F-Zero

Description

F-Zero is a futuristic racing game, set in the year 2560. The player chooses one of the four available hovercars and then can race with other hovercars in one of the gameplay modes - "Practice" or "Grand Prix".

In "Practice" mode, the player chooses one track where he competes with one other hovercar to win the race (or there can be no rival at all, if you so wish). In "Grand Prix", the player must complete a series of races with several competitors. Each race consists of five laps.

The hovercar has a limited Power meter, which represents the machine's health and decreases when the hovercar collides with the track boundaries and other players. If power runs out, the hovercar explodes and the player loses the race. There are repair areas near the start line, which restore power to the player's hovercar if he drives into them. The tracks contain many more or less dangerous traps, such as icefields or landmines.

Completing a lap awards the player a "Super Jet" which can be activated at any time to give a short speed boost. The hovercar can keep up to three Super Jets and use them when necessary.

Completing a lap also gives points, which give the player a life when enough are accumulated. The player can lose a life in the Grand Prix mode if his hovercar explodes, if his hovercar somehow falls out of the track or if he ends up too far behind the other racers.

Alternate Titles

• "エフゼロ, Efu Zero" -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Groups

• F-Zero series
• Game Center CX challenge games

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User Reviews

Futurist racing	SNES	NeoJ (428)
Need For Speed	SNES	Big C (49)

The Press Says

Game Freaks 365	SNES	2000	9.4 out of 10	94
N-Force	SNES	Jun, 1992	92 out of 100	92
Defunct Games	Wii U	Feb 22, 2013	A-	91
Nintendo Life	Wii	Nov 20, 2006		90
Nintendo Life	Wii U	Feb 25, 2013		90
Power Play	SNES	Mar, 1991	85 out of 100	85
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	SNES	Aug, 1991	8.5 out of 10	85
Eurogamer.de	Wii	Jan 31, 2007	4 out of 5	80
VideoGame	SNES	Nov, 1991	8 out of 10	80
The Video Game Critic	SNES	Dec 14, 1999	D	25

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Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Windows port = remake (game split?)	2	Terok Nor (16793) Sep 21, 2012

Trivia

If you observe carefully, it's possible to see some blank (and a lot of grey too...) letters behind the official car (a flying vehicle responsible for recharging its power meter), where is written something as "PIT-TIP" (but the P letter of the word TIP is inverted!). To see this, open an official car captured screenshot (I recommend to use an emulator) with any image editor and use the zoom-in effect (if available) in the middle square area with black and yellow lines: you will be capable of identify these words with a lot of attention.