Wassup 8-Ball Station

Wassup 8-Ball Station is a test in paid downloadable content, the Octo Expansion. This station is unlocked after clearing either Roll Out Station, Far-Out Station, Pop Rock Station or Poppin' Fresh Station.

Access
The player must clear either Far-Out Station,  Roll Out Station,  Pop Rock Station or  Poppin' Fresh Station to access this test. The shortest way to access this station is to clear Roll Out Station.

Checkpoint 1
This test is based on pushing an 8-Ball to the goal. It begins with a downward ramp, followed by two upward ramps. Along the way Octotroopers are encountered.

Checkpoint 2
Area 2 starts with some beams which carry the 8-Ball to the next part where more Octotroopers are stationed. There is a right turn and a propeller lift, which takes Agent 8 upwards where they can continue. If they keep going up, though, they will be able to reach a beam with a Power Egg pack.

Checkpoint 3
Area 3 begins with a platform tilted upward. The 8-ball has to be push up a slope without it falling off. Then there is another similar platform, but the 8-Ball should fall off in order to get it to Area 4.

Checkpoint 4
Area 4 begins with a seesaw, where the 8-Ball must be pushed across quickly. On the otherside there is an 8-Ball switch and a vault, the former activating an elevator. Take the elevator up to a small platforming section, which consists of a few beams and some Octotroopers. At the top is a key.

Final checkpoint
Area 5 starts right after the key and is followed by a platform taking the player back to the vault which is opened with the key. The vault contains a Balloon Fish right behind the 8-Ball. The Balloon Fish can explode, making the 8-ball move extremely quickly, but it will have to be timed well due to a seesaw that can push an 8-Ball into the abyss. Right after the seesaw is the 8-Ball goal.

Tips

 * Enemy ink can push the 8-ball. It may be useful to splat the enemy first, and then go and bring the 8-Ball.

Mem cake
"The world I knew seems like a trap. I'm drawn now to the strange and new. Would my old friends think me a sap?"

- Octarian mem cake.

Completing this test awards the player with the Octarian mem cake.

Quotes
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"Please lead the 8-ball to the goal."

"Keep in mind that the 8-ball will damage any enemies it touches."

"Shoot it carefully but powerfully."

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"Simply splendid!"

"Key located!"

"Hurry and get the key!"

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"Go get it!"

"First, try getting it onto that rail in the middle."

"Head across the seesaw in a single dash!"

"I see an 8-ball switch in front of the vault!"

"Use that Balloon Fish to send the 8-ball flying!"

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"GYAAA!"

"Woo-hoo!"

"Talk about an uphill battle..."

"An elevator! But I guess you're not going to able to get the ball onto it..."

"Keep an eye out for when the seesaw over there lowers down!"

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Trivia

 * "Wassup" is the corruption of "What's up?", a phrase that was popularized by a December 1999 advertising campaign for Bud Light beer and the subtitle is one of the possible results on a Magic 8-Ball.
 * The Japanese title is a pun on "カセットの爪折る" kasetto no tsume oru (breaking a tab of compact cassette).
 * This station has Bubble Tape floating in the background. This particular gum was very popular in the 1990s due to its unique packaging.
 * The text on the packaging is not in English but is instead in Inkling.
 * Slow Ride Station has Bubble Tape floating around in the background as well.
 * Wassup 8-Ball Station is the only mission in the Octo Expansion to use the Splash-o-matic.
 * The Splash-o-matic used here changes accuracy when the player jumps, while accuracy does not change in multiplayer battles. The Splash-o-matic accuracy change while jumping was removed in version 3.2.0, an update that was released after Octo Expansion. This suggests that any changes to the Splash-o-matic (or possibly all weapons) after the release of Octo Expansion were not applied to Octo Expansion.
 * The Japanese and Dutch title of this station alludes to the fact that this level looks like it is under construction.
 * The Spanish (NOA) title of this station is a reference to the Mexican show El Chavo del Ocho. The catchphrase "Tenía que ser el chavo del ocho," (It had to be the lad from [apartment] eight) is said by an adult in response to some hijinks the titular character is involved in.