Mario Kart 64

Mario Kart 64 doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.

1. Time your accelerate press just as the second start light comes on to get a rocket start.
2. During a power slide, waggle the stick against the turn until the smoke changes colour, then let go for a mini-turbo.
3. Hold Z to drag a shell or banana behind you, where it blocks incoming red shells.
4. Light drivers like Toad, Peach and Yoshi accelerate fastest; Bowser, DK and Wario have higher top speed and knock others aside.
5. On Wario Stadium, a well-timed hop over the wall near the start skips most of the lap.
6. On Rainbow Road, dropping off the edge at the right point lands you on the track below and cuts a big chunk of the course.
7. Save mushrooms for shortcuts through dirt or for blasting past a pack, not for straight lines.

Tap a secret to reveal it.

• It was the first Mario Kart in full 3D and the first to support four players.
• Wario and Donkey Kong joined the roster, replacing Koopa Troopa and Donkey Kong Jr. from Super Mario Kart.
• The spiny blue shell that homes in on the leader made its series debut here.
• It sold close to ten million copies, making it one of the N64's best-sellers.