I wasn't aware a concept for a 6th game was completely scrapped, as a gigantic fan of the original Kirby Super Star this is both fascinating and extremely sad to know, the concept itself sounds incredible.

This game is technically what formed my gaming tastes and interests, thank you so much for this incredible game, it changed my life

I always thought having player 2 be an actual enemy was a great idea. People like to have the chance to play as an enemy and even though player 1 is prioritized it gives an appeal to player 2 as well instead of just having them be lesser.

“Kirby Super Star was originally going to have a mode where Kirby had his mouth sealed shut and had to explore a spooky mansion” sounds like a creepypasta premise and yet here it is, straight from Sakurai-San.

3:24 Mr. Sakurai expressing his qualms about the costumes Kirby wears is the funniest thing I've seen all day. 😂

3:15 The Copy Hats are such a good addition to Kirby, they're a really cute way to show off his cap-abilities

The impact that Super Star has had on Kirby is wild, its format eventually lead to the creation of Planet Robobot, which I still think is one of the best platformers (and games in general) that Nintendo's ever published to this day.

I loved being able to see the thought process behind this game, and even getting a small peek at the cut Kagero's Mansion!

I like Sakurai’s reaction to Miyamoto’s idea. One of the most famous figures in the company at the time asks you to implement a brand new feature into your series at a time when people were still figuring onscreen co-op out. That had to be motivating but at least a little scary

“The things you make today can lead to what you make tomorrow.” -Sakurai
really like it

I used to set up action figures and dolls in front of the TV when I played Superstar, and narrated Kirby's adventures as I played, as if it were a movie they were watching... It really was an incredible game.

6:52 - "The things you make today can lead to what you make tomorrow."

simple but important advice for anyone working on anything, from coding to art to everything else. even if it seems a bit obvious, its good to have in your mind!

6:01 Knowing that Kirby would get carried away chasing a butterfly to the point of getting lost into scary woods is so cute.
My first reaction was "awwwww, Kirby!"

Brilliant work; not just the video, the game too!

I grew up playing Kirby superstar on the DS. Me and my friend across the street would play multiplayer all the time, and I have really fond memories of it for that reason. Thanks for all the memories, Sakurai

Oh wow I always heard that the mansion was supposed to be its own game but now we have confirmation that it was a scrapped SS section

I really like the idea of the cut game mode. I'd love to see that in a future game. Kirby in the Mouthless Mansion?

Ah yes. The game that inspired one of my favourite Smash Bros stages (Meta Knight's Revenge) and one of my least favourites. (Great Cave Offensive) and started the trend of cute critters being dirty traitors. This is the game that set most of the groundwork for the series IMO. Even Forgotten Land to this day has elements that started here. Still one of Kirby's best outings. Even better with the ds remake.
3:35 The frustration in that inhale was so strong.

Still to this day my favorite Kirby game. Everything about it is perfect.

I didn't realize this until years later, but Kirby Super Star is like a platformer beat-em-up. I'm glad it was the first video game I've ever played.

I will never not enjoy how Sakurai uses this channel to truly lift the veil on what goes on behind the making of video games. Seeing him casually talk about things ranging from cut modes and ideas, to elements of his games which he wish had turned out differently in the format of a 7-minute YouTube video is insane.

All I can think now is how has the idea of Kirby being unable to suck up his foes never appeared in another Kirby game? (Outside of Epic Yarn, if you count that.)

Super star is one of the best Kirby games games. I grew up on super star ultra but it’s pretty much the same aside from a few changes. I got lost in the great cave offensive so much as a kid lol

Kirby Super Star was one of the most critically acclaimed, action-packed Kirby games thanks to its control style and beat-em up design and then they really had the gall to not make anything remotely similar to it in terms of gameplay until 10 years later with Squeak Squad kinda

Lol, shows that Sakurai was clearly ahead of his time.