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Kirby’s Dream Land

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Also known as
Hoshi no Kirby Twinkle Popo 星のカービ

Guide Kirby through four levels, using his inhale and flight abilities to recover stolen food from King Dedede.

Kirby's Dream Land was first released for the Game Boy in Japan on April 27, 1992, and in North America on August 1, 1992. This is the original platform and earliest commercial release of the game.


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Released
1992
Genre
Perspective
Side view
Visual
2D scrolling
Size
133.55 KB
Rating
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About Kirby’s Dream Land

Kirby's Dream Land is a side scrolling platformer where the player controls a pink character named Kirby. The story begins when King Dedede, a penguin like ruler, takes all the food from Dream Land for his own feast.

Kirby's primary abilities include inhaling enemies to shoot them back out and swallowing air to inflate himself for flight. The game consists of four levels and does not include a save function.

Kirby journeys to the king's palace to recover the stolen food. Despite his small appearance, these mechanics make him a capable character.

Kirby’s Dream Land Screenshots

12 images
Title Screen
Stage 1 Start
Stage 1
Kirby has swallowed an enemy.
Kirby takes flight.
Kirby vs. the Mini-boss
Bad Pig
Stage 1 Boss
Hovering over deadly spikes in a castle.
Stage 2 boss(-es) - Lololo and Lalala
Stage 3 intro
The microphone item can kill all enemies onscreen