Wave Race 64 (1996) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Wave Race 64

Wave Race 64 is sure to provide some of the most exciting racing you've ever experienced. Feel the pounding and crashing of the waves as you accelerate into straight-aways, whip around the marker buoys and go…

27 September 1996

What Wave Race 64 is

Wave Race 64 is a racing game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development and released in 1996. It was published by iQue. It is available on Wii U and Nintendo 64.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Wave Race 64 is sure to provide some of the most exciting racing you've ever experienced. Feel the pounding and crashing of the waves as you accelerate into straight-aways, whip around the marker buoys and go airborne on the jump ramps. Don't race alone - challenge a friend! Take control in three different modes of play - Championship, Time Trials and Stunt Mode. Nine challenging courses set in exotic locales - race conditions change and the wave action responds to the way both you and your opponents race!

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and non-fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Kawasaki Motors series

Wave Race 64 is the fourth of 5 entries we hold in the Kawasaki Motors series. It arrived a year after Kawasaki Superbike Challenge. The next entry was Wave Race 64: Shindou Pak Taiou Version in 1997.

See all 5 Kawasaki Motors games in release order →