| Kirby's Dream Land | |
|---|---|
 European box art | |
| Developer(s) | HAL Laboratory |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Director(s) | Masahiro Sakurai |
| Producer(s) | Makoto Kanai |
| Programmer(s) | Satoru Iwata |
| Artist(s) | Masahiro Sakurai[1] |
| Composer(s) | Jun Ishikawa |
| Series | Kirby |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Action, platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Kirby's Dream Land[a] is a 1992 action-platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. It is the first game in the Kirby series and marks the debut of Kirby. It introduced many conventions that would appear in later games in the series. The game follows Kirby as he goes through five levels to retrieve the Sparkling Stars and food of Dream Land from King Dedede.
Kirby's Dream Land was designed by Masahiro Sakurai in his debut game, who intended it to be a simple game that could be easy to pick up and play by those unfamiliar with action games. For more advanced players, he offered additional optional challenges such as a hard mode and the ability to edit Kirby's maximum HP and starting number of lives. Kirby's Dream Land was re-released on the Nintendo 3DS via the Virtual Console in 2011[2] and is also one of the games included in the compilation game Kirby's Dream Collection for the Wii, released to celebrate the series' 20th anniversary.[3] The game was included as part of the Nintendo Switch Online service in February 2023.[4] The game was the highest grossing in the series, with 5,130,000 copies sold, until being beaten out 30 years later by Kirby and the Forgotten Land.[5][6]
- ^ "桜井政博氏が語る、初代『星のカービィ』開発秘話。当時の企画書に、あのゲームの原点があった？". ファミ通.com (in Japanese). May 17, 2017. Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ Sahdev, Ishaan (June 27, 2011). "Kirby's Dream Land To Awaken On 3DS Virtual Console". Siliconera. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ Thomas, Lucas M. (June 21, 2012). "Iwata Announces Kirby Collection Details". IGN. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ Plant, Logan (February 8, 2023). "Nintendo Switch Online Adding Game Boy and Game Boy Advance Games". IGN. Archived from the original on October 20, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ Leston, Ryan (November 9, 2022). "Kirby and the Forgotten Land Has Reportedly Become the Best-Selling Game in the Franchise". IGN. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ Reynolds, Ollie (November 8, 2022). "Kirby And The Forgotten Land Is Now The Best-Selling Kirby Game Ever". Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
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