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.
- against Mirror's Edge Catalyst 67% 3 duels played · 161 points behind
- against Super Mario Galaxy 33% 3 duels played · 287 points behind
- against Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 0% 3 duels played · 294 points behind
- against Planet of Lana 100% 2 duels played · 26 points ahead
- against Pitfall! 100% 2 duels played · 74 points ahead
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Around this spot
The games Kirby's Dream Land sits between in the world ranking.
More games from Nintendo
Released in 1992
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).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 1,760 | 5,035 |
| Platformer | 206 | 620 |
| 1990s | 247 | 659 |
| 1992 | 19 | 57 |
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