Dedede's Drum Dash



Dedede's Drum Dash is a sub game in Kirby Triple Deluxe, which is available at the beginning of the game.

How to play
The game is played by bouncing King Dedede across the drums. The player can move by pressing right and left on the control pad while bouncing to the finish, avoiding foes along the way. Pressing the A button as soon as King Dedede land on a drum will make him perform a high jump, consecutive high jumps bounce King Dedede higher, until the rhythm is broken.

Pressing A at the peak of a jump will cause King Dedede to clap on the backbeat, boosting the player's score depending how consecutive the combo is. Collecting Musical Coins along the way will also boost the player's score. At the end, the game rates the player on performance by either giving the player a bronze, silver, gold, or platinum medal ranking. The player can get points by collecting coins. Bronze coins are worth 50 points. Silver coins 200 points. Gold coins 500 points. The backbeat is graded by good (Dedede claps) and great (Dedede beats on a drum).

The Music
The melodies in which King Dedede can play are:
 * Stage 1: Green Greens theme
 * Stage 2: Gourmet Go Go (Gourmet Race theme from stages 1 and 3)
 * Stage 3: King Dedede's Theme
 * Extra Stage: Distant Traveler (Magolor Race theme)