What Is The Hardest 3D Mario Level?

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super Mario odyssey hard level and super Mario 3d world challenge. Champion's road, similar to I played every Mario kart game or hiding an impossible balloon in super Mario odyssey

[@plantyh]

I think the version of Champions Road on the Wii U is actually much harder than the Switch version just because of your lack of ability to dive on the Wii U making it a lot more difficult to make quick recoveries

[@PaulRodela]

Not to mention all the characters are slower.

[@plantyh]

@@PaulRodela yeah I really feel like the slowness makes it so much harder honestly

[@bestevil.]

​@@plantyhyeah like that one section he kept back tracking on. You're supposed to run over it, but on the wiiu it's much slower so you'll get hit if you try running the entire time

[@Matteo-co3iu]

True. I also think that playing as peach is an unfair comparison. Floating is very broken and it would also make the other levels better. No power ups mario is the way to compare these imo, and then champions road is harder than grandmaster galaxy

[@MarioPlayer3640]

On the Wii U I couldn’t beat it. On the switch, I’ve beaten it with every character.

[@whil6473]

You can also just run across the blocks where every second one is missing in champion's road.

[@PixelShiftss]

Also that champions road can be done with multiple players, which can fluctuate the difficulty depending on who you are playing with

[@adambennani3192]

It made my experience from impossible to easiest level and i'm not happy about that

[@RiverOfTheHeart]

8:15 oh no he doesn't know you can just hold the button to keep high bouncing on enemies in this game. No timing needed. The piranha creeper part is best done with Mario as it's designed for him to smoothly jump between them. Peach's float makes it weird since it entirely halts her upwards momentum. The other characters can do it more or less just fine. Also, I've died many times when I felt I shouldn't on the one block gap section too, you're supposed to just run across it, but the charging chucks make you jump, so at that point you can try to keep your speed and pray, or bounce on each chuck and hover (since you were using Peach, could also double jump with Rosalina), or take it carefully like you did, which is harder than it looks with the increased player speed.

[@astralten]

I love how we all just collectively forgot that 3D Land also exists and also had a very difficult final bonus level.

[@tizianobiondorouco6142]

I was surprised it wasn't here, it was really hard for me to beat it for the first time

[@robotortoise]

Really? I got through it on my first attempt, although that may have been luck because I'm not good at video games and took 15 hours on Champion's Road.

[@justasimplemanworkinghiswa1569]

3d land's final is easy cause tanooki leaf is cheese

[@faresktari8977]

cuz this one is just too ez compared to these 3 like

[@blokos_]

​@@30THMAN. i really liked the part in nsmb2 where mario became 3d and 3ded all over the game

[@wolftoadi]

Chamipons Road is definetly the one that gave me the hardest time of these three and i think the reason why is, as long as you arent playing peach or rosalina ,its the game that gives you the least movement options out of these three. I mean if you REALLY got the hang of odysee its kinda ridiculous what kinda stuff you can do.

[@A_Surpluss_of_Stupidity]

Every day the voice gets deeper and the content gets better

[@GaybrohamStinkton]

We want the ambiguous gay, female and/or child voice back >=\.

[@stanley8006]

I am liking the original post out of spite of this reply@@GaybrohamStinkton

[@SwizzleMix]

Deep octaves, deep content, deep vibes

[@fireshadow8496]

Tru lol

[@thegreat8627]

Lol

[@janmagtoast]

You can run across the bars in Champions Road. Most jank you described is fixable by playing the sections correctly (with better strats)

[@randompersonxy1033]

The weird timing he mentioned could have been solved by keeping the jump button pressed.

[@davidguthary8147]

Here's my ranking of these levels. For completeness, I have also included Special 8-Crown from 3D Land and The Ultimate Test (the base version of Grandmaster Galaxy). 1. The Perfect Run 2. Champion's Road 3. The Ultimate Test 4. Special 8-Crown 5. Darker Side

[@cjtheracer0113]

Where would the final level of Wonder be at?

[@davidguthary8147]

@@cjtheracer0113 Ineligible for comparison, as Wonder is a 2D game.

[@boaldM]

I thinik the hardest mario level is actually when you are in a ranked match with kento and he keeps throwing

[@Dante...]

For me Champion's Road is definitely the hardest, with The Perfect Run at 2nd, and Darker Side is not even close to the first 2.

[@Ricardo57492]

Just a few things about champoin's road: 7:50 you dont have to land precisely on each block. You just have to land on the first one and the others you can just run over them. The challenge here is running past all of the charging enemies because if you have to jump to avoid them, then you have to do a good landing as well. 8:06 keep in mind that this stage is beatable by every character. And this section can also be done in many ways. It it a timing challenge. And also, for the double blocks, you can walljump from the next blocks (the one that is too far to reach) and land on the next block when it switches back. 8:11 The same thing happened to me until I realized that it is NOT timing based thing. You just have to hold jump and you will always get the max height when bouncing.

[@kattnip500]

I think this is a really good video! Though, you did forget about the secret final hard level in 3D Land, which is similar to 3D Worlds in structure while being entirely different

[@Leif777]

Good video. The notorious "Lily Pad Ride Level" from Super Mario Sunshine might deserve a try as well.

[@Samandjam555]

Or the plinko machine

[@WeegeeDX]

​@@Samandjam555Plinko is easy compared to the poison river red coins, easily.

[@Samandjam555]

@@WeegeeDX on depends on personal experience I guess

[@Dante...]

As someone who is very used to the jank of Mario Sunshine I don't find either the lily pad shine or the Pachinko machine to be that hard.

[@MT-ej7ev]

This Level gave me ptsd ...

[@GreenDog3]

When I was a kid me and my brother grinded to beat champion's road for like two months straight at one point. It was brutal, but we got there in the end.

[@NickMario1]

Was it fun?

[@GreenDog3]

@@NickMario1Yeah! I remember bragging about it on Miiverse after we did it lol

[@Cheatscape]

One thing worth noting is that to 100% 3D World, you need to beat Champion's Road with every character. I can't recall from memory which character is the hardest, but it's most likely Toad because of his smaller jump height. So if we're comparing which level is the hardest to beat by any means necessary, then yes, Champions Road isn't too bad. But considering it's involvement in 100% which necessitates playing with characters that aren't Peach or Rosalina, I personally think Champion's Road is the hardest.

[@AK_804]

you don't have to, you can just add them after you beat it

[@AverageCommentor]

Toad definitely, and only because of the last section where you have to do those massive jumps on the boost panels. Almost impossible in the Wii U version with him, slightly possible in the Switch version. But as long as you're playing as Luigi, Peach, or Rosalina the level is a piece of cake.

[@AK_804]

no lol@@AverageCommentor

[@AK_804]

toad isnt that hard

[@AverageCommentor]

@@AK_804. True enough, just you're way more likely to die with him. But Champion's Road as a whole isn't very difficult. I've created Mario Maker levels that give me more of a challenge lol.

[@originami9199]

underrated!!! i love that your videos are high quality (content, editing, nice voice etc.) without being over the top with sound effects, screaming... it's very refreshing :D

[@happyarjay]

Couldn't agree more. It's also worth mentioning that 3D world has multiplayer which can make it easier to beat Champions Road.

[@evanrosman9226]

The Darker Side of the Moon is the easiest level out of all levels you mentioned.

[@HVY526]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@elijahtorres2688]

It’s only difficult because the level is SUPER long. But besides that, the game does give you tons of hearts in consideration, which makes it not as hard. Personally, I like the shorter, more difficult levels in 3D World and Galaxy 2 better, since they are more fun and rewarding to accomplish.

[@mettatonex7221]

There is no question in my mind that Champion's Road is the hardest. The Perfect Run really only has two difficult sections, that being the fourth and final, whereas Champion's Road is difficult all the way through (And Darker Side was never even really a contender; it's more a test of resiliance than a test of skill, and forget skipping the Fork section, with Glydon you can also skip the Pokio and 2D sections by gliding straight to the Bowser portrait). However, I feel like Special 8-Crown from 3D Land bares mentioning. It may not have been the first final gauntlet in 3D Mario, but I like to think this level truly laid the groundwork for what these levels are truly capable of. The platforming is tight, the style of platforming keeps switching on you preventing you from getting too comfortable, the obstacles are tight, and they even threw a boss fight in the middle of it. I still think Champion's Road has a higher barrier of completion, but I also think this level at least deserves to be in the competition.

[@ericschertz9110]

I'm definitely subscribed bro. Keep making your videos because we all enjoy them.

[@Equallake]

There is also a level on mario 3d land, when you finish all levels in the secret world you unlock by beating the boss, that i've never get into a half of it, but it was a few years ago and i can't play it anymore so i don't really know if it is that hard

[@tims5994]

Loved the video! glad to see you branching out into more games.

[@josu2000]

Yo i clicked on this vid after a long while since i last saw ur vids and it was supper funny to hear how ur voice changed, then i realized wors mario kart vid was 2 years ago damn. Glad to see u still uploading!

[@timonobel615]

Well my man you have a lot to learn about darker side so i will educate you. Firstly the goombas are there for the optional miniboss that is the hat which gives you a life-up heart after defeat. Then in the uproot section there is a hidden block with a heart in it that you can use to stand on and get to the top ledge. There will be some coins there and you skip the ice-water section. You mentioned glydon being able to skip the forks section, but if you use the wind draft correctly then you can not only skip the entire sub-area. You can also completely skip bowser and then you close of by doing u-skip in the ending wire segment. And before you ask: no, I have not executed any of these skips myself because i unfortunately don't have the ability to.

[@onlookerofthings6029]

7:53 you can sprint over those blocks and you'll run over the gaps instead of having to jump over each one. Same thing in the 2D Mario games with 1 block gaps

[@laizander]

Great video tho I think 3d land last level, which is the "Champions Road" of that game, it's harder than Champions Road itself. Ofc it doesn't mean that's harder than Galaxy 2, that's the toughest one XD

[@thestrangerbros]

At 7:45 you could actually just dash along the blocks instead of jumping on each one. I learned that the hard way. Love your content.

[@MacenW]

Dude, im so proud of how far you came. You gonna be a great youtuber bro

[@justawaffle4630]

there's a few methods to make champion's road much more consistent. For the Chargin' Chuck section, you can jump over it using boost/P speed and landing in the center. mario and toad may not be able to do this as easily, but everyone else can do it very well. you can also hug the top wall while at max speed to avoid the first chargin chuck. as for the piranha creeper section, if you're not holding any direction on the analog stick, you will lose all horizontal momentum upon bouncing. (it also seems like you weren't holding A, too). with the ants, you seemed to know the correct method, bouncing off of them and then wall jumping. the beat blocks have several ways to pass. it's possible to run full speed and do small jumps to barely reach each block at the end, and the timing will line up. you can also stall out with peach. the intended method seems to be hopping back and forth between them, however.

[@envar1]

Not only is the Switch version of 3D World easier (mostly due to the speed increase) but it’s also important to remember that in order to truly 100% the game, you must beat that level as all five different characters. It’s really hard to beat with Toad and Mario. I played the original Wii U version all the way to 100% when I was younger, and I 100%’d the Switch version a year ago.

[@1gnore_me.]

for the section in champion's road with the chargin chucks on the weird platforms, you can just run across the gaps. you don't have to jump.

[@Danimal28]

This earned a follow-up great video

[@35yet_]

I love your videos, keep it up

[@jasegaming6616]

I probably suck but no power ups Mario champions road sounds like the definition of pain

[@noahclaycameron]

3:31 The flower part is not precise, the enemies can be avoided through timing The lazers are not random Crouching and not moving isn't a good examply of 'not making an error'

[@galaxygerm1037]

The perfect run only took me n my brother like 50 minutes probably because we realized how easily Co-Star Luma can be used to cheese it. It can hold the moving lasers in the pullstar bit, blow up the bomb mines, and freeze hammer bros/boomerang bros. Not to mention crouching by boomerang bros means their boomerangs miss you. Was absolutely relieving finally beating the game after 10 years. Champion’s Road on the other hand has taken us hours to beat. It was torture. And we have to go back in and beat it with the rest of the characters since there’s only two of us. Rosalina does absolutely cheese most of it though with the spin jump, especially the beat blocks. We haven’t beat darker side yet.

[@adrianoctavio]

Reminder to all with access to ways to play galaxy 2 that I highly recommend trying to beat the perfect run but keeping yoshi all the way through using infinite flutter. Very challenging, but one of the most rewarding experiences in a mario game (even if one of the most flexless experiences because of the amount of time you have to waste explaining why it's cool)

[@user-ce6ig1tv3k]

The cannon galaxy level on 3D world or whatever its called is much harder, just because you have to climb cannonballs which is hell

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

If i had to pick one, it absolutely has to be odyssey's. You give the game the most fluid controls some of the tightest jumps while also implementing cappy abilities and shortcuts for the bold are straight up maddening to pull off, and when someone finds a frog skip _instantly_ remove it, the game becomes pure chaos but in the best way possible..seriously i dare you to use assist mode and 2 player, I'd argue the assist bubble actually makes things harder cause it blocks you of shortcuts

[@bcbama0770]

You should do a hardest 2d Mario level video next. There’s definitely a lot of candidates to choose from in that series.

[@stonee402]

Fun fact. A 3D level that is harder than champions road that you forgot to mention is super mario 3d lands Special world 8-Crown. It is longer and much more difficult than champions road

[@MT-ej7ev]

Lilypad Level in Mario Sunshine is the hardest for me. Oh, the suffering to simply get there, only to realize its so messed Up and hard to Beat... No words

[@absollnk]

The beepblock section in champion's road is a lot more fun with a character that cant float. Jts really satisfying to stall in midair with ground pounds

[@Gruntilda-Winkybunion]

Champions Road for me! I feel so good, knowing i mastered it And bro, you used peach to hover… so haha using no power ups

[@HatInLime]

Super Mario 3D-Land also has a super hard final level, but it's been a while since I beat it so admittedly I don't remember how difficult it is.

[@envar1]

As someone who played both Galaxy 2’s Perfect Run and 3D World’s Champion’s Road (on Wii U), I found Champion’s Road much more painful 😂

[@starlord225]

In the pull star section on the perfect run, you can purposely fall out of the pull star, catch yourself for vertical momentum and use that height to ignore most obstacles.

[@mitchboland9591]

I feel like there was a a bit of misunderstanding when it comes to Champions Road. The 1 space platforms can be crossed by just holding Y. And holding B as you fall on an enemy makes you jump automatically.

[@GraniteStateVictoria]

Champion's Road gave me WAAAAY more problems than The Perfect Run or any other levels including Darker Side or Super 8-Crown (3D Land). The Wii U version is actually harder IMO than the Switch version. The Perfect Run gets most of its difficulty from the psychological factor of having just one HP, going into it with a more calm and confident (but not overconfident) mindset cuts the difficulty in half. Not saying it's easy, it's definitely not. I'm usually pretty calm when playing video games, never getting more than a little frustrated for a few seconds, as I'm generally a fairly easygoing and positive, cheerful person. Champion's Road was the only one to rattle me. I actually got so frustrated I was yelling at the screen and swearing, very unusual for me. I called my family the morning I finally beat it and they were first like "Victoria, it's 5 AM, most of us don't get up as early as you do" then when I told them I beat Champion's Road all excitedly they were like "yeah, that's nice, tell me more about it later today". In retrospect, I should have waited until afternoon, it took me so long to beat it that I got the game for Christmas when I was a senior in high school, I didn't beat Champion's Road until I was in my junior year of college.

[@LoganverseS1]

I beat Champions Road and Darker Side first try, I still haven’t beaten GrandMaster Galaxy. It’s the hardest easily

[@eliteaustin4301]

the purple coin level in super mario galaxy 1 with the disappearing platforms was hard asf

[@alecfrancis628]

He forgot to mention Lava Spire Daredevil Run from Super Mario Galaxy, since that level is JUST like The Perfect Run from Galaxy 2, because you have to go through the whole level without even making ONE single mistake! Because there’s no water in the level, if you lose your Bee Mushroom or Cloud Flower Suit, you die and automatically get sent all the way back to the very beginning. In fact, Lava Spire Daredevil Run is the 1st and only Daredevil comet in Super Mario Galaxy in which Mario/Luigi has to go through the entire level instead of just fighting the boss.

[@mamaluigigamer99]

I fucking hate that one, but eh; I beat that game 200% twice so it’s not that bad to a masochist like me

[@shanetracy4318]

as someone who's beat champions road with all 5 playable characters, i can tell you that your first mistake was picking peach. playing that level as luigi makes it several times easier

[@izzybellyyy]

Champion’s Road is the only one of these I’ve beaten and AHHHH so true about some of the jumps just feeling off. Most of my deaths in 3D World felt so bad because I didn’t feel in control or like I knew where my character was going to end up after a jump. I’m still salty

[@d2dominoes807]

3D land has a final level that took me a pretty long time too

[@yourlordmeowmingtonii2497]

A note about the section mentioned at 7:49, the unusual feel and constant falling through the bars it not exclusive to the Switch version, it happened to me plenty of times on the Wii U version.

[@robotortoise]

I think Champion's Road is the most interesting of the three. It felt a lot more streamlined than a mishmash of various levels, and I never felt like it was unfair, just precise. I think the music being more or less exclusive to it makes it a lot better of a final level, honestly. It makes it feel much more special. Then again, I played on Wii U and went to the HOME menu whenever I died so I didn't have to smuggle in powerups. So that may also be related lol

[@legoboy7107]

Champion's Road's music was also in that one top-down hexagon level and its harder rehash, so two stages before Champion's Road itself. If it were FULLY exclusive to Champion's Road it would REALLY feel special, especially since it's Gusty Garden and CR is very overtly Galaxy-themed and the end of the game.

[@albertovargas1764]

Cosmic cannon cluster! Champions road is a cakewalk

[@D3_exe]

Heyo a Jopes upload? Nice!

[@YukonJon]

Damn bro last time one of your videos came in my recommended was two years ago you’re a whole ass old man now

[@BIRDSBIRDSBIRDSBIRDSBIRDS]

I dont understand how you can give this to grandmaster galaxy like yeah i spent hours on it as a kid dying hundreds of times but after going back to it as an adult i beat it within single digit attempts just take your time, dont die trying to save a cloud, and use starbits/duck on the boomerang bros and you will be good

[@JustJulyo]

This channel goes HARD!

[@slurples149]

the perfect run from super mario galaxy 2 easily takes this part

[@Privatebean9183]

For darker side you can also defeat the boss at the beginning for extra hearts

[@Gameboy-2007-yt]

Man, perfect run gives me a nostalgia burst

[@mr.awesome6011]

No likes. Better luck next time🤷‍♂️

[@austincarter9523]

What about Mario Sunshine's lily pad stream level or pachinko machine? They are hard because of rushed game design rather than being intelligently difficult, but are still contenders nonetheless.

[@williamsanborn9195]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but on the Wii U version of 3D World, didn’t you have to beat every level as all of the characters including Rosalina? I’m asking because I didn’t get to Champions Road on the Wii U version, but I did on the Switch and just assumed it was the same.

[@michaelpate18]

The Perfect Run. Hands down.

[@al271987]

I am one of the 3 percent subscribed! Never played galaxy 2, but I agree champions road is harder than Odyssey. Part of that is how familiarity with Odyssey’s move set lets you game a lot of the level design. Which the developers did on purpose, and I love that. Have you played Celeste? If you like this sort of challenge, that’s pretty much all Celeste is.

[@pixelatedgames8068]

Champions road is very tough. But play Mario Sunshine and the Sand Bird and Pachinko will give you a rough time as well. I honestly think I spent longer on that stupid bird than I did on Champions Road.

[@whathow680]

i feel like using peach on champions road makes the level incredibly more easy. i woulda liked if he played it with mario instead

[@kevink2986]

Three words. The. Perfect. Run.

[@superstorm393]

7:45 you're supposed to run across these blocks with gaps. Makes it a lot easier

[@FunAnimator]

This probably would not change the veredict of the video but I definitely think you should've considered 3D Land's final level as well. It's the same "Grand Finale" style of level and the difficulty of it is definitely notable.

[@gagethomasisttheworst1782]

Darker side is pretty forgiving compared to champions road and galaxy

[@LittleNinjaXYBA]

Darker side is a toned down “hardest level” which I like it for that, because it’s actually pretty doable.

[@tmp123ful]

Champions Road, next question

[@Evan-fw6wt]

Special 8 Crown from 3D Land is significantly harder than Darker side, with the limited moveset and all

[@mamaluigigamer99]

I’ve beaten all three. Including also beat the pachinko machine on super Mario sunshine and 100% that save file. I also 100% Super Mario 64 5 times, once on Wii, once on Wii u, once on switch and twice on the ds version and once on the 3ds port. I crave levels that make me wanna pull my hair out, so do your worst miyamoto

[@kktua]

Nice video Jopes!

[@kachowabunga17]

cant believe world S8-🚩 from 3D Land wasnt mentioned but good video

[@timtanium7074]

Not sure if anyone else said it yet but the Impossible Pack DLC for NSMB2 is also really really hard, on par with these. Although I don't think this level can be bought anymore since the 3DS eshop closed unless you already have it

[@superyoshiparker8979]

3D hardest levels, nsmb2 is 2d, so therefore it isn’t allowed

[@dougneon9550]

Man Puberty came fast little man

[@bdt2002gaming]

Here’s how I would rank all of these levels from easiest to hardest, assuming you play as Mario in all three games to keep comparisons as fair as possible: -Darker Side with shortcuts and you can take damage -Darker Side with shortcuts but no damage taken -Champion’s Road with powerups -Darker Side without shortcuts but you can take damage -The Perfect Run with Yoshi -Champion’s Road without powerups -Darker Side with no shortcuts or damage taken -The Perfect Run without Yoshi (as far as I can tell, it’s designed to be impossible so it’s the hardest by default)

[@dabundis]

I think Mario Wonder's final badge challenge is worth mentioning here, though its difficulty is cut down a bit by the inclusion of checkpoints

[@superyoshiparker8979]

2d game, the entire video is 3d Mario hard levels, so Mario wonder is not included

[@lo0katmyn4me]

Good video! This does make me curious, though, as a series aimed towards children, which game is the most difficult overall?

[@divitiIe]

My ranking: 1. The Perfect Run (i have 241 stars on galaxy 2) 2. Champions Road (easy to cheese as peach) 3. Darker Side (you can skip like half the level for this one) Edit: I just beat the perfect run and yup it was pretty hard

[@LlamaLight19]

Me and my friend always die on the final dash panel section and haven’t gotten past it yet

[@JustsomeKid93]

I don’t remember, since it’s been years since I’ve played it and I didn’t even beat it, but I wonder if 3D land has a final post game level like those ones, and if it’s really hard just by virtue of being on the 3ds

[@superyoshiparker8979]

It does have 1, get top of the flag as both characters in every level.

[@pictonomii3295]

I knew that Darker Side couldn't be the hardest, given that it's the only one of these I have beaten.

[@liamkienle7115]

Did you know that in champions road you can run across the small bars without jumping

[@YouGotNoob]

Don't forget to cover 3D Land's hardest level

[@DDosks]

so we all forgot about the true final level of super mario wonder?

[@cjtheracer0113]

While Badge Marathon was the only gauntlet-style Mario level that I have ever played, I feel like The Perfect Run might be the hardest one, if Badge Marathon had no checkpoints and no mushroom at the start, then it would probably be toe to toe if not harder then The Perfect Run.

[@superyoshiparker8979]

It’s on 3d, Mario wonder isn’t 3d, so it isn’t included

[@QuinnTeddy]

Badge Marathon from Mario Wonder should be in this conversation too, I thnk

[@superyoshiparker8979]

READ THE TITLE, NOT 2D, 3D GAMES HARDEST LEVELS

[@AK_804]

You can just run across the bars in the part with the chargin chucks

[@uiinpui]

8:13 You can just hold the jump button here

[@pel-sl2gz]

I personally think it’s a level in Mario galaxy 2 with the monkey (I keep forgetting his name) where you have to kick potato like creature idk if someone knows what I’m talking about (it’s more annoying than anything)

[@Adhasin]

Yeah you have to Ice Skate, it's pretty tight indeed, I remember raging as a kid (there also was that robot that wants you to clean junk piles with bob-ombs, and an easier variation with crates and fire flower)

[@AverageCommentor]

Eh, I think one level was sorely forgotten. The lily pad stage in Super Mario Sunshine.

[@silvesta5027]

Champions road with toad is really tough

[@RiverOfTheHeart]

Yeah I did a Toad only, no power-ups, no damage run of the game a few years ago. Most of the game is pretty fun if a bit tense this way. The hardest level turned out to be the final world Star course without the cannon helmet. I had to, with Toad, gain speed, jump across massive gaps from the moving platforms to the switch blocks in order to bait the cannons into switching it at the correct time or just wait a cycle until the time is right, make it back to platform without falling (I failed this more times than I could count) with escalating difficulty. This put the movement skills I'd learned to the maximum test, I had to make nearly perfect jumps that were only possible thanks ground pound dive. The increased speed also made it harder since Toad just shoots of like a rocket. He's way harder to control than the others which is was why I chose him for the challenge. In comparison, champion's road wasn't that bad since I practically know the layout by heart though it did take a while to get it just right.