Mario Kart 64/Controls

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Nintendo 64 GameCube Controller (VC) Classic Controller (VC) Control
Neutral controlNeutral controlNeutral lstickTurns the kart.
A buttonA buttonA buttonAccelerates.
B buttonB buttonB buttonBrakes.
B button+Down controlB button+Down controlB button+Down lstickAccelerate in Reverse.
Z button, Down cL button, X button, Y button, Down cstickL button, X button, Y button, Down rstickUses item.
Up cUp cstickUp rstickChanges camera position.
Right cRight cstickRight rstickChanges on-screen display.
R buttonR buttonR buttonHops.
L buttonZ buttonZl button, Zr buttonChange background music volume.
Start buttonStart buttonPlus buttonPauses a race or battle.

Special note: To access the options on the menu, the N64 uses the L button button, GC uses the Z button and the Wii-cc uses Zl button/Zr button.