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Tick-Tock Clock is the second track of the Star Cup in Mario Kart DS. It reappears as a retro track in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the first track of the Lightning Cup.

As the name suggests, in both games, the track is inside a clock.

Layout[]

Mario Kart DS[]

A portion of the track consists of horizontal moving gears. Driving on the part of the gear that's moving forward grants a speed boost. There are also some clocks where hands turn, clobbering any character that touches them. A giant clock in the middle has two hands. Bumping into the hands makes racers spin out. There is a pendulum that CPU racers often crash into because they don't acknowledge it.

Some parts of the track do not have railings, and heavy racers take advantage of these to knock characters off. Near the end, there are two vertical gears that boost speed if they're rotating forward.

Mission Information
  • Mission 6-7: Toad must collect 40 coins.
  • Mission 7-3: Donkey Kong must complete two laps in the time limit.

Mario Kart 8/Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[]

The course returns in Mario Kart 8. The course's graphics have vastly improved; extra clock parts have been added in the background. The Start/Finish Line is now an alarm clock.

In terms of track changes, a second pendulum has been added before the four spinning wheels. An optional gliding section was also added there, allowing racers to fly over the first wheel. Also, the clocks' hands can now be driven on, over a hole in the center of the clocks.

Shortcuts[]

  • If the clock hands are aligned just right, one can ride up the hand itself to avoid having to around. for MK8

Time Trial data[]

Mario Kart DS[]

Staff Ghost[]

Course Time Player Character Kart
Tick-Tock Clock 1:54:903 Ninten★だい8 Daisy MKDS record icon Daisy Light Dancer icon Light Dancer

World Record[]

Course Time Player Character Kart
Tick-Tock Clock 1:29:441 (video) MKDasher Wario MKDS record icon Wario ROB-BLS icon ROB-BLS

Mario Kart 8/Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[]

Staff Ghosts[]

Game Character Recorder Time Vehicle Combination
Body Tires Glider
8
MK8 Iggy Icon
GERNin★Sophia 2:13.712
StandardBikeBodyMK8 LimeGreen Purple
MonsterTiresMK8
MK8 Black Purple Super Glider
8 Deluxe 150cc 2:16.485
8 Deluxe 200cc
MK8 Larry Icon
RUSNin★Elena 1:32.483
StandardKartBodyMK8 Yellow Teal
SpongeTiresMK8
PaperGliderIcon-MK8

Trivia![]

  • This track is inspired by the fourteenth main level of the same name in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS.
  • In Mario Kart 8, the BG music begins with an alarm clock going off. The goal line is starting off the music due to it being an alarm clock.
  • In Mario Kart 8, on top of the first pendulum, there is a star surrounded by patterns. This possibly could refer to how Tick-Tock Clock was in the Star Cup in Mario Kart DS when it first appeared.
  • This stage has the 2nd most collectible coins in Mario Kart 8, with 54 physical Coins that you can collect, just behind N64 Rainbow Road, which has 62.
  • In the Mario Kart 8 version, the gears move along with the music.
  • The frontrunning version of the last lap in Mario Kart 8 plays in Looney Tunes Back in Action when DJ, Kate and the team fight villains like Judge Doom, Biff, Green Goblin, etc.

Gallery[]

Mario Kart DS[]

Mario Kart 8/Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[]

Music[]

Previous track:
DK Pass
Current track:
Tick-Tock Clock
Next track:
Mario Circuit
Previous track:
N64 Yoshi Valley
1st reappearance:
Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe)
Mario Kart DS courses
Nitro cups Mushroom Cup Figure-8 CircuitYoshi FallsCheep Cheep BeachLuigi's Mansion
Flower Cup Desert HillsDelfino SquareWaluigi PinballShroom Ridge
Star Cup DK PassTick-Tock ClockMario CircuitAirship Fortress
Special Cup Wario StadiumPeach GardensBowser CastleRainbow Road
Retro cups Shell Cup SNES Mario Circuit 1N64 Moo Moo FarmGBA Peach CircuitGCN Luigi Circuit
Banana Cup SNES Donut Plains 1N64 Frappe SnowlandGBA Bowser's Castle 2GCN Baby Park
Leaf Cup SNES Koopa Beach 2N64 Choco MountainGBA Luigi CircuitGCN Mushroom Bridge
Lightning Cup SNES Choco Island 2N64 Banshee BoardwalkGBA Sky GardenGCN Yoshi Circuit
Battle Courses Nintendo DSTwilight HousePalm ShoreTart TopN64 Block FortGCN Pipe Plaza
Unused Tracks Dokan CourseTest CircleGCN Mario Circuit
Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe) courses
New cups Mushroom Cup Mario Kart StadiumWater ParkSweet Sweet CanyonThwomp Ruins
Flower Cup Mario CircuitToad HarborTwisted MansionShy Guy Falls
Star Cup Sunshine AirportDolphin ShoalsElectrodromeMount Wario
Special Cup Cloudtop CruiseBone-Dry DunesBowser's CastleRainbow Road
Retro cups Shell Cup Wii Moo Moo MeadowsGBA Mario CircuitDS Cheep Cheep BeachN64 Toad's Turnpike
Banana Cup GCN Dry Dry DesertSNES Donut Plains 3N64 Royal Raceway3DS DK Jungle
Leaf Cup DS Wario StadiumGCN Sherbet Land3DS Music ParkN64 Yoshi Valley
Lightning Cup DS Tick-Tock Clock3DS Piranha Plant SlideWii Grumble VolcanoN64 Rainbow Road
DLC cups + Egg Cup GCN Yoshi CircuitExcitebike ArenaDragon DriftwayMute City
Triforce Cup Wii Wario's Gold MineSNES Rainbow RoadIce Ice OutpostHyrule Circuit
Crossing Cup GCN Baby ParkGBA Cheese LandWild WoodsAnimal Crossing
Bell Cup 3DS Neo Bowser CityGBA Ribbon RoadSuper Bell SubwayBig Blue
Booster Course Pass cups + * * Golden Dash Cup Tour Paris Promenade3DS Toad CircuitN64 Choco MountainWii Coconut Mall
Lucky Cat Cup Tour Tokyo BlurDS Shroom RidgeGBA Sky GardenNinja Hideaway
Turnip Cup Tour New York MinuteSNES Mario Circuit 3N64 Kalimari DesertDS Waluigi Pinball
Propeller Cup Tour Sydney SprintGBA Snow LandWii Mushroom GorgeSky-High Sundae
Rock Cup Tour London LoopGBA Boo Lake3DS Rock Rock MountainWii Maple Treeway
Moon Cup Tour Berlin BywaysDS Peach GardensMerry Mountain3DS Rainbow Road
Fruit Cup Tour Amsterdam DriftGBA Riverside ParkWii DK SummitYoshi's Island
Boomerang Cup Tour Bangkok RushDS Mario CircuitGCN Waluigi StadiumTour Singapore Speedway
Feather Cup Tour Athens DashGCN Daisy CruiserWii Moonview HighwaySqueaky Clean Sprint
Cherry Cup Tour Los Angeles LapsGBA Sunset WildsWii Koopa CapeTour Vancouver Velocity
Acorn Cup Tour Rome AvantiGCN DK MountainWii Daisy CircuitPiranha Plant Cove
Spiny Cup Tour Madrid Drive3DS Rosalina's Ice WorldSNES Bowser Castle 3Wii Rainbow Road
Battle Courses Mario Circuit * • Toad Harbor * • Wii Moo Moo Meadows * • GCN Dry Dry Desert * • SNES Donut Plains 3 * • N64 Toad's Turnpike * • GCN Sherbet Land * • N64 Yoshi Valley *
Battle Stadium * * • Sweet Sweet Kingdom * * • Dragon Palace * * • Lunar Colony * * • 3DS Wuhu Town * * • GCN Luigi's Mansion * * • SNES Battle Course 1 * * • Urchin Underpass * *
+ - denotes DLC. * - denotes exclusivity to Mario Kart 8. * * - denotes exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
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