“ | Use Copy abilities as you race Air Ride machines!” |
— Description • Kirby Air Ride |
Air Ride is a mode in Kirby Air Ride. It is the main mode where players race each other on several courses. There are 12 different machines and 2 additional characters to choose from as well as 9 courses, though most machines, both extra characters and one of the courses must be unlocked before the player can use them.
Modes
There are two main modes in Air Ride:
- Start Game takes players to the course selection screen, where they can choose a course and up to 4 players can join the race. The default rule is a lap race, in which the winner is decided depending on who completes a set amount of laps first, but there is also a timed distance race, where the winner is decided by who races the largest distance in a set amount of time.
- Free Run lets players choose between Time Attack, where they must complete a set amount of laps in the shortest time possible, and Free Run, where they can aim to achieve short individual lap times on any course.
Air Ride Machines
These are the vehicles Kirby rides to race. Only the Warp Star is available from the start. Every other machine must be unlocked by completing certain tasks in the Checklist.
- Warp Star
- Slick Star
- Jet Star
- Wagon Star
- Swerve Star
- Formula Star
- Shadow Star
- Turbo Star
- Winged Star
- Bulk Star
- Rocket Star
- Wheelie Bike
- Wheelie Scooter
- Rex Wheelie
The player may also unlock two additional characters who have their own means of transportation.
The following table lists every Checklist task that unlocks an Air Ride Machine or character.
Mode | Course | Task | Reward |
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Air Ride | Checker Knights | Finish 2 laps in under 03:05:00! | New Machine: Slick Star |
Air Ride | Machine Passage | Race over 4500 feet in 2 minutes! | New Machine: Jet Star |
Any | Any | In any mode other than Free Run, reach the goal a total of 3 times! | New Machine: Wagon Star |
Air Ride | Sky Sands | Finish 2 laps in under 02:05:00! | New Machine: Swerve Star |
Time Attack | Frozen Hillside | Finish in under 03:14:00! | New Machine: Formula Star |
Any | Any | Defeat 10 or more enemies using the Quick Spin! | New Machine: Shadow Star |
Air Ride | Magma Flows | Use all the volcano rails and finish in 1st place! | New Machine: Turbo Star |
Air Ride | Any | Finish in 1st place while flying through the air! | New Machine: Winged Star |
Time Attack | Celestial Valley | Finish in under 03:20:00! | New Machine: Bulk Star |
Free Run | Machine Passage | Finish 1 lap in under 01:05:00! | New Machine: Rocket Star |
Air Ride | Any | Race all of the standard Air Ride courses! | New Machine: Wheelie Bike |
Air Ride | Any | Start the final lap in 4th place and move to 1st to win. | New Machine: Wheelie Scooter |
Any | Any | Defeat 100 or more enemies with exhaled stars! | New Machine: Rex Wheelie |
Any | Any | Defeat over 1000 of your enemies! | King Dedede |
Any | Any | Glide for more than 30 minutes! | Meta Knight |
Courses
There are 9 courses in Air Ride, 8 of which are available from the start. The 9th course, Nebula Belt, must be unlocked by racing a total of 100 laps.
Air Ride courses | ||||
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Fantasy Meadows | Celestial Valley | Sky Sands | Frozen Hillside | Magma Flows |
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Beanstalk Park | Machine Passage | Checker Knights | Nebula Belt | Random |
Checklist Tasks
There are 120 tasks in the Air Ride Checklist.
General
These tasks can be completed while playing any mode, and progress toward completing them can be made in any mode as well. There are 12 of these tasks.
Mode | Course | Task | Reward |
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Any | Any | In any mode other than Free Run, reach the goal a total of 3 times! | New Machine: Wagon Star |
Any | Any | Make your lap time's last two digits the same! | Sound Test: Results Screen |
Any | Any | Defeat 10 or more enemies using the Quick Spin! | New Machine: Shadow Star |
Any | Any | Defeat 100 or more enemies with exhaled stars! | New Machine: Rex Wheelie |
Any | Any | Swallow 200 or more enemies! | Check off an empty box of your choice! |
Any | Any | Defeat over 300 of your enemies! | None |
Any | Any | Defeat over 1000 of your enemies! | King Dedede |
Any | Any | Glide for more than 30 minutes! | Meta Knight |
Any | Any | Glide for more than 1 hour! | Bonus Movie: Special machine intros |
Any | Any | Race over 100 laps! | New Course: Nebula Belt |
Any | Any | Race over 300 laps! | Music: Nebula (Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land: Dream Land) |
Any | Any | Fill in over 100 Checklist blocks! | Ending |
Air Ride
60 of the 120 tasks can only be completed in the main Air Ride mode. Many consist in completing races quickly, racing a certain distance in a set time, or finishing in 1st place under certain conditions.
Lap tasks require the player to complete a set amount of laps in under a certain time. There are 16 of these tasks, 2 for each standard course.
Mode | Course | Task | Reward |
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Air Ride | Fantasy Meadows | Finish 3 laps in under 01:20:00! | None |
Air Ride | Fantasy Meadows | Finish 3 laps in under 01:03:00! | None |
Air Ride | Celestial Valley | Finish 2 laps in under 02:20:00! | White Kirby |
Air Ride | Celestial Valley | Finish 2 laps in under 01:56:00! | None |
Air Ride | Sky Sands | Finish 2 laps in under 02:05:00! | New Machine: Swerve Star |
Air Ride | Sky Sands | Finish 2 laps in under 01:45:00! | None |
Air Ride | Frozen Hillside | Finish 2 laps in under 02:20:00! | None |
Air Ride | Frozen Hillside | Finish 2 laps in under 01:56:00! | Music: Hillside (Kirby's Adventure: Rainbow Resort) |
Air Ride | Magma Flows | Finish 2 laps in under 02:20:00! | None |
Air Ride | Magma Flows | Finish 2 laps in under 02:01:00! | None |
Air Ride | Beanstalk Park | Finish 2 laps in under 02:18:00! | Purple Kirby |
Air Ride | Beanstalk Park | Finish 2 laps in under 01:56:00! | None |
Air Ride | Machine Passage | Finish 2 laps in under 02:10:00! | None |
Air Ride | Machine Passage | Finish 2 laps in under 01:48:00! | None |
Air Ride | Checker Knights | Finish 2 laps in under 03:05:00! | New Machine: Slick Star |
Air Ride | Checker Knights | Finish 2 laps in under 02:40:00! | Sound Test: Checker Knights |
Distance tasks require the player to race a certain distance in under a given time. To attempt these, the player must set the main rule to Time in the Game Settings screen. There are 8 of these tasks, one for each standard course.
Mode | Course | Task | Reward |
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Air Ride | Fantasy Meadows | Race over 4500 feet in 2 minutes! | None |
Air Ride | Celestial Valley | Race over 6000 feet in 2 minutes! | None |
Air Ride | Sky Sands | Race over 4000 feet in 2 minutes! | None |
Air Ride | Frozen Hillside | Race over 5300 feet in 2 minutes! | None |
Air Ride | Magma Flows | Race over 4800 feet in 2 minutes! | Sound Test: Magma Flows |
Air Ride | Beanstalk Park | Race over 5500 feet in 2 minutes! | None |
Air Ride | Machine Passage | Race over 4500 feet in 2 minutes! | New Machine: Jet Star |
Air Ride | Checker Knights | Race over 5500 feet in 2 minutes! | None |
Course tasks involve interacting with features specific to each course in certain ways. There are 13 of these tasks.
Mode | Course | Task | Reward |
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Air Ride | Celestial Valley | Use the Copy Chance Wheel on top of the tree! | Check off an empty box of your choice! |
Air Ride | Celestial Valley | Over one race, ride on both the left and right bridge railings! | Music: Celestial (Kirby's Adventure: Forest Stage) |
Air Ride | Sky Sands | Enter the quicksand 3 times and finish in 1st place! | None |
Air Ride | Sky Sands | Open the trapdoor exactly 3 times and finish in 1st place! | Music: Sky Sands (Kirby Super Star: The Arena) |
Air Ride | Sky Sands | Break all of the coral and finish in 1st place! | Check off an empty box of your choice! |
Air Ride | Frozen Hillside | Split at least 20 ice platforms and finish in 1st place! | None |
Air Ride | Magma Flows | Use all of the Boost Panels and finish in 1st place! | None |
Air Ride | Magma Flows | Use all the volcano rails and finish in 1st place! | New Machine: Turbo Star |
Air Ride | Magma Flows | Bump into a flaming dragon! | Check off an empty box of yout choice! |
Air Ride | Beanstalk Park | Race over 3 laps without riding the Ferris Wheel! | None |
Air Ride | Machine Passage | Shoot 3 characters out of the cannon at one time! | Music: Machine (Kirby Super Star: Revenge of Meta Knight 2) |
Air Ride | Checker Knights | Break at least 2 walls and finish in 1st place! | None |
Air Ride | Checker Knights | Use spin panels 7 times or more and take 1st place! | Music: Checker (Kirby: Green Greens) |
Misc tasks have a variety of requirements, including finishing with specific abilities, defeating certain enemies, or finishing in first place under certain conditions. There are 23 of these tasks.
Mode | Course | Task | Reward |
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Air Ride | Any | Finish in 1st place with Fire ability! | None |
Air Ride | Any | Finish in 1st place with Wing ability! | None |
Air Ride | Any | Finish in 1st place with Needle ability! | None |
Air Ride | Any | Finish in 1st place with Sleep ability! | None |
Air Ride | Any | Sword Challenge: During a race, swing your sword exactly 10 times and take 1st! | None |
Air Ride | Any | Tornado Challenge: Defeat over 15 enemies as Tornado Kirby and finish in 1st place! | None |
Air Ride | Any | Swallow Plasma Wisp (electrical enemy) 3 or more times and take 1st place! | None |
Air Ride | Any | Swallow Chilly (snowman enemy) 3 or more times and take 1st place! | None |
Air Ride | Any | Swallow Sword Knight (sword-wielding enemy) 3 times or more and take 1st place! | Green Kirby |
Air Ride | Any | Swallow Wheelie (motorcycle enemy) 3 times or more and take 1st place! | None |
Air Ride | Any | Swallow 5 consecutive garbage enemies (with no copy abilities) and take 1st! | None |
Any | Any | In one game, drop from the cliffs 3 times! | Check off an empty box of your choice! |
Air Ride | Any | Cross the finish line while spinning and take 1st place! | None |
Air Ride | Any | Finish in 1st place while taking damage! | None |
Air Ride | Any | Finish in 1st place while flying through the air! | New Machine: Winged Star |
Air Ride | Any | Hit 20 or more rivals with your Quick Spin! | None |
Air Ride | Any | Race all ot the standard Air Ride courses! | New Machine: Wheelie Bike |
Air Ride | Any | Start the final lap in 4th place and move to 1st to win. | New Machine: Wheelie Scooter |
Air Ride | Fantasy Meadows | Race 1 lap without dropping below 20 mph! | None |
Air Ride | Machine Passage | Finish in 1st place without touching the walls even once! | None |
Air Ride | Fantasy Meadows | Swallow over 20 enemies and take 1st place! | None |
Air Ride | Beanstalk Park | Swallow over 20 enemies and take 1st place! | None |
Air Ride | Checker Knights | Swallow over 20 enemies and finish in 1st place! | None |
Free Run
48 tasks must be completed in Free Run mode.
Time Attack tasks require the player to cpmplete a certain amount of laps in a given time. There are 24 of these tasks.
Mode | Course | Task | Reward |
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Time Attack | Fantasy Meadows | Finish in under 01:12:00! | None |
Time Attack | Fantasy Meadows | Finish in under 01:00:00! | Music: Meadows (Kirby Super Star: Spring Breeze) |
Time Attack | Fantasy Meadows | Finish in under 01:05:00 on Slick Star! | None |
Time Attack | Celestial Valley | Finish in under 03:20:00! | New Machine: Bulk Star |
Time Attack | Celestial Valley | Finish in under 02:58:00 on Jet Star! | None |
Time Attack | Celestial Valley | Finish in under 02:56:00! | None |
Time Attack | Sky Sands | Finish in under 03:10:00! | Sound Test: Sky Sands |
Time Attack | Sky Sands | Finish in under 02:40:00! | None |
Time Attack | Sky Sands | Finish in under 02:40:00 on Wagon Star! | None |
Time Attack | Frozen Hillside | Finish in under 03:14:00! | New Machine: Formula Star |
Time Attack | Frozen Hillside | Finish in under 03:10:00 on Turbo Star! | None |
Time Attack | Frozen Hillside | Finish in under 02:50:00! | None |
Time Attack | Magma Flows | Finish in under 03:20:00! | Music: Magma (Kirby Super Star: Revenge of Meta Knight 1) |
Time Attack | Magma Flows | Finish in under 03:15:00 on Shadow Star! | None |
Time Attack | Magma Flows | Finish in under 03:04:00! | None |
Time Attack | Beanstalk Park | Finish in under 03:10:00! | None |
Time Attack | Beanstalk Park | Finish in under 03:00:00 on Rocket Star! | Sound Test: Nebula Belt |
Time Attack | Beanstalk Park | Finish in under 02:55:00! | Music: Beanstalk (Kirby Super Star: The Beginner's Room) |
Time Attack | Machine Passage | Finish in under 03:10:00! | Sound Test: Machine Passage |
Time Attack | Machine Passage | Finish in under 02:48:00! | None |
Time Attack | Machine Passage | Finish in under 02:50:00 on Rex Wheelie! | None |
Time Attack | Checker Knights | Finish in under 04:30:00! | None |
Time Attack | Checker Knights | Finish in under 04:00:00! | None |
Time Attack | Checker Knights | Finish in under 03:55:00 on Warpstar! | None |
Free Run tasks require the player to complete a lap in under a certain time. There are 24 of these tasks.
Mode | Course | Task | Reward |
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Free Run | Fantasy Meadows | Finish 1 lap in under 00:24:00! | None |
Free Run | Fantasy Meadows | Do 1 lap under 00:23:00 on Wagon Star! | None |
Free Run | Fantasy Meadows | Finish 1 lap in under 00:21:00! | Sound Test: Fantasy Meadows |
Free Run | Celestial Valley | Finish 1 lap under 01:10:00! | None |
Free Run | Celestial Valley | Do 1 lap under 01:02:00 on Slick Star! | None |
Free Run | Celestial Valley | Finish 1 lap in under 00:57:00! | Sound Test: Celestial Valley |
Free Run | Sky Sands | Finish 1 lap in under 01:05:00! | None |
Free Run | Sky Sands | Do 1 lap under 01:05:00 on Bulk Star! | Brown Kirby |
Free Run | Sky Sands | Finish 1 lap under 00:53:00! | None |
Free Run | Frozen Hillside | Finish 1 lap in under 01:10:00! | None |
Free Run | Frozen Hillside | Finish 1 lap in under 00:58:00! | Sound Test: Frozen Hillside |
Free Run | Frozen Hillside | Do 1 lap under 01:10:00 on Formula Star! | Sound Test: Frozen Hillside |
Free Run | Magma Flows | Finish 1 lap in under 01:10:00! | None |
Free Run | Magma Flows | Finish 1 lap in under 01:01:00! | None |
Free Run | Magma Flows | Do 1 lap under 01:02:00 on Turbo Star! | None |
Free Run | Beanstalk Park | Finish 1 lap in under 01:07:00! | None |
Free Run | Beanstalk Park | Finish 1 lap in under 00:58:00! | None |
Free Run | Beanstalk Park | Do 1 lap under 00:58:00 on Winged Star! | Sound Test: Beanstalk Park |
Free Run | Machine Passage | Finish 1 lap in under 01:05:00! | New Machine: Rocket Star |
Free Run | Machine Passage | Finish 1 lap in under 00:56:00! | None |
Free Run | Machine Passage | Do 1 lap under 00:57:00 on Swerve Star! | None |
Free Run | Checker Knights | Finish 1 lap in under 01:35:00! | None |
Free Run | Checker Knights | Finish 1 lap in under 01:20:00! | None |
Free Run | Checker Knights | Do 1 lap in under 01:25:00 on Rocket Star! | None |