B Button Challenge
The B Button Challenge, BBC for short, is a challenge in which the number of presses of the B button is minimized, whether on a per-mission or a per-file basis. The B button mainly grabs objects and does punches and dives by itself, so most stars are not affected from restricting the B button. As a result, not a lot of stars require B presses to save at all; however, some actions such as swinging Bowser require it in any%.
| B Button Challenge | |||
| Abbreviation | BBC | ||
| Individual stars collectible | 117 114 (JP 1.0) | ||
| Overall stars collectible | 70 69 (JP 1.0) | ||
| Is beatable | No | ||
| Presses required for Any% | 4 | ||
| Presses required for 120-Star | 9 12 (JP 1.0) | ||
| Star Details | |||
| BoB |
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| WF |
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| JRB |
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| CCM |
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| BBH |
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| HMC |
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| LLL |
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| SSL |
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| DDD |
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| SL |
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| WDW |
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| TTM |
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| THI |
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| TTC |
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| RR |
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| Secret |
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| Castle |
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| Bowser |
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B Presses Left
Below is a table of unique B presses in the B Button Challenge.
| B Press # | Multiplicity | Stage | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 3 | BoB | To grab King Bob-Omb, but not to release him |
| #2 | 2 | Castle | To grab MIPS |
| #3 | 1 | BitFS | To grab Bowser, but not to release him |
| #4 | 1 | TTM | To grab Ukiki |
| #5 | 3 | BitS | To grab Bowser, but not to release him |
J Only B Presses
Due to talking to NPCs requiring B in the J 1.0 version of the game, there are some required B presses that are only present here. Below is a table of these exclusive B presses.
| Star | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Toad #1 | Talking to Toad so he can give you the star |
| Toad #2 | Talking to Toad so he can give you the star |
| Toad #3 | Talking to Toad so he can give you the star |