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==Story==
==Story==
[[File:KDL3 - Story 3.png|thumb|left|In ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'', Dark Matter invades Popstar and implants itself in the center of the planet, as shown in this illustration from the manual.]]
[[File:KDL3 - Story 3.png|thumb|left|In ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'', Dark Matter invades Popstar and implants itself in the center of the planet, as shown in this illustration from the manual.]]
The setting of ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' is [[Popstar]], [[Kirby]]'s home planet. During the introduction scene, Kirby and [[Gooey]] are seen having fun during a fishing trip.<ref>{{cite|One day, Kirby and Gooey went fishing. Birds were singing. The sun was shining. It was such a nice day that they felt more like napping than fishing.|Instruction booklet|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''}}</ref>
The setting of ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' is [[Popstar]], [[Kirby]]'s home planet. During the introduction scene, Kirby and [[Gooey]] are seen having fun during a fishing trip.


However, while they enjoy the seemingly peaceful day, a [[Dark Matter (cloud)|black cloud]] appears in the sky. The black mass enters Popstar's atmosphere, thereby shattering its rings, and quickly spreads over the whole planet.<ref>{{cite|The black object started to spit out small clouds. These clouds were scattered everywhere.|Instruction booklet|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''}}</ref> Those who come in contact with the cloud get possessed by it, a fate that befalls many of Popstar's denizens, even including King Dedede.<ref>{{cite|The small clouds took control of King Dedede and his minions. They started to do terrible things!|Instruction booklet|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''}}</ref>
However, while they enjoy the seemingly peaceful day, a [[Dark Matter (cloud)|black cloud]] appears in the sky. The black mass enters Popstar's atmosphere, thereby shattering its rings, and quickly spreads over the whole planet. Those who come in contact with the cloud get possessed by it, a fate that befalls many of Popstar's denizens, even including King Dedede.


As the cloud's activity commences, [[Coo]] the owl arrives and hastily notifies Kirby and Gooey of what is going on.<ref>{{cite|Just then, Coo appeared, looking panicked. "Hurry, Kirby!" he said. "PopStar's in BIG trouble!"|Instruction booklet|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''}}</ref> The two can only watch from a nearby hill as the cloud conquers Popstar. Together with his friends from ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'' ([[Rick]], [[Kine]] and Coo) and three new friends ([[Nago]], [[ChuChu]] and [[Pitch]]), Kirby sets out on a journey to free their home from the clutches of the intruder.<ref>{{cite|Now, Kirby and his friends have left to get rid of these strange clouds and save PopStar!|Instruction booklet|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''}}</ref>
As the cloud's activity commences, [[Coo]] the owl arrives and hastily notifies Kirby and Gooey of what is going on. The two can only watch from a nearby hill as the cloud conquers Popstar. Together with his friends from ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'' ([[Rick]], [[Kine]] and Coo) and three new friends ([[Nago]], [[ChuChu]] and [[Pitch]]), Kirby sets out on a journey to free their home from the clutches of the intruder.


Kirby and his friends travel through the five main areas of Popstar, helping many citizens along the way, and fighting to free those under the cloud's possession, gaining a [[Heart Star]] through every deed. When they liberate the last area of Popstar, the planet is saved, but the origin of the intruder's power still remains and hangs in the sky, gazing down upon the heroes.
Kirby and his friends travel through the five main areas of Popstar, helping many citizens along the way, and fighting to free those under the cloud's possession, gaining a [[Heart Star]] through every deed. When they liberate the last area of Popstar, the planet is saved, but the origin of the intruder's power still remains and hangs in the sky, gazing down upon the heroes.
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|[[File:KDL3 Gooey artwork.png|130px]]
|[[File:KDL3 Gooey artwork.png|130px]]
|[[Gooey]]
|[[Gooey]]
|Kirby's friend, Gooey is a blob-like creature made from Dark Matter. Despite his origin, he seems to get along with Kirby and his friends quite well, and doesn't appear to inherit any of his creator's malevolent tendencies.<ref>{{cite|Gooey is Kirby's good friend. While he's made from the same stuff as Dark Matter, he doesn't have an evil spirit.|Instruction booklet|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''}}</ref> Gooey can be summoned by Kirby to accompany him. He possesses abilities similar to those of Kirby, and can even float in the air like him. Though he does not possess a powerful suction attack like Kirby, he can cast out his long tongue to grab enemies and swallow them to steal their abilities.
|Kirby's friend, Gooey is a blob-like creature made from Dark Matter. Despite his origin, he seems to get along with Kirby and his friends quite well, and doesn't appear to inherit any of his creator's malevolent tendencies. Gooey can be summoned by Kirby to accompany him. He possesses abilities similar to those of Kirby, and can even float in the air like him. Though he does not possess a powerful suction attack like Kirby, he can cast out his long tongue to grab enemies and swallow them to steal their abilities.
|''I can use the same attacks as Kirby!''
|''I can use the same attacks as Kirby!''
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*According to the game's entry in the [[Kirby's History]] section of ''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]'', ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' was "the last [game] that Nintendo published in the USA for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]." Because of its late release date, one year after the launch of the [[Nintendo 64]]<ref>[[wikipedia:ja:星のカービィ3|''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' - Wikipedia (Japanese)]]</ref>, it did not see a European or Australian release until the Virtual Console reissue in 2009. These factors also contributed to the game becoming the lowest-selling title in the main ''Kirby'' series, being the only entry to sell less than one million units. The game itself pokes fun at its late release in the Japanese version, where [[Boss Endurance|Boss Butch]] features a "Nintendo 16" logo (referring to the 16-bit hardware of the SNES, compared to the 64-bit hardware of the N64).
*According to the game's entry in the [[Kirby's History]] section of ''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]'', ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' was "the last [game] that Nintendo published in the USA for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]." Because of its late release date, one year after the launch of the [[Nintendo 64]]<ref>[[wikipedia:ja:星のカービィ3|''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' - Wikipedia (Japanese)]]</ref>, it did not see a European or Australian release until the Virtual Console reissue in 2009. These factors also contributed to the game becoming the lowest-selling title in the main ''Kirby'' series, being the only entry to sell less than one million units. The game itself pokes fun at its late release in the Japanese version, where [[Boss Endurance|Boss Butch]] features a "Nintendo 16" logo (referring to the 16-bit hardware of the SNES, compared to the 64-bit hardware of the N64).
*The North American and Japanese ROM images for the game are nearly identical, with a difference of only 41 bytes. Both versions of the game include the data for both English and Japanese languages; the regional differences are loaded based on a single byte. A North American English copy of the game can be made to run in Japanese by changing the region byte, and vice versa.<ref>[[tcrf:Kirby's Dream Land 3#Regional Differences|''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' - The Cutting Room Floor]]</ref>
*The North American and Japanese ROM images for the game are nearly identical, with a difference of only 41 bytes. Both versions of the game include the data for both English and Japanese languages; the regional differences are loaded based on a single byte. A North American English copy of the game can be made to run in Japanese by changing the region byte, and vice versa.<ref>[[tcrf:Kirby's Dream Land 3#Regional Differences|''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' - The Cutting Room Floor]]</ref>
*According to the game's entry in the [[Kirby's History]] section of ''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]'', ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' was "the last [game] that Nintendo published in the USA for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System."
*This game's original North American release was rated K-A (Kids to Adults), the contemporary equivalent to a modern E rating, by the ESRB. However ''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]'' was rated E10+ (a rating that did not exist at the time of this game's release, having been introduced in 2005), possibly because of the blood from both the [[Zero]] battle in this game and the [[0²]] battle in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'', as the description of the game says that "One boss character (a giant eyeball) fires red droplets at Kirby; additional red-damage effects appear as its health decreases."<ref>[https://www.esrb.org/ratings/32367/kirbys-dream-collection-special-edition/ ''Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition'' ESRB description]</ref>
*This game's original North American release was rated K-A (Kids to Adults), the contemporary equivalent to a modern E rating, by the ESRB. However ''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]'' was rated E10+ (a rating that did not exist at the time of this game's release, having been introduced in 2005), possibly because of the blood from both the [[Zero]] battle in this game and the [[0²]] battle in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'', as the description of the game says that "One boss character (a giant eyeball) fires red droplets at Kirby; additional red-damage effects appear as its health decreases."<ref>[https://www.esrb.org/ratings/32367/kirbys-dream-collection-special-edition/ ''Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition'' ESRB description]</ref>
*''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' is the only main-series ''Kirby'' game to feature the [[Parasol]] ability without a corresponding parasol entity held by enemies.
*''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' is the only main-series ''Kirby'' game to feature the [[Parasol]] ability without a corresponding parasol entity held by enemies.
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