Each time he collides with a hazard or enemy, he will lose one HP, and will be defeated if he loses all five.
King Dedede has five points of health (three in the last stage). The pace of each stage is dictated by the tempo of the music playing in the background, with each subsequent stage being faster than the previous. The lowest jump height will keep King Dedede in the bottom screen of the 3DS, while the upper two launch him into the higher screen, so the player will need to keep eyes on both screens while playing. To move forward, King Dedede has to jump across the drums and head toward the right, with the player needing to make the decision of how high King Dedede ought to jump and where he will land afterward in order to collect coins and avoid danger, such as colliding with enemies and hazards or falling into the bottomless pit between the drums. Pressing A while in the air will cause King Dedede to play a cymbal which - if played at the mid-point between jumps - will count as a Backbeat, adding more points.Not pressing A resets him to the lowest jump height. Pressing A when King Dedede lands on a drum will allow him to bounce higher, with three total jump heights possible.The higher he jumps, the quicker he can move laterally. Pressing ← or → moves King Dedede in those directions.There are essentially only two ways to control Dedede as he moves across the stage, as follows: Note that this is only the upper screen.ĭedede's Drum Dash involves King Dedede hopping along a series of big drums which make up the topography of each stage.
If King Dedede takes damage, points are lost, and he can only be hit a certain number of times before being defeated and failing the stage, unless he falls into a pit in which case he is immediately defeated.Ī standalone expanded version of this game for the 3DS eShop titled Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe would later be released that has more stages and other added features.Ī screenshot from Miiverse showing gameplay in the first stage of Dedede's Drum Dash. Points are earned in stages by collecting coins, completing the stage quickly, and clapping at the peak of each jump (a move referred to as a Backbeat). Clearing a stage gives a medal depending on how many points were earned, ranging from bronze up to platinum. There are a total of three normal stages and an extra stage that must be unlocked, with each stage being faster than the last. In-game tutorial text for Dedede's Drum Dash, from Kirby: Triple Deluxeĭedede's Drum Dash is a Sub-Game in Kirby: Triple Deluxe where the player controls King Dedede in a rhythm-based challenge involving bouncing along drums, collecting coins, and avoiding enemies to the beat of the music that is playing. The main menu theme for Dedede's Drum Dash.īounce King Dedede along the drums! Move forward with →, and go for the goal!
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