This is one of those games I have wonderful memories with. I first played this one on the 3DS virtual console and I've replayed it so many times that I even use to speedrun it. I sadly don't remember my best practice run. Think it was like somewhere in the 13 minute mark which is not impressive for the record. Regardless of all that though I should stay objective here.
This game was a great landmark for HAL as the year before HAL was going bankrupt due to the failure of Metal Slader Glory and HyperZone in terms of sales. Though it wasn't total gloom as they were saved by Nintendo from going out completely. One of the first few games they made after this was this game and it would be such a hit, it was the best selling game in the series until Forgotten Land surpassed it.
Kirby's Dream Land is a simple game as it was designed to be fun for any casual or veteran gamers. You can inhale enemies to swallow or spit out enemies at other ones. You can even fly which can be pretty OP but it'll seem pretty boring if you just do it the whole game.
This game has a great flow to it that can really show how good the pacing is. There's never a dull moment with this one. It introduces some powers like the Sweet Potato that can let you do an endless supply of fast air puffs until the timer runs out and even superspicy curry to breath fire at enemies or blocks. There's also invincibility candy but it's sadly only used in Level 2.
This game also has bosses and they are weird in terms of difficulty as the progression of difficulty isn't really there for these. There's even a couple of mini bosses but they're all very easy. The final boss King Dedede not only has 10 hit points but makes for an engaging fight outside of when he doesn't want to stop inhaling.
Once you beat the game you unlock the extra game where enemies are tougher and can do more damage and bosses are tougher. Though some bosses are still too easy like the 2 in Bubbly Clouds. I'm not too big on the speed of some enemies because sadly Kirby can be a little inconsistent on reading your input at times. I swear sometimes he just doesn't do what I want at times though maybe it's a problem on my end. It's still not too challenging so don't worry about being frustrated. You'll unlock a config mode so you can impress no one for doing a one health and one life challenge.
The game looks pretty good for a Game Boy game. With some really good backgrounds and honestly creative level ideas. All the sprites express the personalities of each one pretty well and Kirby is well animated. Sadly the game does have slowdown at times. If you like fan stuff then you'll be happy to hear there's a hack that gives the game full color as there has never been a good substitute otherwise. Even the color mode on NSO is pretty flawed. The music is phenominal with some iconic arrangements. Who could forget stuff like Green Greens? Even for his first outing Kirby's developers knew how to do good stuff for the franchise.
Kirby's Dream Land while not perfect is an enjoyable romp through the whole game and is one that anyone should try out if the genre interests them. Sure many people would argue this game isn't worth playing due to stuff like copy abilities not existing yet but I say nay and go with my thoughts and recommend it to people. Certainly one of the highlights of the handheld and a nice welcome to a beloved Nintendo franchise.
This game was a great landmark for HAL as the year before HAL was going bankrupt due to the failure of Metal Slader Glory and HyperZone in terms of sales. Though it wasn't total gloom as they were saved by Nintendo from going out completely. One of the first few games they made after this was this game and it would be such a hit, it was the best selling game in the series until Forgotten Land surpassed it.
Kirby's Dream Land is a simple game as it was designed to be fun for any casual or veteran gamers. You can inhale enemies to swallow or spit out enemies at other ones. You can even fly which can be pretty OP but it'll seem pretty boring if you just do it the whole game.
This game has a great flow to it that can really show how good the pacing is. There's never a dull moment with this one. It introduces some powers like the Sweet Potato that can let you do an endless supply of fast air puffs until the timer runs out and even superspicy curry to breath fire at enemies or blocks. There's also invincibility candy but it's sadly only used in Level 2.
This game also has bosses and they are weird in terms of difficulty as the progression of difficulty isn't really there for these. There's even a couple of mini bosses but they're all very easy. The final boss King Dedede not only has 10 hit points but makes for an engaging fight outside of when he doesn't want to stop inhaling.
Once you beat the game you unlock the extra game where enemies are tougher and can do more damage and bosses are tougher. Though some bosses are still too easy like the 2 in Bubbly Clouds. I'm not too big on the speed of some enemies because sadly Kirby can be a little inconsistent on reading your input at times. I swear sometimes he just doesn't do what I want at times though maybe it's a problem on my end. It's still not too challenging so don't worry about being frustrated. You'll unlock a config mode so you can impress no one for doing a one health and one life challenge.
The game looks pretty good for a Game Boy game. With some really good backgrounds and honestly creative level ideas. All the sprites express the personalities of each one pretty well and Kirby is well animated. Sadly the game does have slowdown at times. If you like fan stuff then you'll be happy to hear there's a hack that gives the game full color as there has never been a good substitute otherwise. Even the color mode on NSO is pretty flawed. The music is phenominal with some iconic arrangements. Who could forget stuff like Green Greens? Even for his first outing Kirby's developers knew how to do good stuff for the franchise.
Kirby's Dream Land while not perfect is an enjoyable romp through the whole game and is one that anyone should try out if the genre interests them. Sure many people would argue this game isn't worth playing due to stuff like copy abilities not existing yet but I say nay and go with my thoughts and recommend it to people. Certainly one of the highlights of the handheld and a nice welcome to a beloved Nintendo franchise.