<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
1992	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
marks	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
Kirby	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Masahiro	O
Sakurai	O
in	O
his	O
debut	O
game	O
,	O
who	O
intended	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
simple	O
game	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
easy	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
play	O
by	O
those	O
unfamiliar	O
with	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
more	O
advanced	O
players	O
,	O
he	O
offered	O
additional	O
optional	O
challenges	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
hard	O
mode	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
edit	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
maximum	O
HP	O
and	O
starting	O
number	O
of	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
game	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
released	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
in	O
February	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action-platformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
other	O
platformers	O
of	O
the	O
8-bit	B-Application
and	O
16-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
levels	O
are	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
plane	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
,	O
can	O
move	O
left	O
or	O
right	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
jump	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
main	O
method	O
of	O
attack	O
is	O
to	O
inhale	O
enemies	O
and	O
objects	O
into	O
his	O
mouth	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
swallow	O
or	O
spit	O
them	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
star-shaped	O
projectile	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
running	O
and	O
jumping	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
fly	O
by	O
inflating	O
himself	O
with	O
a	O
mouthful	O
of	O
air	O
and	O
flapping	O
his	O
arms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flying	O
can	O
be	O
done	O
indefinitely	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
while	O
flying	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
only	O
method	O
of	O
attack	O
is	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
air	O
puff	O
held	O
in	O
his	O
mouth	O
which	O
cancels	O
his	O
flight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levels	O
are	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
large	O
"	O
rooms	O
"	O
connected	O
by	O
doors	O
that	O
lead	O
Kirby	B-Application
to	O
different	O
areas	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
single	O
continuous	O
corridors	O
typical	O
of	O
platformers	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Kirby	B-Application
touches	O
an	O
enemy	O
or	O
a	O
dangerous	O
object	O
,	O
he	O
loses	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
of	O
his	O
health	O
points	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
enemy	O
or	O
obstacle	O
he	O
touched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
recover	O
lost	O
health	O
by	O
eating	O
food	O
,	O
found	O
across	O
the	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
copy	O
abilities	O
of	O
later	O
games	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
has	O
more	O
traditional	O
power-ups	O
that	O
offer	O
Kirby	B-Application
temporary	O
abilities	O
when	O
he	O
picks	O
them	O
up	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
a	O
big	O
part	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
often	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
food	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Spicy	O
Curry	O
that	O
gives	O
Kirby	B-Application
fire	O
breath	O
or	O
a	O
Mint	O
Leaf	O
(	O
Sweet	O
Potato	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
that	O
lets	O
Kirby	B-Application
fire	O
air	O
puffs	O
rapidly	O
without	O
losing	O
flight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
is	O
a	O
boss	O
Kirby	B-Application
must	O
fight	O
to	O
obtain	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Sparkling	O
Stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
level	O
before	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
boss	O
rush	O
,	O
where	O
Kirby	B-Application
must	O
fight	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
bosses	O
again	O
going	O
through	O
a	O
short	O
area	O
based	O
on	O
that	O
boss	O
's	O
home	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
because	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
lacks	O
a	O
save	O
function	O
,	O
scores	O
are	O
not	O
recorded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
save	O
files	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
start	O
over	O
again	O
when	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
is	O
turned	O
off	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
after	O
a	O
game	O
over	O
,	O
or	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
resets	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
country	O
of	O
Dream	O
Land	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
located	O
on	O
a	O
tiny	O
star-shaped	O
planet	O
far	O
,	O
far	O
away	O
from	O
Earth	O
,	O
named	O
"	O
Planet	O
Popstar	O
"	O
in	O
later	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
residents	O
are	O
discussing	O
what	O
to	O
do	O
,	O
a	O
spry	O
little	O
boy	O
named	O
Kirby	B-Application
flies	O
in	O
on	O
the	O
spring	O
breeze	O
,	O
and	O
volunteers	O
to	O
defeat	O
King	O
Dedede	O
and	O
retrieve	O
the	O
food	O
and	O
Stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Masahiro	O
Sakurai	O
of	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
programming	O
was	O
done	O
on	O
a	O
Twin	B-Device
Famicom	I-Device
,	O
a	O
Nintendo-licensed	O
console	O
produced	O
by	O
Sharp	O
Corporation	O
that	O
combined	O
a	O
Famicom	O
and	O
a	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
in	O
one	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Twin	B-Device
Famicom	I-Device
did	O
not	O
have	O
keyboard	B-Device
support	O
,	O
a	O
trackball	B-Device
was	O
used	O
in	O
tandem	O
with	O
an	O
on-screen	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
to	O
input	O
values	O
;	O
Sakurai	O
described	O
the	O
process	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
assumed	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
way	O
[	O
game	O
programming ]	O
was	O
done	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
as	O
similar	O
to	O
"	O
using	O
a	O
lunchbox	O
to	O
make	O
lunch.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
initially	O
was	O
a	O
dummy	O
character	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
used	O
until	O
they	O
could	O
define	O
a	O
more	O
sophisticated	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
the	O
designers	O
grew	O
to	O
like	O
Kirby	B-Application
so	O
much	O
that	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
keep	O
him	O
instead	O
of	O
using	O
a	O
more	O
advanced	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
character	O
more	O
international	O
appeal	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
decided	O
to	O
change	O
Popopo	O
's	O
name	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
polled	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
for	O
suggestions	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
chose	O
Kirby	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
Japanese	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
Hoshi	O
no	O
Kirby	B-Application
,	O
or	O
Kirby	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Stars	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
greater	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
what	O
was	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Twinkle	O
Popo	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
some	O
initial	O
confusion	O
over	O
the	O
color	O
scheme	O
of	O
Popopo/Kirby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakurai	O
had	O
always	O
intended	O
him	O
to	O
be	O
pink	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
concept	O
art	O
reflects	O
this	O
,	O
but	O
Kirby	B-Application
was	O
not	O
pink	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
system	O
had	O
a	O
monochrome	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
were	O
unaware	O
of	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
coloration	O
;	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
initially	O
thought	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
yellow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
pink	O
is	O
still	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
main	O
color	O
,	O
later	O
games	O
have	O
used	O
a	O
yellow	O
Kirby	B-Application
to	O
represent	O
the	O
second	O
player	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Kirby	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Stars	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
featured	O
a	O
pink	O
Kirby	B-Application
on	O
its	O
box	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
designed	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
box	O
art	O
and	O
advertisements	O
with	O
a	O
white	O
Kirby	B-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
grey-scale	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
regular	O
composer	O
in	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
composing	O
for	O
several	O
subsequent	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Hoshi	O
no	O
Kirby	B-Application
topped	O
the	O
Famitsu	O
sales	O
charts	O
from	O
May	O
1992	O
to	O
June	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
topped	O
Babbage	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
sales	O
chart	O
in	O
October	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
1.3	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
has	O
received	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
editors	O
George	O
and	O
Bob	O
shared	O
generally	O
positive	O
opinions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
George	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
really	O
fun	O
game	O
,	O
owing	O
its	O
quality	O
to	O
its	O
excellent	O
play	O
control	O
and	O
well	O
thought	O
out	O
concept	O
,	O
while	O
Bob	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
deceptively	O
simple	O
looking	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
in	O
fact	O
features	O
a	O
decent	O
challenge	O
for	O
more	O
experienced	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
it	O
holds	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
62%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
with	O
nine	O
reviews	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
17th	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Ben	O
Reeves	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
14th	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
relaxing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Author	O
Wendy	O
Despain	O
used	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Lands	I-Application
plot	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
how	O
early	O
platform	O
games	O
 '	O
plots	O
progressed	O
,	O
which	O
she	O
collectively	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
needing	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
villain	O
to	O
put	O
right	O
a	O
wrong.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
's	O
Brett	O
Elston	O
did	O
an	O
article	O
on	O
its	O
music	O
,	O
specifically	O
giving	O
praise	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
music	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
only	O
song	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Kirby	B-Application
that	O
had	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
challenge	O
or	O
conflict	O
instead	O
of	O
skipping	O
through	O
a	O
field	O
of	O
floating	O
cakes.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
article	O
detailing	O
various	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
video	O
games	O
,	O
IGN	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
decent	O
platformer	O
,	O
but	O
basic	O
compared	O
to	O
later	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN'''s	O
Lucas	O
M	O
.	O
Thomas	O
and	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
included	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
in	O
their	O
wishlist	O
for	O
a	O
hypothetical	O
"	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
"	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
its	O
inclusion	O
would	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
nostalgia	O
rather	O
than	O
it	O
feeling	O
"	O
new	O
and	O
sensational	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
added	O
that	O
original	O
characters	O
like	O
Kirby	B-Application
were	O
the	O
stars	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
rather	O
than	O
established	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Link	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
,	O
and	O
Pit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
would	O
again	O
praise	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
for	O
being	O
an	O
original	O
game	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
History	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
"	O
article	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
while	O
"	O
attitude	O
"	O
was	O
common	O
in	O
new	O
platforming	O
mascots	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
was	O
cheery	O
and	O
adorable	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
"	O
breezy	O
,	O
casual	O
gameplay	O
and	O
lighthearted	O
atmosphere	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
's	O
Gerald	O
Villoria	O
,	O
Brian	O
Altano	O
,	O
and	O
Ryan	O
Scott	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
basic	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
later	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
it	O
lacked	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
danger	O
because	O
Kirby	B-Application
could	O
fly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
listed	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
as	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
they	O
want	O
in	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SequelsKirby	O
's	O
Dream	O
Land	O
has	O
spawned	O
numerous	O
of	O
sequels	O
across	O
several	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
introduced	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
steal	O
powers	O
from	O
enemies	O
,	O
an	O
ability	O
which	O
would	O
become	O
a	O
staple	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
following	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
has	O
featured	O
several	O
spin-offs	O
,	O
in	O
differing	O
genres	O
including	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
Kirby	B-Device
Air	I-Device
Ride	I-Device
,	O
pinball	O
game	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
and	O
an	O
action-golf	O
hybrid	O
game	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Course	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
would	O
receive	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
sequel	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
incorporated	O
the	O
copy	O
mechanic	O
from	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	O
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
contains	O
a	O
shortened	O
remake	O
of	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Spring	O
Breeze	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
copy	O
ability	O
from	O
later	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
summon	O
helpers	O
for	O
co-op	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
missing	O
the	O
Castle	O
Lololo	O
stage	O
and	O
Kaboola	O
boss	O
fight	O
,	O
Lololo	O
and	O
Lalala	O
becoming	O
the	O
boss	O
for	O
Float	O
Island	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Ultra	O
expanded	O
upon	O
this	O
with	O
"	O
Revenge	O
of	O
The	O
King	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
harder	O
version	O
of	O
"	O
Spring	O
Breeze	O
"	O
that	O
takes	O
heavy	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Lands	I-Application
extra	O
mode	O
and	O
features	O
longer	O
levels	O
more	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
and	O
King	O
Dedede	O
appear	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
series	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Both	O
characters	O
have	O
alternate	O
costumes	O
that	O
give	O
them	O
a	O
monochrome	O
appearance	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Green	O
Greens	O
"	O
stage	O
,	O
first	O
appearing	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
,	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
this	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Dream	O
Land	O
GB	O
"	O
stage	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
,	O
transitions	O
between	O
multiple	O
locations	O
from	O
Kirby	O
's	O
Dream	O
Land''	O
as	O
displayed	O
through	O
a	O
monochromatic	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
screen	O
.	O
</s>
