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Version 0.2 - Last update 9:35pm 12th June 2001
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Please note, this is my *first* FAQ. I'm simply warning you that because
this is my first FAQ it won't be all that good. So please bare with me.
I have done the entire thing in notepad, and haven't spell checked it yet
(sorry). I'll get around to that in the next update or two.
If for any reason you wish to email me (comments, questions, etc) , even if
you just want to say "w00t!!!111@" or "Thanks, your FAQ helped me", 
hell I don't mind if you email just for the sake of it, so drop me a line,
my email address is:

vesten@optusnet.com.au

Thanks!

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1. Introducion
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Hello and welcome to my 1st FAQ. This FAQ is basically designed to help you 
play Wave Race 64 better. It has a few tips, tricks and plain old advice to 
help play better, and ultimately get more enjoyment out of Wave Race 64.
I hope that it will help you in some way....and hopefully will lead to many
more FAQs from me in the future.

On a side note, just so you know, I really only created this FAQ so I could
see what FAQ writing was like and to decide if it was my cup or tea or not.
So far I'm really enjoying writing this, and I'm sure that many more FAQs 
and Walkthroughs will come from me in the future.


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2. Contact
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I'd love to hear from you.

email: vesten@optusnet.com.au
AIM: PyroVesten
MSN: wrang64@hotmail.com
ICQ: 96736957

I'm on MSN and AIM 100% of the time that I am online. I tend to use ICQ under 
30% of the time I'd online. So, if you want to talk to me it's best if you 
get me on MSN or AIM.
Fell free to email, or Instant Message me for whatever you want, just to
talk, give me some constructive critisism, comliments, or whatever.


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3.Table of Contents
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1. Introduction
2. Contact
3. Table of Contents
4. Version History
5. Game Review
6. Controls
7. Courses
8. Tips/tricks/secrtes
9. Credits
10. Legal
11. The End




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4. Version History
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Version 0.1 :

June 11th, 2001 - This is the day I start work on my FAQ. Did sections 1-11
putting the basic information that needed to be in there, in there :)

Version 0.2 :

Did I tiny bit of work on most of the sections. More major updates and
changes will come when I knock over a good lot of my schoolwork, and get some
free time.





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5. Game Review
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Too see the list of reader reviews for Wave Race 64 on GameFAQs go here:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/n64/review/22525.html



Here's a copy of my review of Wave Race that has been submitted to GameFAQs:



Wave Race is the 2nd game I ever saw in motion for the N64 (Super Mario 64 
was first). I can still remember the day I stumbled into a shop and saw a 
pre release copy of the game running the intro sequence. It was a Saturday,
and I had just popped in to the video games department of my favourite store
to have my usual look at the games, as I neared the game shelf to have a look
I heard some music blasting out of a TV with 3 people staring up at the
screen (I was behind the TV) so I walked over to have a look at what was on 
the TV that was so interesting when I stuck my head around the side of the TV
and saw the rippling blue waves as the two jet ski riders zoomed past I but 
uttered a single word, ****! 

The people around were not quite happy to hear such a term used and gave me
some dirty looks (though the people staring at the TV didnt seem to mind, 
probably because they were thinking the same thing too.). It was then that I
realised that I HAD to own an N64 and Wave Race. 

Thinking back, I suppose judging a game by its graphics and deciding to buy
it along with its console wasnt extremely wise, but it turned out to be
very well worth my money indeed


Gameplay 

Wave Race plays like a dream. At first it will take some time getting used
to (especially turning exactly the way that you want to), but after a week or
two you will be controlling your Jet Ski like a pro. Wave Race is (as the 
name would suggest) mainly about racing, there are 3 difficulties for you to
race in Championship mode (the main mode): 
*Normal 
*Hard 
and 
*Expert 
You start off only able to race Normal, but once you beat the 6 races on 
Normal you unlock Hard, when you beat the 7 races on Hard you get Expert. 
The other modes of play are: Time Trial, 2 Player and Stunt Mode 
(self-explanatory). 

The courses, are just a circuit, you do 3 laps, and try to finish 1st, they
are well designed, and all are very unique. 

The Water Physics are AMAZING, the water ripples and moves very realistically
, and you craft reacts to the water with extreme accuracy. Nintendo must have
spent months, even years working on the amazing water physics seen in Wave 
Race, as they are truly mind blowingly amazing in both their accuracy and 
detail. After recently seeing the Wave Race: Blue Storm movies (for the 
GameCube) I once again pood my pants when I saw how amazing the water 
physics were. In Blue Storm however the water reacts to your craft as well 
as your craft reacting to the water (Blue Storm is actually running on a much
improved Wave Race 64 engine believe it or not). 

In summary, with the amazing graphics, fantastic water physics, well put 
together courses, and that Nintendo gameplay, Wave Race 64 really plays like
a wet (SEA WATER DAMMIT!) dream. 
10/10 

Graphics 

Hmmmmmmm, let me think, will Amazing do? Nah! Excellent? Nah! Fabulous? Nah!
Awesome? Nah! Mind blowing! Not quite. Fantastic? Getting warmer. FAN ****ING
TASTIC? Well, that will have to do, because I cant really think of anything
better to describe it. For its time (1996) Wave Race 64 had brilliant and 
never before seen pant wetting quality graphics. Looking back on it, in the 
year 2001 it still has impressive graphics, and that is really saying 
something! 
The water looks GREAT, it ripples, foams excellently and reflects (not 
brilliantly, but its still purdy to look at). The water is has a variety of
looks, from good old sky blue perfect beach water, to fanta water :P as seen
in Sunset bay (at dusk, the sun lights the sky up orange, and the water too)
, to reflective and fogged over lake water, icy cold deep blue water to grey
water in the rain. 
The actual characters have a lowish poly count (but it was great for the 
time), but who cares? Youll spend most of the time looking at the water :P 

To put it simply, even 6 years after it came out Wave Race 64 looks amazing,
and that really says a LOT. 

10/10 

Sound 

Wave Rave 64 does very well in the sound department. The music is great, and
will have you humming along to the variety of relaxing, and soothing tracks 
as you race away, play around practicing in dolphin park, or just listen to 
the music in the music test area. Top notch music and a good amount of it 
too. 

The actual sound effects in Wave Race are pretty good, from the roar of the 
jet ski, to the swwhhhh! of the craft gliding over the water, to the
collisions that will send your rider flying. 

The sound effects suffice, and the Music is awesome, to this day the music 
in Wave Race remains as some of my favourite music in any game. 

9/10 

Multiplayer 

Wave Race has a solid multiplayer mode, only 2 players can race against each
 other, but this isnt a HUGE hassle. It is fun and good for an hour or two 
(but still, nothing compared to Goldeneye). The two player mode brings in 
some fog, but its not too bad, and really just looks like ocean mist ;). 
Wave Race is still played a fair amount when I am at gaming parties because 
of the basic nature of the game, that being that its easy to just pick up 
and play. 

Good quality multiplayer for two people that remains fun for hours, but 
nothing ground breaking. 
8/10 

Replayability 

I must admit that Wave Race is not my most played N64 game (out of over 30),
but I do give it a good bash usually about once every month, for a few days.
I usually have a quick whirl in dolphin park, then have a few races, and 
maybe a quick go of trick attack. So, Wave Race isnt totally sitting around
collecting dust, but I dont play it religiously either. 
8/10 

Difficulty 

I like a game that I can pick up and be used to within a week, and have 
mastered within under a month. Wave race is fairly much ideal for me. I got 
a good hang of the game and was winning 3 consecutive races or so within 
about a week, and by the end of a month I had mastered the game, and could 
usually get through Normal mode coming 1st or 2nd in 90% of the races. 

I have lost my touch a bit all these years later, but after an hour of 
playing most of it comes back to me. 

Pros 

*Great graphics 
*Excellent music 
*Unbelievable water physics 
*Very fun to play 
*Still great 6 years down the track 

Cons 

*Wave Race: Blue Storm for GameCube wont be out for a good 6 months or 
more :P 

Buy/rent 

Buy. I LOVE Wave Race, and I am sure everyone else will too. It is an 
awesome game overall and should be in every N64 gamers collection. 

Overall 

Wave Race 64 was one of the n64s first, and still remains as one of its 
greatest games. Well worth the purchase, Ive put countless hours into this
little grey cartridge, and loved every minute. 
Nintendo really know how to make games, and Wave Race 64 is a prime example 
of this. 
This is 100% top notch gaming, its one of those games that not every body 
owns, but should. 


Overall 9.2/10 (rounded to 9 for GameFAQs) 

- Pyro Vesten 





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6. Controls
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Right Shoulder Button  - Press R to "slide" on the water. This will allow
you to perform sharp turns(By turning the craft around fast), and is also 
good for changing the way the craft is facing, while still moving in the same
direction you were when you hit R in the first place.


C-Up - Cycle the camera through 4 different positions behind your rider


C-Down - Cycle the camera through 4 different positions behind your rider


C-Left - Turn the camera to the left as the rider turns (press again to 
return it to it's original position).


C-Right - Turn the camera to the right as the rider turns(press again to 
return it to it's original position).


B Button - Press the B Button as you ski over a wave to soften the bouncing
of your Jet Ski(This will cause you to not bounce as high when you hit a big
wave).


A Button - Press the A Button to acellerate. To do a rocket start press the A
button as the light turns green at the start of a race.


Z Trigger - The Z Trigger functions the same as the A button does.


Start - Press start to Pause the game(and bring up an options menu).


Control Stick - Use the control stick to manouver your craft. You can lean
your craft forwards or backwards by pulling the control sick up or down.
To turn move the control stick left or right. To turn sharply left of right
pull the control stick backwards, and in the diretion you want to turn.




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7. Courses
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Dolphin Park
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The Game's warm-up course. Enclosed in a circular area. There are two ramps
in the middle of to course, some jettey's to ride under (while avoiding the 
support bars), a kidney shaped area of land and a mini tunnel to go under.
This is great for practicing your basic skills such as tricks, cornering, 
dodging obstacles and passing throught small spaces.


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Sunny Beach
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The first race course, it's very basic. Long/sharp oval shaped, sharp turns 
at each end. No obstacles. Should be able to win easy, just make sure you 
get the speed boost at the start of the race.


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Sunset Bay
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Also know by some (myself included) as "Fanta Water" Bay.....(play it and 
you'll see why). L shaped circuit, with one jump, farily easy, waves can be
a bit choppy, get infront at the start with a rocket start, and just keep 
the lead (shouldn't be too hard).



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Drake lake
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Square-ish course, rounded edges. Very calm (it is a lake after all). Heavy
fog to begin with, clears away 1/2 of the way through the race. Has some 
wood sticking up from the water in one area and some weed 
(which will slow you down). Again, a fairly easy race to win, just get 
infront at the start, and keep your position.



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Marine Fortress
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Marine Fortress is set during a storm, and has VERY CHOPPY water. There are 
some crates floating around that you'll have to aviod. This can be a bit of
a pain, as you may hit a HUGE wave right when you want to turn, and instead
go flying into the air and miss the next checkpoint because you were in the
air when you wanted to be turning. If you can master the bumpy waves, this
course isn't terribly hard.




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Port Blue
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Another L shaped course, this time a "fatter" L (I hope you understand 
what I mean....). Slightly chopper water. One of the easier courses, in my 
opinion at least. There is an area in which you can choose 2 different 
ways to go, where the track brances off and then re joins a little further
down the line. One of the ways is the "standard way to go", it's slower than
the shortcut, but much easier to navigate than the 2nd way which is a very
narrow tunnel, with a few sharp turns. I suggest mastering the 2nd route, 
because it is definetly the way to go if you want to win.




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Twilight City
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Set at night, this feels a little like the Las Vegas of the Wave Race tracks, 
as it has lots of purdy bright lights....
Not too hard to win here either, there is an area in the track that has two
ways to go, around, or over a jump. Going over the jump is by far the best
way to go, and is much faster than going around. That's pretty much all the
advice I can give for this course.




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Glacier Coast
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I WILL DO THIS SECTION WHEN I RE-COMPLETE WAVE RACE AGAIN, as I recently 
erased my file, and started over again.





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Southern Island
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Ok, there's not *too* much to be said about this course, other than the fact
that the water level decreases each lap. On the first lap you will come to a
large ramp, go over it, and hold down on the control stick, thid will cause
you to "submarine" underwater, and you should be able to make it under the
jetty (providing you have enough speed). On the second and third laps go 
around the ramp, and straight under the jetty (the water level will have
dropped by now, so you will be able to just ride straight under. 






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8. Tips/tricks/secrtes
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START RACE INSTANTLY WITH MAXIMUM POWER - To do this very handy trick, watch
as the lights at the start of the race change, and listen as the commentator
say "3", "2", "1" "GO!". To time this right, simply hit the accelerate button
right as the light goes green/the commentator says "GO!". This usually will
get you to the front of the pack, and you will have instant full power 
(rather than having to clear 5 markers in a row). Very handy indeed, and a
great way of winning races.

EXRTA POINTS IN STUNT MODE - In Stunt Mode to get extra point for every trick
you do, pull off a trick for example a backflip, and just as you hit the 
water from landing pause the game, and the commentator will say something 
about the trick, unpause and continue this process for the duration of the 
stunt mode. At the end of the race you should end up with many more points 
than you would have gotten just tricking the normal way. 

BACKFLIP OFF ANY WAVE - When racing, just as you hit a wave hit Down, Up, and
hold down again (very fast), this should cause you to do a backflip off any
wave you do it on. Very handy for impressing your friends, and getting extra 
points ^_^

COSTUME CHANGE - On the rider/craft select screen hold up on the control
stick and you will be given a second costume for your rider plus a new paint
job on your Jet Ski.

MIRROR COURSES - Complete the game on Expert mode to receive mirror versions
of the tracks.




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9. Credits
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Thanks to Jeff "CjayC" Veasy for making the wonderful www.GameFAQs.com and
for putting this average FAQ up :D

Thanks to Nintendo for creating this wonderful, wonderful game.

Thanks to mum and dad for making me.

*mentions NovaStorm, Jarred and ShadowHunter for some reason......* Hi guys!

That's all I can think of for now...



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10. Legal
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Put simply: THIS FAQ MAY ONLY APPEAR ON www.GameFAQs.com DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

*note: I just received my first spam along the lines of "Can we put your FAQ
on our web site, along with any others you make for GameFAQs?". I obviously 
replied with a No! Now, this is your warning if I get anymore automated 
spam like that I will be very abusive in my responce. Got it? This is your 
warning, and my justification. I will refer back to this if need be.

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                  | |  / __| | |   __) | | | | | | | | | | |
                  | | | (__  | |  / __/  | |_| | | |_| | | |
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This document is Copyrighted 2001 Pyro "Steven Ryan" Vesten.

You may print this for personal use only, you may not distribute it for money
or other goods ~_^

This FAQ may only appear on GameFAQs. If you find this guide, or any part of
it on another web site or published in a magazine etc LET ME KNOW! Email me:
vesten@optusnet.com.au with the website URL, or magazine name and I will send
my thugs over with enough crack and weapons and body bags to take care of 
them for good...




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11. The End
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Well, that sums this version of my very first FAQ.... I guess there's nothing
more to say really.... I hope you enjoyed reading it, and I hope that it was
in some way, some kind of help to you.
I'll be working on an update as of the minute I submit this ;), I just have
to knock off all my damn schoolwork that just keeps getting piled on top of
me, then I can work on this until me heart is content. 

*goes off to watch more movies of Wave Race: Blue Storm for the GameCube*

Even though it may not be THE BEST GameCube title in the first few months of
it's realease, I am anticipating it the most out of any other game (equally
as much as StarWars Rogue Squdron 2: Rogue Leader). Wave Race: Blue Storm,
in my opinion will definetly justify buying a GameCube, so if you aren't 
going to buy one (or haven't already if you read this buy the time the 
GameCube is out), I suggest getting one, not just for Wave Race: Blue Storm
but, certainly so you can play it, along with all of the other great GameCube
games to come.

Till next update......BYE and THANKS FOR READING!



