Nebula Belt

Nebula Belt A view of the Nebula Belt course. Details Laps (default) 2 Hazard(s) Copy Chance Wheels, ramps Enemies None

Theme Music "Air Ride: Nebula Belt" The Fountain of Dreams Clips of the two themes which can play on Nebula Belt

Nebula Belt is the ninth and final Air Ride course in Kirby Air Ride. As its name suggests, the track itself appears suspended in space. Its basic appearance is that of a simple, multicolored, figure-8 shaped circuit, only housing a group of very few ramps, and Copy Chance Wheels. It is the only available race course with an obvious lack of enemies. This particular track is possibly one of the simplest to complete, the only obstacles being the very few turns and bends encountered. As a result, machines with very high top speeds, such as the Formula Star, perform well here.

This course is the only one which must first be unlocked before it can be played. To unlock it, over 100 laps must be raced by human players in other Air Ride courses (laps completed by each human player counts, which means that doing a 25 lap race with four human players and having each player finish the race is enough to unlock the course in one go). The default amount of laps the racers must complete is 2.

Overview

The track display of Nebula Belt.

Track

The course begins as a simple long, straight way, like in a Drag Race, but with much wider roads. Soon, the racers can encounter a Copy Chance Wheel on the ground. If they pass over it, they rapidly scroll through the Copy Abilities in the game, as if they swallowed two enemies with a Copy Ability. By pressing A or waiting, the player stops the scrolling and the Kirby gets a Copy Ability.

Eventually, the racers encounter a gentle turn to the right. After this turn, there is a green ramp to the right, allowing players to glide if they want. Later, to the left, there is another Copy Chance Wheel. This area is another long straight, but not as the long as the previous one. The most complicated turns in the course are soon encountered, with a hairpin turn to the left and shortly, another one to the right. This leads to another straightaway with a ramp on the right and a Copy Chance Wheel on the left. This straightaway is the longest one in the course.

There is a gentle curve to the left, with a Copy Chance Wheel on the left, after this, leading to the straightaway to the end of the lap. At the end of the lap, there is a ramp to the left.

Setting and enemies

Nebula Belt takes the racers through a space-like environment with multiple planets visible in the distance. Multiple geometric shapes float around the track and the road is holographic allowing the player to see below it.

This course is unique in that it is the only one without any enemies at all, with the only way of getting copy abilities through its multiple Copy Chance Wheels.

Checklist objectives

Unlike the other courses, and perhaps due to its unlockable nature, Nebula Belt has no checklist objectives devoted specifically to it. This means that the entire checklist can be filled out 100% without ever playing this course.

Gallery

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  Stadium Icon for Nebula Belt

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  Banner image for Nebula Belt

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  Kirby races across the beginning of Nebula Belt.

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  Kirby takes the first bend of the course.

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  A small ramp appears, allowing Kirby to gain some air time.

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  Kirby uses the Wheel ability to make the U-turn easier.

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  Kirby goes though the futuristic space tunnel at max speed.

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  Kirby takes the very long last bend.

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  Kirby sees that the finish line is in sight, but someone hits him with the Tornado ability, ruining his chance at winning.

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  Kirby uses the Mike ability to slow his enemies.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ギャラックス Gyarakkusu	Galax
French	Nebula Belt	-
German	Nebula Belt	-
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Spanish	Nebula Belt	-