Z Button Challenge
The Z Button Challenge is a challenge where you press the Z Button as few times as possible. It takes no Z presses in the Any% category, nor are there any need for workarounds. In 120 star, it requires 4 Z presses to complete.
| Z Button Challenge | |||
| Abbreviation | ZBC | ||
| Individual stars collectible | 118 | ||
| Overall stars collectible | 117 | ||
| Is beatable | Yes | ||
| Presses required for Any% | 0 | ||
| Presses required for 120-Star | 4 | ||
| Star Details | |||
| BoB | |||
| WF | |||
| JRB | |||
| CCM | |||
| BBH | |||
| HMC | |||
| LLL | |||
| SSL | |||
| DDD | |||
| SL | |||
| WDW | |||
| TTM | |||
| THI | |||
| TTC | |||
| RR | |||
| Secret | |||
| Castle | |||
| Bowser | |||
Required Z Presses for 120 Star
| Stage | Star | Requirement | Multiplicity |
|---|---|---|---|
| WF | Chip Off Whomp's Block | Ground Pounding King Whomp | 3 |
| JRB | JRB 100 Coins | Ground Pounding the blue coin switch (Only 74 other coins) | 1 |
Workarounds
| Stage | Star | Normal requirement | Workaround |
|---|---|---|---|
| BoB | Behind Chain Chomp's Gate | Ground Pounding Chain Chomp's post three times to release him | Performing Bomb Clip |
| DDD | 100 coins | Ground Pounding the blue coin switch (Only 76 other coins) | Coin spawner cloning |
| SL | Into the Igloo | Crawling into the igloo | Clipping in from the back |
| THI | Make Wiggler Squirm | Ground Pounding the top of the mountain | Clipping into the mountain |
| TTC | 100 coins | Ground Pounding the Blue Coin switch (Only 93 other coins) | Coin cloning |
| VCutM | (Entering the stage) | Ground pounding two pillars | PU traveling |