# Mario Kart 64

> Mario Kart 64 took the series into 3D with polygon-based tracks and four-player split-screen racing, and became one of the N64's best-selling games.

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Page updated: 2026-09-28

- Console: Nintendo 64
- Released: 1996
- Developer: Nintendo

Mario Kart 64 is one of the Nintendo 64's most popular games and the first 3D entry in the Mario Kart series.

It was the first big leap since the original Super Mario Kart on the SNES, introducing polygon-based 3D tracks and, for the first time in the series, support for four players.

The move to 3D gave the designers far more to work with on each track, such as changes in elevation, bridges, walls and pits.

The characters and items, however, were still drawn as 2D sprites. Mario Kart 64 went on to become the second best-selling game on the Nintendo 64, with 9.87 million copies sold worldwide.

## Mario Kart 64 PC Ports

- [Mario Kart 64: Recompiled](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/n64/games/mariokart64/ports/mariokart64recompiled/index.md): Mario Kart 64: Recompiled is a native PC port of Mario Kart 64 made with N64: Recompiled, with widescreen, high frame rates and RT64 rendering.
- [SpaghettiKart](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/n64/games/mariokart64/ports/spaghettikart/index.md): SpaghettiKart is Harbour Masters' native PC port of Mario Kart 64, built from the game's decompilation, with widescreen, high frame rates, a track editor and mods.

## Mario Kart 64 Texture Packs

- [ambar, pdk, lepascals Mario Kart 64 Texture Pack](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/n64/games/mariokart64/texturepacks/ambarpdklepascals/index.md): A Mario Kart 64 texture pack by ambar, pdk and lepascals that covers a few tracks with realistic, photo-based textures in place of the originals.
- [BFrancois Mario Kart 64](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/n64/games/mariokart64/texturepacks/bfrancois/index.md): BFrancois' Mario Kart 64 texture pack gives the karts and courses a cleaner cartoon look inspired by the original Super Mario Kart on the SNES.
- [Kerber2k's Mario Kart 64 Texture Pack](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/n64/games/mariokart64/texturepacks/kerberk2k/index.md): Kerber2k's Mario Kart 64 texture pack is one of the few that cover the whole game, replacing its textures with a more realistic style.
- [Leonardo20's Mario Kart 64 Texture Pack](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/n64/games/mariokart64/texturepacks/leonardo20/index.md): Leonardo20's Mario Kart 64 texture pack retextures a single track, Mario Raceway, with sharper textures that stay close to the originals.
- [RiSiO Raceway Mario Kart 64 Texture Pack](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/n64/games/mariokart64/texturepacks/risio/index.md): RiSiO's Mario Kart 64 pack retextures a single track as an experiment, applying the retro cartoon style of his Super Mario 64 texture pack.
- [Skielledslacker's Mario Kart 64 Texture Pack](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/n64/games/mariokart64/texturepacks/skielledslackers/index.md): Skielledslacker's Mario Kart 64 pack retextures Koopa Troopa Beach only, turning its sand into dark volcanic ground streaked with lava.