Topic: Kirby's Dream Land

I have to say I downloaded this game the other day from the eShop and played if for the first time ever. Despite it being a really short game I have to say I enjoyed it. Its a nice game when you can only play in short bursts like I do between my classes at school.

@Tasuki

You can beat Kirby's Dreamland in less than a half hour. It's the very definition of "short bursts".

People complaining they were "robbed" because this game is short would be better off avoiding the Gameboy Virtual Console altogether. Gameboy ames in general were all pretty short and easy - if you felt Kirby was a disappointment, there won't be a whole lot ever released here that you'll like.

Not true. What about Donkey Kong that's already out? A fairly lengthy game. Link's Awakening DX last hours too. You're underestimating.

Those are the exceptions, not the norm. RPGs aside, you won't get much else along those lines. Your average Gameboy game IS very short.

I would say it is 'the norm' as far as good GB games go. That's not to say that I think the first Dream Land game is shit, some short games are good.

I love it!
It is very fast pace for a Kirby game and the last boss battle is very well done.

Those games came out a bit later in the Game Boy's life. At first alot of the games were short. Look at Super Mario Land compare to SML2. Also you have to remember those games didnt have the suspended play feature where you can stop at any point. Another factor that they made the games short was cause they were marketing it to people on the go. I dont think they would sell many games if the games were too long and people couldnt beat them and had to start over every time they played it.

Anyone hatin' on Dreamland is NOT GETTING A CHRISTMAS CARD FROM ME.

It's seriously wonderful. The first run through the game is admittedly easy, but it's extremely fun. And the second run is brilliantly cruel.

And, honestly, when did it become a requirement of video games that they last for hundreds of hours to be considered any good? Sometimes I don't want to invest that much time in playing a game. Heck, I almost never want to invest that much time!

Give me a "short" game that's worth replaying again and again over a long game I'll never be interested in playing a second time any day.

(Agree with WariosWoods on his assessment of later Kirby platformers, though I will say that Adventure edges out Dreamland for me. Still, that's like saying I love this hundred dollar bill a little more than I love that hundred dollar bill. They're both worth having...)

@Chicken Have you played Amazing Mirror?

hehe nicely said chicken brutus

Yes i played kirby for the first time in my life
And i have to say whats im most impressed by are actually the ingame cutscenes !!!
Those are the best and fluid cutscenes i have seen on the GB , they really mesh the gameplay and fast rhythm of the game perfectly together.
Especially wait for the last cutscene when you fly to the last level!!
There starts the best music in the game too! I always like to start the game solely for the music. (for experts its the music number 17)
On a last note i didnt know in the age of GB that there excisted such games with PERFECT flow.
That level traversion actually remembered me of the perfect flow from the elite beat games ...
So much for my two cents. PS my endscore in easy mode was 380.000 with only one continue

cheers

My only real complaint about this game is that Kirby doesn't seem to be able to run.

So, I just downloaded this, not having played it for some 6-7 years. I completely forgot how well-made it is. The stage design is amazing, Kirby's abilities are put to great use, the animation is incredible for the time and system, and Extra Game is seriously hard. Whispy Woods in this mode is probably the hardest boss in the game, or hell, the franchise as a whole. WHISPY WOODS.

I love this game. It's platforming perfection.

I never played Kirby until the N64 game came out. Each kirby game has something better than the others.
This one has challenge... but only if you play the Extra game, otherwise it's a breeze.

This is just a pick up and play platformer, you can beat it in like, half an hour. Having no powers adds a little bit of challenge to the game, but not much.

Once you get into extra game though, it gets intense. Dedede will not hesitate for even a moment in that last battle. Screw Masked Dedede, this is the King at his finest.

I'm glad this was my first VC purchase. Hope they release Dreamland II soon. I'd like them to release the GBA games too. I know Kirby's Adventure will be released eventually, but I want my Metaknight mode dammit ( plus I played Nightmare in Dreamland BEFORE I knew it was a remake of an existing game I hadn't played before )!

This was one of my first Gameboy games. It's easy but the stage design and outstanding music more than make up for it.
Every song was stuck in my head hours after turning the game off. Heck I'm hearing DeDeDe's theme in my head now!
Looking forward to Dream land 2 and with any luck some of the GBA games. If that's even going to be possible in the future.