Hint: Dodging Red and Green Shells
Here are good techniques to dodge red and green turtle shells while racing.
To dodge red shells, put a banana behind you, by either dropping it there or holding it there. When the red shell collides with the banana, its effects will be nullified, allowing you to proceed with the race unhindered.
To dodge green shells, use the same technique as listed for the red shell above if the shell is coming straight at you or is bounced off a wall. In other situations, use the three-shell weapon. Red or blue shells will protect you from the green shells in these situations.
Unlockable: Alternate Title Screen
To unlock an alternate title screen that will be shown when the game is started up, win each and every cup available in the game.
Unlockable: Karts on 100cc Cup Races
To unlock the ability to drive karts in 100cc cup races, earn all of the trophies on each 100cc cup race.
Unlockable: Medium Bikes
To unlock the medium bikes listed below, fulfill the requirements listed.
- Dolphin Dasher - Win the Mirror Star Cup
- Nitrocycle - Attain at least a one star ranking in all 100cc Wii Grand Prix cup races
- Rapide - Win the 100cc Lightning Cup
Unlockable: Small Karts
To unlock the small karts listed below, fulfill the requirements listed.
- Blue Falcon - Win the Mirror Lightning Cup
- Cheep Charger - Earn at least a one star ranking in all 50cc Retro Cup races
- Rally Romper - In Time Trial mode, unlock the expert staff ghost data record
Unlockable: B-Dasher (Medium Kart)
To unlock the medium kart called B-Dasher, you have to unlock all twenty-four expert staff ghost data entries. Below are the times needed to unlock them.
Bowser's Castle | 03:04.836 | 02.55.017 | 02.42.098
Coconut Mall | 02:30.764 | 02.24.788 | 02.13.333
Daisy Circuit | 01:56.822 | 01.48.791 | 01.41.362
DK's Snowboard Cross | 02:34.693 | 02.24.725 | 02.17.546
Dry Dry Ruins | 02:30.949 | 02.21.681 | 02.14.286
DS Delfino Square | 02:41.807 | 02.33.107 | 02.24.169
DS Desert Hills | 02:10.233 | 02.01.141 | 01.52.686
DS Peach Gardens | 02:34.894 | 02.29.006 | 02.16.777
DS Yoshi Falls | 01:16.461 | 01.12.901 | 01.09.175
GBA Bowser Castle 3 | 02:58.304 | 02.50.637 | 02.39.391
GBA Shy Guy Beach | 01:45.568 | 01.39.255 | 01.32.867
GCN DK Mountain | 02:57.744 | 02.50.248 | 02.38.130
GCN Mario Circuit | 01:59.771 | 01.55.267 | 01.49.939
GCN Peach Beach | 01:34.233 | 01.30.698 | 01.23.140
GCN Waluigi Stadium | 02:32.882 | 02.24.645 | 02.12.367
Grumble Volcano | 02:28.237 | 02.19.524 | 02.11.852
Koopa Cape | 03:03.022 | 02.54.897 | 02.41.370
Luigi Circuit | 01:29.670 | 01:24.957 | 01:19.419
Maple Treeway | 02:58.633 | 02.50.229 | 02.37.812
Mario Circuit | 01:44.777 | 01.39.183 | 01.33.702
Moo Moo Meadows | 01:37.856 | 01.33.571 | 01.25.909
Moonview Highway | 02:16.802 | 02.07.016 | 02.04.163
Mushroom Gorge | 02:16.110 | 02.05.494 | 02.01.011
N64 Bowser's Castle | 03:19.323 | 03.06.723 | 02.55.933
N64 DK's Jungle Parkway | 02:58.264 | 02.49.028 | 02.37.782
N64 Mario Raceway | 02:14.799 | 02.07.915 | 01.59.053
N64 Sherbet Land | 02:48.651 | 02.37.784 | 02.28.356
Rainbow Road | 03:05.895 | 02.59.293 | 02.44.734
SNES Ghost Valley 2 | 01:06.595 | 01.03.752 | 00.58.907
SNES Mario Circuit 3 | 01:38.880 | 01.34.828 | 01.26.659
Toad's Factory | 02:22.480 | 02.12.784 | 02.05.593
Wario's Gold Mine | 02:19.583 | 02.14.932 | 02.04.800
Unlockable: Characters
To unlock the characters listed below, fulfill the requirements listed.
- Baby Daisy - Earn at least a one star ranking in each 50cc Wii Grand Prix cup races
- Baby Luigi - Unlock eight Expert Staff ghost data in Time Trial mode
- Birdo - Defeat 250 people in online racing, or play Time Trial mode on sixteen different courses
- Bowser Jr. - Earn at least a one star ranking in each 100cc Retro Grand Prix cup races
- Daisy - Win the 150cc Special Cup
- Diddy Kong - Win the 50cc Lightning Cup
- Dry Bones - Win the 100cc Leaf Cup
- Dry Bowser - Earn at least a one star ranking in each 150cc Wii Grand Prix cups
- Funky Kong - Unlock four Expert Staff ghost data in Time Trial mode
- King Boo - Win the 50cc Star Cup
- Mii (Outfit A) - To play as the Mii associated with your profile, win the 100cc Special Cup
- Mii (Outfit B) - To play as the Mii associated with your profile in a different outfit, play through and complete all thirty-two time trials
- Rosalina - Have a Super Mario Galaxy save on your Wii
- Toadette - Play Time Trial Mode on all thirty-two courses
Addition by FireBlade64
Unlockable: Cups
To unlock the cups listed below, fulfill the requirements listed. Keep in mind that the requirements are the same for each CC type on the circuits listed.
- Leaf Cup - Earn trophies in the Shell Cup and Banana Cup
- Lightning Cup - Earn a trophy in Leaf Cup
- Special Cup - Earn a trophy in Star Cup
- Star Cup - Earn trophies in the Mushroom Cup and Flower Cup
Unlockable: Mirror Class
To unlock the Mirror Class, win all of the available 150cc Cups in the game.
Hint: Wi-Fi Stars
You can add stars to your profile name while Wi-Fi racing. You can do so by completing Grand Prix races with a certain rank. A one-star profile means you’ve earned a one star ranking on all Grand Prix races. A two-star profile means you’ve earned a two star ranking on all Grand Prix races. A three-star profile means you’ve earned a three star ranking on all Grand Prix races.
Unlockable: Large Karts
To unlock the large karts listed below, fulfill the requirements listed.
- Aero Glider - Earn at least a one star ranking in each 150cc Retro Grand Prix races
- Dragonetti - Win the 150cc Lightning Cup
- Piranha Prowler - Win the 50cc Special Cup
Addition from mr caspartt
Unlockable: Victory Photos
To unlock both victory photos available in the game (which is basically a shot of your Mii with various characters), you have to fulfill two requirements. To unlock the first photo (which is of your Mii with Mario and Peach), earn a trophy in every cup for each class available. To unlock the second photo (which is of your Mii with each racer in the game), win each and every Grand Prix cup available in the game.
Unlockable: Medium Karts
To unlock the medium karts listed below, fulfill the requirements listed.
- Royal Racer - Win the 150cc Leaf Cup
- Turbo Blooper - Win the 50cc Leaf Cup
Unlockable: Gold-Colored Steering Wheel
If you utilize the steering wheel that comes with the game extensively (or even exclusively) instead of using the Wii controller or a GameCube controller, you'll find a gold-colored steering wheel icon next to your name when you play online.
Hint: Avoiding POWs
Getting attacked with a POW can be a bummer, but if you flick upward your steering wheel or Wii remote, you can avoid it. You will spin around, and you will lose your currently-equipped item, but you won't slow down and will avoid the devastating result of being struck with a POW.
Hint: Dodging Blue Shells
A good technique to utilize when trying to dodge blue shells targeted at you when you’re in first place is to use any type of mushroom. Specifically, use the mushroom when the blue shell begins to rise over you to avoid its blast. Timing is the key!
Unlockable: Small Bikes
To unlock the small bikes listed below, fulfill the requirements listed.
- Bubble Bike - Win the Mirror Leaf Cup
- Magikruiser - Play Time Trial Mode on any eight courses
- Quacker - Win the 150cc Star Cup
Addition from mr caspartt
Hint: Everyone Plays the Same Character
If you and your friends want to play as the same character in splitscreen multiplayer, try the following.
First, one person should select and then deselect the character everyone wants to play as. The next player should select and then deselect the same character. Repeat as needed for as many players as you have playing. Then, go back one screen, reselect the character selection screen, and all players should have their icons on the same preselected character.
Unlockable: Large Bikes
To unlock the large bikes listed below, fulfill the requirements listed.
- Phantom - Win the Mirror Cup
- Torpedo - Unlock twelve Expert Staff ghost data in Time Trial mode
- Twinkle Star - Win the 100cc Star Cup
Addition by mr caspartt
Unlockable: Bikes on 50cc Cup Races
To unlock the ability to drive bikes in 50cc cup races, earn all of the trophies on each 50cc cup race.
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