If you love to race Jet Skis, but hate the water, you're in for a treat. Hop onto your Jet Ski and get ready for action as you race across the beautiful waters of nine different courses. Each distinct environment is carefully rendered, from Sunny Beach to Tokyo to the breathtaking Twilight City. Take your pick from four different racers, each with a fully customizable watercraft, and get racing against the computer or head-to-head with a friend. You may also choose an inventive Stunt mode, in which you'll need to pull off some really cool moves if you want to score points. Double flips, barrel rolls, and water dives are there to help you notch the victory. Featuring some of the best graphics the N64 has ever played host to, WAVE RACER 64 is packed to the hilt with options, allowing you to save all of your preferences for future games as well. The tracks are packed with obstacles, from ramps and checkpoints, to waves of varying sizes, making your challenge all the more difficult. If Jet Skis make your heart race, this is as close as you can get without getting splashed.
Baby Dolphins and a Whale
To see the baby dolphins, go to Championship, Normal, then
Warm Up. Now follow the dolphin three times around the course
as best as possible. If you follow him correctly he will jump over the
Bridge after the Dolphin Park sign.
It's important that you do what the dolphin does, so if it does a
barrel roll as it clear the jumps, then do barrel rolls; if it does flips,
then do flips, etc. The dolphin seems to randomly make a choice as
to which trick (if any) it performs each time you turn on the
machine, so if you aren't good at the tricks, keep restarting machine
until he's just clearing the jumps.
To see the killer whale, repeat this trick 30 times without a mistake.
Good luck!
Big Dolphin
To view the big dolphin, you must go to Championship, Normal,
then Warm Up. If you do this 20 times consecutively you will see a
larger dolphin in Dolphin Park.
Change Colors
While selecting your jetski, highlight any character and hold Up on
the analog stick. Continue to hold until your character and jetski
change color.
Dive Under Water
As you start up ramp, press and hold Up. As soon as you clear the
ramp, press and hold Down to dive under water.
Hint: This works best with wild waves. It just slows you down with
calm waves.
Dolphin Ride
Select Stunt Mode mode and enter Dolphin Park. Next go
through all the rings and perform the following tricks:
Handstand
Backwards spin
Stand with backflip
Single backflip off ramp
Dive off ramp
Barrel roll off ramp in both directions
If you did the trick correctly a dolphin will squeak when you cross
the finish line. To ride your dolphin, select Dolphin Park in a
Championship Race and hold Down while selecting your racer.
Double Flip
First get some speed with the jet ski. When you are on the ramp
tap Up one inch from the top of the ramp and hold Down to do
your flip. Instead of making the character do one complete flip hold
the Down button longer so he does another turn. If you do it
correctly he will land perfectly and ride on.
Hint: J.Meter is the best racer to do this with; especially on the
small ramps.
Double Side Flip
This stunt can earn you over 2000 points if done properly. Head
straight at a ramp and gain as much speed as possible. Then about
an inch from the top of the ramp push the joystick in the up/diagonal
position and then pull down and hold. If your timing was right you'll
do a side flip, then a back flip and land perfectly.
Note: J. Meter is the best one to do this with.
Easy Points
Press Start as soon as you complete a stunt. If done correctly all
sounds should stop except for the announcer. You want to pause
the game as soon as the announcer starts talking after you do a
stunt. If done correctly, you can get up to 30,000 points on a level!
Addendum: For even more points, cross the finish line at 0 time.
This will push your score even higher!
Helicopter Trick
Get up as much speed as possible and head for a ramp. As you
reach the peak of the ramp, press the control stick Down and Left
or Down and Right.
Reverse Courses
If you win the gold cup on Expert, you get a Reverse option. Unlike
Mario Kart 64 where the tracks are only "mirrored", in WaveRace
64 you can actually run the courses in their opposite direction.
Ride Backwards
To ride backwards, rotate the joystick clockwise and quickly press
and hold Down.
Start With Max Power
At the start of the race, press the Accelerate button immediately
before the third beep.
Turbo Charge
For a faster jetski, hold the gas button immediately before the
announcer says "Go!" The closer you are to the announcement, the
faster your jetski will go.
