History VideoGame / KirbysDreamLand

* {{Acrofatic}}: King Dedede moves surprisingly fast for a fat penguin. Especially on Extra Mode.

* LaughablyEvil: King Dedede. He decorates his castle with portraits of himself doing the VSign, and both of the endings have him behaving in a comical fashion, throwing a childish temper tantrum or bawling like a baby (much to Kirby's [[SweatDrop embarrassment]]).
* NintendoHard: The Extra Game can be very punishing to unfamiliar players. Enemy damage is doubled and they move faster, some enemies have newer strategies, and the final boss moves much faster. New enemies have been added in place of some weaker enemies. Also, you can set the health and extra lives counter all the way down to one--one slip up, and it's all the way back to the title screen!

* OneHitKill: Something that is rare for a ''Kirby'' game, touching the Gordos in Mt. [=DeDeDe=] instantly kills Kirby, regardless of how much vitality he had.

** Just before each of the bosses in Mt. [=DeDeDe=], there is (for some reason) a dancing Kirby. Touching this kills all enemies on the screen. This is necessary to proceed, as there is a Gordo in the doorway to the boss that can't be removed any other way.

* TreeTrunkTour: Kirby enters a tree in the first level.

* WakeUpCallBoss: Whispy Woods in Extra Game. He drops Gordos, which do three units of damage out of six. And while he does that, you need to look for apples to fire at him.

''Kirby's Dream Land'' (known as ''Hoshi no Kirby'' in Japan, meaning "Starry Kirby" or "Kirby of the Stars") is a 1992 UsefulNotes/GameBoy game developed by Creator/{{Nintendo}} subsidiary Creator/HALLaboratory. It is the first game of the ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' series. The story is simple: King Dedede and his minions have stolen all of Dream Land's food and the Sparkling Stars used to harvest it, so Kirby sets off to right these wrongdoings after hearing about it on his travels.

* ColorWash: The UsefulNotes/SuperGameBoy is precoded to play this game with a pinkish-red palette by default, reflecting Kirby's pink and red color scheme. This palette remained the same in the west despite Kirby being white-skinned in this game, likely because a grayscale palette would be counter-intuitive to the SGB's gimmick of playing Game Boy games in color.
* CulturalTranslation: In Japanese, one of the power ups Kirby can get is the Sweet Potato, which gives Kirby the hiccups (causing him to be stuck in his inflated state) and lets him fire out air puffs rapidly. The localization changed it to be a Mint Leaf instead (even though the sprite for it hardly resembles a mint leaf), which lets Kirby defeat enemies with "minty-fresh breath".

* CulturalTranslation: In Japanese, one of the power ups Kirby can get is the Sweet Potato, which puffs him up and lets him "burp" out damaging dust clouds. The localization changed it to be a Mint Leaf instead (even though the sprite for it hardly resembles an actual mint leaf), which lets Kirby defeat enemies with "minty-fresh breath".

* TheGoomba: Waddle Dees.

* {{Acrofatic}}: King Dedede moves surprisingly fast, for a fat penguin. Especially on Extra Mode.

* CulturalTranslation: In Japanese, one of the power ups Kirby can get is the Sweet Potato, which puffs him up and lets him "burp" out damaging dust clouds. The localization changed it to be a Mint Leaf instead, which lets Kirby defeat enemies with "minty-fresh breath".

** Just before each of the bosses in Mt. [=DeDeDe=], there is (for some reason) a dancing Kirby. Touching this kills all enemies on the screen.

* Bizarrchitecture: The windows of Dedede's castle are designed to elicit the image of an evil scowl, but they inexplicably turn to sad-looking "eyes" after Dedede gets blasted out through the roof.

* {{Oculothorax}}: Waddle Doos appear to have one single eye, aswell as Kracko, the boss of Bubbly Clouds.

* TheGoomba: Waddle Dee.

* {{Oculothorax}}: Kracko and Waddle Doo.

* DubNameChange: Some of the items were renamed in the original localization: Mike became Microphone, Superspicy Curry became Spicy Food, Sweet Potato became Mint Leaf, and [[HyperactiveMetabolism Energy Drink]] became Pep Brew. The oddest has to be the [[TrademarkFavoriteFood Maxim Tomato]] which became a "Bag of Magic Food".

* UnexpectedShmupLevel: The fight with the boss of Float Islands, Kaboola(later renamed Kabula in ''Ultra''), is this. These would later go on to become a staple of the series.

* {{Acrofatic}}: Not only is King Dedede fat, he moves very fast.

* BubblyClouds: The second half of Float Islands and the name of the fourth level. Also the [[Main/TropeNamers Trope Namer]].
* CutscenePowerToTheMax: Kirby inflates himself in the ending to be bigger than Dedede's castle so he can carry it and return the food inside to the Dream Landers. However, this could be explained as him drawing from the power of the Sparkling Stars, since they go into him before he does so.

* DubNameChange: Some of the items were renamed in the original localization: Mike became Microphone, Superspicy Curry became Spicy Food, Sweet Potato became Mint Leaf, [[TrademarkFavoriteFood Maxim Tomato]] became Bag of Magic Food, and [[HyperactiveMetabolism Energy Drink]] became Pep Brew.

** You can't copy abilities, dash, slide, or save progress after beating a stage. It's just simple suck-and-spit attacks. On top of that, Kirby doesn't fight a nightmarish EldritchAbomination at the end of this one; it's just him and Dedede.
** Western media also depicted Kirby as white just like the typical Game Boy screen, though Kirby was pink in Japan from day one.

* UnexpectedShmupLevel: The fight with the boss of Float Islands, Kaboola(later renamed Kabula in ''Ultra''), is this.

** Mint Leaves were also another item that appeared in this game, allowing Kirby to temporarily infinitely shoot air pellets without deflating. Like the Superspicy Curry, they don't make a reappearance until ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe'''s ''Kirby Fighters'' mode.

** TheBigBad: King Dedede

** TheEvilGenius: Lololo & Lalala

** TheDarkChick: Kabula

* UnexpectedShmupLevel: The fight with the boss of Float Islands, Kaboola, is this.

''Kirby's Dream Land'' (known as ''Hoshi no Kirby'' in Japan, meaning "Starry Kirby" or "Kirby of the Stars") is a 1992 video game developed by Creator/{{Nintendo}} subsidiary Creator/HALLaboratory that was released for the UsefulNotes/GameBoy. It is the first game of the ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' series. The story is simple: King Dedede and his minions have stolen all of Dream Land's food and the Sparkling Stars used to harvest it, so Kirby sets off to right these wrongdoings after hearing about it on his travels.

''Kirby's Dream Land'' (known as ''Hoshi no Kirby'' in Japan, meaning "Starry Kirby" or "Kirby of the Stars") is a 1992 video game developed by Nintendo subsidiary HAL Laboratories that was released for the UsefulNotes/GameBoy that was the introduction of Franchise/{{Kirby}}. The story is simple: King Dedede and his minions have stolen all of Dream Land's food and the Sparkling Stars that are used to harvest it. Hearing this plight while on his travels, Kirby sets off to reclaim the food and stars from King Dedede.

** Western media also depicted Kirby as white due to the Game Boy's screen, though in Japan, Kirby was pink from day one.

** Mint Leaves (called Sweet Potatoes in Japan) were also another item that appeared in this game, allowing Kirby to temporarily infinitely shoot air pellets without deflating. Like the Superspicy Curry, they don't make a reappearance until ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe'''s ''Kirby Fighters'' mode.

* ThrowDownTheBomblet: Certain levels have bombs which, when spat out, send explosions forward that decimate all enemies in their way.

* PowerUpFood: This is the game that originally featured "Superspicy Curry", a dish that gives Kirby the ability to spit fire for a limited time and has not been seen again until the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series (from ''Brawl'' onwards) and ''VideoGame/KirbyMassAttack''. Mint Leaves (called Sweet Potatoes in Japan) were also another item that appeared in this game, allowing Kirby to temporarily infinitely shoot air pellets without deflating.
* PowerUpMotif: Two. One for the invincible Candy, another for the Mint Leaf and Spicy Food.

It was also released for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole in 2011 and appeared in ''Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition'' in 2012. It also served as heavy inspiration for the "Spring Breeze" sub-game in ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' for the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]], as well as "Revenge of the King" in the ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' update for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS.

''Kirby's Dream Land'' (known as Hoshi no Kābī 星のカービィ in Japan) is a 1992 video game developed by Nintendo subsidiary HAL Laboratories that was released for the GameBoy that was the introduction of Franchise/{{Kirby}}. The story is simple: King Dedede and his minions have stolen all of Dream Land's food and the Sparkling Stars that are used to harvest it. Hearing this, Kirby sets off and rescues the food and stars from King Dedede.

It was also released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2011 and appeared in ''Kirby's Dream Collection''. As well as remade as one of the games for both ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' for the Super Nintendo and ''Super Star Ultra'' for the DS.

* CutscenePowerToTheMax: Kirby in the ending inflates himself to be bigger than Dedede's castle so he can carry it and return the food inside to the Dream Landers. However, this could be explained as him drawing from the power of the Sparkling Stars, since they go into him before he does so.

* EnemyRollCall: The ending does this. {{Averted|Trope}} in ''Superstar''.

* NintendoHard: The Extra Mode can be very punishing to unfamiliar players. Enemy damage is doubled and they move faster, some enemies have newer strategies, and the final boss moves much faster. New enemies have been added in place of some weaker enemies. Also, you can set the health and extra lives counter all the way down to one--one slip up, and it's all the way back to the title screen!
* OneHitKill: Something that is rare for a Kirby game: Touching the Gordos in Mt. [=DeDeDe=] instantly kills Kirby, regardless of how much HP he had.

* PowerUpMotif: Two. One for the invincible candy, another for the Mint Leaf and Spicy Food.

* TheStinger: After beating the game the first time, you see King Dedede land in front of the code for for Extra Mode after getting tossed out his castle. He eventually recovers, throws a small tantrum and runs off. Once you beat the Extra Mode, he once more lands in the same area (this time for the Debug Mode) but can't even bring himself to get up. Kirby eventually shakes him awake and Dedede cries for moment before sulking off in defeat.

* WakeUpCallBoss: Whispy Woods in Extra Mode. He drops Gordos, which do three units of damage out of six. And while he does that, you need to look for apples to fire at him.

''Kirby's Dream Land'' (known as Hoshi no Kābī 星のカービィ in Japan) is a 1992 video game that was released for the GameBoy that was the introduction of Franchise/{{Kirby}}. The story is simple: King Dedede and his minions has stolen all of Dream Land's food and the Sparkling Stars that are used to harvest it. Hearing this, Kirby sets off and rescues the food and stars from King Dedede.

''Kirby's Dream Land'' (known as Hoshi no Kābī 星のカービィ in Japan) is a 1992 video game that was released for the GameBoy that was the introduction of Kirby. The story is simple, King Dedede and his followers steal Dream Land's food and the Sparkling Stars that are used to harvest it. Kirby sets off and rescues the food and the stars from King Dedede.

* DualBoss: Lololo & Lalala in the second stage.

* UnexpectedShmupLevel: The fight with the third boss, Kaboola, is this.

!!The game is the TropeNamer for:
* BubblyClouds

!!The game also features the following tropes:

* BubblyClouds: The second half of Float Islands and also the name of the fourth level. Also the [[Main/TropeNamers Trope Namer]].

* BubblyClouds: The second half of Float Islands and also the name of the fourth level.

* NintendoHard: The extra mode can be very punishing to unfamiliar players. Enemy damage is doubled and they move faster, some enemies have newer strategies, and the final boss moves much faster. New enemies have been added in place of some weaker enemies. Also, you can set the health and extra lives counter all the way down to one--one slip up, and it's all the way back to the title screen!

* PowerUpFood: This is the game that originally featured "Superspicy Curry", a dish that gives Kirby the ability to spit fire for a limited time and has not been seen again until the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series (from ''Brawl'' onwards) and ''VideoGame/KirbyMassAttack Kirby Mass Attack''. Mint Leaves (called Sweet Potatoes in Japan) were also another item that appeared in this game, allowing Kirby to shoot air puffs while airborne.

* SmartBomb: The Mike item, which kills all enemies on screen. Unlike its ability counterpart in later games, it can only be used once.

* TheStinger: After beating the game the first time, you see King Dedede land in front of the code for for Extra Mode after getting tossed out his castle. He eventually recovers, throws a small tantrum and runs off. Once your beat the extra mode, he one more lands in the same area (this time for the debug mode) but can't even bring himself to get up. Kirby eventually shakes him awake and Dedede just sulks off in defeat.

** You can't copy abilities, slide, or save progress after beating a stage. It's just simple suck-and-spit attacks. On top of that, Kirby doesn't fight a nightmarish EldritchAbomination at the end of this one; it's just him and Dedede.

* NintendoHard: The extra mode can be very punishing to unfamiliar players. Enemy damage is doubled and they move faster, some enemies have newer strategies, and the final boss moves much faster. New enemies have been added in place of some weaker enemies.