Below are the games in which the game character Kirby appears as the main protagonist, sorted by their original release year. All games were released for Nintendo gaming systems only:
- Kirby's Dream Land (1992, Game Boy)
- Kirby's Adventure (1992, SNES)
- Kirby's Pinball Land (1993, Game Boy)
- Kirby's Dream Course (1994, SNES)
- Kirby's Avalanche (1995, SNES)
- Kirby's Dream Land 2 (1995, Game Boy)
- Kirby's Block Ball (1995, Game Boy)
- BS Kirby no Omotya Bako Baseball (1996, SNES)
- Kirby Super Star (1996, SNES)
- Kirby's Star Stacker (1997, Game Boy)
- Kirby's Dream Land 3 (1997, SNES)
- Kirby's Star Stacker (1998, SNES)
- Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble (2000, Game Boy Color)
- Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (2000, Nintendo 64)
- Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (2002, Game Boy Advance)
- Kirby Air Ride (2003, GameCube)
- Kirby Slide (2003, e-Reader)
- Kirby & the Amazing Mirror (2004, Game Boy Advance]]
- Kirby Canvas Curse (2005, Nintendo DS)
- Kirby Squeak Squad (2006, Nintendo DS)
- Kirby Super Star Ultra (2008, Nintendo DS)
- Kirby's Epic Yarn (2010, Wii)
Kirby is a playable character available in all three Super Smash Bros. games:
- Super Smash Bros. (January 1999; Nintendo 64)
- Super Smash Bros. Melee (November 2001; Nintendo GameCube)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (January 2008; Wii)
Kirby cameos
Kirby has also made cameo appearances in other Nintendo games[1]:
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening/DX (Game Boy/GBC, 1993/1998): as an enemy called the Anti-Kirby
- Stunt Race FX (SNES, 1994): appears on a billboard
- EarthBound (SNES, 1994): In the hidden "Debug Mode" menu, Kirby appears as the cursor.
- Picross NP Vol.3 (Super Famicom, 1999): includes picross puzzles of many Kirby characters, like Waddle Dee, King Dedede and Meta-Knight.
- Pokémon Stadium 2 (N64, 2000): you can decorate your room with consoles. The NES shows Kirby's Adventure and the SNES shows Kirby Super Star.
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (GBA, 2003): appears on a poster in Yoshi Theater.
- Donkey Konga (GC, 2003): One of the songs is "Kirby: Right Back At Ya", the theme song of the Kirby anime.
- Daigassou! Band Brothers (DS, 2004): A song is entitled "Kirby medley"