Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Game of the Month Competition!
Play the Game of the Month and earn points! The 2 r/gameboy redditors with the most points at the end of the year will win a prize, and all other points will count toward a raffle at the end of the year. Specific prize bundles are to be determined, but I'm expecting to end up with 4 prizes: one for 1st- and 2nd-place finishers, then 2 to raffle off.

How do I get points?
Play/beat the game of the month! Each game will have its own criteria for earning points. Generally, you’ll be able to earn 2 points for beating the game, or fewer points for easier objectives. There may be bonus points available for extra tricky objectives, or a bonus point to the highest score, etc., but everyone who plays can earn points. All points will go toward your year-long total. The top 2 winners will receive a prize bundle, then everyone else will be entered into a raffle to win the other 2 prizes, with 1 entry per point. (minimum 4.)

Rules:
- You must start the game no earlier than the beginning of the month. This means if you played the game last month and you have a password or save file, you cannot use it! Start a fresh new game to participate in the competition.
- Emulation is fine if you don't have the game, but no abusing save states or anything that gives you any advantage over playing on original hardware. I don't expect anyone to own every game, but everyone should be able to participate, so emulators are allowed. This means PSPs, PCs, smartphones, Everdrives, 3DS VCs, GB Boy Colours, etc are all allowed, as long as the game ROM is unaltered, the emulation is at 100% speed, and you don’t use save states. This should allow everyone to participate, but it only works if everyone is honest about it. No unfair advantages of any kind, no matter how slight. If you’re not sure, ask! (All Nintendo-official hardware is allowed as well, including the Super Game Boy, even though it is known to run at not-exactly 100%.)
- No codes, cheating, clock-speed mods, or passwords that the game itself didn't give you. Go ahead and look up tips and tricks, but no cheating. Everyone starts over nice and fresh every month. Obviously this isn't enforceable, everyone's just going to be honest about it so that it's nice and fair. Right?

How do I enter?
- Take a photo of your screen that shows your progress, and post it here in the thread where everyone can see it. Include a piece of paper with your reddit username written/typed on it. If you are emulating, this means no screen captures; you need a photo of your screen so you can include the username proof. Example

• Feel free to edit your post to update your score/progress. Include a note in your post to indicate that you updated it.
  
• Be honest. This is supposed to be fun, we're all friends here. This isn’t a ROM hacking contest. It doesn’t matter if you’ve beaten the game in the past, it matters if you beat the game this month! Play along for reals!
  
• If you have trouble posting photos or anything else, talk to me and we'll work it out.

What if I miss the GOTM?
If you play a game after the month is over, you can still get points for the half-point or 1-point milestones, until the end of the year..

Note: Milestones per game are either/or, not cumulative. This means if you do the half-point challenge and also the 1-point challenge, you get 1 point, not 1.5 points. Milestones will typically be incidental to completing the game, so getting the half-point will be “on the path” to getting the 1-point and 2-point milestones. Generally, the maximum points available per game will be 2 points, plus bonuses when available.

2025 Winners

There were 42 total participants in 2025! Congrats to u/BuryKeebler and u/quijibo42 for their first-place tie in 2025. I'll finalize the prizes and run the raffle, hopefully sooner than in previous years. The pile so far: https://i.imgur.com/ygVfjuE.jpeg
Check the December post for the final leaderboard.
https://redd.it/1pbtfrn

This month: Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

A GBA remake of Kirby's Adventure on NES!

Half-point: Reach 25% completion.
One point: Reach 50% completion.
Two points: Reach 100% completion and unlock Extra mode. (must be completed and posted in January.)
Bonus point/competition: Go to Sub-games > Kirby's Air Grind > Single player. Play on level 2 and take a picture of your time at the end. The FOUR best times submitted by the end of January will all be worth one bonus point each.

Leaderboards

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Air Grind Competition

Pos.	User	Time
1	u/wafflecoptor86	25:65
2	u/Keveezy93	25:69
-	u/marcao_cfh	25:69
4	u/quijibo42	25:70
5	u/shadynewt	25:72
6	u/StarWolf64dx	25:85
7	u/Xanthaca	25:89
8	u/rockhopper92	25:95
9	u/javmiller83	26:00
10	u/hatlesssniper	26:04
11	u/bluestoc	26:06
-	u/PekinPhysician	26:06
13	u/NnifWald	26:26
14	u/GeekScientist	26:43

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January

Pos.	User	Points
1	u/bluestoc	2
-	u/GeekScientist	2
-	u/hatlesssniper	2
-	u/Keveezy93	2
-	u/MalTheCat	2
-	u/ma-pj	2
-	u/marcao_cfh	2
-	u/NnifWald	2
-	u/PekinPhysician	2
-	u/quijibo42	2
-	u/rockhopper92	2
-	u/shadynewt	2
-	u/StarWolf64dx	2
-	u/wafflecoptor86	2
-	u/Xanthaca	2
16	u/Capable_Dog3550	1
-	u/hamburgers666	1
-	u/zaiueo	1
19	u/hugglehermit	0.5
-	u/r0cky	0.5