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Kirby's first game is just ok.

A pretty simple platformer that’s easy to be at but I enjoyed it!

Simple and cute platformer that allows players of all skill levels to enjoy. Some creative uses of Kirby's inhale ability, and has a surprisingly difficult version of the game thats available for those that want a challenge.

Despite there being no copy ability, I still quite like this one. It's so cute and the music is so catchy! I especially like the music in the Bubbly Clouds level. Good stuff!


For a GameBoy title, this game is very technically impressive. Appealing visuals, great animations, and a still to-this-day iconic soundtrack easily allow this game to stand out amongst the GameBoy's library. What truly holds this game back from the best it could do on this platform is the simplistic level design, in addition to some clunky movement mechanics that can make certain boss fights (especially the new game + variants) a large spike in difficulty. Ultimately, this game lays a solid foundation for the many sequels it would receive, and is a standout in the GameBoy library that is so easy to pick up and play it's an easy recommendation to anybody.

It's Kirby without the only thing that makes Kirby interesting. There are no copy abilities in this game. And it's like 30 minutes long.

A very basic and short platformer. It does a great job as gamers first game by being extremely simple and easy to control. That being said, it’s still a good time playing it. It always take a bit of getting used to because there’s no copy abilities like later games.

Le 1er jeu de la licence que j'ai fait quand je devais avoir à peine 8 ans. Très cool mais très court.

[Story: N/A | Gameplay: 6/10 | OST: 7/10 ]

It's clunky Game Boy controls make for a slightly awkward time against some of the general gameplay, the boss battles especially; however I just can't help but to give a light-hearted smile whenever I see this little pink blob and his cutesy enemies.

It's true it's a short game, but does it really matter when it does exactly what it wanted to do in a clever and ludonarratively harmonious way? The absolute best start Kirby and Sakurai could have had.

É curtinho, mas é fácil de entender porque Kirby é uma série tão famosa até hoje. Dream Land é uma base incrivelmente sólida e divertida. Por outro lado, é fácil entender a necessidade das Copy Abilities pra realmente levar nosso poyo ao máximo do seu potencial.

i like the funny little pink circle man

Technically not part of Dark Matter Saga but might as well play this first since I played 2 and 3 after this anyway! Very sweet game and one can see why Kirby was such a big hit, no copy ability feels weird now but regardless this is a solid classic Kirby, not much more needs to be said.

Todo ano eu zero uma (ou mais) vezes esse jogo, ele é muito bom, gosto mt dele e ele dura em média uns 30 minutos sendo assim um ótimo jogo pra jogar até o fim quando da vontade.

Completed on both regular and extra modes.

Kirby’s first adventure is a very quick and easy game. Five short levels with little challenge save for a some later bosses. Then you get the extra mode which cranks the difficulty up and adds some more challenge, but it’s still a short game that can be quickly cleared.

If only there were some sort of ability Kirby had that added a neat gameplay gimmick to make fighting enemies and bosses feel a little more engaging and exciting. Hmmm…

Kirby Series Ranked

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Saying this is your favorite Kirby game is like saying Captain America: The First Avenger is your favorite Marvel movie.

not the worst way to spend 30 minutes

This game is like a little snippet, a little sample, a little preview of what's to soon arrive in the world of video games. I wish it was a little longer though.

Yeah it's kinda clunky but dang this guy cute. The little vignettes are the best part.

decent little game you can beat really quickly, has a ng+ thats enjoyable. the game is alot simpler than the later kirby games, but even without the copy abilities and whatnot its still a fun little game worth playing.

Not my type of game, but not its fault

Not bad for the beginning of the Kirby series being very basic and being able to be beaten in less than an hour.
Without Kirby's signature copy ability, he has to suck in enemies and spit them back out to take out other than enemies.
I have a feeling and know that future games will be better.


Kirby's Dream Land is the first game in the Kirby series, and surprisingly the main platform for the first game in the series is the Gameboy, not the NES. The fact that Kirby, one of Nintendo's long-established series, came out on the Gameboy, not the NES or SNES, shows the importance Nintendo attaches to the Gameboy console.

Briefly talking about the game, Kirby's Dream Land is a kind of demo of Kirby's Adventure on the NES platform, but there are differences. The most famous game mechanic of the Kirby series, which is the ability to gain the enemy's feature after swallowing the enemy, is not available in the first game. Instead, there are features that we can use for a short time during map exploration. Character control and flying mechanics are quite fluid and comfortable. Boss battles are quite friendly and enjoyable compared to other games of the period. If we talk about a few complaints, the duration of the game is short and the number of stages is low. At the end of 4 stages, you move towards the boss battle that will end the game, but before this boss battle, you need to defeat the 4 bosses you have defeated before once again. Fortunately, they are not unnecessarily long, boring and tiring. In short, Kirby's Dream Land is a nice prototype for the continuation of the series, even though it does not have the main mechanic of the series, the mechanic of gaining enemy ability.

i beat this shit on a calculator lol

She Kirby till I Dream Land.

Thirty-sixth GOTW finished for 2023. Epitome of the term "short and sweet". Great little platformer that doesn't take too much of your time, but is great fun to play. Not nearly enough meat on the bones to be meaningful past the 30 minutes it took me to beat it, and no copy abilities certainly felt weird, but a good time was still had.