Mario's is shared with Luigi's, Peach's is shared with Yoshi's, and Wario's is shared with Bowser's.

Toad and Donkey Kong are the only drivers to have their karts' engine sounds not shared with the other drivers.

There exists screenshots where Kamek is in the Character Selection screen in the beta development.

Kamek was originally going to be in the game, but was replaced by Donkey Kong.

Some of the voices that Donkey Kong makes in his game (such as the sound he makes whenever he hits another racer with an item or slips on a banana peel) are reused on the Yoshi's Island course in Mario Golf.

This game was originally going to be called ' Super Mario Kart R', but got changed to ' Mario Kart 64', because of Sonic R on the Sega Saturn.

This is the first Mario Kart game to feature Donkey Kong and Wario as playable characters.

Website where players can post their best times.

When one player has lost all of their balloons, they turn into a bomb, when all players but one turn into a bomb, the remaining player wins. When a player gets hit by an item, or a heavy weight character runs into them, they lose a balloon. In battle mode, the players start with three balloons, which represent life. In the Time Trial mode, the player races against their own past times, which are represented by a ghost of themselves. There is also a Time Trials mode and a Battle Mode, which allows the player to race in different scenarios that don't require racing. The player will know when they have an extra mode when the titled screen changes.

In order to unlock Mirror Mode, the player must complete all of the cups in the engine class 150cc. There is an unlockable mode called Mirror Mode, which allows the player to race on mirrored versions of the courses increasing the level's difficulty. The Engine Classes are 50cc, 100cc, and 150cc. The cups are then divided into three engine classes which the player picks from when choosing the mode.

There are four cups to race in, the Mushroom Cup, Flower Cup, Star Cup, and Special Cup. Spinning in a style similar to a game of roulette. Carried over from Super Mario Kart are the Item Boxes. As well as shortened races, the terrain of the race track is no longer flat, but features different types of terrain. Instead of the five laps which we seen in Super Mario Kart, the races are now three laps, due to longer courses. If the player turns too much or too quickly, of if they turn side to side, it will result in the player sliding and spinning out of control, which makes the kart stop for a few seconds. The R button is used to jump, which can allow the kart to turn tight corners. The is used for breaking, and can also be used to drive in reverse. To drive, the player must steer with the joy stick, holding the to accelerate.

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