Aw man I LOVE this game. The wonderful, crayon/pastel art aesthetic is absolutely gorgeous and cozy, giving the game a unique and homey feel that always makes it wonderous to return to. It's also just a damn solid 2D platformer that's fun as hell to return to. While it doesn't have the same depth of copy abilities as Superstar, I feel the combination of animal buddy copy abilities and the sheer volume of them helps alleviate that and make the trade worth it. The addition of actually being told where the macguffins you have to collect are, and if you've collected them or not is already a step above DL2 and much appreciated.

Add onto that actually really fun co-op and one of the best OSTs on SNES, and you've got what I consider not only the best Kirby game on SNES, not only one of the best Kirby games period, but also one of the best games on the SNES in general.