Official Mario Kart Tips / Tricks / Codes / Unlocks / Questions

roanlo zol · 05-13-2008, 09:23 AM

Anyone here unlocked Mii Outfit B? i've unlocked everything in the game bar that.
Does anyone have any tips on unlocking the expert data on the following; luigi circut(Ninty NPC races like an expert

), GBA Bowser's castle(there are no shortcuts), and Daisy's Circut(the computer does the exact same things as a world champ)/

bodean · 05-13-2008, 02:42 PM

How are VC points determined with online races?

Guster · 05-14-2008, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by roanlo zol

Anyone here unlocked Mii Outfit B? i've unlocked everything in the game bar that.
Does anyone have any tips on unlocking the expert data on the following; luigi circut(Ninty NPC races like an expert

), GBA Bowser's castle(there are no shortcuts), and Daisy's Circut(the computer does the exact same things as a world champ)/

Yeah, I just unlocked the outfit not too long ago. The toughest one for me was the ghost valley one. I kept hitting the stupid blocks and kept missing unlocking the fast staff ghost by a 100th of a second.

snailman · 05-14-2008, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Guster

Yeah, I just unlocked the outfit not too long ago. The toughest one for me was the ghost valley one. I kept hitting the stupid blocks and kept missing unlocking the fast staff ghost by a 100th of a second.

How do you unlock the expert staff ghosts? Is it by beating the pre-loaded (slower) staff ghost on a course by course basis?

Jnova722 · 05-14-2008, 04:34 PM

To unlock the expert ghosts you need to beat the regular ghosts by a few seconds each, usually around 5-7.

Guster · 05-14-2008, 06:27 PM

It varies. This forum has a nice list of times:

http://boards.ign.com/mario_kart/b5984/162166446/p1/?11

snailman · 05-14-2008, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Guster

It varies. This forum has a nice list of times:

http://boards.ign.com/mario_kart/b5984/162166446/p1/?11

Thanks. Very helpful link.

FR. · 05-15-2008, 01:40 AM

Not 100% sure if this has been posted before.

I've found a way that you can dodge blue shells, and all you need is a mushroom. Right as the blue shell is about to dive into you, use the mushroom and the shell will crash into the ground, missing you.

I've tried this technique many time and it works.

roanlo zol · 05-15-2008, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by FR.

Not 100% sure if this has been posted before.

I've found a way that you can dodge blue shells, and all you need is a mushroom. Right as the blue shell is about to dive into you, use the mushroom and the shell will crash into the ground, missing you.

I've tried this technique many time and it works.

I thought the guy who made this thread posted that...

jondeak · 05-16-2008, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by roanlo zol

I thought the guy who made this thread posted that...

I did

blueovalboy7 · 05-16-2008, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by FR.

Not 100% sure if this has been posted before.

I've found a way that you can dodge blue shells, and all you need is a mushroom. Right as the blue shell is about to dive into you, use the mushroom and the shell will crash into the ground, missing you.

I've tried this technique many time and it works.

I don't think I've ever had a mushroom when I've been in the lead, but I have been lucky and hit a barrel launcher as one was about to destroy me, essentially the same principle, just a bit different.

roanlo zol · 05-17-2008, 04:59 AM

Mr helpfull has 1 more peice of advice for unlocking Expert Ghost Data...
As i said before, you can find the best methods of racing a track can be found by watching the world/continal champian.

Here's a little peice of sentimental information; keep your cool. Some of the shortcuts(for example-luigis circut, the sand pit before to starting line) can be very hard to pull off and may take a while to do(took me forever to get a decent race with luigi's circut) While other races(like Diasy's Circut) require you to beat a ghost that has a better time than a average person with an A ranking(then on other tracks, the ghost will have a C ranking)

hope you all have found my info helpfull

i don't think i can give any more infomation. If your from aus, PM me your code (i want only Aus because it's best for my time zone), just look for Dylan with the big shiny star next to his name

SSBB · 05-18-2008, 12:53 PM

Anyone for MKW?? 3179 6478 2363
VS Rank- 7862
Battle Rank- 6792
Tournament 1 Rank- 1:44:00
Tournament 2 Rank- 1:09:00
I have unlocked all 150cc and Mirror Unlockables.

hiker2341 · 05-18-2008, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by PS3Stinks

Add this one

How to lessen the effect of a Pow Block

It requires you to be using a bike. But right when the last blast starts activate your wheelie and it will only have you drop your items and not slow down.

realy? i was shaking i was shaking my controller it helped me recover faster but still spun stuped cheat places never get their facts strait

hiker2341 · 05-18-2008, 01:29 PM

[quote=roanlo zol]Mr helpfull has 1 more peice of advice for unlocking Expert Ghost Data...
As i said before, you can find the best methods of racing a track can be found by watching the world/continal champian.

Here's a little peice of sentimental information; keep your cool. Some of the shortcuts(for example-luigis circut, the sand pit before to starting line) can be very hard to pull off and may take a while to do(took me forever to get a decent race with luigi's circut) While other races(like Diasy's Circut) require you to beat a ghost that has a better time than a average person with an A ranking(then on other tracks, the ghost will have a C ranking)

hope you all have found my info helpfull

i don't think i can give any more infomation. If your from aus, PM me your code (i want only Aus because it's best for my time zone), just look for Dylan with the big shiny star next to his name

very helpful

RX8Racer · 05-20-2008, 06:49 PM

The mario cart driving simulator is amazingly accurate. The cart bots themselves are not all that great at real-world competitive driving techniques, however. By using good driving techniques (aka. apex your corners and drive the shortest path possible), you can overcome so many obsticales like faster vehicles, heavier vehicles, etc.. I also recommend boosting over off-road areas when possible to shave time off the course.

If you trick when doing a jump, you will get a micro-boost when you land. This can come in especially handy on "jumpy" courses like the shopping mall, wario's mine and the mushroom track. Also, another way to trick on those tracks where you go up the walls to jump, is to quickly turn your wheel in the opposite direction of the jump as you leave the track. On the normal ramps, shake the wheel up and down a couple of times as you leave the ramp.

Thanks for the heads up on the POW avoidance technique! Great tip!

Anybody know how to defeat that pesky missle that only targets the racer in 1st place? I've been pretty consistently taking a 1/2 track lead on the 50cc, but I have to contend with about 10 of those darn missle attacks over the course of the race. I just want to know if I can avoid thier attack at all.

Jnova722 · 05-20-2008, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by RX8Racer

Anybody know how to defeat that pesky missle that only targets the racer in 1st place?

The only "missile" that targets only first place is the blue shell, read a few posts back to see the different ways to avoid it.

HammerBro. · 05-21-2008, 11:05 PM

I got a question about expert staff ghost data. I know for example that Luigi Circuit expert staff ghost data is 1:19:419 or somewhere around there. Does this mean you have to BEAT that time so you can unlock other characters and stuff? I'm trying to unlock funky kong and I don't understand "7 seconds over the normal time." Any help here?