At the mode selection screen, press L, Z, R, C-Up, C-Down, C-Left, C-Right, Start. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear the sound of a chime.
At the ship selection screen, hold L + R + C-Up + C-Down + C-Left + C-Right.
At the ship selection screen, hold L + R + Z + C-Up + C-Down + C-Left + C-Right.
At the statistics screen, select a ship and then press R or Z.
Win the Jack, Queen and King Cups on the "Standard" difficulty level. Then, a Joker Cup, with six bonus tracks, will be available for game play.
Win the Jack, Queen, King, and Joker Cups on the "Expert" difficulty level. The X-Cup is a group of six tracks that are randomly generated.
Win the Jack, Queen, King, and Joker Cups on all three difficulty levels.
During a GP race, press L to view the time between the your racer and the lead (if not already in first place), or between your racer and the closest competitor (if already in first place).
During a race, press Z + R to spin your ship. This causes other ships to explode when they collide with your ship. This technique is especially useful in battle mode.
At the customization screen, select a ship and then press C-Up, C-Down, C-Left, or C-Right to view your ship from various positions.
At the track selection screen, press C-Up, C-Down, C-Left, or C-Right.
Beat the game on the expert difficulty level to view the title screen in comic book-style. Beat the game on the master difficulty level to change the title screen again.
| Yoshi's Story Keycode Required | |
| Enable Code (Must Be On) | DE067000 0000 |
| Unlock Everything | 800CD3C8 0001 |
| Time Always 00'00"00 & Always Place First | 812C4BC0 0000 812C4BC2 0001 |
| One Lap to Race | D02C4BC9 0000 812C4BC8 0002 D02C4BCB 0001 812C4BCA 0002 |
| Infinite Lives | 800E5ED9 0005 |
| Infinite Shield | 812C4B48 4326 812C4B4C 4326 |
| Have Boost From Start | D02C4DAC 003F 802C4925 0050 |