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Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
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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: Everyone 10+
PEGI: 7+
CERO: All Ages
Game size 6 GB
Game chronology
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“ Kirby's adventures continue in Dream Land! ”
— 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,[1] 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. On top of all this, a new Extra Game has been added that features Magolor as the main character called Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler, in which Magolor loses his power and has to gradually restore it.

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). A demo of the game was made available on February 8th, 2023 following that day's Nintendo Direct.

Controls

General controls  
Control Type A Type B
Move (press twice to dash and down to crouch) Left Stick, directional buttons or + Control Pad Left Stick, directional buttons or + Control Pad
Inhale or Attack B Y
Jump A B
Bring up item menu X X
Guard (tilt L Stick to dodge, press in the air to air dodge) L, R, ZL or ZR L, R, ZL or ZR
Drop ability (Kirby only) Y A
Super Inhale (Kirby only) Hold B Hold Y
Pause +/- +/-
Join Game (P2/P3/P4 only) L+R or ZL+ZR L+R or ZL+ZR

Copy Abilities

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe features every Copy Ability from the original game[2] 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[3]). 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
KRtDLD Mecha.png
 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.
KRtDLD Sand.png
 Kirby gains a large array of attacks relating to sand, such as making dust devils, creating a sand fist, and even conjuring a sand castle to attack from below.
Returning Abilities
KRtDLD Beam.png
 Kirby can attack with an array of magical beam blasts to zap his enemies.
KRtDLD Bomb.png
 Kirby can pull out bombs to toss at his enemies.
KRtDLD Crash.png
 Kirby creates a massive explosion that wipes out all enemies on screen.
KRtDLD Cutter.png
 Kirby battles his foes with bladed boomerangs that can be guided while in-flight.
KRtDLD Festival.png
 Kirby can dance with his friends to make all enemies on screen turn into Point Stars and food. This ability was not present in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, and comes into this game from Kirby Star Allies instead.
KRtDLD Fighter.png
 Kirby gains access to a wide array of martial-arts and other techniques with which to pummel his foes.
KRtDLD Fire.png
 Kirby gains the ability to breathe fire at his foes, and turn into a fireball to tackle them.
KRtDLD Hammer.png
 Kirby uses a large wooden mallet to clobber his foes and pound down stakes. Hammer Flip can be charged, as in more recent games.
KRtDLD Hi-Jump.png
 Kirby can leap high in the air and dive downwards, plowing through any enemies in his way.
KRtDLD Ice.png
 Kirby can breathe ice to freeze his opponents solid and then kick them away while gracefully skating along.
KRtDLD Leaf.png
 Kirby attacks his foes with a torrent of razor-sharp leaves.
KRtDLD Mike.png
 Kirby can shout at his enemies up to three times to deal huge sonic damage to them.
KRtDLD Needle.png
 Kirby projects long sharp spikes out from his body to defend himself from assailants, and can shoot them out with enough effort.
KRtDLD Ninja.png
 Kirby gains access to a number of techniques and weapons typical of a fantasy Ninja warrior.
KRtDLD Parasol.png
 Kirby gains a parasol that he can use to gently glide through the air or break through enemy formations.
KRtDLD Sleep.png
 Kirby falls asleep on the spot and cannot do anything until he wakes up again.
KRtDLD Spark.png
 Kirby can generate a big electric field around himself and shoot electric projectiles at enemies.
KRtDLD Spear.png
 Kirby gains a spear which he can use to strike his foes from afar, or even twirl it around to start flying.
KRtDLD Stone.png
 Kirby can turn to stone to avoid damage and slide down slopes safely through enemies, or land on them from above for big damage. New Stone Change forms from Kirby Star Allies have been added.
KRtDLD Sword.png
 Kirby gains a sword and the courage to strike his foes deftly with many different attacks.
KRtDLD Tornado.png
 Kirby can turn himself into a raging whirlwind that passes through enemies very easily, but is difficult to control.
KRtDLD Water.png
 Kirby gains the ability to surf through his enemies and attack them with pressurized water spouts.
KRtDLD Whip.png
 Kirby gains a whip which he can use to strike or grab enemies and items from afar.
KRtDLD Wing.png
 Kirby gains a pair of wings and the ability to fly with grace, speed, and power. Wing Kirby's hat has been given a slight redesign.

Super Abilities

Like in the original game, Kirby has access to five Super Abilities which are more powerful versions of regular abilities. They are as follows:

Super Abilities in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Ability Appearance Description
KRtDLD Flare Beam.png
 This is a super version of the Beam ability.
It allows Kirby to freely control an electric ball that can destroy star-marked enemies and obstacles as well as electrify Beam lamps.
KRtDLD Grand Hammer.png
 This is a super version of the Hammer ability.
It gives Kirby three stages of charge to hammer down giant stakes and produce shockwaves.
KRtDLD Monster Flame.png
 This is a super version of the Fire ability.
It gives Kirby the ability to summon a fiery dragon that flies horizontally and and destroys star-marked enemies and obstacles on its way.
KRtDLD Snow Bowl.png
 This is a super version of the Ice ability.
It gives Kirby the ability to become a large snowball that can roll and jump, destroying star-marked enemies and obstacles on his way. This is notably similar to the Ice-Ice Power Combo from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
KRtDLD Ultra Sword.png
 This is a super version of the Sword ability.
It gives Kirby a large sword (with several variations) that can destroy star-marked enemies and obstacles.

Enemies

The new enemy, called アーマロイド (Armoroid) in Japanese,[4] that provides Mecha when inhaled.

Based on the footage and premise, it is likely that most, if not all of the enemies, mid-bosses, and bosses in the original Kirby's Return to Dream Land will be returning in this remake. However, aside from the ones seen in prerelease material, none can be explicitly confirmed to appear, as it may be the case that an old enemy gets replaced by another, as has happened in cases such as Bounder, Togezo, and Rolling Turtle in previous games.

The following enemies have been spotted in trailers, the demo, and other prerelease material for the game:

Mid-Bosses

Bosses

Merry Magoland

Wide view of Merry Magoland, with all the Sub-Games visible.
Kirby and friends arriving at the park via Warp Star.

Merry Magoland is a new area of the game where Kirby and up to three other players can participate in competitive Sub-Games. This replaces their previous location on the Lor Starcutter in the original game, but in return, there are far more than in previous games, with most returning from older games in the Kirby series.

The Sub-Games are hosted by Manager Magolor, who gives Kirby tips and, if the player is connected to Nintendo Switch Online, will share data from other players around the world, like Wise Waddle Dee in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Despite this, Merry Magoland is same system-only, with no local communication or online multiplayer. Playing Sub-Games will accumulate stamps, which unlock cosmetic character masks or items for use in the main game.[5]

The following Sub-Games are confirmed to appear:

Sub-Games in Merry Magoland
Sub-Game Origin game Description Notes
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land A game where the contestants bat a bomb around using frying pans, and whoever doesn't bat in time gets blown up and eliminated from the game.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe A new game where the contestants run around top-down arenas and shoot at each other using laser guns. Likely a replacement for Scope Shot from the original Kirby's Return to Dream Land, which does not appear in this game.
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards A game where the contestants run around an 8x8 grid platform and throw waves to drop tiles to try and make their opponents fall.
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror A game where the contestants charge up and punch a boulder to see who can create the deepest fissure in the ground.
Kirby's Adventure A game where the contestants catch eggs thrown by Robo Dedede while avoiding bombs. The original game had King Dedede throwing the eggs and bombs, but this was changed since he is a possible contestant now.
Kirby Super Star Ultra A game where the contestants shoot cardboard cutouts of enemies that pop up in a Wild West-like setting.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe A new game where the contestants try to find the book that Magolor is thinking of in a library.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land A game where the contestants toss shurikens at moving targets to try and hit the bull's-eyes.
Kirby Super Star A game where the contestants strike when prompted as quickly as they can to try to come out on top.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe A variant of Samurai Kirby which pits Kirby against the 99 most recent times from around the world. This game depends on having connection to the internet, though it is not played live against other opponents. It is the only sub-game here that is single-player only.
Kirby: Squeak Squad A game where the contestants bump each other using special "Smash Stars" to knock each other off the arena. The Squeaks return as course obstacles as well.

Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler

Main article: Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler

New to this game, and Extra Mode called Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler will feature Magolor as the main playable character. In it, (presumably after he is defeated in the main story), Magolor is cast adrift through Another Dimension and loses most of his magical power. He has to traverse various otherworldly realms and slowly build his magic back so that he can find a way back home. This Extra Mode will feature new and recurring enemies, along with souped-up versions of bosses from the main game. It can also be played with up to four players, though all of them play as Magolor.

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. However, Ninja Dojo supports motion controls as in the original if the player uses Joy-Con controllers.
  • Bandana Waddle Dee is now referred to by that name, whereas in the original, he was just called "Waddle Dee". He is also voiced, using the same clips as Kirby and the Forgotten Land.
  • 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.[6]
  • Kirby and company can now swim and use the Water Gun diagonally to match the swimming mechanics present in Kirby Star Allies.
  • The doors and Goal Doors have been changed to be more akin to their Kirby Star Allies designs. Also, Kirby and his partners now pose before they enter the Goal Door. In the original game, they simply entered it like a regular door.[6]
  • The original game's music has been remastered in higher quality, though it has not been changed otherwise.
  • Kirby and other characters have new voice clips, with the Super Abilities in particular each having distinct shouts associated with them.
    • Additionally, new vocalizations and other sounds have been added to various enemies like Whispy Woods and objects like the rift wall in Another Dimension sections.
  • Characters who have reappeared in later games have had their designs updated to match, including enemies such as Poppy Bros. Jr. and Walf.
  • The Stage Devices and Items have had their designs updated to match their modern appearance from Kirby Star Allies and Kirby and the Forgotten Land.
  • 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. They can now also be skipped.
  • 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 100 objectives.
  • Kirby can now obtain Souvenirs to make use of in stages, much like the Stock Items in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. These items include Maxim Tomatoes, Energy Drinks, Cracklers, and Random Copy Essences.
  • The Ability Star icons have all been redesigned.
  • A "Past Adventures" menu has been added to the game, accessible from the main menu.
  • Kirby and other characters now have access to Emotes, much like in Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Kirby's Dream Buffet.
  • All Mid-Bosses and Bosses appear to have pause screen lore now, as opposed to just some of them in the original game.
  • Kirby and friends now have the ability to Dodge and Air Dodge; a mechanic that was not present in the original game.
  • There have been many minor visual updates to various effects and animations in the game, including updated transition effects when going from one area to another.
  • Super Ability-granting enemies now warp in through a portal from Another Dimension, rather than simply popping in as before.
  • Kirby's movement speed is increased while obtaining a Super Ability.
  • A Super Ability's Ability Star no longer vanishes when manually discarded.
  • The amount of lives Kirby has is no longer reset when returning to the main menu.

Demo

The title screen for the demo version.
“ Adventure through Dream Land with Kirby and his allies—solo or with friends! ”
— Nintendo eShop description

On February 8th, 2023, a demo version of Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe was released to the public via Nintendo eShop. This demo features the opening cutscene for the game, as well as limited access to the Story Mode and to Merry Magoland. In the Story Mode, the player has access to the Lor Starcutter, as well as a few stages in Cookie Country. The first two of these stages are compilations of areas from Cookie Country and early Raisin Ruins stages, while the third and last is the boss stage against Whispy Woods. Merry Magoland is unlocked after clearing the first stage. After clearing Whispy Woods, a few more Copy Abilities are made available inside the Testing Area in the Lor Starcutter, and Whispy Woods EX is unlocked. In addition, defeating Whispy Woods or Whispy Woods EX triggers a movie that showcases features from the full game, including the Magolor Epilogue.

Notably, a HAL Room is accessible from the second stage in the demo, though it has a different set of Copy Essences than it does in the main game.

The following characters and Copy Abilities are available in the demo:

Copy Abilities

Super Abilities

Characters

In Merry Magoland, the player has access to the Sub-Games Ninja Dojo and Booming Blasters, along with three Missions for each game. Energy Drinks, Cracklers, and Random Copy Essences may be obtained as souvenirs, along with the dress-up masks for Waddle Dee, Kine, Chef Kawasaki, King Dedede, and Elfilin.

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.[7]
    • 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

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
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Spanish Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe -


External links

References

  1. ↑ Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe – Nintendo Direct 9.13.22 – Nintendo Switch
  2. ↑ Kirby JP Twitter post (JP)
  3. ↑ " コピー能力の数自体は『スーパーデラックス』とまったく同じです。新能力の追加も検討しました。ただ、新能力を追加するなら、いろんなモードで使えるようにしたい。そうなると、作品全体のバランスを崩す可能性がありますので、今回は控えることにしました。" –Shinya Kumazaki (Nintendo Online Magazine Kirby Super Star Ultra interview (Japanese))
  4. ↑ てれびげーむマガジン March 2023 (Terebigēmu Magazine March 2023)
  5. ↑ Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe JP site
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Twitter link Twitter favicon.png
  7. ↑ Nintendo of Europe Twitter
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Another Dimension • Halcandra • Lor Starcutter • Planet Popstar
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Merry Magoland
Levels and Stages
Level 1: Cookie Country

Stage 1 • Stage 2 • Stage 3 • Stage 4 • Stage 5

Level 2: Raisin Ruins
Stage 1 • Stage 2 • Stage 3 • Stage 4 • Stage 5

Level 3: Onion Ocean
Stage 1 • Stage 2 • Stage 3 • Stage 4 • Stage 5

Level 4: White Wafers
Stage 1 • Stage 2 • Stage 3 • Stage 4 • Stage 5 • Stage 6

Level 5: Nutty Noon
Stage 1 • Stage 2 • Stage 3 • Stage 4 • Stage 5 • Stage 6

Level 6: Egg Engines
Stage 1 • Stage 2 • Stage 3 • Stage 4 • Stage 5 • Stage 6

Level 7: Dangerous Dinner
Stage 1 • Stage 2 • Stage 3 • Stage 4

Level 8: Another Dimension

Challenge Stages

Sword Challenge • Sand Challenge (KRtDLD only) • Whip Challenge • Hi-Jump Challenge • Bomb Challenge • Mecha Challenge (KRtDLD only) • Water Challenge • Wing Challenge • Item Challenge
Magolor Epilogue Areas & Stages
Copy Abilities
Both

Beam • Bomb • Crash • Cutter • Fighter • Fire • Hammer • Hi-Jump • Ice • Leaf • Mike • Needle • Ninja • Parasol • Sleep • Spark • Spear • Stone • Sword • Tornado • Water • Wing • Whip
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Festival • Mecha • Sand
Super Abilities
Regular enemies
Both

Armor Waddle Dee • Babut • Barbar • Barracu • Blade Knight • Blipper • Big Waddle Dee • Bouncy • Bouncy Sis • Bowby • Bronto Burt • Broom Hatter • Bulby • Cappy • Cerulean • Clayn • Chilly • Coconut • Coldtzo • Como • Craby • Darpa • Degout • Deppa • Dippa • Dupa • Elec • Flamer • Foley • Galbo • Gemra • Gigatzo • Glunk • Gordo • Halcandle Dee • Hot Head • Iron Barbar • Jackle • Kabu • Key Dee • Knuckle Joe • Lanzer • Leafan • Moonja • Mopoo • Mumbies • Needlous • Noddy • Nruff • Owgulf • Pacloud • Pacto • Parasol Waddle Dee • Parasol Waddle Doo • Pierce • Pluid • Poison apple • Poppy Bros. Jr. • Puppet Waddle Dee • Rocky • Scarfy • Searches • Shelt • Shotzo • Sir Kibble • Snowl • Sodory • Sparky • Squishy • Starman • Super Blade Knight • Super Chilly • Super Hot Head • Super Waddle Doo • Swinging Waddle Dee • Swinging Waddle Doo • Tick • Totenga • Twister • Volttzo • Waddle Dee • Waddle Doo • Walf • Walky • Wapod • Water Galbo • Whippy
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Armoroid • Don Puffle • Sandran
Super Ability-defeatable enemies
Mid-Bosses
Standard Bosses
Extra Bosses
Magolor Epilogue Bosses
Items and objects
Sub-Games and Extra Modes
Extra
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