Mario Kart 64 Wii Cheats and Tips

To lower the volume of the game's background music, press ZR or the ZL button on the controller once.

To mute the game's background music, press the ZR or the ZL button twice.

To return the back ground music, press ZR or ZL button 3 times.

The ZL and ZR buttons referred here are part of the Classic Controller Pro.

At the start of a race,hold the 2 button then at 1 at the start of the race, let go of the 2 button then press 2 again and you will do a starting boost.

It is possible to gain a boost of spped whilst driving. To do this, you must drive closely behind another kart for a certain amount of time. Once you have tailed it for long enough, wings of air will appear at each side of your kart and you will drive faster for a few seconds. This technique is supposedly known as the 'butterfly'.

On Koopa Troopa Beach, there is a shortcut in the first wide open area. There is a ramp leading to a gap in one of the rocks. You'll need a Mushroom or a Star to be able to jump the distance, but you can cut through over a third of the track by going through here.

On the Kalimari Desert level, it's possible to break away from the rubber band AI and they won't be able to catch up with you. To do this, on the first lap you'll need to get over the first train track just as the train passes. The CPUs will just stop. Continue on to the next train track. Try to get over it before the next train reaches it crosing, which you'll probably need a Mushroom or two for.

If you execute this quickly enough, the AI will lose its' rubber band effect and your two rivals will not be able to catch up to you.

In the Donkey Kong's Jungle Parkway level, you can use a Mushroom or a Star to get up the cliff in the cave not far from the finish line. This can cut seconds off your time.

In the Wario's Stadium level, it is possible to use Mushrooms/Stars at certain points to be able to jump over the walls and onto further sections off the track. Using these can cut minutes off your total time, which can help as this is a long track.

I will submit others I find at a later date, when I find them.

Hold A to shoot forward only when the light turns blue

In mario kart 64 during the countdown hold the drive butten and you will shoot forward and automatically be in first

Course Ghosts:

When you beat the following game times you will get the following Course Ghosts.

Mario Raceway - 1'30''00

Luigi Raceway - 1'52''00

Royal Raceway - 2'40''00

Mario 64 Castle:

In Royal Raceway follow the yellow road which is after the big jump and to the right to go to Mario 64 castle.