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Mario Kart 7 Cheats and Tips

We have 60 cheats and tips on 3DS. If you have any cheats or tips for Mario Kart 7 please send them in here. You can also ask your question on our Mario Kart 7 Questions & Answers page.

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Maka Wuhu Cheat

While racing on Maka Wuhu, slow down before the first tunnel. You should see an opening to the right where the fence meets the tunnel.

Turn around and drive off the edge into the lake. Lakitu should then pick you up, placing you near the third checkpoint, effectively cutting off much of the lap!


Another Kart Part Method

If you encounter someone using Streetpass who is sharing Mario Kart 7 data, use the Mario Kart Channel to view the data - you will see the kart customization that person has. If you choose to race the Grand Prix the person has set up on their profile, and then finish above them, you will receive any kart customization parts they were using that you didn't already have


Unlockable Characters

See below for instructions on unlocking additional characters in Mario Kart 7:

Daisy:

Finish 1st in Mushroom Cup 150cc

Lakitu:

Finish 1st in Lightning Cup 150cc

Metal Mario:

Finish 1st in Special Cup 150cc

Queen Bee:

Finish 1st in Banana Cup 150cc

Rosalina:

Finish 1st in Star Cup 150cc

Shy Guy:

Finish 1st in Shell Cup 150cc

Wario:

Finish 1st in Flower Cup 150cc

Wiggler:

Finish 1st in Leaf Cup 150cc


Turbo at Race Start

To get a turbo boost at the start of a race, like in previous Mario Karts, you need to start accelerating just after the number 2 goes past in the pre-race countdown.


Unlockable Name Stars

To unlock stars that appear next to your name, follow these instructions:

One Star:

Beat all cups in all modes, getting a 1-star rating or better

Two Stars:

Beat all cups in all modes, getting a 2-star rating or better

Three Stars:

Beat all cups in all modes, getting a 3-star rating


Lakitu Boost

If you have fallen off the map and Lakitu is placing you back down, accelerate just as your wheels touch the ground to get a boost.


Golden Wheels

To unlock golden wheels, beat 50cc, 100cc, 150cc and mirror mode cups with at least one star ranking.


Spin Menu Mario

If you blow into your 3DS's microphone while on the main 3DS screen and hovering over the Mario Kart 7 icon, Mario will spin around.


Boost When Jumping

If you press are just as you are on the edge of a jump, you should perform a trick and get a speed boost from it.

Similarly, on the Music Park Track, when you come across the bouncing notes that can cause you to jump up if they land when you are near, if you press are at the same time, you can get a speed boost.


Unlockable Kart Parts

Earn coins through races and you will unlock a random kart part at the following milestones:

Random Part 1:

0050 coins

Random Part 2:

0100 coins

Random Part 3:

0150 coins

Random Part 4:

0200 coins

Random Part 5:

0250 coins

Random Part 6:

0300 coins

Random Part 7:

0400 coins

Random Part 8:

0500 coins

Random Part 9:

0600 coins

Random Part 10:

0700 coins

Random Part 11:

0800 coins

Random Part 12:

0900 coins

Random Part 13:

1000 coins

Random Part 14:

1200 coins


Mirror Mode

To unlock Mirror Mode, win every cup at 150cc level, achieving first place in all.


Unlock Gold Kart Parts

Complete the following tasks to unlock the corresponding gold part.

Gold Glider:

StreetPass 100 people or alternately collect 10,000 coins.

Gold Standard Kart:

Get a VR higher than 10,000 points or alternately collect 20,000 coins.

Golden Wheels:

Beat every cup and Mirror Mode on on ALL speeds and receive at least 1 star on each cup.


Maple treeway shortcut

WARNING! This is only for those who do not have mario kart wii. At the beginning of the race, there is a opening to the right(mirror mode left). It is rough terrain so you will go slow but that is the point. There will be two speed boosts and also item boxes. It will lead you to the cannon. The beginning of the shortcut will put you into 5th-8th so the item boxes will give you good items. The end of the shortcut then puts you into 1st-4th. Hope it helped! :D


Rosalina's ice world hidden track

On the part before you first go underwater, on the sides are paths that lead you to the ice. They are covered with snow so I recommend a speed boost.


Rainbow Road - Dodging Blue Shell

In Rainbow Road at the wavy road location, it is possible for first place to dodge the blue shell without the use of any aid from an item. Once the blue shell as been fired and your on the wavy road, drop down to the planets surface and the blue shell should just zoom past you.

If your unlucky it will hit you. The only times if it will is if you were at the end of the wavy road or if the person who fired it was quite close to your position.

Note: There may be similar things like this on other tracks for first place to avoid getting hit by the blue shell.


Unlock Cups

When you complete the following tasks you will unlock the corresponding cup.

Mushroom Cup:

Unlocked from the start

Flower Cup:

Beat Mushroom Cup

Star Cup:

Beat Flower Cup

Special Cup:

Beat Star Cup

Shell Cup:

Unlocked from the start

Banana Cup:

Beat Shell Cup

Leaf Cup:

Beat Banana Cup

Lightning Cup:

Beat Lightning Cup


Kalimari desert hidden glider ramp

At the beginning of the race drift towards the left(mirror mode right). Count two cacti and after the second one release drift toward desert. There is a glider ramp with an item box. Recommend using red monster wheels. And after that there is another one but it's so obvious I wont explain


Full Speed

The three fastest racers are bowser , metal mario , and honey queen . Choose one of them. Select the Zucchini or B-dasher car. Also choose the gold or slick tires. Then choose the Swooper or the beast type of glider. Those together equal the fastest speed possible. For bowser and honey queen, the weight is a lot, and handling low. For metal mario, handling really high, weight really low.


Luigi mansion glider ramp.

In luigi's mansion, you can find a hidden ramp to activate your glider. It is hidden in the cemetery on your left(in mirror mode right) after you exit mansion and also before the bogs(muddy parts) that is why there is a patch of coins floating above the fence on your right(in mirror mode left).


Fast item use

When you run into an item box repeatedly press the L or X button until you get the item. You will get your item really fast. Usually when you get an item box, It spins slow and It takes a while to get an item. Now you can do it fast. If you do it a lot, You will get the Quick Thinker status on the mario kart channel.


Wuhu Mountain loop super glitch

Okay So Don't Use Any Mushrooms Until You Make To The Very Start Of The Cave Part. As Soon As You Get In There Stop Then Turn Right A Bit And Move Closer To The Edge (Don't Fall Off Though) And If You See Some Purple Water Aim Your Car At It Then Use One Of Your Mushrooms To Zoom In To The Water (If You Miss You'll Have To Retry). If It Dosen't Work Here Is Why. You Didn't Land In The Purple Water! That's All


Unlock your Mii

To unlock your Mii, you have to finish all the cups 1rt place in any cc. I think it would be easier to get 1rt place in all cups in the 50cc.


Item throw

You can throw items forward by going up on the circle pad and throw items behind you by pressing down and using item. Really simple once you do it a lot.


Mushroom gorge manual shortcut

In mushroom gorge when you're in the cave, go to the path with the blue mushroom. Make sure you are in 6th-8th place to get either 3 mushrooms or a golden one. Then when you are out of the cave and gliding use two of the mushrooms one at a time. At the same time, lean to the left so you glide over the cloudy part. U might end up on the side of the track and that's why you save you're last mushroom:to get off the side of the track.


Wiggler shortcut

On maple treeway on the part with the wigglers. If you time it just right with a boost when the wiggler is moving in your path, you can go in between it's legs saving you time instead of going around it. Hope it helped:D


Expert Shortcut: GCN Dino Dino Jungle

When you come to the 2nd Glider Ramp, fly up as far as possible. When you see the railings on the left-hand side, you should have just enough time to swoop over them and knock a couple of seconds off your time.


How to Race in First Person Without the Gyro Sensor

First you go onto the Mario Kart 7 title screen. Go to the Mario Kart Channel. In the bottom right-hand corner, go to your Mii. Once on that screen, go all the way down to settings. You can change any of the settings shown below, including racing in first person without having the gyro sensor on.

~Hawkholly


Dodge The Blue Shell

The first way to dodge a blue shell is to have a star which is very unlikely since your in first place. The next thing is a mushroom, so when the blue shell flys in circles then stops you must B/L to use the mushroom then it will land where you were before you used the mushroom

The next way to dodge a blue shell is take any spare time you have to look at the bottom screen and see if anyone has a blue shell. It might be kind of hard to look at both screens at once so maybe you can get a really good friend to watch the bottom screen for you while you can race. When someone has a blue slam the brakes and let someone take your place then they will get hit, make sure that you don't get to close because you will get caught in the explosion.

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Fast and Far gliding Trick

While gliding, try going up and down in a slow kind of way. You will go faster than just moving and you will also go farther than you can think. This can cut time in most tracks. If you do not have lots of space to move, don't do this because your glider will just detach


30 seconds faster on maka wuhu

After you get to section two on maka wuhu turn right off the road. The guy that drops you whenever you die will drop you on the other side of the track! You will get a time faster than the nintendo people and you will be 30 seconds faster than if you follow the track the right way. (In mirror mode turn left off the track for the same effect.)


How to boost without doing anything

When your racing, go close behind another racer to gain boost and then you go faster.


Bullet bill hint

If you have a bullet bill and you KNOW there is a shortcut ahead, go to the shortcut then use the bullet bill. The bullet bill takes the longest way but at a fast speed. It skips ALL shortcuts. You can use the bullet bill to knock out others.


Lucky 7 -7 bombs,7 bananas,7 shells,or 7 mushrooms

Go to Balloon battle and select a character and kart. Go to the items and select either bombs only,bananas only,shells only or mushrooms only. Start the game and hope you get a Lucky 7.


Cheep cheep lagoon hidden paths

In cheep cheep lagoon course, there is a hidden path right before your first dive. And I mean literally on your right. U dive on the right(caution!there will be a bottomless pit on your right soon!).another path is the one that has the glider ramp. Though I'm not going into detail because it's obvious. The paths I'm going to talk about are the ones that are on either side of it. Most likely you will accidentally land in these(because most of you might just want the glider ramp but people knock you into these paths). These paths both have item boxes though.


Learn Tracks

If you have trouble with races, go to time trial. Select to face with nintendo studios or retro studios. Follow them to learn the ways of the track and shortcuts. If you see other choices from spotpass or streetpass that are faster, follow them for a faster time. Then you can become good at your races. (online vs can also help for learning)


Glitches: Wuhu Loop

There are two spawn glitches on this race. First, the turn before the third checkpoint, Use a mushroom and jump off cliff next to the tree and you'll spawn past the third checkpoint (Which will glitch third checkpoint time since you never pass it). The second one is the dirt road to the lighthouse, run off cliff to the right of second boost ramp to respawn next to Finish line.


Start Boost

Just like in other Mario Kart games, when the numbers come up when your about to start the race press and hold A when the 2 stops spinning then when it says GO you will get a speed boost.


Daisy hills hidden ramp

On daisy hills, there is a ramp not easily seen because of the flowers around it. U can easily find it in 150cc because other players use it. That's how I found it anyways.


Lots of hits

When you have a blue shell, you should wait for people to move close together. Since the shell hits whoever is in your way, you can hit lots of opponents at once and you could be put in the lead


Drive through dirt

Whenever you have boosts or stars you can drive through grass, dirt, or others without you slowing down. In time trial, do this once a lap if you can make it. You should know if you are underwater, diving in other terrains does not slow you down.


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