How to Adjust Accessibility Options (Kirby Air Riders)
Nintendo Switch 2
Follow these steps to adjust various settings in Kirby Air Riders to make the game more user-friendly.
Complete these steps
- Start the Kirby Air Riders software from the HOME Menu.
- From the Main Menu, select the Options icon on the bottom.
- Select Accessibility.
Which options would you like to adjust?
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Controller
The following options can be adjusted:
- Button Mapping: Set which buttons correspond to the Boost Charge or Special inputs on each type of controller.
- Rumble: Enable, disable, or adjust the strength of controller rumble during races and while using menus.
- Motion Controls: Enable or disable motion controls, which can be used to steer your machine. When enabled, you can also adjust the range of motion needed to control the machine.
- Shake Controls: Enable or disable shake controls, which allow you to shake the controller to perform a Quick Spin.
- Stick Swap: Change which control stick steers your machine and which control stick moves the camera.
- Midair Controls: Choose which way to tilt the steering control stick to fly up and down.
- Vertical Camera: Choose which way to tilt the camera control stick to look upward and downward.
- Horizontal Camera: Choose which way to tilt the camera control stick to look left and right.
- Boost Charge: Choose "Hold to Charge" to automatically accelerate and press the Boost Charge button to stop, or choose "Release to Charge" to accelerate manually when pressing the button and stop when releasing it.
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Display Settings
There are various preset options for Display Settings. You can also adjust each setting individually to fit your needs.
Presets
HUD: Adjust the size of text and display info.
- None: Default setting.
- Medium: The size of text and various parts of the HUD will be increased.
- Strong: In addition to increased size of text and HUD elements, the opacity of HUD elements will be increased, and a white outline will be drawn around your rider and machine.
Visual Effects: Adjust various settings related to camera movement and effects.
- None: Default setting.
- Medium: The camera field of vision will be widened, thin focal lines will be added at the edges of the screen, an aiming reticle will be added in the center of the screen, and the intensity of speed effects will be softened.
- Strong: The camera field of vision will be widened further, the camera will no longer shake when you take damage or tilt when steering around a curve, thicker and more opaque focal lines will be added along with grid lines around the border and center of the screen, an aiming reticle will be added in the center of the screen, and speed effects will be turned off.
All Settings
- Brightness: Increase or decrease the brightness of the screen.
- Text Size: Increase the size of text in menus and other parts of the game.
- Color Filters: Enable filters to display all colors except red (type 1 dichromatopsia), all colors except green (type 2 dichromatopsia), or all colors except blue (type 3 dichromatopsia).
- HUD Size: Increase the size of the HUD, including the timer, lap counter, and other elements.
- HUD Opacity: Increase or decrease the opacity of the background for some parts of the HUD, like the background of the timer and lap counter.
- Outlines: Add a white outline to make your rider and machine stand out.
- Field of Vision: Increase or decrease to change how much of the surroundings are shown in relation to your rider.
- Camera Distance: Increase or decrease to change how close the camera is to your rider.
- Rider Tracking: Choose whether the camera will automatically pivot to follow behind your movements on foot.
- Sensitivity: Adjust how responsive the camera is to tilting the control stick.
- Rotation Speed: Adjust how quickly the camera pivots when tilting the control stick.
- Shake: Enable or disable the camera shake on impact when you take damage.
- Tilt: Enable or disable the camera tilting slightly when you steer around a curve.
- Grid: Add grid lines along the edges of the screen to reduce perceived movement.
The following additional settings can be adjusted when this is enabled:
- Focal Lines: Add straight lines at the top, bottom, left, and right of the screen to guide your eyes to the center.
- Border: Encloses the edge of the screen with a rectangular frame.
- Center: Encloses a portion of the center of the screen in a rectangle.
- Color: Set the color of the lines to red, blue, green, white, or black.
- Opacity: Increase or decrease how transparent the lines appear.
- Thickness: Choose between thin or thick lines.
- Reticle: Enable a marker at the center of the screen that acts as a focal point. You can choose between three designs: A Kirby icon, a bullseye, and a plus sign.
- Speed Effects: Soften or turn off the intensity of field-of-view changes during gameplay.