Top Ride

Modes

Top Ride's course selection screen The game modes are the same as those 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. - 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.

Top Ride Machines

In Kirby Air Ride, these are the machines the player can chose from, and only appear here. They are therefore not considered Air Ride Machines. - Free Star - Steer Star In Kirby Air Riders, all machines available in Air Ride mode can all be selected here as well. The steering control of Free Star and Steer Star are now available as options for players to select beforehand.

Kirby Air Ride

All seven courses in Top Ride are available from the start. Each course is also small enough to fit in its entirety on one screen, which means that there is no need for the screen to be split when there are 2 or more human players in a race. Grass Sand Sky Fire Light Water Metal Random

Kirby Air Riders

Random Flower Flow Air Crystal Steam Cave Cyber Mountain Nova

Items

Items will randomly appear along each course during races, having a variety of effects that can help or hinder the player. Three of these items must first be unlocked by completing certain tasks in the Top Ride Checklist. There is an option that allows players to decide how many items appear during the races, which includes the option to turn them off so that no items appear. Some additional item rules can be unlocked by completing certain tasks in the Top Ride Checklist. These include "Attack" items, which causes only offensive items to appear, and "Mystery," which causes all items to appear as bags with question marks on them until they are picked up. This is a list of all the items that can appear. Most of these can be discarded by doing a Quick Spin, allowing the player to pick up a different item. Name Image Description Buzz Saw Attaches a saw on each side of Kirby's machine. The saws push away and temporarily slow down any enemies they hit. Kracko Kracko appears on the stage, electrocuting enemies. This item mostly tries to attack people in first or second place. The lightning will also damage the player that got the item if he or she gets too close. Missile Launches a homing missile to the opponent in front of Kirby. It can be avoided by performing a Quick Spin. Hammer A Hammer swings around Kirby, hitting enemies. The hammer swings depending on how the player tilts the control stick. Party Bomb Once the player sets it, the bomb becomes a small, hard-to-see trap. It blows up and spreads some confetti when a player touches it. It will detonate even if it is touched by the same player that set it. Freeze Fan Attaches a cooler to the front of Kirby's machine, which releases clouds of cold air that freeze opponents who get too close to them. Big Cake Turns the player into a huge Kirby, squashing foes that get in the way. Squashed foes become stunned. Unlike most other items, it can't be discarded through a Quick Spin. Bomb Allows the player to throw bombs that slow down opponents. Smoke Allows the player to create a cloud of smoke that confuses opponents. Drill A drill appears in front of Kirby's machine, ramming opponents out of the way. Candy The player gains a boost of speed and becomes impervious to attacks. Mike Releases a sound wave that covers a considerable portion of the course. Opponents who are hit become stunned. Fire Lets the player's machine create a line of fire that burns opponents. Charge Up Allows Kirby's machine to boost at maximum speed regardless of charge time. Spinner Causes Kirby's machine to spin whenever he boosts, causing opponents who are hit to lose control. Speed Down Attaches a tire to Kirby's machine, reducing its speed. Can be passed on to another opponent by making that opponent touch the tire. It cannot be discarded by doing a Quick Spin. Speed Up Increases Kirby's machine speed. Party Ball A party ball appears above the course and releases many items. It previously appeared in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Who? Paint Turns enemies invisible. During this time, affected players will not be able to use items, and the player marker (the arrow above the Kirby's head) will not display, so human players can get confused as to what Kirby they are controlling. Must be unlocked by collecting a total of at least 500 items in Top Ride. Chickie Stuns enemies and makes changing directions difficult for them. Must be unlocked by getting over 18 different types of items in Top Ride. Lantern Causes the entire screen to go dark. However, a light will appear around the player who collected it. Must be unlocked by taking 1st place without using items on all courses.

Checklist Tasks

Like the ones in Air Ride and City Trial, the Checklist in Top Ride 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 33 of these tasks. Mode Course Task Reward Any Any Get over 18 different types of items! New Item: Chickie Top Ride Any Finish 1st on all courses using no items! New Item: Lantern Any Any Collect 500 items or more! New Item: Who? Paint Time Attack Water Finish in under 00:56:00! Extra Rule: Attack Item Set Top Ride Water Take 1st and enter the falls 5 times or more! Extra Rule: Device Quantity Top Ride Any Take 1st place on all courses! Extra Rule: Diagonal Camera Angle Top Ride Any Race one lap without hitting a wall and finish 1st! Extra Rule: Mystery Item Set Free Run Water Do one lap in under 00:10:50! Extra Rule: Side Camera Angle Top Ride Any Cross the goal 20 or more times! Green Kirby Top Ride Any Compete in more than 50 multiplayer races! Purple Kirby Top Ride Sky Finish 1st with CPUs set to level 5! Brown Kirby Top Ride Metal Finish 1st 5 seconds faster than #2! White Kirby Top Ride Grass Take 1st place without using items! Sound Test: Grass Top Ride Sand Take 1st place without using Boost! Sound Test: Sand Top Ride Sky Take 1st and hit the Isle Knob 5 or more times! Sound Test: Sky Top Ride Fire Take 1st place 10 times or more! Sound Test: Fire Top Ride Light Race more than 100 laps! Sound Test: Light Top Ride Water Finish 5 laps in under 01:02:00! Sound Test: Water Top Ride Metal Take 1st and break 5 or more gear walls! Sound Test: Metal Top Ride Grass Finish 1st and hit 5 or more Dash Panels! Music: Grass (Kirby Super Star: The Mountain) Time Attack Sand Finish in under 00:29:00! Music: Sand (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards: Rock Star) Free Run Sky Do one lap in under 00:09:00! Music: Sky (Kirby Super Star: Revenge of Meta Knight (Map)) Top Ride Fire Finish 1st while holding the Fire item! Music: Fire (Kirby Super Star: Versus King Dedede) Time Attack Light Finish in under 00:33:00! Music: Light (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards: Mid-boss Room) Top Ride Water Finish 1st 5 seconds faster than #2! Music: Water (Kirby: Float Islands) Top Ride Metal Take 1st place without using Boost! Music: Metal (Kirby: Shooting) Free Run Light Do one lap in under 00:07:50! Sound Test: Results Screen Any Any Fill in over 100 Checklist blocks! Ending Top Ride Any Finish all courses without using Boost! Check off an empty box of your choice! Time Attack Grass Finish in under 00:33:00! Check off an empty box of your choice! Top Ride Sand Drop into Ant Doom 50 times or more! Check off an empty box of your choice! Top Ride Fire Cause a huge eruption 3 times or more! Check off an empty box of your choice! Top Ride Light Take 1st and grind the rail 5 times or more! Check off an empty box of your choice!

General

There are 6 tasks that record progress from both Top Ride and Free Run, and can be completed while playing either mode. Mode Course Task Reward Any Any Get more than 20 Spinner items! None Any Any Get more than 20 Walky items! None Any Any Get more than 20 Invincible Candy items! None Any Any Collect 500 items or more! New Item: Who? Paint Any Any Get over 18 different types of items! New Item: Chickie Any Any Fill in over 100 Checklist blocks! Ending

Top Ride

There are 84 tasks that must be completed in Top Ride mode. Many are similar and some vary only in the course in which they must be completed. Time tasks require the player to finish a race in under a given time. There are 7 of these tasks, one for each course. Mode Course Task Reward Top Ride Grass Finish 7 laps in under 00:43:00! None Top Ride Sand Finish 7 laps in under 00:52:00! None Top Ride Sky Finish 6 laps in under 01:02:00! None Top Ride Fire Finish 6 laps in under 00:53:00! None Top Ride Light Finish 6 laps in under 00:43:00! None Top Ride Water Finish 5 laps in under 01:02:00! Sound Test: Water Top Ride Metal Finish 5 laps in under 00:58:00! None No Item tasks require the player to finish a race without using items. For these tasks to count, items cannot be turned off when attempting them. There are 9 of these tasks. Mode Course Task Reward Top Ride Grass Take 1st place without using items! Sound Test: Grass Top Ride Sand Take 1st place without using items! None Top Ride Sky Take 1st place without using items! None Top Ride Fire Take 1st place without using items! None Top Ride Light Take 1st place without using items! None Top Ride Water Take 1st place without using items! None Top Ride Metal Take 1st place without using items! None Top Ride Any Complete all courses without using items! None Top Ride Any Finish 1st on all courses using no items! New Item: Lantern No Boost tasks require the player to finish a race without boosting. There are 9 of these tasks. Mode Course Task Reward Top Ride Grass Take 1st place without using Boost! None Top Ride Sand Take 1st place without using Boost! Sound Test: Sand Top Ride Sky Take 1st place without using Boost! None Top Ride Fire Take 1st place without using Boost! None Top Ride Light Take 1st place without using Boost! None Top Ride Water Take 1st place without using Boost! None Top Ride Metal Take 1st place without using Boost! Music: Metal (Kirby: Shooting) Top Ride Any Finish all courses without using Boost! Check off an empty box of your choice! Top Ride Any Finish 1st on all courses without using Boost! None 1st Place tasks simply require the player to finish in first place a set amount of times on each course. There are 8 of these tasks. Mode Course Task Reward Top Ride Grass Take 1st place 10 times or more! None Top Ride Sand Take 1st place 10 times or more! None Top Ride Sky Take 1st place 10 times or more! None Top Ride Fire Take 1st place 10 times or more! Sound Test: Fire Top Ride Light Take 1st place 10 times or more! None Top Ride Water Take 1st place 10 times or more! None Top Ride Metal Take 1st place 10 times or more! None Top Ride Any Take 1st place on all courses! Extra Rule: Diagonal Camera Angle Advantage tasks require the player to finish in first place with a certain time or lap advantage over the player in second place. There are 9 of these tasks. Mode Course Task Reward Top Ride Grass Finish 1st 5 seconds faster than #2! None Top Ride Sand Finish 1st 5 seconds faster than #2! None Top Ride Sky Finish 1st 5 seconds faster than #2! None Top Ride Fire Finish 1st 5 seconds faster than #2! None Top Ride Light Finish 1st 5 seconds faster than #2! None Top Ride Water Finish 1st 5 seconds faster than #2! Music: Water (Kirby: Float Islands) Top Ride Metal Finish 1st 5 seconds faster than #2! White Kirby Top Ride Any Finish 1st with 1 lap between you and #2! None Top Ride Any Finish 1st with 2 laps between you and #2! None CPU tasks require the player to finish in first place against level 5 CPUs. There are 7 of these tasks, one for each course. Mode Course Task Reward Top Ride Grass Finish 1st with CPUs set to level 5! None Top Ride Sand Finish 1st with CPUs set to level 5! None Top Ride Sky Finish 1st with CPUs set to level 5! Brown Kirby Top Ride Fire Finish 1st with CPUs set to level 5! None Top Ride Light Finish 1st with CPUs set to level 5! None Top Ride Water Finish 1st with CPUs set to level 5! None Top Ride Metal Finish 1st with CPUs set to level 5! None Lap tasks require the player to race a certain amount of laps. There are 8 of these tasks. Mode Course Task Reward Top Ride Grass Race more than 100 laps! None Top Ride Sand Race more than 100 laps! None Top Ride Sky Race more than 100 laps! None Top Ride Fire Race more than 100 laps! None Top Ride Light Race more than 100 laps! Sound Test: Light Top Ride Water Race more than 100 laps! None Top Ride Metal Race more than 100 laps! None Top Ride Any Race over 300 laps! None Course tasks require the player to perform certain actions using features specific to each course. There are 15 of these tasks. Mode Course Task Reward Top Ride Grass Finish 1st and hit 5 or more Dash Panels! Music: Grass (Kirby Super Star: The Mountain) Top Ride Grass In one race, drop 30 or more tree bombs! None Top Ride Sand Take 1st and catch the worm 3 or more times! None Top Ride Sand Drop into Ant Doom 20 times in one game! None Top Ride Sand Drop into Ant Doom 50 times or more! Check off an empty box of your choice! Top Ride Sky Take 1st and hit the Isle Knob 5 or more times! Sound Test: Sky Top Ride Sky Finish 1st without using the Jump Plate! None Top Ride Fire Cause a huge eruption 3 times or more! Check off an empty box of your choice! Top Ride Light Finish 1st and bust 6 or more columns! None Top Ride Light Take 1st and grind the rail 5 times or more! Check off an empty box of your choice! Top Ride Light Ride the grind rail 50 times or more! None Top Ride Water Take 1st and enter the falls 5 times or more! Extra Rule: Device Quantity Top Ride Metal Take 1st without breaking any gear walls! None Top Ride Metal Take 1st and break 5 or more gear walls! Sound Test: Metal Top Ride Metal Take 1st and hit the switch 10 times or more! None Item tasks require the use of items in order to complete them. There are 6 of these tasks. Mode Course Task Reward Top Ride Any Get the same item 3 times in one race! None Top Ride Any Torch 3 or more rivals using one Fire item! None Top Ride Any In one game, hit enemies 3 times or more with Bomb items! None Top Ride Any Send 3 or more rivals sailing using one Buzz Saw item! None Top Ride Any Take 1st place while holding the Hammer! None Top Ride Fire Finish 1st while holding the Fire item! Music: Fire (Kirby Super Star: Versus King Dedede) Misc tasks can be completed on any course, and are not part of a large group of similar tasks. There are 6 of these tasks. Mode Course Task Reward Top Ride Any Take 1st place while doing a Quick Spin! None Top Ride Any Do 20 or more Quick Spins in one lap and finish 1st! None Top Ride Any Race one lap without hitting a wall and finish 1st! Extra Rule: Mystery Item Set Top Ride Any Cross the goal 20 or more times! Green Kirby Top Ride Any Compete in more than 10 multiplayer races! None Top Ride Any Compete in more than 50 multiplayer races! Purple Kirby

Free Run

There are 30 tasks that must be completed in Free Run mode. Time Attack tasks simply require that the player finish under a certain time on each course. There are 15 of these tasks. Mode Course Task Reward 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 tasks require the player to finish a lap under a set amount of time on each course. There are 15 of these tasks. Mode Course Task Reward 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

Trivia

The unused item. - An unused item for Top Ride exists in the files of Kirby Air Ride, and can be accessed in the game's debug menu. It is called "UsiroYurerun," which translates as "Waver Behind." Physically, the item resembles a crystal on top of a support of some kind. The item distorts the appearance of the area directly behind the machine using the item. The item also produces two sound effects that aren't used otherwise. The original purpose of the item is unknown, but it is possible that it may have been used to confuse other players. - The artwork for Top Ride shows five Kirbys racing, when the maximum number of racers is 4, and an orange colored Kirby, which is not an unlockable color in the game.