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{{about|the mode from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''|other uses|[[Challenge Mode]]}}
{{about|the mode from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''|other uses|[[Challenge Mode]]}}
[[File:Time Attack Trial NSMBU.png|thumb|250px|A Time Attack stage in Challenge Mode]]
[[File:Time Attack Trial NSMBU.png|thumb|250px|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 and Boost Mode challenges will always award the player with a gold medal for completing the challenge.
 
'''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 and Boost Mode challenges do not record scores and will always award the player with 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.
Every challenge has a difficulty rating, with one star being the easiest, and five stars being the most difficult.
[[File:NSMBU All Challenges Complete.jpg|thumb|300px|The screen upon completing all Challenges]]


[[File:NSMBU All Challenges Complete.jpg|thumb|300px|The screen upon completing all Challenges with a gold medal]]
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 {{button|wiiu|GamePad}}, which has challenges where the player must use [[Boost Mode]].
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 {{button|wiiu|GamePad}}, which has challenges where the player must use [[Boost Mode]].


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===Names in other languages===
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=タイムアタック
|Jpn=タイムアタック
|JapR=Taimu Atakku
|JpnR=Taimu Atakku
|JapM=Time Attack
|JpnM=Time Attack
|Spa=Contrarreloj
|Spa=Contrarreloj
|SpaM=Time Trial
|SpaM=Time Trial
|Fra=Contre-la-montre
|Fre=Contre-la-montre
|FraM=Against the clock
|FreM=Against the clock
|Dut=Tijd
|Dut=Tijd
|DutM=Time
|DutM=Time
|Ger=Zeit-Attacke
|Ger=Zeit-Attacke
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|KorR=Taim Eotaek
|KorR=Taim Eotaek
|KorM=Time Attack
|KorM=Time Attack
|Chi=计时赛 (Simplified)<br>計時賽 (Traditional)
|ChiS=计时赛
|ChiR=Jìshí Sài
|ChiT=計時賽
|ChiM=Time Attack
|ChiSR=Jìshí Sài
|ChiTR=Jìshí Sài
|ChiSM=Time Attack
|ChiTM=Time Attack
}}
}}


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===Names in other languages===
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=コイン
|Jpn=コイン
|JapR=Koin
|JpnR=Koin
|JapM=Coin
|JpnM=Coin
|Spa=Monedas
|Spa=Monedas
|SpaM=Coins
|SpaM=Coins
|Fra=Pièces
|Fre=Pièces
|FraM=Coins
|FreM=Coins
|Dut=Munten
|Dut=Munten
|DutM=Coins
|DutM=Coins
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|ItaM=Coins
|ItaM=Coins
|Por=Corrida às Moedas
|Por=Corrida às Moedas
|PorM=Race to the coins
|PorM=Race for the coins
|Rus=Монетки
|Rus=Монетки
|RusR=Monetki
|RusR=Monetki
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|KorR=Koin
|KorR=Koin
|KorM=Coin
|KorM=Coin
|Chi=金币 (Simplified)<br>金幣 (Traditional)
|ChiS=金币
|ChiR=Jīnbì
|ChiT=金幣
|ChiM=Coin
|ChiSR=Jīnbì
|ChiTR=Jīnbì
|ChiSM=Coin
|ChiTM=Coin
}}
}}


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===Names in other languages===
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=れんぞく1UP
|Jpn=れんぞく1UP
|JapR=Renzoku 1UP
|JpnR=Renzoku 1UP
|JapM=Continuous 1UP
|JpnM=Continuous 1UP
|Spa=1UP
|Spa=1UP
|SpaM=1UP
|Fre=1UP
|Fra=1UP
|FraM=1UP
|Dut=1UPs
|Dut=1UPs
|DutM=1UPs
|Ger=1-Up-Rallye
|Ger=1-Up-Rallye
|GerM=1-UP Rally
|GerM=1-UP Rally
|Ita=1-Up Mania
|Ita=1-Up Mania
|ItaM=1-Up Mania
|Por=Corrida aos 1UP
|Por=Corrida aos 1Up
|PorM=Race for the 1-Up
|PorM=Race for the 1-Up
|Rus=Жизни
|Rus=Жизни
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===Names in other languages===
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=その他
|Jpn=その他
|JapR=Sonota
|JpnR=Sonota
|JapM=Others
|JpnM=Others
|Spa=Otros
|Spa=Otros
|SpaM=Others
|SpaM=Others
|Fra=Divers
|Fre=Divers
|FraM=Miscellaneous
|FreM=Miscellaneous
|Dut=Speciaal
|Dut=Speciaal
|DutM=Special
|DutM=Special
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|Ita=Varie
|Ita=Varie
|ItaM=Various
|ItaM=Various
|Por=Diversos
|Por=Sortido
|PorM=Miscellaneous
|PorM=Miscellaneous
|Rus=Особые
|Rus=Особые
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===Names in other languages===
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=バディプレイ
|Jpn=バディプレイ
|JapR=Badi Purei
|JpnR=Badi Purei
|JapM=[[Boost Mode#Names in other languages|Buddy Play]]
|JpnM=[[Boost Mode#Names in other languages|Buddy Play]]
|Ita=Gioco assistito
|ItaM=[[Boost Mode#Names in other languages|Assisted game]]
}}
}}


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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=おだいモード
|Jpn=おだいモード
|JapR=Odai Mōdo
|JpnR=Odai Mōdo
|JapM=Question/Problem mode
|JpnM=Question/Problem mode
|Spa=Modo Desafíos
|Spa=Modo Desafíos
|SpaM=Challenges Mode
|SpaM=Challenges Mode
|Fra=Mode Défis
|Fre=Mode Défis
|FraM=Challenge Mode
|FreM=Challenge Mode
|Dut=Missiestand
|Dut=Missiestand
|DutM=Mission mode
|DutM=Mission mode
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[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. U]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. U]]

Latest revision as of 16:00, April 29, 2025

This article is about the mode from New Super Mario Bros. U. For other uses, see Challenge Mode.
Time Attack Trial in New Super Mario Bros. U
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 and Boost Mode challenges do not record scores and will always award the player with 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 the player sees when he or she completes all the Challenges in New Super Mario Bros. U
The screen upon completing all Challenges with a gold medal

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 New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, 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

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese タイムアタック[?]
Taimu Atakku 		Time Attack
Chinese (simplified) 计时赛[?]
Jìshí Sài 		Time Attack
Chinese (traditional) 計時賽[?]
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

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese コイン[?]
Koin 		Coin
Chinese (simplified) 金币[?]
Jīnbì 		Coin
Chinese (traditional) 金幣[?]
Jīnbì 		Coin
Dutch Munten[?] Coins
French Pièces[?] Coins
German Münzsammlung[?] Coin collection
Italian Monete[?] Coins
Korean 코인[?]
Koin 		Coin
Portuguese Corrida às Moedas[?] Race for the coins
Russian Монетки[?]
Monetki 		(Small) coins
Spanish Monedas[?] Coins

1-Up Rally

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
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[?] -
French 1UP[?] -
German 1-Up-Rallye[?] 1-UP Rally
Italian 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[?] -

Special

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
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 Sortido[?] Miscellaneous
Russian Особые[?]
Osobyye 		Special
Spanish Otros[?] Others

Boost Mode Challenges

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese バディプレイ[?]
Badi Purei 		Buddy Play
Italian Gioco assistito[?] Assisted game

Profiles

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

  • 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

Language Name Meaning Notes
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 • Nabbitc • Toadettee
Forms Small Mario • Super Mario • Flying Squirrel Mario • Fire Mario • Ice Mario • Mini Mario • Propeller Mario • Penguin Mario • Invincible Mario • Power Squirrel Mario • Peachettee
Yoshis Yoshi • Balloon Baby Yoshi • Bubble Baby Yoshi • Glowing Baby Yoshi
Non-playable characters Princess Peach • Toads
Enemies Ampa • Banzai Bill • Big Ampa • Big Boo • Big Buzzy Beetlea • Big Cheep Cheep • Big Deep Cheepb • Big Dry Bones • Big Eep Cheepb • Big Fire Piranhab • Big Fuzzy • Big Goombaa • Big Koopa Troopaa • Big Piranha Plant • Big Pokey • Big Thwomp • Big Urchin • Big Wiggler • Blooper • Blooper Babya • Blooper Nannya • Bob-omb • Bony Beetle • Boo • Boomerang Bro • Bramball • Broozer • Bulbera • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Cheep Chomp • Clampya • Cooligan • Deep Cheepb • Dragoneel • Dry Bones • Eep Cheep • Fire Bro • Fire Piranha Plant • Fire Snake • Fish Bone • Flame Chomp • Fliprus • Foo • Fuzzy • Goomba • Goombrat • Grrrol • Hammer Bro • Heavy Para-Beetle • Hefty Goomba • Huckit Crab • Ice Bro • Ice Piranha Plant • Jellybeama • King Bill • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lava Bubble • Magmaargh • Magmaw • Mecha Cheepa • Mechakoopa • Mega Grrrol • Mini Goomba • Missile Bill • Monty Mole • Muncher • Para-Beetle • Parabomb • Paragoombaa • Piranha Plant • Piranha Pod • Pokey • Porcupuffer • Prickly Goomba • River Piranha Plant • Rocky Wrencha • Scaredy Rata • Sledge Bro • Spike • Spike Top • Spiny • Spiny Cheep Cheep • Spiny Egg • Stalking Piranha Plant • Stone Spike • Sumo Bro • Swoopa • Targeting Ted • Thwimpa • Thwomp • Torpedo Ted • Urchin • Waddlewing • Wiggler
Obstacles Ash • Banzai Bill Cannon • Bill Blaster • Bill Blaster Turret • Bob-omb Cannonb • Bowser Stunner • Bowser's Flame • Burner • Cannona • Cannonballa • Current • Fire Bar • Ghost Block • Giant cannon • Giant cannonball • Huge Fire Bar • Huge Icicle • Ice • Icicle • Junior Clown Car • Lava • Lava Geyser • Lava swell • Lava tide • Mecha Hand • Moving block • Moving torch • Pit • Poison Bog • Quicksand • Skewer • Spell • Spike Ball • Spikes • Spinner • Torpedo Base • Torpedo tubea
Bosses Tower bosses Boom Boom • Boss Sumo Bro • Magikoopa
The Koopalings Lemmy • Morton • Larry • Wendy • Iggy • Roy • Ludwig
Other bosses Bowser Jr. • Magikoopa • Bowser • Giant Bowser
Items and power-ups 1-Up Mushroom • 3-Up Moon • Barrel • Blue Coin • Boost Star • Buzzy Shell • Coin • Fire Flower • Fruit • Green Coin • Hidden Coin • Ice block • Ice Flower • Koopa Shell • Mini Mushroom • P-Acorn • Penguin Suit • POW Block • Propeller Mushroom • Red Coin • Star Coin • Super Acorn • Super Crowne • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Trampoline • Yoshi's Egg
Objects ! Switch • ? Block • ? Switch • 3-Up Moon Blockd • 10-Coin Block • Airship • Arrow lift • Bean Platform • Beanstalk • Big Block • Blue Ringb • Bone bridge • Boost Blockd • Boss cannon • Bouncy Cloud • Brick Block • Bridge • Checkpoint Flaga • Clockwork Block • Cloud Lift • Cog • Conveyor Belt • Cracked block • Crate • Cross Lift • Donut Block • Door • Empty Block • False wall • Floor • Flower • Flying ? Block • Giant Shell • Goal Pole • Goal Pole (secret) • Goal ring • Green Ring • Hanging chain • Hanging vine • Hidden Block • Ice Chunk • Ice platform • Iron Block • Jet Pipe • Leaf Platform • Lift • Light-Up-Lift • Limited Lift • Limited Lift (Remote-Control) • Luigi Blockb • Magical platform • Mega ? Block • Mist • Moving Fence • Mushroom Platform • Note Block • Nut • P Switch • Paddle Platforma • Palm tree • Pendulum Platform • Pole • Pipe • Pipe Cannon • Red Ring • Remote-Control Platform • Rocking Platform • Rocky wall • Rolling log • Rope ladder • Roulette Block • Sand Geyser • Scale Lift • Screwtop • Screwtop Lift • Screwtop Platform • Screwtop Shroom • Seesaw Log Bridge • Seesaw Shroom • Seesaw Shroom (blue)b • Semisolid Platform • Slide Lift • Small pipe • Snake Block • Spine Coaster • Star Lift • Start Block • Stone block • Stone-Eye • Stretch Block • Stretch Shroom • Super Guide Blocka • Swinging Hammer • Switch-Liftb • Tilting mushrooma • Track Block • Treasure chest • Trick door • Turning Floor • Water • Water Ball • Water Geyser • Water tide • Wobble Rock
Locations Worlds Acorn Plains • Layer-Cake Desert • Sparkling Waters • Frosted Glacier • Soda Jungle • Rock-Candy Mines • Meringue Clouds • Peach's Castle • Superstar Road
Other Mushroom Kingdom • Secret Island • Coin Coursesa • Toad Houses
Moves Crouch • Dash • Double Jump • Drill Spin • Floaty Jumpe • Flutter Jump • Ground Pound • Jump • Midair Jumpe • Midair Spin • Propeller Jump • Scuttleb • Shell Toss • Simultaneous Ground Pound • Slide • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallow • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Jump
Gameplay elements Boost Mode • Boost Rusha • Challenge Modea • Coin Battlea • Enemy Course • Extra life • Luigi sightingsb • Paah • Point • Secret exit • Time Limit • Tower
Music compositions "Ground Theme"
Further info Gallery (Luigi · Deluxe) • Glitches • Multimedia • New Super Mario Bros. Mii • New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U • Pre-release and unused content • Staff (Luigi · Deluxe)
a Exclusive to the New Super Mario Bros. U campaign
b Exclusive to the New Super Luigi U campaign
c Present in both campaigns, but has different roles in each
d Only in the Wii U release
e Only in the Nintendo Switch release
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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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