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Kirby's Dream Land 3

Developer: HAL Laboratory Publisher: Nintendo
27 November 1997
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#53 for 1997
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1997 HAL Laboratory Nintendo  
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XNA 0 45496 83065 6 SNS-AFJE-USA
1998 HAL Laboratory Nintendo  
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JP 4 902370 503180 SHVC-AFJJ-JPN
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underappreciated
for a series already full of beautiful visuals and adorable personality, it says a lot that Kirby's Dreamland 3 stands out among its peers. the game uses a hand-drawn pastel style which is truly vibrant and gorgeous, similar to Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island [スーパーマリオ ヨッシーアイランド]. however, the graphics are far from derivative and capture the spirit of the kirby franchise we've come to know and love from previous titles. there is also great use of lively animation which works with the art style to give the characters and environments remarkable expressiveness. no two levels look the same and that is something rare in most games of this time.

while most people would tend to agree that KD3 was solid presentation, the opinions on the gameplay itself are a bit more mixed. whereas most other kirby games use Kirby Super Star [星のカービィ スーパーデラックス] as their basis this uses the more relaxed styles of
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flonch Kirby's Dream Land 3 2024-04-12T15:10:48Z
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pearguy Kirby's Dream Land 3 2024-04-10T20:06:54Z
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3.0
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Saint_Alfonso Kirby's Dream Land 3 2024-03-31T03:42:33Z
2024-03-31T03:42:33Z
3.5
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FirstMate Kirby's Dream Land 3 2024-03-29T15:40:17Z
2024-03-29T15:40:17Z
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akitsuchi Kirby's Dream Land 3 2024-03-28T20:19:49Z
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3.0
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sonyatheotter Kirby's Dream Land 3 2024-03-22T12:03:04Z
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3.5
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caprisunnie25 Kirby's Dream Land 3 2024-03-19T19:36:14Z
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3.0
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Giag700 Kirby's Dream Land 3 2024-03-19T12:00:41Z
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5.0
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GuySamstag Kirby's Dream Land 3 2024-03-19T02:23:32Z
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sunflower_f1elds Kirby's Dream Land 3 2024-03-18T15:27:13Z
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eliottstaten Kirby's Dream Land 3 2024-03-11T04:48:13Z
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Land3rman Kirby's Dream Land 3 2024-03-03T22:30:00Z
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ESRB: K-A
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  • MisTurHappy 2022-03-20 04:24:55.504603+00
    Yoshi's Island, but with Kirby and not as good.
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  • Aurochz 2022-09-21 18:24:11.83553+00
    This is one of the worst games Nintendo ever made in one of their main series on one of their flagship consoles. It is made by them, so it isn't a complete trainwreck like other companies horrible blunders, but it just completely sucked any of the fun out that previous Kirby games had and was an absolutely insulting entry being released next to Kirby Super Star [星のカービィ スーパーデラックス] and Kirby's Ghost Trap which are both masterpieces in my op. Kirby should have "poofed" this one out with the stars.
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    • ... 2023-04-07 04:48:04.520996+00
      no. plenty of kirby games worse than this gem.
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  • Sharked98 2022-11-27 19:18:21.017135+00
    Happy 25th!
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  • LellePolis 2023-08-10 19:28:57.701739+00
    Awesome art for such a boring game
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  • finemotorsmiff 2023-11-22 16:16:22.749674+00
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  • finemotorsmiff 2023-11-22 16:20:02.89709+00
    Oops, didn't mean to delete my comment

    The levels themselves are actually quite fun imo. Finding the right path and zooming through is really satisfying. But the whole design philosophy of 'getting a puzzle wrong means replaying the level from the start' is just so frustrating. Way too many one-way exits that didn't need to be one-way. Truly the best Kirby game visually and musically though, I've never been so enamored by the setting of Dream Land (Kirby's Adventure comes closest), and there's a lovably eerie undertone throughout, what's with those beady-eyed Kirby clones that are always out of reach? One of the best final fights in the series as well, visually, musically, and in terms of fun (if a little on the easy side)
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    • finemotorsmiff 2023-11-22 16:20:31.65408+00
      Game has issues but needed more love in the comments, it had a really strong impression on me in spite of its flaws
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  • WinterMirage 2024-02-01 07:56:35.795218+00
    There's a SP version of this game on SNES Switch Online that let's you go to the final boss immediately. After being bored by the first world, i didn't feel like doing the boring levels so I just used that to skip to the best part of the Dream Land games.
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