Challenge Mode (New Super Mario Bros. U)

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This article is about the mode from New Super Mario Bros. U. For other uses, see Challenge Mode.
A Time Attack stage in Challenge Mode

Challenge Mode is a mode introduced in New Super Mario Bros. U. It is a collection of various challenges of varied difficulty divided into specific categories, including Special and 1-Up Rally. While some challenges take place in a specific part of a course from the main game, there are some challenges that take place in a course exclusive to Challenge Mode, such as Penguin Bowling and Bubble Up. Each challenge has a specific objective and will award the player with medals (gold, silver, and bronze) depending on how they completed the challenge. For example, the Time Attack challenges have three medals, the Gold being achieved by completing the challenge in a set amount of time. However, some Special challenges will award the player with only a gold medal for completing the challenge.

Every challenge has a difficulty rating, with one star being the easiest, and five stars being the most difficult.

The screen upon completing all Challenges

There are five categories of challenges: Time Attack (denoted by a clock), where the player must complete the course in the allotted time; Coin Collection (denoted by a Coin), where the player must collect a specific amount of coins or collect as few coins as possible; 1-Up Rally (denoted by a 1-Up Mushroom), where the player must finish the course while collecting a certain amount of 1-Ups; Special (denoted by a ? Block), a category with challenges whose objectives vary; and a category denoted by the GamePad, which has challenges where the player must use Boost Mode.

In the Nintendo Switch version, Boost Mode challenges are not included due to control limitations on the Nintendo Switch system. Toadette and Nabbit cannot be selected within the mode, due to having different control attributes from Mario, Luigi, and the Toads. The menu screen has a slightly different UI from the Wii U version, with the icons for each category receiving simple, gray-colored designs that change color when selected. The ? Block icon for the Special category is also changed to a three-dimensional one.

Time Attack[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese タイムアタック
Taimu Atakku		 Time Attack
Chinese 计时赛 (Simplified)
計時賽 (Traditional)
Jìshí Sài		 Time Attack
Dutch Tijd Time
French Contre-la-montre Against the clock
German Zeit-Attacke Time Attack
Italian Contro il tempo Against the clock
Korean 타임 어택
Taim Eotaek		 Time Attack
Portuguese Contrarrelógio Time trial
Russian На время
Na vremya		 Timed
Spanish Contrarreloj Time Trial

Coin Collection[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese コイン
Koin		 Coin
Chinese 金币 (Simplified)
金幣 (Traditional)
Jīnbì		 Coin
Dutch Munten Coins
French Pièces Coins
German Münzsammlung Coin collection
Italian Monete Coins
Korean 코인
Koin		 Coin
Portuguese Corrida às Moedas Race to the coins
Russian Монетки
Monetki		 (Small) coins
Spanish Monedas Coins

1-Up Rally[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese れんぞく1UP
Renzoku 1UP		 Continuous 1UP
Chinese 连续1UP (Simplified)
連續1UP (Traditional)
Liánxù 1UP		 Continuous 1UP
Dutch 1UPs 1UPs
French 1UP 1UP
German 1-Up-Rallye 1-UP Rally
Italian 1-Up Mania 1-Up Mania
Korean 연속 1UP
Yeonsok 1UP		 Continuous 1UP
Portuguese Corrida aos 1Up Race for the 1-Up
Russian Жизни
Zhizni		 Lives
Spanish 1UP 1UP

Special[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese その他
Sonota		 Others
Chinese 其他
Qítā		 Others
Dutch Speciaal Special
French Divers Miscellaneous
German Diverse Miscellaneous
Italian Varie Various
Korean 기타
Gita		 Others
Portuguese Diversos Miscellaneous
Russian Особые
Osobyye		 Special
Spanish Otros Others

Boost Mode Challenges[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese バディプレイ
Badi Purei		 Buddy Play

Profiles[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

  • North American website bio: "Test your skills with several themed challenges, some of which are played in courses not found in the main game."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese おだいモード
Odai Mōdo		 Question/Problem mode
Chinese 課題模式 (Traditional)
课题模式 (Simplified)
Kètí Móshì		 Question Mode
Dutch Missiestand Mission mode
French Mode Défis Challenge Mode
German Herausforderungsmodus Challenge Mode
Italian Modalità Sfida Challenge Mode
Korean 과제 모드
Gwaje Modeu		 Task Mode
Portuguese Modo Desafio Challenge Mode
Russian Режим Испытания
Rezhim Ispytaniya		 Challenge Mode
Spanish Modo Desafíos Challenges Mode
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New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Playable characters Mario* • Luigi • Yellow Toad • Blue Toad • Mii • Nabbit** • Toadette***
Supporting characters Princess Peach • Toad • Green Yoshi • Baby Yoshi (Balloon Baby Yoshi • Bubble Baby Yoshi • Glowing Baby Yoshi)
Bosses Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Koopalings (Lemmy Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Larry Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa • Iggy Koopa • Roy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa) • Boom Boom • Boss Sumo Bro • Magikoopa
Worlds / Areas Acorn Plains • Layer-Cake Desert • Sparkling Waters • Frosted Glacier • Soda Jungle • Rock-Candy Mines • Meringue Clouds • Peach's Castle • Superstar Road • Secret Island • Coin Courses*
Items and objects ! Switch • ? Block • ? Switch • 1-Up Mushroom • 3-Up Moon • 3-Up Moon Block • Arrow lift • Bean Platform • Berry • Big Block • Blue Coin • Blue Ring** • Boost Block • Boost Star • Brick Block • Checkpoint Flag* • Coin • Coin Block • Cross Lift* • Donut Block • Fire Flower • Flying ? Block • Frozen Coin • Goal Pole (secret) • Goal ring* • Green Coin • Green Ring • Hidden Block • Hidden Coin • Ice Block • Ice Chunk* • Ice Flower • Iron Block • Leaf Platform • Light Block • Limited Lift • Luigi Block** • Mario Brothers Yuka • Mega ? Block • Mini Mushroom • Note Block • Nut • P Switch • P-Acorn • Paddle Platform* • Pendulum Platform • Penguin Suit • Pole • POW Block • Propeller Mushroom • Red Coin • Red Ring • Remote-Control Platform* • Rolling log* • Scale Platform • Screwtop Lift • Screwtop Platform • Seesaw Log Bridge • Seesaw Shroom* • Seesaw Shroom (blue)** • Skelefloor • Slide Lift* • Snake Block • Spin Kinoko Lift* • Spine Coaster • Star Lift • Stretch Shroom* • Super Acorn • Super Crown*** • Super Guide Block* • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Swinging Hammer • Switch-Lift** • Trampoline • Turning Floor • Water Ball* • Wobble Rock* • Yoshi egg
Enemies and obstacles Amp* • Banzai Bill • Banzai Bill Cannon • Big Amp* • Big Boo • Big Buzzy Beetle* • Big Cheep Cheep • Big Dry Bones • Big Deep Cheep** • Big Eep Cheep** • Big Fuzzy • Big Goomba • Big Koopa Troopa • Big Piranha Plant • Big Thwomp • Big Urchin • Big Venus Fire Trap** • Big Wiggler • Bill Blaster • Bill Blaster Turret • Blooper • Blooper Baby* • Blooper Nanny* • Bob-omb • Bomb • Bony Beetle • Boo • Boomerang Bro • Bowser Stunner • Bramball • Broozer • Bulber* • Bullet Bill • Burner • Buzzy Beetle • Cannon • Cannonball* • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Cheep Chomp • Circling Boo Buddies • Cooligan • Dai Gorō • Deep Cheep** • Dragoneel • Dragoneel (purple)* • Dry Bones • Eep Cheep • Energy ring • Fire Bro • Fire Snake • Fire Bar • Fire Piranha Plant • Fish Bone • Flame Chomp • Fliprus • Foo • Fuzzy • Giant Cannonball • Goomba • Goomba (balloon)* • Goombrat • Grrrol • Hammer Bro • Heavy Para-Beetle • Hefty Goomba • Huckit Crab • Huge Fire Bar • Huge Icicle • Ice Bro • Ice Piranha Plant • Icicle • Jellybeam* • King Bill • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lava Bubble • Lava Geyser* • Magmaargh • Magmaw • Mecha Cheep* • Mecha Hand • Mechakoopa • Meteor • Mini Goomba • Missile Bill • Monty Mole • Muncher • Nabbit • Obake Block • Para-Beetle • Parabomb • Paragoomba* • Paratroopa • Piranha Plant • Piranha Pod • Pokey • Porcupuffer • Prickly Goomba • River Piranha Plant • Rocky Wrench* • Rubber ball • Scaredy Rat* • Skewer • Sledge Bro • Spike • Spike Ball • Spike Top • Spinner • Spiny • Spiny Cheep Cheep • Spiny Egg • Stalking Piranha Plant • Stone Spike • Sumo Bro • Swoop* • Targeting Ted • Thwimp* • Thwomp • Torpedo Base* • Torpedo Ted • Torpedo Base (Targeting Ted) • Urchin • Waddlewing • Wiggler
Others Ash • Current • Lava • Poison • Quicksand • Sand Geyser • Stone-Eye • Water Geyser
Game modes Boost Mode • Challenge Mode* • Boost Rush* • Coin Battle*
Further info Gallery (New Super Mario Bros. U • New Super Luigi U) • Glitches • Media • New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U • Pre-release and unused content • Staff (New Super Mario Bros. U • New Super Luigi U • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe)
* Exclusive to New Super Mario Bros. U. • ** Exclusive to New Super Luigi U. • *** Exclusive to New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
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Challenge Mode of New Super Mario Bros. U
Time Attack Time Attack Trial • Acorn Plains Speed Run • Full Speed Ahead • Stone-Eye Desert Dash • The Boo Ballet • The Boo-Ballet Encore • Icicle Skating • Huckit Hustle • Mini Mountaineer • Lurchin' Urchins • Penguin vs. Torpedo • Slick Slopes and Bullet Bills • The Haunted Propeller • Fliprus Crossing • Rickety Sprint • No-Cash Dash • Poison-Swamp Scramble • Swing into Action • Stoneslide Tower Climb • Screwtop It Up
Coin Collection Triple-Jump for Coins • Hot Hidden-Coin Hunt • Stingy Big Piranha Plants • Lakitu's Cloud Heist • Hot-Air Yoshi Ride • Ghost House Coin Curse • Perilous Coin Dodge • Waddlewing Wipeout • Prickly Goomba's Coinless Run • 200 Clifftop Coins • Dark Dark Coaster • Cloud-Top Coin Evasion • Attack of the Bob-ombs • Spine Coaster Coin Cruise • Castle Coin Bypass • Don't. Touch. Anything.
1-Up Rally The Goombrat Stomp • Stone-Eye Koopas • Goomba Bounce Bash • Penguin Bowling • Three Dry Bones • Bullet Bill 1-Up Bounce • Star Connection • Big Goomba Bounce Bash • Airship 1-Up Rally • Paratroopa Panic
Special Fire, Bro! • Graceful Glide • Mole to Goal • Marathon Glide • Bubble Up • Nonstop Flight • Be Gentle to Giants • Big Air at Sundown • Balancing Act • Bowser's Airship Sneak • Larry's Groundless Battle • No Climbing Allowed • The Trial of Bullet Bill Hill • Spin Jump, Get Dizzy • Mole to Goal Returns • Wobble and Rock • Seriously! Fire, Bro! • Elevator Out of Service • Castle Crawl • Express Elevator • Cashless Castle Crawl
Boost Mode Challenges Piranha Plant Hideaway • Coins in the Forecast • When Waddlewings Attack • The Perpetual Shell • Boost Block Coin Stalk • Icicle Falls • Fuzzy Alert! • The High Road • Three-Legged Lava Race • Fuzzy Cliff Climb • Thwomp Castle Cash Flow • Cloudy with a Chance of Fire • Ultimate Boost Blast
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