I hadn't played the original until I got a proper SNES years later, but I had heard great things about Super Star, so upon this game's announcement, I had to get it. Hoooo boy, I LOVE this game. It just plays so darn good as a Kirby game should, and there's tooooons of Kirby content packed into digestible mini stories that don't force you to rush playing the game all at once and get burned out. This is the best Kirby game around, hands down.
This game is definitely my favorite Kirby game. Its like a mini game collection with tons of different games that range from easy as pie to surprisingly challenging. While you can tell the mini games are indeed...well, mini...they still feel like fun and complete experiences that can last you a good hour or so for each. Its still very fun to revisit for me.