Sakurai explains how Road Trip came to be in Kirby Air Riders, shares different ideas that were considered

Director Masahiro Sakurai explained the development of the "Road Trip" mode in Kirby Air Ride, noting it was not in the initial design but added to provide single-player challenges. He considered alternative ideas like rival battles and task-based events before settling on the branching path structure for the final game.

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