At PAX West 2025 in Seattle, I spent an hour playing Kirby Air Riders, reacquainting myself with the approachable yet ...

As anyone who’s played the original GameCube title Kirby Air Ride will know, there’s no need to accelerate in this game. Steering left and right is all that’s needed, while the B button brakes.

The Kirby series started back in 1992 with Kirby’s Dream Land on the original Game Boy and was both a commercial hit as well as being entirely excellent.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe accomplishes everything a good rerelease should by creating additional content that enhances the original adventure.