Mario Kart DS Mission Mode: All 63 Missions & Bosses

Mission Mode is new to Mario Kart DS: short challenges such as driving through numbered gates, collecting coins, smashing Item Boxes or racing backwards, each with a time limit and a rank from E to ★★★. Clear a level’s eight missions to face its boss.

Yoshi fighting the Big Bully — Yoshi against the Big Bully, the Level 1 boss

Levels: 7
Missions: 63
Bosses: 7
Ranks: E to ★★★

Mission types

Gates: drive through numbered gates, usually in order.
Coins: collect every coin on the course before time runs out.
Item Boxes: smash every box; some move, and some levels mix in Fake Item Boxes.
Enemies: use Stars, Bob-ombs or shells to take out Goombas, Pokeys and more.
Reverse: drive backwards with B, with steering reversed too.
Powerslides: perform a set number of mini-turbo boosts in a lap.
Races: beat a computer racer over one lap, using items it cannot touch.

Level 1

#	Goal	Course	Racer	Time
1-1	Drive through all 5 numbered gates in order!Mushrooms on the track help you along.	Figure-8 Circuit	Mario	0:35
1-2	Collect all 15 coins!	GBA Peach Circuit	Peach	0:30
1-3	Destroy all 10 item boxes!Every Item Box holds a Mushroom.	Yoshi Falls	Yoshi	0:45
1-4	Get the Star and use it to hit 5 Cheep Cheeps!	Cheep Cheep Beach	Wario	0:40
1-5	Drive through all 6 numbered gates in order!	Nintendo DS	Toad	0:30
1-6	Drive out of the mansion...backward!Ends as soon as Luigi leaves the far side of the mansion.	Luigi's Mansion	Luigi	0:45
1-7	Collect all 20 coins!	N64 Moo Moo Farm	Donkey Kong	0:35
1-8	Perform 4 power-slide turbo boosts in 1 lap!	SNES Mario Circuit 1	Mario	0:45
Boss	Use Mushrooms to crash into the Big Bully and knock him off the stage!	Water arena	Yoshi	3:00

Boss: Big Bully

Yoshi · Water arena

Drive into the single Item Box for Triple Mushrooms, then boost straight into the Big Bully to shove him into the water. He tries to charge you off the platform too, and each fall costs one of your three balloons.

Level 2

#	Goal	Course	Racer	Time
2-1	Crash into all 10 wooden crates and destroy every one!	Delfino Square	Wario	0:55
2-2	Collect all 10 coins!One coin sits behind the start line, so reverse first.	Figure-8 Circuit	Yoshi	0:30
2-3	Drive through all 5 numbered gates in order!	SNES Donut Plains 1	Donkey Kong	0:45
2-4	Destroy all 5 item boxes!Every Item Box holds a Mushroom.	Luigi's Mansion	Luigi	0:35
2-5	Collect all 20 coins!	Cheep Cheep Beach	Peach	0:30
2-6	Use Bob-ombs to destroy all 5 Pokeys!	Desert Hills	Wario	0:55
2-7	Drive through all 10 numbered gates in order!	GCN Luigi Circuit	Toad	0:55
2-8	Perform 6 power-slide turbo boosts in 3 laps!	GCN Baby Park	Peach	0:55
Boss	Hit the Eyerok's eyeball 3 times with shells!	Sand arena	Mario	5:00

Boss: Eyerok

Mario · Sand arena

Fire Green Shells at Eyerok's eye as he moves around the walled arena, where nobody can be knocked off. After each hit he briefly hops around as fists, and after two hits he moves up and down more, so line up the last shot carefully.

Level 3

#	Goal	Course	Racer	Time
3-1	Destroy all 5 item boxes!Set on the pinball table; every Item Box holds a Star.	Waluigi Pinball	Wario	0:50
3-2	Drive through all 5 numbered gates in order...backward!	Delfino Square	Bowser	0:50
3-3	Collect all 15 coins while avoiding the Chain Chomp!	GCN Luigi Circuit	Luigi	0:25
3-4	Reach the finish before Yoshi!The first two bridges and the third waterfall are fenced off. Item Boxes give a Star, Mushroom or Triple Mushrooms.	Yoshi Falls	Peach	Race
3-5	Drive through all 8 numbered gates in order!	Pipe Plaza	Yoshi	0:45
3-6	Hit Monty Moles with shells 5 times!	N64 Moo Moo Farm	Luigi	1:05
3-7	Perform 10 power-slide turbo boosts in 1 lap!	Shroom Ridge	Donkey Kong	1:10
3-8	Collect all 20 coins!	Twilight House	Mario	1:05
Boss	Reach the finish before Goomboss!	GCN Baby Park	Toad	Race

Boss: Goomboss

Toad · GCN Baby Park

Overtake when Goomboss stops to grow at the start of each lap or pauses to throw Goombas, and dodge the Goombas, since each one you hit costs a balloon. The Mushrooms he sometimes throws give you a boost, and you need a lead going into the last lap because he hops over the divider.

Level 4

#	Goal	Course	Racer	Time
4-1	Reach the finish before Donkey Kong!One lap, driven the wrong way round, with extra snowmen. Item Boxes give a Star, Mushroom or Triple Mushrooms.	DK PassRun backwards	Wario	Race
4-2	Blast 20 crabs!Use Green Shells (single or triple) and Bob-ombs.	Palm Shore	Yoshi	2:00
4-3	Reach the finish before the red car!The car is unusually fast and swerves about. Item Boxes give Triple Mushrooms.	Shroom Ridge	Mario	Race
4-4	Drive through all 7 numbered gates in order!Item Boxes give Triple Mushrooms.	Desert Hills	Wario	0:45
4-5	Collect all 15 coins. If you get squished by a Thwomp, you fail!	GBA Bowser Castle 2	Bowser	0:30
4-6	Break all 10 item boxes while avoiding the Fake Items!	N64 Choco Mountain	Donkey Kong	1:10
4-7	Drive through all 10 gates!On the pinball table. The gates are unnumbered, so any order works.	Waluigi Pinball	Toad	0:45
4-8	Perform 9 power-slide turbo boosts in 1 lap!	GBA Luigi Circuit	Luigi	1:00
Boss	Collect 50 coins while avoiding King Boo!	Lava arena	Peach	5:00

Boss: King Boo

Peach · Lava arena

When King Boo steals your coins, bump into him to make him turn see-through, then drive through him to win back the coins and make the rest reappear. Watch for the holes in the platform, which drop you into the lava.

Level 5

#	Goal	Course	Racer	Time
5-1	Reach the finish before the stray Chain Chomp!A single lap; grab Triple Mushrooms from the only row of Item Boxes. The music is a remix of the Chain Chomp theme from Double Dash!!.	Peach Gardens	Peach	Race
5-2	Drive backward and collect 15 coins! If you hit a snowman, you fail!	N64 Frappe Snowland	Donkey Kong	0:30
5-3	Destroy all 5 item boxes!	SNES Koopa Beach 2	Toad	0:35
5-4	Drive through all 10 numbered gates in order!	GBA Bowser Castle 2	Bowser	1:05
5-5	Complete 1 lap in the opposite direction within the time limit!	GCN Mushroom BridgeRun backwards	Mario	0:55
5-6	Collect all 18 coins!	Tart Top	Yoshi	0:45
5-7	Drive through all 8 numbered gates in order!Toad drives the course in reverse, with extra snowballs rolling at him.	DK PassRun backwards	Toad	0:45
5-8	Reach the finish before Mario!Extra Goombas and Piranha Plants. Item Boxes give a Star, Mushroom or Triple Mushrooms.	Mario Circuit	Luigi	Race
Boss	Hit the Big Bob-omb with 3 Bob-ombs!	Sand arena	Wario	5:00

Boss: Big Bob-omb

Wario · Sand arena

Collect Bob-ombs from the Item Boxes and land three hits on the Big Bob-omb. The walled arena means neither of you can be knocked off, so you can take your time lining up each throw.

Level 6

#	Goal	Course	Racer	Time
6-1	Drive backward across the spinning bridge! If you fall, you're out!	Bowser Castle	Bowser	0:30
6-2	Get Stars and run over 15 Rocky Wrenches!	Airship Fortress	Wario	0:55
6-3	Collect all 30 coins!	SNES Choco Island 2	Yoshi	0:45
6-4	Destroy all 10 item boxes!	Block Fort	Mario	2:00
6-5	Drive through all 8 numbered gates in order!	GBA Sky Garden	Peach	0:50
6-6	Perform 14 power-slide turbo boosts in 1 lap!	GCN Yoshi Circuit	Yoshi	1:00
6-7	Collect all 40 coins!The coins are laid out in a star shape.	Tick-Tock Clock	Toad	1:30
6-8	Reach the finish before Peach!A single lap with parts of the hedge maze and topiary route blocked off. Item Boxes give a Star, Mushroom or Triple Mushrooms.	Peach GardensRun backwards	Bowser	Race
Boss	Use Mushroom boosts to hit Chief Chilly and knock him off the stage 3 times!	Water arena	Luigi	5:00

Boss: Chief Chilly

Luigi · Water arena

Boost into Chief Chilly from the side, where he cannot see you, or meet him head-on while he is charging, which knocks you both back. He gets trickier after each fall and can jump over your boosts after his second dip, so pick your moment.

Level 7

#	Goal	Course	Racer	Time
7-1	Perform 6 power-slide turbo boosts in 1 lap!	Rainbow Road	Peach	1:00
7-2	Reach the finish before Bowser!	Bowser Castle	Mario	Race
7-3	Complete 2 laps within the time limit!Two extra pendulums and faster clockwork; Item Boxes give Triple Mushrooms. Normal driving or powerslides both count.	Tick-Tock Clock	Donkey Kong	1:30
7-4	Use shells to defeat all 30 Goombas within the time limit!	Mario Circuit	Toad	2:00
7-5	Collect all 20 coins!Two extra fire chains to dodge.	Wario Stadium	Wario	0:55
7-6	Drive through all 8 numbered gates in order!	Nintendo DS	Mario	0:11
7-7	Drive backward and collect all 12 coins! If you hit a burner, you fail!Bowser has to weave through a maze of wooden crates.	Airship Fortress	Bowser	0:50
7-8	Break all 10 item boxes while avoiding the Fake Items!	N64 Banshee Boardwalk	Luigi	1:05
Boss	Reach the finish before Wiggler!	GCN Mushroom Bridge	Mario	Race

Boss: Wiggler

Mario · GCN Mushroom Bridge

The Item Boxes on the road give Stars, and ramming cars or trucks that carry Item Boxes while powered up earns Mushrooms. Build a lead early: Wiggler takes a balloon on contact, gets faster and angrier each lap, and uses the shortcut on the final lap.

All seven bosses

Level	Boss	Racer	Goal
1	Big Bully	Yoshi	Use Mushrooms to ram the Big Bully off the stage within 3 minutes.
2	Eyerok	Mario	Hit Eyerok's eyeball 3 times with shells within 5 minutes.
3	Goomboss	Toad	Reach the finish before Goomboss in a three-lap race.
4	King Boo	Peach	Collect 50 coins while avoiding King Boo within 5 minutes.
5	Big Bob-omb	Wario	Hit the Big Bob-omb with 3 Bob-ombs within 5 minutes.
6	Chief Chilly	Luigi	Use Mushroom boosts to knock Chief Chilly off the stage 3 times within 5 minutes.
7	Wiggler	Mario	Reach the finish before Wiggler in a three-lap race.

Beating the Level 6 and Level 7 bosses shows the staff credits.

FAQ

How many missions are in Mario Kart DS?

63: seven levels, each with eight missions and a boss.

How do you unlock Level 7?

Get at least a one-star (★) rank on every mission and boss in Levels 1 to 6.

Who are the Mission Mode bosses?

Big Bully (Level 1), Eyerok (Level 2), Goomboss (Level 3), King Boo (Level 4), Big Bob-omb (Level 5), Chief Chilly (Level 6), Wiggler (Level 7).

Can you play unlockable characters in Mission Mode?

No. Each mission sets the racer for you, always one of the eight starting characters in their standard kart.

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).