Beetle Adventure Racing (Nintendo 64)
Cheat Box (a.k.a. Flower Box) Locations FAQ
Author: Icy Guy (
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Version 0.1
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0. Intro
½. Revision History
1. Legal
2. Coventry Cove
3. Mount Mayhem
4. Inferno Isle
5. Sunset Sands
6. Metro Madness
7. Wicked Woods
8. Outro
9. Credits
0. Intro
Welcome to this guide on how to activate Beetle Adventure Racing's
cheats! This game utilizes a unique approach to cheats: you must find Cheat
Boxes (a.k.a. Flower Boxes) to activate the goods. These boxes are usually
hidden in out-of-the-way areas that can be difficult to access and/or
navigate. This guide is the product of many hours of searching and sweating,
as well as a year and a half of looking, and it is my goal that you will find
it useful. Enjoy!
½. Revision History
Version 0.1- Finished on 2/15/02
--Added everything.
1. Legal
This document Copyright 2002 by Icy Guy. You may not engage in an
unauthorized distribution of this FAQ or put it on your site and claim it as
your own. You may put it on your site as long as the following conditions
are satisfied: you give me the URL so I can check the site out, you credit
me fully, you ask me, and this _must_ remain unchanged. However, you CAN
print out a copy for your private, personal use.
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Why those sites? I send this directly to GameFAQs, and I like going to Cheat
Code Central.
This list will probably expand over time. I added GameSages because I felt
like it. CheatCodes.com and Neoseeker were added because they asked if they
could use my FAQs.
It can also appear on my site at
http://www.crosswinds.net/~icyguy.
2. Coventry Cove
1) Easy enough, although it was the product of the CPU's reckless driving.
Right after jumping the bridge, slam on the _regular_ brakes. (The reason I
say "_regular_ brakes" is that the handbrake will stop you too soon.) You
should stop a little way after the crane. Turn around, and go into a gap in
the fence behind the crane. There it is, just sitting there.
2) A product of a tendency for using cars with poor handling. Upon
approaching the barn, you'll see two haystacks- one on the shoulder of the
road and one to the right of the barn's door (from your P.O.V.). Ram through
the left haystack's center.
3) Harder to find than the last two. After the barn and a light turn, you'll
enter a cave and be presented with two paths- one on the left, going to a
Stonehenge-like island and the normal track, which curves around the lake.
Jump onto the island, hit the handbrake, and look to one side of the ramp.
The box is behind a pillar.
3. Mount Mayhem
1) This requires you to take a shortcut. Just after the snow area starts,
look to the right for a snow-covered ramp. Hit this ramp a little to the
right to jump to the house on the right side of the road. Go through the
garage to come out on a straightaway. Alternatively, you could wait until
the track is about to go downhill and take a 90-degree right-hand turn into
the shortcut. Regardless of which path you take, you'll be on a straightaway
with banners on the left side with the writing "Ski Fest" on them. At the
end of the road is an abrupt cliff, with a trolley wire overhead. Your goal
is to speed over this, aiming to the far left to land on that ledge. BE
CAREFUL! On the thicker part of the ledge, which is back the way you came,
you'll find the box.
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OK. That may not be the best ASCII, since it's my first (Whoo-hoo!), but I
tried to give you an idea of how it looks. No that the "/\/\" does NOT
indicate a ramp, but an abrupt drop. This is _very_ difficult and will take
a few tries, unless you're some racing ace who always hits their mark.
2) Just as dangerous as the last one, only slightly easier to get. As the
track continues, you're going to be presented with a cavernous cavern with
two levels. You've got two shots a race to do this, unless you don't mind
being disqualified. This is because the finish line cutoff point is in the
previous cave. I'd recommend the Alien Car, the Police Car, or the car with
lightning bolts and a spoiler. Know where the cave mouth on the track is,
and prepare in advance. Some ways before you near the cave be sure that
there aren't going to be any CPU problems by either going into first or last
place. Gun it, and try and hit your top speed before the entrance. Now
here's the tricky part: The cave has two ramps. You'll need to launch off
the upper ramp at around 110-120 MPH to make it. The upper ramp is a
concealed ledge. To hit it, go around the lower cave entrance by driving up
the incline, and plow through the trees. Provided you hit it correctly, you
should have enough speed to make it across. Just don't hit the L Button, as
that repositions you on the track below. While in the air, all you have to
worry about are the icicles/stalactites, which will stop you dead and make
you smack into the main track, slow you down, or slow you down slightly and
halt your momentum on the ledge that you're aiming for. What I recommend is
just taking the jump and hoping for the best. Once you land, take the _right
fork_ and continue until you hit the bridge. As you're about to cross the
end farthest from you, hit the handbrake. Go to the left of the end of it.
The box is there, nestled in the snow.
3) Piece of cake, although it was a pain to find. Take either the
aforementioned path or the main track until the main road takes a left.
Stop. Turn around and look at the trees on your left. There it is, sitting
in plain view. NOTE: If you took the path that crosses the bridge after the
insane cavern jump, just slam on the brakes when you see two trees at the end
of the path and drive down. Spin around, and there it is.
4. Inferno Isle
1) This is when the boxes start to be better hidden. After you finish racing
through the beach portion at the beginning, keep a sharp eye for a dirt path
on your right. Race through this torch-lit jungle until the torch line
curves to the right. Hit the handbrake and gaze at the hut in front of you
on an island. Drive slowly into the hut (it'll break) after driving onto the
island via the bridge. Note how part of the hut is not demolished. By
stopping on the island, you'll notice the Cheat Box hidden behind that part
of scenery. Hit it!
2) Hard! About halfway through the village, you'll come to a series of sharp
slopes acting as jumps. Angle hard right when going off one of the jumps
(which I believe is the first jump; let me know if I'm wrong) to land in a
rooftop alcove. In a corner of the alcove is the Cheat Box. Doing this is
easier than it sounds. I wish you luck.
3) Another easily acquired yet difficult-to-find Cheat Box. At the end of
the race, the finish line should be in sight. Crash through the last hut on
the left. Make sure you hit it dead center. Easy, eh?
5. Sunset Sands
1) Sneaky! After the race starts, stick to the right. After a few seconds,
you should see a couple rocks on the right and a slim path to the rocks'
right. SLOWLY* drive up the path to the right and onto this small sandy
flat. You'll find yourself fender-to-side with a Cheat Box.
*20-40 MPH is a good speed.
2) After jumping over a small canyon, you'll find a right turn among the
dunes, with several arrows in front of you. Drive on for a few more seconds
until you see obelisks on the right. Make a _very_ abrupt left into a
cleverly hidden trench. Go as fast as you can inside here. When the moment
arises, jump across to the big platform in front of you, and then jump to the
temple at the end of this platform. When you land, hit the handbrake, turn
right, and drive until you hit the wall. Turn right. There it is.
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The landing point looks like that. See that little niche in the lower right?
That's where your prize awaits.
3) Another well-hidden Flower Box. As soon as you enter the village, take
the path off to the right. You'll be in an area with a fountain. Look for a
building with a low awning. Attempting to disguise itself among the other
boxes is your Flower Box.
6. Metro Madness
1) Do not let the course's name deceive you: this first Cheat Box is a snap
to get. Power through the track until you find a piece of the track, which
forces you to go right by an arrow sign. Slow down, look for a part of the
left wall to be reflective, and smash through that reflective part. What's
this? A train station! Keep going left until you find the tracks. Drive
onto them. Stop, turn around, and drive into the box, which is in front of
you at a distance.
2) This is where it gets nutty. Drive through the casino section until a
stairway on the left allows you to clamber to the roof of a building. Keep
your speed up and follow the building as it curves to the right. At the end
is a ramp with a 5-Point Box. Hit this ramp while angling to the right to
jump on the building across the street. Drive around the other side (if you
made the landing without crashing) and grab the Flower Box, which is basking
in the light of the Need for Sleep Hotel (Clever!).
3) This took me a long time to find. Stick to the main track until you come
to the point that has several large boxes on either side of the road. There
is one lying above, but across, the road. There is a ramp on the right side.
Head up the ramp and turn into the Cheat Box inside the large box.
7. Wicked Woods
NOTE: It is highly advised to turn up the brightness on your T.V. so you can
see the road and other things, due to the fact that this level's contrast is
very dark.
1) Proof that these woods are very wicked indeed! Follow the road until the
cathedral appears. Drive on through. When you come out, stop, turn right,
and follow the cathedral around until you find the box. (An alternate but
somewhat more suicidal method is to hit the jump to the left of the road
before the cathedral while turning right, hit the side of the cathedral, and
bounce down onto the box. However, this is _HIGHLY_ unrecommended.)
2) Probably the hardest Flower Box in the game. This is another "two shots
per race" box, because the finish line cutoff point is just before the route
you take.
Drive through the village on the left side until you see a faint path leading
away from the main track. Carefully gauge your speed here. You're going to
need to avoid that Nitro Box for this. Hit the right side of the ramp at
around 80-90 MPH so you fall on the Flower Box. You'd better hit the L
Button to reposition yourself real quick- you fall into the river otherwise.
3) The last Cheat Box in the game is relatively simple. After the village,
keep an eye out for a path on the right side of the track. When you see it,
take it. It leads you through a spooky patch of wood before presenting you
with two options: a haunted house in your path or a dungeon on the right.
Regardless of the doors' actions, drive into the house. Ignore the spectral
skulls and drive up the stairs on either side. You should be going around 55
MPH. At the top, stop, and turn. If you went up the left staircase, turn
right. If you went up the right staircase, then turn left.
Congratulations! You now have all 18 cheats! Enjoy!
8. Outro
Well, there you go. I hope that you can use this to find all 18 of
those elusive boxes in a shorter time than I did (took me a year and a half).
If there's anything your want to correct/contribute (ASCII maps, alternate
tips, etc.), then E-mail me at
[email protected]. Seeya for now!
9. Credits
CJayC- For GameFAQs.
The webmasters of their respective sites.
EA- For making the most innovating racing game of 1999, possibly ever.
Paradigm- For making those worlds look like they do.
Nintendo- For the N64.
You- For reading this.
Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough pints- For giving me the energy to
look for the boxes.
The guy who invented portable fans- For keeping me cool during the summer(s).
