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The opening cutscene for Green Greens in Kirby's Dream Land identifies it as a stage, rather than a level.
This article is about stages in relation to levels in the Kirby games. For playable stages in the Kirby Fighters games, see Battle Stage.

A stage is typically defined as an individual playable portion of a level. In the Kirby series, almost all levels are sub-divided into three or more stages (four if the boss stage is counted), which can be accessed from the level's hub area or simply played in sequence. In almost all cases, stages are where the gameplay of any given Kirby game takes place, and several Sub-Games will tend to also be divided into stages (though these will not be covered on this page).

Stages by game[edit]

The following is a condensed list of all stages in the main and extra games of each Kirby game where applicable. For more information on the stages in question, click their names to go to the respective page:

Kirby's Dream Land[edit]

Kirby's Dream Land consists of five stages, which are played in sequence as follows:

Unlike later games, there are no larger levels in Kirby's Dream Land to contain these stages.

Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land[edit]

Each of the first seven levels of Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land consist of individual stages, as follows:

Stages in Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

The Fountain of Dreams is not subdivided into any discernible stages.

Kirby's Dream Course[edit]

Each course of Kirby's Dream Course (aside from Course Dedede) are subdivided into eight stages (here referred to as Holes). They are as follows:

1P Game Holes in Kirby's Dream Course

The 2P Game holes are as follows:

2P Game Holes in Kirby's Dream Course

Kirby's Avalanche[edit]

Each of Kirby's opponents in Kirby's Avalanche are fought in "stages", but these are little more than rounds in the game, with the only change being the opponent's behavior.

Kirby's Dream Land 2[edit]

Each of the seven levels in Kirby's Dream Land 2 are divided into stages, as follows:

Stages in Kirby's Dream Land 2

Kirby's Block Ball[edit]

Kirby's Block Ball contains 11 stages, each divided into five or more rounds. They are as follows:

Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra[edit]

All of the main games in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra are divided into stages, as follows:

Stages in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra

Kirby's Dream Land 3[edit]

Each of the first five levels of Kirby's Dream Land 3 consist of seven individual stages, as follows:

Stages in Kirby's Dream Land 3

The final level, Hyper Zone, is not subdivided into any discernible stages.

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards[edit]

Each of the first six levels in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards are divided into stages, as follows:

Stages in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

The final level - Dark Star - is not subdivided into any discernible stages.

Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble[edit]

Each of the eight levels in Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble are subdivided into four stages, as follows:

Stages in Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble

Kirby: Canvas Curse[edit]

Each of the first seven levels of Kirby: Canvas Curse consist of three stages, as follows:

Stages in Kirby: Canvas Curse

The final level - The World of Drawcia - is not subdivided into any discernible stages.

Kirby: Squeak Squad[edit]

Each of the eight levels in Kirby: Squeak Squad are subdivided into stages, as follows:

Stages in Kirby: Squeak Squad

Kirby's Epic Yarn / Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn[edit]

The stages of Kirby's Epic Yarn and Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn are split between eight levels, as follows:

Stages in Kirby's Epic Yarn and Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn

Kirby Mass Attack[edit]

Each of the five levels of Kirby Mass Attack are divided into stages, as follows:

Stages in Kirby Mass Attack

It should be noted that in this game, stages can be (and in some instances have to be) played out of order.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]

Each of the first seven levels of Kirby's Return to Dream Land consist of individual stages, as follows:

Stages in Kirby's Return to Dream Land

Level 8: Another Dimension is not subdivided into any discernible stages. For information about the Challenge Stages, see the Challenge Stage page.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe[edit]

Each of the first six levels in Kirby: Triple Deluxe are divided into stages, as follows:

Stages in Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Level 7: Eternal Dreamland is not subdivided into any discernible stages.

Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe[edit]

There are seven stages (though referred to as levels) in Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe, which each have a normal version and a harder EX version. Each stage is named after the song that plays in it. These stages are as follows:

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse[edit]

Each of the seven levels of Kirby and the Rainbow Curse consist of four stages, as follows:

Stages in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

For information about the stages in Challenge Mode, check the Challenge Mode page.

Kirby: Planet Robobot[edit]

Each of the first six levels in Kirby: Planet Robobot are divided into stages, as follows:

Stages in Kirby: Planet Robobot

Area 7: Mind in the Program is not subdivided into any discernible stages.

Kirby's Blowout Blast[edit]

Kirby's Blowout Blast features five regular levels, five EX versions of those levels, and one final challenge referred to as the "Secret Path". The five EX levels feature largely the same topography as the main game equivalents with the only real changes being those made to the visuals and enemy and Score Coin line-up, so their contents will not be treated as separate stages to the regular ones. The stages are as follows:

Stages in Kirby's Blowout Blast

The Secret Path technically has five stages, but all of them are played in sequence with no breaks and one score kept for the whole run, so it is effectively just one unbroken level.

Kirby Star Allies[edit]

The first four levels in the Story Mode of Kirby Star Allies are subdivided into stages. In addition, the extra mode Heroes in Another Dimension is also split into stages, as follows:

Stages in Kirby Star Allies

The final level in Story Mode, Kirby Star Allies, is not subdivided into any discernible stages.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land[edit]

The first six levels in the Story Mode of Kirby and the Forgotten Land, as well as the isolated isles of Forgo Dreams, are subdivided into stages. The introductory stage Point of Arrival does not belong to any particular level. The stages are as follows:

Stages in Kirby and the Forgotten Land

The final level in the main story, Lab Discovera, is not subdivided into any discernible stages. For information on Treasure Road stages, see the Treasure Road page.

Kirby's Dream Buffet[edit]

Each main mode of Kirby's Dream Buffet features eight stages, with some being unlockable. Most of these stages have different variants to them, with the Race stages famously having four different variants each, corresponding to the four main background colors. The stages are as follows (stages in italics need to be unlocked first):

Stages in Kirby's Dream Buffet

Additionally, there is a larger Free Rolling stage which is separate from the other game modes.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Magolor Epilogue)[edit]

In addition to the main stages in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (which are the same as those in the original game), the new Extra Mode Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler has its own set of stages, though they are almost all significantly shorter than the Story Mode stages. They are as follows:

Stages in Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler

Games which do not utilize stages[edit]

The following games in the Kirby series do not utilize stages:

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