“ | Cruise around any course and set new records! (1 player)” |
— Description • Kirby Air Ride |
Free Run is a mode in Kirby Air Ride, allowing infinite time and access to all machines. The main purpose of Free Run is to just roam around and play with friends, but there are some Checklist achievements that must be completed in this mode.
Each of the three game modes in Kirby Air Ride (Air Ride, Top Ride and City Trial) contain a Free Run mode.
Alternate music tracks cannot be played in any of the Free Mode versions of Air Ride or Top Ride.
Air Ride[]
There is a choice of either Time Attack or Free Run. Time Attack requires the player to do a set number of laps with set enemy spawns at fixed locations at fixed timings. Certain Checklist tasks require the player to do this on a specific course on a specific machine as well.
In Free Run, the player can race around the course as long as he or she wishes, and may attempt to complete some Checklist tasks specific to Free Run.
Checklist tasks[]
There are 48 tasks in the Air Ride checklist that must be completed in Free Run mode: 24 in Time Attack and 24 in Free Run.
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 01:05:00 on Slick Star! | None |
Time Attack | Fantasy Meadows | Finish in under 01:00:00! | Music: Meadows (Kirby Super Star: Spring Breeze) |
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 02:50:00 on Rex Wheelie! | None |
Time Attack | Machine Passage | Finish in under 02:48:00! | 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 | 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 | Do 1 lap under 01:10:00 on Formula Star! | None |
Free Run | Frozen Hillside | Finish 1 lap in under 00:58:00! | Sound Test: Frozen Hillside |
Free Run | Magma Flows | Finish 1 lap in under 01:10:00! | None |
Free Run | Magma Flows | Do 1 lap under 01:02:00 on Turbo Star! | None |
Free Run | Magma Flows | Finish 1 lap in under 01:01:00! | 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 | Do 1 lap under 00:57:00 on Swerve Star! | None |
Free Run | Machine Passage | Finish 1 lap in under 00:56:00! | None |
Free Run | Checker Knights | Finish 1 lap in under 01:35:00! | None |
Free Run | Checker Knights | Do 1 lap in under 01:25:00 on Rocket Star! | None |
Free Run | Checker Knights | Finish 1 lap in under 01:20:00! | None |
Top Ride[]
Like in Air Ride, the player can choose from Time Attack and Free Run. Time Attack has the player racing alone through any of the tracks for five laps, trying to get the fastest time.
Free Run mode has no time limit. Every time a lap is finished, a ghost appears, moving in the same path that the player did during his or her best lap. There are tasks in the Checklist which require the player to complete a lap within a certain time limit in Free Run for each course.
Checklist tasks[]
30 of the 120 Top Ride tasks must be completed in Free Run mode.
Mode | Course | Task | Reward |
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Time Attack | Grass | Finish in under 00:33:00! | Check off an empty box of your choice! |
Time Attack | Grass | Finish in under 00:28:00! | None |
Time Attack | Sand | Finish in under 00:35:00! | None |
Time Attack | Sand | Finish in under 00:29:00! | Music: Sand (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards: Rock Star) |
Time Attack | Sky | Finish in under 00:57:00! | None |
Time Attack | Sky | Finish in under 00:47:00! | None |
Time Attack | Fire | Finish in under 00:46:00! | None |
Time Attack | Fire | Finish in under 00:39:00! | None |
Time Attack | Light | Finish in under 00:38:00! | None |
Time Attack | Light | Finish in under 00:33:00! | Music: Light (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards: Mid-boss Room) |
Time Attack | Water | Finish in under 01:06:00! | None |
Time Attack | Water | Finish in under 00:56:00! | Extra Rule: Attack Item Set |
Time Attack | Metal | Finish in under 00:57:00! | None |
Time Attack | Metal | Finish in under 00:51:00! | None |
Time Attack | Any | Cross the goal 30 or more times! | None |
Free Run | Grass | Do one lap in under 00:06:00! | None |
Free Run | Grass | Do one lap in under 00:04:50! | None |
Free Run | Sand | Do one lap in under 00:06:50! | None |
Free Run | Sand | Do one lap in under 00:05:00! | None |
Free Run | Sky | Do one lap in under 00:11:00! | None |
Free Run | Sky | Do one lap in under 00:09:00! | Music: Sky (Kirby Super Star: Revenge of Meta Knight (map) |
Free Run | Fire | Do one lap in under 00:08:00! | None |
Free Run | Fire | Do one lap in under 00:06:50! | None |
Free Run | Light | Do one lap in under 00:07:50! | Sound Test: Results Screen |
Free Run | Light | Do one lap in under 00:06:00! | None |
Free Run | Water | Do one lap in under 00:12:00! | None |
Free Run | Water | Do one lap in under 00:10:50! | Extra Rule: Side Camera Angle |
Free Run | Metal | Do one lap in under 00:11:50! | None |
Free Run | Metal | Do one lap in under 00:09:50! | None |
Free Run | Any | Race more than 100 laps! | None |
City Trial[]
When Free Run is selected from the menu, a choice of all the vehicles (including the legendary machines, King Dedede and Meta Knight if they have been unlocked) will appear for the player. After selecting a machine and going into the city, the player can freely roam the city. During this mode, the timer increases instead of decreasing, and no boxes, items, or events will appear. All of the machines the player has unlocked can be found in the underground room beneath the city, near the starting area.
There is a requirement in the Checklist for clocking a certain length of time in a free run event, but this does not require the player to be moving or on a machine.
Checklist tasks[]
Only 4 of the 120 City Trial tasks are to be completed in Free Run mode.
Mode | Course | Task | Reward |
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Free Run | City | Change Air Ride machines 10 times or more! | Sound Test: Legendary Air Ride Machine |
Free Run | City | Drive for a total of 10 minutes or more! | None |
Free Run | City | Drive for a total of 30 minutes or more! | Sound Test: City Trial |
Free Run | City | Drive for a total of 2 hours or more! | Check off an empty box of your choice! |