KSS:Basic Game Information
Basic Game Information
About Kirby Super Star
Kirby Super Star (Known as Kirby Super Deluxe in Japan) is a SNES game starring Kirby in 8 individual sub-games.
The game's title is commonly referred to as KSS, SDX or スパデラ (supadera).
Any% starts on file select from a clear file, and ends on defeating Marx
100% starts on file select from a clear file, and ends after The Arena "Clear" text finishes scrolling.
Game Version
Playing Kirby Super Star in Japanese is the fastest language due to text scrolling speed in Revenge of Meta Knight and Milky Way Wishes.
Playing on any future official releases of the game (ex. through Virtual Console or Nintendo Switch Online) is allowed. For unofficial emulators, ZSNES & SNES9x 1.43 and lower are banned. If using emulator, we ask that you include the emulator version in your run submission.
There are multiple versions of the Japanese version of the game. The differences aren't significant, but 1.0 and 1.1 versions have a bug that can crash the game during Nova if pressing up+down/left+right at the same time. If you are worried about this, we recommend searching for a 1.2 cartridge (for more information, see identifying cartridge version).
- If you are playing on Virtual Console or Switch Online, the game version will always be 1.2
- If you are playing on English, the game version will always be 1.2
Virtual Console and Switch Online are the fastest versions of the game due to lag reduction, as the game will slow down in certain sections on the original SNES release. However, if going for a time in the top 10, we highly encourage that you play on original hardware, as it preserves the integrity of the leaderboard.
For more information on game versions, see Version Differences.
Unlock conditions for each sub-game
The following games are unlocked at the start of the game, along with commonly used abbreviations:
- Spring Breeze (SB)
- Dyna Blade (DB)
- Gourmet Race
- Great Cave Offensive (GCO)
The following games need to be unlocked:
- Revenge of Meta Knight (RoMK) - Clear "Dyna Blade"
- Milky Way Wishes (MWW / Milk) - Clear "Great Cave Offensive" and "Revenge of Meta Knight"
- The Arena - Clear "Milky Way Wishes"
- Sound Test - Clear "The Arena"
In any%, only DB, GCO, RoMK, and MWW need to be cleared.
Spring Breeze and Gourmet Race are not included.
Conditions for a 100% save file
Achieving all of the following in the chart below will result in a 100% save file.
You can tell if you have cleared each mode by viewing the stars on the file select screen.
A game will have a ribbon next to it when selected on the corkboard screen if it is cleared.
| 1: Spring Breeze (11%) | |
| Clear stages 1 - 3 | 2% for each stage (6% total) |
| Defeat King Dedede | 5% |
| 2: Dyna Blade (15%) | |
| Clear stages 1 - 4 | 2% for each stage (8% total) |
| Find two secret stage switches | 1% for each switch (2% total) |
| Defeat Dyna Blade | 5% |
| 3: Gourmet Race (6%) | |
| Win Grand Prix Mode | 6% |
| 4: Great Cave Offensive (22%) | |
| Obtain all 60 treasures | 1% for every 4 treasures obtained (15% total) |
| Defeat all four area bosses | 1% for each boss (4% total) |
| Escape the cave | 3% |
| 5: Revenge of Meta Knight (18%) | |
| Clear Chapter 1 | 1% |
| Clear Chapters 2 - 6 | 2% for each Chapter (10% total) |
| Defeat Meta Knight | 3% |
| Escape the Halberd | 4% |
| 6: Milky Way Wishes (25%) | |
| Clear all 7 stages | 1% for each stage (7% total) |
| Obtain all 19 Copy Essence DX's | 1% for every 2 obtained, 1% for the 19th ability (10% total) |
| Defeat Heart of Nova | 2% |
| Defeat Marx | 6% |
| EX: The Arena (3%) | |
| Win The Arena | 3% |
What is not included in file percentage?
- Mini-Games (Megaton Punch and Samurai Kirby)
- Defeating Iron Maam (World Map enemy) in Dyna Blade
- Visiting the Secret Stages in Dyna Blade
- Playing Time Attack in Gourmet Race
Unspecified Actions
Actions that are not explained in the game itself.
Save Data Erase
Pressing the Select button on the data selection screen will bring up a confirmation screen for data deletion.
Soft Reset
Press L + R + Start + Select at the same time to reset the game.
Leave a Milky Way Wishes stage:
Open the pause menu and press L or R to exit the stage.
(This only works on stages that were previously cleared)
