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“ | Have a feast of fun with family and friends in Kirby’s Dream Buffet™ for the Nintendo Switch family of systems. Roll through a smorgasbord of food-themed stages in delicious 4-player competition as a rounder-than-usual Kirby. Anyone can take the cake in Kirby’s Dream Buffet! This digital game is available exclusively for Nintendo Switch.” |
— Bump, battle, and boost your way to sweet victory • Nintendo.com |
Kirby's Dream Buffet is a multiplayer Kirby game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It was released on August 17, 2022.
Story[]
Kirby is seen looking at a cake. He grabs a fork and prepares to eat the cake, but the fork, known as the Dream Fork, suddenly shrinks Kirby, who then falls onto the cake. He then sees the cake and smiles in delight. Kirby is soon joined by three more Kirbys who land close to him and roll past him. Kirby follows them up the cake.
Gameplay[]
Kirby's Dream Buffet is a multiplayer game where four Kirbys compete to be the biggest by consuming strawberries. Kirbys move in a manner comparable to in Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble or Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. In addition, Kirby can obtain and utilize food-themed abilities known as Copy Food Abilities by eating Copy Food from Food Boxes. Both local and online multiplayer are supported. Only 2 players can participate locally a single system, with multiple systems and software copies being required for 3-4 player support in Local Play Mode.
The total number of strawberries eaten can unlock rewards in the Rewards Menu, including Costumes, Colors, music, and courses. Character Treats (which customize starting blocks at the start of each
Battle Mode[]
“ | Enjoy a four-player match against CPU characters, or share Joy-Con controllers to play locally with a friend.” |
— Battle Mode • Kirby's Dream Buffet |
In Battle Mode, players can compete against CPUs in the various game modes; up to two players can play this mode. CPUs have four difficulty levels: Sweet, Normal, Spicy, and Extra Spicy; higher difficulty levels result in greater rewards, such as bonus Gourmet Points and more Character Treats. Once the CPU Level is chosen, players can choose Gourmet Grand Prix, Single Race, Single Minigame, Single Battle Royale, or Free Rolling.
Gourmet Grand Prix consists of two races, a minigame, and a battle royale; at the end results, bonus strawberries are rewarded to players who met certain requirements, and Player 1 receives a Grand-Prix Bonus to Gourmet Points.
Single Race is one of the races that are present in the first and third courses of Grand Prix; Kirbys traverse a race course with many obstacles, collecting strawberries (and sometimes other fruits) to gain speed and size along the way, in order to reach the largest available Strawberry Mountain at the end.
Single Minigame is one of the minigames that are present in the second course of Grand Prix; minigames in Gourmet Grand Prix are 20 seconds long, but Single Minigames are 30 seconds and the Kirbys' sizes are increased by one level above the default. Kirbys collect strawberries scattered on a small, enclosed stage, sometimes held by enemies or inside of breakable boxes, aiming to get as many strawberries as possible.
Single Battle Royale is one of the battle royales in the main course of Grand Prix; Kirbys attempt to use their size and Copy Food Abilities to knock each other off of a larger stage as they continue to gather scattered strawberries while avoiding the Server Hands' interventions.
Free Rolling is a sandbox mode where the player can freely roll around a large area and experiment, collecting strawberries (that do not contribute to the player's Gourmet Points), practicing with Copy Food Abilities, exploring the locations, finding secrets, or role-playing with friends. Free Rolling can also be entered from the Home Table, but only with one player.
Online Mode[]
“ | Compete online against other players all over the world, or use a password to play with faraway friends.” |
— Online Mode • Kirby's Dream Buffet |
In Online Mode, players can compete against online players in a Grand Prix in Random Match or enter a password to create or enter a lobby for either a Gourmet Grand Prix or Free Rolling in Password Match. Players receive an Online Bonus to Gourmet Points when playing Grand Prix online.
Local Play Mode[]
“ | Play with up to four players by connecting with local wireless. (Individual systems and software required.)” |
— Local Play Mode • Kirby's Dream Buffet |
In Local Play Mode, players can connect to nearby Nintendo Switch systems with the software to play in the various game modes.
Characters[]
Playable[]
NPCs[]
Costumes[]
Enemies/stage hazards[]
Copy Food Abilities[]
Some abilities can only be obtained in certain modes.
- Burning (Burning Pepper)
- Drill (Drill Carrot)
- Hi-Jump (Hi-Jump Gummy)
- Jelly (Juicy Jelly)
- Needle (Needle Candy)
- Stone (Stone Chocolate)
- Tornado (Tornado Frosting)
- Wheel (Wheel Donut)
Courses[]
Race[]
Course | Gourmet Rank |
---|---|
Shortcake | N/A |
Baumkuchen | N/A |
Cake Rolls | N/A |
Doughnuts | N/A |
Hamburgers | N/A |
Pancakes | N/A |
Ice Cream | 17 |
Chocolate Fountain | 47 |
Minigame[]
Course | Gourmet Rank |
---|---|
Pie | N/A |
Cheese Fondue | N/A |
Chiffon Cake | N/A |
Cupcakes | N/A |
Teatime | N/A |
Waffle | N/A |
Kirby Cake | 10 |
Elfilin Cake | 28 |
Battle[]
Course | Gourmet Rank |
---|---|
Sheet Cake | N/A |
Puddings à la Mode | N/A |
Sandwiches | N/A |
Whole Cakes | N/A |
BBQ | 19 |
Whispy Stage Cake | 33 |
Frozen Treats | 42 |
Magolor Cake | 50 |
Trivia[]
- Kirby's Dream Buffet is the third spin-off in the series to introduce an original Copy Ability, with the first being Balloon in Kirby: Canvas Curse and the second being Wrestler in Kirby Fighters 2.
- This is the first game in the Kirby series:
- To feature Burning and Hi-Jump since Kirby: Canvas Curse and Kirby's Return to Dream Land, respectively, albeit as Copy Food Abilities.
- To explicitly acknowledge Keeby.
- To be officially localized into Brazilian Portuguese.
- For Nintendo Switch in which Meta Knight and Bandana Waddle Dee do not physically appear.
- Kirby's Dream Buffet and Kirby Star Allies are the only Kirby games for Nintendo Switch to not be co-developed by Vanpool prior to its shutdown in May 2023.
- Kirby's Dream Buffet and Kirby Fighters 2 are the only Kirby Nintendo Switch titles to not have amiibo functionality.
- Kirby's Dream Buffet is the only paid Kirby game for Nintendo Switch to not have a demo.
- Kirby's Dream Buffet is the first paid Kirby game since Kirby's Blowout Blast to not have a demo.
- Kirby's Dream Buffet is the only Nintendo eShop exclusive Kirby game to not be based on a sub-game:
- Kirby Fighters Deluxe and Kirby Fighters 2 are based on the Kirby: Triple Deluxe sub-game Kirby Fighters.
- Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe is based on the Kirby: Triple Deluxe sub-game Dedede's Drum Dash.
- Team Kirby Clash Deluxe and Super Kirby Clash are based on the Kirby: Planet Robobot sub-game Team Kirby Clash.
- Kirby's Blowout Blast is based on the Kirby: Planet Robobot sub-game Kirby 3D Rumble.