Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Cheats and Codes

Successfully complete the game to unlock a sound test selection on the options screen.

Bonus modes

Collect all crystals in the game (it will say 100% on your file at the file selection screen) to unlock Boss Battle (Bosubuchi) and Movie Viewer (Zenbu Miseru) modes.

Higher mini-games difficulty settings

Successfully complete the mini-games on the easy difficulty setting to unlock the normal difficulty setting. Complete the mini-games on the normal difficulty setting to unlock the hard difficulty setting. Complete the mini-games on the hard difficulty setting to unlock the intense difficulty setting.

Infinite lives

To get an extra life, get the star at the beginning. Press Start and select "Try Again". Go to the same level and go back to get the star again. Repeat this as many times as needed to collect an unlimited amount of lives.

Boss strategies

Pop Star Boss

Best weapon: Flame Sword (Cutter, Flame). Use the sword to destroy the tiny trees, then hit the spikes that come out of the ground.

Moves (combos)

Fire: Fire ball
Fire + Stone: Rock shooter
Fire + Ice: Ice and fire blower
Fire + Needle: Bow and arrow with fire arrow
Fire + Bomb: Fireworks
Fire + Spark: Solar powered fire
Fire + Cutter: Fire sword
Fire + Fire: Fire bird
Stone: Rock
Stone + Ice: Skating soap
Stone + Needle: Drill
Stone + Bomb: Dynamite
Stone + Spark: Electric rope tied to stone
Stone + Cutter: Stone cutter
Stone + Stone: Big rock
Ice: Ice blower
Ice + Needle: Snow flake
Ice + Bomb: Snowman bomb
Ice + Spark: Refrigerator (food gives you health)
Ice + Cutter: Skate
Ice + Ice: Snowball
Needle + Bomb: Spikey bomb
Needle + Spark: Thunderbolt
Needle + Cutter: Bite (commercial)
Needle + Needle: Spikey gadgets
Needle: Spike ball
Bomb: Bomb
Bomb + Spark: Light bulb
Bomb + Cutter: Bomb that hooks onto opponent
Bomb + Bomb: Missile launcher
Spark: Electric shock
Spark + Cutter: Electrical double bladed sword
Spark + Spark: Electric ball
Cutter: Boomerang
Cutter + Cutter: Boomerang with blades

Break through walls

There are various walls that must be broken by specific abilities. The ability depends on the color of the wall:

Hints
Extra Star Piece or Treat

Return to the beginning of most levels to find a Star Piece or Treat.