Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards/Abilities (2024)

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Table of Contents

Gameplay

Controls
Enemies
Abilities
Items and Objects

Walkthrough

Pop Star

Course 1
Course 2
Course 3
Whispy Woods

Rock Star

Course 1
Course 2
Course 3
Course 4
PIX

Aqua Star

Course 1
Course 2
Course 3
Course 4
Acro

Neo Star

Course 1
Course 2
Course 3
Course 4
Magman

Shiver Star

Course 1
Course 2
Course 3
Course 4
HR-H

Ripple Star

Course 1
Course 2
Course 3
Miracle Matter

Dark Star

Appendices

Mini-games
Crystal Shards
Cheats

Single Abilities[edit]

Ability	Description	Use
Bomb	As the name implies, you throw bombs. Hold and release at different times to control the angle of the bomb. The explosion is powerful enough to damage bosses and minibosses quite well. Its ability color is black.
Cutter	When using Cutter, Kirby throws a part of his face as a boomerang. Until it returns to him, he cannot fly or swim. Its ability color is green.
Burn	Burn causes Kirby to burst into flames and fly forward a fixed, short distance while damaging anything in his way. Its ability color is red.
Ice	Ice causes Kirby to spin in a circle and blow cold air in the direction he is facing. Any enemies caught by it will be frozen into an icecube, which can then be pushed into another enemy to destroy them both. Its ability color is blue.
Needle	Needle causes Kirby to create spikes on his entire body for a second, damaging any enemies that come in contact. Its ability color is orange.
Spark	When using Spark, Kirby will emit a small field of electricity. He can still walk while doing this, although he is slower and cannot jump. While moving, the barrier becomes smaller. Its ability color is yellow.
Stone	Stone turns Kirby into a walking, invincible stone. Standard enemies cannot hit him while the power is active, but he also cannot jump, swim, or walk up slopes. Its ability color is brown.

Power Combos[edit]

These are all of the possible ability combinations.

	Burn	Needle	Spark	Cutter	Ice	Stone	Bomb
Burn	Fire Bird	Fire Arrow	Static Electricity	Fire Sword	Melting Ice Cube	Volcano	Fireworks
Needle	Fire Arrow	Spiky Objects	Lightning Rod	Snare	Snowflake	Drill	Exploding Gordo
Spark	Static Electricity	Lightning Rod	Area Spark	Light Saber	Refrigerator	Electrified Boulder	Light Bulb
Cutter	Fire Sword	Snare	Light Saber	Super Cutter	Ice Skates	Stone Friends	Exploding Shuriken
Ice	Melting Ice Cube	Snowflake	Refrigerator	Ice Skates	Giant Snowball	Curling Stone	Exploding Snowman
Stone	Volcano	Drill	Electrified Boulder	Stone Friends	Curling Stone	Ultra Stone	Dynamite
Bomb	Fireworks	Exploding Gordo	Light Bulb	Exploding Shuriken	Exploding Snowman	Dynamite	Missiles

Double Abilities[edit]

These abilities are 2 of the same single ability.

Double Ability	Ability Name	Description
Bomb+Bomb	Missiles	Kirby can fire up to three heat-seeking missiles from his mouth. You shoot one to three, depending on when you release , and they have limited homing capabilities.
Cutter+Cutter	Super Cutter	Kirby does the same as he did with the normal Cutter ability. However, the boomerang is much larger with spikes on the edges. The same flying and swimming limitations apply.
Burn+Burn	Fire Bird	Essentially a powered-up version of the original Burn ability. Kirby's flame becomes much larger and he flies quite a bit further, too. Be careful using this near pits.
Ice+Ice	Giant Snowball	Kirby rolls into a snowball and continues to build up snow as you continue on. Any enemies he contacts will be rolled into the snow and destroyed when the snowball runs into something. You can also press to end the snowball prematurely.
Needle+Needle	Spiky Objects	Similar to the original Needle ability, except each of the spikes has been replaced by a sharp object. It is also much larger.
Spark+Spark	Area Spark	When holding , Kirby's electricity field expands to cover a large area. Anything that enters will be immediately struck by lightning. This does not apply to projectiles however. You can also move when using this move, but if you do, the field will shrink until it becomes the size of a normal Spark attack. If you stop moving, it will grow back to its original size.
Stone+Stone	Ultra Stone	Kirby simply becomes a larger version of the normal Stone form.

Mixed Copy Abilities[edit]

Ability 1	Ability 2	Description
Bomb	Cutter	Kirby will throw a shuriken in a straight line with blinding speed. It will then blow up. Any enemy hit will immediately stop moving before taking damage. While throwing the shurikens, Kirby can float in the air temporarily.
Bomb	Burn	You turn into a living firecracker, destroying enemies with your explosion. Pressing up to three times in succession will cause your explosion to get bigger and launch you higher.
Bomb	Ice	You stick a bomb and hat on your head, then cover yourself in ice, becoming a snowman. You walk around and can jump, but not float, until either time runs out, or you run into an enemy. Then you explode destroying the enemy you hit, and freezing any others near you into ice cubes.
Bomb	Needle	You turn into a creature sort of like a Gordo, and float around until the time runs out or you release , after which you spray your needles in all directions.
Bomb	Spark	You turn into a lightbulb, illuminating dark places and frying any enemy you touch. After a certain amount of time passes, you explode, destroying anything near you. The transformation is similar to the Exploding Snowman.
Bomb	Stone	Kirby plants a stick of dynamite, which explodes after a few seconds or if it touches an enemy. It will hit everything on screen. That includes Kirby. If you hit +, Kirby will pull out a hard hat, protecting himself from the blast. He must be on the ground to do this.
Cutter	Burn	You regurgitate a flaming sword. You can press to swing the sword, or to raise the sword up in the air. If you press while you're doing this, you will throw the sword whichever way you are facing. If you press after that, you will regurgitate another sword from your mouth.
Cutter	Ice	You don a pair of ice skates, skating across the ground. Press to jump and spin in the air, killing enemies, and press to quit skating.
Cutter	Needle	Your stubby pink arms grow into massive claws topped with spikes. Hold to extend your arms and release it to bring them both up.
Cutter	Spark	You wield a double-ended beam sword. Press to swing it around, and press to put the sword away.
Cutter	Stone	You randomly turn into one of a variety of different statues with different abilities. Nago the cat can jump three times. ChuChu can jump, but can't walk. Rick the hamster can jump, and, if you keep holding the control stick in the direction of a wall as you're facing it, you can keep jumping up it and climb it indefinitely. Coo the owl can slowly fly for a short period of time. Pitch the bird can fly faster than the owl, but has tendency to roll when it lands. Neither the bird nor owl can walk. Kine the fish can change direction. It can't even move or jump, not even in water.
Burn	Ice	You cover yourself in an ice cube, then shoot fire in both directions, which circles around, burning enemies and melting the ice cube.
Burn	Needle	You turn into a bow with a single flaming arrow. The longer you hold , the higher your angle will be. Release to fire the arrow
Burn	Spark	You rub your head with a sheet of metal until it catches on fire, then charge uncontrollably for a period of time. During this time, you can change direction and jump, but you can't stop moving or float. You must hold until your head catches on fire for this power to work. Also, while you are rubbing your head with the sheet of metal, the sparks that fly out will deal damage to enemies.
Burn	Stone	You turn into a small volcano, spewing lava rocks upward for as long as you hold . You can hold or to shoot rock in the respective directions.
Ice	Needle	You turn into a slowly expanding snowflake. Any enemy that touches the snowflake freezes into an ice cube.
Ice	Spark	You turn into a living refrigerator for as long as you hold . You can shoot food, which will destroy any enemy it strikes, but will restore one health when you grab it yourself.
Ice	Stone	You turn into something resembling a curling puck, sliding along the ground until you stop or press again. Any enemy you run into will turn into an ice cube.
Needle	Spark	You turn into a lightning rod, electrocuting any enemy standing above you. The electricity will also cause a shock wave to happen at your feet, damaging nearby enemies.
Needle	Stone	Your right arm turns into a large drill for as long as you hold . Releasing causes the drill to carry on without you.
Spark	Stone	You will regurgitate a stone that is attached to your body via electricity. The stone will swing around like a yo-yo, destroying anything in its way.

The Secret Ability[edit]

Spoiler

There is another ability that is only available if you collect all the Crystal Shards. Once you accomplish this, you will unlock a new level called Dark Star. It has one level, and after a short sidescrolling sequence, you'll be catapulted into the final battle with the source of the shadows. You'll automatically gain this power at the beginning of the battle, and can't get rid of it. The fairy you've been traveling with, Ribbon, carries you and flies around, while you wield a crystal gun which shoots shards whenever you press .

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