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"Mario kart Hints and Tips thread"

Well, I presume all of us now have the game or will do shortly so I just want to use this thread to post tips that you have with players and shortcuts on the levels etc. Post.

AJ, your Bowser Castle one owns.

And have you noticed the pipes?

On Mushroom bridge, instantly turn right and follow the path to go into one, and on Peach Beach, keep to the left, and just at the first turn, turn left.

It doesn't give you no advantage, however.

strange

Going down that middle purple passage is slower though unless you have a kart that can turn perfectly and possibly a boost or two.

Most of the time I've found it to be slower. And there are two-item weapon boxes just a bit further down the track anyway.

Mushroom City (star cup) - on the first long straight, there's 3 possible turns. The first and last ones are arrowed. The middle one isn't. It has a double-item-box and is more direct.

I have known about most of these shortcuts.

And a decent power-slide is better than the sandy path one.

I've found another excellent shortcut.

On the Bowser's Caslte course (Special Cup), when you bounce down the steps relatively near to the end, when the robot Bowser fires fireballs at you and the other racers, instead of turning right and going around the square bit, just keep going straight and if you have the speed, you'll fly over the lava, shaving about 3 or 4 seconds off your time.


And on the Yoshi Track, when you go underneath the tunnel that is made out of Yoshi's hands, instead of doing this swerve across the grass to the right and boost across the gorge bit. A boost is required here for this to work. It saves a bit of time.

Killer Nightmare wrote:
> Oops, that spolier thing didn't work too well...

Heh, just what I thought...

I use the paratroopers as well, they seem nice and fast, plus they don't make really annoying swap over noises 'HI! I'm Daisy'

Oops, that spolier thing didn't work too well...

Nah, with me I use the paratroopers in that big bomb kart... or the toads in a kart I can't remember... Just have to do All cup tour and then
*SPOILER*

Mirror mode. What a class game...

My tip, use Baby Mario and Luigi (in their fastest Kart)

It always seems easier to win when I use these two

my "tip" for getting a boost at the start of a race(although not the best method by far) is to just hammer at the A button until it says "go"...this way you'll probably get the button pressed at the right time


course, it doesnt always work...and it would be best to just learn the timing of it...but hey, if u cant b bothered...jus do this!