Timing starts automatically when the Start button is pressed on the main menu. Timing ends depending on the active category.
- Any
- Timing ends on the first frame of the ending transition in Escape 3.
- Used for Any%, NMS, 10 shines, 46 shines, and All Bosses.
- 100%
- Timing either ends on the first frame of the ending transition in Escape 3 (if all other shines/star coins are collected), or it ends on the frame that 64 shines/star coins are collected.
- Used for 100%.
- ASC
- Timing ends when 64 star coins are collected.
- Used for All Star Coins.
- 3Key
- Timing ends when the Save animation finishes after defeating Fake Bowser.
- Used for 3 Keys.
- Cock
- Timing ends when Test Course is pressed.
- Used for Cock%.
- , - Reset timer
- Shift+Tab - Change timer format
- Control+Tab - Change category
- HH:MM:SS:mmm
- H - Hours
- M - Minutes
- S - Seconds
- m - Milliseconds
- HH:MM:SS:FF
- H - Hours
- M - Minutes
- S - Seconds
- F - Frames
- Frames