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Free Run
Free Run is a selectable sub-mode in Kirby Air Ride and Kirby Air Riders that is available for all main modes of the games, namely Air Ride, Top Ride, and City Trial.
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City Trial[edit]
Overview[edit]
In Free Run in City Trial, there is no time limit, no items to collect, and no given objective. As such, the timer at the top of the screen counts up rather than down. Using this mode, the player can explore the city with no obstacles, and can also test all of the Air Ride Machines that have been unlocked.
When Free Run is selected as a game-mode, the player is given the option of playing with up to four players total. Unlike the main mode or the Stadium, computer players cannot participate in Free Run, and any unlocked vehicle or character can be selected to begin on.
The game begins much like a normal game would, with all players flying in with the vehicle/character they selected. Players all spawn in the center of the city, above the underground where the Air Ride Machines lie. From there, players are free to explore the city and interact with each-other as they would in the main game. Machines are given their default stats (from the Air Ride mode as opposed to -2 on most stats in City Trial's main game).
Kirby Air Ride[edit]
In Kirby Air Ride, Kirby can find every standard Air Ride Machine parked in the underground chamber beneath the city center. Included is the Flight Warp Star, which is a special machine which cannot be ridden anywhere else in the game. Each of these machines can be damaged or destroyed, which will cause them to respawn in back in the underground area.
Unlike the rest of City Trial, the player can also choose to play as King Dedede or Meta Knight in the selection screen prior to starting the game (once they have been unlocked). These characters can then explore the city, though they are unable to mount or dismount any of the other machines. If said characters are to be defeated in any way, they will stay knocked out permanently and may only limp around slowly afterwards.
Finally, once the appropriate Checklist tasks have been met, the Dragoon and Hydra can also be selected for use in Free Run and will also show up with the other machines in the underground parking area.
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Kirby looking around in the Air Ride Machine garage. -
King Dedede lays on the floor defeated.
Checklist tasks[edit]
The following are all of the Checklist tasks that specifically pertain to Free Run in City Trial:
| Task | Reward | Notes |
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| Free Run: Change Air Ride machines 10 times or more! | Music: City Trial: Legendary Air Ride Machine | |
| Free Run: Drive for a total of 10 minutes or more! | None | |
| Free Run: Drive for a total of 30 minutes or more! | Music: City Trial: City | This also unlocks "City Trial: Not Much Time Left". |
| Free Run: Drive for a total of 2 hours or more! | One free box filler |
Kirby Air Riders[edit]
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The City Trial Free Run is very similar to the one in Kirby Air Ride, and the player is able to select any rider they have unlocked and any regular Air Ride Machine (plus the Flight Warp Star), and there are no CPUs available. To use any Legendary machines, they have to be unlocked via the Checklist beforehand; although, Gigantes cannot be used due to its sheer size. Like in Kirby Air Ride, machines are found parked in Skyah's underground chamber, but new to Kirby Air Riders is the ability to call out any available machine via the pause menu, though if a machine is destroyed during a Free Run session, it becomes unavailable. Selecting "Retry" in the menu places the rider in the underground garage off-machine; any lost or destroyed machines are also restored. When playing Free Run in a Paddock, the ability to call machines via the pause menu, as well as the "Retry" button is not present. It is not possible to complete any Checklist task during Free Run.
Air Ride and Top Ride[edit]
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For Air Ride and Top Ride, Free Run entails the player racing across a course indefinitely. The objective is to complete a lap as fast as possible, and as such the game shows the player's best time with the current machine, as well as the time of the previous laps. In Kirby Air Ride, legendary machines are unusable in this mode, but all of them (except Gigantes) can be used in Kirby Air Riders after unlocking them by completing certain Checklist tasks.
Checklist tasks[edit]
Kirby Air Ride[edit]
The following are all of the Checklist tasks that specifically pertain to Free Run in both Air Ride and Top Ride modes:
| Task | Reward | Notes |
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| Free Run: BEANSTALK PARK Do 1 lap under 00:58:00 on Winged Star! | Music: Air Ride: BEANSTALK PARK | In the Japanese version, the goal is to do 1 lap under 01:00:00 on Winged Star. |
| Free Run: BEANSTALK PARK Finish 1 lap in under 00:58:00! | None | |
| Free Run: BEANSTALK PARK Finish 1 lap in under 01:07:00! | None | |
| Free Run: BEANSTALK PARK Race over 5,500 feet in 2 minutes! | None | In the Japanese and European version, the goal is 2,000 meters in 3 minutes. Must be done in Time mode, rather than Laps mode. |
| 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! | Music: Air Ride: CELESTIAL VALLEY | |
| Free Run: CELESTIAL VALLEY Finish 1 lap in under 01:10:00! | None | |
| Free Run: CHECKER KNIGHTS Do 1 lap under 01:25:00 on Rocket Star! | None | |
| Free Run: CHECKER KNIGHTS Finish 1 lap in under 01:20:00! | None | |
| Free Run: CHECKER KNIGHTS Finish 1 lap in under 01:35:00! | None | |
| Free Run: FANTASY MEADOWS Do one lap under 00:23:00 on Wagon Star! | None | |
| Free Run: FANTASY MEADOWS Finish 1 lap in under 00:21:00! | Music: Air Ride: FANTASY MEADOWS | |
| Free Run: FANTASY MEADOWS Finish 1 lap in under 00:24:00! | 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! | Music: Air Ride: FROZEN HILLSIDE | |
| Free Run: FROZEN HILLSIDE Finish 1 lap in under 01:10:00! | None | |
| 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: MACHINE PASSAGE Finish 1 lap in under 01:05:00! | Machine: Rocket Star | |
| Free Run: MAGMA FLOWS Finish 1 lap in under 01:01:00! | None | |
| Free Run: MAGMA FLOWS Finish 1 lap in under 01:10:00! | None | |
| Free Run: MAGMA FLOWS Finish 1 lap in under 01:02:00 on Turbo Star! | None | |
| Free Run: SKY SANDS Do 1 lap under 01:05:00 on Bulk Star! | Color: Brown Kirby | |
| Free Run: SKY SANDS Finish 1 lap in under 00:53:00! | None | |
| Free Run: SKY SANDS Finish 1 lap in under 01:05:00! | None | |
| Free Run: FIRE Do one lap in under 00:06:50! | None | Use of the geysers is highly recommended, but not required if the player is extremely precise. |
| Free Run: FIRE Do one lap in under 00:08:00! | None | |
| Free Run: GRASS Do one lap in under 00:04:50! | None | |
| Free Run: GRASS Do one lap in under 00:06:00! | None | |
| Free Run: LIGHT Do one lap in under 00:06:00! | None | |
| Free Run: LIGHT Do one lap in under 00:07:50! | Music: Top Ride: Results Screen | |
| Free Run: METAL Do one lap in under 00:09:50! | None | |
| Free Run: METAL Do one lap in under 00:11:50! | None | |
| Free Run: WATER Do one lap in under 00:10:50! | Rule: Side Camera Angle | |
| Free Run: Race more than 100 laps! | None | |
| Free Run: SAND Do one lap in under 00:05:00! | None | |
| Free Run: SAND Do one lap in under 00:06:50! | None | |
| Free Run: SKY Do one lap in under 00:09:00! | Music: Kirby Super Star: Revenge of Meta Knight (Map) | Alternative music for the course Sky. Kirby: Right Back at Ya! arrangement of the theme of the same name from Kirby Super Star. |
| Free Run: SKY Do one lap in under 00:11:00! | None | |
| Free Run: WATER Do one lap in under 00:12:00! | None |
Kirby Air Riders[edit]
The following are all of the Checklist tasks that specifically pertain to Free Run in both Air Ride and Top Ride modes:
| Task | Reward | Notes |
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| Air Ride: Free Run Set records with at least 10 kinds of machines |
License Card Sticker |
Sticker of the Free Run icon. Prior to version 1.1.0, the task is instead "Set records with 10 total machines". |
| Air Ride: Free Run Complete an entire lap without dropping below 30 km/h |
Rider Marx
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19 mph. |
| Top Ride: Free Run Set records with at least 10 kinds of machines |
Street Name (Second Half) "Dragster" |
Prior to version 1.1.0, the task is instead "Set records with 10 total machines". |
Gallery[edit]
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License sticker of the icon for Free Run in City Trial from Kirby Air Riders
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ドライブモード Doraibu Mōdo |
Drive Mode |
| Traditional Chinese | 兜風模式 Dōufēng Móshì |
Drive Mode |
| Simplified Chinese | 兜风模式 Dōufēng Móshì | |
| Dutch | Vrije rit | Free ride |
| French | Essai libre | Free trial |
| German | Freie Fahrt | Free Passage |
| Italian | Corsa libera | Free run |
| Korean | 드라이브 모드 Deulaibeu Modeu |
Drive Mode |
| Spanish | Modalidad Libre | Free Mode |
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