Kirby first appeared in 1992 🎉
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His debut game was Kirby’s Dream Land, released for the Game Boy on April 27, 1992 in Japan and later that same year in North America and Europe.
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Kirby was created by Masahiro Sakurai when he was just 19 years old, working at HAL Laboratory for Nintendo.
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Fun fact: Kirby’s round, simple design was originally a placeholder graphic, but everyone liked him so much that he became the official character.
✅ Short answer: Kirby came out in 1992, making him over 30 years old today.