<s>
The	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
and	O
along	O
with	O
North	O
America	O
’s	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
in	O
1991	O
;	O
its	O
success	O
prompted	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
create	O
multiple	O
sequels	O
on	O
subsequent	O
gaming	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
title	O
inspired	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Wipeout	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
has	O
been	O
dormant	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
F-Zero	B-Application
Climax	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
although	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
have	O
been	O
represented	O
in	O
other	O
Nintendo	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Past	O
installments	O
have	O
been	O
emulated	O
across	O
multiple	O
Nintendo	O
consoles	O
with	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
F-Zero	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
selected	O
games	O
emulated	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
launch	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
:	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	O
collection	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
F-Zero	B-Application
series	I-Application
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
beat	O
opponents	O
to	O
the	O
finish	O
line	O
while	O
avoiding	O
obstacles	O
such	O
as	O
land	O
mines	O
and	O
slip	O
zones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
F-Zero	B-Application
and	O
F-Zero	B-Application
:	I-Application
Maximum	I-Application
Velocity	I-Application
,	O
a	O
speed	O
boost	O
is	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
for	O
each	O
lap	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
F-Zero	B-Device
X	I-Device
,	O
players	O
may	O
execute	O
speed	O
boosts	O
if	O
they	O
have	O
finished	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
lap	O
,	O
but	O
now	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
losing	O
energy	O
when	O
boosting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
vehicles	O
used	O
to	O
race	O
in	O
these	O
video	O
games	O
are	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
F-Zero	B-Application
machines	I-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
hover	O
instead	O
of	O
travel	O
on	O
wheels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
anti-gravity	O
unit	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
G-Diffuser	B-Application
System	O
"	O
(	O
first	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
franchise	O
's	O
Arwing	O
)	O
,	O
allows	O
an	O
F-Zero	B-Application
machine	O
to	O
drive	O
at	O
high	O
speeds	O
while	O
retaining	O
a	O
hold	O
of	O
the	O
track	O
,	O
located	O
from	O
a	O
few	O
inches	O
to	O
a	O
foot	O
below	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
slip	O
zones	O
,	O
also	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
magnetic	O
field	O
block	O
coat	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
F-Zero	B-Application
game	O
,	O
blocks	O
the	O
vehicle	O
from	O
retaining	O
a	O
hold	O
on	O
the	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
machines	I-Application
have	O
a	O
maximum	O
speed	O
exceeding	O
that	O
of	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
there	O
were	O
originally	O
four	O
F-Zero	B-Application
pilots	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
this	O
has	O
grown	O
with	O
each	O
title	O
to	O
over	O
forty	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
has	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
vehicle	O
,	O
story	O
and	O
reason	O
for	O
entering	O
the	O
F-Zero	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
most	O
well	O
known	O
character	O
is	O
Captain	O
Falcon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
F-Zero	B-Application
games	O
are	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
20th	O
and	O
21st	O
century	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
races	O
and	O
the	O
fictitious	O
F-Max	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
races	O
from	O
the	O
24th	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
thought	O
that	O
a	O
fast	O
and	O
violent	O
race	O
would	O
be	O
an	O
effective	O
way	O
to	O
get	O
people	O
to	O
gamble	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
ex-merchants	O
established	O
the	O
F-Zero	B-Application
Execution	O
Project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
F-Zero	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
dates	O
to	O
the	O
26th	O
century	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
still	O
sponsored	O
by	O
the	O
wealthy	O
elite	O
who	O
originally	O
organized	O
the	O
Execution	O
Project	O
for	O
those	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
F-Zero	B-Application
games	O
are	O
primarily	O
set	O
on	O
a	O
futuristic	O
Earth	O
in	O
the	O
26th	O
century	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
games	O
take	O
place	O
much	O
earlier	O
and	O
some	O
circuits	O
have	O
been	O
set	O
on	O
different	O
planets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Device
X	I-Device
defined	O
the	O
F-Max	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
as	O
the	O
precursor	O
to	O
the	O
F-Zero	B-Application
races	O
which	O
took	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
24th	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
,	O
the	O
greatest	O
driver	O
in	O
the	O
F-Max	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
was	O
Sterling	O
LaVaughn	O
;	O
a	O
statement	O
that	O
would	O
lead	O
to	O
inconsistencies	O
in	O
the	O
sequence	O
of	O
events	O
of	O
F-Zeros	B-Application
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
begins	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2560	O
where	O
the	O
human	O
race	O
's	O
countless	O
encounters	O
with	O
alien	O
life	O
forms	O
throughout	O
the	O
universe	O
greatly	O
expanded	O
Earth	O
's	O
social	O
framework	O
resulting	O
in	O
trade	O
,	O
technology	O
transfer	O
,	O
and	O
cultural	O
interchange	O
are	O
carried	O
out	O
on	O
an	O
interplanetary	O
basis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
association	O
of	O
wealthy	O
space	O
merchants	O
created	O
the	O
"	O
F-Zero	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
"	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
add	O
some	O
excitement	O
to	O
their	O
opulent	O
lifestyles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winning	O
the	O
F-Zero	B-Application
championship	O
soon	O
became	O
the	O
highest	O
claim	O
to	O
fame	O
in	O
the	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
is	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
old-school	O
"	O
F-Zero	B-Application
days	O
where	O
the	O
rules	O
seemed	O
non-existent	O
in	O
F-Zero	B-Device
X	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
Xs	O
storyline	O
starts	O
after	O
the	O
seven-year	O
suspension	O
of	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
races	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Horrific	O
Grand	O
Finale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
explains	O
the	O
"	O
Horrific	O
Grand	O
Finale	O
"	O
was	O
a	O
violent	O
and	O
fiery	O
accident	O
that	O
burnt	O
fourteen	O
drivers	O
to	O
death	O
,	O
including	O
Sterling	O
LaVaughn	O
during	O
the	O
old	O
days	O
of	O
F-Zero	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
racing	O
was	O
allowed	O
by	O
the	O
Federation	O
after	O
the	O
crash	O
;	O
despite	O
the	O
F-Zero	B-Application
racing	O
prohibition	O
,	O
the	O
sport	O
went	O
underground	O
where	O
many	O
racers	O
went	O
to	O
hone	O
their	O
skills	O
in	O
secret	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
crash	O
ushered	O
in	O
the	O
establishment	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
F-Zero	B-Application
Racing	O
Academy	O
"	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
speech	O
,	O
by	O
Super	O
Arrow	O
to	O
the	O
Federation	O
Congress	O
,	O
which	O
helped	O
to	O
lift	O
the	O
ban	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
:	I-Application
Maximum	I-Application
Velocity	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
twenty-five	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
title	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2585	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
race	O
against	O
the	O
descendants	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
F-Zero	B-Application
racers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maximum	B-Application
Velocity	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
a	O
reboot	O
continuity	O
to	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
home	O
console	O
titles	O
since	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
made	O
no	O
indication	O
of	O
the	O
safety	O
revisions	O
carried	O
forth	O
after	O
the	O
huge	O
accident	O
,	O
in	O
fact	O
it	O
states	O
just	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
F-Zero	B-Application
game	O
,	O
the	O
extreme	O
danger	O
involved	O
when	O
participating	O
in	O
those	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
does	O
not	O
mention	O
the	O
Grand	O
Finale	O
event	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
the	O
game	O
states	O
Sterling	O
LaVaughn	O
was	O
racing	O
during	O
the	O
F-Max	O
era	O
and	O
the	O
F-Zero	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
was	O
suspended	O
four	O
years	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
mentions	O
that	O
Mighty	O
Gazelle	O
's	O
accident	O
and	O
the	O
accident	O
that	O
suspended	O
the	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
were	O
two	O
separate	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
:	I-Application
GP	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
continuity	O
and	O
begins	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2201	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
continued	O
with	O
F-Zero	B-Application
Climax	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
the	O
series	O
originally	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
F-Zero	B-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
platform	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
technique	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
called	O
"	O
Mode	O
7	O
Scrolling	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
result	O
was	O
developer	O
Nintendo	O
EAD	O
creating	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
IGN	O
reviewer	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
called	O
the	O
fastest	O
and	O
smoothest	O
pseudo-3D	O
console	O
racer	O
of	O
its	O
time.F-Zero	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
launch	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
that	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
Analysis	O
and	O
Development	O
had	O
approximately	O
fifteen	O
months	O
to	O
develop	O
completely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
only	O
it	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
were	O
initially	O
available	O
for	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
initial	O
titles	O
included	O
F-Zero	B-Application
,	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
(	O
which	O
also	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
"	O
Mode	O
7	O
"	O
pseudo-3D	O
rendering	O
capability	O
)	O
,	O
SimCity	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Gradius	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
later	O
had	O
a	O
sequel	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
that	O
was	O
canceled	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
released	O
unfinished	O
through	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
peripheral	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
BS	O
F-Zero	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takaya	O
Imamura	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
directly	O
on	O
F-Zero	B-Application
throughout	O
its	O
different	O
incarnations	O
,	O
said	O
in	O
2003	O
"hav[ing]	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
F-Zero	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
seeing	O
the	O
results	O
of	O
the	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Sega	O
,	O
I	O
found	O
myself	O
at	O
something	O
of	O
a	O
loss	O
as	O
to	O
how	O
we	O
can	O
take	O
the	O
franchise	O
further	O
past	O
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
and	O
AX	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Years	O
later	O
,	O
BS	O
F-Zero	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
's	O
satellite-based	O
expansion	O
,	O
Satellaview	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
separate	O
parts	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
an	O
update	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
up	O
by	O
BS	O
F-Zero	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
2	O
,	O
an	O
expansion	O
which	O
featured	O
brand	O
new	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	O
Racers	O
(	O
G-Zero	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
canceled	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
previewed	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
differs	O
in	O
one	O
important	O
point	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
all	O
F-Zero	B-Application
games	O
released	O
afterwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Zero	O
Racers	O
,	O
unlike	O
other	O
F-Zero	B-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
vehicles	O
race	O
in	O
all	O
three	O
spatial	O
dimensions	O
in	O
tunnels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
seven-year	O
hiatus	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
made	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
3D	O
with	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
,	O
F-Zero	B-Device
X	I-Device
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduces	O
twenty-six	O
new	O
vehicles	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
including	O
the	O
four	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
F-Zero	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
running	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
with	O
thirty	O
machines	O
on	O
screen	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
little	O
processor	O
power	O
left	O
for	O
graphical	O
detail	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
206px|right|thumb|Graphical	O
detail	O
was	O
a	O
sacrifice	O
that	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
in	O
F-Zero	B-Device
X	I-Device
to	O
keep	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64DD	I-Device
expansion	O
,	O
F-Zero	B-Device
X	I-Device
Expansion	O
Kit	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
the	O
last	O
64DD	B-Device
add-on	O
disk	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
:	I-Application
Maximum	I-Application
Velocity	I-Application
is	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
fourth	O
released	O
installment	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
first	O
incarnation	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
handheld	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
launch	O
title	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
F-Zero	B-Application
'''	O
s	O
gameplay	O
with	O
a	O
Mode	O
7-styled	O
game	O
engine.F-Zero	O
GX	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
's	O
Amusement	O
Vision	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
F-Zero	B-Application
game	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
story	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
titled	O
"	O
F-Zero	B-Application
GC	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
counterpart	O
of	O
GX	B-Application
was	O
called	O
F-Zero	B-Application
AX	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
of	O
its	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
counterpart	O
in	O
mid-2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
three	O
types	O
of	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
;	O
standard	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Monster	O
Ride	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
deluxe	O
(	O
which	O
resembled	O
an	O
F-Zero	B-Application
vehicle	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
AX	O
had	O
six	O
original	O
courses	O
and	O
ten	O
original	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
by	O
certain	O
difficult	O
means	O
,	O
the	O
six	O
courses	O
and	O
ten	O
characters	O
could	O
be	O
unlocked	O
in	O
F-Zero	O
GX.F-Zero	O
:	O
GP	O
Legend	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
featuring	O
a	O
story	O
mode	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
this	O
one	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
introducing	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
named	O
Ryu	O
Suzaku/Rick	O
Wheeler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
games	O
before	O
it	O
,	O
GP	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
continuity	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
22nd	O
century	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
following	O
the	O
original	O
continuity	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
26th	O
century.F-Zero	O
Climax	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
handheld	B-Application
predecessor	O
,	O
F-Zero	B-Application
:	I-Application
GP	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
,	O
Climax	B-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
both	O
them	O
and	O
Suzak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
F-Zero	B-Application
game	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
built-in	O
track	O
editor	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
an	O
expansion	O
or	O
add-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
memory	O
becomes	O
full	O
or	O
link	O
cable	O
connection	O
cannot	O
be	O
done	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
generate	O
a	O
password	O
for	O
the	O
track	O
;	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
input	O
on	O
any	O
Climax	B-Application
cartridge	O
,	O
the	O
password	O
will	O
generate	O
the	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FutureEdge	O
magazine	O
asked	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
in	O
April	O
2012	O
regarding	O
a	O
future	O
F-Zero	B-Application
installment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
think	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
 [ F-Zero ] 	O
was	O
a	O
really	O
big	O
surprise	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
thing	O
,	O
a	O
product	O
that	O
made	O
sense	O
and	O
the	O
Wii	O
and	O
DS	O
lacks	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
similar	O
impact	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
news	O
site	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
reported	O
that	O
in	O
early	O
2011	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
Europe	O
approached	O
Burnout	O
series	O
developer	O
Criterion	O
Games	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
pitch	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
F-Zero	B-Application
game	O
which	O
they	O
hoped	O
to	O
unveil	O
at	O
E3	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
alongside	O
the	O
then-unreleased	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
console	O
,	O
and	O
potentially	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
during	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
launch	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
handle	O
the	O
pitch	O
as	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
they	O
devoted	O
much	O
of	O
their	O
resources	O
into	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Most	I-Application
Wanted	I-Application
for	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
was	O
tipped	O
by	O
an	O
anonymous	O
,	O
yet	O
"	O
reliable	O
"	O
source	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
had	O
confirmed	O
this	O
information	O
when	O
Criterion	O
co-founder	O
Alex	O
Ward	O
(	O
who	O
left	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
2014	O
)	O
admitted	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
Europe	O
did	O
indeed	O
approach	O
the	O
company	O
for	O
a	O
potential	O
F-Zero	B-Application
game	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
added	O
that	O
Criterion	O
Games	O
could	O
never	O
develop	O
any	O
game	O
without	O
authority	O
from	O
parent-company	O
and	O
publisher	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
and	O
Ward	O
himself	O
is	O
not	O
even	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
F-Zero	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
January	O
2015	O
video	O
from	O
Smosh	O
Games	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
was	O
featured	O
as	O
guest	O
star	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
could	O
be	O
possible	O
if	O
Nintendo	O
were	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
unique	O
controller	O
interface	O
for	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
upcoming	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
that	O
would	O
be	O
suited	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
producer	O
of	O
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
,	O
Toshihiro	O
Nagoshi	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
be	O
open	O
to	O
working	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
on	O
another	O
installment	O
if	O
the	O
company	O
were	O
given	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
make	O
a	O
future	O
F-Zero	B-Application
game	O
challenging	O
for	O
advanced	O
players	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
"	O
fun	O
and	O
accessible	O
"	O
nature	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionIGNs	O
Lucas	O
Thomas	O
called	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
style	O
of	O
Mach	B-Application
Rider	I-Application
as	O
an	O
influence	O
to	O
the	O
F-Zero	B-Application
series	I-Application
noting	O
its	O
sense	O
of	O
speed	O
where	O
players	O
have	O
"	O
only	O
a	O
split	O
second	O
to	O
react	O
before	O
you	O
crash	O
into	O
a	O
rock	O
or	O
enemy	O
road	O
warrior	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
of	O
IGN	O
said	O
in	O
2003	O
that	O
the	O
F-Zero	B-Application
franchise	O
has	O
remained	O
regarded	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
in	O
the	O
racing	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
an	O
editor	O
from	O
Pro-G	O
stated	O
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
"	O
still	O
ranks	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
high-speed	O
racers	O
ever	O
made	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
been	O
lying	O
dormant	O
for	O
years	O
"	O
.The	O
Tampa	O
Tribunes	O
review	O
of	O
GP	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
mentioned	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
feels	O
a	O
little	O
strange	O
to	O
see	O
what	O
was	O
an	O
esoteric-but-outstanding	O
racing	O
franchise	O
attempt	O
to	O
go	O
mass-market	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
gave	O
Climax	B-Application
a	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
commented	O
in	O
2007	O
that	O
past	O
F-Zero	B-Application
and	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
collaborations	O
with	O
outside	O
development	O
houses	O
turned	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
disappointment	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fifteen	O
episodes	O
of	O
GP	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
aired	O
on	O
the	O
FoxBox	O
channel	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
before	O
its	O
cancellation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lifeforms	O
from	O
all	O
across	O
the	O
galaxy	O
come	O
to	O
compete	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
racing	O
tournament	O
called	O
"	O
F-Zero	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
moveset	O
is	O
almost	O
entirely	O
original	O
;	O
as	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
Falcon	O
makes	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
F-Zero	B-Application
by	O
using	O
the	O
Blue	O
Falcon	O
as	O
his	O
"	O
Final	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
,	O
single-use	O
special	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
franchise	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
few	O
stages	O
directly	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mute	O
City	O
or	O
Big	O
Blue	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
many	O
other	O
F-Zero	B-Application
characters	O
as	O
virtual	O
trophies	O
,	O
stickers	O
,	O
and	O
spirits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blue	O
Falcon	O
appears	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
as	O
a	O
vehicle	O
,	O
though	O
only	O
small/light	O
characters	O
can	O
use	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blue	O
Falcon	O
also	O
appears	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
albeit	O
via	O
The	O
Legend	O
of	O
Zelda	O
×	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
also	O
adds	O
a	O
course	O
based	O
on	O
Mute	O
City	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Animal	O
Crossing	O
×	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
adds	O
a	O
course	O
based	O
on	O
Big	O
Blue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Captain	O
Falcon	O
amiibo	B-Device
figure	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
to	O
unlock	O
a	O
[ [ 	O
Mii	O
costume	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
amiibo	B-Device
figure	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
to	O
unlock	O
a	O
Captain	O
Falcon	O
costume	O
in	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
minigame	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
F-Zero	B-Application
series	I-Application
titled	O
Captain	O
Falcon	O
's	O
Twister	O
Race	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
ensemble	O
game	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Land	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
playable	O
characters	O
can	O
dress	O
as	O
Nintendo	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Tekken	O
Tag	O
Tournament	O
2''	O
,	O
where	O
Bryan	O
Fury	O
can	O
take	O
on	O
Captain	O
Falcon	O
's	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
