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Guess who finally beat Castle in the Sky aka the current hardest expert staff ghost... me! This is 8 months late but who cares I finally have 250 Gold Stars again (too bad the next update is coming really soon)

Castle in the Sky (song:    • MPP Riko's Theme : LifeGuiding Song ...  )
10/10
Definitely the hardest ghost in the pack right now, I'm not sure why they green lit this. The track likes to not function in certain places which makes finishing a run impossible. Luckily, Echo messes up in a couple places which makes this ghost barely (emphasis on the barely) beatable: a) you can get a way better moonjump than him b) he misses the low before the first canon c) his driving out of the 2nd canon (near the laser shooting stone statue things) is very poor, you can gain a lot of time by going tighter than him d) his third shroom is very wide, you can gain a truck load of time on him here e) he takes the last turn very wide. Still, this is a quite the frustrating track, and I really hope volcanic skyway isn't gonna be this hard. Looking back at the run, it kinda sucks lol
Time to beat: 6 hours

Fiery Factory, Fading Frost (song:    • Megaman 2  Dr. Wily's Castle: Stage ...  )
9.5/10
I developed a little alt strat on the conveyor section which helped me a ton. I found that keeping my wheelie was pretty hard, but hop tricking made it so much easier. The rest of the track is filled with tech making it quite hard to get runs out. The ending shroom cut can be a bit bouncy too which can brutally end runs.
Time to beat: 3.5 hours

And now for the ghosts that no one cares about

Aqua Dungeon (song:    • Rivers In the Desert  )
7.5/10
Persona music lowkey goes hard, i need to play a game holy. This is a really fun track to drive, the ghost drives well but its easy to pick up on the lines. Its a shame this track is still banned in competitive, hopefully some sort of update comes soon.
Time to beat: 2 hours

Ruinated Peach's Castle (song:    • Crash Team Racing: NitroFueled OST ...  )
7.5/10
I need to pick this track more, Gabi puts up a pretty good challenge here. I still have no clue what to do at the start lel.
Time to beat: 1.5 hours

Bowser Junior's Crafty Castle (song:    • Bowser's Black Castle  Paper Mario C...  )
7.5/10
Another fun track to drive, the 2 shroomer can be a bit finicky at times. My guy is cracked on sneakster holy
Time to beat: 1.5 hours

Spooky Swamp
7/10
Free if you make the cut 3/3
Time to beat: 20 minutes

Frantic Funyard (song:    • Wiggler's Garden  Mario Party DS OST...  )
7/10
Thank god they force Emil to int, or else I'd be here for a few more hours. I'm not the biggest fan of this track online due to some of the blind rc car cycles, but the driving is still pretty decent.
Time to beat: 1 hour

Wiimmfi Wonder World (song:    • Megafruit Paradise  Super Mario Part...  )
6.5/10
The lines are a bit funky but the track is easy to learn. W wiggler with party hats on.
Time to beat: 30 minutes