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TLDR Play the 3D Classics Version on 3DS Instead or Nightmare in Dreamland

It’s a pretty sound Kirby game! The first of it’s kind to have Copy Abilities too and man am I glad Sakurai decided to combine a lot of abilities into one come Super Star. Hopefully certain abilities don’t stay split for too long :)

It’s a solid time overall, but the feel of Kirby hasn’t been refined yet, so he’s simultaneously the most stiff and floaty he’s ever been (and will have been) and given how Copy Abilities drop after one hit, you REALLY feel that. With that said, Beam is the best ability in the game. Its damage output is pitiful against bosses, but the range it gives you cannot be topped, especially when it comes to hordes of enemies.

The game is a technical marvel given the hardware, but this game LAGS badly at points and sprite flickering is abundant. As mentioned in the title, if you plan on playing the game, try and play the 3D Classics release of the game where it’s more stable and makes the game so much prettier than it already was (genuinely, this game looks amazing. Butter Building and Rainbow Resort being personal high lights). The GBA version is also pretty good. Though a little less impressive than both OG versions, it’s given some modern-ish touch ups to game feel that make it semi-consistent with what we have now. That and the Nightmare is more intimidating in the GBA version.

Still, a genuinely good time nonetheless. Though, to be honest, I don’t think Kirby will control as smoothly as he is now until Super Star Ultra, so that will most likely be a constant complaint moving forward with this series until then… or will it?

Honestly, crappy framerate aside. This is actually pretty good by NES standards.

Pretty decent game for the first Kirby on the NES! The gameplay is very delayed, which is frustrating when encountering enemies. If I were to play this game, I would rather play the 3D Classics version, or the superior GBA remake!

Muy buen juego que sentaria las bases de los juegos a futuro.