Beetle Adventure Racing Cheats (Nintendo 64)

In a nod to the Need for Speed franchise, EA has included a hidden Police Beetle in Beetle
Adventure Racing -- but you'll have to work hard to get it. After beating the standard
Championships, a new "Bonus" mode will open up. Beat this tough challenge (including
Wicked Woods) to get the fastest car in the game, the Police Beetle.

Before trying this cheat you will need to get the cheat menu box, which is already on this
page. On Mount Mayham, when you are coming out of the snow tunnel into the green forrest
area there is a flower box on the right hand side behind on of the tree's. When you hit
the box you should hear "GROOVY". If you hear it, finish the race and go to the cheat menu
and you should see "COLOR CHANGING" in the single race mode.

When you are driving along in Coventry Cove you'll see a barn with two hay stacks. Go
through the one closest to the street.

To unlock variations of the New Beetle, such as the Racing Beetle, 4x4 Beetle and "Number
8," simply beat the Championship Mode on Novice and Advanced. Beat the following two
difficulty modes for the two bonus cars.

To get the "I come in peace" Alien Beetle, beat the Expert Championship. Once you have
completed Metro Madness, you will receive the super-fast rainbow-colored beetle.

To activate the "VIEW MODE" cheat on the cheat menu, go to Inferno Isle. in the area that
looks like a village, on the right side of the road is a house with a flat-looking roof.
jump your beetle at an angle and land on the roof. then go into reverse and break the
Daisy Crate hidden there to activate the View Mode cheat under options. you will be able
to select Normal, Fisheye and Tunnel view modes.

Most of the game's Beetle Battle stages are hidden and have to be unlocked before you can
square off against your friends.

  In order to get them, you need to enter the Championship mode and try to smash all the
bonus boxes on the respective tracks. You have to collect all 100 points to unlock a new
battle stage. All the battle stages are directly based on their track counterparts. Note
that it is not necessary that you come in first in the races, but your points are not
counted if you are disqualified.

  Tip: Use the Police Beetle to get the tracks. It's fast -- and you can force cars to
pull over and take your time to collect the boxes.

Beetle Adventure Racing's computer drivers may take shortcuts and crash into you, but
they're still law-abiding drivers. Once you have unlocked the Police Beetle, hold down the
left C Button to sound your siren. If you get close, the other drivers will pull over to
the side and stop their cars.

Go to 1 player mode and select "Championship". Race on Coventry Cove and find the shortcut
with the barn and 2 haypiles. Run straight into the the haypile closest to the road and
you should hit a box. You will here someone say "Groovy!" if you hit it. Finish the race
and go to "Options". There will be an option called "Cheats" now.

When racing through the inside of the temple that has exits on both the left and right
sides, stay straight - grab a nitro box and jump the pit of lava. You'll land atop a
structure with a large red octagon. BRAKE! and stop your beetle over it. Honk your horn
and a secret elevator will bring you down to a cool shortcut that will get you ahead of
the crowd in no time.

Go through the village and over cross the bridge. Hit the brake and turn toward the crane.
There should be an opening beside the crane. Go inside and there will be the box.