Boost Rush Mode.
A screenshot of Boost Rush mode

Boost Rush is a mode featured in New Super Mario Bros. U and its Nintendo Switch remake. In Boost Rush, the player will play through a series of levels grouped together in packs, and the objective is to play through autoscrolling levels and collect the most coins, lose the least amount of lives, and make or beat the best time. The speed of the scrolling increases every ten Coins, while Star Coins are worth 20 coins each. Like in Story Mode, the player has limited lives and can gain more by collecting coins or extra lives, although all players share the same lives, and the player using Boost Mode can pop any players in bubbles. When a player is playing Boost Rush, Miis can be seen in the background, supporting the players.

In the Penguin Pack, the Ice Flower is replaced by the Penguin Suit.

Course packs

Course Pack / Difficulty Course 1 Course 2
Easy Pack
 
 
Acorn Plains Way
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Stone-Eye Zone
Flying Squirrel Pack
 
★★
Course 1 Course 2
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Spinning-Star Sky
 
Lemmy's Swingback Castle
Acrobat Pack
 
★★★
Course 1 Course 2 Course 3
 
Mushroom Heights
 
Dry Desert Mushrooms
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Wendy's Shifting Castle
Yoshi Pack
 
★★★★
Course 1 Course 2
 
Fuzzy Clifftop
 
Yoshi Hill
Penguin Pack
 
★★★★
Course 1 Course 2
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Fliprus Lake
 
Cooligan Fields
Expert Pack
 
★★★★★
Course 1 Course 2 Course 3
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Painted Swampland
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Meteor Moat
 
Iggy's Volcanic Castle
Superstar Pack
 
★★★★★
Course 1 Course 2
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Hammerswing Caverns
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Random Pack
 
Course 1 Course 2
Randomized

Profiles

New Super Mario Bros. U

  • Instruction manual bio: "Play through a series of courses back to back, and try to clear them as quickly as possible. In addition to being able to play as Mario and friends, you can also play as Mii characters."
    • "If you've created a Mii character in the Mii Maker™ application, you will be able to select your Mii character. For more details, please launch Mii Maker and read the electronic manual from the HOME Menu."

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

  • North American website bio: "Rush through courses that scroll at increasing speeds as you collect Coins, and aim for the fastest possible completion time."

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Dutch Recordrace[?] Record race
Italian Partita turbo[?] Turbo match
Portuguese (NOE) Partida Turbo[?] Turbo Match
Russian Спринт[?]
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