Completionist

Clear every mission in Mission Mode

Seven levels of eight short challenges, each level capped by a boss in its ninth slot. Level 7 stays hidden until every mission before it holds at least one star.

Take a rank of three stars on every mission

Clearing a mission is one thing; the clock decides the rank. The grid keeps every mission’s rank, so the gaps are visible.

Take three stars in every cup at 150cc

Forty points — first in all four races — and clean enough driving with it. Thirty-eight leaves you on two stars.

Unlock Mirror mode

It opens once you have gold in every cup at 150cc.

Win every cup on Mirror mode

The whole board again, flipped left to right. R.O.B. is waiting at the end of it.

Unlock every character

Grand Prix golds bring in Daisy, Dry Bones, Waluigi and R.O.B. Shy Guy only ever appears in Download Play, so twelve is the whole roster.

Unlock every kart

Three to a driver, thirty-six in all. Gold in the 100cc nitro cups opens the third, and Mirror golds let any character take any of them.

Beat every staff ghost in Time Trials

One per track. Each stays hidden until your own time comes within about eight per cent of it, and beating it is a separate matter again.

Win a Balloon Battle match

DS is the first Mario Kart where battle works alone — the CPU fills the other three seats.

Win a Shine Runners match

Hold a Shine when the field thins. Also playable against the CPU.