Kirby's Dream Land
Also known as Hoshi no Kirby, Twinkle Popo
Kirby's Dream Land is a 1992 GB, 3DS, Switch game by HAL Laboratory.
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About the game
Dedede, King of Dream Land, is a penguin-like creature who is too gluttonous for his own good. Gathering food for his midnight feast, he got carried away and ended up taking all the food from the inhabitants of his country. One of them, a pink little guy named Kirby, decides to travel all the way to King Dedede's palace and retrieve the lost food by any means.
Kirby's Dream Land is a side-scrolling platform action game, and the first in the Kirby series. Although the protagonist appears to be a weak little marshmallow, he is actually quite powerful: he has the ability to suck up his enemies like a vacuum, and then shoot them out at other enemies. Kirby can also swallow air and inflate himself, which allows him to fly. There are four levels in the game; no save feature is available.
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Facts
- First released
- 1992-04-27
- Developers
- HAL Laboratory
- Publishers
- Nintendo
- Genres
- platform game
- Ratings
- MobyGames score 7.4 (102 votes) · MobyGames
Covers and screenshots
Box, manual and cartridge scans
Front Cover (GB · United States) Front Cover (GB · Germany) Front Cover (GB · Belgium, France, Luxembourg, The Netherlands) Front Cover (GB · United Kingdom) Front Cover (GB · Japan) Front Cover (GB · Australia) Back Cover (GB · United States) Back Cover (GB · Germany) Back Cover (GB · Belgium, France, Luxembourg, The Netherlands) Back Cover (GB · United Kingdom) Back Cover (GB · Japan) Back Cover (GB · Australia) Media (GB · United States) Media (GB · Germany) Media (GB · Belgium, France, Luxembourg, The Netherlands) Media (GB · United Kingdom) Media (GB · Japan) Media (GB · United States) Media (GB · Australia) Manual (GB · United States) Spine/Sides (GB · Belgium, France, Luxembourg, The Netherlands) Spine/Sides (GB · Belgium, France, Luxembourg, The Netherlands) Spine/Sides (GB · Belgium, France, Luxembourg, The Netherlands) Manual (GB · Belgium, France, Luxembourg, The Netherlands) Manual (GB · Belgium, France, Luxembourg, The Netherlands) Manual (GB · United Kingdom) Manual (GB · United Kingdom) Spine/Sides (GB · Japan) Spine/Sides (GB · Japan) Spine/Sides (GB · Japan) Spine/Sides (GB · Japan) Manual (GB · Japan) Manual (GB · Japan) Manual (GB · United States) Manual (GB · United States)
Screenshots
Title Screen (GB) Stage 1 Start (GB) Stage 1 (GB) Kirby has swallowed an enemy. (GB) Kirby takes flight. (GB) Kirby vs. the Mini-boss (GB) Bad Pig (GB) Stage 1 Boss (GB) Hovering over deadly spikes in a castle. (GB) Stage 2 boss(-es) - Lololo and Lalala (GB) Stage 3 intro (GB) The microphone item can kill all enemies onscreen (GB) Diving for a 1up (GB) Continue screen (GB) Picked up a power-up on a ship (GB) Boss fight in shoot-'em-up fashion (GB) Dodging an enemy in the clouds (GB) In the castle (GB) Clearing a path in destructible blocks (GB) Stage 4 boss (GB) Approaching Mount Dedede (GB) Final stage has you fight all the bosses you've met before (GB) Touch the other Kirby to go to a boss fight (GB) King Dedede (GB) Oh Kirby (GB) Once you beat the game extra mode is unlocked (GB) Enemy gallery (GB) Configuration mode (GB) Kirby listening to music (GB) Title screen - Japanese version (GB) Shocked enemy (GB) Flat Kirby (GB) level under water (GB) Lollipop (GB) Take candle (GB)
Releases
| Platform | Released | Regions | Publishers |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB | 1992-04-27 | JP, north-america, pal | Nintendo |
| 3DS | 2011-06-07 | — | — |
| Switch | 2023-02-09 | — | — |
Barcodes
- 0045496460471
- 0045496730239
- 4902370501483
Where this comes from
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- MobyGames · MobyGames API terms · retrieved 2026-11-10
- Wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 2026-11-06
- Wikipedia game list · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-11-05
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