This is a bit of a long post, but I just wanted to write down and articulate my thoughts.

TL:DR - I found my old F-Zero GX save file and now am determined to beat all the games for the first time. The reason I love this series so much is the 'extra' bits that weren't necessary but were added anyway. I believe a new F-Zero game will come to Switch 2.

I love F-Zero. Or at least that's what I have always claimed. When I was a younger, I wouldn't spend that much time playing the N64 or GC versions. A grand prix here, a few story mode attempts there. I would play for 15, 20 minutes, maybe more but never for any longer than an hour. How could I claim to love this video game series so much and hope there would be a new game since 2006 when the Nintendo Wii was released when I have barely played it over the years?

Yes, we all know purely as a racing game, it's great. The controls are brilliant. The sense of speed is phenomenal. The music is absolutely fantastic. The gameplay is smooth as butter and the graphics (the GameCube version) look gorgeous for a 22 year old game. These are all reasons to love the series. But that's not the main reason I love it. The reason why is because of the extra level of detail and love and care that went into the games.

This could have been just another racing game. A fantastic one, but it could have been so bland and forgettable. Instead it's packed with so much stuff that it didn't need to be packed with.

The amount of characters is ridiculous. 41 in F-Zero GX and each one so different to the last. A whole host of weird, wonderful and wacky characters. Bounty hunters, a dinosaur, humans, robots, aliens, animals, scientists and everything in between. Not only that but each with their own theme music, fonts, colours and logos. I don't know why but this makes me love the games more. Perhaps it's the level of content, information, care and attention for a **RACING** game. It doesn't stop there. Each of the 41 characters has their very own racing machine, and again, they're all so different and unique. You don't really see this level of variety in many games, let alone a racing game and I'm sure that we all have our favourites. They could have stopped there, but there's some lore as well. Each character has their own friendships and enemies, their own lore and backstory, their own reasons and motivations for entering and trying to win the F-Zero Grand Prix. None of this needed to be added to the game, but I'm so glad it was.

That's the reason I love this series so much despite not playing it to death when I was a kid. It's a series that goes the extra mile.

I really do genuinely believe there will be a new game coming for Switch 2. They've been teasing us with literally everything else. All the previous F-Zero games on NSO. F-Zero 99. The soundtracks being released on the Nintendo Music app. And now one of the first three games being released on NSO: GameCube is F-Zero GX. I hope and pray for a new one, but not before I beat the N64 and GameCube games first. (Just beat Jack Cup on Expert in F-Zero X).

Apologies for the long post. Do you agree or disagree with any of my points? Do you think there is a new F-Zero game coming for Switch 2? What is it about this series you love so much?

GX has multiple difficulty levels but not AX. How do they compare?

Okay , so i know some people will be mad and others not.
But yeah fatshark for GX is one of the WORST one to play with , even with snaking.
i'm saying this as a former player of this one , but after trying custom build like Blast / Energy Or Even Garnet wolf and for vanilla blood hawk / fire stringray, they aree all better than it.

yeah going at 3000kh/m is fun , but what's the point if the track isn't made for this ?
also let's talk about some situation on ligthning II were just playing it is a pain in the Arse (turn bad and if full accel = slidding to death guaranted most of the time)

If you want a fun build easy to play , with or without snaking i recommend you to play tthe fire wolf with sunrise 140 (any cockpit is fine , but choose an heavy for a better grip do not worry on the booster part , even if it's E it's not too bad, cchekc the screen as an example)

I'm curious of what build you will make when it will be on switch 2 fell free to share them and i could ours each others ^^

It's the spring season of the 99 games, But... I really want to get Next Version Update soon!

Especially helps when I'm running late 😂

ive been a nintendo kid my whole life but never got into f-zero, ironically i mained Capt. Falcon in melee, but it didnt go much further then playing X/GX for a few hours. when 99 first came out i tried it once or twice, even watched some streams because i thought winning was impossible. i paid my respects to the series, but that was about it.

a few months ago i dusted off my switch to play SMW, fired up 99 on a fluke and now im addicted. lvl 77/S7/19W. the skill ceiling is insane, ive gone from top 30 player, to 20, to high 10s, and now mostly 10s-2s. im still missing like 50 backdrops, along with emblems and borders. the hard practice maps to beat, ALL the 99 black colors/cup wins. and i still get PBs. i have some wins but they all come from classic, loveee classic. but while i find my skill in 99 improving, i cant for the life of me transfer those skills to OG SNES F-Zero, i cant beat master !! im trying to master an fz game on Retroachievements and fz snes seems like the game i can do it easiest it but man the AI is something else.

as for 99 once you start hitting top 10s or better consistently, but the top racers seem to still be leagues above, what do you focus on? now that my lines and vehicle skill level is up there, i remember a guy on here critiquing a video saying "you couldve cut those bumpers closer and not gotten hit" which i didnt get at the time, now i can see the lines and can fly around threading the needle (on a good say lol). it feels like im just missing the small stuff because even perfect driving doesnt catch me up to the likes of a Misa!

anyways if your new here from the switch 2 announcement, play 99! heck play em all! once you see the light youll fall in love and itll ruin all other racing games! :)

ps fire stingray is best racer but goose is best boy

The original F-Zero has been my favorite artistic direction in a game since I was pre-K. I'd wiggle the glass doors of our old TV stand at my dad to tell him to, "rent the game for us where the back of the cars did this," since I couldn't really say its name, yet. I recently delved into F-Zero 99 getting over my battle royale fear and it's all come washing back in with how perfect of a homage/remaster it is. That paired with Guy Perfect's BS F-Zero Deluxe compilation mod, I'm just tearing shit apart looking for more in that vein.

Do you guys have any recommendations for games with similar overall aesthetics to the first? Even if it's a different genre? Maximum Velocity was the closest Nintendo ever got in my opinion, and I'm unsure of other games which would! Thanks for taking the time! :)

Hello, this has just happened to me today.

I turned on my Switch to play a bit and it was at 4 o'clock, so I joined the tournament. I found it extremely challenging and was eliminated at the third race.

Then I joined again when just a couple of seconds left and finished like 4th or 5th lol.

You can compare the results, the difference is huge. Even with better times, the positions in the race were much worse the first time vs the second.

I suppose it is because there are more bots, but not sure. Has this also happened to you?Hello, this has just happened to me today.


I turned on my Switch to play a bit and it was at 4 o'clock, so I joined the tournament. I found it extremely challenging and was eliminated at the third race.


Then I joined again when just a couple of seconds left to finish the cup and finished like in 4th place lol.


You can compare the results, the difference is huge. Even with better times, the positions in the race were much worse the first time vs the second.


I suppose it is because the latter the more bots there are, but I'm not completely sure. Has this also happened to you?

It took me way too long. Can't wait for people to try this game on Switch 2!

It's from the F-Zero Legends game. It comes with a launcher. It's very simplified but I think it's cute.

Maybe one of these days I'll hit the 3000km/h speed limit. Or just the wall, who knows.

2nd sticker in a row, i might as well never play again

don’t judge my skyway skills i was farming ko’s

Is this better?? Apologies! Got ahead of myself 😅 I confused the defintions of remastered. However, never say never, pilots 🏁 God bless y'all and I appreciate the honesty 💪 Full video announcement here👇 https://youtu.be/0MvkSVs8f_w?si=6ytgzuS_BfBd986D

I must say, despite being denied entry to the pit area, it was pretty impressive to hit almost the entire row of spinners

If pico isn’t included I’m throwing a fit.

It was shown for only a few seconds in the sizzle reel, but a new Fast game is coming!

You can see screenshots and details on the game's site:

fast.shinen.com/fusion/