Looking at these, I'm pretty certain that the data from 0x24-0x1FB are position-length pairs.
For example, in your Kirby's Return to Dream Land USA example, it can be read as:
#1: Start potition 0x1F00, length 0x1F58
#2: Start position 0x3E5A, length 0x1A
#3: Start position 0x3E77, length 0x4D...