F-Zero

by Nintendo

Product Features

• Classic hover car racing game
• Fifteen different courses
• Four different hover cars
• Excellent graphics and sound
• For one player

Product Details

• ASIN: B00002SVFQ
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,760 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

F-Zero delivers the excellent play control you've come to expect in a game from Mr. Miyamoto and his team at Nintendo. You can bank with the R Button and tip down your nose while making jumps. You'll need all the control you can get, too, as you roar through the twists and turns of F-Zero's 15 deviously difficult courses. There are four hover cars to choose from, each with its own strong points and weak points. Most beginners find the durability and handling of the Fire Stingray easiest to use (despite poor acceleration), but veteran players will often choose the more-balanced Blue Falcon.

Strategy plays a big part in this speedfest. In this one-player racing game you will need to find shortcuts, elude hazards and snag power-ups if you want to beat your savvy competition. Keep an eye out for sand, land mines, magnets and other trouble spots, but always be ready to get a boost from a speed or jump plate. You'll earn one Super Turbo per lap, and part of the strategy is knowing when to use it.

When originally released in 1991, F-Zero's graphics were light years ahead of most of the competition. It still impresses mightily, thanks to innovative use of Mode 7 scrolling that immerses you in the adrenalin-pumping action.

Sonically, F-Zero is one of the best SNES titles. Driving techno music and top-notch sound effects, including the hum of your car's turbines unwinding, relentlessly propel the action. The aggressive artificial intelligence of your rivals never allows you to ease up.

Product Description

Experience the future of racing with F-ZERO. In the year 2560, racing has evolved into an intense sport reserved only for the most strong-willed and courageous drivers in the world. Racing in machines that travel at speeds of 500km or h and hover 12 inches off the ground, the F-Zero Grand Prix is the most prestigious race of them all. You can choose from four pilots Captain Falcon, Dr. Stuart, Pico the alien, or Samurai Goroh and hit the track for some high-speed racing action.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars No longer quite as shiny, June 28, 2006

By	Simon (Brampton, ON) - See all my reviews

Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

F-Zero was the original mode-7 racing game for the Super Nintendo. Scrolling background layers give the illusion of a 3D track, and you pilot one of four vehicles across multiple courses.

The game's lost quite a bit of shine, mostly because Super Mario Kart took everything Nintendo learned from this experience and improved on it, including adding a two-player mode. Pop this cartridge in and it's easy to see how this game was revolutionary back in the day, but now the backgrounds are bland and flat and the races seem rather slow. The trademark F-zero music is still intact, however.

A decent game for collection purposes, but the GBA versions feel superior, not to mention the 3D NIntendo 64 and Gamecube sequels.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest racing game ever made..., March 6, 2005

By	Disintegration (minneapolis, minnesota) - See all my reviews

Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

Yeah, it's an old game for Super Nintendo, but it's the greatest racing game ever made in my opinion. I think the graphics are very impressive for its time, and it is blazing fast for a SNES racer. The music is also fantastic techno, the best music i've heard in a racing game, and better than most games in general. The vehicles are pretty cool, each having advantages and disadvantages. There are many difficulty settings, and many courses depending on the difficulty setting you chose. Beating the game on the hardest difficulty can be extremely difficult, especially at the later courses. The only rip I have on this game is that it should have been two players, and after you beat it so many times/ beat it on the hardest settings, it gets old (I played it non stop before i mastered it, now it isn't nearly as entertaining.) But for when it came out, it is definitely a classic, and to this day I think it is the best racing game ever.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Kinda fun, August 3, 2003

By	keeef (usa) - See all my reviews

this game has terrible graphics.
there's no point to it.
you can't unlock anything.
10 tracks 4 cars
NO MULTIPLAYER >:P
i gave it 3 stars, both because i got it for [a good price]
and becuz i love racing games, especially f-zero.
it's fun to do grand prix and time trial. this game's pretty
fun for awhile, but it mite get old to some of you,
but i like it.