hey i have some extremely good time trial times from when i used to play this game a lot, and i was wondering how good they really are.

i saw someone link this site: http://www.cyberscore.me.uk/game/228 but the times on this site are quite literally impossible. i know how to snake perfectly and my times just cant be beaten by 15 seconds like this website claims. are these not time trial times? where can i find the current WR's for time trials?

or is there some new technique that i'm not aware of?

I can assure you that the times on that site are not only real, they're not even the best around. The main hub for Mario Kart Time Trials is the Player's Page; you can find the MKDS one here: http://www.mariokart64.com/mkds/. If it's videos you're after, you should check out the WR history site, which you can find here: http://mkwrs.com/mkds/.

oh wow ok. i'm watching some of these videos now and i'm starting to see how you could save that much time. i never tried things like rob-bls or driving over grass on figure 8 circuit, or boosting and jumping over huge gaps in a 90 degree turn.

thanks for the info. love this game. is there any console mario kart with similar gameplay?

MKDD is the closest to MKDS. MK64 uses the same basic MT principles, but you have to space them out a lot more and can't snake. Both games have active speedrun and Time Trial communities.