Kirby’s Dream Buffet (NSP, XCI) ROM

Kirby’s Dream Buffet Delight is a banquet of enjoyment alongside your loved ones in this game, designed for the Nintendo Switch console and its family of systems. Experience a delectable triumph as you bounce, brawl, and amplify your path to glorious success.

This is a party and racing video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is a spin-off game in the Kirby series. The game was released digitally on August 17, 2022. Embark on an appetizing adventure, maneuvering through a plethora of stages infused with delectable food themes.

All while embodying a plumper-than-ever Kirby. In this exhilarating 4-player showdown, anyone can emerge victorious in Kirby’s Dream Buffet. Bump, battle, and boost your way to sweet victory. 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 a 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 and this is ready to play and enjoy the game.

GAMEPLAY

Kirby’s Dream Buffet is a multiplayer game where four ball-shaped Kirbys roll through food-themed courses and compete to collect the most strawberries. Players can defeat enemies and use special abilities on the stage to attack each other and collect bonuses. The game can be played both locally and online with both random matching and private lobbies.

There are 3 types of rounds, each with several different stages:

• Race: The stage is laid out like a race track. The first players to reach the goal are granted extra strawberries.
• Minigame: Mixed events where players gain strawberries by following the instructions given. The stage is typically small with defining features related to the goal given to the players.
• Battle Royale: Similar to Minigame rounds, the stage is small and features many objects and hills close together. Abilities and strawberries drop onto the stage over time, and players can steal others’ strawberries by knocking them off the stage.

In the Grand Prix mode, players play a Race, a Minigame, another Race, and then a Battle Royale. Afterward, bonuses are given out depending on random statistical conditions. The player with the highest strawberry count wins the game.

After completing individual rounds or a Grand Prix, players are awarded points to raise their ‘Gourmet Rank.’ Playing online gives a boost to the points gained. Each time the player’s rank increases, they unlock a new costume, color, stage, or music track that can be used for customization. They can also unlock ‘Character Treats’, a cookie based on a character from the Kirby series which can be displayed on a cake in Kirby’s ‘Home Table’.

BATTLE MODE

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; as a result, bonus strawberries are rewarded to players who meet 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, 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 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.