Leave every option as it is, except for the character, which you want to play asĦ. On the title screen, press your GameShark key (varies for each emulator)ĥ. Do not choose a character and instead back out until you are at the title screen againĤ. Back in the main menu, choose GP mode and enter the character select screenģ. Exit out of the course via “Quit” (This is important, don’t choose any other option here)Ĥ. Start the custom course you want to race on via the Time Trial method as stated aboveģ.
Add this GameShark code for the debug menu: 8818ED EF0002Ģ. How to play Grand Prix mode on custom courses:ġ. In the end, it was removed and wouldn't make an appearance until nearly twenty years later in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Grand Prix mode is not officially supported, but there is a workaround which lets you play a single custom course against the CPU.Īfter finishing that race, the trophy sequence will play and you are forced to reset the game. The feather from the original Super Mario Kart was included in early builds of Mario Kart 64. Choose the course you want to play from the first two cups.The header image will now change to “Custom Set 1”. In the course selection menu, press the R button.Start a random stock course and exit out via “Course Select” (Not required, but sometimes it won’t load properly otherwise).Here’s more information, right from the readme: I feel like that’s a game many people might be interested in playing new versions of, so I wanted to share it with everyone. While I’d normally not get as excited about a WIP hack, there aren’t many Mario Kart 64 hacks available. Also, the widescreen mode might work well with emulation on a 16:9 TV. People seem to be having better luck with emulation and as long as the emulator supports memory extension, it should perform okay. If you have an N64 and a ROM cart, it’s definitely worth trying though, just for fun. Also, the work-in-progress nature of the hack seems to stamd out more on real hardware, as some courses drop frames, have graphical glitches and the first course “SMW Raceway R/T” sometimes locks up when starting. While the game does work on real hardware with a ROM cart, it requires an Expansion Pak.
The game is certainly still a work in progress, but it offers new tracks and a widescreen mode! You can download the bps patch here: A new homebrew romhack for Mario Kart 64 was just released called “Amped Up”. Mario Kart Maker is a Mario Kart course creator, released by Ninkancho for the Display in autumn 2016 to build hype for the release of Mario Kart D.The game allows players to create their own tracks in four different graphical styles based on the games Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart DS, and Mario Kart 8, then upload them to the Internet for others to play.