Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land: Difference between revisions

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|developer=[[HAL Laboratory]]

|publisher=[[Nintendo]]

|released='''Game Boy Advance'''<br>{{Released|Japan|October 25, 2002|NA|December 2, 2002|Europe|September 26, 2003|Australia|January 27, 2004}}<br>'''Virtual Console (Wii U)'''<br>{{Released|Japan|April 30, 2014|Europe|July 17, 2014|NA|October 30, 2014}}

|platforms=[[Game Boy Advance]],<br>[[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii U]])

|rating={{ratings|esrb=e|pegi=3|cero=a}}

|predecessor=''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]''

|successor=''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''

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''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'' is a full overhaul of ''Kirby's Adventure'', with a new engine and entirely re-done 16 bit graphics, music, and sound. The art style is also heavily modified, focusing on more vivid photorealistic scenery and backgrounds when compared to the NES original. Regardless, the enemies, copy abilities, music, and stage layouts are (for the most part) the same as they were before, just updated in fidelity. The story is also largely the same, though it has been reworded from the original version.

{{Quote|It all began when the Nightmares appeared in the fountain. The Nightmares rode the currents of the Fountain of Dreams, wreaking havoc and tormenting the residents of Dream Land.|Portion of the ending [[Narrator|narration]] from ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''}}

[[File:KNiDL Whispy Woods battle.png|thumb|right|Kirby battling [[Whispy Woods]].]]

''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'' is an action platformer where the player takes control of Kirby: the powerful little pink hero of Dream Land whose main claim to fame is his ability to [[inhale]] his enemies and gain their [[Copy Ability|powers]]. The main goal of the game is to traverse each of the levels and their stages in order, maneuvering through tricky terrain and battling enemies along the way. Due to the wide variety of abilities that Kirby has access to, there are many different ways to clear the obstacles in each stage, including going without abilities at all and using Kirby's ability to spit out [[Star Bullet]]s to deal damage. In addition, Kirby's ability to [[hover]] through the air and breathe underwater - along with his generous [[Stamina|health bar]] - make the environmental elements very forgiving when compared to other classic platformers. Overall, the game is catered to easy and accessible play, with more challenging elements being optional for the most part.

While the main goal of the game is to reach and defeat each level's [[boss]], there are a number of optional objectives to meet as well. This mainly takes the form of hunting down [[Big Switch]]es in stages, which unlock additional doors in the [[Level Hub|hubs]] of the levels they are found in. There are also optional [[Sub-Game]]s and other rooms which can be visited in each level in order to earn [[1-Up]]s or gain extra abilities. If the main game is completed after pressing down all of these switches, an [[Extra Game]] will open up that lets Kirby play again under more challenging circumstances. Should that be cleared too, [[Meta Knightmare]] becomes available as well as the [[Boss Endurance]] mode, creating an additional level of challenge for the player to undertake.

*The enemies [[Bounder]], [[Togezo]], and [[Rolling Turtle]] have been replaced by [[Gip]], [[Needlous]], and [[Phan Phan]] respectively, but act more-or-less the same way.

*The Fireball ability has been renamed to [[Burning]], which matches its Japanese name.

*The pause descriptions of each Copy Ability have been changed.

*Many bosses and mid-bosses have been made physically larger, which also makes them easier to hit and be hit by.

*The Sub-Games [[Crane Fever]] and [[Egg Catcher]] have been replaced with [[Bomb Rally]] and [[Kirby's Air Grind]].

**Additionally, the aesthetic of [[Quick Draw]] has been changed to match [[Samurai Kirby]] from ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''.

*The ending [[Narrator|narration]] is worded differently.

*It is now possible to save in the Extra Game.

*There is an additional Extra Game mode, [[Meta Knightmare]], which features Meta Knight as a playable character and does not allow saving.

The following are all of the options available from the main menu after selecting a file (though some need to be unlocked first):

*'''Start Game''' - Starts the main game (or the Extra Game) of ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'', in whichever level Kirby was last left in if applicable.

*'''Erase a File''' - Allows the player to delete save data for the game to start fresh.

The main game of ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'' takes place in eight distinct levels which are played in order, as follows:

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![[File:KNiDL Rainbow Resort opening screenshot.png]]<br>'''[[Rainbow Resort]]'''

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[[File:KNiDL Kirby's Air Grind screenshot.png|thumb|Screenshot from [[Kirby's Air Grind]], one of the new Sub-Games.]]

The levels of ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'' feature optional doorways (many unlocked using Big Switches in regular stages) that lead to Sub-Games and other areas. These are as follows:

In addition, there are two extra modes available only from the main menu as follows (these need to be unlocked first):

*'''[[Boss Endurance]]''' - A challenge where Kirby is pitted against all eight of the game's bosses in order with no recovery items in-between fights and no prior choice of ability.

|[[File:KNiDL Mr Shine sprite.png|center]] [[File:KNiDL Mr Bright sprite.png|center]]

|[[Butter Building - Stage 7]]

|Anthropomorphized versions of the sun and moon who attack in tag-team format. Kirby has to deal with one on the ground while the other hangs in the air, dodging and parrying both of their attacks. Defeating one of them will force that one to remain in the sky until the other is also defeated.

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|[[Grape Garden - Stage 7]]

|[[Hi-Jump]] (from [[Starman|Starmen]] summoned)

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|[[Heavy Mole]]

|A fearsome blue masked swordsman who commands the [[Meta-Knights]]. He tosses Kirby a sword, and will not fight until Kirby picks it up. From there, the two engage in a sword duel, where Meta Knight reacts to Kirby's movements, and attacks using several different sword techniques. When defeated, his mask breaks, and he flees the scene.

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|[[File:KNiDL King Dedede sprite.png|center]]

|[[Rainbow Resort - Stage 7]]

|None.

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|[[Nightmare]]

|[[Satoru Iwata]]

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*Many pieces of music from this game would be used directly in later games.

**This is most prominent in ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'' where the option exists to play music from this game almost exclusively.

*The Sub-Game [[Kirby's Air Grind]] can be seen as a precursor of sorts to ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]'', which was in development at the same time as this title.

*The subsequent games ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'' and ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]'' would use the same engine and graphical style as this title.

*Meta Knight's prominence as a playable character in this game would arguably help lead to him being playable and/or an ally to Kirby in later games.

*The ending narration of ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]''{{'}}s Story Quests was inspired by the narration in this game.

==Trivia==

*''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'' debuted at number 6 on the list of Top-selling Game Boy Games in the [[:File:Nintendo_Power_166_March_2003_21.jpg|March 2003]] issue of [[Nintendo Power]] magazine.

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==Names in other languages==

{{Names

|jaM=Kirby of the Stars: The Fountain of Dreams Deluxe

|de=Kirby: Schatten bedrohen Traumland

|deM=Kirby: Shadows threaten Dream Land

|it=Kirby: Incubo nella Terra dei Sogni

|itM=Kirby: Nightmare in the Land of Dreams

}}

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