F-Zero

As a child, I played many hours of "F-Zero" on the Super Nintendo, back when it was at the height of graphic gaming. Though always a bit disappointed that no two-player option existed, I still had a lot of fun mastering the controls and trying to perfect the different courses.

Fast-forward about 20 years: When it comes to racing games, F-Zero still holds up for a number of reasons...

-The graphics (though obviously not "state of the art" anymore) still look really cool and unique. The whole "hover-racing" concept was truly one-of-a-kind. -The music is perhaps the best soundtrack ever created for a video game. I can play tracks over and over again just to listen to the music. -The tight controls. I don't think I've played a racing game to this day where the controls are so tight. This creates a fairly high level of difficulty, as there is little margin for error, but it makes for an experience that stands the test of time. At one point in my life, I was playing this game on Expert level. After not playing for roughly 15 years, I can still slip back into the general feel...but have to start back at beginner again! Basically, the controls are just difficult enough to never truly be able to master, while just simple enough to be able to get the hang of them fairly quickly.

Overall, "F-Zero" is one of the best games ever produced for the SNES. It's cool concept, great music, and endearing controls make it a game that will last much longer still. It's many sequels have been hit-or-miss, but none have ever quite lived up to this incredible original

F-Zero will forever go down in history as my favorite video game of all time, and it shows. The design of the backgrounds, especially that Silence background is calming and dreamy. The soundtrack which is amazing for an SNES game, and the easy to grasp controls.

To all those people who keep thinking that Captain Falcon is a Smash Bros Character. You're dead wrong, he was and will always be an F-Zero character. It's a shame Nintendo's gone to the dogs nowadays, because gems like this game are left in the archives of Nintendo, while they focus on franchises like Zelda. Still, I will forever love this game and hold it close to my heart.

F-zero is awesome. This was the perfect game to release for SNES in 1990 because it showed what the SNES could do compared to the Sega Genesis. It had 32,000 colors and 16 bit graphics. the colors were bright, vibrant, and beautiful. the music and audio was downright beautiful. Nintendo didn't lie about anything they made for the SNES, and because of the SNES, Nintendo prevailed in the 16-bit wars.

It's the year 2560 and the world has changed. There are many forms of entertainment, but the greatest spectacle of all is F-zero racing, where the racing machines go upwards of 800 kph. while there are several racers, there's only 4 in everyone's mind - Captain falcon, the pilot of the Blue falcon, Dr. Stewart, the pilot in the Golden fox, Pico, the alien pilot of the wild goose, and Samurai Goroh, the pilot of the fire stongray. all of them race on 15 different courses to win the F-zero cup and tons and tons of money, all to entertain the richest men of the world.

I love this game. if i could recommend a good racing game, i'd recommend this one. however, it only suffers one major drawback that the modern video game Bioshock does...No Multiplayer.

9/10

This is one of my favorite racing games and games for the SNES console. The game was one of the consoles launch games and it really gave the SNES the running/zooming start it needed. But also it was one of the starts for another of Nintendo's big franchises and most importantly the Futuristic racing subgenre which has gone further since then.

The graphical presentation is very good, slightly revolutionary for its time as they really showed how console tech has really taken the next steps. Really like the designs of the tracks as each of them are unique and different, even the backgrounds are good as their an overview of the area below as the tracks take place above the air, though what can possibly make those tracks stay above for so long is anyone's guess; maybe it's the highly advanced version same technology as what keeps the Heli carriers in the Marvelverse up. It doesn't matter if it's a game, you just roll with it. The backgrounds I really like are the ones from the futuristic cities, though due to how flat they are they look more like circuit boards which just enhances the futuristic feel as the world of F-Zero is techno savvy.

I really like the use of the zoom in and out cinematography which was revolutionary for its time and a famous feature which was on most of the games for the SNES. This was to give a little of the third-dimension illusion but also the illusion of speed which it does so well. And that gets me to the gameplay which is solid, the controls are tight and simple which are all I want from racing games. As a kid from the 90's this game looked awesome as it looked and felt like you were going at super speed; from how fast you were going and how fast the action on the track was, it almost felt like I needed a seat belt while playing this game.

I really like the designs of each of the cars which really do look like they belong in the future, each of the cars have strengths and weaknesses. My favorite car of course is the Blue Falcon which I think is awesome looking as it looks like a jet fighter, let alone blue is my favorite color. But of course, there are the tracks which to me are the real star of the game, as I said before each are different, vary in difficulty depending on which modes you pick and there are enough to keep you going. I like that in the track there are a few thinks like light pads to jump and speed your car up which was a cool and unique feature for it's time before it became common place.

Also, there is their version of a pit stop when you slow down a little or stop there is a ship overhead that refills your energy gauge. This pit stop is the conservation and risk factor, despite replenishing you are also risking having your opponents pass you by but also losing race time which makes you opportunity for a bonus narrow, so make your stops carefully and when you really need them. And there is the element of jeopardy, as you have an energy gauge, if you bump into the edges of the track and the other cars too much, your energy level will drain and if it goes to zero then you explode.

And of course, there is the difficulty which is at a medium level, but can get really challenging depending on the modes you pick and tracks. And you can play the tracks again if you fail but you have only three chances of doing that, so don't waste them. Personally I don't mind the games difficulty as it's fair, when you lose most of the time it's because I just made an error in timing or the simple wrong turn and that just means I need to practice more to sharpen my skill skills and do better next time on the track.

The only speed bump for me with the game is there is no two player function, which is too bad because racing against another player is one of the best things about racing games and of course part of the point of them. Though may 'be it's because the split screen would've made the tracks seem too narrow, let alone that feature wasn't quite perfected yet at the time. The same could be said about a lot of other retro racing games for consoles and arcades, so I can't really hold it against the game and despite this feature lacking it doesn't deter my enjoyment.

Overall, I really like this game even though it's ranked lower on my personal list for the "F-Zero" franchise as I like the sequels even more as they took things further. But all the same this game is still worth a test drive just to see where it all began for the "F-Zero" franchise but also for the Futuristic racing genre in general.

Rating: 3 and a half stars.

F-Zero is one of the most exciting Racing video games! The characters, the action, and the sure thrill of excitement makes this game a fun non-stop playing time! Below is a brief look how I think the game is!

Game Play: The game play is very good. There is really basic controls here and is easy to perform. Novice gamers should have a good time here!

Graphics: The graphics are wonderful especially for the Super Nintendo System! The backgrounds are really beautiful!

Difficulty: The game is easy but as it goes on you find out that it will become more difficult!

Music: The music is great! Just fantastic catchy tunes through out the game! In My opinion its some of the best music ever in a video game!

Sound: The sound is great. Nuff said!

Overall: I have always loved F-Zero! If you like racing adventure games then I strongly recommend you play this game!