STEP 1: KNOW YOUR GO
Ug, coming up with these stupid catchy titles is a pain. Well here it goes. When I say know your go, I mean know your race track. Now I know that there is a first time for everything for everything and it just can't be helped at one point. But you need to know the track while facing worthy opponets. That includes wifi, talented friends, and or your pro of a mom (hehehe...). When in feirce races with your mom, you should know every obstacle, shorcut or even turn in the raceway. Trust me I have bumped into walls (I hate em') because I didn't know the raceway. So mabey you should mess around a little bit to pick out some information and actually beat your mom this time (I'm having so much fun!). That or you could check out my guide that is going to be up shortly. And if you see something I don't, TELL ME! Report it in the guestbook and I'll give you credit. Okay well that's it for #1. Expect the rest shortly.
STEP 2: NO CRUISIN', TIME FOR SOME BRUISIN'!
Well the catchy title above doesn't really make sense right now. So I'll explain it to you. Well Mario Kart Wii is a racing game. Now it's not exactly intense but it certainly is no cruise in the streets. For the most part you want to go all out. Don't sit there and drive a little bit. You wanna make sure you're at top speed and taking advantage of all of the various short cuts, speed ups, and grabbing all of those important boxes. Make sure you use all of your items effectively. Give the guy ahead of you a nice turtle shell in the rear to show em who's boss. So give some bruisin. Knock people off ledges and use items effectively on them. EFFECTIVELY! Now that does not mean shoot your turtle shells off into the blue expecting the person you're trying to wipe out will just move on in on the path of that shell. Make sure you've got a high chance you'll hit them. It's not worth wasting a perfectly good item. Here let me give you some effective strategies with some of the items.
Green Turtle Shell- Keep this out once you get it. As worthless as it may seem there are plenty of effective uses for this. First off keeping it out is a great defense tactic. If somebody else is trying to bruise you then it can block almost anything. Orange turtle shells, green, you name it. As long as it's a projectile your little greeny will keep you safe. Another use. Once you get close enough to your prey let it rip! How close is gonna depend on you're aim. So the most basic item is even a gift.
Orange Turtle Shell- Same applies with the defense. Keep it out and you've found yourself a bodyguard. Also feel free to give your opponet a pounding that aint easy to avoid. Although you may wanna take note of when you use it. If you're in 12th place, sure it may be useful but chances are that the guys closest to you aren't very good. Glide past them and wait until you have a higher ranking where the going gets tough to use this bad boy. However the same may not apply if you have three.
Mushroom- This is just a plain old speed up right? WRONG! There is an offensive side to this bulgie eyed mushroom. If you use it to speed up right behind your enemy you can send them off course. A good bump can send them either off the edge or of the road. Both are effective and will slow down them. But it's not all about putting the hurt on. Sometimes it will be useful to use this on slow terrain and cut through it while passing off a lot of people. On a rare occasion they even make good for a jump that leads to a shortcut.
Fake Block/Banana- Okay so a lot of people will use this as a projectile. Not a good idea. Unless the race depends on it you will only waste those items. The best use for these are obstacles. Put them down in the most effective places. Put it under a block or on a narrow bridge or perhaps after a ramp or canon where you're fall is pre-determined. Anywhere that makes a hard dodge makes an effective drop. Oh, one last thing. The bananas are great for defense but not the blocks.
Star- Badababadabadada... Okay this item is like a speed up, armor and an offense at the same time. Don't worry about the distance you travel when using this item because it is already like a on going mushroom. Just be aggresive and catch the racers you can in your sparkely wrath. Also be sure to cut the terrain when your not doing that. Take advantage of everything you can while using this and you can make it from 12th to 5th. Well on some occasions...
POW Blocks- Well this is my last one because I'm lazy. That and you need to have your own strategies sometimes. Okay there really isn't any good time for this, just pull it out before you use it. Infact the only reason I put this up is because there is a way to dodge them. Okay when the POW block is on it's last stage (not when it hits but before), press your trick button and you'll avoid it. You simply use the bounce of the box to do a small trick that prevents you from slowing down. Cool, eh?
Well that's all for this really long advise paragraph. Well I'm tired so I don't feel like finishing up the paragraph...
STEP 3: TRICKS AND OTHER ANTICS
Sure driving is fun and all but think about it. You're going the same speed as every other racer out there on the road and that isn't going to help you win! Sure items help but you can't rely on them. That is where most people get lost. You have tons of skills that will speed you up past them. First the new one to the game. Tricks. Cool stunts. Do them when your in mid air. It will require some timing but it you learn to use them right you'll be speeding like mad! Another important skill is drifting. Basically this is the answer to cutting turns in style. It helps you make the turn and will reward you with a speed up. Who doesn't want a little boost. And last but not least using turbulence you can use your own enemy against themselves. If you stay behind them in a certain range then you'll speed up. You'll get a good full speed up that will wheel you right in front of him/her. This personally is my favorite. I use it all of the time to save myself. Even at the end of the race. So use these skills and others. Now you're one step closer to beating your mom. =D
| CHARACTERS: | |
| King Boo | Win Star Cup on 50cc |
| Diddy Kong | Complete all 50cc Retro Cups |
| Baby Daisy | Get at least 1 star on all 50cc Wii Cups |
| Dry Bones | Win the Leaf Cup on 100cc |
| Mii #1 | Win Special Cup on 100cc |
| Bowser Jr. | Get atleast 1 star on all retro cups on 100cc |
| Daisy | Win Special Cup on 100cc |
| Dry Bone Bowser | Atleast 1 star in every Wii Cup on 150cc |
| Rosalina | Have data of Galaxy stored on your Wii system and play a few GPs OR get atleast 1 star on all Retro Cups on Mirror Mode. |
| Funky Kong | Unlock atleast 4 expert staff on Time Trials |
| Baby Luigi | Unlock atleast 8 expert staff on Time Trials |
| Birdo | Play Time Trial on 16 diffrent courses OR win 250 wifi matches |
| Toadette | Play on all 32 courses on Time Trials OR win 1000 wifi matches |
| Mii #2 | Unlock all 32 expert staff in Time Trials |
| CUPS | |
| Star Cup | Get atleast 3rd place in the Flower Cup and Mushroom Cup |
| Special Cup | Win atleast 3rd place in Star Cup |
| Leaf Cup | Win atleast 3rd place in the banana and shell cup |
| Lightning Cup | Win atleast 3rd place in the Leaf Cup |
| KARTS | |
| Aero Glider | Get atleast 1 star in every retro cup on 150cc |
| B Dasher Mk 2 | Unlock 24 expert staff in Time Trial mode. |
| Blue Falcon | Win Lightning Cup on Mirror Mode. |
| Cheep Charger | Get atleast 1 star in all retro cups in 50cc. |
| Dragonetti | Win 150cc Lightning Cup. |
| Pirhana Prowler | Win 50cc Special Cup |
| Rally Romper | Get 1 expert staff on Time Trials. |
| Royal Racer | Win the Leaf Cup on 150cc. |
| Turbo Blooper | Win Leaf Cup on 50cc. |
| Tiny Titan | Play 50 opponets online |