

Players must set the power, angle, and spin to connect with various enemies found throughout the levels, claiming a star. Players maneuver Kirby (or in the case of player two, a yellow Kirby look-alike named Keeby ( キービィ, Kībī)) around a miniature golf course by deflecting him towards a specific area of the playfield. Kirby sets out to stop Dedede and return the stars to the sky. Its plot involves Kirby's nemesis King Dedede stealing all of the stars in the night sky.


Kirby's Dream Course is a mini golf video game set at an isometric perspective, similar to games such as Marble Madness (1984). The player character Kirby lines up with an enemy character Kabu on the first hole of the first course. A sequel for the Nintendo 64 was in development but later canceled. It has been re-released through the Wii and Wii U Virtual Console digital storefronts and the Super NES Classic Edition. Some were critical of its high difficulty level and controls. Dream Course received favorable reviews, both at release and retrospectively, for its unique design and absurdity. Special Tee Shot was later released for the Satellaview peripheral in Japan.

Though it was previewed in several magazines and displayed on the packaging for the console, HAL replaced the game's original characters with those from the Kirby series following its popularity on the Game Boy. HAL Laboratory originally designed Dream Course as a standalone game called Special Tee Shot. Kirby can hit enemies to collect power-ups that grant him unique abilities, such as those that allow him to destroy certain obstacles or fly around the level. A spin-off of the Kirby series and the first released for the SNES, players control the pink spherical character Kirby through a series of courses by launching him towards the goal hole at the end. Kirby's Dream Course is a 1994 miniature golf video game developed by HAL Laboratory and Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).
