Overview
- Players begin with Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight, and Waddle Dee, with the remaining roster tied to Extras menu checklist challenges in Air Ride, Top Ride, City Trial, and Road Trip.
- Most riders can be obtained in more than one way, and completing an already-cleared tile awards an alternate color palette, with amiibo scans also granting character colors.
- Color variations are earned by repeating objectives, and some variants add abilities such as Blue Kirby’s Snow Bowl for brief speed bursts.
- Step-by-step examples include Bandana Waddle Dee by destroying two item boxes within 30 seconds of a City Trial match start and Magolor by launching the same rider twice with the Drill Driver.
- Player-facing tips note the + button can jump straight into uncleared challenges, and newly unlocked tiles reveal red-highlighted hints to nearby objectives on the grid.