Checker Knights is an Air Ride course in Kirby Air Ride. It is often considered the most difficult Air Ride course in the game. The secondary music track that plays here is the theme for Green Greens from Kirby's Dream Land, based upon the orchestral remix from Super Smash Bros. Melee.
General Information[]
Checker Knights is a surreal area located somewhere in Dream Land. The course mainly takes place on a checkerboard with somewhat medieval-styled castles and walls, among more unusual structures like half-pipes and spinning full pipes. About one third of the way through the track, the racecourse plunges underwater, revealing a dark undersea cityscape illuminated by neon lights, with floating rails, pipes and cubes above. The racers then return to the surface for the final third. The course incorporates almost every enemy in the game (even outside of Free Run), and has many challenging twists and turns, along with unique elements like Spin Panels. Two special pink switch panels near the end of the course, when activated, will both temporarily raise or lower an obstacle inside of a small room directly ahead. These panels can be activated as a surprise trap to stop racers immediately ahead of the player in their tracks before they can cross the lap line, or to clear the way if the obstacle has already been raised.
The course's emphasis on turning tends to favor machines with good handling. Bikes will be able to take advantage of the the large amount of panels on the course to wreak havoc. A shortcut exists behind a destructible wall early in the level, which can be plowed through easily by heavyweight machines like the Bulk Star and Rex Wheelie.
Music[]
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Trivia[]
- The music for this course, which first appeared in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, later appeared as a song in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. This makes this track among the first songs in the Super Smash Bros. series to not originate from a video game.
Gallery[]
Course topside
Start of underwater section
Jump platform
Screenshot of open space in the course.
Closeup of the tower-like structures in the area.
Large icon
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