Kirby Air Ride

Kirby Air Ride
Developer(s)	HAL Laboratory
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Series	Kirby
Platform(s)	GameCube
Release date(s)	JP June 9, 2003 NA October 13, 2003 EU February 20, 2004 AUS March 30, 2004
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-Player, Multiplayer
Input methods	GameCube Controller
Compatibility	5 Perfect
GameIDs	GKYP01, GKYE01, GKYJ01
See also...	Search Dolphin Forums Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia

Kirby Air Ride is a 2003 racing video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube video game console starring Kirby, one of HAL's characters. The game supports 4 players, and was the first GameCube title to support LAN play using broadband adapters and up to four GameCube systems.

In Kirby Air Ride, players take control of Kirby or any of his multicolored counterparts to compete in races or other minigames on vehicles from the Kirby universe, such as the warpstar. The vehicles use very simple controls: no input is necessary for the craft to move forward, the analog stick is used to steer, and one button performs all functions, including braking, charging up for a boost, sucking in nearby enemies, and gliding. The game has three modes, and each has a "checklist" of list of hidden challengers for the player to discover, which unlocks additional tracks, characters, and items.

Problems

Audio Issues

Music randomly stops or enters a loop, however, audio tends to return normal after a minute. Use DSP-LLE to fix these problems.

BBA Unsupported

BBA emulation is unsupported, preventing LAN play, refer issue 647.

Configuration

Only configuration options for the best compatibility where they deviate from defaults are listed.

Audio

Config	Setting	Notes
DSP Emulator Engine	LLE	Fixes audio problems

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with Kirby Air Ride since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

r6252

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5.0-21455 (current)

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2.0 (r5384)

Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This title has been tested on the environments listed below:

Test Entries
Revision	OS	CPU	GPU	Result	Tester
r6252	Windows 7 x64	Intel Core i7 930 @ 3.53GHz	ATI Radeon HD 5770	Perfect
r6257	Windows Vista x86	AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.21GHz	ATI Radeon HD 4650	Playable
r6857	Windows XP x86	AMD Athlon II x4 @ 3GHz	ATI Radeon HD 5450	Nearly Perfect, Random crashes
r7413	Windows 7 x64	Intel Core i3 M350 @ 2.27GHz	ATI Radeon HD 4570	Nearly Perfect, Random crashes, audio stuttering/looping
r7485	Windows 7	AMD Athlon Core 2 Quad @ 3GHz	ATI Radeon HD 3200	Perfect,sound does not disable
3.0	Windows 7 x64	Intel Core i5 Quad @ 2.27GHz	ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650	Playable, Random freezes, audio stuttering/looping

Gameplay Videos

• Kirby Air Ride Full HD on Dolphin Rev 3329 64 bit