{{Nihongo|Airboarder|エアボーダー|Eabōdā}} is the [[Staff|Credits]] [[Rhythm Game|Game]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' and the 2nd of [[Donut Land]] (15th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
{{Nihongo|'''Airboarder'''|エアボーダー|Eabōdā}} is the credits game in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' and the 15th minigame in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. In this game, the player controls an [[Airboarder (Character)|Airboarder]] airboarding through a colorful land of blocks with two other airboarders and the [[Barista|Dog]]. It is unlocked in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' after clearing [[Remix 6 (DS)|Remix 6]] and watching the credits. In ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', the credits appear during this game, and the cast plays after the game. The ending theme song, [[That's Paradise]], plays during this game.
In [[Rhythm Heaven Megamix|''Rhythm Heaven Megamix'']], the game received a significant visual upgrade compared to most returning games. The airboarders became slimmer and have more rounded heads, and the 3D models and environments are much cleaner.
The player controls the third airboarder in line. The goal is to avoid blocks that are in the way of the track by ducking underneath the objects blocking their heads and the objects that will make them trip over. This is done by following the other two airboarders' rhythm and poses to better predict the timing for jumping and ducking.
In this game, the player controls the third of three [[Airboarder (character)|Airboarders]] airboarding through a colorful land of blocks, accompanied by the [[Barista|Dog]] to their right. The goal is to avoid the blocks in the way of the track by ducking underneath the objects blocking their heads and jumping over the objects that trip them over. The player must simply follow the actions of the other two to do so.
==Controls==
=== Heaven ===
After clearing [[Remix 6 (DS)|Remix 6]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', the player watches the [[Staff Credits]], where Airboarder is played automatically, after which the cast of characters is shown. It is then unlocked alongside [[Built to Scale 2 (DS)|Built to Scale 2]] as a playable game of its own, where the cast afterwards is skippable. The player does not receive a [[Medal]] for obtaining a [[Superb]] on it, nor can they go for a [[Perfect]].
* Tap: Duck
* Hold stylus: Duck and Crouch
* Flick: Jump
===Button Mode (Megamix)===
In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', the game received a significant visual upgrade compared to most returning games. The airboarders became slimmer and have more rounded heads, and the 3D models and environments are much cleaner. It is also played as a regular [[Rhythm Game]], giving a [[Medal]] for obtaining a [[Superb]] and allowing a [[Perfect Campaign]]. Rather than the [[Staff Credits]], the song's lyrics are shown instead.
*Press A: Duck
==Controls==
*Hold A: Duck and Crouch
*Release A: Jump
===Simple Tap Mode (Megamix)===
*Tap: Duck
*Hold Stylus: Duck and Crouch
*Release Stylus: Jump
==Timing Notes==
*Hit: You duck and jump over the blocks.
*Barely: When you duck under or jump over the blocks, it slightly wobbles, showing that you may have grazed it. Your airboarder also says "Watch it!" '''A barely counts as a miss.'''
*Miss: You hit the blocks.
==Rating Notes==
===''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''===
===''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''===
===Header===
{{Controls|T=Duck|Th=Charge a jump|Tr=Cancel jump|F=Jump}}
*"A Word from [[Barista|the Dog]]"
===Try Again===
*"Is your head OK?
*"You were a little clumsy."
*"The posing? Not so great."
===OK===
*"Hm..."
*"I don't know..."
*"Good enough..."
*"I guess that was all right."
===Superb===
*"Nice timing on the squats!"
*"Nice hops back there!"
*"Way to strike a pose!"
===''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''===
===Header===
*"A Word from [[Barista|the Dog]]"
===Try Again===
*"Is your head OK?
*"You were a little clumsy."
===OK===
*"Eh. Passable."
===Superb===
*"Nice timing on the squats!"
*"Nice hops back there!"
== Epilogue ==
===''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''===
<gallery>
Airboarders tryagain.png|"You call that airboarding?"
Airborders ok.png|"We did our best, and we <br>did it with style!"
Airborders superb.png|"Now that's pro style!"
</gallery>
===''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''===
===''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''===
<gallery>
{{Controls|At=Duck|Aht=Charge a jump|Art=Cancel jump/Jump}}
Airboarder 3DS Try Again.PNG|"You call that airboarding?"
==[[Timing Display]]==
Airboarder 3DS OK.PNG|"We did our best, and we <br>did it with style!"
{{Timing
Airboarder 3DS Superb.PNG|"Now that's pro style!"
|just=The airboarder ducks and jumps over the blocks correctly.
</gallery>
|miss=The airboarder ducks and jumps over the blocks, but causes them to wobble. A voice saying "Watch it!" can be heard.
|through=The airboarder hits the blocks, causing them to tumble.}}
==Rhythm Item==
==Results==
===Comic Book===
{{Results
{{Template:Item
|Console=DS
|item = Comic Book.png
|caption=A Word from the Dog
|header = Mission Statement
|cp_DEF_Ng=Is your head OK?<br>You were a little clumsy.<br>The posing? Not so great.
|desc = Team Airboarder lives for danger! They will save our wooden-block-covered city from the evil and colorful forces that menace it! Go, Team Airboarder!}}
|cp_DEF_Hi=Nice timing on the squats.<br>Nice hops back there!<br>Way to strike a pose!
==Skill Star==
|caption Alt=A Word from the Dog
The Skill Star can be collected when you hold A to duck under and then release A after the song sings, "So let's go" .
|cp_DEF_Ng Alt=Is your head OK?<br>You were a little clumsy.<br>The posing? Not so great.
==[[Challenge Train]]==
|cp_DEF_Hi Alt=Nice timing on the squats.<br>Nice hops back there!<br>Way to strike a pose!}}
*Getting Vocal
{{Results
*That's Show Biz!
|Console=3DS
*Getting Vocal 2 (International)
|caption=A Word from the Dog
|cp_DEF_Ng=Is your head OK?<br>You were a little clumsy.
|cp_DEF_Hi=Nice timing on the squats.<br>Nice hops back there!}}
==Epilogue==
{{Epilogue
|Console=DS
|NG=You call that airboarding?
|OK=We did our best, and we<br>did it with style!
|HI=Now that's pro style!}}
{{Epilogue
|Console=3DS
|NG=You call that airboarding?
|OK=We did our best, and we<br>did it with style!
|HI=Now that's pro style!}}
==[[Rhythm Item]]==
{{item
|name=Comic Book
|title=Mission Statement
|explain=Team Airboarder lives for<br>danger! They will save our <br>wooden-block-covered city <br>from the evil and colorful <br>forces that menace it!<br>Go, Team Airboarder!}}
==[[Skill Star]]==
The Skill Star appears on the jump during the verse "So let's go!"
==[[Challenge Land]]==
{{PAGENAME}} appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
*The UFO seen at the end makes two cameos in the Superb epilogues of [[Launch Party]] and [[Remix 6 (Wii)|Remix 6]].
*This game and [[Night Walk (Wii)|Night Walk]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' are the only games that are played during the [[Staff Credits]] of their respective games.
*[[Barista]] (the dog) follows the airboarders during this game.
*This is one of the few games to be entirely 3D, following [[Built to Scale (DS)|Built to Scale]] and [[Rhythm Rally 2|Rhythm Rally]].
*This is the only minigame in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' that the player cannot win a [[medal]] or get a [[perfect]] in.
*The blocks that must be ducked under are shaped like a turtle, and the blocks that must be jumped over are shaped like a duck.
**This was changed in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
*[[Barista]] follows the [[Airboarder (character)|Airboarders]] during this game.
*This is the third and last non-sequel game to be 3D animated, following [[Rhythm Rally]] and [[Built to Scale (DS)]].
*The UFO floating above makes two cameos in the [[Superb]] epilogues to [[Launch Party]] and [[Remix 6 (Wii)|Remix 6]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''.
* In Rhythm Heaven, this game is very picky for getting a [[Superb]]. Making just one mistake will eliminate your chances of getting the ranking.
*The pose the [[Airboarder (character)|Airboarders]] make in the [[Try Again]] epilogue in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' resembles the famous painting [[wikipedia:The Scream|The Scream]] created by artist [[wikipedia:Edvard Munch|Edvard Munch]] in 1893.
* The blocks you duck under are shaped like a turtle, and the blocks you jump over are shaped like a duck.
==Development History==
{{Main|Airboarder/Development}}
== Gameplay Video==
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!Rhythm Heaven
!Rhythm Heaven Megamix
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|[[File:Rhythm Heaven - Airboarder "That's Paradise" (Ending) Character Cast (English)|300px]]
In this game, the player controls the third of three Airboarders airboarding through a colorful land of blocks, accompanied by the Dog to their right. The goal is to avoid the blocks in the way of the track by ducking underneath the objects blocking their heads and jumping over the objects that trip them over. The player must simply follow the actions of the other two to do so.
After clearing Remix 6 in Rhythm Heaven, the player watches the Staff Credits, where Airboarder is played automatically, after which the cast of characters is shown. It is then unlocked alongside Built to Scale 2 as a playable game of its own, where the cast afterwards is skippable. The player does not receive a Medal for obtaining a Superb on it, nor can they go for a Perfect.
In Rhythm Heaven Megamix, the game received a significant visual upgrade compared to most returning games. The airboarders became slimmer and have more rounded heads, and the 3D models and environments are much cleaner. It is also played as a regular Rhythm Game, giving a Medal for obtaining a Superb and allowing a Perfect Campaign. Rather than the Staff Credits, the song's lyrics are shown instead.
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