<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Course	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1994	O
miniature	O
golf	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
EAD	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
the	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
the	O
pink	O
spherical	O
character	O
Kirby	B-Application
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
courses	O
by	O
launching	O
him	O
towards	O
the	O
goal	O
hole	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
hit	O
enemies	O
to	O
collect	O
power-ups	O
that	O
grant	O
him	O
unique	O
abilities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
that	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
destroy	O
certain	O
obstacles	O
or	O
fly	O
around	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
was	O
previewed	O
in	O
several	O
magazines	O
and	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
packaging	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
HAL	O
replaced	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
characters	O
with	O
those	O
from	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
following	O
its	O
popularity	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
Tee	O
Shot	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
peripheral	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
through	O
the	O
Wii	O
and	O
Wii	O
U	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
digital	O
storefronts	O
and	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
was	O
in	O
development	O
but	O
later	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Course	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mini	B-Application
golf	I-Application
video	O
game	O
set	O
at	O
an	O
isometric	O
perspective	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Marble	B-Device
Madness	I-Device
(	O
1984	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
plot	O
involves	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
nemesis	O
King	O
Dedede	O
stealing	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
stars	O
in	O
the	O
night	O
sky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
sets	O
out	O
to	O
stop	O
Dedede	O
and	O
return	O
the	O
stars	O
to	O
the	O
sky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
maneuver	O
Kirby	B-Application
(	O
or	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
player	O
two	O
,	O
a	O
yellow	O
Kirby	B-Application
look-alike	O
named	O
)	O
around	O
a	O
miniature	O
golf	B-Application
course	O
by	O
deflecting	O
him	O
towards	O
a	O
specific	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
playfield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby/Keeby	O
can	O
knock	O
himself	O
into	O
certain	O
enemies	O
to	O
acquire	O
a	O
Copy	O
ability	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
clear	O
courses	O
in	O
a	O
faster	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
or	O
hinder	O
the	O
other	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
Copy	O
abilities	O
include	O
Kirby/Keeby	O
turning	O
into	O
a	O
tornado	B-Language
,	O
a	O
sparking	O
ball	O
that	O
can	O
destroy	O
certain	O
obstacles	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
UFO	B-Application
that	O
allows	O
Kirby/Keeby	O
to	O
float	O
and	O
move	O
at	O
will	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Course	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
EAD	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
received	O
several	O
previews	O
from	O
magazines	O
and	O
was	O
displayed	O
prominently	O
on	O
the	O
packaging	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
shelved	O
the	O
project	O
following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
its	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
HAL	O
later	O
reworked	O
Special	O
Tee	O
Shot	O
into	O
a	O
Kirby	B-Application
game	O
by	O
replacing	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
characters	O
with	O
those	O
from	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
implementing	O
several	O
mechanics	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
fit	O
into	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
universe	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
power-up	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keeby	O
,	O
the	O
yellow	O
second	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
repurposes	O
the	O
initial	O
proposition	O
for	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
color	O
made	O
by	O
game	O
developer	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
rejected	O
by	O
series	O
creator	O
Masahiro	O
Sakurai	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
pink	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
development	O
for	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
's	O
name	O
is	O
a	O
portmanteau	O
of	O
黄色	O
kīro	O
"	O
yellow	O
"	O
and	O
カービィ	O
Kābī	O
"	O
Kirby	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
an	O
unnamed	O
yellow	O
Kirby	B-Application
in	O
Kirby	B-Device
:	I-Device
Nightmare	I-Device
in	I-Device
Dream	I-Device
Land	I-Device
(	O
2002	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
yellow	O
color	O
palette	O
became	O
a	O
recurring	O
colorization	O
for	O
additional	O
players	O
playing	O
as	O
a	O
Kirby	B-Application
in	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
(	O
often	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
player	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
palette	O
was	O
named	O
once	O
as	O
"	O
Keeby	O
Yellow	O
"	O
in	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Buffet	I-Application
(	O
2022	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Course	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
as	O
Kirby	B-Application
Ball	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
Tee	O
Shot	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
in	O
1996	O
for	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
,	O
a	O
peripheral	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
that	O
played	O
games	O
via	O
satellite	O
broadcasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
thirty	O
games	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
miniconsole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
HAL	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
named	O
Kirby	B-Application
Ball	O
64/Kirby	O
Bowl	O
64	O
for	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
shown	O
off	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
annual	O
Shoshinkai	O
trade	O
show	O
,	O
alongside	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
Ball	O
64/Kirby	O
Bowl	O
64	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
to	O
allow	O
for	O
more	O
precise	O
movement	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
utilizing	O
gouraud	B-Algorithm
shading	I-Algorithm
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
featured	O
an	O
additional	O
gamemode	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controlled	O
Kirby	B-Application
on	O
a	O
snowboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
concepts	O
were	O
later	O
implemented	O
into	O
Kirby	B-Device
Air	I-Device
Ride	I-Device
(	O
2003	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Course	I-Application
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
wacky	O
nature	O
and	O
innovation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
writer	O
Scary	O
Larry	O
claimed	O
it	O
was	O
just	O
as	O
refined	O
and	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
earlier	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
and	O
Larry	O
also	O
highlighted	O
Dream	O
Courses	O
complexity	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
uncommon	O
for	O
a	O
golf	B-Application
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Guise	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
believed	O
its	O
originality	O
made	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
,	O
which	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
agreed	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Javier	O
Abad	O
,	O
a	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
Acción	O
,	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
difference	O
in	O
design	O
from	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
Kirby	B-Application
fans	O
would	O
enjoy	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
controls	O
and	O
graphical	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Staff	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
compared	O
its	O
silliness	O
to	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
Zany	B-Device
Golf	I-Device
(	O
1988	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
possessed	O
fun	O
gameplay	O
and	O
a	O
balanced	O
level	O
of	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USgamer	O
writer	O
Nadia	O
Oxford	O
applauded	O
its	O
abnormal	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
comical	O
presentation	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
offered	O
a	O
break	O
from	O
the	O
more	O
action-oriented	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
:	O
"	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Course	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
the	O
most	O
exciting	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
cute	O
,	O
fuzzy	O
,	O
and	O
fun	O
–	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
big	O
pink	O
macaron	O
who	O
runs	O
the	O
course.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
38th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
