--------------------------------------------------- -- Mario Kart 64 FAQ. -- -- By: Aaron Illingworth -- -- Creators of game: Nintendo -- -- Rated: E (for everyone) -- -- My e-mail address: [email protected] -- -- -- -- Below includes information about the drivers, -- -- items, tracks, secrets, and more! -- -- -- --------------------------------------------------- 1. Controls 2. Drivers 3. Items 4. Mario GP 5. VS. 6. Battle 7. Time Trials 8. Options 9. Secrets 1. Controls Analog Stick - Steering A button - Acceleration B button - Brake C button(s) - Camera views, etc. Z button - Stop item box/Use item It doesn't take long to master this game. Once you got the controls down, you will be riding like a pro! 2. Drivers Mario Luigi Peach Toad Yoshi Donkey Kong Wario Bowser Here are descriptions for each driver, and stats (steering, speed, and power.) Mario - An all around good character. Good for beginners and maybe experts. Steering: Good Speed: Ok Power: Medium ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Luigi - Almost like Mario, but faster. He is not as strong as him, though. Steering: Good Speed: Ok/Good Power: Ok/Medium ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peach - A very good driver. She picks up great speed at start and gets to a medium pace. Steering: Fine Speed: Very good Power: Weak ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toad - My favorite charater. He is fast and has good turning. He lacks power, though. Steering: Good Speed: Very good Power: Weak ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yoshi - A pretty average character. A very good choice for anyone. Steering: Good Speed: Good Power: Weak ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Donkey Kong - A powerful character. May lack a little speed. Steering: Good Speed: Medium Power: Strong ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wario - Another strong guy (fatty) and has good speed and steering, too! Steering: Very good Speed: Good Power: Strong ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bowser - A very strong turtle, and may be a little slower than DK. Steering: Fine Speed: Medium Power: Strong ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: I have heard rumors about Koopa Troopa being a secret character, but I doubt it. I heard you need to hit around 23 porcupines in Yoshi Valley or something similar to that, but I had no luck. Have fun trying, but prepare for disappointment. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Items Here is a list of all the items and descriptions: ========================================================================= SPEED-UP ITEMS ========================================================================= Mushroom: Gives you a speed-up. Three mushrooms: Gives you three mushrooms to speed up. Golden mushroom: Rapidly press the A button till it runs out. Star: A speed-up, and attack item. You can move faster, and ram anyone who's in your way. ========================================================================= ATTACK ITEMS ========================================================================= Red Shell - The shell aims at the person ahead of you and hits them. Three Red Shells - Get three red shells of use of attacking. Green Shell - Shoot one of these and let it bounce off walls and track. Three Green Shells - Same affect of single green shell except three. Banana Peel - Lay one or throw one. Bundle of Banana Peels - Lay or throw the whole group separetly. Lightning Bolt - Shrink the entire group except you. Fake Item holder - Lay one of these to trick anyone who tries to grab it. ========================================================================= ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: There are 3 secret items I believe... Although I have never gotten them, I have heard of them. If you search the internet, I am sure you can find how to get them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Mario GP One of the funnest parts of the game. Play a cup and race four racetracks. Try and get the gold trophy. Play 50 CC and earn your way to play 150 CC. Here is a list of all the cups and difficulties of each. Mushroom Cup (Easy) Luigi Raceway Moo Moo Farm Koopa Troopa Beach Kalimari Desert Flower Cup (Medium) Toad's Turnpike Frappe Snowland Choco Mountain Mario Raceway Star Cup (Medium) Wario Stadium Sherbet Land Royal Raceway Bowser's Castle Special Cup (Medium/Hard) (This cup is unlocked once all gold trophies are earned.) DK's Jungle Parkway Yoshi Valley Banshee Boardwalk Rainbow Road Here are explinations for each level (50 CC, 100 CC, 150 CC, and EXTRA.) 50 CC - The easiest. Shouldn't take you very long to beat 100 CC - A medium difficulty. A moderate player shouldn't have trouble. 150 CC - Can be difficult for beginners, but medium for experts. EXTRA - Same level as 150 CC, but backward tracks. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to e-mail me. 5. VS. Not much to explain about this mode. You can race with your friends on any track. (2-4 players.) Have fun! 6. Battle Another fun mode. You battle, not race. You drive around, trying to attack the other players (with the items or ramming.) You have three balloons, if all of them are gone, you are out! You turn into a bomb once all of your balloons are gone and you can run into anyone to lose one of their balloons. Once you attack someone, your explode and you are completely gone. And remember, once you are a bomb, you can't use any items. Here are the levels and descriptions. Big Donut - A circle shaped level with lava in the middle. Block Fort - My favorite. Three levels and four forts. Red, Yellow, Blue and Green forts, and this one will keep you busy. Double Deck - The name pretty much says it all. Skyscraper - The hardest one. Doesn't take much to fall right off the building. It's also hard to hit your opponents, be careful. 7. Time Trials Only for one player. You try to beat times, and it's recorded. You can also save your ghost so you can race your own self. You can race at any track. 8. Options You can change from Sound Mode or to Headphone. You can also copy the your N64 controller pack, or erase all data. Not a place you would go very often, but you can check out this stuff sometime, if you wanted to. 9. Secrets Here are some of the secrets I know of: Stop from skidding out: Hold the B button once you know your skidding out. You might skid out from banana peels, etc. You will know this cheat worked if a music note appears above your character's head. They will also cheer if you did it right. Bounce high in the sky: After going off a ramp, hold the analog stick down, and your character will bounce high once you land. Sometimes, it will fail to work. Go to the Game-Revolution cheat code page to find more cheats. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conclusion: Thanks for reading my FAQ. for Mario Kart 64. I hope some of this information I gave you helped. If you are having any trouble, please contact with your questions or comments. My e-mail address is listed above, and so below: [email protected] Here are some of my FAQ's and walkthroughs at Game-Revolution: Paper Mario (N64) Mario Tennis (N64) Mario Golf (N64) Goldeneye 007 (N64) Mario Party 2 (N64) Mario Party 3 (N64) Super Smash Brothers (N64) Clock Tower (PSX) The Sims (PC) The Sims Livin' Large (PC) The Sims House Party (PC) SimTheme Park (PC) Space Channel 5 (DC) I think that is all of them. Good-bye for now, happy gaming! ***Special Thanks to the GR staff!*** Special thanks to Revolution reader Aaron "The Man" Illingworth!
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