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|released= '''Game Boy'''<br>{{Released|Japan|April 27, 1992|NA|August 1, 1992|Europe|August 3, | |released= '''Game Boy'''<br>{{Released|Japan|April 27, 1992|NA|August 1, 1992|Europe|December 1992<ref name="europe">The release date of ''Kirby's Dream Land'' in Europe has conflicting sources. While ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' and a [https://twitter.com/NintendoUK/status/893086309706854401 Twitter post of NintendoUK] claim it released in August 1992, a [https://archive.org/details/nintendo_lehti_11-12-1992_202011/page/n3/mode/2up Finnish Nintendo magazine], as well as [https://web.archive.org/web/20171017201956/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAAADVHhnIp8efg three] [https://web.archive.org/web/20171108031657/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAAADVHkqkDn8hw different] [https://web.archive.org/web/20180924031901/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAADAAB2V0gSZFCHnA Miiverse] posts claim it released in December 1992. In addition, a European magazine did not list the game on [https://archive.org/details/nintendo-magazine-system-1/page/110/mode/2up their first issue of October 1992], and only covered ''Kirby's Dream Land'' for the first time [https://archive.org/details/nintendo-magazine-system-3/page/102/mode/2up on their December 1992 issue], and [https://archive.org/details/nintendo-magazine-system-4/page/n125/mode/2up added it to their list of games on the issue after, saying it was new].</ref>|Australia|December 1992<ref name="europe"/>}}<br>'''3DS Virtual Console'''<br>{{Released|Japan|June 7, 2011|NA|June 30, 2011|Europe|June 30, 2011|Australia|June 30, 2011|South Korea|February 3, 2016<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20161025155109/http://www.nintendo.co.kr/3DS/eshop/eshop_virtualconsole.php Nintendo of Korea (Wayback Machine snapshot)]</ref>}}<br><br>'''Nintendo Switch Online'''<br>{{Released|Japan|February 8, 2023|NA|February 8, 2023|Europe|February 8, 2023|Australia|February 8, 2023}} | ||
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'''''Kirby's Dream Land''''' is a platforming video game released on the [[Game Boy]] and the first installment of the ''[[Kirby (series)|Kirby]]'' series. ''Kirby's Dream Land'' was developed by [[HAL Laboratory]], published by [[Nintendo]], and designed by [[Masahiro Sakurai]]. | '''''Kirby's Dream Land''''' is a platforming video game released on the [[Game Boy]] and the first installment of the ''[[Kirby (series)|Kirby]]'' series. ''Kirby's Dream Land'' was developed by [[HAL Laboratory]], published by [[Nintendo]], and designed by [[Masahiro Sakurai]]. ''Kirby's Dream Land'' was the series' most successful installment until ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'' in September 2022, selling over 5.13 million copies worldwide since its release.{{#ifeq:{{PAGENAME}}|Kirby's Dream Land|<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4418/iwata_and_miyamoto_business_.php?page=3|title= Iwata and Miyamoto: Business Ascetics - An Excerpt from Nintendo Magic|site= Gamasutra}}</ref>}} It was also later released as a Player's Choice title. In 2011, ''Kirby's Dream Land'' was released as one of the launch titles on the [[Nintendo 3DS]]'s [[Virtual Console]]. In 2012, ''Kirby's Dream Land'' was included as one of the playable games in the [[Wii]] compilation title, ''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]''. In 2023, ''Kirby's Dream Land'' was included on the [[Nintendo Switch]] Online [[Game Boy]] channel. | ||
''Kirby's Dream Land'' is a side-scrolling platformer title, and follows suit from other such video games of the age, with a few key differences. The game - and its titular protagonist - are designed with beginners in mind. Instead of restricting the player to a single jump and limited attacks, [[Kirby]] is able to [[hover]] indefinitely in the air to get over [[bottomless pit]]s and other hazards. He is also fairly hardy, able to take several hits before being defeated, whereas most other platformers would have the character defeated in one or two hits. Kirby is also equipped with his trusty [[inhale]], which allows him to simply eat most of the enemies on his path, and [[Star Bullet|spit them out]] to defeat other enemies. As such, ''Kirby's Dream Land'' is easy to complete, with only five stages and relatively easy boss fights interspersed, but a hidden [[Extra Mode|bonus version]] of the game lets players go through again against tougher enemies. | ''Kirby's Dream Land'' is a side-scrolling platformer title, and follows suit from other such video games of the age, with a few key differences. The game - and its titular protagonist - are designed with beginners in mind. Instead of restricting the player to a single jump and limited attacks, [[Kirby]] is able to [[hover]] indefinitely in the air to get over [[bottomless pit]]s and other hazards. He is also fairly hardy, able to take several hits before being defeated, whereas most other platformers would have the character defeated in one or two hits. Kirby is also equipped with his trusty [[inhale]], which allows him to simply eat most of the enemies on his path, and [[Star Bullet|spit them out]] to defeat other enemies. As such, ''Kirby's Dream Land'' is easy to complete, with only five stages and relatively easy boss fights interspersed, but a hidden [[Extra Mode|bonus version]] of the game lets players go through again against tougher enemies. | ||
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==Story== | ==Story== | ||
{{Quote|On a tiny star somewhere far, far away from earth{{sic}}, there is a very special place known as Dream Land. The Dream Landers are very happy people who use their magical Sparkling Stars to play and work among the heavens. That is until one dark night when the gluttonous King Dedede and his rotten band of thieves swooped down from neighboring Mt. Dedede for a midnight snack in Dream Land.|''Kirby's Dream Land'' Instruction Booklet (North American print), page 3}} | {{Quote|On a tiny star somewhere far, far away from earth{{sic}}, there is a very special place known as Dream Land. The Dream Landers are very happy people who use their magical Sparkling Stars to play and work among the heavens. That is until one dark night when the gluttonous King Dedede and his rotten band of thieves swooped down from neighboring Mt. Dedede for a midnight snack in Dream Land.|''Kirby's Dream Land'' Instruction Booklet (North American print), page 3}} | ||
''Kirby's Dream Land'' takes place in | ''Kirby's Dream Land'' takes place in [[Dream Land]], where all the people live happy lives. One day, a band of thieves, led by [[King Dedede]], swoops down from [[Mt. Dedede]] and steals all the food from the land, as well as the [[Sparkling Star]]s from the sky. [[Kirby]], an outsider who recently came to Dream Land,<ref>{{cite book|quote=みんなどうしようかなとなやんでいる時、 ひとりの若者がプププランドにやってきました。<br> | ||
Kirby travels through five areas of Dream Land to reach King Dedede. At the end of each land, Kirby must do battle with one of King Dedede's top goons, in the form of a [[Boss]], who will drop one | その若者は旅の途中でした。<br> | ||
しかし、プププランドのひとびとが困っていることを聞くと、みんなの食べ物をぼくが取り戻し、みんなおなかいっぱいごはん を食べられるようにしてあげようと、ひとりでデデデ山へとむかっていきました。 <br> | |||
はるかぜとともに現れたゆうかんな若者。 その名は「カービィ」。<br> | |||
As everyone pondered what to do, a youngster arrived in Dream Land.<br> | |||
That youngster was in the middle of a trip.<br> | |||
However, upon hearing that the folks of Dream Land were in trouble, they headed alone to Mt. Dedede to retrieve everyone's food and ensure that everyone could eat to their heart's content.<br> | |||
That brave youngster came together with the spring breeze. His name was "Kirby".<br>|book=星のカービー 取扱説明書<br> | |||
Kirby of the Stars Instruction Manual<br>|page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|quote=お風とともにやってきた、旅の若者。純真で、お人よしな面もあり、プププランドの危機を救ったことをきっかけにそのまま居住している。<br> | |||
A young traveler who came with the wind. They are innocent and kind-hearted, and after saving Dream Land from a crisis, they continue to reside there.<br>|book=[[20th Anniversary Kirby Pupupu Encyclopedia]]|publisher=Shogakukan|page=15}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|quote=はるか ぜとともにプププランドにやって来た カービィは、みんなの食べ物をデデデ 大王から取り返すため戦います。<br> | |||
Kirby, who came to Dream Land with the spring breeze, fights to recover everyone's food from King Dedede.<br>|book=Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Fest Pamphlet|page=28}}</ref> cannot stand for this and heads to Mt. Dedede to retrieve the stolen goods and save this land. | |||
Kirby travels through five areas of Dream Land to reach King Dedede. At the end of each land, Kirby must do battle with one of King Dedede's top goons, in the form of a [[Boss]], who will drop one [[Sparkling Star]] upon defeat. After defeating Dedede and collecting the last of these stars, Kirby uses them to inflate into a giant hot air balloon, and carry Dedede's castle all across the land, showering the stolen food back onto the kingdom. That done, Kirby returns to normal size and lands on a podium, to be cheered by the denizens of Dream Land. | |||
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|Recovers two bars of Kirby's health.<br>Referred to in the manual as "Pep Brew". | |Recovers two bars of Kirby's health.<br>Referred to in the manual as "Pep Brew". | ||
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|[[Sparkling | |[[Sparkling Star]] | ||
|[[File:KDL Sparkling Stars sprite.png|center]] | |[[File:KDL Sparkling Stars sprite.png|center]] | ||
|An item that Kirby can obtain after defeating a stage boss. | |An item that Kirby can obtain after defeating a stage boss. | ||
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|N/A | |N/A | ||
|align=center|{{Key|1}}{{Y}} | |align=center|{{Key|1}}{{Y}} | ||
| | |[[Blatzy]] | ||
|An invincible, stationary cannon that shoots at Kirby, usually pausing after three consecutive shots. | |An invincible, stationary cannon that shoots at Kirby, usually pausing after three consecutive shots. | ||
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!Developer(s) | !Developer(s) | ||
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! | !Director / Chief Designer | ||
|[[Masahiro Sakurai]] | |[[Masahiro Sakurai|Masa Sakurai]]{{sic|Due to space limitations, Masahiro Sakurai is credited as MASA SAKURAI. Later entries in the series would use his full first name.}} | ||
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!Chief Programmer | !Chief Programmer | ||
|Kyouhei Miyabi | |Kyouhei Miyabi | ||
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!Programmer | |||
|Sunday Rain | |||
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!GDV Programmer | !GDV Programmer | ||
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!Designer | !Designer | ||
|Mogami Kurand{{sic|Some unofficial transcriptions list this name as MOGAMI KURANO. However, all versions of the game and the Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition Celebration Book list the name as MOGAMI KURAND.}} | |Mogami Kurand{{sic|This is a pseudonym for Hitoshi Kikkawa. Some unofficial transcriptions list this name as MOGAMI KURANO. However, all versions of the game and the Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition Celebration Book list the name as MOGAMI KURAND.}} | ||
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!Sound Composer | !Sound Composer | ||
|[[Jun Ishikawa]] | |[[Jun Ishikawa]] | ||
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!Special Thanks | |||
|Bubby<br>Cipher | |||
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!Supervisor | !Supervisor | ||
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|Makoto Kanai | |Makoto Kanai | ||
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!colspan=2|[[HAL Laboratory]] | !colspan=2|And so many players.<br>''Kirby's Dream Land'' presented by...<br>[[HAL Laboratory|HAL Laboratory, Inc.]] and [[Nintendo]] | ||
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==Development== | ==Development== | ||
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The downloadable title based on [[Kirby 3D Rumble]] is in many ways an homage to ''Kirby's Dream Land'', featuring stage elements and bosses from the game. | The downloadable title based on [[Kirby 3D Rumble]] is in many ways an homage to ''Kirby's Dream Land'', featuring stage elements and bosses from the game. | ||
For example, the five main levels are based on the five stages of ''Kirby's Dream Land'' and use their musical themes. Bosses such as [[Lololo & Lalala]] and [[Kracko Jr.]] appear at the end of stages. | For example, the five main levels are based on the five stages of ''Kirby's Dream Land'' and use their musical themes. Bosses such as [[Lololo & Lalala]] and [[Kracko Jr.]] appear at the end of stages. A [[Sparkling Star]] also appears at the end during the fights with [[King Dedede]] to turn him into Giant King Dedede. | ||
In addition, Kirby uses no Copy Abilities in this game, relying almost exclusively on his Inhale to dispatch enemies. | In addition, Kirby uses no Copy Abilities in this game, relying almost exclusively on his Inhale to dispatch enemies. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The international box art has a few oddities: most infamously, Kirby is colored white, despite being pink on the Japanese cover art. This trait also extends to the North American TV ad, which carries over Kirby's design from the international box art. In addition, an unknown enemy that could be taken as [[Booler]] appears, if not for the nose, eyeballs and its worm-like appearance rather than a ghost-alike. Others include [[Gordo]] having a mouth and [[Bronto Burt]] having a nose. | *The international box art has a few oddities: most infamously, Kirby is colored white, despite being pink on the Japanese cover art. This trait also extends to the North American TV ad, which carries over Kirby's design from the international box art. In addition, an unknown enemy that could be taken as [[Booler]] appears, if not for the nose, eyeballs and its worm-like appearance rather than a ghost-alike. Others include [[Gordo]] having a mouth and [[Bronto Burt]] having a nose. | ||
**The reason for Kirby's white design is unclear. [[Satoru Iwata]] considered the change to relate to Western marketing<ref>{{cite person|quote=In addition, some people in the Western market said a pink soft character floating in air would never be accepted. So in the West, they changed Kirby's colour on the box from pink to white.|name=Satoru Iwata|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a86nyE9Ha0U|title=GDC 2011 keynote}}</ref> while Masahiro Sakurai believed it came from a simple mistake due to the colorless sprites of the Game Boy.<ref>{{cite person|quote=海外のカービィが白だったのは、ゲームボーイのROMが白黒だけだったため、海外の人が勘違いしたから。|name=Masahiro Sakurai|url=https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/43007166520627200|title=Twitter}}.</ref> | **The reason for Kirby's white design is unclear. [[Satoru Iwata]] considered the change to relate to Western marketing,<ref>{{cite person|quote=In addition, some people in the Western market said a pink soft character floating in air would never be accepted. So in the West, they changed Kirby's colour on the box from pink to white.|name=Satoru Iwata|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a86nyE9Ha0U|title=GDC 2011 keynote}}</ref> while Masahiro Sakurai believed it came from a simple mistake due to the colorless sprites of the Game Boy.<ref>{{cite person|quote=海外のカービィが白だったのは、ゲームボーイのROMが白黒だけだったため、海外の人が勘違いしたから。|name=Masahiro Sakurai|url=https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/43007166520627200|title=Twitter}}.</ref> The ''[[20th Anniversary Kirby Dream Encyclopedia]]'' sides with Sakurai's explanation.<ref>{{cite book|quote='''海外ではカービィは白かった！'''<br> | ||
*In the video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUY2AtBD6Sk "Development Secrets of the Original Kirby <nowiki>[Grab Bag]</nowiki>"], Masahiro Sakurai explains that in his original draft for how the [[health]] and [[damage]] system would work in ''Kirby's Dream Land'', Kirby would be sent flying if hit by most enemies, | ''{{furi|同|おな}}じく{{furi|海外|かいがい}}の{{furi|話|はなし}}だが、{{furi|初代|しょだい}}『{{furi|星|ほし}}のカービィ』のアートワークは、{{furi|現在|げんざい}}のピンク{{furi|色|いろ}}のカービィではなく、{{furi|白色|しろいろ}}で{{furi|発売|はつばい}}されている。{{furi|海外|かいがい}}のスタッフが、ゲームボーイの{{furi|白黒|しろくろ}}{{furi|画面|がめん}}を{{furi|見|み}}て、{{furi|勘違|かんちが}}いをしたからだという。''<br>'''''Kirby Was White Overseas!'''''<br>''On another international topic, the artwork for the original Kirby's Dream Land did not feature the modern pink Kirby; it released with a white Kirby instead. It is said that there was a misunderstanding with the overseas staff due to the black-and-white screen of the Game Boy.|book=20th Anniversary Kirby Pupupu Encyclopedia|publisher=Shogakukan|page=59}}</ref> | ||
*In the video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUY2AtBD6Sk "Development Secrets of the Original Kirby <nowiki>[Grab Bag]</nowiki>"], Masahiro Sakurai explains that in his original draft for how the [[health]] and [[damage]] system would work in ''Kirby's Dream Land'', Kirby would be sent flying if hit by most enemies, flying farther the more damage he had taken, and would only be defeated if he was knocked fully off-screen before the camera could re-center on him. While this was not used in the final game, Sakurai points out that a similar concept would eventually resurface for the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] (on a further note, this original damage system would be implemented more-or-less exactly for [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''). On why the idea took so long to be implemented into a game, Sakurai states: "I had forgotten about it. Totally and completely." | |||
*After the events of the story and before the following game, the denizens of Dream Land gifted Kirby [[Kirby's House|a house]] for helping them.<ref>{{cite book|quote=プププランドの人々を助けたカービィは、お私にもらった家で暮らしている。<br> | |||
Kirby, who helped the people of Dream Land, lives in a house they received as a gift.<br>|book=[[20th Anniversary Kirby Pupupu Encyclopedia]]|publisher=Shogakukan|page=20}}</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{Main|Kirby's Dream Land/gallery}} | {{Main|Kirby's Dream Land/gallery}} | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
KDL logo.jpg| | KDL logo.jpg|English logo | ||
KDL JP logo.png|Japanese logo | KDL JP logo.png|Japanese logo | ||
KDL Kirby artwork.png|Artwork of Kirby | KDL Kirby artwork.png|Artwork of Kirby | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://web.archive.org/web/19970128183206/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/kyj/index.html Official website (Japanese, archived from the Wayback Machine)] | * [http://web.archive.org/web/19970128183206/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/kyj/index.html Official website (Japanese, archived from the Wayback Machine)] | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120329190709/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/Xj2J3rTEMZX7QD8L2GiJhrOA1YlNGsp4 ''Kirby' Dream Land'' on nintendo.com (archive)] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120329190709/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/Xj2J3rTEMZX7QD8L2GiJhrOA1YlNGsp4 ''Kirby's Dream Land'' on nintendo.com (archive)] | ||
* [https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Game-Boy/Kirby-s-Dream-Land-275682.html ''Kirby' Dream Land'' on nintendo.co.uk] | * [https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Game-Boy/Kirby-s-Dream-Land-275682.html ''Kirby's Dream Land'' on nintendo.co.uk] | ||
* [https://www.kirbyinformer.com/kirbys-dream-land ''Kirby's Dream Land'' on Kirby Informer] | * [https://www.kirbyinformer.com/kirbys-dream-land ''Kirby's Dream Land'' on Kirby Informer] | ||
* [http://www.kirbysrainbowresort.net/games/dreamland/instruction.html English manual ( | * [http://www.kirbysrainbowresort.net/games/dreamland/instruction.html English manual (North American print)] ([https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Nintendo_Game_Boy/Manual/formated/Kirby-s_Dream_Land_-_1992_-_Nintendo.pdf Australian print]) (external archive) | ||
* [http://www.thegaygamer.com/2019/03/hoshi-no-kirby-gameboy-manual-stimulation.html Japanese manual] (external archive, with commentary) | * [http://www.thegaygamer.com/2019/03/hoshi-no-kirby-gameboy-manual-stimulation.html Japanese manual] (external archive, with commentary) | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110917162945/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/eshop/vc/rafj/man_rafj.pdf 3DS Japanese digital manual (archive)] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110917162945/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/eshop/vc/rafj/man_rafj.pdf 3DS Japanese digital manual (archive)] | ||