This Super Nintendo game is notable for the Fatty Whale boss smoking a tobacco pipe which has slipped past the Nintendo Censorship, another Super Nintendo game Donkey Kong Country 3 also shows a character named Barnacle Bear smoking a tobacco pipe.
Battleship Halberd also resembles a few battleships from a few popular Sci-Fi programs such as the titular Aircraft from Space Battleship Yamato (1974-1975) and the Sail Barge from Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi (1983).
The fourth game of the Kirby canon.
A locked icon of the Great Cave Offensive can be found in the game's data, suggesting that the player would originally have to unlock the Great Cave Offensive. However, it is already unlocked when the game starts in the final release.
The game was released in Europe under the name "Kirby's Fun Pak". However, when the game was released on the Wii U Virtual Console in Europe, the game kept the name Kirby Super Star, similarly, Europe also used the similar title to North America for the Nintendo DS remake Kirby Super Star Ultra (2008), rather than retitling it as "Kirby's Ultra Fun Pak".