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[IbizaPocholo]

In this futuristic racer, the key to winning is speed! F-Zero X will become available for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members on March 11!

Choose from 30 different hover-car racers, including updated versions of the Blue Falcon and other vehicles from the original F-Zero™ game, and get ready to hit the acceleration! Race to the finish line on tracks that twist and turn through the air. However, you will have to avoid the other 29 cars on the track or else face the consequences! If you're in a competitive mood, try to win a Grand Prix Cup, get the fastest lap time in a Time Trial, or destroy the competition in a Death Race. You can also challenge three friends in the Versus mode. With five separate play modes, hidden vehicles and courses, and an excellent soundtrack, F-Zero X is a worthy racing title to return to!

 

[Sleepwalker]

They finally got me. Motherfuckers

 

[Sp3eD]

One of the best games on N64. I played this probably over 200 hours by myself just mastering some of the tracks.

Absolutely can’t wait!

Edit : That section of the comparison video at 1:06 on the track silence 1 has me a bit worried, the n64 version is so smooth, and the switch version doesn’t look like the frame rate is keeping up. Ever so slightly. Might be what they are using to capture it though.

 

[RAIDEN1]

The wrong F-Zero to bring out when the 2003 version wipes the floor with what the N64 had....not only that but there is no improvement in anyway, ie what you would get on some old xbox games on the Series X...that and the fact you could probably play a superior version on the Series X/S anyway....makes you wonder why even bother with this..

 

[nkarafo]

The wrong F-Zero to bring out when the 2003 version wipes the floor with what the N64 had....not only that but there is no improvement in anyway, ie what you would get on some old xbox games on the Series X...that and the fact you could probably play a superior version on the Series X/S anyway....makes you wonder why even bother with this..

X is the better game. Far better controls, more balanced difficulty curve and a better soundtrack.

GX has the graphics and nothing more.

Though, i agree about the no-improvement thing. They could at least increase the draw distance like this:




They could also add the expansion kit in the deal. Dunno if they will. The expansion kit has the track/craft editor, more championships, more songs and improved sound quality.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

I wish a Gx remastered for switch.

 

[Notabueno]

I don't care about a GX remaster, even less an X remaster, the fact there's still no F-Zero SX for Nintendo backlog fructification, franchise diversification and portefolio valuation is baffling.

Are they're going to keep on milking the same 3 franchises mario, zelda, pokemon and abandon the whole rest?

 

[fart town usa]

Pretty cool that is has online coop. Great game, I had it on the N64 as a kid and also have it via the Wii U VC.

 

[CuteFaceJay]

Wake me up when the Gamecube version arrives.

 

[Sp3eD]

So update is out and my worst fears came true. Lots and lots of frame drops. Only played through the first cup but some turns at stuttery frame rates were made way more difficult. I guess we can hope for an emulator update, but not too happy about the performance. It is 100% playable but I shudder to think how some of the more complex tracks will hold up on master difficulty where pinpoint precision is a must.

 

[Calverz]

No online matchmaking. Another missed opportunity

 

[Majukun]

nintendo:here, you got your f-zero, you can shut up about it now

 

[bender]

First time player. This game is so much fun.

 

[22•22]

They finally got me. Motherfuckers

Thought the same lol (for a moment at least)

 

[IbizaPocholo]

F-Zero X is now on Nintendo Switch, but it's not perfect. We explore how it holds up nearly 25 years later in our Retro Review, which also explores the graphics, 60fps gameplay, controls, Death Race, comparisons to F-Zero GX on GameCube, and more! All this and more in our in-depth review of F-Zero X N64 for the Nintendo Switch NSO Expansion Pack!

0:00 Intro
1:00 What is F-Zero X?
1:59 Boost Power! (Risk Management)
2:30 30 Racers?! + Rival System
4:18 Controls Vs. F-Zero GX
4:58 60fps Gameplay on an N64?!
5:41 Graphics
7:00 Death Race, X Cup, & Multiplayer
8:45 Missed Opportunity: 64DD Expansion Kit
9:17 One Issue...
10:25 Verdict

 

[March Climber]

The F-Zero series always reminds me how crazy it is that a racing series has music this good and memorable.

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

I remember renting this from blockbuster and having my mind blown back in the day. At the time the graphics were impressive when combined with 60 fps. The sense of speed was incredible. What a fun game.

That being said wth is wrong with Nintendo and all these n64 exp pass games all having severe issues related to lag and framerate? They had no problem with Sunshine and Mario 64 as well as Galaxy and

 

[Panajev2001a]

So update is out and my worst fears came true. Lots and lots of frame drops. Only played through the first cup but some turns at stuttery frame rates were made way more difficult. I guess we can hope for an emulator update, but not too happy about the performance. It is 100% playable but I shudder to think how some of the more complex tracks will hold up on master difficulty where pinpoint precision is a must.

Disappointing, they are fixing some major visual bugs but performance issues continue (see Zelda, then again they still have to fix the banding in SMG and the heat haze in SMS in the limited SM3D collection sigh… it is sad seeing Nintendo not caring enough about games preservation). It is like building demand for Switch Pro …

 

[Panajev2001a]

I remember renting this from blockbuster and having my mind blown back in the day. At the time the graphics were impressive when combined with 60 fps. The sense of speed was incredible. What a fun game.

That being said wth is wrong with Nintendo and all these n64 exp pass games all having severe issues related to lag and framerate? They had no problem with Sunshine and Mario 64 as well as Galaxy and

Not sure if it is emulator maturity or per title fixes, but it is odd having performance issues on N64 titles and not on GCN ones… they are drip feeding titles to allow per ROM patches though…

Even those games have issues: they borked the heat haze effect in SMS (they should have redone it to take the higher native resolution into account) and SMG now exhibits visible banding :/.

 

[nkarafo]

The F-Zero series always reminds me how crazy it is that a racing series has music this good and memorable.

It really was crazy.

The game literally has death metal music in it. One tune in particular is apparently inspired by a Carcass song.

A first party Nintendo game with death metal music in it. In how many other universes you think this happened?

 

[Nemesisuuu]

So I've caved in and bought Switch OLED with recent Metroid Prime remaster release - also bought online expansion pass - I'm baffled how bad frame rate is in this. I knew it wasn't that great, but when you try it for yourself - oh boy. Yes you can lower resolution to 720p - yes, it has less frame drops, but still. You can even go as low as 480p and guess what - drops are still there, though not as frequent as on higher resolutions.

When you see it's been almost a year from last posts and the problems still persists - come on Nintendo. I'd like to play proper official version, not this that can't hold 60fps at 480p 25 years after original release date. Let's not mention it's been working great on emulators for years. Quite embarassing actually.

 

[Naked Lunch]

So I've caved in and bought Switch OLED with recent Metroid Prime remaster release - also bought online expansion pass - I'm baffled how bad frame rate is in this. I knew it wasn't that great, but when you try it for yourself - oh boy. Yes you can lower resolution to 720p - yes, it has less frame drops, but still. You can even go as low as 480p and guess what - drops are still there, though not as frequent as on higher resolutions.

When you see it's been almost a year from last posts and the problems still persists - come on Nintendo. I'd like to play proper official version, not this that can't hold 60fps at 480p 25 years after original release date. Let's not mention it's been working great on emulators for years. Quite embarassing actually.

Thats just a travesty. Sickening.
Its stuff like this - years and years worth of examples - waiting around for companies to properly bring the classics to the modern - that had me dig out my old consoles - restore them - and invest in a high quality low lag upscaler.
F-Zero deserves better.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Just get a CRT and a N64, it's not that expensive and you'll be able to play the classics as they should be played.

Edit: did they add the 64DD stuff for the Switch release?

 

[amigastar]

I don't care about a GX remaster, even less an X remaster, the fact there's still no F-Zero SX for Nintendo backlog fructification, franchise diversification and portefolio valuation is baffling.

Are they're going to keep on milking the same 3 franchises mario, zelda, pokemon and abandon the whole rest?

True that, they have this wonderful franchise and decide nothing to do with it. Frustrating.

 

[Fat Frog]

GX or die.

 

[Romulus]

So I've caved in and bought Switch OLED with recent Metroid Prime remaster release - also bought online expansion pass - I'm baffled how bad frame rate is in this. I knew it wasn't that great, but when you try it for yourself - oh boy. Yes you can lower resolution to 720p - yes, it has less frame drops, but still. You can even go as low as 480p and guess what - drops are still there, though not as frequent as on higher resolutions.

When you see it's been almost a year from last posts and the problems still persists - come on Nintendo. I'd like to play proper official version, not this that can't hold 60fps at 480p 25 years after original release date. Let's not mention it's been working great on emulators for years. Quite embarassing actually.

This has me curious. I could have sworn I was playing this game with my bro on the ORIGINAL xbox(2001) and it was good. I know it works and runs at 720p I just want to check the framerate now.

 

[Nemesisuuu]

Thats just a travesty. Sickening.
Its stuff like this - years and years worth of examples - waiting around for companies to properly bring the classics to the modern - that had me dig out my old consoles - restore them - and invest in a high quality low lag upscaler.
F-Zero deserves better.

Yeah, as someone said it would be great if there was new installment in the series, but, yeah.

I played it throughout the years on PC emulator and it was always great, so it is really disappointing to see it in this state. Back in the day I didn't have N64, but friend did have and I have really fond memories of playing F-Zero X on it. It would be nice to have it in great state on modern hardware through official channels.

This has me curious. I could have sworn I was playing this game with my bro on the ORIGINAL xbox(2001) and it was good. I know it works and runs at 720p I just want to check the framerate now.

Friend had modded OG Xbox with N64 emulator installed that played Super Mario 64 just fine if I recall correctly.

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

Yeah, as someone said it would be great if there was new installment in the series, but, yeah.

I played it throughout the years on PC emulator and it was always great, so it is really disappointing to see it in this state. Back in the day I didn't have N64, but friend did have and I have really fond memories of playing F-Zero X on it. It would be nice to have it in great state on modern hardware through official channels.



Friend had modded OG Xbox with N64 emulator installed that played Super Mario 64 just fine if I recall correctly.

Disgusting indeed. It's why I won't buy the n64 expansion still. I don't want to re-experience my fav game of all time, Ocarina, and have to play it with laggy controls at a crappy framerate.

Nintendo did a great job with the GB advance emulation by all accounts. They need to go back and solve some of the N64 emulation. It's called the "n64 expansion pass" after all.

But they won't...there are numerous examples of companies doing a bad job with their early emulation, which gets better in later collections. They never ever go back and patch the earlier stuff that they released.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Is this the Walmart version of WipEout? It looks like the developers were addicted to meth or something when making it. I hope they turned their life around

 

[EverydayBeast]

Actually never played an f-zero other than smash bros.