{{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]]''.
==Gameplay==
[[File:Screenshot DS Airboarder.png|thumb]]
[[File:Screenshot 3DS Airboarder.png|thumb]]
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.
{{Template:Quote|We're the airboarders, and we are all lined up. In order not to get hit by the blocks, help us to avoid them. Do your best!|Airboarder Description}}{{Minigame infobox
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]].
| Name = Airboarder
| Image = [[File:Airboarder.png|250px]]
| Debut = ''Rhythm Heaven''
| Number = Credits
| Previous = Remix 6
| Previous1 = Remix 6
| Next = Built to Scale 2
| Next1 = Built to Scale 2
| Video = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjDBUgVSfzg
}}
'''Airboarder''' is the credits game in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''. It is unlocked after beating [[Remix 6 (DS)|Remix 6]].This rhythm game, after beating it, contains the credits and the staff. This game also marks the half-way point before all sequels. The ending theme song, "That's Paradise," plays during this game.
== Gameplay ==
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.
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.
==Controls==
===''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''===
== Controls ==
{{Controls|T=Duck|Th=Charge a jump|Tr=Cancel jump|F=Jump}}
*Tap: Duck
===''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''===
*Flick: Jump
{{Controls|At=Duck|Aht=Charge a jump|Art=Cancel jump/Jump}}
==[[Timing Display]]==
== Hit or Miss ==
{{Timing
*Hit: You duck and jump over the blocks.
|just=The airboarder ducks and jumps over the blocks correctly.
*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!"
|miss=The airboarder ducks and jumps over the blocks, but causes them to wobble. A voice saying "Watch it!" can be heard.
*Miss: You hit the blocks.
|through=The airboarder hits the blocks, causing them to tumble.}}
==Results==
== Rating Notes ==
{{Results
*[[Try Again]]: "''You call that airboarding?''"
|Console=DS
*[[OK]]: "''We did our best, and we did it with style!''"
|caption=A Word from the Dog
*[[Superb]]: "''Now that's pro style!''"
|cp_DEF_Ng=Is your head OK?<br>You were a little clumsy.<br>The posing? Not so great.
==Rating Screens==
|cp_DEF_Hi=Nice timing on the squats.<br>Nice hops back there!<br>Way to strike a pose!
<gallery navigation="true">
|caption Alt=A Word from the Dog
Airboarders tryagain.png|"You call that airboarding?"|link=Try Again
|cp_DEF_Ng Alt=Is your head OK?<br>You were a little clumsy.<br>The posing? Not so great.
Airborders ok.png|"We did our best, and we did it with style!"|link=OK
|cp_DEF_Hi Alt=Nice timing on the squats.<br>Nice hops back there!<br>Way to strike a pose!}}
Airborders superb.png|"Now that's pro style!"|link=Superb
{{Results
</gallery>
|Console=3DS
|caption=A Word from the Dog
== Trivia ==
|cp_DEF_Ng=Is your head OK?<br>You were a little clumsy.
* The UFO seen at the end makes two cameos in the superb screens for [[Launch Party]] and [[Remix 6]].
|cp_DEF_Hi=Nice timing on the squats.<br>Nice hops back there!}}
* [[Barista]] (the dog) follows the airboarders during this game.
==Epilogue==
* This is the only minigame that the player cannot win a [[medal]] in the DS version.
{{Epilogue
* This is the third and last game to be 3D animated, followed by Rhythm Rally and [[Built to Scale (DS)]].
|Console=DS
* This game is very picky for getting Superbs. Making just one mistake will eliminate your chances of getting a Superb and you will get a Try Again or an OK rank instead.
|NG=You call that airboarding?
* This is currently the first and currently the only credits minigame to be included in a later game.
|OK=We did our best, and we<br>did it with style!
* The blocks are shaped like a turtle when you duck, and the blocks are shaped like a duck when you jump
Airboarder is a minigame identical to '''Airboarder''' from Rhythm Heaven, where it was the Credits sequence. The song "That's Paradise" plays during this game. The player controls a man airboarding through a colorful land of blocks.
|NG=You call that airboarding?
== Gameplay ==
|OK=We did our best, and we<br>did it with style!
[[File:Airboarder Character.png|thumb|295x295px]]
|HI=Now that's pro style!}}
[[File:Airboarder_3ds_gameplay.png|200px]]
==[[Rhythm Item]]==
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. Pressing A will make you either duck or jump, depending on what's in front of you.
{{item
|name=Comic Book
== Controls ==
|title=Mission Statement
*Hold A: Duck
|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!}}
*Release A: Jump
==[[Skill Star]]==
The Skill Star appears on the jump during the verse "So let's go!"
== Hit or Miss ==
==[[Challenge Land]]==
*Hit: You duck and jump over the blocks.
{{PAGENAME}} appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
*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!"
*[[Game Gamble: Beginner]]
*Miss: You hit the blocks.
*[[Getting Vocal]]
== Rating Notes ==
*[[That's Show Biz!]]
*[[Try Again]]: "''You call that airboarding?''"
*[[Getting Vocal 2]] ({{US}}, {{EU}}, {{KR}})
*[[OK]]: "''We did our best, and we did it with style!''"
==Appearances==
*[[Superb]]: "''Now that's pro style!''"
== Rating screens ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Airboarder 3DS Try Again.PNG|"You call that airboarding?"
*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.
*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]].
*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.
*[[Barista]] follows the [[Airboarder (character)|Airboarders]] during this game.
*The UFO floating above makes two cameos in the [[Superb]] epilogues to [[Launch Party]] and [[Remix 6 (Wii)|Remix 6]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''.
*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.
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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