Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 64 (星のカービィ64, Hoshi no Kābī Rokujūyon, lit. "Kirby of the Stars 64"), is a Nintendo 64 platform video game made by HAL Laboratory and Nintendo. It was later released on the Wii's Virtual Console in 2008 and the Wii U's Virtual Console in 2015. In the game, Kirby helps Ribbon use the power of the crystal to defeat Dark Matter. It introduces the concept of combining abilities. Kirby can combine two abilities to make a new one.

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Developer(s)	HAL Laboratory
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Series	Kirby
Platform(s)	Nintendo 64, Virtual Console (Wii, Wii U)
Release	Nintendo 64: JP: March 24, 2000 NA: June 26, 2000 EU: June 22, 2001 AU: July 26, 2001 Virtual Console (Wii): NA: February 25, 2008 JP: April 15, 2008 EU: March 7, 2008 AU: March 7, 2008 KOR: September 16, 2008 Virtual Console (Wii U): EU: June 25, 2015 AU: June 26, 2015 NA: July 30, 2015 JP: August 19, 2015
Genre(s)	Platformer
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer

Levels

• Planet Popstar
• Rock Star
• Aqua Star
• Neo Star
• Shiver Star
• Ripple Star
• Dark Star