/vr/ - Retro Games

>>9215018
It's fun.
There is even a practice mode with no opponents I bet that blows your mind.

>>9215018
The original title for this game was Friends-Zero, as in, this game was for people with zero friends, and then it's implied that there's no need for multiplayer. But the word Friends was too big to fit on the front of the box there as you can see, so they changed it to F-Zero

>>9215018
It often feels like Nintendo just presses generic, yet highly polished, tech demos. If it was 2 player then it would have been a great game. Also this comes from a person that bought every console FZero game.

>>9215018
Nintendo did want to add multiplayer, but apparently they couldn't make it run at the breakneck speed they wanted it to run in that mode, so they decided to go without it rather than tack it in. They did add it for Super Mario Kart, but that's a much slower game which uses a special chip.

never understood the love for this game. it was one of the first snes games i had but never fell in love with it. top gear 3000, rock n roll racing, mario kart were far superior imo

>>9215362
Soundtrack plus the speed and intensity. A very in the zone game.

>>9215023
what blows my mind is that you can't select all the tracks in time trials, nor does the game separate time trial times from cup times.

i love this game though. it's holds up really well and is surprisingly challenging.

Inb4 secret 2p mode found after 35 years

>>9215018
>classic fzero with multiplayer
Just play Climax

>still no PC clone with online
Just give me a clone of literally any of the fzero games

>>9215642
no one bought or played Climax. It's the reason why the franchise is dead.

>>9216248
Climax was a spinoff and another anime tie-in, it didn't matter in the first place (especially being Japanese exclusive)
GX flopping and Miyamoto's weird excuse is the reason why we haven't seen another F-ZERO in years

>>9215018
There's some rom hacks here. I haven't tried any of them though. Doesn't look like there's any 2 player mod or anything
https://www.romhacking.net/games/1056

>>9216639
...actually, it looks like there is a multiplayer rom hack here
https://www.zophar.net/snes/fzvs.html
that link was from here
https://fzerovs.blogspot.com

>>9215053

>>9216627
The anime, GP Legend and Climax all flopped and failed, especially in the west. It's absolutely the reason why the franchise is dead now.

F-Zero GX left a lot to be desired yes, but that didn't stop them from making Maximimum Velocity right after which was a million seller, and then going forward with the anime and it's spin-off games. If GX killed the franchise those games wouldn't have even been made afterwards

>>9218726
I thought MV came out first

https://ew.com/article/2007/05/08/man-who-made-mario-super/
>You've had great success in your ability to predict what players will find fun to play. Have there been games that you thought would be fun but didn't turn out that way.

>"Yes, that has definitely happened. In the past we've worked with some outside
development houses on titles like F-Zero and Starfox and let me just say that we were disappointed with the results. Consumers got very excited about the idea of those games, but the games themselves did not deliver. And, well, to be honest with you, Zelda: Twilight Princess is not doing very well at all in Japan. It is very disappointing. But it is doing okay here in America."
Many people default to GX, which is possible since that never broke a million units sold, but also it should be noted that GP Legend and Climax were the latest releases at that time.

>>9218732
oof you're right, my mistake. I don't why I keep thinking it came afterward. GX showed diminishing returns, but I don't think it killed F-Zero, as they still went along with the franchise well after. I think it's the Anime floundering that killed it as hard as it did.

>>9215320
Fuck off console warrior. Start a thread saying this and enjoy your 3 day ban.

>>9215018
multiplayer is for niggers

>>9219221
anyone remember this presentation ?

the speed you experience when using the boost feature probably wouldn't feel as satisfying in multiplayer. i'd suspect they'd remove it to accommodate. if it had come out later maybe a special chip could have been used. as a release game it is great and the soundtrack does a lot of that work

>>9215053

That's me, I don't want friends just women I click with

>>9216646
Yup this

Now buy the game and learn how RetroArch works

Th original definitely should have had multiplayer but it's still a good game