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Game entry

Kirby's Dream Land

1992 · Platformer · Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS · Nintendo

Kirby's Dream Land carries 1,517 ELO points on GameForever and holds position no. 1,760 in the world ranking, with 44% of duels won out of 135 played. Against Mirror's Edge Catalyst, the opponent it meets most often, the tally stands at 2 wins to 1 losses in 3 duels. Measured against its own family, it climbs to no. 19 out of 57 (1992).

World rank

no. 1,760

ELO score

1,517

Wins

44%

Duels played

135

About Kirby's Dream Land

The gluttonous King Dedede has stolen all of the food from the inhabitants of Dream Land for a midnight feast, so Kirby, a resident of Dream Land, goes to retrieve the food and stop Dedede. Kirby's Dream Land plays like other platformers of the 8-bit and 16-bit era of video games: Kirby must use various natural abilities and occasionally external abilities or items while heading toward the goal at the end of each level. Like many 1980s-era platformers, the player can accumulate points, with an extra life granted when the player has enough points. However, because Kirby lacks a save function, scores are not recorded. Also, there are no save files, so the player has to start over again when the Game Boy is turned off, if the player chooses to return to the title screen after a Game Over, or if the player resets the game. All levels are played on a two-dimensional plane, letting Kirby move only left, right, up, and down. Kirby can walk, jump, and fly. Kirby can also inhale objects and enemies, swallowing them or spitting them out as projectiles.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,517 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The standing

Where Kirby's Dream Land ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Kirby's Dream Land stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 19 out of 57 (1992).

Where Kirby's Dream Land ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 1,760 5,035
Platformer 206 620
1990s 247 659
1992 19 57

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