Bomb Rally
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Bomb Rally is one of the Sub-Games featured in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. Like the other sub-games, Bomb Rally has multiplayer support with up to four players. It also makes an appearance in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, as an addition to the base game.
Gameplay[edit]
Kirby faces off against three opponents, who can either be other Kirbys or - in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe - King Dedede, Meta Knight, or Bandana Waddle Dee in an explosive tennis-style rally. Each contestant must use their frying pan to pass around the bomb to the next one. To hit the bomb along, the player needs to hit the A button with proper timing, as it heads toward their character. If a contestant does not hit the bomb in time, he is blown out of the screen and replaced with a Bubbles, who then serves the bomb to a nearby contestant. As the sub-game progress, the bomb moves faster between the contestants. Bubbles are incapable of missing the bombs. The last contestant standing wins at the sub-game.
In Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, Kirby can play Bomb Rally from an unlockable door in every level's hub, except Butter Building, in exchange for 1-Up rewards. The number of 1-Ups that Kirby obtains is based on his performance: three in first place, two in second place, one in third place or zero in fourth place. There are three levels of difficulty for this Sub-Game, with each increment increasing the CPU reaction time.
Missions[edit]
In Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, there are nine Missions for this Sub-Game. They are as follows:
- Rookie Rally - Play Bomb Rally for the first time.
- Triple Smash - Return a bomb at the last moment with a smash hit 3 times in a row.
- Bomb Rally Nightmare - Play while wearing the Nightmare Wizard dress-up mask.
- Reverse Hit Master - Win using only Reverse Hits by swapping hands right before the bomb approaches each time.
- A Smash for a Smash - After a rival smashes a bomb your way, return it with a smash hit.
- Consecutive Victories on Level 3 - Win 2 times in a row on Level 3.
- 50 Total Hits - Hit bombs a grand total of 50 times or more.
- Clear All Difficulties - Win on all difficulty settings. (Level 1 / Level 2 / Level 3)
- Grand Slam Rally - Complete all other missions for Bomb Rally.
Once all 100 regular missions are completed, two final missions related to this Sub-Game are unlocked, as part of the "True Extra Missions" category:
- A Smashing Bomb Rally (Level 3) - Smash 7 times on Level 3 in a single game of Bomb Rally.
- A Rally of Consecutive Wins (Level 3) - Win 3 times in a row on Level 3 of Bomb Rally.
Gallery[edit]
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land[edit]
Artwork based on the sub-game
Difficulty selection screen
Kirby prepares to strike the bomb
Yellow Kirby about to hit the bomb
A Bubbles serving the bomb
Getting 3rd place in the sub-game
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]
The calm before the storm
Bubbles executes a smash hit
King Dedede is blown away
Meta Knight (in a Bandana Waddle Dee mask) celebrates his victory
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | 爆裂ボンバーラリー Bakuretsu Bonbā Rarī |
Explosive Bomber Rally |
| Traditional Chinese | 爆裂炸彈接力 bào liè zhà dàn jiē lì |
Explosive Bomb Relay |
| Simplified Chinese | 爆裂炸弹接力 bào liè zhà dàn jiē lì | |
| Dutch | Bomtennis | Bomb tennis |
| French | Passe la Bombe | Pass the Bomb |
| German | Bomblett | Bombe + Omelett |
| Italian | Bomba Pazza | Crazy Bomb |
| Korean | 폭렬 봄버 랠리 pogryeol bombeo raelri |
Explosive Bomber Rally |
| Portuguese | Bomba Quente | Hot Bomb Based on Hot potato, which is "Batata quente" in Portuguese |
| Latin American Spanish | Tenis bomba | Bomb Tennis |
| European Spanish | Tenis-bomba | Bomb-tennis |
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