History YMMV / KirbysAdventure

* HilariousInHindsight: A preview of the game on ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' issue 47 back in 1993 had a headline that went [[https://tcrf.net/images/thumb/5/50/Nintendo_Power_Issue_047_April_1993_Kirby.jpg/800px-Nintendo_Power_Issue_047_April_1993_Kirby.jpg Kirby's Adventure: Nightmare in Dreamland]]. Take a guess as to what the GBA remake ended up being called 9 years later.

* HilariousInHindsight: A preview of the game on ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' had a headline that went [[https://tcrf.net/images/thumb/5/50/Nintendo_Power_Issue_047_April_1993_Kirby.jpg/800px-Nintendo_Power_Issue_047_April_1993_Kirby.jpg Kirby's Adventure: Nightmare in Dreamland]]. Take a guess as to what the GBA remake ended up being called 9 years later.

* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler:The second phase of Nightmare is ridiculously easy. His attacks are predictable and can be dodged easily, his weak spot is incredibly obvious and his health goes down very quickly with the Star Rod. While he's no slouch, he doesn’t put up much of a fight compared to some of the previous bosses or even his first phase.]]

** In the 3DS remake, when Heavy Mole is defeated, Kirby's vitality is completely refilled on the next screen... even on the [[BossRush Boss Endurance]], which comes in handy since the next boss is [[ThatOneBoss Meta Knight]].

* PolishedPort: The 3DS remake eliminates the lag and the slowdown present in the original NES game, while still keeping the original 8-bit visuals (and rotating Butter Building towers).

** Spark and Freeze. They both create a force field around Kirby, allowing players to quickly shield themselves from danger when the situation calls for it. This is good, considering even the slightest scratch from an enemy makes Kirby lose his ability and he needs all the protection he can get. Try them against bosses as well. You may be [[JustForPun shocked]] by the damage they can do. It was also [[JustForPun cool]] of the level designers to have both of these abilities accessed relatively early on in the game.

** 7-6, the final main level, is a wonderful throwback to Videogame/KirbysDreamLand, complete with the nostalgic theme of Green Greens.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks:
** ''Nightmare in Dream Land'' is markedly easier than ''Kirby's Adventure''...[[http://imgur.com/a/suA3d and missed the point of some of the original level design,]] most notably the [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome rotating tower]] segments from Butter Building being removed for no apparent reason. Fans were not pleased.

** The remake is also inexplicably missing the iconic "First you draw a circle..." opening from the original.

** [[DiscOneFinalBoss King Dedede]] becomes this [[AdaptationalBadass in the GBA remake]]. While he's a bit quicker in the NES version, he's bigger here despite the screen's smaller resolution -- so both he and his attacks (especially his [[VacuumMouth inhale]]) become much harder to avoid -- and his characteristic ''"flinching-when-hit"'' does not stop his attacks or momentum when he jumps. With that, you can very well end up hitting him, only for him to fall on you or stomp you with his Hammer to cause damage like nothing happened. Oh, and most of the Copy Abilities [[DamageSpongeBoss do minimal damage to him as well]]. [[note]]On the bright side though, you do get some [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzijAhol4XI awesome music]] when you fight him in the GBA remake -- a rendition of the "Fountain of Dreams" theme from ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Melee''.[[/note]]

** [[DualBoss Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright]] also qualify in the eyes of some players, since it can often be difficult to deal with the one on the ground and the one in the air at the same time. Whether or not they were made harder in the remake is up for debate, as their size is dramatically increased despite the smaller game resolution yet their attack patterns are considerably slower to compensate.

** [[DualBoss Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright]] also qualify in the eyes of some players, since it can often be difficult to deal with the one on the ground and the one in the air at the same time. Made harder in the remake due to their increased size despite the smaller game resolution.

** 7-2 has Kirby climb a tower while facing almost every mini-boss in the game, set to the energetic tune of King Dedede's theme.

* EvenBetterSequel: ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand'' was a fun game, but very short and rather vanilla in gameplay. This sequel considerably improved on it with more ambitious level design, some of the best graphics the NES could churn out, the series' iconic PowerCopying, and was the debut of the [[EnsembleDarkhorse fan-favourite]] character [[TheRival Meta Knight]].

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Meta Knight was extremely popular to the point where he not only was PromotedToPlayable in the remake, he became a playable fighter beginning in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl''.

** If you use your last charge on a Mike ability to deal the finishing blow to Paint Roller while on the spot where the Star Rod piece spawns, you collect the piece and the game skips the check on whether your power has run out or not. This allows you near-infinite uses of the [[MakeMeWannaShout Mike ability]] from then on, even if you get your power knocked out of you by getting hit. This bug only exists in the NES version.
** In the 3DS remake, when Heavy Mole is defeated, Kirby's vitality is completely refilled on the next screen... even on [[BossRush Boss Endurance]], which comes in handy since the next boss is [[ThatOneBoss Meta Knight]].

** [[DualBoss Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright]] also qualify in the eyes of some players, since it can often be difficult to deal with the one on the ground and the one in the air at the same time.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: ''Nightmare in Dream Land'' is markedly easier than ''Kirby's Adventure''...[[http://imgur.com/a/suA3d and missed the point of some of the original level design,]] most notably the [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome rotating tower]] segments from Butter Building being removed for no apparent reason. Fans were not pleased.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: ''Nightmare in Dream Land'' is markedly easier than ''Kirby's Adventure''...[[http://imgur.com/a/suA3d and missed the point of some of the original level design,]] most notably the [[VisualEffectsOfAwesome rotating tower]] segments from Butter Building being removed for no apparent reason. Fans were not pleased.

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The rotating parallax towers in Butter Building. Running around them even affects nearby enemies. Many people felt disappointed when this set-piece was dropped in the GBA remake in favor of a less impressive mist effect.

** In the 3DS remake, when Heavy Mole is defeated, Kirby's vitality is completely refilled on the next screen... even on [[BossRush Boss Endurance]], which comes in handy since the next boss is [[ThatOneBoss Mega Knight]].

** In the 3DS remake, when Heavy Mole is defeated, Kirby's vitality is completely refilled on the next screen... even on [[BossRush Boss Endurance]].

* PolishedPort: The 3DS remake eliminates the lag and the slowdown present in the original NES game, while still keeping the original 8-bit visuals (and rotating Butter Buildings).

** The UFO ability gives Kirby the ability to fly and hover around at his own pace (provided there are no ladders. In addition, the UFO has 4 attacks, depending on how long each button is pressed. Pressing B is a copy of the Beam ability, holding B for a short time is a copy of the Laser ability, holding B for a medium amount of time makes the Laser stronger, and holding B for a long amount of time increases the power and gives it the ability to go through walls. Its main drawback is that it only lasts for one level, but can be circumvented with a glitch below. If you use that glitch, the game becomes trivial.

** [[DuelBoss Meta Knight]] may very well be the hardest boss in the game - for starters, the Sword ability is forced onto the player, preventing any alternatives from being used (and unlike ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'', picking up the Sword is ''required'' to even start the fight). Secondly, Meta Knight moves very erratically, making contact damage almost guaranteed. Finally, he is invincible unless attacked at specific times- namely, while in the air or from behind- and even if you do get behind him, he'll quickly turn around and more often than not hit you back. The difficulty was ''dramatically'' decreased in the GBA remake, where simple ButtonMashing will nearly always win the fight due to Meta Knight's slower reflexes and the range of the sword.

** [[DiscOneFinalBoss King Dedede]] becomes this [[AdaptationalBadass in the GBA remake]]. While he's a bit quicker in the NES version, he's bigger here despite the screen's smaller resolution - so both he and his attacks (especially his [[VacuumMouth inhale]]) become much harder to avoid - and his characteristic ''"flinching-when-hit"'' does not stop his attacks or momentum when he jumps. With that, you can very well end up hitting him, only for him to fall on you or stomp you with his Hammer to cause damage like nothing happened. Oh, and most of the Copy Abilities [[DamageSpongeBoss do minimal damage to him as well]]. [[note]]On the bright side though, you do get some [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzijAhol4XI awesome music]] when you fight him in the GBA remake - a rendition of the "Fountain of Dreams" theme from ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Melee''.[[/note]]

** Spark and Freeze. They both create a force field around Kirby, allowing players to quickly shield themselves from danger when the situation calls for it. Try them against bosses as well. You may be [[JustForPun shocked]] by the damage they can do. It was also [[JustForPun cool]] of the level designers to have both of these abilities accessed relatively early on in the game.

* GameBreaker: Spark and Freeze. They both create a force field around Kirby, allowing players to quickly shield themselves from danger when the situation calls for it. Try them against bosses as well. You may be [[JustForPun shocked]] by the damage they can do. It was also [[JustForPun cool]] of the level designers to have both of these abilities accessed relatively early on in the game.