Kirby's Dream Collection

Kirby's Dream Collection
Developer(s)	HAL Laboratory
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Series	Kirby
Platform(s)	Wii
Release date(s)	JP July 19, 2012 NA September 16, 2012
Genre(s)	Platform, Compilation
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer (4)
Input methods	Wii Remote, Classic Controller, GameCube Controller
Compatibility	4 Playable
GameIDs	S72J01, S72E01
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia Debug Symbol Files

Kirby's Dream Collection is a game for the Nintendo Wii, released in 2012 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Kirby series. It features 3 modes: a set of challenge stages using the same technology as Kirby's Return to Dream Land, a playable set of older Kirby games (Dream Land, Adventure, Dream Land 2, Super Star, Dream Land 3, and 64: The Crystal Shards), and a museum mode, which provides information on both Nintendo and the world throughout the years.

Emulation Information

Controller Map Overlap

Kirby's Dream Collection is capable of using both GameCube controllers and Wii Remotes. If a physical controller is set to emulate both a GameCube Controller and a Wii Remote concurrently, it will operate both devices at the same time. To fix, migrate controls to use separate physical controllers.

Controller Disconnect

Wii remotes disconnect after choosing a classic title, they can be reconnected. This behavior also occurs on the Wii.

Problems

Kirby's Dream Land

Kirby's Dream Land 3 requires a Texture Cache Accuracy setting other than Fast to prevent graphical redraw issues (e.g. cursor selection on pause screen). Corrected via INI update prior to 5.0-6309.

Enhancements

Kirby's Adventure Blur IR > 1

Kirby's Adventure handles Internal Resolution oddly. When using x1 native resolution the display is slightly blurred, this blurring is significantly increased with any even, higher IR. Odd IR seem to reduce or eliminate the blurring.

Anti-aliasing

• Any anti-aliasing causes visual artifacts in Kirby's Adventure.
• 2x or 4x MSAA or SSAA will darken the image in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (8x is safe).

Configuration

Only configuration options for the best compatibility where they deviate from defaults are listed.

Graphics

Config	Setting	Notes
Internal Resolution	1x (native)	Avoids distortion in Kirby's Adventure
Anti-Aliasing	Off	Avoid visual artifacts in Kirby's Adventure and Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with Kirby's Dream Collection since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

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3.0-766

3.5-268

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5.0-20184 (current)

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2.0 (r5384)

Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This title has been tested on the environments listed below:

Test Entries
Revision	OS	CPU	GPU	Result	Tester
3.0-766	Windows 7	Intel Core i7	NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M	Perfect in menus and challenge stages, but sadly all of the classic playable games lock up upon starting. Also, all videos have major sound issues. At least the challenge stages work I guess.	Ac
3.5-1386	Windows 7	AMD Phenom II 960T @ 4.3 GHz	AMD Radeon HD 7850	All games work perfect except Kirby's Adventure which is a NES game.	Lumbeeslayer
4.0-8854	Windows 10	Intel Core i5-4670S @ 3.1 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960	Works almost perfectly.	Jason

Gameplay Videos

(60FPS) Dolphin Emulator 4.0-6286 - Kirby's Dream Collection (1080p HD) - Nintendo Wii

Kirby's Dream Collection on NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV - Dolphin Emulator (Nintendo Wii)