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Kirby Wave Ride

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Kirby Wave Ride
Title screen forKirby Wave Ride.
Details
Type(s)Surfing Race
Levels3
Players4
Appears inKirby & The Amazing Mirror
Comparable toKirby's Air Grind,Gourmet Race
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Ride the waves and win the race!
— Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

Kirby Wave Ride is one of theSub-Games available from the start ofKirby & The Amazing Mirror. The sub-game pits fourKirbys (pink, yellow, red, green) in a nighttime surfing competition onWarp Stars. Kirby Wave Ride might draw inspiration from theNintendo GameCube title,Kirby Air Ride.

Gameplay[edit]

Kirby riding off a wave.

Kirby Wave Ride is a basic surfing race where the objective is to cross the end goal first. It only requires the use of the A button, which enablesKirby to jump. Kirby must exercise timed jumps while when at the peak of a wave, as he gains a speed boost from doing so. If Kirby jumps too often, he slows down. Depending on the timing of Kirby's jump, a colored text briefly pops up, reading "Good", "Great", or "Excellent".

After passing the goal, the player can press the L or R button to view the progress of the CPU opponents racing (although this is not mentioned on the instructions screen).

The player can choose between three difficulty levels. The speed in which Kirby's opponents race at depends on the level difficulty. The time span per each level also increases, as Level 1 occurs for about 35-45 seconds, level 2 occurs at around 45-55 seconds, and Level 3 is almost a minute-long race.

Gallery[edit]

  • The Kirbys starting the race
    The Kirbys starting the race
  • Kirby crossing the finish line
    Kirby crossing the finish line
  • The results of a level 1 race
    The results of a level 1 race
  • Kirby losing in a level 3 race
    Kirby losing in a level 3 race
  • Artwork based on Kirby Wave Ride
    Artwork based on Kirby Wave Ride
  • Official wallpaper from the Japanese website
    Official wallpaper from the Japanese website

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaning
Japaneseなみのりスターライド
naminori sutā raido
Surfing Star Ride
FrenchSurf Saute-VagueJump-Wave Surf
GermanKirbys SurfderbyKirby's Surf Race
ItalianUrta L'OndaHit The Waves
SpanishSurf a lo KirbySurf Kirby


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