Kirby's Adventure continues to impress almost 15 years after its release, and shows that it is a classic game
Graphically, this game looks good, especially considering that this is an NES title. The background look especially nice. The foreground elements such as character sprite look great as well. Everything is crisp and clean. The graphics have even been improved in the sense that there is not as much slowdown as there was back in 93. The sound is nostalgic, but does stand up today. What does stand up is that awesome midi music that gets stuck in your head. It easily fits the game and work as well the music in Mario or Zelda.
Kirby's gameplay is what makes it so refreshing. Sure it is a platformer, but the copy abilities and the floating make this different. Kirby's ability to float really sets it apart. Unlike Mario, its hard to fall to your death, which makes the combat in the game more necessary and visceral. The copy ability adds to the combat . Over thirty different copy abilities allows the player to use strategies on how he or she approaches enemies. The combat is essential to Kirby's success, and it still works today. What's even better is that no one has done anything like it since. Sure the game is easy and fairly short, but what it lacks in length, it makes up for in quality. And at 5 dollars, the game is a bargain that you must pick up if you have not played it. If you have, it still great to see where gaming has come from and who the early innovators were.
In my mind, Kirby's Adventure is one of the best games of all time, and that is still clearly evident.