Game Detail

Wave Race 64

Water physics that still impress. The best racing game on N64 that isn't Mario Kart.

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Why It Matters

A launch-window technical showpiece whose reactive water was unlike anything else and still impresses.

What to Expect

Buoy-slalom racing on a rideable ocean, momentum you build by carving the waves, and courses that change with the water.

Controls

Full keyboard map for the N64 core — remappable from the in-emulator menu.

  • Arrow KeysAnalog stick / D-Pad
  • ZA button
  • XB button
  • TabZ trigger
  • QL shoulder
  • ER shoulder
  • I / J / K / LC-Buttons (up / left / down / right)
  • EnterStart
  • 1Quick save
  • 2Quick load
  • 3Change save slot