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Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 1:20 PM

Development Secrets of the Original Kirby [Grab Bag]

interesting kirby dev knowledge from this video

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 1:20 PM

- sakurai envisioned the game when he was only 19

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 1:20 PM

- the goal of the original kirby was to show newcomers to video games how fun gaming can be

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 1:21 PM

- the reason waddle dee and waddle doo look so similar was to save on memory space

https://images.plurk.com/3xwz4GQOOUbjp5e3CRAfWY.png

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 1:23 PM

https://images.plurk.com/4vwe8GEmqnHzn0IcE5IzkT.png

this is the entire sprite data for a major kirby boss's first iteration

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 1:23 PM

https://images.plurk.com/18vsW0eXrnuesgqxahWbda.png

duplicate it mirrored vertically

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 1:24 PM

https://images.plurk.com/3Elzx5tPAYro1BJnzBcKCg.png

render it three times

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 1:24 PM

then, add the background layer

https://images.plurk.com/RfgR6jpeyJs8b05JEsvWv.png

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 1:26 PM

the Maxim Tomato also got its name because the M is symmetrical and that cuts the required sprite space by half

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 1:30 PM

- Enemies have no terrain collision logic in the original kirby

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 1:30 PM

there's places where it looks like they do, like the little hermit crab enemy will walk forward then fall off a cliff, but

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 1:30 PM

they just designed it to move X pixels forwards, then fall

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 1:30 PM

then lined up the terrain accordingly

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 1:33 PM

https://images.plurk.com/IQ9d2MEutD2n7ID9lJKD4.png

design doc

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 1:34 PM

https://images.plurk.com/VyxLBZS6l3S8Bypc5SEwb.png

OH HUH

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 1:35 PM

the concept for Smash Bros's percent system came from a rejected idea for kirby

Doctor Ansem

@doctoransem

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 1:36 PM

Ohhhh

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 1:41 PM

and finally, a quiz: which one of these is the shape for Meta Knight's visor?

https://images.plurk.com/7dDYYuPlOXVNPfWeAL7b1f.png

Doctor Ansem

@doctoransem

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 1:43 PM

I want to say rightmost but the top is familiar too

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 1:46 PM

the answer is

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 1:46 PM

https://images.plurk.com/71WU2ZWOFyXDKGSbPs5XT7.png

https://images.plurk.com/1mhPr2rZyTRiyvtOBdZ0b.png

https://images.plurk.com/1PPW8ElGztAjWR0glZsZE5.png

all three

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@lastbastion

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 1:49 PM

this is fascinating

Wild Child

@graygriffin

Fri, Apr 28, 2023 6:13 PM

that sprite knowledge is so cool