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''For information regarding helping the Gamehiker Wiki with this franchise, please refer to the [[GHWiki: Project F-Zero|F-Zero Project Page]].''
 
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'''F-Zero''' is a series of games created by [[Nintendo EAD]] with [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] serving as producer. The games take place mainly on 26th century Earth and consist of high-speed races. At times, the racers exceed 2000 km/h. The series is known for its unique characters and settings, challenging gameplay, excellent music, and pushing technology to its limits.
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'''F-Zero''' is a series of racing games that were created by [[Nintendo EAD]] with [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] serving as producer. The games take place mainly on 26th century Earth and consist of high-speed races. At times, the racers exceed 2000 km/h. The series is known for its unique characters and settings, challenging gameplay, excellent music, and pushing technology to its limits.
 
  
 
=History=
 
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The series started with the release of ''[[F-Zero]]'' in 1990. Its fast racing with the new Mode 7 scrolling technique helped to make the game popular. The original game had a cast of only four characters, introducing the series' main character [[Captain Falcon]] along with recurring characters [[Samurai Goroh]], [[Dr. Stewart]], and [[Pico]].
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''[[F-Zero]]'', the first game in the series, was released in 1990. It's fast racing action made it a hit. The game introduced the game's main character [[Captain Falcon]] along with recurring characters [[Samurai Goroh]], [[Dr. Stewart]], and [[Pico]].
  
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After two games for the [[Satellaview]] and a canceled [[Virtual Boy]] game that was known as ''Zero Racers'', ''F-Zero'' the series returned to international releases with a proper new installment known  as ''[[F-Zero X]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]] in 1998. This game expanded heavily on the franchise by adding new modes and twenty-six new racers. Only the game's graphics suffered due to most of the processing power being focused on other aspects of the game which allowed for thirty racers per race. An expansion kit was later released for the [[64DD]]. The expansion kit contained many features, including a course editor.
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After two games for the [[Satellaview]] and a canceled [[Virtual Boy]] game, F-Zero returned to America with [[F-Zero X]] for the [[Nintendo 64]]. The game's graphics were a bit bland because most of the processing power was used focusing on the game. This allowed for thirty racers per race. Later, an expansion kit was released for the [[64DD]]. The expansion kit contained many things, but the main attraction was the coarse editor.
  
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The next game, ''[[F-Zero: Maximum Velocity]]'' for the [[Game Boy Advance]], was the first handheld ''F-Zero'' and was mostly overlooked. It was the first game created by [[NDCUBE]] and featured gameplay that harkened back to the original Super NES game.
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The next game, ''[[F-Zero: Maximum Velocity]]'' for the [[Gameboy Advance]], is largely overlooked. It was the first game created by [[NDCUBE]].
  
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The next entry was ''[[F-Zero GX]]'' for the Gamecube in 2003, which followed the popularity of Captain Falcon from his appearances in the first two ''[[Portal: Super Smash Bros.|Super Smash Bros.]]'' games. ''F-Zero GX'' was produced by SEGA Amusement Vision and was noted as the first ''F-Zero'' game to include a story mode. ''F-Zero AX'' was released simultaneously as an [[arcade]] counterpart to ''GX''. ''AX'' featured original characters and courses, although there were still methods of unlocking the ''AX'' characters in ''GX''.
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The first entry for the [[Gamecube]] was [[F-Zero GX]]. The game was actually produced by SEGA Amusement Vision. This was the first F-Zero game to include a story mode. ''F-Zero AX'' was released simultaneously and is almost the same as the Gamecube game. The major difference is the ''F-Zero AX'' is an arcade game and it has a few original characters and courses.
  
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The second ''F-Zero'' game for the Game Boy Advance was ''[[F-Zero: GP Legend]]''. This was the second game to feature a story mode, but it followed the storyline of the ''F-Zero'' anime, so [[Rick Wheeler]] was prominently featured. This was followed by one last ''F-Zero'' entry on the Game Boy Advance, ''[[F-Zero Climax]]''. This game was also based on the anime and marked the return of the course editor. Players were able to save their courses and trade them via link cable or using a password. However, that last ''F-Zero'' game was never released outside of Japan.
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The second F-Zero game for the Gameboy Advance is ''[[F-Zero: GP Legend]]''. The second game to feature a story mode, the game follows the story of the F-Zero anime. As a result, Captain Falcon had to share the spot light with [[Rick Wheeler]].
  
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There have been no further ''F-Zero'' games since the release of ''Climax'' in 2004. However, the ''F-Zero'' series has had representation throughout the Nintendo's crossover fighting series, ''[[Portal: Super Smash Bros.|Super Smash Bros.]]''. Captain Falcon initially appeared as an unlockable fighter in [[Super Smash Bros.|the first game]] and has made since been playable in every game. Later games have also featured stages and musical tracks based on the series, along with [[Samurai Goroh]] appearing as an [[Assist Trophy]] and trophies appearing for various characters and other elements from the series.
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The latest and probably final F-Zero game for the Gameboy Advance is ''[[F-Zero Climax]]''. The game marked the return of the course editor. Players are able to save their courses and trade them via link cable or using a password.
  
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The 2012 [[Wii U]] game also featured a minigame called Captain Falcon's Twister race, which was a single-player game based on the gameplay of the ''F-Zero'' games.
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Future plans for F-Zero games are unknown. However, Miyamoto has said that F-Zero would work better with the [[Wii]]'s classic controller than the Wiimote.
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An anime known as ''F-Zero GP Legend'' (in Japan as ''F-Zero: Falcon Densetsu'' or ''Legend of Falcon'') aired in Japan from 2003 to 2004. This anime featured all of the game's racers (except for most of the new ''GX''/''AX'' characters) but in a re-interpreted version of the world which contained various original characters. The series starred a new character named Rick Wheeler, a police officer from the 21st Century who had been cryogenically frozen for centuries, and he ended up working with the Mobile Task Force alongside other ''F-Zero'' characters such as [[Jody Summer]], [[Dr. Stewart]], [[Jack Levin]] and [[Dr. Clash]]. The primary enemy was [[Black Shadow]]'s Dark Million organization.
 
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Among the liberties taken with this series was establishing its own background for Captain Falcon, whose actual appearances on the show were few. He was revealed to be Jody Summer's brother Bart, who had been presumed dead, and at the end of the anime he seemingly sacrificed himself to destroy Black Shadow, at which point Rick followed in his footsteps to become the new Captain Falcon. A dub of the anime was started by 4Kids Entertainment, but it was cancelled after only thirteen episodes.
 
  
 
=See Also=
 
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* [[Characters in F-Zero series]]
 
* [[Characters in F-Zero series]]
 
* [[Games in F-Zero series]]
 
* [[Games in F-Zero series]]
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* [[F-Zero Timeline]]
 
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