Fun fact: A lot of this game’s music is from the Kirby anime, including Checker Knights. This also means there was anime music in Smash Bros. Brawl, since Checker Knights was in that game.
UGH! Seeing Dyna Blade reminds me that in said anime some of the characters were CG. For some like Kirby himself & Dedede it's fine but Dyna Blade stuck out like a sore thumb to me.
@@jeffd.683 Budgetary and Time constraint reasons. the Japanese are known to rush out their episodes on a weekly basis. and sometimes, shortcuts *need* to be taken.
Given how many similarities this game has to Melee, I’m convinced that this entire game is an extended apology letter from Sakurai for making Kirby bottom tier in Melee.
fodv93 Sonic is another one that deserves better Treatment. Being in 3 Smash Games you would expect him to get an overhaul since he was added into Brawl late. Sonic feels like the least developed 3rd Party. Boring barebones moveset, with different shades of blue for Alts and only 3 new tracks in brawl, no remixes and still no 2nd playable Rep.
I swear every time Johnny uploads a review on one of my favorite games I always get the same icky feeling that he's gonna hate it... And then I remember this is Johnny and while he is brutally honest he is also fair with his reviews and makes it very easy to understand the pros and cons of a game unlike back then, as a kid, where it was so easy to enjoy everything to the fullest without taking much note of the flaws! It also makes me want a sequel that will probably never happen... Fuck.
I do think, if you ever played the Roller Coaster Tycoon series, chances are it's like riding around in a theme park with different sections of the park allowing you to explore and such. So the volcano doesn't have lava beneath it it's just at the top. But even then that's a launch point to what we would call "Saturday Night Live" or the floating Castle In The Sky type of place. City Trial I feel is more of "What if we've combined Twister Metal, Crash Bash, RC Revenge, Destruction Derby, and every single game prior to it with the different modes, and combined them into one game." But to be honest, I love all of the modes but people love City Trial the most (while I personally love Air Ride the most but that's just my preference. Nebula Belt and Beanstalk Park are absolutely gorgeous racing courses akin to F-Zero GX/F-Zero series).
Star Allies is already comparable to CTR:NF with how it brings a whole lot of fanservice to the table, imagine that but with Air Ride, at least that's how i feel it could be in terms of character selection
It would be give me a reason to buy the switch to be sure if it did get a port with online play. Air Ride is a horridly underated game when it is so good.
The beauty of City Trial is it's unpredictability. I was so addicted to this one mode because I was so hooked on what things I could collect, what vehicles to use, and what events will happen all under 1 large map. Not to mention how quick it is to start another round after finishing a City Trial game. This sort of addiction I can understand why people constantly play Battle Royale games even when there is just one huge area to explore.
Kirby Air Ride is a perfect example of "game of its time." Anyone who played it when it first came out will like it, but not so much anyone playing it for the 1st time in 2020.
i dont entirely agree with you there. I think he summed it up in the video pretty well: if you have some friends nearby to play it is an amazing party game, but should someone go into it exclusively for single player content, they will be bored after about an hour or so and miss why it was such a fun game. If you have not played it, city trial has even more depth than he gave it credit for with settings that can be adjusted such as match time, with the ability to add an extra 2 minutes (to total 7) or guarantee a mid-match vague hint about the end event (which can also easily be overlooked with how chaotic the game can get). If you really want to pull out the unpredictability, you can even force certain events for the sake of achievement hunting as long as you have encountered it at least once before. (beating king dedede seems impossible without 4 human players collaborating, as one example) It is not without its flaws, but in reality, all those flaws would be easy to fix in a sequel or remake with just the addition of online functionality.
I played it at launch. I never liked it. I don't even remember it getting positive critical reception. I think it's a game that mostly survives due to childhood nostalgia
@@TheLonelyGoomba Me and by friends still play City Trial to this day. Has nothing to do with nostalgia, City Trial is just that fun even with the limited amount of content. It has a bit of a steep learning curve due to how different it is (I've tried to get new friends into a few times but they're usually pretty confused the whole time) but once you figure it all out it's amazing just how much depth you'll find in City Trial. I still occasionally discover new strategic options to this day. That said, Air Ride mode isn't worth playing (If you just want to race there's a lot of better options out there) and Top Ride is only fun in short bursts. Single player also isn't that great. City Trial with friends is what makes the game worth playing and if you haven't experienced that then I can understand why you wouldn't remember liking the game.
I didn't play it at launch but a little later when I was a kid and Jeez, this game sucked still even back then. There was literally no reason not to buy Double Dash or F-Zero GX on its time, cause they're so much more packed than this game. N64 and PSX era games had more content than this game. People just gossip over it because of blind nostalgia
Johnny, despite my immense nostalgia for Air Ride, I agree with a majority of your criticisms regarding it. The barebones controls, and content hold it back a lot. And I IMMENSELY agree with giving another go at this game, ESPECIALLY for the gameplay mechanic of flying/gliding alongside ground racing. Seriously, sequel...spiritual or not, this has IMMENSE POTENTIAL.
@@jacks.cosplay Kirby Air Ride isn't really comparable to those though. Those were downright bad mechanically in many areas on top of being buggy. Kirby Air Ride is a little lacking on content by yourself, but it's still not close to being a bad game.
If you need other people to enjoy a game, I count it as a bad game then. As an adult it's nearly impossible to play multiplayer split screen because fuck online and their fees. So solo fun time for me plisum.
I can't be the only one who replays the video just to see that beauty of an intro. That jazz and the change of the mug which is no longer the classic Luigi mug. My God I love it.
As numerous people are gonna point out in the comment section: the orchestrated music that's there more than likely comes from the anime Kirby Right Back At Ya, or as it's called in Japan Hoshi no Kaabi (Kirby of the Star), and specifically the Japanese version of said anime. I'm not sure why but I think it was to cross-promote the game and the finale of the anime since it was coming to the end in Japan at the time, evident in that there was an episode where Kirby uses the Air Ride machines to fight off some killer UFOs. The song Checker Knights was in Brawl, but only in Brawl, likely because of licensing issues regarding the origins of the song.
Tom The Fish dude relax It’s not that serious The dude said that this game could use a remake He said nothing about unnecessary DLC or Microtransactions And let’s be fair, a lot of remakes that came out in the past year have been REALLY good Don’t shit on other people just because of your negative opinion
I actually remember this game very fondly. It was my first ever Kirby game. I played the City Trial very frequently, especially in free roam to test out the hidden vehicles and secrets.
I will preach it for flipping ever: Kirby Air Ride is the best racing game on the Gamecube, easily my favorite racer of all time and is in desperate need of a remake and/ or sequel (preferably sequel)
I think it’s definitely a fun game, but a lacking in content and can be a bit awkward at times. I would say it’s in my personal top 3 behind Sonic Riders and Double Dash.
I appreciate the idea of making an entry-level racing game, but you know what other game did just that without mapping everything on one-button? Mario Kart. I think that's the big issue here, Air Ride goes so far to keep things simple and easy to pickup that it forgets that kids can learn more complex mechanics just fine if the game properly teaches them. Anyhoo, whenever you get to reviewing Planet Robobot, you may want to look up footage of the True Arena, just in case the sheer length of the final boss fight, combined with everything else you have to face first, ends up giving you shit.
Thank you! So many people overpraise Air Ride for being a "entry-level" racing game when Mario Kart is perfectly simple and easy to grasp, whereas Air Ride just forces every single hard to utilize function onto the same button while barely giving you time to grasp it all at the same time.
My brother and I would put City Trial on no time limit and we would spend literally hours every day racing to find the Dragoon Pieces, blowing each other up with bombs, and just having an all-out blast!
What I loved most about KAR is the Free Run option in City Trial. You get to explore the entire CT environment with a 3D Kirby, the only time ever you get to do that. I loved walked around with him and trying out all the different vehicles, exploring all the different tunnels and secret passages and flying around everywhere, it felt like such a fun sandbox for your imagination to run wild.
@Tom The Fish my guy, based on your reply tendencies here, you're more bitter and acidic than the lowest quality coffee, might wanna chill and stop being so needlessly mean to people, jeez.
More appropriate than Raid: Shadow legends (Do the people who Sponsor it even like it at all, or are they being held at gunpoint to say positive things about it?)
I loved the checklist in Kirby Air ride. It was satisfying to me to unlock something, then get a bunch of new objectives to try out, and I wish more games had something like that. Smash Ultimate just lets you know what every unlock condition is, and all you get are spirits, and I think Brawl had something similar but it was not nearly as big, nor was it tied to any interesting unlocks. I wish more games had this method of "just doing something" might unlock an unknown spot on the checklist, then you get a bunch of new objectives to try to see if they give you a new car, or colour, or piece of dragoon, or something.
I remember my time with this game. God, I spent so many hundreds of hours on this game, trying my hardest to get every last piece on those blasted check boxes filled, goofing about in the city trials map both to look for secrets and messing with my friends, it was a blast. I remember the first time that the rare spaceship first showed up in in the city, I flipped the heck out, and unlocking the Dragoon and Hydra was such a worthwhile chore. They became my favorite rides just to rush around the city with and the cinematic when you find all of the pieces never failed to put the dumbest grin on my face. I adored this game for the longest time, and while I'm a bit sad to here that you didn't, I can't fault you for your opinion either. It can be a bit bare boned, and some of the rides gimmicks can be cumbersome. At the end of the day though, I'm glad you covered this game.
For such a simplistic and almost barebones racer there’s just something about Kirby Air Ride that really draws me in. I have always wished for some kind of sequel or remake because I really do think there’s a lot of untapped potential in this kirby formula.
@@marx4538 I mean... not really? When it comes to the main games after 2010 the only one that is arguably subpar is Star Allies, and thats mostly just cuz its a really shallow experience in single player
My brother and I used to play City Trial with his friend all the time. Sometimes after we did a game of the normal mode, we’d go into Free Run mode, jump off our vehicles and play tag with our Kirbies. (There was also another variant where one player got the Hydra and had to ram into the others who were on foot- we called it “Kirby Smash”)
I just have to say I’ve waited my whole life for you to review this game. Childhood memories kinda stuff. Thank you Johnny for being the first TH-camr I subbed to, and for staying true to you. Much love man.
Whenever you decide to return to the Kirby series, I sincerely hope you'll give Kirby's Dream Course a go, that game is hilarious and fun, and it destroys friendships like only the best multiplayer games can do
Something i really wish the stadium events did: just have a full 3+ lap race on an Air Ride map with your nutty stats. I'd also like if City Trial just told you up-front what the event was so you could plan around it, instead of a 50/50 hint sometimes midway through. But yeah overall i'd just love another one of these, or an indie knock-off version that expands on it's ideas, something like that. also Dolphin has a netplay function without Parsec, and it's pretty good.
This was a fulfilling game to complete 100%. The controls may be simple, but that’s much to be appreciated. The time attack trials for Air Ride mode require mastery and memory of the tracks for fastest route and enemy layouts for maximum speed boosts.
Fun single player thing I used to do: I’d set the laps to 99, turn on health, put all the AI (including myself) on one of each wheelie vehicle and DeDeDe, pick Celestial Valley, and create a survival race and see who lives the longest before they either die to each other or falling off the map
I feel like no one in their right mind never understood how fucking terrifying the Hydra was. Yea Dragoon was a fucking airplane but the second you got the Hydra,the power went straight to your fucking mind and anyone that knew what it could do had given up hope. You was like the juggernaut with the speed of Sonic.
You know the internet Johnny: It’s okay to have your own opinion… as long as it’s the same as mine! People never seem to quite grasp that when a reviewer, a different individual from themselves with their own tastes and thoughts, reviews a game they love that there’s the possibility that the reviewer might not like it. It’s an alien concept to them 😜
Air Ride is the literally the only game that hasn’t been re-released and there’s only a few ways to play it with a GameCube, White Wii or Emulators. Air Ride is a great spin-off with a great ost too. We could really use a sequel or re-release.
I think this game was intended more of a party game rather than a racing game. Actually I see it as a combat game, lol. I like it a lot. Playing this game solo sucks comparing to the multiplayer. Yeah I agree with that, at least, after you've played 100's of hours, then it's all about the competition / player interaction in City Trial, since it has a LOT of depth. That's when things get amazing. For players looking to play this online, you should Google 'Kirby Workshop Discord' and join this Netplay community in which you can do MATCHMAKING on City Trial, 4 player matches etc
Sucking up enemies only requires tapping the A button once, and you don't lose much speed if all you're doing is giving it a quick tap. It's more drastic on the Swerve Star vehicle, but that's because its whole gimmick is that it stops and turns on a dime. The braking and boosting mechanic is much smoother once you understand how to use it. It's best used for drifting around corners, but it's also useful for just braking to avoid crashing into walls.
Never have I ever felt such a strong combination of emotions as bursting into laughter and being struck with love at 5:55. That scene with the cat playing with the cord is so heartwarming it's indescribable.
I have very fond memories of playing the City Trial mode with friends, like most people who have played this game. It's such a unique concept for a game and after you spend some time with the normal race mode, you can get really good at it. This is a really enjoyable game if you've sunk some time into it and if a remake or sequel was made today with a lot more content, a few new modes and characters and more unique features and, of course, content for the City Trial mode, this game could be a really popular online multiplayer experience for the Switch. Given it's generally a cult classic rather than a true fan favorite, I doubt Nintendo or HAL would ever want do this concept again, but maybe another studio can take the idea and build on it with another property. Let's see.
I feel for you, Johnny. My family's GameCube crapped out years ago. It barely works now. We used to play WarioWare on it at our birthday parties. It was the perfect party game, even for people who don't play video games.
Love that you got a sponsor from Trade Coffee. Been using them for the past few weeks and thoroughly enjoying it! Thanks for the review of Kirby Air Ride, I imagine it has aged since I played it years ago. Hope you're staying well
*"The Turbo Star And Slick Star, What The F*ck! Ones Like Riding A Stick Of Butter In A Frying Pan, The Other Just Has Sh*t Turning In General."* That's so true lol! 😂😂😂
SomecallmeJohnny talking about coffee is probably one of the hottest things I've heard in my life, I don't even drink coffee and I'm like "...go on". Seriously this video could have just been about his coffee preferences and I'd still watch it.
1:32 Love this suggestion or whatever you want to call it. Feels very inviting. Ready to sit down and listen on your perspective in the game you've played. Please don't ever change the ending of your intro.
Johnny talking about coffee sounds like stereotypical dad.
SomecallmeD-
DA-
DAD-
DADD-
*"Parental Guardian."*
Well, he is a dad to two adoring cats, so it only makes sense lol
@@Da_ComputerMonster Is that a DBZA reference?
Yes, yes it is.
@@Chad_Eldridge
twitter.com/Somecallmejon/status/1255533627200290817
"Much love to Trade Coffee for sponsoring this video."
WE'VE HIT THE PEAK LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
YEAH COFFEE!
It is great that the coffee you drink is from my country El Salvador. Good video as always Johnny :)
yeah and I don't even drink coffee
dear sir dear you same
Fun fact: A lot of this game’s music is from the Kirby anime, including Checker Knights. This also means there was anime music in Smash Bros. Brawl, since Checker Knights was in that game.
UGH! Seeing Dyna Blade reminds me that in said anime some of the characters were CG. For some like Kirby himself & Dedede it's fine but Dyna Blade stuck out like a sore thumb to me.
@@GatorRay Sometimes the same character would be CG and other times they wouldn't be. What was up with that?
@@jeffd.683 Budgetary and Time constraint reasons. the Japanese are known to rush out their episodes on a weekly basis. and sometimes, shortcuts *need* to be taken.
Anime in smash huh?
Goku time!
@@superbodoque7860 Still think Switch sales dropping DRAMATICALLY & Nintendo going 3rd party is more likely.
1v1 me in City Trial
When your a big youtuber and considered the Kirby guy but you still only get 4 likes
Notice me
Um...right now? In an offline-only game?
wait antdude...is that you???
@@JoSephGD I mean Parsec is a thing, did you watch the video?
This is the perfect sponsor
NATHANIEL omg I can't believe it
Hello Nathaniel bandy
What the fuck?
Given how many similarities this game has to Melee, I’m convinced that this entire game is an extended apology letter from Sakurai for making Kirby bottom tier in Melee.
What would be a better apology is *NOT* making kirby bottom tier, making him high if not top tier, oh and idk *MAKING HIS ENTIRE MOVESET NOT BORING!?*
No😑
fodv93
Sonic is another one that deserves better Treatment. Being in 3 Smash Games you would expect him to get an overhaul since he was added into Brawl late. Sonic feels like the least developed 3rd Party. Boring barebones moveset, with different shades of blue for Alts and only 3 new tracks in brawl, no remixes and still no 2nd playable Rep.
@@brandonwilliams6119 besides kirby, sonic is another character that deserves a moveset remodeling
He made up for it in Brawl... and then promptly forgot all about in the next two games.
John: Why am I wearing a mask, this is online.
Me: Um... so you don’t catch a computer virus... duh.
Gotta avoid getting that sigma virus. That shit is deadly.
@@fodv93 Pfft...you really think that mask will protect Johnny from XANA?
*rimshot*
fodv93 hes clearly having flashbacks to the Nightmare virus from X6
@@CrasherX2000 I'd day x7 was worse for him. That game was *BORING*
“Just driving over them is simply not enough.” Johnny that would have made the game even simpler than it already is 😂
Pingas Studios funny thing is the wheel vehicles will activate the boost pads just by driving over them
I mean, that means it's simpler AND an input less to press, so I'm all up for just passing through them to be enough
I swear every time Johnny uploads a review on one of my favorite games I always get the same icky feeling that he's gonna hate it... And then I remember this is Johnny and while he is brutally honest he is also fair with his reviews and makes it very easy to understand the pros and cons of a game unlike back then, as a kid, where it was so easy to enjoy everything to the fullest without taking much note of the flaws!
It also makes me want a sequel that will probably never happen... Fuck.
johnny is finally sponsored by coffee he's been waiting for this for years.
“Why did they decide to build this city so close to a volcano?”
Mexico City and Tokyo: Hey! Don’t judge
Pompeii would like to know your location
I do think, if you ever played the Roller Coaster Tycoon series, chances are it's like riding around in a theme park with different sections of the park allowing you to explore and such. So the volcano doesn't have lava beneath it it's just at the top. But even then that's a launch point to what we would call "Saturday Night Live" or the floating Castle In The Sky type of place.
City Trial I feel is more of "What if we've combined Twister Metal, Crash Bash, RC Revenge, Destruction Derby, and every single game prior to it with the different modes, and combined them into one game."
But to be honest, I love all of the modes but people love City Trial the most (while I personally love Air Ride the most but that's just my preference. Nebula Belt and Beanstalk Park are absolutely gorgeous racing courses akin to F-Zero GX/F-Zero series).
Kirby's air ride needs a remake.
New levels
More characters
Just do it Nintendo please..
Johnny has made me notice how people say Kirby's Air Ride now
Star Allies is already comparable to CTR:NF with how it brings a whole lot of fanservice to the table, imagine that but with Air Ride, at least that's how i feel it could be in terms of character selection
Go ask HAL, not Nintendo.
good luck prying sakurai away from smash.
Kirby Air Ride but City Trial is a battle royale with 100 players
It's a SIN that Johnny hasn't looked at any Donkey Kong games on this channel yet. C'mon John, you're killing me here.
He totally needs to do dk after he did Mario and kirby.
Dk is Nintendo's hard series and he's grown up with the first one so it's a matter of time.
He should also do Pac Man
Oh hey, I didn’t know Square man watched Johnny
Donkey kong jungle beat is underrated to me .
Pour one out for the DK Crew
"This is what I overdose on"
alright man we're here for you
No such thing as overdosing on coffee.
And now that John’s played Air Ride online with an emulator, we can expect Air Ride to be announced for the Switch tomorrow with online play. xD
I would be so happy bout that
It would be give me a reason to buy the switch to be sure if it did get a port with online play. Air Ride is a horridly underated game when it is so good.
Nora Simonson it’s bad lol
Tomorrow for sure
It's only a matter of time
The beauty of City Trial is it's unpredictability. I was so addicted to this one mode because I was so hooked on what things I could collect, what vehicles to use, and what events will happen all under 1 large map. Not to mention how quick it is to start another round after finishing a City Trial game. This sort of addiction I can understand why people constantly play Battle Royale games even when there is just one huge area to explore.
"Or you can suddenly find yourself-
*SHIIIIIIIIIIIIII-"*
Golden.
Everybody else: Kirby Air Ride is the best game that was ever created
Johnny: aight, lemme be real with you though
This but with Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness
@Tom The Fish Johnny here simps Sonic hard.
@@luigifan001 He ain't afraid of blasting his kneecaps though.
Tom The Fish do you even know what a simp is?
@Tom The Fish I know that you are joking because how would you like it if someone said that to a game that you like
Kirby Air Ride is a perfect example of "game of its time." Anyone who played it when it first came out will like it, but not so much anyone playing it for the 1st time in 2020.
i dont entirely agree with you there. I think he summed it up in the video pretty well: if you have some friends nearby to play it is an amazing party game, but should someone go into it exclusively for single player content, they will be bored after about an hour or so and miss why it was such a fun game. If you have not played it, city trial has even more depth than he gave it credit for with settings that can be adjusted such as match time, with the ability to add an extra 2 minutes (to total 7) or guarantee a mid-match vague hint about the end event (which can also easily be overlooked with how chaotic the game can get). If you really want to pull out the unpredictability, you can even force certain events for the sake of achievement hunting as long as you have encountered it at least once before. (beating king dedede seems impossible without 4 human players collaborating, as one example)
It is not without its flaws, but in reality, all those flaws would be easy to fix in a sequel or remake with just the addition of online functionality.
I played it at launch. I never liked it. I don't even remember it getting positive critical reception. I think it's a game that mostly survives due to childhood nostalgia
Honestly I grew up with Air Ride. Even then I didn't think it was that great I only liked City Trial.
@@TheLonelyGoomba Me and by friends still play City Trial to this day. Has nothing to do with nostalgia, City Trial is just that fun even with the limited amount of content. It has a bit of a steep learning curve due to how different it is (I've tried to get new friends into a few times but they're usually pretty confused the whole time) but once you figure it all out it's amazing just how much depth you'll find in City Trial. I still occasionally discover new strategic options to this day.
That said, Air Ride mode isn't worth playing (If you just want to race there's a lot of better options out there) and Top Ride is only fun in short bursts. Single player also isn't that great. City Trial with friends is what makes the game worth playing and if you haven't experienced that then I can understand why you wouldn't remember liking the game.
I didn't play it at launch but a little later when I was a kid and
Jeez, this game sucked still even back then. There was literally no reason not to buy Double Dash or F-Zero GX on its time, cause they're so much more packed than this game.
N64 and PSX era games had more content than this game.
People just gossip over it because of blind nostalgia
Johnny, despite my immense nostalgia for Air Ride, I agree with a majority of your criticisms regarding it. The barebones controls, and content hold it back a lot. And I IMMENSELY agree with giving another go at this game, ESPECIALLY for the gameplay mechanic of flying/gliding alongside ground racing. Seriously, sequel...spiritual or not, this has IMMENSE POTENTIAL.
Hey Johnny has a killer queen background on his desktop.
So he does...
I wonder what his stand would be.
FourSwordsLord Stand Master: Johnny Ortiz
Stand name: [SMOOTH OPERATOR]
Good tastes, now we just need to get him into Hunter X Hunter. I know his uncle Greg saw a bit and got interested in what he saw.
Well he is watching part 4 now
"better with friends" is the saving grace of many a bad game.
Pretty much. Fallout 76, anthem etc are better with friends and while true, doesn't change the fact they are pure trash.
@@jacks.cosplay Kirby Air Ride isn't really comparable to those though. Those were downright bad mechanically in many areas on top of being buggy.
Kirby Air Ride is a little lacking on content by yourself, but it's still not close to being a bad game.
Couldn't agree more, pretty much any game is fun in some fashion in multiplayer
If you need other people to enjoy a game, I count it as a bad game then. As an adult it's nearly impossible to play multiplayer split screen because fuck online and their fees. So solo fun time for me plisum.
This game is hella fun with friends (with Parsec too!). They didn't know a think about it and once I taught them how to play it was a blast.
Best is to use Dolphin emulator. You guys should join Kirby Workshop Discord and participate in the spicy City Trial netplay sessions!
This was my first Kirby game.
A friend of mine gave it to me after he found it in a beach house.
Thomlin dang I wish my beach house had Kirby air ride all I have is sand and small mice.
Thomlin “found it”
This is the most 2000s story I’ve ever heard
@@Extremedude9000 Well, it DID happen around that time.
@@Extremedude9000 2000s made game? You don't say?
17:24 - So... Does this mean that now Johnny has its own version of the Disney Vault? It goes into the vault and only comes out in a few years?
They say that's where the Uncharted 3 review lives
I can't be the only one who replays the video just to see that beauty of an intro.
That jazz and the change of the mug which is no longer the classic Luigi mug.
My God I love it.
"I do not like this game"
[Antdude would like to know your location]
As numerous people are gonna point out in the comment section: the orchestrated music that's there more than likely comes from the anime Kirby Right Back At Ya, or as it's called in Japan Hoshi no Kaabi (Kirby of the Star), and specifically the Japanese version of said anime. I'm not sure why but I think it was to cross-promote the game and the finale of the anime since it was coming to the end in Japan at the time, evident in that there was an episode where Kirby uses the Air Ride machines to fight off some killer UFOs. The song Checker Knights was in Brawl, but only in Brawl, likely because of licensing issues regarding the origins of the song.
That explains why Frozen Hillside is the only Air Ride song to be in later games.
@@TackyRackyComixNEO The original Celestial Valley music is also in Smash 4 and Ultimate.
This the kirby game that really needs a remake,port or whatever it's the one best of the best kirby spinoffs ever
Tom The Fish I really don’t think you need to go around blasting people for liking the game
Tom The Fish dude relax
It’s not that serious
The dude said that this game could use a remake
He said nothing about unnecessary DLC or Microtransactions
And let’s be fair, a lot of remakes that came out in the past year have been REALLY good
Don’t shit on other people just because of your negative opinion
@Tom The Fish Dude calm down,i didn't even mention DLC,i just want a port or something
Goldie he’s a troll ignore him
14:00 Sakurai: "Gotta make sure I don't draw any attention, otherwise my cover will be blown..."
"No views"
Damn, never been this early before.
Luigiprincessdress Dude No, you weren’t.
@@sergiocatholicking1609 congrats dude
How you like the perfect blue anime?
So Johnny finally got a coffee sponsor... so proud of him. *sheds tear*
Johnny has achieved his dream. To be sponsored by a coffee seller
I actually remember this game very fondly. It was my first ever Kirby game. I played the City Trial very frequently, especially in free roam to test out the hidden vehicles and secrets.
Man i remember love going to my friend's house to play this, Double Dash and Melee, good times
I will preach it for flipping ever: Kirby Air Ride is the best racing game on the Gamecube, easily my favorite racer of all time and is in desperate need of a remake and/ or sequel (preferably sequel)
I think it’s definitely a fun game, but a lacking in content and can be a bit awkward at times. I would say it’s in my personal top 3 behind Sonic Riders and Double Dash.
CometX-ing F-Zero GX?
NathanGuiaYT didn’t play that.
I mean F-Zero GX is tough competition, i personally like that more.
But yeah Air Ride is wonderful and def one of the most memorable GC game.
Basic bitch who only played Double Dash would be me...
It's odd that it took this long for Johnny of all people to finally do a sponsor on coffee.
Ikr? It’s been the stuff he’s been drinking for years
You’d think he’d have done a sponsor for them by now
@@CrasherX2000 You would think Johnny is THE sponsor for coffee. Like, put him in every coffee commercial.
Rest in peace johnny’s GameCube I hope you’re up there with the futon
It will be missed… 😞
So many good late night memories in City Trial :D this Kirby marathon was a lot of fun, thanks Johnny. can't wait for the RE4 review!
Love City Trial. I too look forward to the RE4 review.
I spent the entire runtime of this video thinking about Coffee and totally spaced out the review
Glad to see you and I see eye to eye on coffe, Johnny. I'm more of an espresso guy. Caramel Macchiato being my favorite.
I appreciate the idea of making an entry-level racing game, but you know what other game did just that without mapping everything on one-button? Mario Kart. I think that's the big issue here, Air Ride goes so far to keep things simple and easy to pickup that it forgets that kids can learn more complex mechanics just fine if the game properly teaches them.
Anyhoo, whenever you get to reviewing Planet Robobot, you may want to look up footage of the True Arena, just in case the sheer length of the final boss fight, combined with everything else you have to face first, ends up giving you shit.
Thank you! So many people overpraise Air Ride for being a "entry-level" racing game when Mario Kart is perfectly simple and easy to grasp, whereas Air Ride just forces every single hard to utilize function onto the same button while barely giving you time to grasp it all at the same time.
I remember playing this game as a kid, ironically it's what initially made me discover Kirby!
My brother and I would put City Trial on no time limit and we would spend literally hours every day racing to find the Dragoon Pieces, blowing each other up with bombs, and just having an all-out blast!
5:57 Awwwwwwwww. That's actually adorable!
What I loved most about KAR is the Free Run option in City Trial. You get to explore the entire CT environment with a 3D Kirby, the only time ever you get to do that. I loved walked around with him and trying out all the different vehicles, exploring all the different tunnels and secret passages and flying around everywhere, it felt like such a fun sandbox for your imagination to run wild.
Always hated coffee myself, even the smell of the stuff makes me feel ill.
But cannot think of a more apt sponsor!
I wish I liked coffee ☕, but I have a strong sweet tooth and it is too bitter for me.
Coffee is like my fuel. I need a daily refill, and there's a more economic, but less effective version in the form of tea.
@Tom The Fish my guy, based on your reply tendencies here, you're more bitter and acidic than the lowest quality coffee, might wanna chill and stop being so needlessly mean to people, jeez.
Ikr? Believe me, I’ve tried to like coffee but I just can’t do it.
More appropriate than Raid: Shadow legends (Do the people who Sponsor it even like it at all, or are they being held at gunpoint to say positive things about it?)
Man this game is so much fun city trial plus the glide mini game with odd carts was so much fun
5:56 the cutest distraction ever! I almost forgot why I came here XD
I loved the checklist in Kirby Air ride. It was satisfying to me to unlock something, then get a bunch of new objectives to try out, and I wish more games had something like that. Smash Ultimate just lets you know what every unlock condition is, and all you get are spirits, and I think Brawl had something similar but it was not nearly as big, nor was it tied to any interesting unlocks. I wish more games had this method of "just doing something" might unlock an unknown spot on the checklist, then you get a bunch of new objectives to try to see if they give you a new car, or colour, or piece of dragoon, or something.
1:51 this part really aged well
I remember my time with this game. God, I spent so many hundreds of hours on this game, trying my hardest to get every last piece on those blasted check boxes filled, goofing about in the city trials map both to look for secrets and messing with my friends, it was a blast. I remember the first time that the rare spaceship first showed up in in the city, I flipped the heck out, and unlocking the Dragoon and Hydra was such a worthwhile chore. They became my favorite rides just to rush around the city with and the cinematic when you find all of the pieces never failed to put the dumbest grin on my face.
I adored this game for the longest time, and while I'm a bit sad to here that you didn't, I can't fault you for your opinion either. It can be a bit bare boned, and some of the rides gimmicks can be cumbersome. At the end of the day though, I'm glad you covered this game.
"Slice and dice" TMNT 2003 games marathon time PLS
For real! Also, who's your favorite ninja turtle? Mine is Donatello.
@@IamaPERSON mine is raphael
As Mikey, my favorite is Mikey
@@_mango_ cool
What about dmc
Honestly loved this in solo mode. Also loved the other stars having their own gimmicks vs just stat changes. But strokes for different folks.
very fun game, I would love a port on the switch or a remake for that matter
I'm still waiting for the Sonic Adventure games to make their way to Switch, but I wouldn't mind Kirby Air Ride on Switch.
For such a simplistic and almost barebones racer there’s just something about Kirby Air Ride that really draws me in. I have always wished for some kind of sequel or remake because I really do think there’s a lot of untapped potential in this kirby formula.
am kinda bummed that Johnny just so happens to cut the marathon JUST before shit gets real good with RtDL
to be honest it gets even worse then it was
@@marx4538 I mean... not really? When it comes to the main games after 2010 the only one that is arguably subpar is Star Allies, and thats mostly just cuz its a really shallow experience in single player
The Resident Evil stuff is more interesting anyway.
@@jakegarman4526 Opinions bro. I love both Kirby and RE, but I'm disappointed that he isn't going to play the modern titles for a while now.
@@hypno3057 I can respect that.
My brother and I used to play City Trial with his friend all the time. Sometimes after we did a game of the normal mode, we’d go into Free Run mode, jump off our vehicles and play tag with our Kirbies. (There was also another variant where one player got the Hydra and had to ram into the others who were on foot- we called it “Kirby Smash”)
_"Destruction Kirby"_
That was a big missed opportunity to use that name.
You can say the same of so many of this game's aspects, lol
I didn’t expect Johnny to review my most played childhood game. Thank you for this man, it means a lot to me to see this game again after so long.
0:08 That Dwight Schrute pillow tho.
I just have to say I’ve waited my whole life for you to review this game. Childhood memories kinda stuff. Thank you Johnny for being the first TH-camr I subbed to, and for staying true to you. Much love man.
They should make a "Kirby air ride 2"
"Kirby City Trial"
Just a whole game built around expanding on the City Trial mode since it was the best part.
1:07 I like how you can see him mouthing "That's Very Good'
Whenever you decide to return to the Kirby series, I sincerely hope you'll give Kirby's Dream Course a go, that game is hilarious and fun, and it destroys friendships like only the best multiplayer games can do
Well... The introduction of mentioning a full 3D Kirby game aged pretty well after Kirby and the Forgotten Land was announced.
With how much John likes coffee, I wonder if he'd like Sojiro from Persona 5.
Something i really wish the stadium events did: just have a full 3+ lap race on an Air Ride map with your nutty stats.
I'd also like if City Trial just told you up-front what the event was so you could plan around it, instead of a 50/50 hint sometimes midway through.
But yeah overall i'd just love another one of these, or an indie knock-off version that expands on it's ideas, something like that.
also Dolphin has a netplay function without Parsec, and it's pretty good.
Fun fact: You can actually play this game with one hand. Since A, L, and R all do the same thing.
This was a fulfilling game to complete 100%. The controls may be simple, but that’s much to be appreciated. The time attack trials for Air Ride mode require mastery and memory of the tracks for fastest route and enemy layouts for maximum speed boosts.
Not gonna lie, I wouldn't mind more racers having automatic acceleration. I was never a big fan of having to hold down a button for so long.
You heard of Kirby’s Air Ride. Now get ready for Kirb’s Quarantine experience!
"Come on Johnny, give us Resident Evil 4!"
He's teasing us
"How about this instead"
Fun single player thing I used to do: I’d set the laps to 99, turn on health, put all the AI (including myself) on one of each wheelie vehicle and DeDeDe, pick Celestial Valley, and create a survival race and see who lives the longest before they either die to each other or falling off the map
Wheelie Scooter is the best wheelie don’t @ me
11:42 Oops. He called it “Smash Run” when he was suppose to call it “City Trial”.
GamerGuy25 / Devlin Ford
Reminds me of when he called the enigma the eclipse cannon in the x legacy collection
14:13 *Killer Queen has already touched this background*
First the DIO reference, now this. I’m proud of ya, Johnny
Yes, Yes,
He got a Boner from lookin' at Mona Lisa in his Garmmar School Art book
_Settle down now_
Shin Computer-Monster Sorry, couldn’t help myself. You know us Jojo fans, haha 👉😎👉
14:13 iS tHaT a JoJo ReFrEnCe?!
I feel like no one in their right mind never understood how fucking terrifying the Hydra was.
Yea Dragoon was a fucking airplane but the second you got the Hydra,the power went straight to your fucking mind and anyone that knew what it could do had given up hope. You was like the juggernaut with the speed of Sonic.
0:08 to the left what am I even looking at?
@@Chad_Eldridge must have missed the politician who got plastic surgery to be able to pull of nicholas cage faces was badly botched.
Oh Johnny.... You have no idea how confusing and dark kirby can be
Give him time...he'll figure it out.
Fun Fact: The Menu looks identical to Smash Melee.
Johnny you rode the Air on that Kirby just as my day turned bad...No ride dat Kirby you Numbnut!
You know the internet Johnny: It’s okay to have your own opinion… as long as it’s the same as mine! People never seem to quite grasp that when a reviewer, a different individual from themselves with their own tastes and thoughts, reviews a game they love that there’s the possibility that the reviewer might not like it. It’s an alien concept to them 😜
*"This Is What I Overdose On."*
Me when I show someone my anime collection lol! 😂😂😂
Skip to 1:42 for the review proper, you’re welcome
Air Ride is the literally the only game that hasn’t been re-released and there’s only a few ways to play it with a GameCube, White Wii or Emulators. Air Ride is a great spin-off with a great ost too. We could really use a sequel or re-release.
14:13
Nice Killer Queen background! Also, the sponsorship could've not been more perfect for this channel.
Johnny’s reaction to the “supercharged” event…. *snaps fingers* gorgeous.
I think this game was intended more of a party game rather than a racing game. Actually I see it as a combat game, lol. I like it a lot.
Playing this game solo sucks comparing to the multiplayer. Yeah I agree with that, at least, after you've played 100's of hours, then it's all about the competition / player interaction in City Trial, since it has a LOT of depth. That's when things get amazing.
For players looking to play this online, you should Google 'Kirby Workshop Discord' and join this Netplay community in which you can do MATCHMAKING on City Trial, 4 player matches etc
Sucking up enemies only requires tapping the A button once, and you don't lose much speed if all you're doing is giving it a quick tap. It's more drastic on the Swerve Star vehicle, but that's because its whole gimmick is that it stops and turns on a dime. The braking and boosting mechanic is much smoother once you understand how to use it. It's best used for drifting around corners, but it's also useful for just braking to avoid crashing into walls.
Never have I ever felt such a strong combination of emotions as bursting into laughter and being struck with love at 5:55. That scene with the cat playing with the cord is so heartwarming it's indescribable.
Can't wait to see all the fancy new things you're going to do with your videos either Johnny, looking forward to those new thumbnails and stuff! :)
I have very fond memories of playing the City Trial mode with friends, like most people who have played this game. It's such a unique concept for a game and after you spend some time with the normal race mode, you can get really good at it. This is a really enjoyable game if you've sunk some time into it and if a remake or sequel was made today with a lot more content, a few new modes and characters and more unique features and, of course, content for the City Trial mode, this game could be a really popular online multiplayer experience for the Switch. Given it's generally a cult classic rather than a true fan favorite, I doubt Nintendo or HAL would ever want do this concept again, but maybe another studio can take the idea and build on it with another property. Let's see.
I feel for you, Johnny. My family's GameCube crapped out years ago. It barely works now. We used to play WarioWare on it at our birthday parties. It was the perfect party game, even for people who don't play video games.
Love that you got a sponsor from Trade Coffee. Been using them for the past few weeks and thoroughly enjoying it!
Thanks for the review of Kirby Air Ride, I imagine it has aged since I played it years ago. Hope you're staying well
The way Johnny describes coffee makes me want to get some.
I’ve never even had coffee before!
*"The Turbo Star And Slick Star, What The F*ck! Ones Like Riding A Stick Of Butter In A Frying Pan, The Other Just Has Sh*t Turning In General."*
That's so true lol! 😂😂😂
SomecallmeJohnny talking about coffee is probably one of the hottest things I've heard in my life, I don't even drink coffee and I'm like "...go on". Seriously this video could have just been about his coffee preferences and I'd still watch it.
1:32 Love this suggestion or whatever you want to call it. Feels very inviting. Ready to sit down and listen on your perspective in the game you've played.
Please don't ever change the ending of your intro.
God this game was my entire childhood, feels good to see it again
I love Kirby Air Ride.
Is it the best racing game? No.
Is it the best racing game for me? Yes.
Thanks for showing more people this game Johnny.