Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe it has 16 energy balls on its third level, Onion Ocean.
The level is divided into four separate stages, each containing three, four or five energy balls.
While some of these energy balls may be relatively easy to locate, others are in less obvious places.
This guide will show you how to find every energy ball in Level 3, Sea of Onions.
If you’re stuck on a different level, go to us Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe Energy Spheres Location Guide hub.
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Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe – Level 3-1 Energy Orbs
Ball 1
Get the Tornado ability. When you reach the point where you hit the switch to start the ferry, there is a bomb block above you (like in the screenshot), jump and use the Tornado to get to the block and break it.
This will reveal a hidden door containing a room with two switches. Grab the key, hit both switches and quickly use the levels (before they disappear) to get to the locked door and the orb.
Balls 2 and 3
When you get the Snow Bowl special ability at the end of the stage, go through everything until you reach the giant sandcastle. Bowl through it to destroy it.
This will reveal another star portal leading to another battle with a Sphere Doomer who has two Spheres.
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe – Level 3-2 Energy Orbs
Ball 1
After defeating Kibble Blade in the mini-boss fight, steal his Cutter ability. Move to the right and you’ll see a platform suspended by a rope.
Cut the rope with the Cutter ability, drop into the water and swim to the left to find the Orb behind the breakable blocks.
Ball 2
When you get to the underwater part of the cave, get the spear ability (you can get it from the little bee enemies that use spears).
Make your way through the underwater part until you see an opening with a switch inside (as shown in the screenshot). Hit this with your spear to reveal a hidden door and a room with bomb fragments and an orb inside.
Ball 3
After you get the huge spiked shoe seam, you’ll come to a section with three flying red enemies in a row.
Bounce off all three to reach a higher level, with a giant yellow block that you can smash with your boot. This will reveal a secret door leading to the Third Sphere.
Ball 4
The last orb can be easily seen in the underwater part where the eels pop out and try to eat you.
Break the blocks under the ball to get to it, but take your time because if you try to break them all at once, the eel might get you.
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe – Level 3-3 Energy Orbs
Ball 1
After defeating Moundo in the mini-boss fight, steal his Stone ability. Run to the right where you’ll see the meat above the three-star block (and the flag if you haven’t picked it up yet).
Stand on the middle block, jump straight up and use the Stone ability to sink straight to the bottom of the water where you’ll find the first orb.
Ball 2
After collecting the first Sphere, head right and go through the door to enter an area where you swim all the way to the top of the screen, then you have to choose between three paths down.
Only one of these paths will take you to the Sphere, and that’s the one on the far right. If you choose any of the others, the Sphere will be closed and you will have to restart the stage.
Balls 3 and 4
When you get the Monster Flame special ability at the end of the stage, head forward until you reach a giant ship with an octopus peeking out from underneath.
When the octopus peeks out, hit it with monster flame. This spawns another Star Portal, leading to another Sphere Doomer battle and the final two Spheres.
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe – Level 3-4 Energy Orbs
Ball 1
During the rotating spike obstacles, watch out for the red door above you at one point (as in the screenshot). When you see it, head up to the left and destroy the bomb blocks to get to it.
Once you’re inside the door, you’ll see a blue switch on the ceiling and a red one on the floor. First press red to make the enemies fall, wait for the floor to return, then pull blue to get a key to open the door on the left side of the Sphere.
Ball 2
At one point in the stage you will see a red door. These are usually meant to be hidden, but this one isn’t – that’s because this isn’t the right door you want.
Head up, go right and go back down to the plants on the opposite side of the door (as shown in the screenshot). There is another hidden door here, so stand on the plants and press Up to get the orb.
Ball 3
As the giant spiked ball rolls after you, you’ll see a wall made of steel blocks. Swim up and wait for the spiked ball to roll through the blocks.
This will break the blocks and reveal the orb hidden behind them.
Ball 4
At one point you’ll find a bomb with a skull in it sitting next to a red switch. Grab the bomb, run over the switch, then continue forward, down and left as fast as you can, hitting switches along the way.
If you’re fast enough, you can throw a bomb at the big wall of yellow blocks and blow them up. The fourth ball is behind this wall.
Ball 5
You need the Spear ability for the last ball. Grab it and head to the section where eels are trying to eat you from every direction.
Aim for the top of this section and along the ceiling you’ll see the last orb behind some blocks and a bomb block. Hit the bomb block with the Spear ability to get the ball.
See the locations of all the other energy spheres in the game in ours Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe Energy Spheres Location Guide hub.
