Kirby Super Star
Super NES Cameos
Mario Audience
During the Megaton Punch minigame and the Spring Breeze battle with King Dedede, you can see guests from the Super Mario series watching from the sidelines.
Mario, Luigi, Toad and Birdo appear to cheer you on.
Submitted by Fryguy64, MEGAߥTE, Smashchu
Stone Ability
When Kirby uses his Stone ability he transforms into a variety of heavy objects. On very rare occasions, he may also transform into golden statues of Nintendo heroes.
Golden Mario
Mario striking his trademark victory pose.
Golden Samus
The hero of the Metroid series in a crouching pose.
Submitted by Fryguy64, Smashchu, Dasher Misire screenshots by KindarSpirit and YoungLink
Sword Ability
When Kirby gains the Sword ability he wears a green cap and a sword with a blue handle, referencing Link and the Master Sword from The Legend of Zelda series.
Some of Kirby's sword attacks also seem to be modelled on Link's attacks from throughout the series.
Submitted by Fryguy64
Yo-yo Ability
Kirby's Yo-yo ability may be modelled after Ness from EarthBound. Yo-yo Kirby wears a backwards baseball cap, the ability icon has a background similar to EarthBound's File Select screen, and both games were developed by HAL Laboratory.
Submitted by YoungLink
Great Cave Offensive Treasures
In the Great Cave Offensive, many of the treasures are precious artifacts and items from Japanese folklore. Some of them are also from Nintendo games.
- Screw Ball from Metroid
- Bucket from Mario & Wario
- Falcon's Helmet from F-Zero
- Turtle Shell from the Super Mario Series
- Sword (Falchion) from Fire Emblem
- Mr. Saturn from EarthBound
- Kong's Barrel from the Donkey Kong Series
- Tire from Super Mario Kart
- Pegasus Wing from Kid Icarus
- Triforce from The Legend of Zelda Series
Submitted by Fryguy64, Smashchu, YoungLink
Milky Way Wishes Staff Roll
At the end of the Milky Way Wishes staff roll, Mario appears alongside the Nintendo logo.
Submitted by YoungLink, TV Eye, Teisama
Halberd
Meta Knight's ship is named the Halberd. While a Halberd is a type of weapon, it is also a reference to HAL Laboratory, the developers of the game.
Submitted by Da Robot
Enemies
Lololo & Lalala
The bosses of Stage 2 of Spring Breeze, Lololo & Lalala, are based on the characters Lolo and Lala from HAL Laboratory's Adventures of Lolo series.
Cameo Description
Motor Shotzo
The Motor Shotzo enemy that appears in the Revenge of Meta Knight chapter is based on the player's vehicle in HAL Laboratory's self-published Game Boy game Trax.
Battle Windows
One of the boss battles is based on classic RPGs, and appears to be played in windows that resemble those from the Mac OS 7.
Submitted by TV Eye, Parrothead, MEGAߥTE
