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Rocket Start (Mario Kart 8)

Mario begins his run at Twisted Mansion in Mario Kart 8.

A Time Trial is a mode in every Mario Kart game. In this mode, the player drives around a track for a specified number of laps as quickly as possible. This mode is only playable in Single Player mode.

Ghosts[]

Ghosts are replays of Time Trials which a player can save after completing one. The player can race against these ghosts on the track that the ghost was saved on. In Mario Kart 64, Ghosts were saved on Controller Packs. As such, ghosts can't be saved in the Virtual Console version of the game.

Staff Ghosts[]

In Mario Kart Wii, if a player can defeat a first tier Staff Ghost they may unlock an expert staff ghost. These expert staff ghosts are the second and last tier of time-trial built in ghosts. Funky Kong, Baby Luigi and Mii Outfit B are unlocked by defeating first tier ghosts. To unlock Funky Kong you had to defeat 4 staff ghosts. To unlock Baby Luigi, you had to defeat 8 staff ghosts. To unlock Mii outfit B, you had to defeat all 32 staff ghosts.

Mushrooms[]

Often, the player starts out with three Mushrooms. However, in Super Mario Kart, the player starts out with none. Also in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! the player starts out with two, one for each character. Finally, in Mario Kart DS, the amount of Mushrooms the player starts out with depends on the Item stat of their kart, ranging from one to three. 

Engine Class[]

In the first three games, the engine class and speed is fixed in 100cc, while Double Dash!! onward have its engine class set and fixed on 150cc. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, there are options to do time trials on 200cc and 150cc. Staff ghosts differ between each of the three engine classes.

Completions for Time Trials and beating Staff Ghosts[]

Mario Kart Wii: Normal Time Trials[]

Mario Kart Wii: Unlocking Expert Staff Ghosts[]

Trivia![]

  • Starting in Mario Kart 7 onwards, the race timer will only appear in this mode.
  • There is a glitch that in Dolphin Shoals in Mario Kart 8 that if you drive backwards the water music plays until you fall.
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