Other single button challenges

The other button challenges aren't as notable as the ABC, because they are relatively trivial.

B Button Challenge

Main article: B Button Challenge

The B Button Challenge is basically the same as the ABC, except it is about avoiding the use of the B Button. In most levels, the B Button isn't required, but some of the ones that seem to require it have exploitable glitches to avoid pressing B.

Unavoidable B presses

(100% Only) The player must press B three times in BoB to defeat King Bob-omb.

The player must press B in Bowser in the Fire Sea, but can avoid pressing B again by letting Mario drop Bowser into the mine.

(100% Only) The player must press B two times to collect two MIPS stars.

The player must press B three times in order to beat Bowser in the Sky. The first two throws are simple; for the third, Mario gets hit by Bowser's Fire, causing him to release Bowser, which allows us to avoid pressing B a fourth time.

Although the player must press B to defeat Bowser in the Dark World, this press is conventionally excluded from totals, because 120 stars can be collected even without completing BitDW.

Unavoidable B Presses (J-Version)

On the J-Version of the game, the player can only use the B Button to initiate text with NPCs, and this introduces additional B presses.

(100% Only) The player must press B three times to collect three toad stars.

Total Counts

	Japanese N64 Version	All other versions
Any%	4	4
120 Star	12	9

Z Button Challenge

Main article: Z Button Challenge

Unavoidable Z Presses

(100% Only) The player must press Z three times during the fight with King Whomp, since we have to ground pound his back three times.

(100% Only) The player must press Z to ground pound the blue coin block in JRB in order to get the 100 coin star, since there are only 74 other coins in the course.

Total Counts

Any%	120 Star
0	4

Other Button Challenges

The Start Button Challenge

The player must press Start to progress from the start screen to the file select screen.

The C Buttons Challenge

(100% Only) The player must press C Button to enter first-person mode in order to enter the Tower of the Wing Cap.

The R Button Challenge

The R Button is never required in the game.

The L Button Challenge

The L Button is never required in the game.

The D-Pad Buttons Challenge

The D-Pad Buttons are never required in the game.

Total Counts

	Any% U	120 Star U	Any% J	120 Star J
B	4	9	4	12
Z	0	4	0	4
Start	1	1	1	1
C	0	1	0	1
R	0	0	0	0
L	0	0	0	0
D-Pad	0	0	0	0

Related Videos

• The B Button Challenge
• The Z Button Challenge
• The Other Button Challenges