Kirby's Pinball Land and Kirby's Dream Course. By 1995, however, fans were itching for a return to Kirby's roots, and Nintendo delivered in spades with Kirby's Dream Land 2 for Game Boy.

What a nightmare! Since King Dedede stole the Star Rod from Dream Land, everyone has been unable to dream. Only Kirby can reunite the Star Rod's shattered pieces and restore peaceful naptimes!

The character was first seen in 1992's Kirby's Dream Land on the Nintendo Game Boy. Created by Masahiro Sakurai, the character was known as Popopo during development, with the famous design only ...