Time Trials
Mario Kart Wii Walkthrough and Guide
by SPV999
Mario Kart Wii Guide - Time Trials
 Time Trials |
Time Trials allow you to set the best possible time for any given course. You can race alone, or compete against a Ghost to see who scores better.
A Ghost is a recording of a player that has played the course before and got a really good time on it. You can race against it to see who has the better tactic. Ghosts cannot interfere with you, nor can you it.
 You look like you've seen a ghost... |
In Time Trials, there are no item blocks. You start with 3 mushrooms and that's all you get.
You may be wondering “Why would I want to do this? It sounds like a pain...” and you'd be right, it's a pain. However, this is the fastest way to unlock a lot of the characters (this, or play 5,000 Grand Prix races). Plus, you get bragging rights.
Now, in order to unlock characters, you have to get a REALLY good time. Doing this unlocks the “Expert” Staff Ghosts. The Expert Staff Ghosts have times that you wouldn't believe on some tracks. Luckily, you don't have to beat the ESG, just unlock them. Beating them just gives you bragging rights.
Tips
- The best vehicles to use are the Heavy class. They have insane top speeds, and since there is nothing to slow you down (unless you go off course), you can reach top speed and hold it for the entire race.
- Perfect the start boost. It can shave a few seconds off your time, and helps off-set the heavy vehicles low acceleration.
- Learn ALL the shortcuts. You'll need them.
- Perfect your drift boosts. It's a little different with heavy vehicles, so if you're not used to them it'll take some time to get just right.
- Practice. Practice. Practice. This isn't something you can do a night before a party in hopes of unlocking all characters. This is going to take time. You'll often have to go over the same track a good 10 times before you even get close to a good time.
Below, you'll find a list of the time requirements to unlock an Expert Staff Ghost. Note that the times could be off by a second in either direction. The exact times are hard to get, obviously.
Expert Staff Ghost
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Mushroom Cup
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Luigi Circuit - 1:24.411
Moo Moo Meadows - 1:33.571
Mushroom Gorge - 2:05.494
Toad's Factory - 2:12.784
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Flower Cup
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Mario Circuit - 1:39.183
Coconut Mall - 2:24.788
DK's Snowboard Cross - 2:24.725
Wario's Gold Mine - 2:14.932
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Star Cup
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Daisy Circuit - 1:48.791
Koopa Cape - 2:54.897
Maple Treeway - 2:50.229
Grumble Volcano - 2:19.524
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Special Cup
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Dry Dry Ruins - 2:21.681
Moonview Highway - 2:07.016
Bowser's Castle - 2:55.017
Rainbow Road - 2:59.293
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Shell Cup
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GCN Peach Beach - 1:30.698
DS Yoshi Falls - 1:12.901
SNES Ghost Valley 2 - 1:03.752
N64 Mario Raceway - 2:07.915
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Banana Cup
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N64 Sherbet Land - 2:37.784
GBA Shy Guy Beach - 1:39.255
DS Delfino Square - 2:33.107
GCN Waluigi Stadium - 2:24.645
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Leaf Cup
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DS Desert Hills - 2:01.141
GBA Bowser Castle 3 - 2:50.637
N64 DK's Jungle Parkway - 2:49.028
GCN Mario Circuit - 1:55.267
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Lightning Cup
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SNES Mario Circuit 3 - 1:34.828
DS Peach Gardens - 2:29.006
GCN DK Mountain - 2:50.248
N64 Bowser's Castle - 3:06.723
Mario Kart Wii
[color=green][/color] I beat the whole game. But I beat my ghost by shortcuts and ultra shortcuts.
In Koopa Cave I got a score of 2:52:581 and didnt unlock anything. Why is that?
DK Summit I unlocked with a time of 2:25.886.
People are getting scores like 1sec because they wait 2 hr which starts the count over
What if the time for the experts on my Wii are 4-5 seconds faster than the times listed above?
How do I know when I've got a expert ghost data, because I've unlocked Funky Kong, but I dont know how? And Funky Kong is unlocked by winning 4 experts? Or what?! PLEAS, how do I know when I have unlocked an expert? :-)
It will say fast staff ghist has appeared in bottom left corner
mine was the ghost valley my time 58.563
You'll know when you unlock an expert (fast) staff ghost, cause when you beat a normal one by at least 2-3 seconds, it'll say, a fast staff ghost has appeared on (random) track! If the time on a staff ghost is different than or quicker than the staff ghost you raced against, it's the fast one. I usually complete all courses in one cup then move on to the next cup. Don't leave a track until you unlock the ghost! Some of the harderish courses are GBA Shy Guy Beach, SNES Ghost Valley 2, and SNES Mario Circuit 3. Oh, and BTW to unlock some characters they are: Unlock 8 fast staff ghosts for Baby Luigi, Unlock 4 for Funky Kong, and 32 for Mii Outfit B.
this helped a lot thx so much XOXO
Alright, so these times are true. What needs to happen is you need to get that time to unlock the ghost I believe. Once you've unlocked all Expert Ghosts (Which with enough practice, like they said, shouldn't take too long) you will need to exit to the license select screen, then enter back, and anything you would've unlocked should be unlocked. If you are confused as to if you've unlocked the Expert Ghost for a track, compare your time to the times listed here. If it is less then/equal to, then it is unlocked. Or just play all 32 in a row, and unlock them all in a row. Also, don't leave a track until you've finished it. If you are one who goes from track to track, keep records of the tracks you've completed. Good guide btw
What Tracks do you think is the most Glitched?
why are people getting 0.001 secs. how is it possible???
THE EASIEST TRACK ON WORLD :GCN Dk Mountain.My Time Is 1.20.243
I kneed 2 find out how 2 unlock funkie kowng SOMEBODY HELP ME!!!!!!
Is anyone else got a 3 star rank 9999 points and is amazing