- Cristoffel Columbus: Where's the challenge? It's only a matter of time until you get this.
- Strike!: Since the strikes are counted in the whole game, it's only a matter of time until you get it, so zero skill involved
- Marathon Driver: Again, where's the challenge? Not even victory is required.
I suggest to remove these 3 achievements because they are trivial and absolutely 0 skill is required to get them.
IMO good achievements should require at least minimal skill, otherwise they are pointless and boring.
One of the achievements even seems to be broken:
The achievement “arch enemy” (or however it is called) seems to be impossible to get: I have bombed a kart way more than 5 times in a race and still did not get it.
I also suggest a new set of achievements where you actually have to achieve something (all are singleplayer-only):
Game progress achievements:
- King of Karts: Defeat Nolok in Story Mode
- Trophy Collector: Win gold in every challenge of Story Mode.
- Egg Hunter: Win every official Egg Hunt at least once.
Special victory achievements:
- Grand Prix Star: Finish 1st in all races (normal or time-trial mode) of any of the official grand prix on Expert difficulty.
- Grand Prix Superstar: Finish 1st in all races (normal or time-trial mode) of any of the official grand prix on SuperTux difficulty.
- Grand Prix Master: Win the “All Tracks” grand prix (normal or time-trial mode) on SuperTux difficulty (btw, does this grand prix still exist?)
- Full House: Win a normal or time-trial race against 18 or more AI opponents and only 1 lap on Intermediate or higher difficulty.
- Driver: Win a normal race against 4 or more AI opponents on Intermediate difficulty.
- Racer: Win a normal race against 6 or more AI opponents on Expert difficulty.
- SuperTux: Win a normal race with 3 or more laps and against 10 or more AI opponents on SuperTux difficulty.
- Endurance Racer: Win a normal or time-trial race with 12 or more laps against 4 or more AI opponents on Expert or SuperTux difficulty on any of the official tracks except Oliver's Math Class.
- 88 Miles Per Hour: Win a time-trial race against 4 or more AI opponents on Intermediate difficulty.
- No Time To Explain: Win a time-trial race against 6 or more AI opponents on Expert difficulty.
- Time Lord: Win a time-trial race against 10 or more AI opponents on SuperTux difficulty.
- Bumper Kisser: Win a “Follow the Leader” race on Intermediate difficulty against at least 6 AI karts.
- Loyal Follower: Win a “Follow the Leader” race on Expert difficulty against at least 12 AI karts.
- Princess' Life Guard: Win a Follow the Leader race on SuperTux difficulty against at least 18 AI karts.
- Fun on Penguin Playground: Win the “Penguin Playground” grand prix in the “Follow the Leader” mode on Intermediate or higher difficulty.
- Scrooge McTux: Win a normal race without using any power-ups or nitro-boosts on Intermediate or higher difficulty.
- Paranoid Pidgin: Win a time-trial race without using any power-ups or nitro-boosts on Intermediate or higher difficulty.
- Show Those Newbies Who's Boss!: Win a normal or time-trial race with at least 60 seconds in the lead on Novice difficulty.
- Domination: Win a normal or time-trial race with at least 30 seconds in the lead on Intermediate difficulty.
- Kommand and Konqi: Win a normal or time-trial race with at least 25 seconds in the lead on Expert or higher difficulty.
- Supreme Leader: Win a normal or time-trial race with at least 20 seconds in the lead on SuperTux difficulty.
Racing maneuvers:
- Sara Schumacher: Outstrip* a kart on any of the official tracks except Oliver's Math Class.
- Basketball Killer: Destroy a basket ball with a plunger 2 times in a race.
- Bull's Eye: Fire at least 5 bowling balls in a race and always hit a kart. **
- Splash Damage: Hit 3 or more karts at once with a cake.
* =could be determined at each new lap you start, if you enter lap X while the last kart is still in lap X-2 or even lower, you have outstripped a kart and thus earned an achievement
** = The achievement is only awarded at the end of the race when the bowling ball accuracy was 100%.
Not really meant serious/just for fun (feel free to ignore):
- Chaos Theory: Win a Follow the Leader race against 18 or more AI opponents on Novice difficulty.
- Plumber: Win a normal race with exactly 5 laps and exactly against 7 AI opponents on Intermediate or higher difficulty.
- Delivering Packets Since 1978: Drive a normal race on Gran Paradiso Island against 3 or more opponents and collect at least 6 gift boxes per lap and don't finish last.
- Down with the Leader!: Attack and hit the leader in a Follow the Leader race and cause one of your opponents to be knocked-out for being in front of the leader.
What do you think of the achievement system?
Also feel free to suggest your own achievement ideas!