Anniversaries for Video Games 

Anniversaries are always so interesting to see in video game history. Sometimes they give you good games and good collectibles, but sometimes they give you Sonic 06.

Capcom is redeeming itself by giving us a proper 35th Mega Man anniversary.

I feel like one of the franchises that gets the least attention when it comes to anniversaries is Kirby. Kirby has always had the pleasure of celebrating his anniversaries in a big way along with the fans who have followed the franchise since the beginning. The most notorious are the following: - The 20th Anniversary we had a collection of Kirby games until the most recent one that came out worldwide. Similarly, there were several team-centric events in Japan centered around Kirby. - The 25th Anniversary we had several Kirby Spin-Off along with several exclusive events in Japan. In the same way, the merchandise reached its highest point in that anniversary since merchandise came out for many Kirby characters that had been forgotten and had a resurgence thanks to Kirby Star Allies (this game can be considered a celebration for the 25th Anniversary since it not only brought back many forgotten Kirby characters, but also raised the popularity of the Kirby characters that were already popular: not to mention that they all came as Playable Characters in free DLC at no extra cost) - The 30th Anniversary was celebrated by bringing with it the first Main Kirby game in 3D, one more Spin-Off and a Remake/Remaster of one of the Kirby games that revived the franchise and returned to the public eye. Similarly, in Japan, they had an exclusive concert celebrating the Kirby franchise and their most iconic or most memorable songs from each Kirby game. It is not for nothing that there is a joke that Kirby celebrates its anniversary better compared to Mario, Link or Donkey Kong.

Something I love about a game series anniversary is that companies provide unique and stylish logos. My personal favorite was the Sonic 30th and Bomberman 33rd anniversary logos. They fit the series so well. Anyways, congrats on a successful first anniversary kiro, cheers! 🎉

Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition on the Wii was what any video game anniversary title should strive to be. Six classic Kirby games, a Return to Dreamland-like challenge stage mode, a soundtrack CD, an interactive timeline, a celebration booklet, and three episodes of the Kirby anime packed into one bundle.

Mega Man 8 on the Sega Saturn had a few more things that could be considered bonuses due to the Anniversary, compared to the PlayStation version. There was an art gallery with a lot of concept art, character renders, chibi and even fan art sent for the design a Robot Master competition. Also, there were two secret extra bosses, Cut Man and Wood Man, from Mega Man 1 and 2, respectively (the first game and the most popular and best seller in the franchise back in the day), along with remixed themes, dialogue and dub for them.

When you get channels that do, Kirby's delivered with a great collection, Mario was ok if All-stars again and OST besides Mario35 and 3D Allstars...., Gran Turismo 6&7 and Forza Motorsport 6 messed it up with bad games so that's great they never learned.

Today is 8th anniversary for Splatoon which makes me feel old. Best part is interacting with the community and sharing memories on the special day :)

Congrats on your 1 year on RU-vid Kiro! Been watching you for the better half of 5 months I believe but every time I see one of your video's I'm pretty excited because I watch them while I eat my food lol. But keep up the great work, consistent uploads and amazing quality, and I wish you nothing but success and happiness!

Kirby’s 30th anniversary was absolutely amazing bro. Even the 20th was worth note. Hal really celebrates Kirby to the best of their abilities, shame he didn’t get a mention

I think Wario deserves one

I remember that I found your channel through your video about the Super Mario Land games appearing in my recommendations and I saw it was like your third or fourth ever video so I went ahead and watched the other videos that came out before it. I have since watched every video of yours either the same day they came out or a day after or just sometime soon after so I've seen every single video. Trust me as somebody who has been on RU-vid since 2008 and it wasn't until at some point in 2022 that I finally got over 2,000 subscribers which by the way I made it to over 1,000 subscribers in 2013 so it took way longer to get the 2000 from 1,000, and now since changing the type of content I upload which is primarily shorts, I got above 6,000 subscribers in about a year, I mean I feel great for this growth that I had recently but it was extremely discouraging being on this platform for so long and not even being able to get the 2000 for the longest time. So yeah I think you're doing quite well for yourself getting the 45,000 in a year. You've done a good job uploading content that has a greater chance of showing in someone's recommendations which therefore leads to views and subscribers and since their content is entertaining enough the subscribers such as myself want to keep watching them so yeah You've done a damn good job!

I wish Sony’s major studios did more for their major anniversaries. The most Naughty Dog and Insomniac have done for the Jak and Ratchet games have been social media posts and livestreams🤷🏿‍♂️

Wow it’s already been a year? It feels like just yesterday I discovered Kiro, My favorite video has to be where he talks about the Super Mario Land series and all the cool things about it, nevertheless all the content put out is very to fun and informative to watch (I never knew about the Sonic Adventure 2 Book, Album, Coin and Birthday Celebration, that almost made me cry, kid me would’ve loved that) Kiro’s videos are also not too long or too short, they’re just the right amount of length. Congrats on the 45K+ Subscribers and here’s to another year of Kiro Goodness!

It’s easy to hate on Mario’s 25th anniversary but the red Wii they released for it was my first Nintendo home console so I hold it to my heart

I know it's a series that has largely lacked a presence outside of Japan, but Puyo Puyo has consistently released games with a bunch of returning characters and a large selection of modes to commemorate its anniversaries since 15th Anniversary released back in 2006. Even Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, the oddball in this discussion considering it didn't throw in nearly as many modes as the other anniversary titles, has BY FAR the largest character roster of any traditional Puyo game. It started at an already series record of 28 characters at launch, increasing to 40 characters after 3 waves of free DLC.

Happy anniversary to this channel! I've been watching most of your videos since the first few months of this channel, so I'm happy you've been doing and feeling well with your channel!

Hey kiro, I've been a fan of your channel since your first video about sonic 1 and I really enjoyed your content, it inspired me to make my own Sonic channel, your channel is very underated and I wish for you to sucseed to 1mil! By the way, I'm still waiting for that Sonic 3 analisis video.

I’m glad I’ve been here since the beginning, and I can’t believe it’s already been one year! Happy birthday Kiro! I can’t wait to see what the future holds for you.

7:48 The team wars were definitely intense. I was visiting at a friend's house the week Pokémon Go came out, and I remember that when I came back home, my family were astounded that I chose a different team than them. They'd work together to go against my team lol.

Kinda wish he talked about the disappointment known as the Angry Birds 10th anniversary celebration, where they took off all their old games from app stores

The Third Pokemon Go team is Team Instinct

Hey Kiro, congrats on the anniversary. I just wanted to say, your videos are super fun to watch and help me get through my daily tasks. Whether it's doing chores or working on art, your work is always super entertaining to listen and watch. Keep up the great work!

Discovered your channel not too long ago, but I’ve tuned in for every upload since. Keep going strong man. Your success is well-earned.

I actually did take advantage of that mythical Pokémon distribution back when I was playing the games on my 3DS, and that was actually the first time I had ever officially gotten Mew for one of the main series games. Cause back in the Game Boy days you could have only gotten Mew from being at official Nintendo events, which I was never able to go to at the time. It was also my first time obtaining Celebi since we kind of missed out on a lot of the distributions Japan had for that Pokémon.

I like how every single Sonic anniversary has Sega instinctively going “hey remember classic Sonic?”

No, you're breathtaking! - Keanu Reeves talking about Kiro likely

Anniversary in games are indeed the best when it comes to celebrating the franchises. Capcom, Konami, Nintendo and Sega are the prime examples of celebrating their game’s longevity.

For the 20th anniversary of FF I want to add a special edition PSP that came out with Crisis Core. It’s the one I have and it’s honestly amazing!

0:57 kinda weird saying it has a modern twist now that it’s twice as old the classic were at the time

Ive never truly noticed you had that sub count i remember seeing you with 2-3 videos on your channel but i could have sworn you had like 500k by now

Whenever pokemon reaches whatever big anniversary is next I would love some older/2d games to be ported onto the newest console

It's been a year! WOW! Congrats on the success and here's to many more videos!!

HAL Labs always gives us some banger Kirby anniversaries. The 10th and 15th saw remakes of the beloved Adventure and Super Star, respectively. The 20th anniversary gave us Dream Collection, containing the first six mainline titles, New Challenge Stages based on Return to Dream Land, an interactive series timeline containing three anime episodes, a commemoration book containing art and behind the scenes on every game in the series, and a bonus CD containing 2-4 songs from every game in the series. It was incredible, and the only unfortunate part was that it never released in PAL regions. The 25th anniversary saw three eShop releases, including our first taste of 3D Kirby, as well as Star Allies during the last month of the anniversary. Star Allies had so much fanservice, brought back a ton of characters with Smash Bros.-like movesets, and contained some massive lore revelations. The 30th anniversary finally gave us a mainline 3D Kirby game, our first Ball Kirby spinoff since Rainbow Curse, an HD remaster of the anime in Japan (the first rerelease of the anime since the Kirby TV Channel on the Wii), and a full remake of Kirby’s Return to Dream Land. These anniversaries also came with tons of merchandise, and some incredible concerts for 25th and 30th. I first saw you from your video comparing Sonic 2 and CD, but I subscribed around the time of your disc art video, and I’ve since been enjoying your style of discussion and exploration on video game topics. Congrats on the 1-year and 50-video milestones! Here’s to many more.

what a fun nintendo bias

new Kiro fan here! i play cod and fps games but i have a strong passion for Megaman and i love that you cover him in a lot of your videos. keep making great content!

it has been 1 year already ?? damn time is quick. I've enjoyed your video since the very start. Thanks for producing that fun and relaxing content .

Tbh mario anniversary is the worse one like went they release super mario bros 35 it's just battle royale and limited 3d all star it's just give mario 64 hd graphic and give sunshine wide screen and the worse thing no sequel galaxy to add in and then just soundtrack nintendo didn't know how to celebrate this plumber Italian guy I'm so sad of this man

Happy Kiro Anniversary, I hope we will get a remake of the first video at full price with barley any changes cause it ain't a real anniversary XD. But in all seriousness Keep up with your content, so far, your videos were very enjoyable and listening to them is very relaxing

I have been watching you ever since the first ever video you have uploaded and I have been watching your videos religiously, your content is great and really enjoyable, happy 1st anniversary Kiro!

I'm still wondering why Nintendo always fumbles the bag with Mario's anniversaries.

15th anniversary for Sonic 💀

You forgot a few things about some of the things that happened in Mario & Mega Man’s anniversary: Mario’s 25th Anniversary: Red Wii with a download code to download the original Super Mario Bros. on the Virtual Console (only released in Japan) Mega Man’s 10th Anniversary: Mega Man X4, Mega Man: Battle & Chase & Mega Man Legends

Congrats man, i remember when i first saw your vids, youve grown a lot. Cheers 😊

45K in a year is incredibly impressive.

7:54 couldn't you just google it before making the video?

I remember comong across kiro,i thought he was a RU-vidr that joined like 2017ish,really loved your 1st video.Happy 1 year anniversary kiro!

Okay I know I'm VERY late to the party but, you're channel's birthday is May 23... That's the same day as my birthday!

Wow, kiro sure has changed as time passed by, from an average game media reviewer to a game historian (What?). Keep going, my man. Gain as more popularity in gaming talks and uh... good job.

I'm an og to and I love your videos

Happy Anniversary, remember when you only had 1k, so happy to see your extremely well made videos get the attention they deserve!

Anniversaries for video games are wonderful to celebrate, experience, and enjoy for the remainder of its duration, until mobile games start pumping out yearly (and even semi-annually) anniversaries just to promote their gacha schemes. But aside from that, anniversaries for video game franchises really do bring fans together and celebrate the best times together!

RIP DK lol

Damn, I remember when you had like 3-5 videos. Congrats.

Happy Anniversary Happy Anniversary Happy Anniversary Haaappy Anniversary Pour a cheerful toast and fill it Happy Anniversary But be careful you don't spill it Happy Anniversary

For Final Fantasy turning 25 Japan got the Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary Ultimate box which came with Final Fantasy I,II,IV,V,VI,VII,VIII,IX on PS1,III on PSP,X,XI,XII on PS2 and XIII on PS3 all with new Yoshitaka Amano artwork on each disk...and we in the west got...NOTHING

2:09 -- That was just beyond lazy (even more beyond lazy than when (as MegaMan Home Page puts it) MegaMan X6 kept all the Japanese voice acting and just put in English subtitles). They put a tiny SNES rom on a gigantic (in terms of data space) Wii disc...and adds absolutely positively NOTHING else.

HyperDimension Neptunia had recently Celebrated it's 10th anniversary With the release of a PS5 version of REBIRTH;1 being titled Reverse

Crash Bandicoot came back from dormancy after 2011 for his 20th Anniversary or Klonoa coming back with Phantasy Revire for his 20th including reworking Klonoa Wii into a truer to DTPM remake including a brand new Klonoa 1 Klonoa model.

I still find it funny that Nintendo is so cheap (and/or lazy) that they couldn't use the All-Stars rom that included Super Mario World. They could've released the "true" All-Stars package but were just like "nah."

remember when sonic taught you math on the master system?

You can do anything in such a jam like why is it so good?! Also, I subscribed in March-April is when I joined I think... Edit: uh I just checked and I subscribed in February so uh am I a OG kiro fan/sub?

How can you talk about Sonic anniversaries and not mention Sonic Generations?

Don’t forget Pac-Man, they also have An anniversary franchise too

Already a year? I remember watching your first video 🤠

How can we not talk about Kirby's 20th for Wii? Featuring all mainline Kirby games up to Kirby 64?

I'm still wondering why Nintendo always fumbles the bag with Mario's anniversaries.

kiro has grown ever since the first time i have saw him ( May 24, 2022 ). I never knew his channel has ever grown so big. The last videos I remember watching were the sonic frontiers videos. I hope you grow and even get 50K or even 100K

Happy 1 year birthday

Megaman does alot of releases based on anniversaries i feel. Newest being megaman 11. Sucks waiting but atleast i love every classic megaman that comes out, even 8. Idk seems like capcom is very respectful of their games and titles. Nowadays especially. Resident evil 7 was like the start of a resurgence of amazing games all from capcom to respect old series and franchises

Been here since at least the Super Mario Land video, so roughly 10 months. Been a wild ride, but incredibly fun all the same.

For a moment my dislexic ass read Zelda's 75th anniversary (in the thumbnail), and I was just ok with that

Kiro youre gonna make it big one daYM ive been watching since the Sonics Awkward phase video and your content is phenomenal crazy to think its been 10 months since that Video

You forgot Street Fighter 30th with the rereleases of all versions up to SF3.3 Third Strike, and made them online.

you forgot about 2018 september 20 there was 20th DDR aniversary

Fire emblem Engage was supposed to be Fire emblem's 30th anniversary game, but unfortunately it was postponed due to covid. But it ended up being even more polished than Three houses

I think you and Boring Beanson should do a collab imo.

Bro i discovered your Channel about month ago or 2 and im really love your videos i always waiting for new videos you re one of my favorite youtuber, happy anniversary kiro!

yall i prefer classic 2d kiro i remember watching your first video, about an hour after it released. sony feels so lifeless doing nothing for anniversaries

And I did not like Pokemon go I stopped liking Pokemon though so it was nothing against Pokemon go at that time I was already getting my exercise anyways I was a laborer

I thought Scott the woz had already made every video game concept video but Kiro knows better

You've done more in 1 year than what I have in 10 years 😊

This year’s gonna be Yo-kai Watch’s 10th anniversary by the way.

huh i didnt even realize that its been that long since i found you regardless, happy anniversary man youre pre cool 👍

i hope they do something good for dooms 30th anniversary because so far i havent seen anything happen with the series this whole year (except mighty doom ig)

Completely off topic, but I'd love to see you upload a video showing us how you make your videos and what you use. Your audio is perfect, you never say "um" so I assume you make a script (even though you don't sound like you're reading)... it's all just very impressive. I have to make recorded presentations in grad school and I seem like a total amateur when I speak during these PowerPoint presentations. I'd love to know your secrets.

This is quite literally the first kiro video I’ve seen. I guess I’m a kiro fan now!

I have watched you from the beginning happy anniversary🎉

46K subs in 1 year is a HUGE flex. Congrats!

Happy 1 year Anniversary! I have been enjoying the ride. keep up the great work

i watched your first video and congrats for your 1 year annivery hope you reach 50k

No problem pal! Plan to be here for many years to come

Not getting a Zelda 35th with every game even the CDI games is a crime.

Been here since the third or fourth video, its been awesome seeing you grow. Congrats!

You forgot that Pokémon made the Pokémon generations anime for the 20th

LETS GOOOOO YOUR CHANNEL IS A YEAR OLD!!!!!! Also here's a vid idea: Video games april fools! Example: Juke's Towers of Hell (A roblox game) had a final ring for world 1 called ring 9 which was still unreleased at the time, so on april 1st, 2023 they released Fool's Ring 9, a joke version of Ring 9.

Bro no Kirby I'm not happy make a Kirby video NOW

To be fair, the 25 anniversary gave us a wii red edition with the new super mario bros wii game

They're starting to just become disappointments

I swear to god I see more people talking about people disliking MM8 than people that actually dislike the game.