Mario Kart 64 (N64)

Banana  »

Item
You can throw this in front of you or drop it on the track. Makes karts spin out.

Banana Bunch  »

Item
A line of five bananas that trails behind your kart. You can use one at a time.

Boo  »

Item
Boo will steal an item from an opponent and make you temporarily invisible to others. The invisibility lets you drive right through items.

Category: Boos

Bowser  »

Playable character
One of eight selectable characters. Like DK and Wario, Bowser is a heavyweight racer.

Chomp  »

Enemy
Found only in Rainbow Road, Chomp travels against the flow of traffic and tries to crash into racers.

Category: Chomps

Crab  »

Enemy
Found in Koopa Troopa Beach near the finish line. You'll spin out if you run over it.

Donkey Kong  »

Playable character
One of eight selectable characters. Like Bowser and Wario, DK is a heavyweight racer.

Category: Kongs

Fake Item Box  »

Item
Mario Kart 64 (N64) [known as "Fake Item"]
An upside-down Item Box. Running into this makes your kart spin out.

Golden Mushroom  »

Item
Mario Kart 64 (N64) [known as "Super Mushroom"]
This gold-colored mushroom is like a regular mushroom that you can use repeatedly for a limited time.

Category: Shrooms

Green Shell  »

Item
This shell shoots out in a straight line.

Category: Shells

Item Box  »

Item
Drive into this to obtain a random item.

Lightning  »

Item
Mario Kart 64 (N64) [known as "Thunder Bolt"]
Temporarily shrinks every racer except the one who used it.

Luigi  »

Playable character
One of eight selectable characters. Like Mario, Luigi is a racer with average abilities.

Mario  »

Playable character
One of eight selectable characters. Like Luigi, Mario is a racer with average abilities.

Mini Bomb Kart  »

Enemy
In 3- or 4-player Battle Mode, when players lose all of their balloons, they are transformed into Mini Bomb Karts. Although they cannot win, they can collide with other players, much like a human-controlled Red Shell.

Monty Mole  »

Enemy
Mario Kart 64 (N64) [known as "Chubby"]
A mole who pops up out of holes in Moo Moo Farm.

Mushroom  »

Item
Gives you a temporary boost of speed.

Princess Peach Toadstool  »

Playable character
Mario Kart 64 (N64) [known as "Peach"]
Like Toad and Yoshi, Peach's light weight lets her accelerate quickly.

Red Shell  »

Item
Like a homing missile, it seeks out the kart ahead of you.

Category: Shells

Spiny Shell  »

Item
When used, it goes right for the racer in first place, and it can hit other racers along the way.

Category: Shells

Star  »

Item
Mario Kart 64 (N64) [known as "Super Star"]
Temporarily makes the driver invincible and increases his or her speed.

Thwomp  »

Enemy
A large stone that moves straight up and down, aiming to squash unlucky racers.

Toad  »

Playable character
Like Peach and Yoshi, Toad's light weight lets him accelerate quickly.

Category: Toads

Triple Green Shells  »

Item
Mario Kart 64 (N64) [known as "Triple Green Shell"]
When activated, three Green Shells circle around your kart. You can shoot one shell at a time.

Category: Shells

Triple Mushrooms  »

Item
Three Mushrooms that you use one at a time.

Category: Shrooms

Triple Red Shells  »

Item
Mario Kart 64 (N64) [known as "Triple Red Shell"]
When activated, three Red Shells circle around your kart. You can shoot one shell at a time.

Category: Shells

Wario  »

Playable character
One of eight selectable characters. Like Bowser and DK, Wario is a heavyweight racer.

Yoshi  »

Playable character
Like Peach and Toad, Yoshi's light weight lets him accelerate quickly.

Category: Yoshis