Masahiro Sakurai was barely out of his teens when he designed this 1992 Game Boy platformer for HAL Laboratory, and with it he introduced Kirby, a round puffball who inhales enemies and spits them back as projectiles. Kirby can also swell up and float indefinitely, so the challenge comes from dodging enemies and bosses rather than from tricky jumps. It was deliberately built so newcomers could finish it.
Copy abilities did not exist yet; those arrived with Kirby's Adventure on the NES. Instead, the five short stages, ending at King Dedede's mountain, are spiced up with special items such as the Mint Leaf, which lets Kirby fire air puffs nonstop, and Spicy Food, which turns his breath to fire. American box art famously showed Kirby as white rather than pink, since the monochrome screen hid his color.
Tips for Kirby's Dream Land
After the credits, holding Up and Select and pressing A at the title screen starts the tougher Extra Game.
Holding Down, Select and B at the title screen opens a configuration mode for setting lives and health.
Swallowing an inhaled enemy with Down clears it out of Kirby's mouth when no projectile is needed.
How to Play Kirby's Dream Land
Click Play Now to launch Kirby's Dream Land directly in your browser — no downloads or plugins needed. Z jumps and, pressed repeatedly or with Up, inflates Kirby to float. X inhales and spits out enemies, or releases a puff of air while floating. You can also connect a USB or Bluetooth gamepad for a more authentic feel.
Save states let you save your progress at any point. Create a free account to sync saves across devices. Press F11 for fullscreen mode.
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What console is Kirby's Dream Land for?
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What genre is Kirby's Dream Land?
Kirby's Dream Land is a platformer game. It was made for the Game Boy.
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