New Super Mario Bros U 1-Up Rally And Special Challenges Guide

In this guide we’ll keep covering the Challenge Mode in New Super Mario Bros U: if you’re looking for some extreme Mario game experience, look no further!

• 1 up Rally

During 1 up Rally you’ll need to have a pretty tight control of you jumps: you’ll have to stomp on enemies to earn the required 1ups to complete each challenge. Things are obviously trickier than this, requiring you to chain these jumps to earn the 1ups. Here are the details for each trial

The Goombrat Stomp

Bronze: 1 up
Silver: 2 up
Gold: 3 up

Stone Eyed Koopas

Bronze: 1 up
Silver: 15 up
Gold: 30 up

Goomba Bounce Bash

Bronze: 1 up
Silver: 20 up
Gold: 40 up

Three Dry Bones

Bronze: 1 up
Silver: 15 up
Gold: 30 up

Bullet Bill 1 Up Bounce

Bronze: 1 up
Silver: 20 up
Gold: 60 up

Star Connection

Bronze: 60 up
Silver: 70 up
Gold: 77 up

Big Goomba Bounce Bash

Bronze: 14 up
Silver: 16 up
Gold: 18 up

Airship 1-Up Rally

Bronze: 10 up
Silver: 15 up
Gold: 20 up

Paratroopa Panic

Bronze: 4 up
Silver: 6 up
Gold: 8 up

• Special Challenges

Things now can get really though: these challenges will test your platforming skills with a variety of objectives like dodging fireballs, gathering coins, completing a trial as fast as you can as so on. Here are the full details for each trial

Fire, Bro!
Dodge the fireballs for as long as you can
Bronze: 15 sec
Silver: 25 sec
Gold: 40 sec

Graceful Glide
Earn 1ups without touching the ground
Bronze: 0 up
Silver: 1 up
Gold: 5 up

Mole to Goal
Let Monty Mole get on the lift and reach the goal
Gold: Clear the trial

Marathon Glide
Reach the goal without touching the ground
Gold: Clear the trial

Bubble Up
Use Yoshi’s abilities to reach the goal
Gold: Clear the trial

Nonstop Flight
Reach the goal without thouching the ground
Gold: Clear the trial

Be Gentle to Giants
Reach the goal without damaging enemies
Bronze: damaged two times
Silver: damaged once
Gold: no damage

Big Air at Sundown
Reach the goal
Gold: Clear the trial

Balancing Act
Keep your balance
Bronze: 15 sec
Silver: 40 sec
Gold: 60 sec

Bowser’s Airship Sneak
Reach the goal without interacting with any object
Gold: Clear the trial

Larry’s Groundless Battle
Defeat Larry without touching the ground
Gold: Clear the trial

No Climbing Allowed
Reach the goal while in mini Mario form
Gold: Clear the trial

The Trial Of Bullett Bill Hill
Get the Star Coin
Gold: Clear the trial

Spin Jump, Get Dizzy
Use the spin jump on enemies and earn 1ups
Bronze: 3 up
Silver: 7 up
Gold: 14 up

Mole to Goal Returns
Just like the first Mole to Goal trial
Gold: Clear the trial

Wobble and Rock
Stay on the rock as long as possible
Bronze: 10 sec
Silver: 20 sec
Gold: 30 sec

Seriously! Fire, Bro!
Dodge the fireballs
Bronze: 15 sec
Silver: 25 sec
Gold: 40 sec

Elevator Out of Service
Reach the goal without using the lift
Gold: Clear the trial