Mario Kart 64

Synopsis[]

Three... Two... One... GO! The signal light changes and you drop the pedal to the metal. Take on up to three friends in the split-screen VS games, or race solo in the Mario GP. Tell your friends to bring it on in the highly competitive Battle mode. Advanced features allow you to race with your "Ghost." The driving data from your best run appears as a transparent character on the screen. No longer must you simply race against the clock -- you can actually race against yourself!

In Other Languages[]

Language	Title
Japanese	マリオカート64
Korean	마리오 카트 64

Release timeline[]

Console	Country of origin	Date
Nintendo 64	Japan	December 14, 1996^[1]
Nintendo 64	USA	February 10, 1997^[2]^[3]^[4]
Nintendo 64	UK	June 24, 1997
Nintendo 64 (re-release)	USA	1998
Wii	UK	January 25, 2007
Wii	USA	January 29, 2007
Wii	Japan	January 30, 2007
Wii	South Korea	April 26, 2008
Wii U	Japan	January 6, 2016
Wii U	UK	January 21, 2016

VHS[]

A VHS tape titled "Mario Kart 64 Perfect Video" was released about a month after the North American release of the game. Like the Super Mario 64 VHS, it features the same host from that video and runs for 40 minutes in length, and was distributed by Pioneer, GTV, and Mario the Video.

Music[]

	Sequence Title	Original MIDI Release Date
1	Mario Kart 64 Theme
2	Luigi Raceway/Mario Raceway/Royal Raceway/Wario Stadium	September 1997 or earlier
3	Moo Moo Farm/Yoshi Valley
4	Koopa Troopa Beach
5	Kalimari Desert	September 1997 or earlier
6	Toad's Turnpike
7	Frappe Snowland/Sherbet Land	September 1997 or earlier
8	Choco Mountain/Battle Arenas
9	Bowser's Castle
10	DK's Jungle Parkway
11	Banshee Boardwalk
12	Rainbow Road	September 1997 or earlier
13	Battle Arenas (Big Donut/Skyscraper)
14	Star Power	September 1997 or earlier
15	Menu Select
16	Grand Prix/Time Trials Results
17	Grand Prix Losing Results
18	VS/Battle Results
19	Trophy Presentation	September 1997 or earlier
20	No Trophy for You
21	Ending Credits	September 1997 or earlier

Regional differences[]

Of the following facts, these show what is different in the Japanese version of Mario Kart 64:

Some of the characters' voices, as well as the announcer throughout the game, are different.
The sponsor tag for "Luigi's" was changed to "Luigip", an imitation of Agip.
The word "MARIO STAR" is now "Marioro", a parody of Marlboro.
The Yoshi logo, along with the paw print, is now "Yoshi 1", which is a ripoff of "Mobil 1".
The Nintendo logo is now blue instead of red.
"Koopa Air" changes colors, to make it look a lot like Goodyear's logo.
The "64" changes from blue and white to orange and blue, making it look like the "76" logo.

Gallery[]

Box Covers[]

Screenshots[]

December 1996[]

Title screen
Luigi Raceway
Tunnel from Luigi Raceway
Ghost Mario in Luigi Raceway
Moo Moo Farm
Koopa Troopa Beach
Kalimari Desert
Toad's Turnpike
Frappe Snowland
Choco Mountain
Wario Stadium
Sherbet Land
Bowser's Castle
DK's Jungle Parkway
Banshee Boardwalk
Battle Mode

See also[]

Super Mario series
Video Games	NES	Super Mario Bros. (1985) • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990)
	Game Boy/Color	Super Mario Land (1989) • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) • Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (1999)
	Super NES	Super Mario World (1991) • Super Mario Kart (1992) • Super Mario All-Stars (1993) • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) • Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
	Nintendo 64	Super Mario 64 (1996) • Mario Kart 64 (1996/1997) • Yoshi's Story (1997/1998) • Mario Party (1998/1999) • Mario Party 2 (1999/2000) • Paper Mario (2000/2001) • Mario Party 3 (2001)
	Game Boy Advance	Super Mario Advance (2001) • Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001) • Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2001/2002) • Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002) • Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003) • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003) • Mario Party Advance (2005)
	GameCube	Luigi's Mansion (2001) • Super Mario Sunshine (2002) • Mario Party 4 (2002) • Mario Party 5 (2003) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) • Mario Party 6 (2004) • Mario Party 7 (2005)
	Nintendo DS	Super Mario 64 DS (2004) • Mario Kart DS (2005) • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005) • Super Princess Peach (2005/2006) • New Super Mario Bros. (2006) • Mario Party DS (2007) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009)
	Wii	Super Paper Mario (2007) • Mario Party 8 (2007) • Super Mario Galaxy (2007) • Mario Kart Wii (2008) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) • Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) • Mario Party 9 (2012)
	Nintendo 3DS	Super Mario 3D Land (2011) • Mario Kart 7 (2011) • New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012) • Paper Mario: Sticker Star (2012) • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (2013) • Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (2013) • Mario Party: Island Tour (2013) • Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (2016) • Super Mario Maker (2016)
	Wii U	New Super Mario Bros. U (2012) • New Super Luigi U (2013) • Super Mario 3D World (2013) • Mario Kart 8 (2014) • Mario Party 10 (2015) • Super Mario Maker (2015) • Paper Mario: Color Splash (2016)
	Nintendo Switch	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017) • Super Mario Odyssey (2017) • Super Mario Party (2018) • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019) • Super Mario Maker 2 (2019)
TV Shows		Super Mario Bros. Super Show (1989) • Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990) • Super Mario World (1991)

Video Games
Arcade		Donkey Kong (1981) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1982) • Mario Bros. (1983) • Donkey Kong 3 (1984)
NES	Mario	Super Mario Bros. (1985) • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990)
NES	Kirby	Kirby's Adventure (1993)
Game Boy/Color	Mario	Super Mario Land (1989) • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) • Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (1999)
	Kirby	Kirby's Dream Land (1992) • Kirby's Pinball Land (1993) • Kirby's Dream Land 2 (1995) • Kirby's Block Ball (1996) • Kirby's Star Stacker (1997) • Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble (2001)
	Wario	Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994) • Wario Land II (1998) • Wario Land 3 (2000)
	Pokémon	Red, Green and Blue (1996) • Yellow (1998) • Gold and Silver (1999) • Crystal (2000)
Sega Master System/Genesis		Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) • Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) • Sonic the Hedgehog CD (1993) • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) • Sonic & Knuckles (1994)
Sega Game Gear		Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) • Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) • Sonic Chaos (1993) • Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble (1994) • Sonic Drift 2 (1995) • Sonic Blast (1996)
Super NES	Mario	Super Mario World (1991) • Super Mario Kart (1992) • Super Mario All-Stars (1993) • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) • Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
	Kirby	Kirby's Dream Course (1994) • Kirby Super Star (1996) • Kirby's Dream Land 3 (1997)
	Donkey Kong	Donkey Kong Country (1994) • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995) • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble (1996)
Nintendo 64	Mario/Yoshi	Super Mario 64 (1996) • Mario Kart 64 (1996/1997) • Yoshi's Story (1997/1998) • Mario Party (1998/1999) • Mario Party 2 (1999/2000) • Paper Mario (2000/2001) • Mario Party 3 (2001)
	Donkey Kong	Diddy Kong Racing (1997) • Donkey Kong 64 (1999)
	Kirby	Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (2000)
	Other	Super Smash Bros. (1999)
Sega Saturn		Sonic Jam (1997) • Sonic R (1997)
Dreamcast		Sonic Adventure (1998/1999) • Sonic Shuffle (2000) • Sonic Adventure 2 (2001)
Game Boy Advance	Mario	Super Mario Advance (2001) • Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001) • Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2001/2002) • Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002) • Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003) • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003) • Mario Party Advance (2005)
	Wario	Wario Land 4 (2001)
	Sonic	Sonic Advance (2001/2002) • Sonic Advance 2 (2002/2003) • Sonic Battle (2003) • Sonic Advance 3 (2004)
	Kirby	Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (2002) • Kirby & the Amazing Mirror (2004)
GameCube	Mario	Luigi's Mansion (2001) • Super Mario Sunshine (2002) • Mario Party 4 (2002) • Mario Party 5 (2003) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) • Mario Party 6 (2004) • Mario Party 7 (2005)
	Sonic	Sonic Mega Collection (2002) • Sonic Heroes (2003/2004) • Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) • Sonic Riders (2006)
	Kirby	Kirby Air Ride (2003)
	Other	Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001)
Nintendo DS	Mario/Yoshi	Super Mario 64 DS (2004) • Mario Kart DS (2005) • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005) • Super Princess Peach (2005/2006) • New Super Mario Bros. (2006) • Yoshi's Island DS (2006) • Mario Party DS (2007) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009)
	Kirby	Kirby Canvas Curse (2005) • Kirby Squeak Squad (2006/2007) • Kirby Super Star Ultra (2008) • Kirby Mass Attack (2011)
	Sonic	Sonic Rush (2005) • Sonic Rush Adventure (2007) • Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (2008)
Wii	Mario	Super Paper Mario (2007) • Mario Party 8 (2007) • Super Mario Galaxy (2007) • Mario Kart Wii (2008) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) • Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) • Mario Party 9 (2012)
	Sonic	Sonic and the Secret Rings (2007) • Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (2008) • Sonic Unleashed (2008) • Sonic and the Black Knight (2009) • Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing (2010)
	Kirby	Kirby's Epic Yarn (2010) • Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011) • Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition (2012)
Nintendo 3DS		Super Mario 3D Land (2011) • Mario Kart 7 (2011) • New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012) • Paper Mario: Sticker Star (2012) • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (2013) • Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (2013) • Mario Party: Island Tour (2013) • Yoshi's New Island (2014) • Super Mario Maker (2016) • Mario Party: Star Rush (2016)
Wii U	Mario	New Super Mario Bros. U (2012) • New Super Luigi U (2013) • Super Mario 3D World (2013) • Mario Kart 8 (2014) • Mario Party 10 (2015) • Yoshi's Woolly World (2015) • Super Mario Maker (2015) • Paper Mario: Color Splash (2016)
Wii U	Sonic	Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012) • Sonic Lost World (2013)
Nintendo Switch		Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017) • Super Mario Odyssey (2017) • Super Mario Party (2018) • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019) • Yoshi's Crafted World (2019) • Super Mario Maker 2 (2019) • Luigi's Mansion 3 (2019) • Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020) • Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Other consoles		Xbox 360: Sonic Free Riders (2010) • Sonic Generations (2011)

[1] Mario Kart 64 (Japanese)

[2] Mario Kart 64 (USA; 1996)

[3] Mario Kart 64 (USA; 1997)

[4] Mario Kart 64 (USA; 1998)

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