No Joystick Allowed Challenge

No Joystick Allowed Challenge
Individual stars collectible			56
Overall stars collectible			0
Is beatable			No
Star Details
BoB
WF
JRB
CCM
BBH
HMC
LLL
SSL
DDD
SL
WDW
TTM
THI
TTC
RR
Secret
Castle
Bowser

The No Joystick Allowed Challenge is a challenge in which the joystick on the controller is used as little as possible or not at all. Movement typically involves the following:

• a punch followed by a Single Jump, which provides forward movement
• a backflip, which provides backward movement
• a punch followed by a Single Jump to move off a ledge, followed by a ledge grab, which provides a means of facing perpendicular to the ledge
• a backflip whose landing lag falls off a ledge, followed by a dive back onto the floor, which provides a way of changing Mario's angle since he'll orient his angle along the floor's slope
• sliding down slopes, which provides a way of changing Mario's angle
• enemy knockback, which provides a way of changing Mario's angle
• chuckya throws, which provides a way of changing Mario's angle
• twirling with strategic A-held frames to slow the descent, which provides a way of changing Mario's angle
• repeated pole grabs, which provides a way of changing Mario's angle
• ground pounding, which provides a way of manipulating RNG (specifically, by advancing RNG by 80 calls)
• Interactions with signs and some entities like Koopa the Quick to change Mario's position or angle

Difficulties to this challenge include the following:

• entering doors
• aiming while swimming
• aiming while flying
• fast movement (e.g. racing Koopa the Quick, beating PSS under 21"0, the blue coin block timer)

Courses that Cannot Be Completed

Course	Mission	Reason
JRB	Plunder in the Sunken Ship	The sunken ship cannot be entered.
JRB	Can the Eel Come Out to Play?	The star cannot be activated while facing towards it.
JRB	Red Coins on the Ship Afloat	The red coin near the jet stream cannot be collected.
JRB	Blast to the Stone Pillar	Neither the pillars nor star platform can be reached.
JRB	Through the Jet Stream	The star cannot be reached.
JRB	100 Coins	It is not possible to collect every blue coin.
CCM	Slip Slidin' Away	The door cannot be opened to leave the cabin.
CCM	Big Penguin Race	The race cannot be finished fast enough without cheating.
CCM	Wall Kicks Will Work	The star cannot be reached.
BBH	Go On a Ghost Hunt	No doors can be opened.
BBH	Ride Big Boo's Merry-Go-Round	No doors can be opened.
BBH	Secret of the Haunted Books	No doors can be opened.
BBH	Seek the 8 Red Coins	No doors can be opened.
BBH	Big Boo's Balcony	No doors can be opened.
BBH	Eye to Eye in the Secret Room	No doors can be opened.
BBH	100 Coins	No doors can be opened.
HMC	Swimming Beast in the Cavern	No doors can be opened. Note: Sign clip idea
HMC	Elevate for 8 Red Coins	No doors can be opened.
HMC	Metal-Head Mario Can Move!	No doors can be opened.
HMC	Navigating the Toxic Maze	No doors can be opened.
HMC	A-Maze-ing Emergency Exit	No doors can be opened.
HMC	Watch for Rolling Rocks	No doors can be opened.
HMC	100 Coins	No doors can be opened.
LLL	Boil the Big Bully	It is not possible to leave the starting platform.
LLL	Bully the Bullies	It is not possible to leave the starting platform.
LLL	8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces	It is not possible to leave the starting platform.
LLL	Red-Hot Log Rolling	It is not possible to leave the starting platform.
LLL	Hot-Foot-It into the Volcano	It is not possible to leave the starting platform.
LLL	Elevator Tour in the Volcano	It is not possible to leave the starting platform.
LLL	100 Coins	It is not possible to leave the starting platform.
DDD	Board Bowser's Sub	It is not possible to dive under the water.
DDD	Chests in the Current	It is not possible to dive under the water.
DDD	Pole-Jumping for Red Coins	It is not possible to dive under the water.
DDD	Through the Jet Stream	It is not possible to dive under the water.
DDD	The Manta Ray's Reward	It is not possible to dive under the water.
DDD	Collect the Caps…	It is not possible to dive under the water.
DDD	100 Coins	It is not possible to dive under the water.
WDW	Shocking Arrow Lifts!	The star block cannot be opened.
WDW	Secrets in the Shallows & Sky	The secret behind the pushable block is unreachable.
WDW	Express Elevator--Hurry Up!	The elevator cannot be reached after it lowers.
WDW	Go to Town for Red Coins	The town cannot be reached.
WDW	Quick Race Through Downtown!	The town cannot be reached.
WDW	100 Coins	It is not possible to collect more than 2 blue coins.
THI	Rematch with Koopa the Quick	It is not possible to beat Koopa the Quick to the finish.
THI	Five Itty Bitty Secrets	The star platform cannot be reached (and the teleporter works only in the opposite way).
THI	Wiggler's Red Coins	The red coin on the tall platform in the corner cannot be reached.
TTC	Stomp on the Thwomp	The walkway cannot be reached.
TTC	100 Coins	The walkway cannot be reached, and it is impossible to collect enough blue coins.
RR	Cruiser Crossing the Rainbow	It is not possible to get onto the ship.
RR	Somewhere Over the Rainbow	It is not possible to reach the ship.
RR	100 Coins	It is not possible to reach the ship or collect enough blue coins.
TotWC	Red Coins	It is not possible to collect any of the red coins.
CotMC	Red Coins	It is not possible to travel upstream.
VCutM	Red Coins	It is not possible to collect the red coins on the ramp.
PSS	Under 21"0	The race cannot be finished fast enough.
SA	Red Coins	It is not possible to turn towards the red coins or swim upwards.
WMotR	Red Coins	It is not possible to turn towards the red coins or stop falling.
BitDW	Red Coins	It is not possible to get the red coin at the beginning before the block switch timer runs out.
BitS	Red Coins	It is not possible to pass the gap after the Chuckya.
BitS	Completion	It is not possible to pass the gap after the Chuckya.

External Links

Spreadsheet for the challenge