| Course | Time |
| Mario Raceway | 1′30″00 |
| Luigi Raceway | 1′52″00 |
| Royal Raceway | 2′40″00 |
- Air increaseLine your kart up directly behind another next racer. Wisps of air will appear from the sides of your kart. The small speed increase that your kart will gain should be enough to pass the racer that is being followed.
- Turbo startAt the instant between the dimming of the second light and the flashing of the blue light at the start of the race, press A to accelerate. If done correctly, your kart will rapidly accelerate ahead of the other racers. Note: Accelerating too soon will result in a spin out.
- Turbo boost slideTo slide around a corner, hold R and press the Analog-stick to steer in the direction of the turn, then to the opposite direction. If done correctly, the smoke from your kart will change from white to yellow. Continue to hold R and repeat the steering motion with the Analog-stick to change the smoke from yellow to red. Release R once the smoke becomes red. Now the speed of your kart should increase for a few seconds.
- Banana peel recoveryWhen a banana peel is run over, immediately hold the brake for one second, then accelerate to avoid skidding or losing a balloon in battle mode.
- Quick restartAfter falling off a course, watch as Lukita places your kart back on the track. When your kart is two or three tire widths from the track, press A to immediately resume the race.
Game Shark Codes
| P1 Always Last Place | 81164390 FFFF 81164392 FFFF |
| P2 Always Last Place | 81164394 FFFF 81164396 FFFF |
| P3 Always Last Place | 81164398 FFFF 8116439A FFFF |
| P4 Always Last Place | 8116439C FFFF 8116439E FFFF |
| P1 Cannot Use Weapons | 80165F5D 01B2 80165F8A 01B2 |
| P2 Cannot Use Weapons | 8016603D 01B2 8016606A 01B2 |
| Shadow Items | 80165F1A 0000 |
| Logo Loop | 8018EDE0 0001 |
| Automatic Mario | 8018EDE8 0001 |
| Cannot Select Cup | 8018EDEC 0001 |
| Crazy Items | 80165F1D 000F 80165F6D 000F |
| No Eighth Place (It Removes Yoshi Or Luigi) | 81164399 0005 |
| Press GS Button For Debug Menu | 8818EDEF 0002 |
| Press GS Button For a Purple Title Screen | 881EEDC4 0002 |
| Press GS Button For Smeared Title Screen | 881FEDC4 0002 |
| Press GS Button at Title Screen to Lower Flag | 8818EDD9 0002 |
| Press GS Button at Title Screen For Even Lower Flag | 8818EDD8 0002 |
| Press GS Button at Title Screen For Flag to Left | 818EDD1 0002 |
| Press GS Button at Title Screen For Flag to Right | 8818EDD5 0002 |
| Press GS Button at Title Screen For Tilt Flag Forward | 8818EDCD 0002 |
| Press GS Button at Title Screen For Move Flag Up | 8818EDC9 0002 |
| Press GS Button at Title Screen For Shrink Flag | 8818EDC5 0002 |
| Press GS Button at Title Screen For No Flag | 8818EDC4 0002 |
| Press GS Button at Title Screen For Big Flag | 8818EDC2 0002 |
| Press GS to Play 2 Players in 1 Player Game | 8918EDE4 0003 8918EDE4 0001 8918EDE4 0005 8918EDE4 0007 |
| Lap Modifier Codes | |
| No Laps To Race P1 | 81164390 0000 81164392 0002 |
| No Laps To Race P2 | 81164394 0000 81164396 0002 |
| No Laps To Race P3 | 81164398 0000 8116439A 0002 |
| No Laps To Race P4 | 8116439C 0000 8116439E 0002 |
| Press GS Button For One Lap To Race P1 [Note 1] | 89164390 0000 89164392 0001 |
| Press GS Button For One Lap To Race P2 [Note 1] | 89164394 0000 89164396 0001 |
| Press GS Button For One Lap To Race P3 [Note 1] | 89164399 0000 8916439A 0001 |
| Press GS Button For One Lap To Race P4 [Note 1] | 8916439C 0000 8916439E 0001 |
| P1 & P2 Mode Only | |
| Weapon Modifier P1 [Note 2] | 80165F5D 00?? 80165F8A 00?? |
| Weapon Modifier P2 [Note 2] | 8016603D 00?? 8016606A 00?? |
| P3 & P4 Mode Only | |
| Weapon Modifier P1 [Note 2] | 8016611D 00?? 8016614A 00?? |
| Weapon Modifier P2 [Note 2] | 801661FD 00?? 8016622A 00?? |
| Weapon Modifier P3 [Note 2] | 801662DD 00?? 8016630A 00?? |
| Weapon Modifier P4 [Note 2] | 801663BD 00?? 801663EA 00?? |
| Balloon Codes [Note 3] | |
| Infinite Balloons P1 | 8118D8C0 0002 |
| Infinite Balloons P2 | 8118D8C2 0002 |
| Infinite Balloons P3 | 8118D8C4 0002 |
| Infinite Balloons P4 | 8118D8C6 0002 |
| GS Button For Balloon Number Modifier P1 | 8918D8C1 00?? |
| GS Button For Balloon Number Modifier P2 | 8918D8C3 00?? |
| GS Button For Balloon Number Modifier P3 | 8918D8C5 00?? |
| GS Button For Balloon Number Modifier P4 | 8918D8C7 00?? |
| The Bomb Codes [Note 4] | |
| P1 Always The Bomb | 8118D8C0 FFFF |
| P2 Always The Bomb | 8118D8C2 FFFF |
| P3 Always The Bomb | 8118D8C4 FFFF |
| P4 Always The Bomb | 8118D8C6 FFFF |
| Character Codes | |
| P1 Character Modifier | 8018EDE4 00?? |
| P2 Character Modifier | 8018EDE5 00?? |
| P3 Character Modifier | 8018EDE6 00?? |
| P4 Character Modifier | 8018EDE7 00?? |
| Always Have 46 Points Codes | |
| Mario | 8118D9C8 002D |
| Luigi | 8118D9C9 002D |
| Yoshi | 8118D9CA 002D |
| Toad | 8118D9CB 002D |
| D.K. | 8118D9CC 002D |
| Wario | 8118D9CD 002D |
| Peach | 8118D9CE 002D |
| Bowser | 8118D9CF 002D |
| Quantity Digits to Accompany Character Modifier Codes | |
| 01 – Mario 02 – Luigi 03 – Peach 04 – Toad 05 – Yoshi 06 – D.K. 07 – Wario 08 – Bowser |
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| Quantity Digits to Accompany Weapon Modifier Codes | |
| 00 – Nothing 01 – Single Banana 02 – Multi Bananas 03 – Single Green Shell 04 – 3 Green Shells 05 – Single Red Shell 06 – 3 Red Shells 07 – Blue Shell 08 – Lightning Bolt 09 – Upside Down ‘?’ 0A – Star 0B – Ghost 0C – Single Mushroom 0D – 2 Mushrooms 0E – 3 Mushrooms 0F – Gold Mushroom |
Note 1: Press the GS button after passing the staring line.
Note 2: Sometimes this code glitches in battle mode, when using an item that you cannot normally get.
Note 3: With this code, the amount of balloons are not reflected on the screen.
Note 4: With these codes, you will not be a bomb on the screen, nor can you kill others by running into them.
