via IGN


It's Friday and, of course, that can only mean one thing - drowning our brain cells in cheap ale after work as we try and forget all the bad things we've done this week. Oh, that and the obligatory Virtual Console update.

It's Kirby that's perking up the Virtual Console this week, with the N64 game Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards being the solitary offering from Nintendo. There's something about Kirby we've always found deeply disturbing – maybe it's his supernaturally large gob or his eerily silent yet cheery demeanour - and it wouldn't be a surprise if he was found hoarding a fine collection of corpses under his patio.

Anyway, The Crystal Shards was Kirby's first 3-D adventure, as well as his last significant console outing. It earned a '7.9' from IGN when first reviewed in 2000, and a more modest '7.4' when re-assessed on its Virtual Console debut Stateside last month. It's yours for a crisp 1,000 points.

Virtual Console European Releases, March 7

N64 – 1,000 Wii Points

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (2000)


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