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Kirby's Dream Land

aka: Hoshi no Kirby, Twinkle Popo

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Dedede, King of Dream Land, is a penguin-like creature who is too gluttonous for his own good. Gathering food for his midnight feast, he got carried away and ended up taking all the food from the inhabitants of his country. One of them, a pink little guy named Kirby, decides to travel all the way to King Dedede's palace and retrieve the lost food by any means.

Kirby's Dream Land is a side-scrolling platform action game, and the first in the Kirby series. Although the protagonist appears to be a weak little marshmallow, he is actually quite powerful: he has the ability to suck up his enemies like a vacuum, and then shoot them out at other enemies. Kirby can also swallow air and inflate himself, which allows him to fly. There are four levels in the game; no save feature is available.

Spellings

  • 星のカービ - Japanese spelling

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Credits (Game Boy version)

14 People (12 developers, 2 thanks)

Director
Chief Designer
Chief Programmer
Programmer
  • Sunday Rain
GDV Programmers
Sound Composer
Supervisor
Producer
Design
Spanish translation (uncredited)
Special Thanks
  • Bubby
  • Cipher
Presented by
  • Hal Laboratory Inc.
  • Nintendo

Reviews

Trivia

Title translation

The English translation of the Japanese title is Kirby of the Stars.

Awards

  • Retro Gamer
    • October 2004 (Issue #9) – #6 Best Game Boy Game

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  • MobyGames ID: 5335

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Game added by quizzley7.

Nintendo 3DS added by Joshua J. Slone. Nintendo Switch added by glik.

Additional contributors: Apogee IV, Exodia85, monkeyislandgirl, gamewarrior, Pseudo_Intellectual, Patrick Bregger.

Last modified March 22nd, 2023.