Kirby's Dream Land 3, known as Hoshi no Kirby 3 (星のカービィ3 Hoshi no Kābī Surī?, lit. "Kirby of the Stars 3") 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. Kirby 64: 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 for the Virtual Console in those regions in the form of an import from North America on July 24, 2009 for the Wii and on July 25, 2013 for the Wii U.[citation needed] The game was re-released on the Virtual Console in North America on January 5, 2009 for the Wii[1] and on May 8, 2013 for the Wii U and in Japan on April 28, 2009 for the Wii and on May 8, 2013 for the Wii U. It was also included along with 5 other Kirby games in the Wii collection for Kirby's 20th anniversary, Kirby's Dream Collection.
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