MISSION 4-1
Reach the finish before Donkey Kong! The actual
race itself is easy, but you'd be surprised how
hard this course is. If you don't recognize it
now, you probably will soon. You're actually
playing the "Mirror Mode" version of a normal
track (which basically means driving it
backward.) Everything gets harder going uphill,
snowballs coming at you, turns being sharper
than you remember them. Fortunately you still
have an advantage, the two shortcuts across the
snow still work, and the most common items to
get here are three Mushrooms and a Star, both of
which help you get across shortcuts. You might
need to slow down on the second one however, it
gets a bit treacherous. Get to the finish line
as fast as you can and leave Donkey in the dust.
MISSION 4-2
Blast 20 crabs! You've got crabs, and the only
prescription is a daily dose of Green Shells and
Bomb-ombs. I must point out once again that
this mission is painfully easy. Move forward
slowly and get an item. If you get three Green
Shells press the button to make them surround
you and get another item before going crab
hunting. Don't even try to fire the three
shells, just drive into crabs while they're
spinning for an easy kill. If you get the Bomb-
omb then just drop it near some crabs. If you
get the single shell then either aim well, or
drag it behind you and reverse into a crab or
something. Fortunately there are a hell of a
lot more crabs than 20 here so you'll never have
to look very hard. Even a three star ranking is
easy here.
MISSION 4-3
Reach the finish before the red car! Your
opponent here is a very large vehicle and I
would try to avoid any car-to-kart contact if I
were you. I managed to get the three star
ranking down to an easy science so I figure I'll
go through that. Winning the race is no
difficult task on its own unless you've a habit
of being hit by traffic. To get a three star
ranking start the race by Drift Boosting once
around the first corner, let go and get an item
box. Immediately after you get it Drift Boost
left again then use one Mushroom and Drift
quickly Boost to the right. If all goes well
you should be able to launch ahead of the red
car around this corner. It will never see you
again. Drift Boost left around the next corner.
No as you reach the straightaway, you should
have two Mushrooms left in your inventory. Turn
left when you pass the mountain on your left and
use a Mushroom to start crossing the field.
You'll need the second Mushroom just to get
across the whole way but it's a great shortcut.
The rest is self-explanatory. Drift Boost and
use any other Mushrooms from now on, but you're
home free as long as you don't screw up.
MISSION 4-4
Drive through all 7 numbered gates in order!
Another relatively straightforward challenge.
All the gates are ordered properly, so there's
no turning around or anything. The trick is to
go through the first one, Drift Boost right and
get an item box. Now use a Mushroom to get
through gate number two left of the pyramid,
another Mushroom to get toward gate number
three, and the third Mushroom to get THROUGH
gate number three up to number four. Grab
another item box and Drift Boost right through
gate number five. Now use all three Mushrooms
one after another totally jumping over the hills
rather than turning to reach the final gate in
record time.
MISSION 4-5
Collect all 15 coins. If you get squashed by a
Thwomp, you fail! You actually "fail" fail if
you get squashed, we're getting serious now.
Getting all the coins once again in the time
limit isn't difficult. To actually get a three
star ranking you definitely have to get the
boost off the start. Just as you approach the
final coin jam on the breaks and turn with the
accelerator while holding the breaks so you turn
fast. Let go of the breaks and aim for the rest
of the coins hoping you can grab them all
quickly and without being squished. The only
other tip I can think of is to try and pick them
up only barely touching them, rather than going
head on so you're less likely to be stopped dead
if a Thwomp drops in front of your face.
MISSION 4-6
Break all 10 item boxes with avoiding the Fake
Items! Basically it's just a matter of knowing
which one to pick up. You can slow down and
check or you can read this: Second from the
left, middle, second from the left, far right,
far left, far right, second from the left, far
right, mid-right, middle. Just pause after each
one if you need to and use this guide to see
which is coming up. Don't forget to use the
Mushroom you get between each one.
MISSION 4-7
Drive through all 10 gates! Notice that it
doesn't say in order? Here's how it should be
done. First one is directly ahead of you. Go
around the middle obstacle to the right slightly
and get the second one back on the centre track
again. Angle right and get the third, then turn
left a bit for the fourth. Make a hard left for
the fifth and another weak left for the sixth.
Don't even change direction and you should hit
the seventh, then the eighth a little on your
right. Make a sharper right around the large
curve and the ninth and tenth follow soon after.
For a good ranking throw some fancy drifting in
there. A personal favourite is starting the
drift to the left right after you go through
gate number three, drifting still through number
four and letting go of the Drift Boost through
gate number five. Three star rank right there.
MISSION 4-8
Perform 9 power-slide turbo boosts in 1 lap!
This one can be a little bit difficult because
of all those damn puddles everywhere, but there
are definitely enough turns for you to use.
Don't try to Drift Boos ton every single turn,
there are more than enough big ones as long as
you're fast at the transitions with the "S"
turns. Even on some straights you can sneak in
a couple extra Drift Boosts if need be. A three
star rank on this stage is difficult, good luck.
Boss Stage
Collect 50 coins while avoiding King Boo! This
is a difficult mission (well more frustrating
than difficult.) I won't bother to walk you
through the location of each coin, they're easy
enough to see on your map. The problem is that
while you're collecting coins, King Boo will
steal yours and there's nothing you can do about
it. When this happens every other coin
disappears and you have no choice but to chase
him down and get your coins back. Make sure to
collect every coin in each section without
leaving any behind or you'll waste too much time
backtracking. After collecting 50 the mission
is complete. A three star ranking is
exceptionally difficult here.
