Tag: F-Zero
News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's GBA Library With Two More Titles
Two F-Zero games race onto the service next week
Nintendo has announced it will expand the Switch Online service with two more Game Boy Advance titles on 11th October 2024. Speed demons can look forward F-Zero: GP Legend and the Japan-only title F-Zero Climax. To play these titles you will need to have access to the higher 'Expansion Pack' tier...
News F-Zero Inspired Racer 'Aero GPX' Launches In Early Access Today
More options like a Switch release could be explored
Nintendo's F-Zero series has inspired all sorts of futuristic racing games over the years, and the latest one to arrive on the scene is Aero GPX. This Kickstarter project by solo developer Aaron McDevitt has launched today on PC (via Steam Early Access) and is described as an anti-gravity
News Switch Online Exclusive F-Zero 99 Updated To Version 1.4.1, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Following last week's major update
Nintendo dropped a sizable update for the Switch Online racer F-Zero 99 last week and this week it's now rolled out a patch resolving some issues. According to the official support page, Version 1.4.1 fixes an issue with Lucky Ranks and comes with fixes for some "other" problems. Here are the patch notes in full:...
News Switch Online Exclusive F-Zero 99 Updated To Version 1.4.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Star Rivals, emotes and much more
Nintendo's Switch Online exclusive F-Zero 99 has received another update today, bumping the game up to Version 1.4.0. This latest update comes loaded with a new festival event (including festival-themed versions of courses), a separate leaderboard event, AI controlled racers known as "Star Rivals", gameplay...
Review F-Zero Maximum Velocity (GBA) - The First Portable F-Zero Still Holds Up
Back to the future
This review originally went live in 2014, and we're updating and republishing it to celebrate the game's arrival in Switch's Game Boy Advance library via Nintendo Switch Online. Ah, F-Zero. The futuristic racing series that’s so fast that even Nintendo lost track of it for years. Since it released the Japanese exclusive...
News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy Advance Library
Another F-Zero game joins Nintendo's paid service
Update [Fri 29th Mar, 2024 02:00 GMT]: In case you missed it earlier this week, today marks the arrival of F-Zero Maximum Velocity on the Switch Online + Expansion Pack GBA service. Japan has also received this game. To play it, you'll need to update your GBA app on Switch. You'll also need to have...
News Switch Online Racer F-Zero 99 Receives Another Update (Version 1.2.1), Here's What's Included
A small patch after last month's big update
After a sizable update towards the end of last month, Nintendo has rolled out yet another one for its Switch Online racer F-Zero 99. This one, which is admittedly more of a patch, bumps the game up to Version 1.2.1. It comes with a single but significant fix - resolving an issue that could send players...
News F-Zero 99 Update Adds Secret Tracks, Private Lobbies And More, Here's Everything Included
Download it today
Nintendo has just released a sizeable update for its online racing game F-Zero 99, adding in private lobbies, secret tracks and much more. Private lobbies will come with a 4-digit passcode, allowing players to use passcodes to meet in the same lobby race. The new secret tracks will "occasionally appear in the game and some other...
News F-Zero 99 New Update Now Live, Adds "Limited-Time" Frozen Knight League
Watch the snow fall across each course
One of the highlights of 2023 has been the surprise release of F-Zero 99 - a new battle royale racer exclusive to Switch Online members. While Nintendo said no more new tracks would be added to the game, it's not completely done with content updates. In a new update today, it's added the "limited-time" Frozen...
News F-Zero 99 Update Version 1.1.0 Is Now Live, Adds "Classic Race" Mode & More
Lucky Ranks gameplay, too
Update [Wed 29th Nov, 2023 01:45 GMT]: Nintendo's latest patch for F-Zero 99 is now officially live on the Switch. The full patch notes have been shared on the official support page. This update (Version 1.1.0) adds the new "Classic Race" mode, Lucky Ranks, new backdrops, and Nintendo has also made various other...
News Switch Online Exclusive F-Zero 99 Adds King League And Three More Tracks
Nintendo: "This update contains the final new tracks"
Update #2 [Thu 19th Oct, 2023 01:45 BST]: This is your reminder that the latest track and cup update is now playable in F-Zero 99. Keep in mind this update contains "the final new tracks" although "additional updates" will be released in the future. Update #1: An update via Nintendo of...
News F-Zero 99 Update Adding More Tracks, Datamine Uncovers New Modes
The Switch Online exclusive launched last week
If you're wondering what the future holds for the new Switch Online racer F-Zero 99, Nintendo has revealed it will be updating the game in "late September" and "mid-October" with more tracks. According to Nintendo's Japanese website, the first update will be focused on Queen League tracks, and then in...
News Takaya Imamura Expresses His Love For F-Zero 99, Awaits 'Revival Of The IP'
As do we!
Nintendo surprised fans this week with the reveal of F-Zero 99, a new twist on the orignal SNES classic that throws 99 players into a single race to determine who will be the last machine standing. It's a neat throwback to the original that follows in the footsteps of Tetris 99 and PAC-MAN 99, and fans so far seem to be quite enamoured...
News F-ZERO 99 Turns The Classic Racer Into A 99-Player Battle Royale, On NSO Today
Off the start line
Nintendo has today announced that F-Zero will be heading back to the Switch in the form of a 99-player battle royale as F-Zero 99 speeds onto the Nintendo Switch Online library today. This will only be available for owners of an active NSO membership, but it seems like a pretty good reason to get involved if you have yet to...
News Working On F-Zero GX Taught Producer Toshihiro Nagoshi How To "Satisfy A Fanbase"
"I wouldn't mind working on it again"
It has been over 20 years since F-Zero GX launched on the GameCube, and while the chances of a series reboot currently feel like they are waiting in the pit lane, title producer Toshihiro Nagoshi has recently shed some light on what it was like to work on the project, and his hopes for a future return. Speaking...
Soapbox It's Time To Admit That F-Zero X Is The Best F-Zero
You got boost power!
F-Zero X launched on 14th July 1998 in Japan, meaning the N64 entry in this dormant Nintendo racing series is, somehow, inexplicably, 25 years old now. A quarter-century! Blimey. As such, we're republishing this article from 2019 penned by Nintendo Life founder and CEO Ant Dickens to curry favour with top brass celebrate an...
A new F-Zero would also "cost a fortune", apparently
Nintendo has been on a roll with the revival of its older games and series like Metroid Prime, Pikmin 1+2 and more recently the announcement of Super Mario RPG. However, one franchise that still hasn't made a major comeback is the futuristic racing series F-Zero. So, what exactly is going on with...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - F-Zero: Maximum Velocity
Maximum overdrive!
Hi folks, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last week, to celebrate the marvellously macabre Halloween season, we took a look at Silent Hill: Shattered Memories for the Wii, pitting North America and Europe against Japan. Although many appreciated the western design for the game, it was ultimately Japan that...
News Dev Of Incredible F-Zero-Inspired 'Aero GPX' Wants To Bring Racer To Switch
"Aero GPX belongs on the Switch"
We desperately want to see Captain Falcon and the F-Zero franchise return to our screens — the game's appearance in Smash Bros. just isn't enough! Luckily, there are some fantastic indie games out there that look to recapture the spirit of the anti-gravity racing series. And Aero GPX might just be the best example...
Rumour Cryptic Whispers Of Incoming F-Zero News Are Doing The Rounds Online
"Maybe manage your expectations a little"
With a summertime Nintendo Direct seemingly sidelined this year (well, the first weeks of September would technically still be summer, but you know what we mean!), various leaks and rumours have been one of the main sources of conversation to keep the online Nintendo community excited. One such rumour that's...
Random "Die-Hard Nintendo Fan" Reportedly Forked Out Over $40K To Ask For A New F-Zero
Nintendo says it's "always" open to new titles & remakes
Update [Fri 1st Jul, 2022 05:45]: Yesterday, VGC had a story about a Nintendo shareholder who asked the company if they had any plans to revive past IPs such as the futuristic racing series F-Zero, the RPG Baten Kaitos, and various other titles like Wario Land. It turns out this question...
Random Nintendo Shareholder Apparently Asked For A New F-Zero At General Meeting
Plus Baten Kaitos and Wario Land
Update [Fri 1st Jul, 2022 09:15]: More details have surfaced about Momiji's request at Nintendo's recent shareholder meeting. It turns out, the shareholder spent over $40,000 to attend the meeting: Further reading - Random: "Die-Hard Nintendo Fan" Reportedly Forked Out Over $40K To Ask For A New F-Zero You can...
News Reggie Doesn't Seem To Think Nintendo Has "Abandoned" F-Zero, Says There's Still Hope
Some dev could still be "playing around with an idea"
One series we're sure many Nintendo fans would love to see make a return is the F-Zero. Although the Nintendo 64 version got a re-release in March via the Switch Online service, there hasn't been a new entry in the futuristic racing series since the 2004 Game Boy Advance title, F-Zero Climax...
Random The F-Zero X Announcer's Voice Was Inspired By Ridge Racer
This is just what I wanted to see!
Inspiration can come from all sorts of places, and that's certainly the case for part of F-Zero X. Former associate producer at Nintendo of America, Jim Wornell, has revealed the inspiration for the game's announcer's voice. And it came from certain other popular racing game from the '90s — Ridge Racer. In an...
Review F-Zero X - The Best The Series Has To Offer
X gonna give it to ya
This review originally went live in 2016, and we're updating and republishing it to mark the release of F-Zero X on Switch, available as part of the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack N64 library. The original F-Zero on the Super Nintendo really blew gamers away with its stunning use of Mode 7 visuals, colourful graphics,...
News F-Zero X Is Now Available On Switch Online's Expansion Pack
Online multiplayer included
Update [Fri 11th Mar, 2022 01:45 GMT]: F-Zero X has now been made available to Switch Online Expansion Pack subscribers. If you're not seeing it in your N64 library, you may have to manually update the app from the Switch home menu. Original article [Wed 9th Mar, 2022 01:05 GMT]: Nintendo's N64 library for the Switch...
Gallery Here's A Look At The Switch Online Version Of F-Zero X, Plus A Video Comparison
Update: See the high speed differences
Update: The folks over at GameXplain have put together a short side-by-side video, recreating the trailer on authentic N64 hardware. The Switch Online version looks much smoother, sharper, and the colours pop more. See for yourself! Original story: Earlier today, Nintendo revealed its N64 hit F-Zero X would...
News Unofficial F-Zero 'World Championship' Aims To Celebrate The 30th Anniversary Of The Series
(That's 30 years in Europe, by the way)
F-Zero burst onto the scene over 30 years ago now as a launch title for the Super Famicom. Since then, Captain Falcon and his pals have enthralled millions of players – but even so, there hasn't been a new entry in the franchise since 2004's F-Zero Climax. For shame, Nintendo. Pop culture publication Cool...
News Mythical Virtual Boy F-Zero Spin-Off Was 100% Complete, According To Former NOA Staffer
"Zero Racers was done"
The Virtual Boy might have gone down as one of Nintendo's most costly failures, but a dedicated and passionate fanbase has grown up around the system, and this group spends a lot of time looking into unreleased projects which could have potentially boosted the console's fortunes – one of which is F-Zero spin-off Zero Racers...
News There's A $5,000 Reward For Anyone Who Can Find These 'Lost' F-Zero Tracks
"More like a lottery at this point"
Long before DLC become a regular part of our gaming lives, Nintendo broke new ground with its Satellaview service for the Super Famicom. Using satellite broadcasts, this system allowed players to download and store games on special rewritable BS-X memory packs – and preserving these titles has become a serious...
News 'Aero GPX' Is One Man's Vision Of 'F-Zero' Reborn, And It Could Come To Switch
If Nintendo's not going to do it...
It's been almost two decades since we got a new F-Zero game, which really should be a crime, or something. Still, if Nintendo isn't going to make a new F-Zero, then perhaps we should be looking elsewhere – for example, solo developer Aaron McDevitt is currently putting together an F-Zero-style racer by the name...
News F-Zero Climax For GBA Now Has A "Complete" Fan-Made Translation Patch
The Japan exclusive with "everything" localised in English
You might remember F-Zero Climax, hmm...perhaps not! It was a game released on Nintendo's Game Boy Advance way back in 2004 and has never been localised outside of Japan. It also happens to be the most recent entry in the series, which is now over 17 years ago. While an official...
Poll Box Art Brawl #88 - F-Zero: GP Legend
Check with your GP
Welcome back to Box Art Brawl, our series of retro box art polls where we all decide the best regional variants from two or more territories. It's been a while since we witnessed the last Box Art Brawl — an East vs. West duel between a pair of Metroid: Zero Missions, if we recall. Looking back we can see that it was a very even...
Random Fancy A 'New' Copy Of F-Zero On The SNES? PixelHeart Has You Covered
500 units only
We're pretty used to seeing retro games getting reprints these days, but if you have a craving for 100% authenticity, then you might be more excited by the news that French publisher PixelHeart has 500 'new' copies of F-Zero on the SNES for sale. While some overly optimistic individuals might assume these are officially sanctioned...
News We Could Have Had A New "Ultra-Realistic" F-Zero On Switch, But Nintendo Turned It Down
"It was just really fun..."
Oh, if only... The Nintendo community often finds itself reminiscing over franchises that seem doomed to never return, and while the likes of Pokémon Snap, 2D Metroid, 3D Metroid, Famicom Detective Club and more have actually made grand returns, one series that remains on the sidelines is F-Zero. The last F-Zero game,
Random F-Zero Is Already Being Recreated In Game Builder Garage
Will join Excitebike, EarthBound and more...
Nobody was entirely sure about the potential of Game Builder Garage prior to its release, but now that it's in the hands of the Nintendo community, we're seeing all sorts of amazing creations. Some of the most popular ones so far have been recreations of Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario Kart, and now...
News F-Zero Isn't Dead - It's Just Sleeping, Says Nintendo Legend Takaya Imamura
"Without a grand new idea, it’s hard to bring it back"
If you ask any Nintendo fan what series they'd like to see resurrected today, there's a fair chance that F-Zero will be mentioned at some point. The futuristic racing series made its debut on the SNES at the start of the '90s, and although it has seen several sequels since then, it's been...
News Here's Why The Cover To F-Zero Is So Special
Well, the Japanese one, at least
F-Zero may not be on Nintendo's radar at present, but it's a series which is close to the heart of many a Nintendo fan – and part of its appeal is the colourful cast of comic book characters which have populated the franchise since it made its debut on the Super Famicom / SNES way back in November 1990. Takaya...
News Early Build Of Zelda 64 Discovered Inside F-Zero X Development Cartridge
A truly amazing find!
If you're fascinated with pre-release builds of classic games like Zelda: Ocarina of Time, then it might be worth reading on... An early beta build of Link's iconic action-adventure title from the Nintendo 64 generation has been discovered. It's believed to possibly pre-date Space World '97 and was actually found on a...
But it would have to be a challenging game
Last November, Nintendo's F-Zero series turned 30 years old. While there are no signs of it making a comeback anytime soon, if it was to happen, one guy who would be happy to help out is Sega's Toshihiro Nagoshi. Nagoshi is known for producing the Yakuza series nowadays, but back in 2003, he worked on...
News The F-Zero Series Is Now 30 Years Old
Speeding away
The Super Famicom this week celebrates its 30th anniversary and you know what that means, right? The F-Zero series is now also 30 years old. The first game was released in Japan on 21st November 1990 and followed with a North American release in 1991 and a European release in 1992. Since the original game's arrival, Nintendo has...
News It Looks Like That F-Zero Twitter Account Is Fake
But what about the Mario one?
Less than a week after a protected Twitter handle for F-Zero was discovered - featuring a recovery email that seemingly matched Nintendo's 'nintendo.co.jp' address - it now appears to have been confirmed as a fake account. Since then, the Twitter page has tweeted its first message in the form of a video, and let's just...
News Move Aside Mario, A New F-Zero Twitter Account Has Been Discovered
Second time's a charm
Following on from the discovery of a private Super Mario Twitter account earlier this week, there are now reports that another account - with a recovery email potentially linked to Nintendo - has been discovered. Yep, this time it's for Nintendo's dormant F-Zero franchise which hasn't received a new entry in about 16 years...
It's been a while
The announcement of the ARMS fighter Min Min for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was presented in the form of a lovely animated trailer. It featured all of her fellow competitors along with the pink puffball Kirby and Captain Falcon - who was slurping down a bowl of ramen. Towards the end of the broadcast, the game's director Masahiro...
Which racing series would you most like to ride again?
In this Soapbox feature, Gavin reminisces about the old days when Nintendo made multiple racing games... Earlier this week was the 20th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, but there's another Nintendo 64 game that debuted exactly two decades ago, albeit on the other side of the...
News Glorious Scans Of A Forgotten 1992 F-Zero Novel Have Surfaced Online
Pages and pages of lovely artwork
If you've missed F-Zero as much as we have for the last 15 years-or-so, then wow do we have a great find for you today. The images you see before you are reportedly from an F-Zero novel which was released back in February 1992. They were shared online by Twitter user @step70s earlier this year (you'll have to...
Review F-Zero - The Game That Sold Us Mode 7
What a way to launch a console
At their very core, futuristic racing games should have visual flair, and there was already an early history of this sub-genre before F-Zero released – including Nintendo's Mach Rider on NES in 1985, Powerdrome on 16-bit computers, and Atari's arcade S.T.U.N. Runner in 1989. Following these games, late 1990 became an...
Random Fans Discover Long-Forgotten F-Zero Webcomic, Or What's Left Of It
Forgotten? Oh, the irony
While we're sure there are plenty of you reading this who would love to see a juicy F-Zero reveal or two during tomorrow's Nintendo E3 Direct, chances are you might have to settle for this little slice of retro news instead. One of our lovely readers has brought this long-lost F-Zero webcomic to our attention. Previously...
News Criterion Games Founder Says Nintendo Never Asked The Studio To Make A New F-Zero
"Oh, here we go"
You might recall a story during the Wii U generation about how the British-based developer Criterion Games - best known for its work on the Burnout and Need for Speed series over the years - was supposedly asked to work on Nintendo's futuristic racing game
News New Book Delves Into The History Of Star Fox And F-Zero
Otherwise known as "the franchises fans really want"
Star Fox and F-Zero. Hearing those two names – assuming you're of a certain age – will probably force you to come out in fits of nostalgia, your mind flooded by memories of the good old days when the SNES and N64 were the hottest tickets in town. Today, neither franchise really seems to be at...
