Games From the Early 90's

Kirby’s Dreamland (1992)


Kirby’s Dreamland is also known as Kirby of the Stars when the Japanese name is translated into English. This game was developed by HAL Laboratory. However, it was published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. The designer’s name is Masahiro Sakurai. Kirby’s Dreamland was released in Japan on April 27^th in 1992. This game was later released in North America. The official release date in North America was August 1^st in 1992. This game was the beginning of the Kirby game series. It was also the debut of the Kirby character. The Kirby character has changed the characters abilities within the video game industry. This was because Kirby had moves that were no seen before. For example, Kirby had a copy move. The copy move was not in another Kirby game which was Kirby’s Adventure. There is also a version of this game that was made for the Nintendo 3DS. The main objective of the game is to stop King Dedede who has stolen all the food from the inhabitants of Dream Land. Kirby is one of the inhabitants of Dream Land.

I personally have played through most of the stages of this game on Game Boy as well as Game Boy Advance. This is an enjoyable game which gives players that ability to have unique character abilities. I even have the second game which is Kirby’s Dream Land 2. I originally owned the both titles for the Game Boy then I had sold them at a garage sale. However, I managed to get my hands on these games once again. It is fun being able to play some of these titles from when I was younger.

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirby's_Dream_Land
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Puzzle Bobble (1994)


Puzzle Bobble is Pazuru Boburu in Japanese. However, in North America it was known as Bust-a-Move. This game was designed by Taito Corporation in 1994. It was designed for one or two players. Puzzle Bobble is a tile matching style of puzzle game. This game was based on one of their other games which was Bubble Bobble. Puzzle Bobble has the same two dragons from Bubble Bobble. This was originally an arcade game. However, later on it was ported over to other systems such as the Sony Playstation. The objective of the game is to match the same colour bubbles so they make three in a row and burst. You have to get rid of the bubbles in order to clear the level. So you fire the bubbles at the prearranged bubbles on each stage. The first couple of stages there will be dots in a line to help guide your shots. After that you have to judge where you need to shoot to pop the bubbles.

I own this game for the Sony Playstation. I love playing this game especially when I have a group of friends over. I have also played the original arcade version at a local arcade. The arcade that I go to still has this game and is still operational. I enjoy playing this game more than Tetris because every stage you get a different set of prearranged bubbles. Even when you play this in single player it is a good puzzle game. This is still my favourite puzzle game to date.

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puzzle_Bobble
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