<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	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
</s>
<s>
Starring	O
Kirby	B-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
under	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
Dream	O
Land	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
largely	O
unrelated	O
,	O
Dream	O
Land	O
3	O
features	O
many	O
similar	O
characters	O
to	O
Dream	B-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dream	O
Land	O
3	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Kirby	B-Application
64	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Shards	I-Application
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
the	O
last	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Problems	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
PAL	B-Language
conversion	O
prevented	O
it	O
from	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
for	O
many	O
years	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
those	O
regions	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
an	O
import	O
from	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
on	O
May	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
on	O
May	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
2012	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
compilation	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
SNES	B-Application
game	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
peaceful	O
day	O
on	O
Planet	O
Popstar	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
is	O
enjoying	O
fishing	O
with	O
his	O
friend	O
Gooey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coo	O
quickly	O
tells	O
Kirby	B-Application
that	O
Popstar	O
is	O
in	O
trouble	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
soon	O
set	O
off	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
world	O
once	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
not	O
collected	O
all	O
the	O
stars	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	O
his	O
friends	O
fight	O
King	O
Dedede	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
possessed	O
by	O
Dark	O
Matter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Dedede	O
is	O
defeated	O
once	O
,	O
Dark	O
Matter	O
begins	O
to	O
reveal	O
himself	O
,	O
and	O
Kirby	B-Application
must	O
fight	O
Dedede	O
for	O
a	O
second	O
consecutive	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Dark	O
Matter	O
is	O
defeated	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	O
Gooey	O
set	O
off	O
on	O
the	O
journey	O
home	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
pause	O
hesitantly	O
at	O
several	O
points	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Dark	O
Matter	O
then	O
emerges	O
and	O
flies	O
into	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
with	O
Kirby	B-Application
in	O
hot	O
pursuit	O
,	O
armed	O
with	O
a	O
weapon	O
called	O
the	O
Love-Love	O
Stick	O
,	O
assembled	O
from	O
all	O
the	O
Heart	O
Stars	O
he	O
collected	O
during	O
his	O
journey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
traditional	O
platformer	O
Kirby	B-Application
game	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Kirby	B-Application
,	O
whose	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
get	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
walk	O
,	O
swim	O
,	O
and	O
fly	O
throughout	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
levels	O
,	O
using	O
several	O
of	O
his	O
Animal	O
Friends	O
and	O
Copy	O
Abilities	O
to	O
avoid	O
and	O
defeat	O
obstacles	O
and	O
enemies	O
that	O
lie	O
in	O
his	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
moveset	O
includes	O
the	O
inhale	O
,	O
Star	O
Spit	O
,	O
Air	O
Gun	O
,	O
and	O
floating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
inhale	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
absorb	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
often	O
gaining	O
their	O
abilities	O
in	O
turn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	O
is	O
famous	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
rare	O
example	O
of	O
graphic	O
violence	O
in	O
a	O
first-party	O
Nintendo	O
game	O
–	O
Zero	O
fights	O
Kirby	B-Application
by	O
opening	O
cuts	O
on	O
his	O
sclera	O
and	O
shooting	O
blood	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
cuts	O
at	O
him	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
summoning	O
small	O
Dark	O
Matters	O
to	O
use	O
as	O
projectiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ruined	O
body	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
a	O
vicious	O
gash	O
to	O
its	O
front	O
from	O
where	O
the	O
eye	O
burst	O
out	O
trails	O
away	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
phase	O
of	O
the	O
fight	O
begins	O
,	O
which	O
involves	O
Zero	O
ramming	O
Kirby	B-Application
to	O
injure	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
is	O
eventually	O
defeated	O
,	O
Zero	O
reappears	O
in	O
Kirby	B-Application
64	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Shards	I-Application
as	O
'	O
02	O
 '	O
(	O
pronounced	O
zero	O
two	O
)	O
,	O
still	O
retaining	O
his	O
ability	O
to	O
spit	O
blood	O
and	O
his	O
motif	O
as	O
a	O
giant	O
eye	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
his	O
previous	O
fight	O
with	O
Kirby	B-Application
,	O
02	O
wears	O
two	O
large	O
plasters	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
his	O
'	O
head	O
 '	O
,	O
covering	O
the	O
wound	O
left	O
from	O
his	O
iris	O
bursting	O
out	O
of	O
his	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
any	O
time	O
during	O
play	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
summon	O
Gooey	O
—	O
a	O
blue	O
,	O
long-tongued	O
blob	O
first	O
seen	O
in	O
Dream	B-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doing	O
so	O
costs	O
Kirby	B-Application
two	O
hit	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
computer	O
or	O
also	O
a	O
second	O
human	O
player	O
,	O
Gooey	O
's	O
abilities	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
:	O
He	O
can	O
swallow	O
enemies	O
using	O
his	O
long	O
tongue	O
,	O
then	O
either	O
spit	O
them	O
out	O
or	O
copy	O
their	O
abilities	O
to	O
a	O
limited	O
extent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gooey	O
's	O
tongue	O
is	O
also	O
capable	O
of	O
obtaining	O
items	O
similar	O
to	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
inhale	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
capable	O
of	O
grabbing	O
stars	O
,	O
which	O
Kirby	B-Application
would	O
need	O
to	O
touch	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
obtain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
also	O
inhale	O
Gooey	O
and	O
swallow	O
him	O
,	O
reclaiming	O
his	O
two	O
hit	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Gooey	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
team	O
up	O
with	O
anyone	O
of	O
his	O
six	O
other	O
Animal	O
Friends	O
,	O
three	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
friend	O
mechanic	O
allows	O
Kirby	B-Application
to	O
be	O
ridden	O
,	O
carried	O
,	O
or	O
rolled	O
,	O
enabling	O
new	O
team-based	O
abilities	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
variations	O
of	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
copy	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
friends	O
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
team	O
up	O
with	O
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Coo	O
the	O
Owl	B-Language
,	O
who	O
can	O
fly	O
quickly	O
(	O
even	O
against	O
strong	O
gusts	O
of	O
wind	O
)	O
and	O
can	O
let	O
Kirby	B-Application
inhale	O
in	O
mid-air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kine	O
the	O
Ocean	O
sunfish	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
only	O
jump	O
once	O
but	O
can	O
stomp	O
on	O
enemies	O
,	O
swim	O
more	O
efficiently	O
in	O
water	O
(	O
even	O
against	O
strong	O
currents	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
let	O
Kirby	B-Application
inhale	O
underwater	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pitch	O
the	O
Bird	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
more	O
versatile	O
copy	O
ability	O
variants	O
than	O
the	O
other	O
Animal	O
Friends	O
,	O
but	O
cannot	O
fly	O
against	O
strong	O
winds	O
like	O
Coo	O
can	O
and	O
is	O
much	O
more	O
limited	O
in	O
flying	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
small	O
size	O
,	O
only	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
fly	O
like	O
how	O
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
float	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ChuChu	O
the	O
Octopus	B-Application
,	O
who	O
can	O
only	O
float	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
before	O
gradually	O
descending	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
cling	O
to	O
and	O
walk	O
across	O
ceilings	O
and	O
can	O
grab	O
items	O
with	O
her	O
tentacles	O
(	O
identically	O
to	O
Gooey	O
's	O
tongue	O
;	O
in	O
both	O
cases	O
,	O
this	O
function	O
is	O
only	O
usable	O
without	O
ability	O
as	O
it	O
replaces	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
inhale	O
ability	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
one	O
mission	O
that	O
has	O
Kirby	B-Application
escort	O
Rick	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
features	O
numerous	O
high	O
walls	O
to	O
scale	O
and	O
large	O
gaps	O
bridged	O
by	O
enemies	O
to	O
stomp	O
on	O
,	O
and	O
another	O
mission	O
makes	O
Kirby	B-Application
use	O
the	O
Clean	O
ability	O
with	O
Pitch	O
to	O
water	O
some	O
flowers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
each	O
world	O
features	O
one	O
Heart	O
Star	O
mission	O
requiring	O
that	O
Kirby	B-Application
escort	O
an	O
Animal	O
Friend	O
to	O
an	O
acquaintance	O
of	O
theirs	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
3	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
mode	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
termed	O
"	O
pseudo	O
high-resolution	O
"	O
(	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
color	O
blending	O
between	O
two	O
adjacent	O
pixels	O
)	O
to	O
blend	O
dithered	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cartridge	O
includes	O
an	O
SA-1	B-General_Concept
coprocessor	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
both	O
critics	O
and	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
gave	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
an	O
aggregated	O
score	O
of	O
66.25	O
%	O
based	O
on	O
four	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
Dream	O
Land	O
3	O
a	O
fairly	O
positive	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
re-release	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
not	O
Super	B-Application
Star	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
different	O
reviewer	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
website	O
gave	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
re-release	O
a	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
Dream	O
Land	O
3	O
a	O
"	O
lovable	O
gaming	O
experience	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
worthy	O
sequel.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
62nd	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
