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Tick-Tock Clock Mario Kart DS · Star Cup, race 2

Tick-Tock Clock in Mario Kart DS
Tick-Tock Clock course preview

Set inside a huge grandfather clock modelled on Tick Tock Clock from Super Mario 64, this course is full of moving parts: sweeping clock hands, a swinging pendulum and spinning gears. The gears reverse direction every 45 seconds, so the best line keeps changing as the race goes on.

Cup
Star Cup · race 2
Origin
New in Mario Kart DS
Laps
3
Staff ghost
1'54"903
Online play
No
Tick-Tock Clock course map
Course map (overhead view)

Lap walkthrough

  1. Turn left and climb a hill with the first Item Boxes
  2. Cross the first clock face, avoiding the hour and minute hands
  3. Turn right onto a straight with the second Item Boxes, just before the swinging pendulum
  4. Drop downhill onto four horizontal rotating gears, the last one much larger and slower
  5. Turn right then left onto the stopwatch face, where the hand and the last Item Boxes rotate counterclockwise
  6. Climb, turn left twice and finish on a straight lined with vertical gears

Racing tips

  • On the first clock face, the minute hand sweeps over Dash Panels on each side, but touching either hand spins you out.
  • On the stopwatch face the hand comes toward you if you stay on the left side.
  • Drive on gears turning the same way you are going for extra speed; gears turning toward you slow you down, and they switch every 45 seconds.
  • Time your pass under the pendulum, which knocks you aside if it catches you.

Hazards

Clock hands, Pendulum, Rotating gears.

Staff ghost

Staff time
1'54"903
Beat to unlock
2'04"085
Racer
Daisy
Staff name
Ninten★だい8

Set a Time Trial record within 108% of the staff time to unlock the ghost. All staff ghost times.

Missions on Tick-Tock Clock

  • Mission 6-7 Collect all 40 coins! (Toad, 1:30)
  • Mission 7-3 Complete 2 laps within the time limit! (Donkey Kong, 1:30)

Full Mission Mode guide

Screenshots

Tick-Tock Clock screenshot 1
Tick-Tock Clock in Mario Kart DS
Tick-Tock Clock screenshot 2
Tick-Tock Clock in Mario Kart DS
Tick-Tock Clock screenshot 3
Tick-Tock Clock in Mario Kart DS

FAQ

What cup is Tick-Tock Clock in?

The Star Cup, as race 2 of 4, in the Nitro Grand Prix.

How many laps is Tick-Tock Clock?

3 laps.

What is the staff ghost time on Tick-Tock Clock?

1'54"903, set with Daisy in the Light Dancer. Finish a Time Trial in 2'04"085 or faster to race it.

Could you race Tick-Tock Clock online?

No. It was one of the 12 courses left out of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection play.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against the Super Mario Wiki and the Mario Kart Racing Wiki. Kart statistics, staff ghost times and item odds are the values from the game data as transcribed by the Super Mario Wiki. Screenshots, renders and artwork © Nintendo; local copies archived from Super Mario Wiki file pages (listed on the image gallery).