
In general, the game's soundtrack mirrors its overall cheery, child-friendly aesthetic. These title cards appear before each level. For three decades, it remained the best-selling game in the series (eventually being beaten by Kirby and the Forgotten Land (SW) by the end of 2022).

The game was a financial success, selling over 5 million copies. Since those wouldn't be introduced until Kirby's Adventure (NES), spitting enemies or objects at other enemies is his primary means of offense here. Kirby's core abilities (including flying as much as the player wants, inhaling enemies, and spitting them out as an attack) are all present here - with the exception of Copy Abilties. A little puffball named Kirby takes it upon himself to get them all back, battling several of the king's minions in the process.Īs the inaugural installment in the Kirby series, it establishes many of the characters and game mechanics that would come to define the series.


Its story is very simple: the peaceful world of Dream Land gets shaken up when the nefarious King Dedede steals the Sparkling Stars (which are very important to their society) and all of their food. Kirby's Dream Land is a platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo in 1992.
