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'''''Mario Kart 64''''' is a [[Genre#Racing games|racing]] game that was originally released for the [[Nintendo 64]] in 1996 in Japan and 1997 worldwide. It is the second game in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. Being an upgrade from its predecessor, ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', it features a similar base to that game in which players select cast members of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] to drive in [[kart]]s, employing a weapon-based system to benefit the player and hinder opponents, though it has expanded gameplay, such as the introduction of [[Mini-Turbo]] boosts from [[drift]]ing and four-player support. It is the first game of the ''Super Mario'' franchise to let more than two people play simultaneously. It is also the first ''Mario Kart'' game to use three-dimensional graphics for its environment design, such as the addition of elevation, advanced collision physics, expanded camera controls, real walls that can obscure views, and increased aesthetic fidelity; however, the characters, the items, and some track obstacles in-game remain as two-dimensional, pre-rendered sprites, which are rendered for game optimization. Additionally, the game contains unique track designs rather than multiple variants of the same track, and it introduces various track tropes that would later be reused in later ''Mario Kart'' installments, such as [[Luigi Circuit]] being the first track. Other elements would become series mainstays, such as its racer weight classification, the introduction of [[Wario]] and [[Donkey Kong]] as playable characters, and several new items such as the [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]] and triple variants of [[Green Shell]]s and [[Red Shell]]s.

The game was commercially successful and received a [[Player's Choice]] edition, being the second-best-selling game on the Nintendo 64, beaten out only by ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', and it was generally well-received by critics. ''Mario Kart 64'' later became available for the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console#Wii|Virtual Console]] in 2007 and the [[Wii U]]'s [[Virtual Console#Wii U|Virtual Console]] in 2016, and it is one of the launch titles for [[Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online]].

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In [[Mario Kart (series)#Modes of play|Time Trial]], players must race for the fastest time. After setting a record, players can challenge that record and race against themselves, represented by a [[Ghost (Mario Kart series)|ghost]] of their character-of-choice. The ghost will be saved only if the player does not pause, crash into an obstacle, drive in reverse, or fall off the road during the race. The original release of this game uses 123 pages of the [[Memory Card|Controller Pak]] to record ghost data, which would occupy all the space in the Controller Pak. However, later versions of the game used 121 pages on the Controller Pak, leaving only two pages free. Because none of the available controllers have a Controller Pak slot, it is impossible to record ghost data on the Wii or Wii U Virtual Console versions of the game.

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!style="background:#EAECF0; height:32px" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:MK64 label character Mario U.png]]<br>[[File:MK64 icon Mario.png]]<br><big>'''{{color-link|Mario|red}}'''</big>

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!style="background:#EAECF0; height:32px" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:MK64 label character Luigi U.png]]<br>[[File:MK64 icon Luigi.png]]<br><big>'''{{color-link|Luigi|green}}'''</big>

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!style="background:#EAECF0; height:32px" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:MK64 label character Yoshi U.png]]<br>[[File:MK64 icon Yoshi.png]]<br><big>'''{{color-link|Yoshi|limegreen}}'''</big>

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!style="background:#EAECF0; height:32px" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:MK64 label character D.K. U.png]]<br>[[File:MK64 icon DK.png]]<br><big>'''{{color-link|Donkey Kong|gold|D.K.}}'''</big>^{<small>(new)</small>}

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!style="background:#EAECF0; height:32px" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:MK64 label character Wario U.png]]<br>[[File:MK64 icon Wario.png]]<br><big>'''{{color-link|Wario|indigo}}'''</big>^{<small>(new)</small>}

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!style="background:#EAECF0; height:32px" align="center"|[[File:MK64 Mini Bomb Kart.png]]<br><big>'''{{color-link|Mini Bomb Kart|darkkhaki}}'''</big>^{<small>(new)</small>}

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*In [[N64 Kalimari Desert|Kalimari Desert]], the [[train (obstacle)|train]]s have a tender and only one passenger car attached to them, as opposed to a tender and five passenger cars.

''Mario Kart 64'' was developed by a considerably larger team of staff than ''Super Mario Kart''. [[Hideki Konno]] has directed ''Mario Kart 64'', and he served as key staff for most mainline ''Mario Kart'' entries. The game's soundtrack was composed by [[Kenta Nagata]], who would later compose soundtracks for succeeding ''Mario Kart'' installments, ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''. As ''Mario Kart 64'' is the first game in the series to introduce character voices, [[Charles Martinet]] reprises his role for [[Mario]] from ''Super Mario 64'' while also providing voices for [[Luigi]] and [[Wario]], while [[Leslie Swan]] portrayed Peach and [[Isaac Marshall]] provided Toad's voice in international versions of the game, while the voices for the Japanese cast used different voice actors.

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[[File:MK64 FrappeSnowland ClipGlitch.gif|left|thumb|The glitch in Frappe Snowland]]

===Skip All of Yoshi Valley===

{{see also|tcrf:Mario Kart 64#Version Differences{{!}}tcrf:Mario Kart 64 § Version Differences}}

In the Japanese version, Luigi, Toad, Princess Peach, and Wario have different voiceovers than in the international versions; the Japanese voiceovers were eventually used overseas in the first two ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' games (aside from Peach's) and ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', with Toad's voiceovers also being in ''[[Mario Party 3]]''. Also, Toad, D.K., and Bowser are referred to as Kinopio, D. Kong, and Koopa, respectively. Additionally, the title screen features Japanese children shouting, "Mario Kart!" with a generic narrator used as the system voice. In the international releases, Mario shouts, ''"Welcome to Mario Kart!"'' on the title screen, and he is also used as the system voice.

The Japanese version has collision on the grass above the tunnel on Luigi Raceway, which can be reached by bouncing off another racer and flying over the wall; this was removed in international versions. Also, whereas English-language credits sequences exist in both the Japanese and international releases, the Japanese version also contains a Japanese-language version of the sequence that is seen when a player clears the Special Cup in Extra.

*''[[Super Mario 64]]'': In the track [[N64 Royal Raceway|Royal Raceway]], there is a part where the racer can turn off the road and arrive at the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]] exactly as it appeared in this game. It is also where the Award Ceremony is held.

*''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'': Toad's Turnpike, [[N64 Royal Raceway|Royal Raceway]], [[N64 Yoshi Valley|Yoshi Valley]], and [[N64 Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]] reappear in these two games, and Choco Mountain and Kalimari Desert are included among the courses in the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]] for ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''. The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akdLMnIV7Jc&hd=1 unused split screen] for multiplayer in this game is also used here.

*''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'': Luigi Raceway, Koopa Troopa Beach, Kalimari Desert, Frappe Snowland, Choco Mountain, Royal Raceway, and Yoshi Valley reappear in this game. The results theme is an arrangement of the winning results theme of ''Mario Kart 64''. The new [[N64 Kalimari Desert|Kalimari Desert 2]] course allows racers to race inside the train tunnel, similar to how players could be able to go inside Kalimari Desert's train tunnel in ''Mario Kart 64''.