Kirby's Dream Land 3

Kirby's Dream Land 3, known as in Japan, is the fifth platformer video game starring Kirby. Specifically, it is the third game under the Kirby's Dream Land name. Although the first two games were largely unrelated, Dream Land 3 features many similar characters to Dream Land 2. The Crystal Shards was the sequel to this game.

Kirby's Dream Land 3 is the last first party game released for the Super NES in North America, although it is not the final game for the system (the 1998 Super NES version of Frogger would be the final game in North America, while the 2000 Super Famicom remake of Metal Slader Glory was the final game in Japan). Problems with the game's PAL conversion prevented it from being released in Europe and Australia for many years; it was finally released in those regions in the form of an import from North America on July 24, 2009. The game was re-released on the Virtual Console in North America on January 5, 2009 and in Japan on April 28, 2009.

Gameplay

The game's platforming mechanics are very similar to most other Kirby games, as is Kirby's skillset. Kirby is able to jump, duck, slide, fly (by inflating himself), as well as perform his signature move: inhaling enemies. When Kirby inhales an enemy, it can be spit back out as a projectile, or swallowed. Normally this has no effect on Kirby, although specific enemies grant Kirby copy abilities, a staple of the Kirby games. Copy abilities replace Kirby's standard inhaling move with a...
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