The Dreamy Let's Play
| The Dreamy Let's Play | |
|---|---|
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| Franchise |
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| Played by | |
| Featuring | |
| Intro theme |
"Green Greens" by The OneUps |
| Original run |
March 22, 2016 – present |
| No. of parts | 2 |
| No. of games | 41 |
| No. of other media | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 904 |
| Episode length | 3–360 minutes |
| Playlist shelf | link |
The Dreamy Let's Play is a Franchise Play created by The D-Pad in 2016, focusing on Nintendo's Kirby franchise. It aims to cover every single Kirby game across the entire history of the franchise, as well as every game in the tangentially-connected Super Smash Bros. franchise. The project was announced on March 22, 2016 as a replacement for The Fright Before Christmas, and debuted officially three days later on March 25.
The schedule for The Dreamy Let's Play consists of uploads every weekday, generally between 15 and 20 minutes in length, with games being covered roughly chronologically in order of release. However, notable new releases after often played as soon as they are available. Other media from the Kirby franchise has occasionally been covered in additional episodes. Similarly to The Mega Let's Play, each LP begins with a live-action segment exploring the history and development of the game being played, but there are no outro segments. Live-action intros occasionally relate to The D-Pad's ongoing metaplot.
As of March 7, 2022, 41 games (34 official Kirby games, 6 official Super Smash Bros. games, and 1 fan game) have been played as part of the project, and a total of 904 episodes have been released.
Structure
The Dreamy Let's Play is split into two large parts, each one covering a different era in the history of the franchise.
- The first part, simply known as The Dreamy Let's Play, was announced on March 22, 2016, began officially on March 25, 2016, and concluded on March 3, 2017 after a total of 228 episodes. It covered the classic era of Kirby games through the third, fourth, and fifth console generations, from Kirby's Dream Land on the Game Boy to Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble on the GameCube, the first sixth-generation Kirby title. Following the completion of this part, The Dreamy Let's Play was placed on hiatus to free up space on the schedule for the return of The Legendary Let's Play with the newly-released The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
- The second part, Return to the Dreamy Let's Play, began on December 25, 2017 with the first episode of Super Smash Bros. Melee, ending the project's nine-month hiatus. This part covers the modern era of Kirby, including every remaining game in the franchise up to the present day. Due to the increased length of games in this era, the episode count of this part is over twice that of its predecessor. This part is currently ongoing.
Contents
Games
| # | Title | Platform | Year | Start date | End date | Eps | Length | Part | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirby's Dream Land | GB | 1992 | March 27, 2016 | 2 | 00:31:23 | The Dreamy Let's Play | playlist | |
| 2 | Kirby's Adventure | NES | 1993 | March 29, 2016 | April 7, 2016 | 10 | 02:38:23 | playlist | |
| 3 | Kirby's Pinball Land | GB | 1993 | April 10, 2016 | April 22, 2016 | 12 | 03:28:27 | playlist | |
| 4 | Kirby's Dream Course | SNES | 1995 | April 29, 2016 | May 11, 2016 | 11 | 02:58:37 | playlist | |
| 5 | Kirby's Avalanche | SNES | 1995 | May 17, 2016 | May 20, 2016 | 7 | 02:05:44 | playlist | |
| 6 | Kirby's Dream Land 2 | GB | 1995 | May 20, 2016 | June 3, 2016 | 12 | 03:29:05 | playlist | |
| 7 | Kirby's Block Ball | GB | 1996 | June 8, 2016 | June 10, 2016 | 5 | 02:01:50 | playlist | |
| 8 | Kirby: Planet Robobot | 3DS | 2016 | June 14, 2016 | September 24, 2021 | 49 | 14:20:26 | playlist | |
| 9 | Kirby's Toy Box | BS-X | 1996 | August 4, 2016 | July 19, 2021 | 8 | 01:48:29 | playlist | |
| 10 | Kirby Super Star | SNES | 1996 | August 11, 2016 | September 4, 2016 | 19 | 05:42:37 | playlist | |
| 11 | Kirby's Star Stacker | GB | 1997 | September 7, 2016 | October 20, 2016 | 34 | 09:29:51 | playlist | |
| 12 | Kirby's Super Star Stacker | SNES | 1998 | October 22, 2016 | October 26, 2016 | 3 | 00:51:57 | playlist | |
| 13 | Kirby's Dream Land 3 | SNES | 1997 | October 27, 2016 | November 23, 2016 | 21 | 05:29:26 | playlist | |
| 14 | Super Smash Bros. | N64 | 1999 | November 24, 2016 | December 7, 2016 | 10 | 03:25:41 | playlist | |
| 15 | Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards | N64 | 2000 | December 8, 2016 | January 5, 2017 | 21 | 05:42:16 | playlist | |
| 16 | Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble | GBC | 2001 | January 6, 2017 | March 3, 2017 | 18 | 04:57:06 | playlist | |
| 17 | Super Smash Bros. Melee | GCN | 2001 | December 25, 2017 | February 27, 2018 | 37 | 11:19:33 | Return to the Dreamy Let's Play | playlist |
| 18 | Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land | GBA | 2002 | March 2, 2018 | March 17, 2018 | 14 | 04:02:35 | playlist | |
| 19 | Kirby Star Allies | NS | 2018 | March 21, 2018 | ongoing | 30 | 11:11:55 | playlist | |
| 20 | Kirby Air Ride | GCN | 2003 | May 16, 2018 | July 23, 2018 | 36 | 10:37:57 | playlist | |
| 21 | Kirby & the Amazing Mirror | GBA | 2004 | July 24, 2018 | September 21, 2018 | 27 | 07:40:40 | playlist | |
| 22 | Kirby: Canvas Curse | NDS | 2005 | September 24, 2018 | November 7, 2018 | 18 | 05:28:03 | playlist | |
| 23 | Kirby: Squeak Squad | NDS | 2006 | November 10, 2018 | November 30, 2018 | 20 | 05:29:25 | playlist | |
| 24 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Wii | 2008 | December 3, 2018 | April 30, 2019 | 37 | 13:28:30 | playlist | |
| 25 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | NS | 2018 | June 13, 2018 | October 25, 2021 | 119 | 41:54:38 | playlist | |
| 26 | Kirby Super Star Ultra | NDS | 2008 | May 1, 2019 | June 27, 2019 | 22 | 07:33:11 | playlist | |
| 27 | Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn | 3DS | 2019 | July 1, 2019 | November 4, 2019 | 53 | 15:58:42 | playlist | |
| 28 | Project M | Wii | 2011 | November 7, 2019 | November 15, 2019 | 8 | 02:15:53 | playlist | |
| 29 | Kirby Mass Attack | NDS | 2011 | November 28, 2019 | February 14, 2020 | 35 | 10:15:42 | playlist | |
| 30 | Kirby's Return to Dream Land | Wii | 2011 | March 9, 2020 | June 22, 2020 | 26 | 08:20:26 | playlist | |
| 31 | Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition | Wii | 2012 | June 25, 2020 | July 7, 2020 | 6 | 02:19:57 | playlist | |
| 32 | Kirby: Triple Deluxe | 3DS | 2014 | July 8, 2020 | September 8, 2020 | 36 | 10:54:29 | playlist | |
| 33 | Kirby Fighters Deluxe | 3DS | 2014 | September 9, 2020 | September 10, 2020 | 2 | 00:32:54 | playlist | |
| 34 | Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe | 3DS | 2014 | September 11, 2020 | September 14, 2020 | 2 | 00:51:19 | playlist | |
| 35 | Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS | 3DS | 2014 | September 24, 2020 | November 27, 2020 | 23 | 07:13:00 | playlist | |
| 36 | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Wii U | 2014 | December 8, 2020 | May 21, 2021 | 40 | 13:58:05 | playlist | |
| 37 | Kirby and the Rainbow Curse | Wii U | 2015 | June 2, 2021 | July 15, 2021 | 16 | 04:57:13 | playlist | |
| 38 | Team Kirby Clash Deluxe | 3DS | 2017 | October 27, 2021 | December 24, 2021 | 16 | 04:59:25 | playlist | |
| 39 | Kirby's Blowout Blast | 3DS | 2017 | December 25, 2021 | January 2, 2022 | 9 | 02:36:35 | playlist | |
| 40 | Kirby Battle Royale | 3DS | 2018 | January 26, 2022 | February 28, 2022 | 16 | 05:45:10 | playlist | |
| Kirby and the Forgotten Land | NS | 2022 | March 3, 2022 | 1 | 00:47:20 | playlist | |||
Other media
| # | Title | Format | Year | Start date | End date | Eps | Length | Link |
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| 1 | Kirby: Right Back at Ya! | TV series | 2002 | March 2, 2018 | 1 | 00:09:52 | video | |
| June 26, 2020 | June 29, 2020 | 5 | 00:53:27 | playlist | ||||
Episodes
For a list of all videos uploaded as part of The Dreamy Let's Play, see List of The Dreamy Let's Play episodes.