Cheat mode:
To enable cheat mode, set a record (Best Lap, Best 3 Lap, Most KO's) and enter NO TIME on the name entry screen. The following codes may now be activated.

All tracks:
Enable cheat mode. Then, hold L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 and press quickly press Right, Left, Right, Left, Circle, Square, Circle, Square at the main menu.

Hard mode:
Enable cheat mode. Then, hold L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 and press quickly press Triangle at the main menu.

All art galleries:
Enable cheat mode. Then, hold L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 and press quickly press Right, Square, Left, Circle, Down, X, Up, Triangle at the main menu.

Hint: Bonus racers:
Select tournament mode. Win the first four tracks in first place to unlock a new racer.

In order to get more than the eight racers you start with, you must complete the Galactic Trials in tournament mode. For every race in the next two cups, one of the racers will be the "track favorite". Complete that race in first place (or second or third place several times) to unlock Clegg Holdfast through Sebulba.

To unlock new racers easily, unlock all the tracks, then select versus mode and play as any racer. Defeat player two and then the race you did not get a racer on to unlock it. This is the best way to unlock Sebulba.

To unlock all characters, win every race in first place with any character.

Anakin (Episode 1):
Get the fastest lap time for every track.

Darth Maul:
Get the top KO score for every track.

Darth Vader:
Unlock Anikin (Episode 1), Watto, and Darth Maul, then win tournament mode as one of those racers.

Sebulba (Episode 1):
Win first place in all three tournaments as Sebulba.

Watto:
Get in the fastest three lap times for every track.

All tracks:
Complete the tracks in tournament mode to unlock the corresponding track in the other game modes.

Hint: Repair without losing speed:
When you are racing and have damage, hold L2 + R2 to get repaired without losing speed.

Hint: Watto's bribes:
After you get first place in a race in tournament mode, you can never race it again for money, and after you complete it the first time you can never get the full purse again. Since Watto's bribes amplify your winnings by a percentage, it is best to destroy as many other racers as possible the first time.

Hint: Art galleries:
Upon completion of each of the three cups in tournament mode, an art gallery will become available. The Galactic Trials opens the Pod Racer Conceptual art gallery. The Podracing Open opens the Pilots art gallery. The Hutt Championship opens the Worlds and Arenas art gallery.

Hint: Serres Sarrano: Shortcut:
There is a part of the track where it is mostly hot lava. When you find it, cross it and you will be closer to first place.

Hint: Boosts without engine burn:
Play in versus mode and finish first. Your boosts will not do anything to your engines.