diff --git a/src/k_roulette.c b/src/k_roulette.c
index 70d00893e..107908fd7 100644
--- a/src/k_roulette.c
+++ b/src/k_roulette.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static kartitems_t K_KartItemReelTimeAttack[] =
 
 static kartitems_t K_KartItemReelSPBAttack[] =
 {
-	KITEM_GACHABOM,
+	KITEM_DROPTARGET,
 	KITEM_SUPERRING,
 	KITEM_NONE
 };
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ static void K_CalculateRouletteSpeed(itemroulette_t *const roulette)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (K_TimeAttackRules() == true)
+	if (K_TimeAttackRules() == true && !(modeattacking & ATTACKING_SPB))
 	{
 		// Time Attack rules; use a consistent speed.
 		roulette->tics = roulette->speed = ROULETTE_SPEED_TIMEATTACK;
diff --git a/src/objects/random-item.c b/src/objects/random-item.c
index 8df3fb937..fcdbe6b4b 100644
--- a/src/objects/random-item.c
+++ b/src/objects/random-item.c
@@ -121,10 +121,14 @@ void Obj_RandomItemVisuals(mobj_t *mobj)
 	//
 	// Then extraval1 starts ticking up and triggers the transformation from Ringbox to Random Item.
 	if (mobj->fuse == 0 && !(mobj->flags & MF_NOCLIPTHING) && !(mobj->flags2 & MF2_BOSSDEAD) && !cv_thunderdome.value
-		&& (modeattacking == 0 || specialstageinfo.valid)) // Time Attacking in Special is a fucked-looking exception
+		&& (modeattacking == ATTACKING_NONE || !!(modeattacking & ATTACKING_SPB) || specialstageinfo.valid)) // Time Attacking in Special is a fucked-looking exception
 	{
 		mobj->extravalue1++;
 
+		// Dumb, but in Attack starts (or POSITION from hell) you can reach early boxes before they transform.
+		if (leveltime == 0)
+			mobj->extravalue1 = RINGBOX_TIME;
+
 		// Don't transform stuff that isn't a Ring Box, idiot
 		statenum_t boxstate = mobj->state - states;
 		if (boxstate < S_RINGBOX1 || boxstate > S_RINGBOX12)