City Trial

Boxes

Boxes are scattered around the city. The player may simply bump or quickspin them to break them and reveal items. Three different colored boxes are found in the city, giving a different type of item when broken. - Blue Boxes: Blue boxes give out either a power-up patch, a power-down patch, or Food. A blue box may contain at most 4 items, in any combination of patches and or food. All patches can be found in blue boxes, but very rarely, and most likely during Events. - Green Boxes: Green boxes contain Quick Fix items such as the Attack Up or Invincibility Candy, and the Special Offense Items such as Panic Spin or Timer Bombs. All of these items vary and have different effects when touched, either helping or hindering the player. - Red Boxes: Red boxes usually contain a random Copy Panel for the player to use when touched, but occasionally contain a Legendary Machine part (either of Hydra or Dragoon). - For more information on finding legendary machine parts, see Legendary Air Ride Machines.

Food

Picking up different foods will recover the current Machine's HP by a fixed amount. Image Food Item +HP Apple 18 Curry 30 Energy Drink 70 Hamburger 25 Hot Dog** 25 Maxim Tomato 100% Omelette 30 Onigiri 20 Ramen 30 Roast Chicken 35 Soft Cream 5 Sushi 25 Tempura Soba* 25 * Only appears in the Japanese version ** Only appears in international versions

Events

Main article: Events Many things happen during City Trial, usually appearing about every 2–5 minutes. Because of this, only one or two events happen in each match. Some of the events can be detrimental to the players, while others prove to be helpful. The Events that occur are selected randomly, and it is incredibly rare that the same event occurs twice in one match. Event Description Meteors Meteors will rain on the city. Players that come in contact with the falling meteors are instantly engulfed in flames and take massive damage. Once a meteor lands back away from it because it will have a "blast zone" around it that still causes great damage. However, there are two different outcomes once this event begins; either 8-10 small meteors, or 3-5 large meteors, will fall from the sky, each ending with a huge meteor at the end that drops patches. The final meteor that lands always leave behind a ring of patches, which can sometimes contain an All patch. Air Ride Formation An assortment of 5 Air Ride Machines will fly over the city. If a player is quick, and lucky enough, to board one of the Machines, they will not lose any Patches if they have more than 20. The Machines eventually disappear after passing over the entire city-scape, however, by flying away at high speeds. UFO An immense UFO (which resembles a Destroya) flies over the stage, casting a shadow beneath it. Located on the top of the UFO is an assortment of random patches, including a guaranteed All patch in the center. To get on top of it, one must either go to the Garden in the Sky via the volcano, and then from there fall on the UFO, or simply fly to the top of the UFO. Eventually, the ship reaches the edge of the stage and fades away. Rubbery Items All items and boxes will start to bounce up and down. This has no impact on whatever is inside of them, but it does make them very difficult to smash open, even with the use of an ability. The only items that don't bounce are the Hydra and Dragoon machine parts. This can also be advantageous as the Red Boxes containing the parts do not bounce either When this event ends, it is common to find an All patch randomly on the map. Amok Engine / Rowdy Charge Tank All Air Ride machines will speed out of control. This makes things like dilapidated houses and Boxes easy to break, but can be lethal if two racers collide. This lasts a very short time; about less than a minute. A good way to avoid speeding out of control is by stopping using charge, or by going on the grind rails, and wait the event out. However, if another player or bot rides the rails, it is highly possible both vehicles will be destroyed on impact. The music playing during this time is a remix of Green Greens. This is also played when traveling through a stage in Kirby: Planet Robobot. Tac Tac appears with a bag of power-ups. The player can ram into him to make him drop power-ups. After being hit enough times (or if no one manages to find him), Tac flies away and the event comes to an abrupt end. The places Tac appears in are random, but he is usually hidden somewhere in the city's underground. Dyna Blade Dyna Blade usually lands twice, each at one of 5 set locations. In order to attack her, Kirby must fly at her head to obtain power-ups, or throw Gordos or bombs at her. Attacking her eye will give an All power-up, but she will leave right away and drop some patches behind for the player to take. Burning Rail Stations All of the rail stations catch fire. It may only last for about a minute but makes it virtually impossible to use the rails for quick travel without getting damaged if the player doesn't have the Invincibility Candy. If a player is grinding a railing at this time, it may be a good idea to charge (or brake with the Wagon Star) so as to stop until the event is over. Fog Thick fog comes and covers the whole area for about a minute, which makes seeing anything over 3 meters ahead very difficult. Fake Power-Ups When patches appear during this event, some might be fake and look different to normal patches. If the player hits one, that special attribute will go down (not always detrimental), but the air ride machine will take some damage as well. The differences between a real power-up or patch and a fake one are listed below. Boost: The purple arrows are tilted Charge: The meter is lower Defense: Has a hollow center Glide: Has yellow dots Offense: The spikes are curved Top Speed: Streams at bottom curve outward Turn: The arrow is missing Weight: Looks like a suitcase HP and All up patches do not have a fake since all power-ups that involve fake items also have a gray patch counterpart. Lighthouse The sun goes down and the light house turns on for about a minute. If Kirby goes under the light house's light, the air ride machine will be slowly repaired. It has no effect on machines without a rider, or machines at full health. Same Item All boxes contain the same item. Red boxes that do not spin contain Legendary Air Ride Machine pieces. Pillar An odd, glowing pillar appears somewhere in the City. When destroyed, it gives out many power-ups, and some Copy Panels such as Bomb and Mike. Restoration Area Three or four big white glowing circles appear randomly in the city. They repair Kirby's machine as long as he is inside one of the circles and repair until the time is up or they use up their energy. Secret Chamber in Castle Hall The square-shaped box in the Castle Hall opens and reveals six of the same power-up or food. However, the patches will disappear if the player doesn't make it to the Castle Hall in time.

Stadium

Once Kirby has spent enough time in the city, he will compete in a Stadium event. Event Description Air Glider Players accelerate, and then go off a ramp to glide as far as they can. Vehicles with high speed and a great glide rating will fare well in this stadium. Destruction Derby Players try to destroy each other's vehicles as many times as possible on one of five stages. Vehicles with high offense, defense, and durability will prove to be an advantage in this stadium. It is not advisable to have too much Boost and Top Speed since the machine may get out of control. Drag Race One of 4 variations of a straight course is selected for a quick race. High Jump Players accelerate, and then go off a jump to jump as high as they can. There are 2 rounds, and the final result is the higher of the two. Kirby Melee One of 2 enemy filled arenas is selected. The objective is to defeat as many of them as possible. Target Flight Players accelerate down a hill, then aim for a target board with varying scores. There are 2 rounds, and the final result is a total of the two. As with the Metal Top Ride course, the music that plays is a remix of Cocoa Cave. Single Race A random Air Ride course is selected for a 1-lap race. VS. King Dedede A highly-difficult event. Players work together to defeat King Dedede. Victory is difficult, as his stats are 2-4 times what they normally are (varies by stat, not by match). Players have to defeat him within 90 seconds. Defeating him under 60 seconds is one of the objectives of the Checklist.

Kirby Air Ride

Like the ones in Air Ride and Top Ride, the Checklist in City Trial has a total of 120 tasks. The following table lists every Checklist task that unlocks something (indicated in-game by being colored orange upon completion). There are 44 of these tasks. Mode Course Task Reward Stadium Drag Race 3 Finish in less than 00:27:00! New Stadium: Drag Race 4 Stadium Destruction Derby 2 In one game, KO a rival 10 times or more! New Stadium: Destruction Derby 3 Stadium Destruction Derby 3 In one game, KO your rivals 5 or more times! New Stadium: Destruction Derby 4 Stadium Destruction Derby 4 In one game, KO a rival 10 times or more! New Stadium: Destruction Derby 5 Stadium Any Play in over 10 Stadium modes! New Stadium: Single Race (Nebula Belt) Stadium Kirby Melee 1 In one game, KO over 75 enemies by yourself! New Stadium: Kirby Melee 2 Stadium High Jump Jump higher than 1000 feet! Dragoon Part A: Use 3 to complete Dragoon. City Trial City During one game, fly through the rings in the sky 5 times or more! Dragoon Part B: Use 3 to complete Dragoon. Stadium Air Glider Fly more than 1300 feet! Dragoon Part C: Use 3 to complete Dragoon. Any Any Unlock Dragoon Parts A, B, and C on the Checklist! Dragoon: Select in Free Run mode. City Trial City Destroy all of the dilapidated houses! Hydra Part X: Use 3 to complete Hydra. Stadium Destruction Derby (All) KO enemies over 150 times! Hydra Part Y: Use 3 to complete Hydra. Stadium Kirby Melee (All) KO over 1500 enemies! Hydra Part Z: Use 3 to complete Hydra. Any Any Unlock Hydra Parts X, Y, and Z on the Checklist! Hydra: Select in Free Run mode. Stadium VS. King Dedede KO King Dedede in less than a minute! King Dedede: Select in Free Run mode. City Trial City Break more than 1000 boxes! Meta Knight: Select in Free Run mode. City Trial City Use Fireworks to KO rivals 10 times or more! Green Kirby City Trial City Break a CPU's machine 5 times or more in the city! Purple Kirby Stadium Drag Race 2 Finish under 00:29:00 on Winged Star! Brown Kirby City Trial City In one match, complete both Dragoon and Hydra! White Kirby Free Run City Drive for a total of 30 minutes or more! Sound Test: City Trial City Trial City Pick up a total of over 1000 items! Music: City City Trial City Do some damage to Dyna Blade! Sound Test: Dyna Blade Intro City Trial City Steal over 8 items from Tac by yourself! Sound Test: Tac Challenge City Trial City The meteor attacks the city 3 or more times! Sound Test: Flying Meteor City Trial City Break 5 or more of the huge pillars that appear! Sound Test: Huge Pillar City Trial City In the city, bust Slick Star while riding on Formula Star! Sound Test: Station Fire Stadium Kirby Melee 2 In one game, KO enemies over 30 times! Sound Test: What's in the Box? City Trial City In the city, bust Warpstar while riding on Swerve Star! Sound Test: The Lighthouse Light Burns Stadium Drag Race 1 Finish in less than 00:20:00! Sound Test: Rowdy Charge Tank City Trial City Pick up a total of over 100 items! Sound Test: Item Bounce City Trial City Break more than 500 boxes! Sound Test: Dense Fog Today Free Run City Change Air Ride machines 10 times or more! Sound Test: Legendary Air Ride Machine Stadium Drag Race 4 Finish in less than 00:19:00! Sound Test: Drag Race Stadium Air Glider Stay airborne longer than 30 seconds! Sound Test: Air Glider Stadium Target Flight Stay airborne longer than 15 seconds! Sound Test: Target Flight Stadium Kirby Melee 2 In one game, KO over 40 enemies by yourself! Sound Test: Kirby Melee City Trial City Pick up a total of over 500 items! Bonus: Pause Screen Power-Ups Any Any Fill in over 100 Checklist blocks! Ending City Trial City Bust the Star Pole 10 times or more! Check off an empty box of your choice! City Trial City Get trampled on by Dyna Blade! Check off an empty box of your choice! City Trial City Race over 60 miles! Check off an empty box of your choice! Stadium Destruction Derby 1 Bust all the rocks on the field! Check off an empty box of your choice! Free Run City Drive for a total of 2 hours or more! Check off an empty box of your choice!

General

There are 3 tasks that record progress from completing other Checklist tasks. Mode Course Task Reward Any Any Unlock Dragoon Parts A, B, and C on the Checklist! Dragoon: Select in Free Run mode. Any Any Unlock Hydra Parts X, Y, and Z on the Checklist! Hydra: Select in Free Run mode. Any Any Fill in over 100 Checklist blocks! Ending

City Trial

There are 63 tasks that record progress from City Trial. They have a variety of requirements. Environmental tasks require the player to interact with parts of the city environment. There are 15 of these tasks. Mode Course Task Reward City Trial City Bust the Star Pole! None City Trial City Bust the Star Pole 10 times or more! Check off an empty box of your choice! City Trial City Knock down all of the trees in the forest! None City Trial City During one game, break all of the volcano rocks and high plains rocks! None City Trial City Destroy all of the dilapidated houses! Hydra Part X: Use 3 to complete Hydra. City Trial City Use the grind rail to break into the crater! None City Trial City Make your way to the garden in the sky! None City Trial City Open up the pitfall in the forest! None City Trial City Open up all of the holes around the base of the volcano! None City Trial City During one game, go into the hole in the high plains 3 times or more! None City Trial City During one game, fly through the rings in the sky 5 times or more! Dragoon Part B: Use 3 to complete Dragoon. City Trial City Let the waterwheel carry you 10 times or more! None City Trial City Get the Bomb ability from the Copy Chance Wheel! None City Trial City Get the Sleep ability from the Copy Chance Wheel! None City Trial City Jump on top of the building 10 times or more using the super jump ramp! None Combat tasks require the player to damage or KO rivals. There are 6 of these tasks. Mode Course Task Reward City Trial City Enter a race with 3 CPU players and do damage to all of them in the city! None City Trial City Do damage to a rival within the first 10 seconds of the match! None City Trial City Break a CPU's machine 5 times or more in the city! Purple Kirby City Trial City Use Gold Spikes to KO rivals 3 times or more! None City Trial City Use Sensor Bombs to KO rivals 3 times or more! None City Trial City Use Fireworks to KO rivals 10 times or more! Green Kirby Player tasks require that all of the players do a particular task. There are 3 of these tasks. Mode Course Task Reward City Trial City Have all players simultaneously get off their machines! None City Trial City Let time run out while all players are off of their machines! None City Trial City Let time run out while all players are on the rails! None Vehicle destruction tasks require the player to destroy a particular vehicle while riding on another particular vehicle. There are 8 of these tasks. Mode Course Task Reward City Trial City In the city, bust Wheelie Scooter while riding Compact Star! None City Trial City In the city, bust Swerve Star while riding on Wheelie Bike! None City Trial City In the city, bust Wheelie Bike while riding on Warpstar! None City Trial City In the city, bust Warpstar while riding on Swerve Star! Sound Test: The Lighthouse Light Burns City Trial City In the city, bust Rocket Star while riding on Slick Star! None City Trial City In the city, bust Slick Star while riding on Formula Star! Sound Test: Station Fire City Trial City In the city, bust Formula Star while riding on Turbo Star! None City Trial City In the city, bust Turbo Star while riding on Rocket Star! None Food tasks require the player to eat a certain amount of a type of food in one race. There are 4 of these tasks. Mode Course Task Reward City Trial City In one race, eat 3 or more plates of Sushi! None City Trial City In one race, eat 3 or more Hot Dogs! None City Trial City In one race, drink 3 or more Energy Drinks! None City Trial City In one game, eat 2 or more Maxim Tomatoes! None Patch tasks require that the player collects a certain number of patches. There are 14 of these tasks. Mode Course Task Reward City Trial City In one game, get over 10 Boost Patches! None City Trial City In one game, get 10 or more Top Speed Patches! None City Trial City In one game, get 10 or more Turn Patches! None City Trial City In one game, get 10 or more Charge Patches! None City Trial City In one game, get 10 or more Glide Patches! None City Trial City In one game, get 10 or more Weight Patches! None City Trial City In one game, get 10 or more Defense Patches! None City Trial City Get 10 items within the first 20 seconds of the match! None City Trial City In one game, get 50 or more items! None City Trial City Get 30 or more Glide Patches! None City Trial City Pick up a total of over 100 items! Sound Test: Item Bounce City Trial City Pick up a total of over 500 items! Bonus: Pause Screen Power-Ups City Trial City Pick up a total of over 1000 items! Music: City City Trial City Pick up a total of over 3000 items! None Event tasks require that the player experience or interact with an event in the city. There are 8 of these tasks. Mode Course Task Reward City Trial City Steal over 8 items from Tac by yourself! Sound Test: Tac Challenge City Trial City Do some damage to Dyna Blade! Sound Test: Dyna Blade Intro City Trial City Get trampled on by Dyna Blade! Check off an empty box of your choice! City Trial City Go into the castle chamber when it opens! None City Trial City The meteor attacks the city 3 or more times! Sound Test: Flying Meteor City Trial City Use up one of the restoration areas! None City Trial City Break a huge pillar within 40 seconds of the time it appears! None City Trial City Break 5 or more of the huge pillars that appear! Sound Test: Huge Pillar Misc tasks are not part of a large group of similar tasks. There are 5 of these tasks. Mode Course Task Reward City Trial City In one match, complete both Dragoon and Hydra! White Kirby City Trial City Break more than 500 boxes! Sound Test: Dense Fog Today City Trial City Break more than 1000 boxes! Meta Knight: Select in Free Run mode. City Trial City Race over 60 miles! Check off an empty box of your choice! City Trial City Race over 200 miles! None

Stadium

There are 50 tasks that record progress from Stadium mode, and must be fulfilled by completing certain objectives in the corresponding Stadium. Only Drag Race 1, Destruction Derby 1, and Target Flight are available by default, meaning Drag Races 2 and 3, Destruction Derby 2, Air Glider, High Jump, Single Races 1-8, Kirby Melee 1, and VS. King Dedede are unlocked by playing it at the end of the City Trial. Mode Course Task Reward Stadium Drag Race 1 Finish in less than 00:24:00! None Stadium Drag Race 1 Finish in less than 00:20:00! Sound Test: Rowdy Charge Tank Stadium Drag Race 1 Finish under 00:17:00 on Formula Star! None Stadium Drag Race 1 Finish under 00:26:00 on Warpstar! None Stadium Drag Race 2 Finish in less than 00:24:00! None Stadium Drag Race 2 Finish in less than 00:20:00! None Stadium Drag Race 2 Finish under 00:27:00 on Wagon Star! None Stadium Drag Race 2 Finish under 00:29:00 on Winged Star! Brown Kirby Stadium Drag Race 3 Finish in less than 00:35:00! None Stadium Drag Race 3 Finish in less than 00:27:00! New Stadium: Drag Race 4 Stadium Drag Race 3 Finish under 00:28:00 on Swerve Star! None Stadium Drag Race 3 Finish under 00:31:00 on Wheelie Bike! None Stadium Drag Race 4 Finish in less than 00:24:00! None Stadium Drag Race 4 Finish in less than 00:19:00! Sound Test: Drag Race Stadium Drag Race 4 Finish under 00:24:00 on Rex Wheelie! None Stadium Drag Race 4 Finish under 00:33:00 on Turbo Star! None Stadium Air Glider Fly more than 330 feet! None Stadium Air Glider Fly more than 660 feet! None Stadium Air Glider Fly more than 1300 feet! Dragoon Part C: Use 3 to complete Dragoon. Stadium Air Glider Stay airborne longer than 30 seconds! Sound Test: Air Glider Stadium Target Flight In one game, get over 150 points! None Stadium Target Flight In one game, get a perfect score: 200 points! None Stadium Target Flight In one game, get exactly 90 points! None Stadium Target Flight Stay airborne longer than 15 seconds! Sound Test: Target Flight Stadium Target Flight Get more than 1500 points! None Stadium Target Flight Play 15 times or more! None Stadium High Jump Jump higher than 500 feet! None Stadium High Jump Jump higher than 1000 feet! Dragoon Part A: Use 3 to complete Dragoon. Stadium High Jump Stay airborne longer than 10 seconds! None Stadium Kirby Melee 1 In one game, KO enemies over 50 times! None Stadium Kirby Melee 1 In one game, KO over 75 enemies by yourself! New Stadium: Kirby Melee 2 Stadium Kirby Melee 2 In one game, KO enemies over 30 times! Sound Test: What's in the Box? Stadium Kirby Melee 2 In one game, KO over 40 enemies by yourself! Sound Test: Kirby Melee Stadium Kirby Melee (All) KO over 500 enemies! None Stadium Kirby Melee (All) KO over 1500 enemies! Hydra Part Z: Use 3 to complete Hydra. Stadium Destruction Derby 1 In one game, KO your rivals 5 or more times! None Stadium Destruction Derby 1 In one game, KO a rival 10 times or more! None Stadium Destruction Derby 1 Bust all the rocks on the field! Check off an empty box of your choice! Stadium Destruction Derby 2 In one game, KO your rivals 5 or more times! None Stadium Destruction Derby 2 In one game, KO a rival 10 times or more! New Stadium: Destruction Derby 3 Stadium Destruction Derby 3 In one game, KO your rivals 5 or more times! New Stadium: Destruction Derby 4 Stadium Destruction Derby 4 In one game, KO your rivals 5 or more times! None Stadium Destruction Derby 4 In one game, KO a rival 10 times or more! New Stadium: Destruction Derby 5 Stadium Destruction Derby 5 In one game, KO your rivals 5 or more times! None Stadium Destruction Derby 5 In one game, KO a rival 10 times or more! None Stadium Destruction Derby (All) KO enemies over 50 times! None Stadium Destruction Derby (All) KO enemies over 150 times! Hydra Part Y: Use 3 to complete Hydra. Stadium VS. King Dedede KO King Dedede in less than a minute! King Dedede: Select in Free Run mode. Stadium Any Play in over 10 Stadium modes! New Stadium: Single Race (Nebula Belt) Stadium Any Play in over 20 Stadium modes! None

Free Run

There are 4 tasks that record progress from Free Run. Mode Course Task Reward 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!

Music

City Trial Theme in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate aysAxCa4dfQ Kirby's Dream Collection soundtrack 70zZybChuEg City Trial - Theme TlUFOYNkyyg City Trial - City Backside CI2RzrKQeqA City Trial is a game mode in Kirby Air Ride, in which Kirby has to navigate an enormous island-city on Air Ride Machines and power them up to compete in a Stadium Event.

Trivia

The first secret spot The second secret spot - At the very top of Castle Hall and at the highest point of Heat Top are a pink flower and a white flower, respectively. Neither of them serve any purpose other than decoration. - The invisible barriers surrounding the city do not extend all the way to the top, and can be bypassed if a player gains enough speed and altitude. - Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS features a similar mode called Smash Run. When revealing this mode, Masahiro Sakurai himself stated that it took inspiration from Kirby Air Ride 's City Trial. - In 2018, a unique speedrunning category known as "5 Hot Dog%" rose to some prominence, during which players attempt to collect 5 hot dogs in as little time as possible during a round of City Trial.

References

- ↑ Official 5 Hot Dog% leaderboard on speedrun.com