Kirby's Adventure
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One day Kirby is surprised to discover that he cannot have any dreams during his customary after-lunch nap. Soon he discovers that King Dedede has stolen the Star Rod, which supplies the energy to the Fountain of Dreams and broken it into several pieces, entrusting each of his allies with one. Kirby has no other choice but to find these pieces and bring dreams back to the Dream Land.
Kirby's Adventure is an action side-scrolling platform game. As the pink puffball Kirby the player explores numerous colorful lands with a variety of enemies to defeat. To help out on his journey, Kirby has the ability to eat enemies and spit them out as projectiles. With certain enemies, Kirby can capture their abilities and e.g. gain a sword, shoot lasers, or even fly around the level. There are seven different stages, each broken up into multiple levels, and sometimes also containing a couple of bonus mini-games. The game cartridge features a battery backup allowing games to be saved without the need for passwords.
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- 星のカービィ 夢の泉の物語 - Japanese spelling
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Average score: 87% (based on 33 ratings)
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Average score: 4.1 out of 5 (based on 88 ratings with 5 reviews)
In my opinion, this is another NES game that TOTALLY RULES!
The Good
I must say that everything I have found on this 10 year old cartridge was about as good as Yoshi (NES). I love everything from the levels to the music and gameplay and the way they did the enemies and bosses. And the bonus mini-games were really fun to play.
The Bad
THE GAME WAS WAAAAAAAY TOO FREAKING EASY!!! I swear I could start a brand new game and I could beat this game in less than an hour and a half with ease and RARELY lose a life.
The Bottom Line
You want to have some major fun while playing on the NES? This is DEFINITELY a game to include on your shopping list. Just give this game a try, you WON'T be sorry, trust me.
NES · by Dark Cloud (31) · 2003
Kirby's Adventure = NES classic
The Good
Graphics- For the NES, the graphics are wonderful. They are bright and colorful. HAL did a great job with the NES for almost every game they made for that system, and in Kirby's Adventure, it shows.
Music- The music in this game is catchy as heck. It's upbeat, groovy, and worthy of a medal. It's almost as good as the moon theme from DuckTales.
Gameplay- This is my favorite Kirby game ever. Kirby can do a lot more than suck his enemies and spit them out. With most enemies, he can digest them and steal their powers.My favorite power is the tornado. There are tons of levels, bosses, and mini games. One of my favorite platformers ever.
Controls- The controls are very tight. Kirby moves exactly as he should. B sucks, and A jumps.
The Bad
Length- The game is not too short, but you can beat it in 3-4 hours.
Final Boss- His name is Nightmare, and even though he is pretty cool, I would've liked King DDD as the final boss more than Nightmare. However, DDD does make some cameos in the game.
The Bottom Line
This game was released in 1993. The NES was nearly 10 years old in America. The SNES was out, and nobody cared about the NES that much anymore. Kirby's Adventure sold poorly, but it's still a classic.
NES · by Weston Sharpensteen (13) · 2012
Still awesome after almost 15 years.
The Good
Awesome gameplay, the ability to copy your opponents attack is brilliant. It also ensures that the game is never the same twice, a rare feat in those days. Lots of hidden areas that requires you to have a certain type of attack to access make for some good puzzles. They even threw in some really fun mini-games and a "museum" that allows you to change your attack before starting a level. Great graphics, great music, and a pink balloon that eats monsters!
The Bad
It's abnormally easy, you can easily finish the game without losing all your lives. It's kind of on the "cutsey" side, but whatever. Other than that, it's pretty much perfect.
The Bottom Line
A true NES classic in the same vein as Mario, Zelda, and Metroid.
NES · by Andy Social (16) · 2008
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Isn't the GBA version an enhanced remake? | Grandy02 (673) | Jun 6, 2010 |
Such a popular game, yet no threads? | Simoneer (29) | Jun 6, 2010 |
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Final Level
The final level of Kirby's Adventure, leading to the last boss, is directly based on Kirby's Dream Land for Game Boy. The level is entirely black and white, the four areas are based on the Game Boy game's four levels, and the music is exactly the same as Kirby's Dream Land level 1 theme.
Size
The game was the second largest game (in megabits) to appear on the NES, weighing in at a hefty 6 megabits (768KB). HAL Laboratory's Metal Slader Glory takes the cake as the largest game on the NES, with 8 megabits (one full megabyte) of data.
Awards
The game received the following awards: * NES Game of the Year in the 1993 GamePro Editors' Choice Awards (Vol. 6, Issue 2) * #150 out of 200 of the "Greatest Games of Their Time" by EGM Issue #200 (Feb. 2006)
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Game added by Servo.
Wii U added by Michael Cassidy. Nintendo 3DS added by CrankyStorming. Nintendo Switch added by Kam1Kaz3NL77. Wii added by gamewarrior.
Additional contributors: Satoshi Kunsai, Apogee IV, Exodia85, gamewarrior, Bregalad, Cantillon, Harmony♡.
Game added January 11, 2003. Last modified May 7, 2024.