Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (2002)

HAL Laboratory, Nintendo

Remake of Kirby's Adventure

Game Boy Advance · Wii U

3.83 from 617 ratings

1282 members have it in their collection · 19 playing now · 226 backlogged · 194 wish listed

How long? Main story 3h · with extras 2h · 100% 7h (from 7 logged playthroughs)

A remake of the original Kirby's Adventure for the NES.
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Details

Developers
HAL Laboratory, Nintendo
Publishers
Nintendo
Genres
Adventure, Platform
Themes
Action
Franchises
Kirby
Series
Kirby

Release dates

  • Oct 25, 2002 (Full Release) (Japan) Game Boy Advance
  • Dec 02, 2002 (Full Release) (North_America) Game Boy Advance
  • Sep 26, 2003 (Full Release) (Europe) Game Boy Advance
  • Apr 30, 2014 (Full Release) (Japan) Wii U
  • Jul 17, 2014 (Full Release) (Europe) Wii U
  • Oct 30, 2014 (Full Release) (North_America) Wii U
  • TBD (Cancelled) (China) Game Boy Advance
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Featured in lists

My Kirby Ranking by tylerisrandom · 12 games · 0

Rating distribution

5 stars
124
4 stars
295
3 stars
170
2 stars
24
1 star
2
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Community All Reviews Statuses

nicklip__gv

Status nicklip__gv Aug 3, 2024

First Kirby game I've ever beaten and really enjoyed it. Agree with other reviewers here that it starts to feel quite cheap regarding enemy placement in later levels, but difficulty remains relatively easy overall.

Graphics are great, music very memorable, and Kirby is beautifully animated.

I was super impressed by the final bosses; the game becomes surprisingly cinematic and fast-paced …

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First Kirby game I've ever beaten and really enjoyed it. Agree with other reviewers here that it starts to feel quite cheap regarding enemy placement in later levels, but difficulty remains relatively easy overall.

Graphics are great, music very memorable, and Kirby is beautifully animated.

I was super impressed by the final bosses; the game becomes surprisingly cinematic and fast-paced - something I think the rest of the game could have benefited from.

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doonee63

Status doonee63 Feb 26, 2024

(RetroArch on Switch) Played this with Ross back in the day - switching off his SP in the backseat of an SUV on the way to the marina (I wasn't the rich one). Why was it gripping? Kirby is cute af, maybe that's all there is to it. I love the backgrounds, too. It's Kirby!

Crystal Shards is the only …

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(RetroArch on Switch) Played this with Ross back in the day - switching off his SP in the backseat of an SUV on the way to the marina (I wasn't the rich one). Why was it gripping? Kirby is cute af, maybe that's all there is to it. I love the backgrounds, too. It's Kirby!

Crystal Shards is the only other entry I've played.

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Retrobert

Status Retrobert Mar 2, 2021

I've been enjoying this one so far. My only complaint is that it is much easier than the NES version.

AlfredoSalza

Status AlfredoSalza Nov 14, 2015

Completed the main game once, on emulator (no savestates).

The standard Kirby review: "Not as good as Super Star"