Kirby's Dream Land (1992)
The first game to star the iconic pink puffball Kirby, who is on a quest to recover Dream Land's stolen food supply from the gluttonous King Dedede.
First released
Feb 17, 1992
Aliases
Hoshi no Kirby, Twinkle Popo
Franchises
Kirby
Developed by
HAL Laboratory, Inc.
Published by
Nintendo
Platforms
Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS eShop, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Action, Platformer
Themes
Fantasy
Rating
ESRB: E
Releases
- 3DSE - Kirby's Dream Land United States
- 3DSE - Kirby's Dream Land United Kingdom
- GB - Kirby's Dream Land United Kingdom
- GB - Hoshi no Kirby Japan
- GB - Kirby's Dream Land United States
- NSW - Kirby's Dream Land (Game Boy – Nintendo Switch Online) United States
Community reviews
Kirby's Dream land is a short, sweet and hard game
Game: Kirby's Dream Land
Genre: Platformer
Developer: HAL Laboratory
Publisher: Nintendo
System: Nintendo Switch (NS)
Year of Release: 2023
Date of Completion: March 15th 2025
Length of Playthrough: 2 Hours
Total Score: 70/100
Value Score: 7/10
• Story: 5/10
• Characters: 7/10
• GamePlay: 8/10
• Graphics: 7/10
• Sound: 7/10
• Music: 10/10
• Length: 3/10
• Replay Value: 4/10
• Player Value: 9/10
Pros
+5 levels with a boss at the end of each level, ability to replay game with higher difficulty (Harder enemy AI and taking more damage, with new enemies)
+Save state/load state with rewind feature per NSO
+Can be difficult but thanks to NSO's features such as rewind, makes it playable
+Can modify health and lives (needs to be unlocked)
Cons
-Very short
-Unable to replay stages
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Score wise comparison...
Kirby's Dream Land (GB): 65
Kirby's Dream Land (NSO): 70
Kirby's Dream Land 2 (GB): 76
Kirby's Dream Land 3 (SNES): 87
Kirby's Adventure (NES): 89
Kirby Nightmare in Dream Land (GBA): 92
Kirby 64 The Crystal Shards (N64): 78
Kirby Squeak Squad (NDS): 90
Kirby's Epic Yarn (Wii): 86
Kirby's Return to Dream Land (Wii): 85
Kirby Triple Deluxe (3DS): 94
Kirby Planet Robobot (3DS): 95
Kirby Star Allies (NS): 96
Kirby Super Star (SNES): 100
Kirby Super Star Ultra (DS): 100
Kirby's Dream Course (SNES): 68
Kirby's Dream Course (NSO): 68
Kirby Canvas Curse (DS): 71
Genre: Platformer
Developer: HAL Laboratory
Publisher: Nintendo
System: Nintendo Switch (NS)
Year of Release: 2023
Date of Completion: March 15th 2025
Length of Playthrough: 2 Hours
Total Score: 70/100
Value Score: 7/10
• Story: 5/10
• Characters: 7/10
• GamePlay: 8/10
• Graphics: 7/10
• Sound: 7/10
• Music: 10/10
• Length: 3/10
• Replay Value: 4/10
• Player Value: 9/10
Pros
+5 levels with a boss at the end of each level, ability to replay game with higher difficulty (Harder enemy AI and taking more damage, with new enemies)
+Save state/load state with rewind feature per NSO
+Can be difficult but thanks to NSO's features such as rewind, makes it playable
+Can modify health and lives (needs to be unlocked)
Cons
-Very short
-Unable to replay stages
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Score wise comparison...
Kirby's Dream Land (GB): 65
Kirby's Dream Land (NSO): 70
Kirby's Dream Land 2 (GB): 76
Kirby's Dream Land 3 (SNES): 87
Kirby's Adventure (NES): 89
Kirby Nightmare in Dream Land (GBA): 92
Kirby 64 The Crystal Shards (N64): 78
Kirby Squeak Squad (NDS): 90
Kirby's Epic Yarn (Wii): 86
Kirby's Return to Dream Land (Wii): 85
Kirby Triple Deluxe (3DS): 94
Kirby Planet Robobot (3DS): 95
Kirby Star Allies (NS): 96
Kirby Super Star (SNES): 100
Kirby Super Star Ultra (DS): 100
Kirby's Dream Course (SNES): 68
Kirby's Dream Course (NSO): 68
Kirby Canvas Curse (DS): 71