Mario Kart 64 is a racing game that was originally released for the Nintendo 64 in 1996 in Japan and 1997 worldwide.

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Mario Kart 64

                               by Humanish (formerly known as Definitelyhuman)<br>

                                Table of Contents

                              1. Basic Tips (-+][\)

                                   Mushroom Cup

                            2. Luigi's Raceway (LR"::)

                             3. Moo Moo Farm (MMF^$)

                          4. Koopa Troopa Beach (KT_B":)

                           5. Kalimari Desert (KD$@/)

                                   Flower Cup

                           6. Toad's Turnpike (TODD+)

                           7. Frappe Snowland (F"S:"_)

                           8. Choco Mountain (0CM51%)

                           9. Mario Raceway (MRno64__)

                                    Star Cup

                           10. Wario Stadium (WS.FAV)

                         11. Sherbet Land (NOT_SHERB64)

                           12. Royal Raceway (RR/PC69)

                          13. Bowser's Castle (BC8*7&amp;)

                                 Special/IQue Cup

                        14. D.K.'s Jungle Parkway (DKJP{}_)

                              15. Yoshi Valley (YV#$&amp;^)

                          16. Banshee Boardwalk (BS$&amp;*&amp;$_)

                            17. Rainbow Road (RRoad^$64()

                        18. Notes and Credits (NTSC/PAL?64&amp;)

- When using Peach, Toad, Yoshi, or Bowser, you can tap A twice and hold the

third tap to accelerate faster. I use Toad for all these shortcuts.

- When doing more complex skips (ex. Yoshi Valley), you can place a ghost at the

texture you would want to be at to better perform the skip(s) in Time Trials.

- Whenever you drive towards steady or moving obstacles in a straight line and

are unsure whether you have to dodge them or not because the kart aims for their

edges, don't steer to the direction where you want to pass it. Come very close

and move the joystick just a little to the "wrong" direction which points

towards the obstacle. Before the kart will actually go there, it will be pulled

slightly to the outside.  Especially useful if you need to turn inwards for the

- Mini-turbo around corners and in wide, long straights. 

- Try to avoid constantly making large adjustments to your angle, as that

- The ramps in RRy and DKJP act as mushrooms, so using a mushroom on these is

- When doing frame perfect hops in this game, there is a chance you will miss

the frame and get something known as "0 Frame", where you simply tumble and are

- If you play in Europe, and own the PAL version, you can compare it to an NTSC

-  If you hit a banana and don't immediately spin out, bash that B button in

- If you remain behind a racer for a couple of seconds, you will draft and speed

- With a few walls in certain tracks, you can hold the gas, and start hitting

jump.  You should begin to climb, unless either the wall is unclimbable,

or you have a heavy-weight and he's too heavy for that wall. 

- If you can land on Toad, he can be pushed underground. Watch out!

After coming out of the tunnel in Luigi Raceway, head toward the part where the

gray wall meets the brick wall off to your left. Look for the sixth brick from

the left (yes, I counted), and use a mushroom to blast toward it (right behind a

tree). Now jump with the R button as soon as you hit the wall. If all goes well,

you'll jump over the wall and skip the final loop of the course, saving you

You can also do a skip with a blue shell in 1st place (obtained in the hot air

balloon) by hitting yourself over the wall onto the grassy section before the

beginning of the lap. Shoot the shell while in 1st, then make a sharp turn to

the left before the finish line, and you should be hit into the tunnel while

passing the finish line also, saving roughly half a lap. 

On the Japanese versions of the game, there is a lap skip you can do with red

shells, and very similar in execution with the blue shell strat.

Some minor shortcuts include using 'shrooms to hug the inside wall of the turns, 

There are no skips or shortcuts here. Just avoid the moles, and on the 2nd and

3rd patches of moles, hug the inner fence to get the most optimal time.

On Time Trials, you can mushroom into the cave after the arch and the three

ramps, or get a frame-perfect hop with Toad.

Next to the arch, there is a minor shortcut if you go on the strip of land over

there. Saves about a second. Watch out for the crabs, also.

If you manage to get a Star on either of the first two laps, head toward the

tunnel by taking a left at the second railroad crossing. Just before you enter

the tunnel, activate the Star and the lap counter will increase at a certain

Tips & Tricks

Walkthrough

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