Only the Yoshi Falls staff ghost left to unlock - and at the moment I just can’t improve my time. I beat another staff ghost, so that means I have beaten Peach Gardens, GCN Luigi Circuit and GCN Mushroom Bridge.
Only two staff ghosts left to collect Yoshi Falls and Donut Plains 1, I may have only beaten two staff ghosts, but I am making progress. Having said that my times on Yoshi Falls are, if anything, getting worse.
I spent last night doing each of the time trials I’d never attempted before at least once, so that I now have ghosts on all of the circuits. I failed to beat the staff ghost racing on Mushroom Bridge by 0.090 of a second, but I managed it this lunchtime. These are my best times so far (with unlocked staff ghost times in parentheses), so far I have unlocked twenty three staff ghosts and beaten two:
| Nitro | ||||
| Mushroom | Figure-8 Circuit | Yoshi Falls | Cheep Cheep Beach | Luigi’s Mansion |
| 1:40:788 (1:36:481) |
1:03:102 | 1:50:907 (1:43:654) |
2:07:569 (1:59:357) |
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| Flower | Desert Hills | Delfino Square | Waluigi Pinball | Shroom Ridge |
| 1:37:645 (1:31:262) |
2:03:299 (1:54:601) |
2:33:064 (2:23:288) |
2:13:645 (2:05:123) |
|
| Star | DK Pass | Tick-Tock Clock | Mario Circuit | Airship Fortress |
| 2:29:484 | 2:01:963 (1:54:903) |
2:04:851 (1:56:533) |
2:18:841 | |
| Special | Wario Stadium | Peach Gardens | Bowser Castle | Rainbow Road |
| 2:24:513 (2:14:868) |
1:52:122 (1:52:989) |
2:33:939 | 2:53:656 | |
| Retro | ||||
| SNES | N64 | GBA | GCN | |
| Shell | Mario Circuit 1 | Moo Moo Farm | Peach Circuit | Luigi Circuit |
| 0:53:610 (0:50:688) |
1:22:156 (1:17:751) |
1:16:825 (1:12:011) |
1:35:628 (1:29:759) |
|
| Banana | Donut Plains 1 | Frappe Snowland | Bowser Castle 2 | Baby Park |
| 1:14:388 | 2:16:920 (2:08:781) |
1:58:398 (1:52:258) |
0:54:633 (0:50:920) |
|
| Leaf | Koopa Beach 2 | Choco Mountain | Luigi Circuit | Mushroom Bridge |
| 0:59:232 (0:54:847) |
2:21:891 (2:15:571) |
1:51:869 (1:46:581) |
1:29:853 (1:30:600) |
|
| Lightning | Choco Island 2 | Banshee Boardwalk | Sky Garden | Yoshi Circuit |
| 1:08:873 | 2:20:427 (2:14:403) |
1:56:569 | 1:58:890 | |
Last night I beat my first staff ghost racing on Peach Gardens, I think all the playing mission mode helped me when it came to judicious mushroom use. These are my best times so far (with unlocked staff ghost times in parentheses), so far I have unlocked eighteen staff ghosts and beaten only one:
| Nitro | ||||
| Mushroom | Figure-8 Circuit | Yoshi Falls | Cheep Cheep Beach | Luigi’s Mansion |
| 1:40:788 (1:36:481) |
1:03:102 | 1:50:907 (1:43:654) |
2:07:569 (1:59:357) |
|
| Flower | Desert Hills | Delfino Square | Waluigi Pinball | Shroom Ridge |
| 1:37:645 (1:31:262) |
2:03:299 (1:54:601) |
2:33:064 (2:23:288) |
2:13:645 (2:05:123) |
|
| Star | DK Pass | Tick-Tock Clock | Mario Circuit | Airship Fortress |
| 2:04:851 (1:56:533) |
2:18:841 | |||
| Special | Wario Stadium | Peach Gardens | Bowser Castle | Rainbow Road |
| 1:52:122 (1:52:989) |
2:53:656 | |||
| Retro | ||||
| SNES | N64 | GBA | GCN | |
| Shell | Mario Circuit 1 | Moo Moo Farm | Peach Circuit | Luigi Circuit |
| 0:53:610 (0:50:688) |
1:22:156 (1:17:751) |
1:16:825 (1:12:011) |
1:35:628 (1:29:759) |
|
| Banana | Donut Plains | Frappe Snowland | Bowser Castle 2 | Baby Park |
| 1:15:432 | 2:16:920 (2:08:781) |
1:58:398 (1:52:258) |
0:54:633 (0:50:920) |
|
| Leaf | Koopa Beach 2 | Choco Mountain | Luigi Circuit | Mushroom Bridge |
| 1:31:948 (1:30:600) |
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| Lightning | Choco Island 2 | Banshee Boardwalk | Sky Garden | Yoshi Circuit |
| 2:20:427 (2:14:403) |
1:56:569 | 2:00:256 | ||
I have triple stars on all missions now, I completed mission 4-8 yesterday lunchtime and finished the level 4 boss (King Boo) last night and it felt easy. I also unlocked some more staff ghosts last night, giving me a total of 13 unlocked, I still haven’t beaten any of the staff ghosts but I am within a couple of seconds on at least one of the retro circuits.
I’ve completed level 7, leaving 4-8 (power slide round Luigi Circuit - the one with the puddles) and 4-boss (get 50 coins whilst trying to avoid being hit too often by King Boo).
Mission levels 5 and 6 are COMPLETED, which just leaves 4-8, 4-boss, 7-1, 7-3 and 7-8. Four missions fell in a fifteen minute period this morning.
Only nine triple stars to go, my three star count is now 9-9-9-7-7-7-6. I can remember beating missions 5-8 (finish race before Mario), 6-3 (collect 30 coins round SNES choco island 2), 6-4 (destroy 10 item boxes in what looks like a great battle mode map), 6-6 (14 powerslides round GCN Yoshi Circuit), 7-2 (beat Bowser), 7-5 (Collect 20 coins round Waluigi Stadium) - I couldn’t believe I managed 6-6 since I hit the wall once. That leaves the following:
4-8, 4-boss, 5-4, 5-5, 6-8, 6-boss, 7-1, 7-3, 7-8
I developed a cold last Thursday night and over the weekend found myself playing the missions again - since they are extremely good for short bursts of play. My three star count is now 9-9-9-7-6-3-4 which boils down to 16 triple stars left which doesn’t seem too shabby, but my left thumb might disagree.
I’ve unlocked (but not beaten) staff ghosts for figure-8 circuit, cheep cheep beach, luigi’s mansion, SNES mario circuit 1, N64 moo moo farm, GBA peach circuit, GCN luigi circuit, GCN baby park and GCN mushroom bridge. I’ve also spent some time upping my ranks on Grand Prix, starting with 50cc where they are now mainly double stars with some triples and one single star on special cup. Every time I attempt special cup I seem to get a barrage of blue shells, the odd one I can cope with but four in one flaming lap is just too much.