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Level hub

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Screenshot from thelevel hub forVegetable Valley inKirby's Adventure

Alevel hub (also known as alevel map orlevel select area) is an image, visual representation, or fully playable space where individual stages can be selected. They are distinguished fromWorld Maps in that they only represent a segmented portion of playable content, as opposed to all of it, and are usually accessible from World Maps as sub-menus or areas, as opposed to the other way around.

Level hubs typically have a theme to them, such as a grassy area, ruins, tropical sea, volcanic region, or deep space. Stages contained therein therefore will usually follow the theme of the level hub.

Game appearances[edit]

Level hubs debuted inKirby's Adventure, with a playable area thatKirby can traverse containingdoors to each stage which are unlocked one-after-the-other. In this title, there is no world hub from which to access the levels, so instead they are linked to each-other via warp rooms and doors. Other games that utilize full playable level hubs include the following:

Some games, such asKirby: Squeak Squad, feature more traditional stage select areas in which the player does not have full control of Kirby.

Games that include partially playable level hubs, or just stage select screens include the following:

InKirby Star Allies, the Story Mode features a more open explorable series of level hubs, with Kirby and his friends controlled freely (whether on foot or on aWarp Star) with a simplified moveset, rather than just jumping to the next stage like in most other partially playable level hubs. In addition, some of the level hubs featurePoint Stars which can be collected to add to the total.Kirby and the Forgotten Land and its Nintendo Switch 2 Edition feature level hubs explorable by Warp Star, in much the same manner.

Trivia[edit]

  • The only two games in the mainKirby series which make no use of level hubs or stage select screens areKirby's Dream Land andKirby & The Amazing Mirror.
    • Despite this, there are still maps of each area inKirby & The Amazing Mirror which can be obtained by collecting theArea Map in each level.

Gallery[edit]

  • An image from the level hub for Grass Land in Kirby's Dream Land 2
    An image from the level hub forGrass Land inKirby's Dream Land 2
  • The level select screen for Aqua Star in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
    The level select screen forAqua Star inKirby 64: The Crystal Shards
  • Wide view of the Hot Land level hub from Kirby's Epic Yarn
    Wide view of theHot Land level hub fromKirby's Epic Yarn
  • Part of the level hub for Cookie Country in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
    Part of the level hub forCookie Country inKirby's Return to Dream Land
  • The level hub in Fine Fields from Kirby: Triple Deluxe
    The level hub inFine Fields fromKirby: Triple Deluxe
  • The Patched Plains Level Hub from Kirby: Planet Robobot
    ThePatched Plains Level Hub fromKirby: Planet Robobot
  • Kirby standing in front of the amiibo statue in the village in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe
    Kirby standing in front of theamiibo statue in the village inTeam Kirby Clash Deluxe
  • The main lobby area of Dedede's Cake Royale in Kirby Battle Royale
    The main lobby area ofDedede's Cake Royale inKirby Battle Royale
  • The level hub for World of Peace: Dream Land in Kirby Star Allies
    The level hub forWorld of Peace: Dream Land inKirby Star Allies
  • Kirby viewing the quest board in the Port Village in Super Kirby Clash
    Kirby viewing the quest board in the Port Village inSuper Kirby Clash
  • The level-based hub in Kirby and the Forgotten Land
    The level-based hub inKirby and the Forgotten Land
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