RTA Guide/Bob-omb Battlefield
Bob-omb Battlefield is the first course in the game. It can be accessed from the painting in the far-left room on the first floor of the castle. Being the first course of the game, the door leading to it does not require any Power Stars to be opened.
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| Course Info | |
| Abbreviation | BoB |
| Terrain | Grassy |
| Setting | Day |
| Water | None |
| Course Items | |
| Coins | 118 (  ×102 •  ×8)
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| Enemy Coins | 28 ( ×23 •  ×1)
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| Stars |  ×7
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| Caps |  ×3
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| Overview | |
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120 Route
70 Route
- Behind Chain Chomp's Gate
- All of Whomp's Fortress, both stars in Princess's Secret Slide, Wing Cap and Dark World.
- Shoot to the Island in the Sky
70 Route Expert
Castle Movement
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Used in all categories without LBLJ. Switch to mario cam immediately and hold neutral until the camera pans around. -
Used in 70 Star routes that don't do Island Hop and all standard 120 Routes. Have some running frames before the star door to avoid the camera zooming in. -
Used in the 120 LBLJ route
Star Select Info
There are three acts of the course that can appear by selecting different stars. Keep in mind that if there are any blue stars (uncollected) present in the star selection menu, then the last version that can be selected is the first blue star and not the stars after it:
- Act 1: King Bob-omb: Accessed by selecting Star 1. This version contains King Bob-omb and without the extra bowling ball and Koopa shell. Bob-omb buddy is not present.
- Act 2: Koopa the Quick: Accessed by selecting Star 2 only after completing Big Bob-omb on the Summit. This version contains Koopa the Quick and the extra bowling ball but without the Koopa shell. Bob-omb buddy is present to unlock the cannon.
- Act 3: Small Koopa: Accessed by selecting Star 3 through Star 6 only after completing Big Bob-omb on the Summit and Footrace with Koopa the Quick. This version contains the extra bowling ball and Koopa shell. The Bob-omb buddy is present