EVERY Kirby Game Ranked from Worst to Best

Air Ride was never good

Fun Fact: Shinya Kumazaki, Kirby's current director, is a HORROR ARTIST. Explains a lot, doesn't it?

A simple slide puzzle is better than Kirby air ride. The hottest take rabbidluigi has ever done.

Sakurai did quit after Kirby Air Ride since he disliked the constant pressure for more sequels, but he also seems to like Kirby Air Ride itself a lot as well. The fact that he waited until the game was finally done to quit, combined with the fact he referenced it a lot in the Smash bros games he made after (Dragoon is my favorite items in Smash Bros and even played a big part in Subspace Emissary) makes me think he actually liked how it turned out. That's just my opinion though. I liked the fact you put it in last place actually, made me learn a lot more about it's history and allowed me to think of it in a different light.

Kirby was the perfect difficulty, happiness, and speed to contrast elden ring when they both came out

Based on what I've heard and some research I've done to confirm it, Sakurai leaving Hal had nothing to do with him being sick of Kirby sequels. He was actually dissatisfied with the gaming industry in general at the time, believing that developers weren't getting paid enough for their work; their salaries were unchanged when a game sold more, so they often just stuck to making safer games rather than taking risks. He also resented the fact that the sales people knew what consumers wanted more than the people who actually developed the games, causing a disconnect between developers and what players would actually be interested in. Thus, I suppose that he felt leaving Hal and becoming a freelancer would let him better address these issues and connect to the players. With this in mind, the reasoning behind Air Ride's ranking feels unjustified.

Thanks for the Epic Yarn love. People shit on it for being “too easy” but I wouldn’t change a thing about it. It’s probably my favorite Wii game.

I think I speak for everyone when I say that this franchise is one of the most quality consistent franchises I’ve ever seen.

I’m glad Forgotten Land didn’t have the “Release it now, finish it later.” Approach Star Allies and all current Mario Sports games do.

My guy put a got dang e-reader slide puzzle above Kirby's Air Ride. I just... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Air Ride deserves better, you know this

Kirby's Air Ride didn't make Sakurai sad - heck, he seemed to like it a lot, given how much he references it in Smash Bros. It was just the general pressure for sequels that he didn't like. Saying he disliked Air Ride because of that seems like a stretch.

Order some pizza, have some friends over and play City Trial and I guarantee you'll change your mind on Air Ride

you have to be trolling with that air ride take lol

Slides was better than Air Ride? I get the argument of "This is what made Sakurai leave Kirby", but I disagree putting below Slides.

Woah how good are kirby games if air ride is the worst? That game is great.

Return to Dreamland was probably the near-zenith of what the platforming Kirby game could reach (you could make an argument for Triple Deluxe or Robobot and I'd still agree). It's easily my favorite Kirby game for its simple multiplayer, the boss fights and their design, a plethora of new abilities, graphics that just hit different, and a villain that (while not as creepy as other Kirby villains) definitely stands out as being one of the better ones. Everything I ever wanted in a Kirby multiplayer is here. City Trial was one of the best things about AirRide and while it was the only thing that really made it stand out, it still had my friends and I constantly playing decades later. I have no problems having it at #2 on my list and I'll personally die on that hill. With regards to The Forgotten Land, that game should be last place for the control scheme, the lackluster design of levels and how they nerfed abilities (and no I'm not talking about the forging mechanic).

First Antdude, now you. Why does everyone dislike Battle Royale so much? I had a lot of fun with it and I just can't understand people's distates.

30: Slide (E-Reader)(Slide Puzzle) 29: Dream Course (SNES)(Golf) 28: Pinball Land (Gameboy)(Pinball) 27: Battle Royale (3DS)(Minigame) 26: Team Kirby Clash Deluxe (3DS)(RPG) 25: Star Stacker (Gameboy)(Stacking) 24: Tilt n’ Tumble (GBC)(Tilting) 23: Rainbow Curse (Wii U)(Track) 22: Dream Land (Gameboy)(Platformer) 21: Squeak Squad (DS)(Platformer) 20: Avalanche (SNES)(Poyo Poyo) 19: Block Ball (Gameboy)(Breakout) 18: Blowout Blast (3DS)(Platformer) 17: Dream Buffet (Switch)(Party) 16: Dream Land 2 (Gameboy)(Platformer) 15: Kirby Fighters Deluxe (3DS)(Fighter) 14: Star Allies (Switch)(Platformer) 13: Canvas Curse (DS)(Track) 12: Kirby 64 (N64)(Platformer) 11: Adventure (NES)(Platformer) 10: Triple Deluxe (3DS)(Platformer) 9: Epic Yarn (Wii)(Platformer) 8: Dream Land 3 (SNES)(Platformer) 7: Air Ride (GameCube)(Racer) 6: Mass Attack (DS)(Platformer) 5: Return to Dreamland (Wii)(Platformer) 4: Forgotten Land (Switch)(3D Adventure) 3: Planet Robobot (3DS)(Platformer) 2: Super Star (SNES)(Game Collection) 1: Amazing Mirror (GBA)(Metroid-Vania)

Squeak Squad is the video game I've 100% completed the most number of times. I love it