Editing New Challenge Stages

{{Good}}{{Infobox-SubGame
|image=[[File:KDCSE New Challenge Stages title.png|400px]]
|caption=Title screen for '''New Challenge Stages'''.
|type=Challenge - Ability Training
|levels=3 (several stages per level)
|players=1
|appeared=''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]''
|theme music=[[File:KDCSE New Challenge Stages Sample.oga]]
|theme title="[[Magolor, the Far-Flung Traveler|New Challenge Stages]]"
|description=Clip of the title theme of New Challenge Stages from ''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]''
}}
{{Quote|A familiar face from Kirby's Return to Dream Land has built Kirby some special Challenge Stages!|Main menu description of "New Challenge Stages".}}
'''New Challenge Stages''' is a [[Sub-Game]] which appears in ''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]'', complementing the six games that were included. It is based on the [[Challenge Stage]]s from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'', and uses the same engine and play-style. It can be considered to be an expanded version of those stages, though it utilizes some different [[Copy Ability|Copy Abilities]], and also features [[Magolor Race|races]] with [[Magolor]]. Unlike the original Challenge Stages, the stages here are organized into three distinct levels, much like stages in main-series games. In addition, the player has the option of using a Classic Controller or a [[Nintendo GameCube]] controller to play these stages, and can race against a [[Ghost]] representing their best pace after completing a stage for the first time. New Challenge Stages also features a cumulative score system which rewards various [[Trophy|trophies]] at certain score thresholds, much like what would later be implemented in ''[[Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe]]''.

==Story==
{{Quote|Hi there! My name is {{color|orange|Magolor}}. I'm from {{color|orange|another dimension}}, but I just love Planet Popstar. I can't get enough of it! Things got a bit hectic when I first arrived, but that's all in the past, thanks to Kirby. To make up for all that fuss, I built Kirby a theme park right here in Dream Land! It's got special stages where you can play with different {{color|orange|Copy Abilities}}. You know, some of those stages can be a bit difficult... Hmmm... Oh, but I know YOU'LL be just fine! Why don't you try to clear them all? You can even {{color|orange|face off against me}} in some of the stages! Hee hee hee...! So, what do you say...? Are you ready to check out my amazing theme park? Let's go!|[[Magolor]]'s dialogue in the opening scene for New Challenge Stages.}}
At the beginning, [[Magolor]] — one of the principal non-player characters from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' — explains his whereabouts after the events of that game. To apologize for the "fuss" he caused, he has used his power to build an amusement park for [[Kirby]] to enjoy. This park consists of many different challenges that Kirby can undertake using his various Copy Abilities. At the end of each section of the park, Magolor challenges Kirby to a race through a special course. After Kirby beats him three times in three different courses, Magolor will see Kirby off, and the credits will roll.

In the Japanese version of New Challenge Stages, the story is slightly different, as Magolor mentions he only came to Popstar by chance and built an amusement park because he was bored; he does not mention making up for his past actions.

{{quote|ヤァ、ボクのナマエは{{color|orange|マホロア}}。 ひょんなコトから この{{furi|星|ほし}}に ナガレついてた、{{color|orange|{{furi|異世界|いせかい}}カラの たびびと}}ナンダ。 ちょっと タイクツしてたから プププランドの カタすみに、チョーたのしい テーマパークを つくっちゃったヨォ。ソコでは {{color|orange|イロイロ のうりょく}}で あそベル、とくべつなステージが いっぱい あるンダ。 ナカにはちょっと ムズカシイ ステージもあるケド… キミならきっと ダイジョウブ！ クリアをめざして、ガンバってネェ〜。 サイゴには、{{color|orange|ボクとタイケツできる}} ステージもアルんダヨ。クックック…！ じゃ、サッソク ボクじまんの テーマパークへ… レッツ、ゴー！！<br>Hey, my name is {{color|orange|Magolor}}. I'm a {{color|orange|traveler from another world}} who drifted onto this planet by chance. I got a bit bored, so I built a super fun theme park in the corner of Dream Land. There's a bunch of special stages where you can play with {{color|orange|different kinds of abilities}}. Some of those stages can get a bit tough... But I know YOU'LL be fine! Try your best to clear them all.~ There's some stages at the end where you'll have a {{color|orange|showdown with me}}. Hee hee hee...! So, let's not waste any more time. To my amazing theme park... Let's go!!|[[Magolor]]'s Japanese dialogue in the opening scene for New Challenge Stages.}}

==Overview==
[[File:KDCSE New Challenge Stages Magolor Race 1 screenshot.png|thumb|250px|In addition to stages styled after the Challenge Stages from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', Kirby can also finish off each level by racing against Magolor, who isn't above using dirty tricks to win.]]
There are three levels in New Challenge Stages, which act as hubs containing several different stages. Each challenge stage is an obstacle course, taking place in a wooden or metal toy-block environment. The goal is to make it through the course as quickly as possible, while collecting [[Score Coin]]s and defeating enemies along the way. Each stage has Kirby using a specific [[Copy Ability]] (except one which Kirby must play without an ability). Kirby cannot discard or otherwise lose or change his ability while playing the course. To clear the course with a high score, Kirby is intended to utilize the specific attacks and/or movement options those abilities grant him in various ways to clear the obstacles more efficiently.

The stage is complete once Kirby makes it through the door at the end. It will end early if Kirby loses all his [[health]], gets [[Crusher|crushed]] or falls into a [[bottomless pit]] along the way, or if the timer runs out. Various bonuses can be awarded based on how well Kirby performed in the stage, and a [[medal]] will then be given based on the final score. The medal ranges from bronze, silver, gold, and then platinum, with platinum requiring a nearly flawless performance. Completing a stage also unlocks a [[Ghost]] Race for that stage, which allows Kirby to race a specter representing his current best time.

Once Kirby has completed all the standard challenge stages in a level, he can unlock the Magolor Race stage. Here, he can race Magolor through a special course, and choose any one of the abilities he used in the previous stages to do so. Fundamentally these stages aren't too different from the standard stages, but Magolor does have a nasty habit of conjuring foes to get in Kirby's way, and he can also pick up Score Coins if Kirby doesn't get them first. In the last level, there are a number of EX stages that are unlocked after the third Magolor Race is finished, which are intended as the final challenge.

==Copy Abilities==
The following abilities are utilized in New Challenge Stages:
*[[Sword]]
*[[Parasol]]
*[[Spark]]
*[[Whip]]
*[[Fighter]]
*[[Wing]]
*[[Smash Bros.|Smash]]
*[[Normal]]

==Scoring==
The score is calculated based on the following factors:
*Each [[Score Coin]] collected adds to the score. 
**Silver coins are worth 100 points.
**Gold coins are worth 1000 points.
**Collecting every coin in the course rewards the '''Coins Complete''' bonus, worth an additional 1000 points.
*Each standard enemy defeated is worth 50 points.
**[[Gold Waddle Dee]]s, [[Mid-Boss]]es and [[Whispy Woods]] are worth 1000 points.
**Defeating every enemy in the course rewards the '''All Foes Defeated''' bonus, worth an additional 1000 points.
**Naturally, invincible enemies like [[Gordo]]s are not counted toward this bonus.
*Clearing the stage is worth 3000 points on its own.
**Beating Magolor in a race is worth 5000 points.
*Each second left on the clock at the end is worth 50 points. Points are also added for fractions of a second.
**In Magolor Races, time score starts at 10000 points, and subtracts 50 for every second of the race.
**Completing a challenge stage with more than 30 seconds left awards the '''30 Seconds Left''' bonus, worth an additional 1000 points.
**Completing a challenge stage with more than 20 but less than 30 seconds left awards the '''20 Seconds Left''' bonus, worth an additional 500 points.
**Completing a challenge stage with less than 10 seconds left awards the '''Down to the Wire''' bonus, worth an additional 100 points.
**Finishing a Magolor Race in less than 60 seconds awards the '''Less Than 1 Min.''' bonus, worth an additional 1000 points.
*If Kirby is hit, he loses 100 points.
**Guarding against regular enemy attacks doesn't reduce health or penalize Kirby's score.
**Completing the course while Kirby's health bar is glowing red awards the '''Barely Conscious''' bonus, worth an additional 100 points.
**Completing the course without taking a hit awards the '''No Damage''' bonus, worth an additional 1000 points.

Once the final score is calculated, a medal is awarded. The minimum points required for each medal are different for each stage, and listed in the Levels tables.

Additionally, the total score from all the stages combined is kept and displayed to the player in the level hubs, and on the save file. Reaching certain milestones will award Kirby with a special trophy. The trophies are as follows:

{|class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="2" width="35%"
!colspan=3| Trophies
|-
!width="40%"|Name
!width="20%"|Image
!width="40%"|Score Needed
|-
|{{center|Bronze Trophy}}
|{{center|[[File:KDC Bronze Trophy.png|80px]]}}
|{{center|55000}}
|-
|{{center|Silver Trophy}}
|{{center|[[File:KDC Silver Trophy.png|150px]]}}
|{{center|150000}}
|-
|{{center|Gold Trophy}}
|{{center|[[File:KDC Gold Trophy.png|150px]]}}
|{{center|250000}}
|-
|{{center|Platinum Trophy}}
|{{center|[[File:KDC Platinum Trophy.png|150px]]}}
|{{center|370000}}
|-
|{{center|King Trophy}}
|{{center|[[File:KDC King Trophy.png|150px]]}}
|{{center|Platinum Trophy earned + Platinum on all stages (Magolor Races only need to be cleared with one ability)}}
|-
|}

Once the King Trophy is obtained, the game is considered [[100% completion|complete]].

Although not required for the King Trophy, completing each Magolor Race with a platinum medal using every available ability is also acknowledged, as a crown is added on top of the medal on each respective race's door.

==Levels==
The levels and stages are as follows:

===Happiness Hall===
[[File:KDCSE New Challenges Stages Happiness Hall intro screenshot.png|thumb|right|250px|Kirby is happy to see the Happiness Hall.]]
'''Happiness Hall''' is the first level of New Challenge Stages, containing the [[Sword Challenge (New Challenge Stages)|Sword Challenge]], [[Parasol Challenge]], and [[Spark Challenge]]. After these are cleared, [[Magolor Race 1|the first Magolor Race]] is available to play, and completing that unlocks Apricot Atrium.

{|class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="2" width="75%"
!colspan=6| Challenge Stages in Happiness Hall
|-
!width="25%"|Challenge
!width="15%"|Stage Time
!width="15%"|Bronze Score
!width="15%"|Silver Score
!width="15%"|Gold Score
!width="15%"|Platinum Score
|-
|{{center|[[File:KDCSE New Challenge Stages Sword Challenge screenshot.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Sword Challenge (New Challenge Stages)|Sword Challenge]]'''}}
|{{center|3:00}}
|{{center|100}}
|{{center|14800}}
|{{center|21150}}
|{{center|27800}}
|-
|{{center|[[File:KDCSE New Challenge Stages Parasol Challenge screenshot.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Parasol Challenge]]'''}}
|{{center|2:30}}
|{{center|100}}
|{{center|13800}}
|{{center|22800}}
|{{center|28800}}
|-
| {{center|[[File:KDCSE New Challenge Stages Spark Challenge screenshot.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Spark Challenge]]'''}}
|{{center|2:30}}
|{{center|100}}
|{{center|13040}}
|{{center|22250}}
|{{center|27250}}
|-
|{{center|[[File:KDCSE New Challenge Stages Magolor Race 1 screenshot.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Magolor Race 1]]'''}}
|{{center|N/A}}
|{{center|100}}
|{{center|14300}}
|{{center|21450}}
|{{center|25450}}
|}

====Names in other languages====
{{names
|ja=ハピネス ホール
|jaR=hapinesu hōru
|jaM=Happiness Hall
}}

===Apricot Atrium===
[[File:KDCSE New Challenges Stages Apricot Atrium intro screenshot.png|thumb|right|250px|Kirby is pleased to discover the ripe Apricot Atrium.]]
'''Apricot Atrium''' is the second level of New Challenge Stages, containing the [[Whip Challenge (New Challenge Stages)|Whip Challenge]], [[Fighter Combat Chamber]], and [[Wing Challenge (New Challenge Stages)|Wing Challenge]]. After these are cleared, [[Magolor Race 2|the second Magolor Race]] is available to play, and completing that unlocks Last Land.

{|class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="2" width="75%"
!colspan=6| Challenge Stages in Apricot Atrium
|-
!width="25%"|Challenge
!width="15%"|Stage Time
!width="15%"|Bronze Score
!width="15%"|Silver Score
!width="15%"|Gold Score
!width="15%"|Platinum Score
|-
|{{center|[[File:KDCSE New Challenge Stages Whip Challenge screenshot.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Whip Challenge (New Challenge Stages)|Whip Challenge]]'''}}
|{{center|2:30}}
|{{center|100}}
|{{center|14840}}
|{{center|24300}}
|{{center|29050}}
|-
|{{center|[[File:KDCSE New Challenge Stages Fighter Combat Chamber screenshot.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Fighter Combat Chamber]]'''}}
|{{center|3:00}}
|{{center|100}}
|{{center|15640}}
|{{center|22550}}
|{{center|27550}}
|-
|{{center|[[File:KDCSE New Challenge Stages Wing Challenge screenshot.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Wing Challenge (New Challenge Stages)|Wing Challenge]]'''}}
|{{center|2:30}}
|{{center|100}}
|{{center|15640}}
|{{center|24000}}
|{{center|29500}}
|-
|{{center|[[File:KDCSE New Challenge Stages Magolor Race 2 screenshot.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Magolor Race 2]]'''}}
|{{center|N/A}}
|{{center|100}}
|{{center|14300}}
|{{center|21600}}
|{{center|25600}}
|}

====Names in other languages====
{{names
|ja=アプリコット アパート
|jaR=apurikotto apāto
|jaM=Apricot Apart<br><small>アパート is a loanword used to refer to apartment buildings.</small>
}}

===Last Land===
[[File:KDCSE New Challenges Stages Last Land intro screenshot.png|thumb|right|250px|Kirby enjoys his view of the Last Land hub.]]
'''Last Land''' is the final level of New Challenge Stages, containing the [[Smash Combat Chamber]] and [[Normal Challenge]]. After these are cleared, [[Magolor Race 3|the third Magolor Race]] is available to play, and completing that triggers the end credits. From there, two more extra stages are unlocked, those being the [[Smash Combat Chamber EX]] and [[Magolor Race EX]].

{|class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="2" width="75%"
!colspan=6| Challenge Stages in Last Land
|-
!width="25%"|Challenge
!width="15%"|Stage Time
!width="15%"|Bronze Score
!width="15%"|Silver Score
!width="15%"|Gold Score
!width="15%"|Platinum Score
|-
|{{center|[[File:KDCSE New Challenge Stages Smash Combat Chamber screenshot.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Smash Combat Chamber]]'''}}
|{{center|3:45}}
|{{center|100}}
|{{center|16260}}
|{{center|32000}}
|{{center|36000}}
|-
|{{center|[[File:KDCSE New Challenge Stages Normal Challenge screenshot.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Normal Challenge]]'''}}
|{{center|3:00}}
|{{center|100}}
|{{center|14520}}
|{{center|26600}}
|{{center|32100}}
|-
|{{center|[[File:KDCSE New Challenge Stages Magolor Race 3 screenshot.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Magolor Race 3]]'''}}
|{{center|N/A}}
|{{center|100}}
|{{center|23450}}
|{{center|30500}}
|{{center|34550}}
|-
|{{center|[[File:KDCSE New Challenge Stages Smash Combat Chamber EX screenshot.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Smash Combat Chamber EX]]'''}}
|{{center|3:25}}
|{{center|100}}
|{{center|35550}}
|{{center|37550}}
|{{center|40000}}
|-
|{{center|[[File:KDCSE New Challenge Stages Magolor Race EX screenshot.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Magolor Race EX]]'''}}
|{{center|N/A}}
|{{center|100}}
|{{center|30950}}
|{{center|34850}}
|{{center|35950}}
|}

====Names in other languages====
{{names
|ja=ラスト ランド
|jaR=rasuto rando
|jaM=Last Land
}}

==Music==
The title screen plays a song also titled "New Challenge Stages",<ref>''[[Kirby Star Allies: The Original Soundtrack]]''</ref> which is a remix of "[[Magolor, the Far-Flung Traveler]]" from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''. This song also plays during [[Magolor Race 1]] and [[Magolor Race 2]]. A different remix of "Magolor, the Far-Flung Traveler" plays during [[Magolor Race 3]] and [[Magolor Race EX]], with this remix of the song being known as either "Distant Traveler"<ref>The name of [[Distant Traveler (Dedede's Drum Dash)|the stage]] in [[Dedede's Drum Dash]]</ref> or "Interdimensional Traveler."<ref>''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'' [[Jukebox/Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Jukebox]]</ref>

Before the King Trophy is obtained, only "Helper's Rest" from ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' will play in the file selection menu. After it has been earned in any save, the menu has a chance of either playing "[[Ripple Star: Stage Select]]" from ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' or the aforementioned "Helper's Rest" remix of said theme, with the latter being more common.

Each level hub of New Challenge Stages features a music track from a different ''Kirby'' game, as follows:
*Happiness Hall - "[[Butter Building (theme)|Butter Building]]" from ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''.
*Apricot Atrium - "[[Ripple Field (3)]]" from ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''.
*Last Land - "[[Shiver Star: Stage Select]]" from ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''.

The Training Room plays the original version of "[[The Beginner's Room (theme)|The Beginner's Room]]" from ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''.

The [[HAL Room]] of the [[Normal Challenge]] plays the original version of "[[Green Greens (theme)|Green Greens]]", but may rarely play the ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]'' version instead.

The [[staff credits]] play a song titled '''バイバイカービィまたあした！''' (''Bye Bye Kirby, See You Tomorrow!''), which is a remix of "[[A New Wind for Tomorrow]]" (the staff credits theme from ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'') and "[[Sky Tower]]" (from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'').

==Trivia==
[[File:Fire select KDCSE New Challenge Stages.png|thumb|150px|The unused select button for the Fire Ability.]]
*The names of the three levels spell out 'HAL' if the first letters are taken from each.
*In the game files, there are textures used for the buttons when selecting Copy Abilities in Magolor Races for the [[Fire]] Copy Ability, as well a texture of the Ability's hat for the mode's UI, but the ability is nowhere to be found in the game. It likely was planned to be in it, but it was cut at some point during development.
**In the folder that has the illustrations for the tutorials, there are oddly three different empty files named "Ability1.arc.cmp", "Ability2.arc.cmp", and "Ability3.arc.cmp", further suggesting that more Abilities were planned for the mode but ultimately cut.
*The fundamental story concept for this game mode would later be reused for ''[[Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe]]'', as well as the general gameplay structure and scoring system.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
KDCSE New Challenge Stages logo.png|English logo
KDCSE New Challenge Stages logo JP.png|Japanese logo
KDCSE New Challenge Stages ending shot.png|Shot of Kirby and a bunch of his friends and foes waving at the player at the end of the [[Staff credits|credits sequence]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|ja=もっとチャレンジステージ
|jaR=Motto Charenji Sutēji
|jaM=Even More Challenge Stages
}}

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