Factory Tour
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- This article is about the stage in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. For the Battle Stage in the Kirby Fighters games, see Factory Tour (Battle Stage).
Factory Tour[1] is the fourth stage of Shiver Star in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. This stage takes place inside a factory complex with lots of conveyor belts and hazardous machinery.
Overview[edit]
The stage begins in the snow, outside a large manhole with a factory in the background. Kirby can move on by entering the manhole.
The next area is a winding hallway, which starts from the top with a ladder section, and leads downward, past lots of dangerous obstacles. A conveyor belt leads to the next area.
The following long conveyor section is played by King Dedede. He'll have to bust the metal doors open while avoiding being smashed by much larger hammers.
With Kirby back on his own, he'll have to traverse another series of conveyors, in front of some very odd tubes containing various animal subjects.
The following room is a magma chamber with a giant Burnis to fight. When it is defeated, a Crystal Shard appears inside a cage, which Kirby can break open using Spark-Cutter.
The next room consists of a long trot across crushing areas. Kirby will have to be nimble to not get flattened in this hall.
The last room is a series of hallways stacked atop each-other. Kirby will have to ascend them whilst avoiding bulldozing robots. The stage exit at the top is guarded by two Zoos.
Crystal Shard guide[edit]
| Crystal Shard locations in Factory Tour | ||||
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 Shard 1 |
The first Crystal Shard can be obtained in the first factory area. Kirby needs to use the Stone-Needle ability to break a series of boxes, allowing him to climb up a ladder to get it. | |||
 Shard 2 |
The second shard can be found in a cage in the room where the Mid-Boss Burnis is fought. To break this cage, Kirby has to use the Spark-Cutter ability. | |||
 Shard 3 |
The third shard can be found down at the end of one of the halls with the bulldozers. Kirby will have to be quick to get it and not get crushed. | |||
Enemies, mid-bosses and abilities[edit]
| Image | Name | Copy Ability | Image | Name | Copy Ability | Image | Name | Copy Ability |
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Bobo | 
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Gordo | N/A | 
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Sawyer | 
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Bouncy | None | 
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Hack | 
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Scarfy | N/A |
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Bronto Burt | None | 
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I³ | N/A | 
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Shotzo | N/A |
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Burnis |
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Magoo |
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Sirkibble |
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Cairn |
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Mahall | None | 
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Spark-i | 
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Fishbone |
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Plugg |
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Turbite |
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Flora | None | 
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Rockn | 
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Zoos |
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Music[edit]
- Main article: Studying the Factory
The musical piece used for the majority of this stage has become a reoccurring staple track in the Kirby series. It appears unaltered in Kirby Fighters, Kirby Fighters Deluxe and Kirby Fighters 2, and has had rearrangements in Kirby: Canvas Curse, Kirby Super Star Ultra, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Kirby: Planet Robobot, and Kirby Fighters 2.
Trivia[edit]
- This stage is the only one in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards which has its own distinct name.
Gallery[edit]
Finding a hatch opening leading into the complex
Climbing down the first ladder
Avoiding the Rockn that fire in this one and only location in the game
Finding time between Shotzo fire to clear out the way to a Crystal Shard
Kirby creating a Power Combo
King Dedede steps in to pound down some shutters.
Waiting between strikes from the Squeaky Hammer Machine
Moving through a long conveyor portion
Spotting strange creatures in tanks in the background
Nearing the end of this area
Battle with Big Burnis
Approaching one of the most dangerous areas of the factory
Moving through the last of the crushers
Entering the final room, where Plugg waltzes in
Running from a bulldozing robot
Reaching the end of the factory tour
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | こうじょうけんがく[2] kōjō kengaku |
Factory Tour This is the same as its music theme. While this music name was known since the Hoshi no Kirby 64 Original Soundtrack released in 2000, it was not used to refer to the stage until Kirby: Triple Deluxe. |
References
- ↑ "We resurrected the hammer machines from the Factory Tour stage of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, and turned them into the Squeaky Hammer Machines in Kirby Fighters. I thought that the designer was just going to enhance the appearance of the ones from the Nintendo 64 version, so when I saw that they now opened their mouths and let out a belch of steam as they attacked, I was really surprised! I'd say they are even more "striking" than the ones in the N64 game." --Tadashi Kamitake, in a Miiverse post regarding Kirby Fighters (archived link to post)
- ↑ 「星のカービィ64」の「こうじょうけんがく」ステージで登場するプレスハンマーがピコハンマシンとして登場しています。デザイナーにデザインを考えてもらったときに、最初は64版のプレスハンマーの質感が良くなった程度とおもっていたのですが、口を開けてプシューっと蒸気を吐きながら攻撃するようになっていてびっくりしました。64版以上にインパクトがでたと思います。--Tadashi Kamitake, in a Miiverse post regarding Kirby Fighters (archived mirror to post)
