If you want to race on mirrored versions of Mario Kart World tracks, you’ll need to play quite a bit of the game to unlock Mirror Mode. While it took a bit to figure out the exact requirements, it turns out that you’ll simply need to complete every race at 150cc and then grab a handful of the Free Roam collectables before you can unlock the backwards tracks.
Below we explain how to unlock Mirror Mode in Mario Kart World.
How to unlock Mirror Mode in Mario Kart World
Here are the requirements to unlock Mirror Mode in Mario Kart World:
As a disclaimer, while validating the above method, I had 80 “?” Panels, though I only had 10 P-Switches and 10 Peach Medallions. Reports from other players confirm too that you only need 10 “?” Panels.
Once you complete the above, another cutscene should play after the credits showing Mario and Luigi unlocking Mirror Mode. From there, “Mirror” will appear as an option along the cc choices after you select a cup, like so:
You can also pick “Mirror” from the class option when setting up a VS Mode race.
To activate a mirrored map in Free Roam, you can warp over to Peach Stadium and follow the track up and jump on to the roof of Peach’s Castle. Enter the iconic stained glass window of Peach and it’ll warp, sending you into a mirrored version of the map. You cannot do this in the pseudo-Free Roam multiplayer friend lobby, but selecting mirror mode races will flip the map for everyone.
