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.
The second Checkpoint.
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.
The fifth and final Checkpoint.
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.
Collectibles
Mem Cake
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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?
The Octarian Mem cake rewarded after completing the station.
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.
F02Slow 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.
