Kirby: Canvas Curse

KIRBY: CANVAS CURSE

And now, let's begin four games that feel like they should be part of the mainline list but aren't, and now that I've watched through them all, I get it. All the mainline games had the core gameplay tenets like copy abilities and such, whereas these are all built around different design philosophies. For instance, Kirby: Canvas Curse features Kirby transformed into a ball by a witch named Drawcia, and he traverses the levels by rolling constantly, the player drawing paths for him to roll on in order to get around.

Kirby is your main ball, though King Dedede, Meta Knight, Waddle Dee, and Waddle Doo are technically playable but just as balls, so . . . You do technically have copy abilities here gained from rolling into certain enemies, these being: Balloon, which inflates him temporarily; Beam, with the whip rolling around him; Burning, which gives him the meteor form; Crash, which sets off an explosion; Freeze, which gives him a freezing shield; Missile, which turns him into a missile; Needle, which lets him roll up walls and ceilings; Spark, which shoots a lightning bolt straight up; Stone, which makes him a heavy stone; Tornado, which surrounds him in a tornado; and Wheel, which makes him roll much faster.

Drawcia is our main villain, a paint witch that turned the world into a painting. She attacks by summoning enemies, throwing energy orbs at Kirby, and diving at him, before turning into her soul form which is very similar to Zero and other villain cores. She's also easily the best gimmick rep for the game, so there's that too.

King Dedede races you in a minecart as a boss, Kracko waits in a Block Ball-style room for you, and Paint Roller draws Bombers to come after you. The enemies in this game are Waddle Dees wielding spears and floating with dandelion fluff, Bang Bang, Blado, Blipper, Bloon, Bobo, Bomber, Bouncy, Bronto Burt, a Cackling Painting, Cappy, Chilly, Como, Flamer, Gaveela, Glunk, Gordo, Kabu, Needlous, Pacto, Rocky, Snoppy, Soarar, Sparky, Squishy, Thudd, Tick, Topper, Twister, Waddle Doo, and Wheelie.

The stages are all named after colors, including Reddy Land, Arange Gorge, Iello Adventure, Neo Greo, Bloo Hills, Omarine Zone, Wonder Lilane, and finally, the World of Drawcia.

That's pretty much it! Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

Kirby: ball, Balloon, Beam, Burning, Crash, Freeze, Missile, Needle, Spark, Stone, Tornado, Wheel

King Dedede: minecart

Meta Knight

Waddle Dee: fluff, spear

Waddle Doo

Drawcia: paint curse, turn you into ball, summon enemies, energy orbs, dive, Drawcia Soul

Kracko

Paint Roller: draw

Chilly

Como

Rocky

Sparky

Tick

Twister

Wheelie

Stages:

Reddy Land

Arange Gorge

Iello Adventure

Neo Greo

Bloo Hills

Omarine Zone

Wonder Lilane

World of Drawcia

Thanks for reading! Next up, I hope you've brought your knitting needles.