Kirby and I, it seems, have grown up alongside each other, while remaining largely separate.

I have been living my life, Kirby has been living his.

Instead, I’ve been hanging out with Mario,Wonder Boy, the running man from Impossible Mission.

Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe screenshot

(I love that guy.)

This is a fancy version of a Kirby game for the Wii, I gather.

Reading around I gather that Return to Dreamland was not Kirby at his very best.

Cover image for YouTube video

A lot of reviewers thought it was boring.

As such, I’m finding it quite a weird game to play.

And these sudden shockwaves of oddness are everywhere.

Over the last few days they have become the things I have played for.

Where is the next thing that will surprise me, that will feel wonderfully off?

But then something will happen that surprises me.

Kirby swallows enemies and can take on their powers.

I was prepared for this.

But the super versions of the powers are surprisingly wild.

At one point I spouted lava floes that could destroy massive chunks of the environment.

What a stupid thing to pop in.

But honestly, the sense of feedback to his attacks is absolutely bloodthirsty, really brilliantly delivered stuff.

I feel bad about all of this.

Maybe I just need to keep playing.