Kirby Super Star is composed of seven games and two sub-games.
Released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1996, Kirby Super Star is an anthology rather than one uninterrupted adventure. Its seven larger game modes include Spring Breeze, Dyna Blade, Gourmet Race, The Great Cave Offensive, Revenge of Meta Knight, Milky Way Wishes, and The Arena. These modes share Kirby's basic platforming controls but give him different objectives, stories, and structures.
The two sub-games are Samurai Kirby and Megaton Punch. Samurai Kirby tests reaction speed: players must press a button immediately after a visual cue. Megaton Punch is a timing challenge in which players line up strikes to produce the strongest punch. Both can be played in single-player or multiplayer formats.
The count can be confusing because the game was marketed as containing eight games in some descriptions: seven substantial sections plus the two mini-games, with the wording treating the collection differently. The reliable gameplay breakdown is seven main or supplemental modes and two sub-games. Kirby Super Star later inspired the Nintendo DS remake Kirby Super Star Ultra, released in 2008 and 2009 by region.