is a web game in the Kirby series. It was developed and published by Nintendo in 2014 as a promotion for Kirby: Triple Deluxe. The game currently remains on Nintendo of America's Play Nintendo microsite.[1]
Gameplay[]
This game is a basic memory game. After choosing a difficulty setting, the player is given the cards—eight pieces for Easy, 12 for Medium, and 24 for Hard. Each card sports an image of a Copy Ability, item, or character in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, generally an enemy. Every completed pair grants the player 500 points. A timer in the corner of the screen slowly ticks down, decreasing the player's time bonus; this bonus is applied to the score at the end of the game.
At the end, the player is given the option to view a section called "What's THAT?" It gives a brief description of each image that was paired up in the previous game. The possible images and descriptions include:
| Character | Message |
|---|---|
| Archer Kirby | Bullseye! You hit an enemy. |
| Beam Kirby | An electrifying ability! |
| Beetle Kirby | Give 'em the horn. |
| Bell Kirby | Ring away your enemies! |
| Bomb Kirby | Toss bombs with this explosive ability. |
| Circus Kirby | The clown is tough! |
| Cutter Kirby | Beat baddies with boomerangs. |
| Fighter Kirby | Unleash Kirby fu on enemies. |
| Fire Kirby | Turn Kirby into a flamethrower! |
| Hypernova Kirby | Inhale massive bad guys, houses, even tanks! OH MY! |
| Ice Kirby | Freeze, enemies! |
| Leaf Kirby | Make your enemies leave. |
| Mike Kirby | Blow them away with your amazing voice! |
| Ninja Kirby | Fight fast and cling to walls. |
| Spear Kirby | Make enemies see your point! |
| Sword Kirby | Taste Kirby's steel, enemies!' |
| Waddle Dee | Dream Land denizens. |
| Bronto Burt | They attack in formation. |
| Blade Knight | Inhale for Sword ability. |
| Beetley | Gives Kirby the Beetle ability when inhaled! |
| Noddy | Wake up Kirby! |
| Bandana Waddle Dee | He has items. Catch them! |
| King Dedede | Kirby's longtime frenemy. |
| Taranza | King Dedede's kidnapper. |
| Sun Stone | Collect these to reach the boss! |
Related Quotes[]
| “ | Don't be a sucker—play this!” |
| — Description • Play Nintendo |
Trivia[]
- As Kirby: Triple Deluxe Match-Up lacks any credits list, the name(s) of the developer(s) is unknown.
- For a split-second at the beginning of the game, the time bonus appears as 12,000 points.
- Noddy is mistaken for Sleep Kirby in the What's THAT? portion of the game.
- A blue horizontal line stretches across the background for an unknown reason.
- During the game, a loop of the first section of "Floral Fields" plays.
Gallery[]
External links[]
- Kirby: Triple Deluxe Match-Up. Game is archived and playable (requires Flash to play).