So in Kirby Air Ride for the Nintendo GameCube, there's a mode called "Top Ride" where you race in a top-down perspective, like slot-car racing, as opposed to the traditional behind-the-kart perspective of the other two modes, "Air Ride" and "City Trial". Unlike these modes, "Top Ride" only offers the option to ride on two stars (karts) that simply change the controls. There's the Free Star that turns your star to the direction you tilt the joystick (if you point north, Kirby will go north). Then there's the Steer Star that makes your star turn left by tilting the joystick left, and right by tilting the joystick right, a la "tank-controls".

I am the only person I have ever played Kirby Air Ride with who uses the Steer Star. Apparently I'm some kind of freak.

Anyway, I can't control the fish in Fishy very well because I keep trying to turn as though I'm playing Kirby Air Ride in "Top Ride" mode on the Steer Star.

Cute game though.

Fish eat, get big.

Glub glub.

Reviewed on Jul 12, 2023


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