Underplayed Gems

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (2000)

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards cover
Developer
HAL Laboratory
Publisher
Nintendo, Gradiente
Platforms
Wii, Nintendo 64, Wii U
Genres
Platform, Adventure
Rating
3.8 of 5, 121 player ratings
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

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Kirby's charming N64 adventure has him collecting crystal shards across six colorful worlds to stop the dark matter menace.

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About

Kirby's first 3-D adventure is also his Nintendo 64 debut, and it finds the always-versatile hero battling a new enemy called Dark Matter. Dark Matter is after a distant land's powerful crystal, but a young fairy named Ribbon attempts to save it by escaping with the gem to Dream Land. Now the crystal has been broken, and it's scattered around the world. Take control of Kirby and help him journey across six worlds, battling a wide variety of enemies and challenging bosses, as he tries to collect all 100 pieces of the shattered crystal.

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