Challenge Mode

Challenge Mode The first page of the Challenge Mode menu, with the shown stages completed with gold medals. Details Type(s) Time Attack Levels 48 Players 1-4 Appears in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

Theme music "Challenge Mode"

This article is about the game mode in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. For the challenge stages in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, see Challenge Stage. For the Sub-Game in Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition, see New Challenge Stages. For the bonus challenge rooms in Kirby: Canvas Curse, see Rainbow Run.

Challenge Mode is a bonus mode in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse which features a set of 48 mini-stages for Kirby to complete. The menu for this mode is available from the start of the game, but each stage needs to be unlocked individually, with different criteria for each one. Like with the main game, these challenges can be tackled with Kirby alone, or with up to three Waddle Dee helpers controlled by additional players.

Due to the differing unlock criteria for each Challenge Mode stage, these stages are not intended to be played in the order they are numbered (nor is it actually possible to do so). Completing every stage in Challenge Mode is required to unlock the Drawcia Figurine and hence, 100% completion of Kirby and the Rainbow Curse.

Basic gameplay

The goal of Challenge Mode is to collect Treasure Chests inside rooms with predetermined sets of obstacles and conditions within a 15 second time limit for each room. These rooms are similar to the timed challenge rooms encountered in the main stages of the game. Controls for Kirby and the Waddle Dees are the same as they are in Story Mode. When progressing between rooms, Kirby and the Waddle Dees are fully healed and the Point Star count is reset to 0. It should be noted that the chests collected in these stages do not actually contain any items, nor does collecting them contribute to the "collect # treasure chests" unlock criteria in the table below.

Challenge Mode is divided into 48 distinct stages. Of these, 41 are One-Minute Challenges and the remaining 7 are Survival Challenges. Each type of challenge can be summarized as follows:

One-Minute Challenges

One-Minute Challenges are sets of four rooms played in sequence. If Kirby fails to collect the treasure chest in a room, he will automatically be taken to the next one. The medal received for these stages is based on how many chests were collected, as follows:

• 0 - No medal
• 1 or 2 - Bronze medal
• 3 - Silver medal
• 4 - Gold medal

Survival Challenges

Survival Challenges are sets of twelve rooms played in sequence. If Kirby fails to collect a treasure chest in time, he is defeated and has to start the whole challenge over again. The medal received for these stages is based on how many chests were collected, as follows:

• 0-5 - No medal
• 6-8 - Bronze medal
• 9-11 - Silver medal
• 12 - Gold medal

List of challenges

The following table lists every challenge in Challenge Mode. For more details, click the name to head to a separate page:

Challenge	Unlock requirements	Type	Notes
Challenge 1	Collect 1 Gold Medal	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 2	Collect 3 Gold Medals	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 3	Collect 5 Gold Medals	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 4	Defeat Whispy Woods in Green Valley	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 5	Collect 3 Treasure chests	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 6	Collect 5 Treasure chests	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 7	Collect 10 Treasure chests	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 8	Complete 6 One-Minute Challenges	Survival Challenge
Challenge 9	Collect 7 Gold Medals	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 10	Collect 12 Gold Medals	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 11	Collect 20 Gold Medals	One-Minute Challenge	This challenge features the Kirby Tank.
Challenge 12	Defeat Hooplagoon in Yellow Dunes	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 13	Collect 15 Treasure chests	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 14	Collect 20 Treasure chests	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 15	Collect 30 Treasure chests	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 16	Complete 12 One-Minute Challenges	Survival Challenge
Challenge 17	Collect 25 Gold Medals	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 18	Collect 32 Gold Medals	One-Minute Challenge	This challenge features the Kirby Submarine.
Challenge 19	Defeat The Claykken in Indigo Ocean	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 20	Defeat Whispy Woods in Blue Sky Palace	One-Minute Challenge	This challenge features the Kirby Rocket in one stage.
Challenge 21	Collect 40 Treasure chests	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 22	Collect 50 Treasure chests	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 23	Complete 18 One-Minute Challenges	Survival Challenge
Challenge 24	Complete 24 One-Minute Challenges	Survival Challenge	This challenge features the Kirby Tank, Kirby Submarine, and Kirby Rocket.
Challenge 25	Collect 36 Gold Medals	One-Minute Challenge	This challenge features the Kirby Rocket.
Challenge 26	Collect 42 Gold Medals	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 27	Defeat Hooplagoon in Orange Woodland	One-Minute Challenge	This challenge features the Kirby Tank in the first room and the Kirby Submarine in the third.
Challenge 28	Defeat The Claykken in Red Volcano	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 29	Collect 60 Treasure chests	One-Minute Challenge	This challenge features the Kirby Tank.
Challenge 30	Collect 70 Treasure chests	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 31	Collect 80 Treasure chests	One-Minute Challenge	This challenge features the Kirby Rocket in the last room.
Challenge 32	Complete 30 One-Minute Challenges	Survival Challenge
Challenge 33	Collect 48 Gold Medals	One-Minute Challenge	This challenge features the Kirby Submarine.
Challenge 34	Collect 54 Gold Medals	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 35	Collect 60 Gold Medals	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 36	Defeat Claycia and Dark Crafter in Purple Fortress	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 37	Collect 90 Treasure chests	One-Minute Challenge	The last room features two Kirbys.
Challenge 38	Collect 103 Treasure chests	One-Minute Challenge	The last room in this challenge features multiple Kirbys. 103 treasure chests is equivalent to every chest in the Story Mode.
Challenge 39	Collect all Secret Diary entries	One-Minute Challenge	The third room in this challenge features the Kirby Rocket.
Challenge 40	Complete 36 One-Minute Challenges	Survival Challenge	Every room features multiple Kirbys.
Challenge 41	Defeat Whispy Woods in Green Valley without taking damage	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 42	Defeat Hooplagoon in Yellow Dunes without taking damage	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 43	Defeat The Claykken in Indigo Ocean without taking damage	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 44	Defeat Whispy Woods in Blue Sky Palace without taking damage	One-Minute Challenge	This challenge features the Kirby Rocket in some rooms.
Challenge 45	Defeat Hooplagoon in Orange Woodland without taking damage	One-Minute Challenge
Challenge 46	Defeat The Claykken in Red Volcano without taking damage	One-Minute Challenge	This challenge features the Kirby Rocket in the last room.
Challenge 47	Defeat Claycia and Dark Crafter in Purple Fortress without taking damage	One-Minute Challenge	The last two rooms in this challenge feature multiple Kirbys.
Challenge 48	Collect 68 Gold Medals	Survival Challenge	The Kirby Tank, Kirby Submarine, and Kirby Rocket are seen in this challenge. At the end, Whispy Woods, The Claykken, and Hooplagoon also make an appearance. 68 Gold Medals is equal to all 21 regular stages in the Story Mode in addition to all 47 other Challenge Mode stages, so essentially, this stage is only unlocked after getting every other Gold Medal in the game.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Italian	Modalità Sfida	Challenge Mode
Spanish	Desafíos	Challenges