Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Do you remember the cult-classic gamecube game Kirby Air Ride? What if I told you it had a mode that would become one of the first battle royale games ever made? Well, sort of.

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Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
02:43 - Battle Royale
06:04 - Kirby Air Ride
17:27 - Nintendo Switch Online

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Resources:
Masahiro Sakruai on Creating Games - youtube.com/watch?v=bRDAYgRns4E
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Music used (chronologically):
Splash Canyon (Sonic Riders); New World Order (Severed Steel); Warzone 2 Lobby (Call of Duty); Menu (Kirby Air Ride); Dense Fog (Kirby Air Ride); City Trial (Kirby Air Ride); Menu (Apex Legends); Air Glider (Kirby Air Ride); Royal Days (Personal 5); Multiplayer Menu (Call of Duty Black Ops 4); Icarus (Echo Point Nova)

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