Isn’t it because it will randomly only strike you sometimes? Haven’t played 64 in forever, so I can’t remember.
It was main event (specifically Mario Kart DS) in 2006.
MK Double Dash!! was cool cause you had all the “special” items.
Um, no that only happens in Brawl as far as I can remember. It definitely didn’t do that in Mario Kart 64.
If we are going to talk about items on a course by course basis, then I’ll just add this list which item works best on which course and why (IMO):
The mushroom items are all very good in Wario Stadium since you can skip most of the course with one. Some would say mushroom is necessary for Koopa Troopa Beach but it isn’t true.
Red shells are high tier on Banshee’s Boardwalk and Yoshi Valley because of the narrow paths and that red shell is very likely to shoot the person over any railings on the course and right into OB.
The Star and Lightning are tied for the best item on Toad’s Turnpike because you can skip by the vehicle’s with the star, and since you still have a couple of seconds of invunerability after the star runs out you can tell when you should stop driving inside that one oil truck. Since the lightning removes control from other racers for a second or two, they are also very likely to crash into a vehicle right after activation.
The green shell is probably B tier on Rainbow Road since there are rails on the whole course so you can just shoot it and since the shell is faster than you (most of the time) you can just forget about it and it’ll probably hit someone. The one negative is that it might hit a wall at a certain angle and goes through the course backwards making it dangerous for you.
Fake item boxes are only good for Battle game, as in a race you are very unlikely to place a fake block close enough to a real one to confuse a player who knows the item box placement.
The rest of the items don’t necessarily have a course that they work best on.
EDIT: Fixed a bit of info, thanks DJ
You only need the mushroom for the second shortcut in Wario Stadium. The first shortcut near the starting line doesn’t require the use of a mushroom.
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Oh you are right, my mistake.
what second short cut is this? last time I played mario kart 64 you could jump everything in warios stadium without a mushroom. courses that required the mushroom were luigi raceway, mario raceway, the first part of royal raceway and yoshi valley. all the other levels you can just use the normal jump
the most broken part of mario kart 64 were the shortcuts. warios stadium, frappe snowland and toads turnpike you could skip half to almost the entire track easily if you knew what you were doing
I agree. Wario Stadium is so stupid.
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DKJP is also very stupid
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It pissed me off so much when they removed all the shortcuts on the MKWii versions of the N64 tracks.
Didn’t know any of that stuff existed. O.O
Your right about the mushroom in Wario Stadium. I’m so used to using it in the time trials that I guess I embedded it in my head that you needed it.
I know of most if not all of these shortcuts, some are stupid hard to do though.
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A LOT of people don’t know this one exists. I have only been able to pull off this jump once. It is so damn difficult but holy shit the reward is broken.
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Detailed description about most of the shortcuts http://davidwonn.kontek.net/mk64.html
LOL the thread turned into a shortcuts thread. Back to the items. Whoever mentioned green shell in rainbow road is right. That crap is annoying when one comes flying out your from the front. Every damn time…
what should be rainbow roads real theme
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Throwing green shells backwards is the best strategy in Rainbow Road.
I’m fine with glitches in fighting games, but there’s something about shortcut glitches in mario kart and racing games that I don’t like. Not sure why.
I dunno, I think it makes it more interesting.
That’s probably because the course makes up a significant percentage of the game, and when that is taken out, it feels “empty”. I don’t mind them if you are doing time trial competitions, but if you are playing with people and want to have a good time, they are kind of lame (I don’t mean the ones with the short cuts that subtract a few seconds in your lap time, but the MK64 Wario Stadium stuff that was just posted).
Fair or not, I feel like a scrub for not knowing about these, and I’ve had the game since '98.
I DO know that there are places in the Double Decker, Toad’s Turnpike, and Bowser Castle stages where you could fly through the walls/floor and fall into an underground lake. O_o
I mastered the Rainbow Road Shortcut. My Friends hate playing me in MK64 ;-;
blue shell isn’t really good, especially in mario kart 64. its better on wii and DS, but still not that great because while it punishes first place player, it doesnt do much to get you into first place
It seems better than it is because its really annoying to get hit by, but its not usually the person who hit you that benefits most
I haven’t played MK64 in ages because everyone stopped playing against me lol. It used to be our drinking game until I ruined it
Bananas - if you place them near super ramps and cliff edges you can cripple opponents and they offer good defence against multiple shells
Golden mushroom shouldn’t be top tier, they are easily stolen by ghosts. three mushrooms are just as good as golden mushrooms, maybe even better
Ghost - allows you to keep normal speed over grass/sand and gives you invincibility. pretty good
Blue shell - can backfire and hit you while going after first place, it can also be blocked by another blue shell