Hoshi No Kirby 64 is a platform game developed by HAL Laboratory for the Nintendo 64, marking Kirby's transition into 3D gameplay. The plot follows Kirby as he battles the antagonist Dark Matter, who seeks a powerful crystal. With the crystal shattered and scattered across six worlds, players control Kirby to reclaim its pieces while facing diverse enemies and formidable bosses.
Kirby's first 3-D adventure is also his Nintendo 64 debut, and it finds the always-versatile hero battling a new enemy called Dark Matter. Dark Matter is after a distant land's powerful crystal, but a young fairy named Ribbon attempts to save it by escaping with the gem to Dream Land. Now the crystal has been broken, and it's scattered around the world. Take control of Kirby and help him journey across six worlds, battling a wide variety of enemies and challenging bosses, as he tries to collect all 100 pieces of the shattered crystal.