Kirby and the Rainbow Curse is a 2015 platforming video game in the Kirby series, developed by HAL Laboratory for Wii U. The title, which is a follow-up game of the 2005 Nintendo DS title Kirby: Canvas Curse, was released by Nintendo on January 22, 2015 in Japan, February 20, 2015 in North America, May 8, 2015 in Europe and May 9, 2015 in Australia. The game supports the Kirby, Meta Knight, and King Dedede amiibo. It was released under the alternative titles Touch! Kirby Super Rainbow in Japan, and Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush in Europe.
Known Issues
Configuration
To play, use a "Gamepad" profile (Pro Controler don't work) and the "Separate Gamepad View" to play the game with your mouse (buttons which only appear on the gamepad and not on the TV).
Gameplay Videos
Cemu Emulator 1.12: Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
Cemu 1.12.0 - 100% save file test - GTX 750 Ti
Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush (Wii U/Cemu 1.15.8 - 4K)
Testing
Testing
1.7
Version
OS Version
Region
CPU
GPU
Tester
FPS
Status
Additional Notes
1.7.3d
Windows 10
USA
Intel Core i7-6700k
Nvidia GTX 1070
Bloodhorde
60
Runs
Turns full screen grey after selecting story mode.
1.7.5
Windows 10 (64-Bit)
Europe
Intel Core i5-6500
AMD R9 380
bill_q
60
Runs
Requires a save file. Runs full speed except some objects aren't rendered correctly. Radeon 16.12.2.
1.9
Version
OS Version
Region
CPU
GPU
Tester
FPS
Status
Additional Notes
1.9.1
Windows 10
USA
AMD FX-9370 @ 4.4GHz
Nvidia GTX 1070
dsjrb
60
Runs
Will grey screen on intro cutscene into Story Mode. Save file to skip this is required.
1.11
Version
OS Version
Region
CPU
GPU
Tester
FPS
Status
Additional Notes
1.11.1
Windows 10
EU
Intel Core i5 4670k @ 4.2GHz
nVidia GTX 750 Ti 2GB
chriztr
60
Runs
Crashes after intro cut-scene.
1.11.3
Windows 10
USA
Intel Core i7 4790k @ 4.6GHz
nVidia GTX 1080 Ti
blaice
60
Runs
Gray during intro video and immediate crash (this should not be considered "playable").
1.11.3
Windows 10
USA
Intel Core i7 7700HQ @ 2.8GHz
nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
Kkjj
60
Playable
Requires save workaround. Rare cases of freezes/frame rate drops. Otherwise runs fine.
1.13
Version
OS Version
Region
CPU
GPU
Tester
FPS
Status
Additional Notes
1.13.2d
Windows 10 (Boot Camp)
USA
Intel Core i9-8950HK @ 2.9GHz
AMD Radeon Pro 560X
Goldmaster11
60
Playable
Model identifier:
Issues:
Save workaround is still required.
Unable to go past menus on 2 and 3-core recompilers.
Temperature:
70-80 degrees Celsius while playing.
CPU Behavior:
Could Turbo Boost to 3.7-4.3GHz during gameplay (single core).
1.15
Version
OS Version
Region
CPU
GPU
Tester
FPS
Status
Additional Notes
1.15.10
Windows 10
EUR
Ryzen 5 2600X
NVidia Titan X
Durandal
60
Perfect
I was able to boot, start a new game, and play through the first 2 worlds with no issues at all and no workarounds required.
1.16
Version
OS Version
Region
CPU
GPU
Tester
FPS
Status
Additional Notes
1.16.1
Windows 10 x64 1909
USv16
AMD 2700X DDR4 16Go
NVIDIA GTX970 (Driver 441.66)
Xetron4
60
Playable
Mode Vulkan - Works Great (No test before 1.16.1 & OpenGL) - Just some visual glitch and paintings disappears (I don't use the graphicpack option "flashing square") - Game Time = 0.5H
1.17
Version
OS Version
Region
CPU
GPU
Tester
FPS
Status
Additional Notes
1.17.1
Windows 10 x64 1909
USv16
AMD 2700X DDR4 16Go
NVIDIA GTX970 (Driver 441.87)
Xetron4
60
Playable
Mode OpenGL - Works Great - Game Time = 0.5H
1.21
Version
OS Version
Region
CPU
GPU
Tester
FPS
Status
Additional Notes
1.21.4
Windows 10 pro x64
USA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Zyga21
60
Playable
Vulkan: The line regularly turns invisible, but it still always exists.
1.22.6
Version
OS Version
Region
CPU
GPU
Tester
FPS
Status
Additional Notes
1.22.6c
Windows 10 x64
UK
Intel i7
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
Trodgy
60
Runs
Tested on both OpenGL and Vulkan, crashes shortly after entering the tutorial in Story Mode.