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{{for|the stage that originated in ''Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS''|Dream Land GB}} | {{for|the stage that originated in ''Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS''|Dream Land GB}} | ||
{{Infobox Stage | {{Infobox Stage | ||
| | |subtitle = ''{{iw|wikirby|Kirby|series}}'' | ||
|name = Dream Land | |name = Dream Land (64){{gameIcon|ssb4}}<br>Dream Land{{gameIcon|64}}{{gameIcon|melee}}{{gameIcon|ultimate}} | ||
|image = {{tabber|title1=Ultimate| | |image = {{tabber|title1=Ultimate|content1=[[File:SSBU-Dream Land.png| | ||
300px]]|title2=Wii U| | 300px]]|title2=Wii U|content2=[[File:SSB4UDreamLand64.png|300px]]|title3=3DS|content3=[[File:SSB4-3DS DreamLand64.png|300px]]|title4=Melee|content4=[[File:OLDDL-NRML-SSBM.jpg|300px]]|title5=64|content5=[[File:DreamLandSSB.png|300px]]}} | ||
|caption = [[ | |caption = [[File:KirbySymbol.svg|50px|class=invert]]<br>Dream Land (SSB) as it has appeared in the ''Smash'' series. | ||
|universe = {{uv|Kirby}} | |universe = {{uv|Kirby}} | ||
|games = ''[[SSB]]''<br>''[[Melee]]''<br>''[[SSB4]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]] | |games = ''[[SSB]]''<br>''[[Melee]]''<br>''[[SSB4]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]'' | ||
|availability = [[Starter stage|Starter]] (''SSB'' and ''Ultimate'')<br>[[Unlockable stage|Unlockable]] (''Melee'')<br>[[Downloadable content|Downloadable]] (''SSB4'') | |availability = [[Starter stage|Starter]] (''SSB'' and ''Ultimate'')<br>[[Unlockable stage|Unlockable]] (''Melee'')<br>[[Downloadable content|Downloadable]] (''SSB4'') | ||
|unlockcriteria = Complete Target Test with every character. (''Melee'' only) | |unlockcriteria = Complete Target Test with every character. (''Melee'' only) | ||
|cratetype = Presents (3DS and ''Ultimate'')<br>Normal (Wii U | |cratetype = Presents (3DS and ''Ultimate'')<br>Normal (''SSB'', ''Melee'', and Wii U) | ||
|maxplayers = 4 (''SSB'', ''Melee'', and 3DS)<br>[[8-Player Smash|8]] (Wii U and ''Ultimate'') | |maxplayers = 4 (''SSB'', ''Melee'', and 3DS)<br>[[8-Player Smash|8]] (Wii U and ''Ultimate'') | ||
|ssbmusic = '' | |ssbmusic = ''{{SSBMusicLink|10|Pupupu Land Stage}}'' | ||
|meleemusic = ''{{MeleeMusic|Dream Land N64}}'' | |meleemusic = ''{{MeleeMusic|Dream Land N64}}'' | ||
|for3dsmusic = Main: ''{{SSB4MusicLink|Kirby|Dream Land}}''<br>Alternate: ''{{SSB4MusicLink|Kirby|Ice Cream Island}}'' | |for3dsmusic = Main: ''{{SSB4MusicLink|Kirby|Dream Land}}''<br>Alternate: ''{{SSB4MusicLink|Kirby|Ice Cream Island}}'' | ||
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|ssb4singles = Starter/Counterpick | |ssb4singles = Starter/Counterpick | ||
|ssb4doubles = Starter/Counterpick | |ssb4doubles = Starter/Counterpick | ||
|ultimatesingles= | |ultimatesingles= Rarely legal | ||
|ultimatedoubles= | |ultimatedoubles= Rarely legal | ||
|interwiki = wikirby | |interwiki = wikirby | ||
|interwikiname = Wikirby | |interwikiname = Wikirby | ||
|interwikipage = Dream Land | |interwikipage = Dream Land | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{cquote|''Beware the wind that blows from the | {{cquote|''Beware the wind that blows from the Whisper{{sic}} Woods - it just might blow you away.'' | ||
|cite=''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' | |cite=''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''{{'}} instruction manual}} | ||
'''Dream Land''' ({{ja|プププランド|Pupupu Rando}}, ''Pupupu Land'') is a stage that debuted in the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' | '''Dream Land''' ({{ja|プププランド|Pupupu Rando}}, ''Pupupu Land'') is a stage that debuted in the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' It returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' with the name '''[[Past Stages]]: Dream Land''' and is unlocked by beating [[Target Test]] with every character. It is also available as [[downloadable content]] in both versions of ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' on June 14th, 2015, and in the base game of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. In those games, as with other returning stages from the first ''Smash Bros.'' game, some of the textures are slightly higher in quality, but the general overall primitive look of the original is retained. | ||
In the original ''Super Smash Bros.'', Dream Land is {{SSB|Kirby}}'s | In the original ''Super Smash Bros.'', Dream Land is {{SSB|Kirby}}'s stage, the location of Stage 7 in the [[1P Game]], and also the stage where {{SSB|Ness}} is fought while being unlocked, possibly because both characters come from games developed by ''Smash 64'' developer [[HAL Laboratory]]. [[Small]], [[Kirby Beta Stage 2]], and the [[Tutorial Stage|How to Play stage]] are all similar to this stage, and can be found in the [[debug menu]]. | ||
==Stage overview== | ==Stage overview== | ||
The stage features three static floating platforms above a main one, a simple layout which in later games was inherited by [[Battlefield]]. [[Whispy Woods]], a recurring boss in the [[Kirby (universe)|''Kirby'' series]], is also in the middle of the stage, facing left. He will blow wind toward one side of the stage every so often to affect the battle. His wind seems a little less powerful than it is in ''Melee''{{'}}s similar stage [[Green Greens]], where he can blow characters off the ledge. [[Bronto Burt]]s and [[King Dedede]] can also be seen flying in the far background as cameo appearances; although when | The stage features three static floating platforms above a main one, a simple layout which in later games was inherited by [[Battlefield]]. [[Whispy Woods]], a recurring boss in the [[Kirby (universe)|''Kirby'' series]], is also in the middle of the stage, facing left. He will blow wind toward one side of the stage every so often to affect the battle. His wind seems a little less powerful than it is in ''Melee''{{'}}s similar stage [[Green Greens]], where he can blow characters off the ledge. [[Bronto Burt]]s and [[King Dedede]] can also be seen flying in the far background as cameo appearances; although when King Dedede himself is present in the match, he won't appear. | ||
<gallery widths="200px"> | <gallery widths="200px"> | ||
Dream Land "windboxes".jpg|In ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', Whispy will blow characters left if they're in the blue box, and right if in the red box. Note that the top platform is not affected by Whispy and the boxes are not symmetric, as they meet where Whispy is located, on the left-center part of the stage. | |||
Whispy's Wind.gif|Whispy's wind in ''Smash 64''. Notice that {{SSB|Jigglypuff}} and {{SSB|Ness}} move while performing [[Sing]] and sleeping respectively, motions that would otherwise be impossible to move during. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Ω forms and Battlefield form=== | ===Ω forms and Battlefield form=== | ||
The [[Ω form]] removes the three soft platforms, extends the length of the stage slightly to match that of | The [[Ω form]] removes the three soft platforms, extends the length of the stage slightly to match that of {{SSB4|Final Destination}}, and completely flattens out the ground, meaning that tripping now behaves normally rather than only working when pushing opponents away from the centre. Whispy Woods still turns and blinks, but will not blow wind anymore. Oddly, the design of the Ω form is different in game to how it appears in the preview. | ||
In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', the Ω form | In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', the Ω form is similar to ''SSB4''{{'}}s Ω form, and [[Battlefield form]] is similar to the normal form; however, it is resized and reshaped to match {{SSBU|Final Destination}} and {{SSBU|Battlefield}}, respectively. The three [[soft platform]]s of the Battlefield form are based on the ones in the normal form. | ||
<gallery widths="200px"> | <gallery widths="200px"> | ||
SSB4UDreamLandOmega.jpg|Ω form in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''. | SSB4UDreamLandOmega.jpg|Ω form in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''. | ||
SSB3DSDreamLand64Omega.jpg|Ω form in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''. | SSB3DSDreamLand64Omega.jpg|Ω form in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''. | ||
SSBU-Dream_LandOmega.png|Ω form | SSBU-Dream_LandOmega.png|Ω form in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''. | ||
SSBU-Dream LandBattlefield.png|Battlefield form in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''. | SSBU-Dream LandBattlefield.png|Battlefield form in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Hazards Off=== | |||
With hazards turned off in ''Ultimate'', Whispy Woods does not blow wind, making the stage very similar to its Battlefield form. | |||
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
[[File:WhispyWoodsKSS.png|left|thumb | [[File:WhispyWoodsKSS.png|left|thumb|Whispy Woods, as he appears in ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby Super Star}}''.]] | ||
This stage is loosely based on {{s|wikirby|Green Greens}}, which is located in Dream Land, from ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby's Dream Land}}'' and ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby Super Star}}'''s ''{{s|wikirby|Spring Breeze}}''. {{s|wikirby|Whispy Woods}}, a sentient apple tree, first appeared in ''Kirby's Dream Land'' as the first boss and has appeared in numerous ''Kirby'' games since. In most games, he attacks by dropping apples over Kirby and shooting gusts of air at him. In this stage, Whispy Woods still blows out air, but this only pushes fighters without damaging them. | This stage is loosely based on {{s|wikirby|Green Greens}}, which is located in Dream Land, from ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby's Dream Land}}'' and ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby Super Star}}''{{'}}s ''{{s|wikirby|Spring Breeze}}''. {{s|wikirby|Whispy Woods}}, a sentient apple tree, first appeared in ''Kirby's Dream Land'' as the first boss and has appeared in numerous ''Kirby'' games since. In most games, he attacks by dropping apples over Kirby and shooting gusts of air at him. In this stage, Whispy Woods still blows out air, but this only pushes fighters without damaging them. | ||
{{s|wikirby|King Dedede}} is a recurring antagonist in the | {{s|wikirby|King Dedede}} is a recurring antagonist in the {{uv|Kirby}} series. One of the attacks King Dedede uses in ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby's Adventure}}'' and ''Kirby Super Star'' is to puff up and try to ram into Kirby. King Dedede can be seen flying in the background of this stage puffed up, and he looks similar to his appearance in ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby's Dream Land 3}}''. {{s|wikirby|Bronto Burt}}s are a common enemy throughout the ''Kirby'' series as well, and one of them can be seen flying across the background of this stage; resembling their design in the concurrently-developed ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards}}''. | ||
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This stage is universally [[Tournament legal (SSB)|neutral]], and is currently the only legal stage in most rulesets. The general given reason why it is legal is that it is the most "balanced" or "standard" stage, with a basic layout and size that makes it less [[camping|campy]] than [[Hyrule Castle]] or [[Congo Jungle]]. The stage also has only one type of hazard (the wind), which barely affects gameplay compared to the tornadoes on Hyrule or the barrels on Congo. This stage is also currently the only legal doubles stage. | This stage is universally [[Tournament legal (SSB)|neutral]], and is currently the only legal stage in most rulesets. The general given reason why it is legal is that it is the most "balanced" or "standard" stage, with a basic layout and size that makes it less [[camping|campy]] than [[Hyrule Castle]] or [[Congo Jungle]]. The stage also has only one type of hazard (the wind), which barely affects gameplay compared to the tornadoes on Hyrule or the barrels on Congo. This stage is also currently the only legal doubles stage. | ||
In general, | In general, characters like {{SSB|Pikachu}} and {{SSB|Kirby}} benefit from this stage, due to its small size and potential for characters to get early [[gimp]]s or start early [[combo]]s to rack up high damage. The stage is very good for quick [[0-death]] combos, as well as characters who can combo into an [[edgeguard]]/gimp easily. The high top platform also makes top platform camping a good strategy, especially for characters with multiple jumps like {{SSB|Kirby}} and {{SSB|Jigglypuff}}. | ||
The combo game of {{SSB|Ness}} and {{SSB|Samus}} also benefits greatly from Dreamland's many platforms, as they can do down-air tech chases into a finisher (up-air or grab for Ness, back-air for Samus) which would not be possible on the ground because the opponent's tech rolls would place them far enough away. {{SSB|Donkey Kong}} benefits in a similar way using platform drop up-airs. | |||
{{SSB|Link}} and {{SSB|Fox}}, who rely on [[projectile camp]]ing and get gimped easily get nerfed on this stage compared to Hyrule. The much smaller size gives less space to [[projectile camp]], which they use to disrupt opponent [[approach]]es and set up the eventual close combo when the opponent is vulnerable. The top platform also gives opponents a place to avoid projectiles and camp them back. | |||
===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''=== | ===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''=== | ||
This stage is [[tournament legal (SSBM)|neutral]] in ''Melee'' as well. The stage is slightly larger in ''Melee'' than it is in ''Smash 64'', along with having a much higher ceiling. This is generally considered the best stage for {{SSBM|Peach}}, {{SSBM|Jigglypuff | This stage is [[tournament legal (SSBM)|neutral]] in ''Melee'' as well. The stage is slightly larger in ''Melee'' than it is in ''Smash 64'', along with having a much higher ceiling. This is generally considered the best stage for {{SSBM|Peach}}, {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}}, and {{SSBM|Samus}} (against certain characters), and is considered a bad stage for {{SSBM|Marth}} and the {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}}. | ||
The very high ceiling of the stage provides a large advantage for [[floaty]] characters, as it makes them significantly less vulnerable to quick vertical KO setups, such as {{SSBM|Fox}}'s up throw to up aerial combo or {{SSBM|Marth}}'s up tilt. Additionally, the large stage size and higher platform placement compared to other three-platform neutral stages allow for greater flexibility in movement and spacing, especially for characters like {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}}, Fox, and {{SSBM|Falco}}. The placement of the highest platform also serves as an outpost for certain characters to escape pressure, allowing easier camping and employment of defensive strategies. Due to this, Dream Land greatly benefits players who are stronger in the neutral game, and generally fosters slightly slower and more methodical gameplay compared to smaller neutral stages. | The very high ceiling of the stage provides a large advantage for [[floaty]] characters, as it makes them significantly less vulnerable to quick vertical KO setups, such as {{SSBM|Fox}}'s up throw to up aerial combo or {{SSBM|Marth}}'s up tilt. Additionally, the large stage size and higher platform placement compared to other three-platform neutral stages allow for greater flexibility in movement and spacing, especially for characters like {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}}, Fox, and {{SSBM|Falco}}. The placement of the highest platform also serves as an outpost for certain characters to escape pressure, allowing easier camping and employment of defensive strategies. Due to this, Dream Land greatly benefits players who are stronger in the neutral game, and generally fosters slightly slower and more methodical gameplay compared to smaller neutral stages. | ||
However, Dream Land hinders characters who rely on platform pressure or require close quarters to pressure opponents. The Ice Climbers are perhaps the most hindered by this, as their harder matchups become even more difficult. The large stage size gives characters like Fox and Peach more room to camp them, avoid [[wobbling]], and employ hit-and-run strategies that they cannot properly combat due to their poor aerial game. Marth is also hindered by Dream Land; while the stage enables him to make better use of his movement, the higher platform placement makes it harder or impossible for his grounded attacks to strike through them from below, hindering his ability to pressure opponents on platforms. | However, Dream Land hinders characters who rely on platform pressure or require close quarters to pressure opponents. The Ice Climbers are perhaps the most hindered by this, as their harder matchups become even more difficult. The large stage size gives characters like Fox and Peach more room to camp them, avoid [[wobbling]], and employ hit-and-run strategies that they cannot properly combat due to their poor aerial game. Marth is also hindered by Dream Land; while the stage enables him to make better use of his movement, the higher platform placement makes it harder or impossible for his grounded attacks to strike through them from below, hindering his ability to pressure opponents on platforms. In addition, Dreamland's large ceilings make Marth's weaknesses shine more, as he is infamously less capable of killing than other adjacent top tiers. | ||
===''Super Smash Bros. 4''=== | ===''Super Smash Bros. 4''=== | ||
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==Glitches== | ==Glitches== | ||
[[File:Double Dedede.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Double Dedede.jpg|thumb|Dedede in play and in the background in ''for 3DS''.]] | ||
*In ''Melee'', when Whispy Woods | *In ''Melee'', Marth and Roy will occasionally experience animation errors in some of their attacks — namely their neutral attack, all tilts, dash attack, and standing grab — if they are initiated when Whispy Woods starts blinking. The glitch [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBpHylGW00s causes their sword to be swung improperly], significantly reducing the attacks' range; in the case of standing grab, the opponent is pulled inside Marth or Roy, and they [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx4x31WVRgU&t=58 do not properly transition into their grabbing state]. The exact cause of the glitch and whether it can happen to other characters are currently unknown. The glitch is called the [[whispy blink glitch]]. | ||
*Sometimes, a Dedede will begin his flight across the back of the stage before another Dedede (going in the opposite direction) finishes his, causing them to overlap and appear at the same time for a moment. | *Sometimes, a Dedede will begin his flight across the back of the stage before another Dedede (going in the opposite direction) finishes his, causing them to overlap and appear at the same time for a moment. | ||
*In {{for3ds}}'s [[Training Mode]], there is a glitch where Dedede can appear in the background even if he is participating in battle, while he is not supposed to. | *In {{for3ds}}'s [[Training Mode]], there is a glitch where Dedede can appear in the background even if he is participating in battle, while he is not supposed to. | ||
**Also in {{for3ds}}, while characters being [[Star KO]]'d are correctly layered behind the tree, their highlight (if it's turned on) is not. | **Also in {{for3ds}}, while characters being [[Star KO]]'d are correctly layered behind the tree, their highlight (if it's turned on) is not. | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===''Super Smash Bros.''=== | ===''Super Smash Bros.''=== | ||
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Dream land.jpg|{{SSBM|Kirby}} in the ''Melee'' version of Dream Land. | Dream land.jpg|{{SSBM|Kirby}} in the ''Melee'' version of Dream Land. | ||
BBurt DL SSBM.png|[[Bronto Burt]]'s cameo in the background of the Dream Land stage. | BBurt DL SSBM.png|[[Bronto Burt]]'s cameo in the background of the Dream Land stage. | ||
Double Dedede on Dream Land.png|The Double Dedede phenomenon. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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SSBUWebsite15.jpg|{{SSBU|Duck Hunt}} and the [[Nintendog]] on the stage in ''Ultimate''. | SSBUWebsite15.jpg|{{SSBU|Duck Hunt}} and the [[Nintendog]] on the stage in ''Ultimate''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Names in other languages== | |||
{{langtable | |||
|ja={{ja|プププランド|Pupupu Rando}} | |||
|jaM=Pupupu Land | |||
|en=Dream Land | |||
|fr=Pays de Rêves{{GameIcon|ssb}}<br>Dream Land{{GameIcon|ssbm}}{{GameIcon|ssb4}}{{GameIcon|ssbu}} | |||
|frM=Dream Country | |||
|es=Dream Land | |||
|de=Dream Land | |||
|it=Dream Land | |||
|nl=Dromenland{{GameIcon|ssb4}}<br>Dream Land{{GameIcon|ssbu}} | |||
|nlM=Dream Land | |||
|ru={{rollover|Страна грез|Strana grez|?}} | |||
|ruM=Dream Land | |||
|pt=Terra dos Sonhos | |||
|ptM=Dream Land | |||
|ko={{rollover|푸푸푸랜드|Pupupuraendeu|?}} | |||
|koM=Pupupu Land | |||
|zh_cn={{rollover|梦幻国|Mènghuànguó|?}}{{GameIcon|ssb}}<br>{{rollover|噗噗噗之国|Pūpūpū Zhī Guó|?}}{{GameIcon|ssbu}} | |||
|zh_cnM=Dream Land<br>Pupupu Land | |||
|zh_tw={{rollover|噗噗噗之國|Pūpūpū Zhī Guó|?}} | |||
|zh_twM=Pupupu Land | |||
}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*The [[wind]] that Whispy Woods produces is strong enough that it can blow characters off the two lower [[soft platform]]s, which can be used for [[spamming]] [[Taunt cancel]]s in ''Smash 64''. | *The [[wind]] that Whispy Woods produces is strong enough that it can blow characters off the two lower [[soft platform]]s, which can be used for [[spamming]] [[Taunt cancel]]s in ''Smash 64''. | ||
**Because of Whispy's placement, it also has the ability to blow players off the left but not the right [[ledge]], which allows for an interestingly unique tactic: one may be blown offstage into a ledge hang, followed by ledge attacks which may be spammed as the wind continues. This is especially effective for characters like {{SSB|Fox}}, whose ledge attack retreats slightly upon completion. | **Because of Whispy's placement, it also has the ability to blow players off the left but not the right [[ledge]], which allows for an interestingly unique tactic: one may be blown offstage into a ledge hang, followed by ledge attacks which may be spammed as the wind continues. This is especially effective for characters like {{SSB|Fox}}, whose ledge attack retreats slightly upon completion. | ||
*This is the only [[Past Stage]] in ''Melee'' which | *This is the only [[Past Stage]] in ''Melee'' which can appear before it is unlocked, as well as being the only Past Stage to appear in any mode other than Vs. Mode. | ||
*If one counts the two versions of ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' as different games, then this stage has the highest number of selectable appearances in the series, with five. Currently, the only installment without its inclusion is ''[[Brawl]]''. | |||
*If one counts the two versions of ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' as different games, then this stage has the highest number of selectable appearances in the series, with five. | |||
*This is the only DLC stage in the 3DS version to not use wooden [[Crate]]s and [[Barrel]]s, mostly because of its fantasy design. | *This is the only DLC stage in the 3DS version to not use wooden [[Crate]]s and [[Barrel]]s, mostly because of its fantasy design. | ||
*This is the only ''Smash 64'' stage in ''Smash 4'' where the background image functions identically to the original, whereas the other stages feature wrapped skyboxes. | *This is the only ''Smash 64'' stage in ''Smash 4'' where the background image functions identically to the original, whereas the other stages feature wrapped skyboxes. | ||
*Double Dedede is a phenomenon that describes when there are two sprites of [[King Dedede]] flying in the background of Dream Land. Though rare, it can occur occasionally. | *Double Dedede is a phenomenon that describes when there are two sprites of [[King Dedede]] flying in the background of Dream Land. Though rare, it can occur occasionally. | ||
*Strangely, in ''Ultimate'', while the preview icons for the Battlefield | *Strangely, in ''Ultimate'', while the preview icons for the Battlefield and Ω forms depict flowers and fences in the foreground, they are missing during gameplay. | ||
*In ''Ultimate'', the following [[Assist Trophies]] cannot appear on this stage: [[Skull Kid]], the [[Moon]], [[Devil]] and [[Squid Sisters]]. [[Ashley]] can only be summoned on the stage's Battlefield and Omega forms. Additionally, [[Lunala]] cannot be summoned here. | |||
*Whispy Woods’s nose is not attached to his face. This can be seen if the game is paused and the camera is turned to the left or right. | |||
*Whispy can't blow characters within a small space in front of him.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8xpgwwQ-cY</ref> | |||
*The right platform is slightly longer than the left platform, with its out edge extending further. The top platform is longer than the side platforms. | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
==External | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCE56JavpXg N64 Dream Land - History Behind Super Smash Bros. Melee] | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCE56JavpXg N64 Dream Land - History Behind Super Smash Bros. Melee] | ||
Revision as of 14:26, February 13, 2024
| Kirby Dream Land (64)  Dream Land   
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      Dream Land (SSB) as it has appeared in the Smash series. | |
| Universe | Kirby |
| Appears in | SSB Melee SSB4 Ultimate |
| Availability | Starter (SSB and Ultimate) Unlockable (Melee) Downloadable (SSB4) |
| Unlock criteria | Complete Target Test with every character. (Melee only) |
| Crate type | Presents (3DS and Ultimate) Normal (SSB, Melee, and Wii U) |
| Maximum players | 4 (SSB, Melee, and 3DS) 8 (Wii U and Ultimate) |
| Article on Wikirby | Dream Land |
| “ | Beware the wind that blows from the Whisper[sic] Woods - it just might blow you away. | ” |
| —Super Smash Bros.' instruction manual | ||
Dream Land (プププランド, Pupupu Land) is a stage that debuted in the original Super Smash Bros. It returns in Super Smash Bros. Melee with the name Past Stages: Dream Land and is unlocked by beating Target Test with every character. It is also available as downloadable content in both versions of Super Smash Bros. 4 on June 14th, 2015, and in the base game of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. In those games, as with other returning stages from the first Smash Bros. game, some of the textures are slightly higher in quality, but the general overall primitive look of the original is retained.
In the original Super Smash Bros., Dream Land is Kirby's stage, the location of Stage 7 in the 1P Game, and also the stage where Ness is fought while being unlocked, possibly because both characters come from games developed by Smash 64 developer HAL Laboratory. Small, Kirby Beta Stage 2, and the How to Play stage are all similar to this stage, and can be found in the debug menu.
Stage overview
The stage features three static floating platforms above a main one, a simple layout which in later games was inherited by Battlefield. Whispy Woods, a recurring boss in the Kirby series, is also in the middle of the stage, facing left. He will blow wind toward one side of the stage every so often to affect the battle. His wind seems a little less powerful than it is in Melee's similar stage Green Greens, where he can blow characters off the ledge. Bronto Burts and King Dedede can also be seen flying in the far background as cameo appearances; although when King Dedede himself is present in the match, he won't appear.
In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Whispy will blow characters left if they're in the blue box, and right if in the red box. Note that the top platform is not affected by Whispy and the boxes are not symmetric, as they meet where Whispy is located, on the left-center part of the stage.
Whispy's wind in Smash 64. Notice that Jigglypuff and Ness move while performing Sing and sleeping respectively, motions that would otherwise be impossible to move during.
Ω forms and Battlefield form
The Ω form removes the three soft platforms, extends the length of the stage slightly to match that of Final Destination, and completely flattens out the ground, meaning that tripping now behaves normally rather than only working when pushing opponents away from the centre. Whispy Woods still turns and blinks, but will not blow wind anymore. Oddly, the design of the Ω form is different in game to how it appears in the preview.
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Ω form is similar to SSB4's Ω form, and Battlefield form is similar to the normal form; however, it is resized and reshaped to match Final Destination and Battlefield, respectively. The three soft platforms of the Battlefield form are based on the ones in the normal form.
Ω form in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Ω form in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
Ω form in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Battlefield form in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Hazards Off
With hazards turned off in Ultimate, Whispy Woods does not blow wind, making the stage very similar to its Battlefield form.
Origin
This stage is loosely based on Green Greens, which is located in Dream Land, from Kirby's Dream Land and Kirby Super Star's Spring Breeze. Whispy Woods, a sentient apple tree, first appeared in Kirby's Dream Land as the first boss and has appeared in numerous Kirby games since. In most games, he attacks by dropping apples over Kirby and shooting gusts of air at him. In this stage, Whispy Woods still blows out air, but this only pushes fighters without damaging them.
King Dedede is a recurring antagonist in the Kirby series. One of the attacks King Dedede uses in Kirby's Adventure and Kirby Super Star is to puff up and try to ram into Kirby. King Dedede can be seen flying in the background of this stage puffed up, and he looks similar to his appearance in Kirby's Dream Land 3. Bronto Burts are a common enemy throughout the Kirby series as well, and one of them can be seen flying across the background of this stage; resembling their design in the concurrently-developed Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
Tournament legality
Super Smash Bros.
This stage is universally neutral, and is currently the only legal stage in most rulesets. The general given reason why it is legal is that it is the most "balanced" or "standard" stage, with a basic layout and size that makes it less campy than Hyrule Castle or Congo Jungle. The stage also has only one type of hazard (the wind), which barely affects gameplay compared to the tornadoes on Hyrule or the barrels on Congo. This stage is also currently the only legal doubles stage.
In general, characters like Pikachu and Kirby benefit from this stage, due to its small size and potential for characters to get early gimps or start early combos to rack up high damage. The stage is very good for quick 0-death combos, as well as characters who can combo into an edgeguard/gimp easily. The high top platform also makes top platform camping a good strategy, especially for characters with multiple jumps like Kirby and Jigglypuff.
The combo game of Ness and Samus also benefits greatly from Dreamland's many platforms, as they can do down-air tech chases into a finisher (up-air or grab for Ness, back-air for Samus) which would not be possible on the ground because the opponent's tech rolls would place them far enough away. Donkey Kong benefits in a similar way using platform drop up-airs.
Link and Fox, who rely on projectile camping and get gimped easily get nerfed on this stage compared to Hyrule. The much smaller size gives less space to projectile camp, which they use to disrupt opponent approaches and set up the eventual close combo when the opponent is vulnerable. The top platform also gives opponents a place to avoid projectiles and camp them back.
Super Smash Bros. Melee
This stage is neutral in Melee as well. The stage is slightly larger in Melee than it is in Smash 64, along with having a much higher ceiling. This is generally considered the best stage for Peach, Jigglypuff, and Samus (against certain characters), and is considered a bad stage for Marth and the Ice Climbers.
The very high ceiling of the stage provides a large advantage for floaty characters, as it makes them significantly less vulnerable to quick vertical KO setups, such as Fox's up throw to up aerial combo or Marth's up tilt. Additionally, the large stage size and higher platform placement compared to other three-platform neutral stages allow for greater flexibility in movement and spacing, especially for characters like Captain Falcon, Fox, and Falco. The placement of the highest platform also serves as an outpost for certain characters to escape pressure, allowing easier camping and employment of defensive strategies. Due to this, Dream Land greatly benefits players who are stronger in the neutral game, and generally fosters slightly slower and more methodical gameplay compared to smaller neutral stages.
However, Dream Land hinders characters who rely on platform pressure or require close quarters to pressure opponents. The Ice Climbers are perhaps the most hindered by this, as their harder matchups become even more difficult. The large stage size gives characters like Fox and Peach more room to camp them, avoid wobbling, and employ hit-and-run strategies that they cannot properly combat due to their poor aerial game. Marth is also hindered by Dream Land; while the stage enables him to make better use of his movement, the higher platform placement makes it harder or impossible for his grounded attacks to strike through them from below, hindering his ability to pressure opponents on platforms. In addition, Dreamland's large ceilings make Marth's weaknesses shine more, as he is infamously less capable of killing than other adjacent top tiers.
Super Smash Bros. 4
Dream Land has shrunk to about the size of Battlefield, evident by Star KO'd characters now being obscured by Whispy Woods. For the first time, it is not a universally neutral stage; though the blast lines are actually average in comparison to Smash 4's other legal stages, the top platform is much closer to the ceiling compared to Battlefield. As a result, the stage favors characters with primarily vertical finishers, such as Zero Suit Samus, Meta Knight, and Ryu. This advantage has resulted in the stage being viewed as less fair than Battlefield, and with Whispy Woods as the only stage hazard, some tournaments feature Dream Land as a counterpick. Only one tournament, Super Smash Con 2015, has banned Dream Land (64) entirely. Oddly, the stage acts as though the main platform is slanted slightly towards the centre of the stage, and this has the effect of causing moves that would ordinarily launch at an angle of 0 degrees to very briefly lift the opponent off the ground if launching them towards the centre. This also means that such moves cannot cause tripping if they knock opponents towards the centre.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Dream Land is effectively identical to Battlefield by any practical measure with stage hazards off, due to very similar platform heights, the removal of Whispy Woods' wind, and only a slight difference in blast zones. Thus, in order to reduce redundancy, Dream Land is almost never legal.
Glitches
- In Melee, Marth and Roy will occasionally experience animation errors in some of their attacks — namely their neutral attack, all tilts, dash attack, and standing grab — if they are initiated when Whispy Woods starts blinking. The glitch causes their sword to be swung improperly, significantly reducing the attacks' range; in the case of standing grab, the opponent is pulled inside Marth or Roy, and they do not properly transition into their grabbing state. The exact cause of the glitch and whether it can happen to other characters are currently unknown. The glitch is called the whispy blink glitch.
- Sometimes, a Dedede will begin his flight across the back of the stage before another Dedede (going in the opposite direction) finishes his, causing them to overlap and appear at the same time for a moment.
- In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS's Training Mode, there is a glitch where Dedede can appear in the background even if he is participating in battle, while he is not supposed to.
- Also in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, while characters being Star KO'd are correctly layered behind the tree, their highlight (if it's turned on) is not.
Gallery
Super Smash Bros.
A prerelease version of Dream Land in SSB with various aesthetic differences.
King Dedede's cameo in the background of the Dream Land stage.
Bronto Burt's cameo in the background of the Dream Land stage.
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Kirby in the Melee version of Dream Land.
Bronto Burt's cameo in the background of the Dream Land stage.
The Double Dedede phenomenon.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
プププランド | Pupupu Land |
 English |
Dream Land | — |
 French |
Pays de Rêves Dream Land |
Dream Country |
 German |
Dream Land | — |
 Spanish |
Dream Land | — |
 Italian |
Dream Land | — |
 Chinese (Simplified) |
梦幻国 噗噗噗之国 |
Dream Land Pupupu Land |
 Chinese (Traditional) |
噗噗噗之國 | Pupupu Land |
 Korean |
푸푸푸랜드 | Pupupu Land |
 Dutch |
Dromenland Dream Land |
Dream Land |
 Russian |
Страна грез | Dream Land |
 Portuguese |
Terra dos Sonhos | Dream Land |
Trivia
- A poll conducted in 2004 among Japanese players showed that they considered Dream Land the most balanced stage in both Smash 64 and Melee.[citation needed]
- The wind that Whispy Woods produces is strong enough that it can blow characters off the two lower soft platforms, which can be used for spamming Taunt cancels in Smash 64.
- Because of Whispy's placement, it also has the ability to blow players off the left but not the right ledge, which allows for an interestingly unique tactic: one may be blown offstage into a ledge hang, followed by ledge attacks which may be spammed as the wind continues. This is especially effective for characters like Fox, whose ledge attack retreats slightly upon completion.
- This is the only Past Stage in Melee which can appear before it is unlocked, as well as being the only Past Stage to appear in any mode other than Vs. Mode.
- If one counts the two versions of Super Smash Bros. 4 as different games, then this stage has the highest number of selectable appearances in the series, with five. Currently, the only installment without its inclusion is Brawl.
- This is the only DLC stage in the 3DS version to not use wooden Crates and Barrels, mostly because of its fantasy design.
- This is the only Smash 64 stage in Smash 4 where the background image functions identically to the original, whereas the other stages feature wrapped skyboxes.
- Double Dedede is a phenomenon that describes when there are two sprites of King Dedede flying in the background of Dream Land. Though rare, it can occur occasionally.
- Strangely, in Ultimate, while the preview icons for the Battlefield and Ω forms depict flowers and fences in the foreground, they are missing during gameplay.
- In Ultimate, the following Assist Trophies cannot appear on this stage: Skull Kid, the Moon, Devil and Squid Sisters. Ashley can only be summoned on the stage's Battlefield and Omega forms. Additionally, Lunala cannot be summoned here.
- Whispy Woods’s nose is not attached to his face. This can be seen if the game is paused and the camera is turned to the left or right.
- Whispy can't blow characters within a small space in front of him.[1]
- The right platform is slightly longer than the left platform, with its out edge extending further. The top platform is longer than the side platforms.
References
External links
| Stages in Super Smash Bros. | |
|---|---|
| Starter stages | Congo Jungle · Dream Land · Hyrule Castle · Peach's Castle · Planet Zebes · Saffron City · Sector Z · Yoshi's Island |
| Unlockable stage | Mushroom Kingdom |
| Stages in Super Smash Bros. Melee | |
|---|---|
| Starter stages | Brinstar · Corneria · Fountain of Dreams · Great Bay · Green Greens · Icicle Mountain · Jungle Japes · Kongo Jungle · Mushroom Kingdom · Mute City · Onett · Pokémon Stadium · Princess Peach's Castle · Rainbow Cruise · Temple · Venom · Yoshi's Island · Yoshi's Story |
| Unlockable stages | Battlefield · Big Blue · Brinstar Depths · Final Destination · Flat Zone · Fourside · Mushroom Kingdom II · Poké Floats |
| Unlockable Past Stages
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Dream Land · Kongo Jungle · Yoshi's Island |
 Kirby universe
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|---|---|
| Fighters | Kirby (SSB · SSBM · SSBB · SSB4 · SSBU) · Meta Knight (SSBB · SSB4 · SSBU) · King Dedede (SSBB · SSB4 · SSBU) |
| Assist Trophies | Knuckle Joe · Nightmare · Chef Kawasaki |
| Bosses | Giant Kirby · Marx |
| Stages | Dream Land · Fountain of Dreams · Green Greens · Halberd · Dream Land GB · The Great Cave Offensive |
| Items | Maxim Tomato · Star Rod · Parasol · Warp Star · Apple · Dragoon · Superspicy Curry · Bomber |
| Enemies | Bonkers · Bronto Burt · Gordo · Parasol Waddle Dee · Plasma Wisp · Shotzo · Tac · Waddle Dee · Waddle Doo |
| Other | Gourmet Race · Whispy Woods |
| Trophies, Stickers and Spirits | Trophies (SSBM · SSBB · SSB4) · Stickers · Spirits |
| Music | Brawl · SSB4 · Ultimate |
| Masterpieces | Kirby's Dream Land · Kirby's Adventure · Kirby Super Star |
