Kirby's Dream Course

Kirby's Dream Course
North American cover art
Developer(s)	HAL Laboratory Nintendo EAD
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Director(s)	Takashi Saito
Producer(s)	Satoru Iwata Shigeru Miyamoto
Designer(s)	Shinichi Shimomura Kensuke Tanabe Hideki Fujii
Composer(s)	Hirokazu Ando
Series	Kirby
Platform(s)	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Release	JP: September 21, 1994 NA: February 1, 1995 EU: August 24, 1995
Genre(s)	Sports (mini golf)
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Kirby's Dream Course^[a] 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). 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 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.

HAL Laboratory originally designed Dream Course as a standalone game called Special Tee Shot. 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. Special Tee Shot was later released for the Satellaview peripheral in Japan. Dream Course received favorable reviews, both at release and retrospectively, for its unique design and absurdity. Some were critical of its high difficulty level and controls. It has been re-released through the Wii and Wii U Virtual Console digital storefronts and the Super NES Classic Edition. A sequel for the Nintendo 64 was in development but later canceled.
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