Kirby's Dream Land 3 (1997) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Kirby's Dream Land 3

That mean old King Dedede is at it again! He's causing his mischief and Dreamland's in trouble! Kirby, the resident hero of Dreamland, sets out to teach Dedede a lesson, this time with the help of many of his…

27 November 1997

What Kirby's Dream Land 3 is

Kirby's Dream Land 3 is an adventure game developed by HAL Laboratory and released in 1997. It was published by Gradiente. It is available on Wii U, Wii, Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

The premise, in the publisher's words

That mean old King Dedede is at it again! He's causing his mischief and Dreamland's in trouble! Kirby, the resident hero of Dreamland, sets out to teach Dedede a lesson, this time with the help of many of his good friends! But wait! Something's wrong! Dedede doesn't seem to be himself... Looks like Kirby has to stop Dedede and find out what is wrong with him! It almost seems like something's controlling him...

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Kirby series

Kirby's Dream Land 3 is the 27th of 94 entries we hold in the Kirby series. It arrived 10 months after Kirby's Star Stacker. The next entry was Kirby's Star Stacker in 1998.

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How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 17 hrs.

What it launched against

Kirby's Dream Land 3 launched on 27 November 1997, within three weeks of Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Diddy Kong Racing, Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers and Time Crisis II.

Released around the same time: Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Diddy Kong Racing, Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers, Time Crisis II.

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