Kirby & the Amazing Mirror

Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
Also known as: Hoshi no Kirby Kagami no Daimeikyuu (JP) Developers: Flagship, Dimps, HAL Laboratory Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Game Boy Advance Released in JP: April 15, 2004 Released in US: October 18, 2004 Released in EU: July 7, 2004 This game has unused animations. This game has unused areas. This game has unused code. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused enemies. This game has unused objects. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused cinematics. This game has unused abilities. This game has unused music. This game has unused sounds. This game has debugging material. This game has regional differences. This game has revisional differences. This game has a prototype article This game has a prerelease article This game has a notes page

Kirby & the Amazing Mirror is Kirby's second and final GBA adventure, taking on a Metroidvania type of gameplay similar to Kirby Super Star‍ '​s "Great Cave Offensive" mode and featuring three Kirby partners who aren't very helpful. Oh, did we mention Kirby has to save Meta Knight this time around? Aw YEAH!

It was released for the 3DS Virtual Console in December 2011 as part of the 3DS Ambassador Program and Wii U Virtual Console in April 2014 with no differences aside from a lack of multiplayer functionality. However the game would release on the Nintendo Switch Online service in September 2023 with it's multiplayer intact.

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Prototype Info

Prerelease Info

Notes

Unused Graphics Who knew such a little game could hold so much?

Unused Palettes Seems like Kirby isn't the only one with differently-colored clones.

Unused Music and Sounds I can still hear them echoing through my mind...

Unused Objects Why are there so many unused Golems in this game?

Regional Differences "You are champion"

Unused Rooms

Debug Room

This room uses a similar tileset to Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land's debug rooms. This was probably used as a debug room earlier in development, but it's empty now. Use code 02020FE6:03C9 and you'll be transported there after you lose a life.

(Source: GoldS)

Unknown Room

The header data for this room is completely missing from the final game, but all the other data (tile map, solidity map and objects) is still there.

The only tileset that fits is the one used in Radish Ruins. The room contains four Maxim Tomatoes and two 1UPs. Their presence suggest this was some kind of test room.

(Source: UraYukimitsu)

Unused Copy Abilities

Hi-Jump

Hi-Jump, an ability from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, was apparently set to appear in this game. Developer text from a removed Debug Menu lists its attacking sound from the previous game, called SE KBY_HI_JUMP internally. The sound itself also remains, and can be heard in the Collection Room's Sound Player as sound 68, grouped behind UFO's sound effects.

No other copy abilities from the previous game are listed, such as Ball, Light, and Freeze, which leads to the conclusion of Hi-Jump being considered for this game, before ultimately getting cut.

Unfortunately, the sound and its internal name are the only known remnants of this ability. Any graphics of Kirby or his hat are nowhere to be found, and it's unknown if there's code for it.

(Source: Vyroz)

Unused State

Kirby has an unused state with the value 1B. It seems to be an unfinished version of the "WAIT" state from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. Its effects in-game seem to replace Kirby's current icon with the "WAIT" icon from the previous game, change his pause screen to display nothing, and corrupt his graphics, causing him to adopt the sprites of various Mid-Bosses or other ability hats. The game is also prone to crashing when starting to float or entering a mirror door. It can be accessed by editing the value at 02020FE3 in memory to 1B or with the following Cheat Code.

Version	Code
All Versions	02020FE3:1B

Alternatively, the following CodeBreaker code can also be used:

Version	Code
All Versions	32020FE3 001B

Below is how the pause screen looks with this state active in all versions of the game.

Japan	Europe	America

(Source: Vyroz)

Unused Enemy Properties

Chip

Any Chip enemy must be set to do something in-game. If one manages to add a Chip to a room but doesn't modify its behavior, it will default to just hopping in place.

(Source: Vyroz)

Gordo

Despite being indestructible, the Gordo enemy has a set HP value of 2. Nothing can reduce its HP.

(Source: Mugg1991's K&TAM Luascript Hitbox Viewer)

Soarar

The Soarar enemy has an unused idle animation which only consists of one still frame. Since Soarars are always in constant movement, this goes unused. Please note that the sideways movement is not part of it.

(Source: Vyroz)

Development Text

Strings relating to the development process.

Debug Text

A whole patch of devtext containing internal BGM and SFX names can be located at 00369A64 in the Japanese version, 0038F29C in the European version, and 003852F0 in the US version. The text was part of a Sound Test Debug Menu, which was removed from the final game, but can still be found on the game's Demo. The table below lists the text, the sound they were associated with, and a translation of the text if needed. Please note that the BGM and SFX are prefixed with "BGM" and "SE" respectively, according to the Debug Menu.

Some of the words might use the Nihon-Shiki romanization style instead of Hepburn romanization. Such cases will be explained and detailed.

BGM
Text	Translation	BGM
Non	None	Used when there's no music to play or when a name is not available for a track.
start_st	Starting Stage	Theme used in Central Circle.
ply_1		The theme "Forest/Nature Area" that plays in most of the rooms in Rainbow Route.
ply_2		The theme "Flame/Lava Area" that plays in most of the rooms in Mustard Mountain.
ply_5		The theme "Castle/Building Area" that plays in most of the rooms in Moonlight Mansion and Carrot Castle.
boss_mid	Mid-Boss	The theme that plays while fighting a Mid-Boss.
boss_kyotu	Boss pretend. "Kyotu" is an alternate spelling of "kyotsu", which might be short for "虚つけて" (kyotsukete), which means "pretending to be".	The theme that plays in Dark Meta Knight's boss fight.
kbydead	Kirby Dead	Plays when Kirby is KOd.
SFX
Text	Translation	Sound
not sound	No sound	Used when there is no sound to play or when there is no name available for a sound.
kby_jump	Kirby jump	Sound that plays when Kirby jumps.
kby_suikomi	Kirby inhale	Kirby using his inhale attack.
kby_hoobari	Kirby stuffed cheeks	Previously used in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land when Kirby successfully inhaled an enemy. Goes unused here, but a similar sound is used by the Snooter enemy, and it can be heard in the Collection Room.
kby_starshot_1	Kirby star shot 1	Kirby exhaling a Star Bullet.
kby_starshot_2	Kirby star shot 2	Kirby exhaling a Blaster Bullet.
kby_tyakuti	Kirby landing. "Tyakuti" is an alternate spelling of "chakuchi". "着地" (chakuchi) means "landing".	Kirby landing on the ground.
kby_nouryoku	Kirby ability	Kirby gaining a Copy Ability.
kby_dmg_1	Kirby damage 1	Kirby yelling while taking damage.
kby_dmg_2	Kirby damage 2	Kirby grunting while taking damage.
kby_dmg_3	Kirby damage 3	Kirby taking damage with no vocalization.
kby_nomikomi	Kirby swallow	Kirby swallowing an enemy.
kby_airshot	Kirby air shot	Kirby exhaling an air bullet.
kby_habataki	Kirby flapping wings	Kirby floating upwards.
kby_rakka	Kirby drop	Kirby landing on his head after a long fall.
kby_dash	Kirby dash	Kirby initiating a dash.
kby_sliding	Kirby sliding	Kirby using his slide attack.
kby_brake	Kirby brake	Kirby turning around in the middle of a dash.
kby_oyogi_1	Kirby swimming 1	Kirby swimming.
kby_oyogi_2	Kirby swimming 2	Kirby swimming. Duplicate of oyogi_1.
kby_dmg_ice	Kirby damage ice	Kirby taking ice damage.
kby_dmg_fire_1	Kirby damage fire 1	Kirby taking fire damage with no vocalization.
kby_dmg_fire_2	Kirby damage fire 2	Kirby yelling while taking fire damage.
kby_dmg_fire_3	Kirby damage fire 3	Kirby grunting while taking fire damage.
kby_dmg_fire_4	Kirby damage fire 4	Duplicate of dmg_ice.
kby_nobori	Kirby going up	Kirby climbing a ladder.
kby_ori	Kirby going down	Kirby going down a ladder.
kby_hoshiware	Kirby cracked star	A star bullet exploding upon hittting a wall.
kby_mizuhaki	Kirby water spout	Kirby using his water gun attack.
kby_mizuoti	Kirby water drops. "Mizuoti" is an alternate spelling of "mizuochi". "水 落ち" (mizuochi) means "water drops".	Kirby getting out of a body of water.
kby_hosidasi	Kirby extracted star. "Hosi" is an alternate spelling of "Hoshi". "星" (hoshi) means "star". "Dasi" is an alternate spelling of "dashi". "出し" (dashi) is the infinitive form of the verb "出す" (dasu), which means "to extract, take out".	Kirby getting rid of a Copy Ability.
kby_starhane	Kirby feather star	An ability star bouncing on the ground.
kby_tyuu	Kirby mwah. "Tyuu" is an alternate spelling of "chuu". "ちゅう" (chuu) is the Japanese onomatopoeia for a kiss.	Kirby kissing one of his buddies.
kby_shinisou	Kirby about to die	Kirby in critical health.
kby_tobitati	Kirby taking off. "Tobitati" is an alternate spelling of "tobitachi". "飛び立ち" (tobitachi) means "taking off".	Kirby starting to float.
kby_korogari	Kirby rolling	Stone Kirby landing.
kby_humi_jump	Kirby stepping jump. "Humi" is an alternate spelling of "fumi". "踏み" (fumi) is the infinitive form of the verb "踏む" (fumu), which means "to step on".	Kirby using the "Step-'n-Jump".
kby_suikomi_loop	Kirby inhale loop	Kirby using his inhale attack.
kby_toridashi	Kirby take out	Kirby activating his cellphone.
kby_fire_loop	Kirby fire loop	Fire Kirby using his Fire Breath attack.
kby_ice_loop	Kirby ice loop	Ice Kirby using his Ice Breath attack.
kby_icecube_osi	Kirby ice cube push. "Osi" is an alternate spelling of "oshi". "押し" (oshi) means "push".	Kirby sending an ice cube away.
kby_burnin_loop	Kirby burning loop	Burning Kirby attacking.
kby_dokan	Kirby boom	Kirby crashing against a wall after using Burning or Wheel.
kby_wheel_loop	Kirby wheel loop	Wheel Kirby accelerating.
kby_wheelbrake	Kirby wheel brake	Wheel Kirby braking.
kby_parasol	Kirby parasol	Parasol Kirby using Parasol Swing.
kby_cutter	Kirby cutter	Cutter Kirby attacking.
kby_lazer	Kirby laser	Laser Kirby attacking.
kby_stone_1	Kirby stone 1	Stone Kirby landing.
kby_stone_2	Kirby stone 2	Stone Kirby transforming.
kby_korogari_2	Kirby rolling 2	Stone Kirby rolling.
kby_slowcatch	Kirby throw catch. The word "throw" was erroneously translated as "slow" due to the katakana for of both words being the same (スロー, surо̄).	Throw Kirby catching an enemy.
kby_slownage	Kirby throw throwing	Throw Kirby throwing an enemy.
kby_slowhit	Kirby throw hit	Thrown enemy hitting a surface.
kby_sleep1	Kirby sleep 1	Sleep Kirby sleeping.
kby_sleep2	Kirby sleep 2	Sleep Kirby waking up.
kby_lazer50	Kirby laser 50	Laser Kirby shooting a laser.
kby_lazerkabe20	Kirby laser wall 20	A laser bouncing on a slope.
kby_hi_jump	Kirby hi-jump	Unused sound effect for the unused Hi-Jump ability, which previously appeared in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. This is the only leftover of it.
kby_ufo_tame1	Kirby ufo charge 1	UFO Kirby starting to charge a weak blast.
kby_ufo_tame2	Kirby ufo charge 2	UFO Kirby charging a weak blast.
kby_ufo_tame3	Kirby ufo charge 3	UFO Kirby charging a medium blast.
kby_ufo_tame4	Kirby ufo charge 4	UFO Kirby charging a strong blast.
kby_ufo_lazer1	Kirby ufo laser 1	UFO Kirby using Chain Beam.
kby_ufo_lazer2	Kirby ufo laser 2	UFO Kirby using Smart Beam.
kby_ufo_lazer3	Kirby ufo laser 3	UFO Kirby using Heat Beam.
kby_ufo_lazer4	Kirby ufo laser 4	UFO Kirby using Piercing Heat Beam.
kby_ufo_hane	Kirby ufo wing	UFO Kirby's Smart Laser bouncing on a slope.
kby_ufo_nori	Kirby ufo riding.	UFO Kirby idling.
kby_ufo_tamekiri	Kirby ufo last minute charge (?). "Tame" means "to charge", "kiri" might be an alternate spelling of "giri", which might be short for "ギリギリ" (girigiri), which means "last minute/just in time".	UFO Kirby maxing out a charge.
kby_spark_loop	Kirby spark loop	Spark Kirby using Spark Attack.
kby_tornado1	Kirby tornado 1	Tornado Kirby using Tornado Attack.
kby_tornado2	Kirby tornado 2	Tornado Kirby starting a Tornado Attack.
kby_hammerfuri1	Kirby hammer drawback 1	Hammer Kirby initiating a Hammer.
kby_hammerfuri2	Kirby hammer drawback 2	Hammer Kirby initiating a Giant Swing.
kby_hammerhit1	Kirby hammer hit 1	Hammer Kirby hitting an enemy.
kby_hammeratari	Kirby hammer strike	Hammer Kirby hitting the ground with Hammer.
kby_fire_oni1	Kirby fire oni 1	Hammer Kirby initiating a Hammer Flip.
kby_fire_oni2	Kirby fire oni 2	Hammer Kirby swinging his hammer during Hammer Flip.
kby_hammerhit2	Kirby hammer hit 2	Hammer Kirby hitting an enemy.
kby_tornado	Kirby tornado	Hammer Kirby using Hammer Swing.
kby_hammerhit3	Kirby hammer hit 3	Hammer Kirby hitting an enemy.
kby_sword40_1	Kirby sword 40 1	Sword Kirby using Overhead Slash.
kby_sword40_2	Kirby sword 40 2	Sword Kirby using Sword Spin.
kby_sword_mijin1	Kirby sword finely chopped 1. "Mijin" might be short for "みじん切り" (mijingiri), which means "finely chopped".	Kirby using Rapid Sword Slash. Duplicate of sword40_1.
kby_sword_mijin2	Kirby sword finely chopped 2	Kirby using Final Stroke. Duplicate of sword40_1.
kby_sword_final	Kirby final sword	Sword Kirby using Final Sword.
kby_panch	Kirby punch. The word "punch" was mispelled as "panch" because the Japanese transliteration of the word is spelled as "panchi" (パンチ).	Fighter Kirby using Punch/Vulcan Jab.
kby_kick	Kirby kick	Fighter Kirby using Kick.
kby_spike_panch	Kirby spike punch	Fighter Kirby using Spike Punch.
kby_sky_kick	Kirby sky kick	Fighter Kirby using Sky Kick.
kby_pshot_tame1	Kirby power shot charge 1	Fighter Kirby charging a Force Blast.
kby_pshot_tame2	Kirby power shot charge 2	Fighter Kirby charging a Mega Force Blast.
kby_pshot_tame3	Kirby power shot charge 3	Fighter Kirby charging a Giga Force Blast.
kby_pshot1	Kirby power shot 1	Fighter Kirby launching a Force Blast.
kby_pshot2	Kirby power shot 2	Fighter Kirby launching a Mega Force Blast.
kby_mega_pshot	Kirby mega power shot	Kirby launching a Giga Force Blast.
kby_riging	Kirby rising. The word "rising" was mispelled as such because the Japanese transliteration of the word is spelled as "raijingu" (ライジング).	Fighter Kirby using Rising Break.
kby_spin_kick	Kirby spin kick	Fighter Kirby using Spin Kick.
kby_moon_kick	Kirby moon kick	Fighter Kirby using Moon Somersault Kick.
kby_crash60	Kirby crash 60	Crash Kirby attacking.
zakodead1	Dead enemy 1	An enemy exploding.
zakodead2	Dead enemy 2	An enemy exploding.
zakodead3	Dead enemy 3	An enemy exploding.
zakodead_s1	Dead enemy s1	An enemy gently exploding.
zakodamage1	Enemy damage 1	An enemy getting hit.
dmg_icehit	Damage ice hit	An enemy suffering from ice damage.
dmg_cutterhit	Damage cutter hit	An enemy getting hit by a cutter.
dmg_swordhit	Damage sword hit	An enemy getting hit by Sword Kirby.
hit_1		An enemy suffering from heavy damage.
hit_2		An enemy suffering from heavy damage.
zako_bomb	Enemy bomb	A Foley and Bang-Bang exploding.
zako_dead_ice	Dead enemy ice	A frozen enemy exploding.
zako_tobitachi	Enemy taking off	An enemy jumping.
zako_shot1	Enemy shot 1	An enemy shooting or throwing something.
zako_fire1	Enemy fire 1	Hot Head shooting fire.
zako_spark1	Enemy spark 1	Sparky attacking.
zako_jump1	Enemy jump 1	Droppy jumping.
zako_shot_zo	Enemy shotzo	Shotzo shooting a bullet.
bress__dosin_s	Doshin press small	Giant Rocky landing.
roal_start	Roll start. The word "roll" was mispelled as such because... well, that's how it kinda sounds like.	Wheelie accelerating.
roal_kabe	Roll wall	Wheelie colliding with a wall.
apper_apper	Upper upper. The word "upper" was mispelled because the Japanese transliteration of the word is "appā" (アッパー).	A fighter Golem doing an uppercut.
foaly_bombnage	Foley bomb throw	Foley detaching itself from its propeler.
syuty_shot	Shooty shot. "Syuty" is an alternate spelling of "Shūti" (シューティ), Shooty's Japanese name.	Shooty shooting a laser.
dittshi_jab	Boxin jab	Boxin punching.
ditshi_apper	Boxin upper	Boxin doing an uppercut.
heavyknight_sword	Heavy Knight sword	Heavy Knight swinging his sword.
gleat_tyakuti	Great landing	Giant Rocky doing a ground pound.
birug_nomikomi	Snooter swallow	Snooter swallowing Kirby or food.
birug_hakidashi	Snooter spitting out	Snooter spitting out Kirby.
m_boss_exp	Mid-Boss explosion	A Mid-Boss exploding.
m_boss_damage1	Mid-Boss damage 1	A Mid-Boss taking damage
m_boss_kizetu	Mid-Boss fainting. "Kizetu" is an alternate spelling of "kizetsu". "気絶" (kizetsu) means "to faint".	A Mid-Boss getting defeated.
m_boss_flash	Mid-Boss flash	A Mid-Boss about to explode.
cat_atk	Cat attack	Batafire attacking.
cat_fireboal	Cat fireball	Batafire launching fireballs.
b_boss_exp	Big Boss exploding	The crowd cheer after defeating a Boss.
b_boss_flash	Big Boss flash	The sound that plays when Kirby deals the last hit to a Boss.
king_tataki	King bash	King Golem slamming his hand on the ground.
king_goalem	King golem	King Golem releasing a Golem.
item		Kirby picking up an item.
oneup		Kirby picking up a One Up.
kaifuku	Recovery	Kirby healing.
kbydead_fgm	Kirby dead foreground music	Another player getting KOd in multiplayer.
pause		Game pause.
select		A player selecting an option in the main menu.
kettei	Choice	A player choosing an option in the main menu.
keitai_coal	Phonecall	Kirby's cellphone ringing.
keitai_tyak	Phonecall talk. "Tyak" is an alternate spelling of "chaku", which might be another way to transliterate the word "talk" into Japanese (as チャク).	Another playing recieving a call.
koware1	Broken 1	A Star Block breaking.
switch		Kirby pressing a switch.
tobira_f1	Door f 1	Kirby entering a door.
tobira_f2	Door f 2	Kirby entering a door to Central Circle.
takara	Treasure	Kirby collecting an item inside a treasure chest.

(Source: Vyroz, heynow)

Nintendo SRAM

Located at 0xD60864:

MultiSio4Sio32Load020820
Sio32MultiLoad010214
NINTENDOSRAM_V113

Build Dates

Located at F87AF0 in the Japanese version, F32D94 in the US version, F4026C in the European version and A2BF78 in the prototype, included here for comparison. The Japan Revision 1 version, the Japan Virtual Console version and the USA Virtual Console version do not differ from their "parent" versions.

Prototype	Europe	USA	Japan
0.21 Mon Dec 29 19:37:23 2003	1.01 Mon Apr 19 20:21:54 2004	1.03 Mon Apr 12 19:58:05 2004	1.08 Tue Mar 2 02:08:54 2004

Unused Compressed Spots

Various areas inside the ROM contain compressed properties, but they're strangely empty. The adresses below are from the European version of the game. While the Japanese and American versions of the game have more unused compressed areas, it's because most of these were placeholders for graphics that were to be used in the European build, and eventually became used.

Address	Image Number	Notes
001E21A8	164	Located between the Italian pause screen description for Master and the World Map graphic.
002E073C	755	Located between the graphics for the save data corruption message and the graphics that show up in the World Map when pressing a Big Switch.
00D888D4	1195	Located right next to the graphics of an English connection error for a Subgame.
00DAB364	1199	Located right next to the graphics of a German connection error for a Subgame.
00DCDFB4	1202	Located right next to the graphics of a French connection error for a Subgame.
00DF0C88	1205	Located right next to the graphics of a Spanish connection error for a Subgame.
00E13748	1208	Located right next to the graphics of an Italian connection error for a Subgame.
00E3938C	1215	Located right next to the graphics of an Italian connection error for a Subgame.
00E71A6C	1218	Located right next to the graphics of an English connection error for a Subgame.
00E9EA08	1222	Located right next to the graphics of a German connection error for a Subgame.
00ECB92C	1226	Located right next to the graphics of a French connection error for a Subgame.
00EF8888	1230	Located right next to the graphics of a Spanish connection error for a Subgame.
00F25718	1234	Located right next to the graphics of an Italian connection error for a Subgame.

Possibly Cut Graphics

When Kirby is transported to Dark Mind's last phase, any ability that he had on him will be removed immediately. Thanks to glitches, however, it's possible to keep the abilities of the other Kirbys. To do so, Kirby must call his friends when the screen is almost fully red after defeating Dark Mind's core. This will result in the Kirbys being able to move around the cutscene where Dark Mind escapes, and conserve the ability when the final fight begins. There's a side effect to all of this, as the ability hats (or parasol, in the case of Parasol Kirby) of the Kirbys will just stay floating beside the Warp Star. However, there is one ability who has a unique effect: Missile.

Missile is the only ability that has a unique sprite when riding the Warp Star. It's identical to one of his sprites when climbing a ladder, but it's located at a different spot in the ROM. While the ladder sprite is located at 005B5D18, this one is located at 005B9458. Missile, unlike other abilities, doesn't have separate sprites for his hat.

Other abilities who have their hats and base sprites as one, such as Cupid, Hammer, Fighter, and Throw, will crash the game if this glitch is attempted with them. This most likely means that the game is trying to load graphics that no longer exist for these abilities. As for abilities that have their hats separate, they could be loading their default hat sprite due to the game being unsuccessful at finding the correct graphic.

All of this indicates that, at one point, every ability was planned to have a special graphic/hat for the Warp Star ride at the final fight, but for unknown circumstances, they were cut.

(Discovery: Mugg1991)

Dark Mind Glitch and Unused Hit Counter Behavior

An EXTREMELY rare Glitch can occur at the last Dark Mind fight that causes a softlock. It can happen randomly, and there are no clear requirements for it.

During the post-credits scene, Dark Mind has an absurdly low chance of simply not dying. The player can keep hitting him, but he will never explode. This unfortunate event can at least let us see some unused behavior from the hit counter. If the player is patient enough to surpass 999 hits to Dark Mind's core... ...the counter just resets to 000 hits. Cool.

(Source: Vyroz)

Revisional Differences

• The Virtual Console release reduced the flashing lights that appears when defeating a boss, as part of Nintendo's newer policies in order to avoid causing epileptic seizures.

• As stated above, the Virtual Console release removed the multiplayer functionality.

Oddities

• Despite what the lives counter would have us believe, the game actually caps lives at 255 instead of 99.