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Kirby's Dream Land 3 box art
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Instruction booklet · November 17, 1997

Kirby's Dream Land 3

PlatformAdventure1–2 playersESRB ESA-1

The story

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...

Specifications

Released
November 17, 1997
Developer
HAL Laboratory
Publisher
Nintendo
Players
2
Genre
Platform · Adventure
Rating
ESRB E
Chip
SA-1
Series
Kirby
Themes
Action
View
Side view
Multiplayer
Co-op · 2+ players

What the magazines said

EGM · not on record yet

Players
82/100 (69 ratings)
Nintendo Power
6.5/10
GameRankings
66%
IGN
7/10
Nintendo Life
6/10
NWR
9/10
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Nov. 14

Mary Kay Letourneau is sentenced to six months imprisonment in Washington after pleading guilty to two counts of second-degree child rape. Letourneau gave birth to her victims' child and the leniency of her sentence was widely criticized.

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