Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe File:KRtDLD Boxart NA.png US rating pending box art for Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe. Details Developer(s) HAL Laboratory Publisher(s) Nintendo Designer(s) HAL Laboratory Release date(s) February 24th, 2023 Platform(s) Nintendo Switch Supported languages Japanese, American English, British English, European French, Canadian French, Italian, German, Dutch, Latin American Spanish, Castilian Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean Rating(s) ESRB: PEGI: CERO: Game size 6 GB

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Kirby's adventures continue in Dream Land!

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— Nintendo eShop description

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe is an upcoming remake of Kirby's Return to Dream Land, releasing for the Nintendo Switch on February 24th 2023. It will feature the same story and gameplay as the original, but with a handful of new additions, most notably the new Mecha and Sand Copy Abilities, the Festival ability from Kirby Star Allies, and a revamped collection of Sub-Games housed in the new location Merry Magoland, a festive castle-like structure that resembles Magolor.

While the game features the same side-scrolling 2.5-D gameplay as the original, the graphics have been given an overhaul, giving all the characters strong outlines and increasing the detail and contrast. In addition, the characters (most notably King Dedede) have been updated to their modern looks. Other visual changes include enemies splatting against the screen when hit by Super Ability attacks.

The game is available in all languages that Kirby's Return to Dream Land was originally available in, along with new translations in Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese, and Chinese (both Simplified and Traditional).

Copy Abilities

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe features every Copy Ability from the original game in addition to the new Mecha and Sand abilities, as well as Festival, making it the first remake to add Copy Abilities that were not in the original game (although introducing new abilities was considered for the previous remake, Kirby Super Star Ultra, the idea was ultimately scrapped). It is also known that some abilities were given updated movesets.

The following are all the known Copy Abilities in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, along with other known details:

Copy Abilities in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Ability	Appearance	Description	Notes
New Abilities
Mecha		Kirby gains mechanical robotic armor that allows him to perform fiery and electric punches, fly with a jet pack, drop mines, and perform other such attacks.	This ability is similar to the boss Metal General. This ability was introduced in the first trailer for the game, which was initially introduced in the Nintendo Direct on September 13, 2022. The following Sub-Games are confirmed to appear: Magolor's Tome Trackers - Unique to this game. Magolor asks players to find a specific tome, but his memory can be fuzzy, requiring intuitive thinking. The player who gets to the correct tome first gets points. Gun Gun Blasters - Unique to this game, though thematically similar to Scope Shot from the original, which does not return. Players compete in a top-down arena with laser blasters that have limited ammo. Samurai Kirby - Returns from Kirby Super Star. Players compete in a game of reaction time to be the last one standing. Checkerboard Chase - Returns from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. Players compete in a top-down maze to make each other fall by knocking tiles down. The last one remaining wins. Bomb Rally - Returns from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. Players toss bombs back and forth with frying pans in a game of hot potato, with a delayed reaction resulting in an explosion. The last one remaining wins. Ninja Dojo - Returns from the original Kirby's Return to Dream Land. Players compete to see who can throw a shuriken closest to the bull's-eye of a target, with more accuracy resulting in more points. Kirby on the Draw - Returns from Kirby Super Star Ultra. Players use pop guns to shoot cardboard cutouts of Kirby characters, requiring quick reaction time. Some targets are worth more, but Bombers detract points. Smash Ride - Returns from Kirby: Squeak Squad. Players compete in a top-down arena to knock each other away using modified Warp Stars. Ring-outs are worth points, but the game doesn't end until time runs out. Crackity Hack - Returns from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror. Players try to crack the ground by clearing two successive timing challenges, with more accuracy causing greater fissures. Egg Catcher - Returns from Kirby's Adventure. Players try to eat as many eggs as possible while avoiding bombs. Samurai Kirby 100 - A variant of Samurai Kirby where the player competes with the ghosts of the 99 most recent online players to see how they stack up. Other differences from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Aside from the above-mentioned additions and changes, the following other changes have been made between Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe: All instances of motion controls have been removed, with their original context being replaced with button or control stick inputs as appropriate. Bandana Waddle Dee is now referred to by that name, whereas in the original, he was just called "Waddle Dee". King Dedede, Meta Knight, and Bandana Waddle Dee have been given additional moves to more closely match their appearance as Dream Friends in Kirby Star Allies and Buddies in Kirby Fighters 2. Kirby and company can now swim and use the Water Gun diagonally to match the swimming mechanics present in Kirby Star Allies. Kirby and his partners now pose before they enter the Goal Door. In the original game, they simply entered it like a regular door. The original game's music has been remastered in higher quality, though it has not been changed otherwise. Kirby has new voice clips, with the Super Abilities in particular each having distinct shouts associated with them. Characters who have reappeared in later games have had their designs updated to match, including enemies such as Poppy Bros. Jr. and Walf. The new enemies and Copy Abilities have been dispersed throughout the regular stages, replacing previous enemies and/or Copy Essences in certain instances. Each of the Super Ability acquisition cut-scenes have been updated and made distinct, whereas before, they were all the same. Additional collectibles have been added to stages, such as tickets for Merry Magoland attractions. There are two additional Challenge Stages, for the newly added Mecha and Sand copy abilities, bringing the total to nine stages. There is now a Missions board which can be viewed in Merry Magoland, with at least 100 objectives. There are now collectible stamps which are displayed in a Stamp Rally. This appears to be similar to the Life Piece reward tracker from Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn. Kirby can now obtain Stock Items to make use of in stages, much like in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. These items include Maxim Tomatoes, Energy Drinks, Cracklers, and items that can grant Copy Abilities. Trivia Despite the original Kirby's Return to Dream Land being called Kirby's Adventure Wii in European languages, no such name difference is present in this remake. This makes Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe the second Kirby remake of a game that originally had a different name between the American and European versions to use the original game's American name for the European title, the first being Kirby Super Star Ultra. Gallery Main article: Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe/gallery Banner art English logo Japanese logo Artwork of Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight, and Bandana Waddle Dee Artwork of Manager Magolor Screenshot of the opening cutscene, showing all four principal playable characters with Magolor Kirby using Ultra Sword to splat some Waddle Dees against the screen Four Kirbys on piggyback in an Another Dimension rift in Cookie Country Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight, and Bandana Waddle Dee battling Whispy Woods Gameplay of Magolor's Tome Trackers Names in other languages Language Name Meaning Japanese 星ほしのカービィ Wiiウィー デラックス Hoshi no Kābyi Wii Derakkusu Kirby of the Stars Wii Deluxe Traditional Chinese 星之卡比 Wii 豪華版 Xīng zhī Kǎbǐ Wii Háohuábǎn Kirby of the Stars Wii Deluxe Edition Simplified Chinese 星之卡比 Wii 豪华版 Xīng zhī Kǎbǐ Wii Háohuábǎn Dutch Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe - French Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe - German Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe - Italian Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe - Korean 별의 커비 Wii 디럭스 byeol-ui keobi Wii dileogseu Kirby of the Stars Wii Deluxe Portuguese Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe - Russian Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe - Spanish Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe - External links Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe official site Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe on Nintendo's store website (NA) Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe on Nintendo's store website (UK) Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe JP site References