I feel I should point out: Before I learned how to hold items behind me, I was doing 100cc races. It had taken me about a dozen tries to three star the Flower Cup.
Since learning that trick, I managed to three star both the next two Cups on my first attempt.
I did switch to a kart instead of a bike, but definitely I know the item shield helps a ton from the hits it blocked (also got my first successful block of a blue shell thanks to the horn). Thanks for the help, guys!
EDIT: I haven't been able to unlock any of the new challengers yet. I keep hoping I'll come across Greninja or Megaman, but no luck so far.![]()



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