20 Years of Angry Kirby

[BoxmanWTF]

2012 is the 20th Anniversary of Kirby, as Kirby's Dreamland was released on April 27th 1992
In order to celebrate this, let us take a look at *most* of the angry kirby boxarts

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Let us not forget, the times when he was actually happy in America

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What was the turning point in kirby's expression?
As you can see in this timeline

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The earliest game that kirby was made "hardcore" was Kirby's nightmare in dreamland

Ever since then, we've never had a kirby game (where kirby has insides) with a happy faced boxart stateside, and probably never will
So in truth, it's really 10 years of Angry Kirby, but hey it's still makes for a good laugh

 

[mrgone]

i thought, you post the boxarts in this thread.
instead we just have a crappy drawing of a five year old plus a link to somewhere else.

 

[BoxmanWTF]

@mrgone
better?
I was feeling lazy...
Anyways, I personally think that Air Ride and Squeak Squad's Boxarts are the most hilarious
They literally changed no more than two things on kirby's face

 

[Skelletonike]

Why did the americans put kirby with an angry face? o.O
Makes no sense seeing as most games it's pratically identical the image besides the eyes.

 

[emigre]

Why did the americans put kirby with an angry face? o.O
Makes no sense seeing as most games it's pratically identical the image besides the eyes.

That's to make Kirby hardcore.

 

[Skelletonike]

Why did the americans put kirby with an angry face? o.O
Makes no sense seeing as most games it's pratically identical the image besides the eyes.

That's to make Kirby hardcore.

Poor kirby. ='(

 

[Haloman800]

He doesn't look very happy in the "Tilt 'n' Tumble" boxart..

 

[prowler]

He doesn't look very happy in the "Tilt 'n' Tumble" boxart..

he's making a :> face.

 

[jing90]

the amazing mirror american boxart actually looks better than the japanese one
the squeak squad change is really stupid...

 

[Joe88]

um kirby epic yarn, he is happy on the US box art

 

[BoxmanWTF]

um kirby epic yarn, he is happy on the US box art

WELL
that makes everything I just said irrelevant...unless... I tweak it

 

[Fyrus]

The Amazing Mirror's Boxart has just reversed Red and Pink Kirby, if you look closely.

 

[BoxmanWTF]

The Amazing Mirror's Boxart has just reversed Red and Pink Kirby, if you look closely.

Holy crap, I just noticied that XD
well, that makes two JPN boxarts where there's one angry kirby and more than 2 happy ones

 

[Fyrus]

The Amazing Mirror's Boxart has just reversed Red and Pink Kirby, if you look closely.

Holy crap, I just noticied that XD
well, that makes two JPN boxarts where there's one angry kirby and more than 2 happy ones

Green Kirby seems also angry on both of these boxarts.

 

[DarkCoffe64]

 

[mrgone]

yeah, much better

i like the tilt'n'tumble as i have that game and liked it very much.

 

[PolloDiablo]

it's clearly that Kirby doens't like america

 

[CrimzonEyed]

Cute don't sell in america xD

 

[Jennyfurr]

lol aww poor Kirby =P he hates America D;
jk~