============================================== .---. Best viewed in Notepad, courier New, / . \\ 10pt, 800x600 resolution |\\_/| | ============================================== | | /| .--------------------------------------------------------\' | / .-. | | / \\ | | |\\_. | ______ ___ _____ | |\\| | /| ___ |/ /______ ____________(_)______ | | `---\' | __ /|_/ / _ __ `/__ ___/__ / _ __ \\ | | | _ / / / / /_/ / _ / _ / / /_/ / | | | /_/ /_/ \\__,_/ /_/ /_/ \\____/ | | | ______ __ ___ _____________ __ | | | ___ //_/______ ___________ /_ __ ___/__ // / | | | __ ,< _ __ `/__ ___/_ __/ _ __ \\ _ // /_ | | | _ /| | / /_/ / _ / / /_ / /_/ / /__ __/ | | | /_/ |_| \\__,_/ /_/ \\__/ \\____/ /_/ | | | | | | | | | FAQ | | | / | |---------------------------------------------------/ | | By RavenX2 \\ | Version:1.0 \\ / 6/28/04 `---\' [email protected] CONTENTS 1.Introduction 2.Drivers a.Mario/Luigi b.Peach c.Toad d.Yoshi e.DK f.Wario g.Bowser 3.Items a.Mushroom b.Shell c.Banana Peel d.Ghost e.Star f.Fake Item g.Lightning Bolt h.Spiked/Spiny Shell 4.Level Shortcuts a.Luigi\'s Raceway b.Moomoo Farm c.Koopa Troopa Beach d.Kalimari Desert e.Toad\'s Turnpike f.Frappe Snowland g.Choco Mountain h.Mario Raceway i.Wario\'s Stadium j.Sherbert Land k.Royal Raceway l.Bowser\'s Castle m.DK\'s Parkway n.Yoshi Valley o.Banshee Boardwalk p.Rainbow Road 5.Secrets 6.Closing 7.Contact Info ======================================================================== 1.INTRODUCTION ======================================================================== Mario Kart 64 has been out for around an amazing 8 years. I thought I could revive it by creating an FAQ about it, describing just about everything there is to know about this Nintendo classic. Let\'s get started shall we? ======================================================================== 2. DRIVERS ======================================================================== There are a total of 8 characters in this game, which include: Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Yoshi, DK, Wario, and Bowser. Now, let me take a few moments to decsribe each one. I have created a little \"star\" system to make this easy (1 star is the worst, and 5 stars is the best). The four categories for each character are Acceleration, Speed, Power, and Steering. Acceleration is how long it takes for a character to go from a complete stop to a fast-moving pace. Speed is how fast the character can go when at top-speed. Power is how strong a character is and how far they can knock another character (this only really matters in Battle Mode). Steering is how easily the character can move. --------------- A.Mario & Luigi --------------- Acceleration:*** Speed:*** Power:*** Steering:*** Mario and Luigi both have the same stats, which are both average. They are the preffered characters to use, since they have no weakness. They\'re not incredibly fast, but aren\'t weak either. I suggest using them on the Grand Prix\'s. ------- B.Peach ------- Acceleration:**** Speed:** Power:** Steering:***** Princess Toadstool (Peach) has been known for her ability to be captured by the one and only King Koopa (Bowser). Peach has come back to prove to herself and to others that she is more than just a damsel in distress. Peach is the recommended character for beginners, due to her wonderful steering and acceleration. If Peach is ever hit by a shell and is halted to a stop, it only takes her a second or two before she\'s back in the race. ------ C.Toad ------ Acceleration:***** Speed:* Power:* Steering:**** Princess Toadstool\'s servant Toad is known for his appearance in Mario 64, where he gave Mario secret stars to defeat Bowser to yet again save Princess Peach from the clutches of evil. Well, Toad\'s back and is ready to show that he is more than a servant... Toad is the other character recommended for beginners, due to his perfect stats in acceleration and his awesome steering. Toad is probably the best character to go win the Mushroom Cup, for his steering qualities serve him well. Toad is also a nice punching bag in Battle Mode, since his power is all the way down at 1. ------- D.Yoshi ------- Acceleration:**** Speed:*** Power:** Steering:*** Yoshi is Mario and Luigi\'s pet dinosaur. I have no clue how he snuck away from the Mario Bros. in the middle of one of their adventures and got a driver\'s license, but let\'s just leave that mystery for another time. Yoshi is basically just like the Mario Bros. except for the fact that he has a little bit more acceleration than them, and that his power is a little bit less. Yoshi is a well-rounded character, with a little more speed on his side than strength. He is a good beginner recommended character as well. ------------------ E.Donkey Kong (DK) ------------------ Acceleration:** Speed:**** Power:**** Steering:** If you\'ve played the first Mario Kart for the SNES titled \"Super Mario Kart\", than you\'ve noticed that Donkey Kong is different in this game. That is true, because in the first game, it was Donkey Kong Jr., not the regular Donkey Kong. Donkey Kong Jr. had on a white tanktop and was quite ugly if I say so myself...Donkey Kong is all about speed. He\'s not too good at steering or acceleration, but his speed makes up for it. DK is really hard to handle, so I suggest playing this game awhile before you start using him. ------- F.Wario ------- Acceleration:*** Speed:*** Power:**** Steering:** Wario, Mario\'s evil rival, has replaced the beloved Koopa Troopa from the first game. Wario is in between DK and Bowser, making him basically like Mario and Luigi. He\'s not good at steering, but his power and speed make him a good character to use for the time trials. Wario is also very good in Battle Mode, because of his size. -------- G.Bowser -------- Acceleration:* Speed:***** Power:***** Steering:* Big bad King Koopa Troopa, also known as Bowser, is rockin\' in this game. His acceleration and steering are absolutely dreadful, but his unbelievable sky-high speed and power make him the toughest character of them all. Bowser should only be used by experts of this game. Bowser is by far the fastest guy of them all, making him the perfect candidate for Time Trials, not to mention he\'s the King of Battle Mode. It may be hard to steer him, and may be hard not hit anything to slow him down, but once Bowser\'s up to his top-speed, nothing will stop him from getting the gold! ======================================================================== 3.Items ======================================================================== Here is a quick list of all the items in the game and what they can do. ---------- A.Mushroom ---------- History:In all the Mario games, the mushroom turned mario from a little shrunken Mario into a big Mario. Use: Makes a character shoot forward for a limited amount of time. Can Types: single mushroom, 3 mushrooms, golden mushroom Hint: Most shortcuts can be accessed with the use of a mushroom ------- B.Shell ------- History: The back of a koopa Use:shoot them at other characters to make them stumble and stop for a brief second Types: green shell (use manually), red shell (homing) Hint: green shells can be shot backwards if you hold down while firing ------------- C.Banana Peel ------------- History: the peel of one of DK\'s bananas Use: lay it and hope someone slips on it Types: a single banana, a chain of 5 bananas Hint: hold forward while pressing Z to make the banana peel fly forward instead of backwards; lay one on the bridge on DK\'s Parkway ------- D.Ghost ------- History: a ghost from one of the many ghost houses in Super Mario World 2 Use: steal a random item from another opponent Types:---- Hint: in multiplayer, look on someone else\'s \"box\" and see what item they have before using the ghost; you can sometimes steal a star while in first place! ------ E.Star ------ History: made mario/luigi invinsible for a limited amount of time Use: makes character invincible for a limited amount of time Types:---- Hint: a star is a good substitute for a mushroom when attempting shortcuts; use a star in Toad\'s Turnpike to drive through all of the cars without having any fear of getting hurt ----------- F.Fake Item ----------- History: something from a wario game Use: lay one to confuse an opponent by making them hitting it thinking that it\'s a regular item; has same hitting effect as a shell Types:---- Hint: lay one in the exact spot of a regular item-they have to hit it; in the Battle Mode level Double Deck, keep laying them on the top layer in the corners; in Doughnut, lay them wherever ---------------- G.Lightning Bolt ---------------- History: no clue Use: use a lightning bolt to shrink all other players Types:---- Hint: you can squish other players when they\'re small, making them fly in the air like a piece of paper-this increases the recovery time Lu Pole: if an opponent is being carried by Lakuto (the guy on the cloud), they won\'t be hit by the lightning bolt -------------------- H.Spiked/Spiny Shell -------------------- History: the back of an elite blue koopa (found in Paper Mario-Bowser\'s Castle) Use: unlike the red shell that only hits the character in front of you, the spiked shell will hit almost every character in your path and never misses the first player Hint: there are only 2 spiked shells in the game: 1.the item hanging from the balloon in Luigi\'s Raceway 2.ontop of the green rock in Koopa Troopa Beach Lu Pole: if you are in first place and a spiked shell is coming toward you, put on your brakes and wait for the guy in second to get right in front of you, causing him to get hit instead of you; if you are being carried by Lakuto, you won\'t get hit; you can stop a spiked shell from hitting you ONLY by pulling out another spiked shell to take the damage (does NOT work with anything else) ========================================================================= 4.Level Shortcuts ========================================================================= Since most people don\'t know many shortcuts in this game, I will graciously tell of every one I can possibly think of. I\'m not going to explain every inch of every level, for that would take to much time, and I\'m definitely not going to make little maps, since you can just press R on the Selection Screen and go to Data, which will show you the maps and Time Trial records for every level. On each level description, I will tell you any and all shortcuts I can think of. If there\'s a level without a shortcut, or if I don\'t know of it, \"-EMPTY-\" will be written in it\'s place. So, without any further ado, let us begin: ----------------- A.Luigi\'s Raceway ----------------- -EMPTY- ------------- B.Moomoo Farm ------------- -EMPTY- -------------------- C.Koopa Troopa Beach -------------------- There are 3: 1.Use a mushroom (or star or any way you can get speed) on the ramp going into the cave that goes through the waterfall.You can take a big chunk out of the level this way. 2.If you can\'t do #1, then try this. Before you enter the \"ramp area\", look to your right to see a hidden pathway of sand that cuts right through the water.The ramp shortcut is much better, but this one is definitely easier. 3.After the #2 shortcut this is a big green rock with an item on it. Go up the big ramp (balance is the key) and hop over the rock to get a spiked shell. This is only a shortcut if you use a mushroom to go up the ramp. You will fly really high in the air, and will get you ahead of your opponents for sure. ----------------- D.Kalimari Desert ----------------- Disclaimer: This shortcut HAS to be done on your first or second lap. After getting a star, go to the SECOND set of tracks and turn left to eventually go inside a tunnel. Use your star the second you get inside the tunnel and keep going on the tracks until you see an opening. This will have saved you a lot of time. ----------------- E.Toad\'s Turnpike ----------------- From what I\'ve heard, you\'re supposed to look on the map and see where the two circles meet, and then use a mushroom to hop over the gate and then Lakuto will bring you to the other circle. This has never worked for me, so I doubt it will work for anyone else. ----------------- F.Frappe Snowland ----------------- This one is really cool. Thanks to this, my best lap on this level is 00.18.60. Basically, as soon as the race begins, go backwards until you get to the beginning of the bridge. Start driving in the middle of the bridge and at the end of the bridge jump onto the snowy hill on the right. DO NOT TOUCH THE ROAD. Keep driving into the forbidden territory until Lakuto picks you up and drops you on THE EDGE of the bridge. If you aren\'t dropped on the EDGE of the bridge, than you didn\'t do it right. Once dropped, drive up to the start/finish line and you\'ll go on to lap 2. Yep. You guessed it. You skipped a whole lap! And you can do it in like 18 seconds! Woohoo! ---------------- G.Choco Mountain ---------------- This shortcut can pretty much only be done with Toad, since he\'s so light. Drive Toad all the way up to where the rocks fall for the first time. Look behind you and notice how close the hill is to the road next to it. Basically, go back across the hill, and when you come back for the 3rd time (only once is neccessary), you can use a mushroom as you jump off the hill into the road above you. This trick is MUCH harder on 50cc and Time Trial mode, because the rails block you. Therefore, you must either race on vs. mode or do a GP just to try this one out. --------------- H.Mario Raceway --------------- There aren\'t really any shortcuts to this level, but if you\'re quick enough, you can power slide in between the giant mushroom and the wall to cut off an extra second. woohoo. ----------------- I.Wario\'s Stadium ----------------- My favorite shortcut to do! Well, actually there are several shortcuts for this level: 1.As soon as the race begins, get the boost and drive right into the left side of one of the first humps. Press R on the edge of the hump to jump over that puny wall and to shave off half the course. 2.This one is actually the hardest shortcut in the game the successfully pull off. I don\'t recommend wasting your time trying this one, but if you must...After hopping over the wall (#1), drive around in the new area and gather a WHOLE LOT OF SPEED so you can then use a mushroom to hop back over the wall BEHIND the start/finish line so then when you cross the line, a whole lap will have gone by. And how long did this level take!?? 3.This one is kinda tough, beacause you need the perfect amount of speed to pull it off. After the huge hill, you will land on a hump and then you\'re supposed to go in a long circle just to get back to the start/ finish line. But instead, as soon as you come of the big hill, drive as straight as possible (use a mushroom if you need to) and hop right over that wall. This saves about 10 seconds of time. --------------- J.Sherbert Land --------------- I\'ve never actually done this one either, but it can\'t hurt to put it here. This sounds bizarre, but it might be possible. Once you retrieve a golden mushroom, go to the spot where you\'re about to enter the cave, and use your golden mushroom to shoot across the water on the left, and get onto an iceberg, and then use some more of your golden mushroom. This supposedly makes you skip the whole ice cave. I don\'t know if this is even possible, so e-mail me if it works. --------------- K.Royal Raceway --------------- There are 2 shortcuts for this level: 1. After the first big turn (the one near the ramp over your head), use a mushroom and jump out into the water to hit one of two spots on the wall. Yes, you heard me. There are two dark brown spots on that wall which you can hit to make Lakuto take you up to the ramp. This is a trememdous jump through the level, which really helps on the GP. 2.Once you\'re on the ramp with the two boosts, you can do the second shortcut. When going onto the second ramp, drive up the right side and shoot of the left side. If you can angle it perfectly, than you\'ll fly off into the distance and hopefully land on the shoreline way out there. That way Lakuto will pick you up and will drop you off right beside the start/finish line. Just think what your record would be if you could do them both! ----------------- L.Bowser\'s Castle ----------------- I really want to know how to do this one. My friend did it once, and I think it has to do with a star and the green whomp behind the bars. I never could figure out how to do it though! -------------- M.DK\'s Parkway -------------- There are 4 for this one: 1.As soon as the race begins, turn around and go back into the little cave. Drive up the hill and right before you exit the cave, there is an edge to the wall on your left. Jump into the edge while trying to face right, and you\'ll fall into a secret green lake. Lakuto will of course pick you up and will then drop you off before the start/finish line. Go up to the line, and you\'ll be on your second lap. This doesn\'t work very often, but you can try it anyway. 2.Start the race, and keep driving until you get to the ramp. Instead of going around the little circle, go right into the grassy area and let 2 coconuts hit you as you try to jump over the gate. If you can do it, then sharply turn left to do #3... 3.This can be done with or without doing #2. When on the boost at the top of the ramp, jump off to the extreme left and cut off a chunk of the level. 4.In the cave, instead of driving up the hill the normal way, as soon as you get an item, jerk left and start hopping up the \"mountain\" to reach the top quicker than if you were to regularly drive it. -------------- N.Yoshi Valley -------------- After you choose your path, you\'ll end up at the same spot regardless. Keep driving until you\'re supposed to go around in a little circle. Instead, jerk left and hold your brakes to skip going around the circle. ------------------- O.Banshee Boardwalk ------------------- Not much of a shortcut, but when you enter the little house section of the level, take a left at the red sign pointing right, and the just jump over the hole in the ground. Not much of a shortcut though. -------------- P.Rainbow Road -------------- The biggest shortcut in the game. As soon as the race starts, continue driving until you get to the freefall jumping area (right at the beginning). Jump of to your left to land onto another road, which skips you all the way to the big star monument. HUGE shortcut. ======================================================================== 5.Secrets ======================================================================== ---------- Extra Mode ---------- To unlock Extra Mode, where all the courses are mirrored, get a gold trophy on every 150cc course. Not too difficult. -------------- Starting Boost -------------- When Lakuto holds up the traffic light, press A right when the last light turns green. You will start off the race as if you used a mushroom. Also, to get into 1st place right at the beginning, as soon as you press A, press R to jump over everybody with a boost. Pretty cool. ------------ Secret Boost ------------ If you haven\'t noticed already, when you hold down R on a turn, E\'s come out of your engine. When on a really tight or long turn, while holding R, push down the joystick in the direction of the way you\'re turning, and the white E\'s will turn into yellow E\'s. Do it again to turn the yellow E\'s into orange E\'s. Let go of the joystick, and you will get a secret boost. -------------- Peach\'s Castle -------------- Probably the most obvious thing in the world, Peach\'s Castle from Mario 64 is in Royal Raceway after the bost from the ramp. It is located on the right. Follow the little yellow path. -------------------- Stop the Items Early -------------------- After you get an item, press Z or Down-C to get the item then and there. ------------------------ Boost for Going Straight ------------------------ Whenever you and another racer are right beside each other on a straight lane, if you can drive your character perfectly straight for a couple of seconds, a little white smoke blob will appear in the back of your car, and will make you move ahead just enough to beat the other racer. ------------- Course Ghosts ------------- There are preset time trial records for Luigi\'s Raceway, Mario\'s Raceway, and Royal Raceway. If you can beat them, then when you retry the next time you will race against the corresponding character of that level. The times are: Luigi\'s Raceway: 1.52.00 Mario\'s Raceway: 1.30.00 Royal Raceway: 2.40.00 ======================================================================== 6.Closing ======================================================================== This is my third walkthrough contributed to this site and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did creating it. Hopefully you too will consider trying to make an FAQ guide for yourself. It actually is a lot of fun. Thanks, and peace out! -RavenX2 ======================================================================== 7.Contact Info ======================================================================== If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this guide or Mario Kart 64, please feel free to e-mail me at: raven42902004 (at) yahoo (dot) com Thanks a bunch! ?2004
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