Kirby on the Draw

Kirby on the Draw Preview image for Kirby on the Draw from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe. Details Type(s) Shooting - Competitive Levels 3 Players 1-4 Appears in Kirby Super Star Ultra Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Comparable to Quick Draw, Scope Shot

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Kirby on the Draw is one of the Sub-Games appearing in Kirby Super Star Ultra and is available from the start of the game. This sub-game is playable in both single player and multiplayer, where up to four players can play via a wireless connection, only needing one game card.

Similar to Quick Draw from Kirby's Adventure, Kirby on the Draw takes on a wild west theme, and the four contestants are dressed in a cowboy hat and ammo belt. The setting appears to be within a saloon, especially considering the saloon door behind the Kirbys. This Sub-Game has three difficulty options, much like other Sub-Games.

Kirby on the Draw returns in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, where Bandana Waddle Dee, King Dedede, and Meta Knight can now be chosen as contestants. The game also supports either stick or gyro controls for aiming.

Gameplay[edit]

Gameplay in Kirby Super Star Ultra

Kirby on the Draw plays similarly to a typical speed/reaction-style shooting game. The objective is for each Kirby to shoot as many cardboard cutouts as possible of enemies, bosses, and helpers (which are also wearing cowboy attire) within a 60-second (one minute) time limit. The Sub-Game occurs on the lower screen, where the player must use the Stylus to tap on the cardboard cutouts appearing every second. They must tap it quickly, before a rival Kirby beats them to it. The top screen shows the four Kirbys and each of their points.

Players must avoid tapping Bombers, as they are false targets and a penalty for the Kirby who shot it. The Kirby who fired it becomes gray and is unable to fire for a second.

Players cannot fire indefinite ammo, as their revolver only carries eight bullets. There is a pink bar spanning across the bottom of the touch screen, and it displays the bullets that were fired and the remaining ones. Each fired bullet is represented by a black X mark while each remaining bullet is represented by a dart centered within a red circle. After firing every bullet, the player cannot fire anymore, and can reload by tapping the bar.

The Kirby who ends up with the most points wins.

Scoring[edit]

Some targets are worth more points than others, which appear less frequently.

Category	Characters	Points
Enemies		10 points
Helpers		20 points
Mid-Bosses		40 points
Bosses		100 points
Magolor (KRtDLD only)		120 points
Bomber		-50 points

Missions[edit]

In Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, there are nine Missions for this Sub-Game. They are as follows:

• Green Gunner - Play Kirby on the Draw for the first time.
• Danger! Don't Shoot! - Win without hitting any Bombers.
• Cosmic Jester, Happy to Help - Play while wearing the Marx dress-up mask.
• Reloaded and Ready - Win without ever running out of bullets.
• Magolor Target on Level 2 - Hit a Magolor target on Level 2.
• Pass 700 Points on Level 3 - Earn 700 or more points in a single game on Level 3.
• 200 Total Targets Hit - Hit a grand total of 200 or more targets.
• Clear All Difficulties - Win on all difficulty settings. (Level 1 / Level 2 / Level 3)
• Super Star Cowboy - Complete all other missions for Kirby on the Draw.

Once all 100 regular missions are completed, two final missions related to this Sub-Game are unlocked, as part of the "True Extra Missions" category:

• Shootin' for a High Score (Level 3) - Earn a score of 800 or higher on a single Level 3 game of Kirby on the Draw.
• Ready and Reloaded (Level 3) - Win without ever running out of bullets on Level 3 of Kirby on the Draw.

Tutorial transcript (Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe)[edit]

• "Aim at the targets with (Control Stick). Press A to fire! Try not to shoot at any Bombers. (You can also play using a Joy-Con and tilt controls.)"
• "When you run out of bullets, press X to reload. You can't shoot targets while reloading, so make sure you time it carefully!"
• "If you run into difficulty when tilting the Joy-Con, press Y to reset the cursor to the center position!"
• "When playing solo, you can hold the system with one hand and touch the screen with the other to play. Tap the targets to fire. Tap Kirby to reload!"

Trivia[edit]

• Knuckle Joe uses his design from Kirby: Right Back at Ya! in this Sub-Game, due to his unique eye shape and different posture compared to his in-game sprites in the main game modes.
  • In the Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe version, the King Dedede target uses his design prior to the redesign seen in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. This is because his art is actually upscaled from the Kirby Super Star Ultra version.

Gallery[edit]

Kirby Super Star Ultra[edit]

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  Title screen

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]

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  Firing at targets on Level 1

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  A lineup of many targets on Level 2

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  A Bomber being shot by P4 on Level 3

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  Results screen

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  Concept art of the characters and guns

Targets[edit]

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  Bronto Burt

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  Cappy

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  Waddle Dee

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  Knuckle Joe

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  Waddle Doo

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  Chef Kawasaki

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  Bonkers

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  Meta Knight

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  King Dedede

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  Bomber

Names in other languages[edit]

Kirby Super Star Ultra Menu
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