<s>
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
F-Zero	B-Application
series	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
on	O
various	O
Nintendo	O
platforms	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2560	O
,	O
where	O
multi-billionaires	O
with	O
lethargic	O
lifestyles	O
created	O
a	O
new	O
form	O
of	O
entertainment	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
races	O
called	O
"	O
F-Zero	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
has	O
been	O
acknowledged	O
by	O
critics	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
as	O
well	O
for	O
setting	O
the	O
standard	O
for	O
the	O
racing	O
genre	O
and	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
its	O
futuristic	O
subgenre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
lauded	O
F-Zero	B-Application
for	O
its	O
fast	O
and	O
challenging	O
gameplay	O
,	O
variety	O
of	O
tracks	O
,	O
and	O
extensive	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
graphical	O
mode	O
called	O
"	O
Mode	O
7.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
graphics-rendering	O
technique	O
was	O
an	O
innovative	O
technological	O
achievement	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
made	O
racing	O
games	O
more	O
realistic	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
F-Zero	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
is	O
a	O
futuristic	O
racing	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
compete	O
in	O
a	O
high-speed	O
racing	O
tournament	O
called	O
"	O
F-Zero	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
F-Zero	B-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
race	O
in	O
F-Zero	B-Application
consists	O
of	O
five	O
laps	O
around	O
the	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
includes	O
two	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
has	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
fifteen	O
tracks	O
divided	O
into	O
three	O
leagues	O
ordered	O
by	O
increasing	O
difficulty	O
:	O
Knight	O
,	O
Queen	O
,	O
and	O
King	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
F-Zero	B-Application
games	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
three	O
iterations	O
of	O
Mute	O
City	O
that	O
shows	O
it	O
in	O
either	O
a	O
day	O
,	O
evening	O
,	O
or	O
night	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
BS	O
F-Zero	B-Application
2	O
,	O
Mute	O
City	O
IV	O
continued	O
the	O
theme	O
with	O
an	O
early	O
morning	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2560	O
,	O
when	O
humanity	O
's	O
multiple	O
encounters	O
with	O
alien	O
life	O
forms	O
had	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
expansion	O
of	O
Earth	O
's	O
social	O
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
entertainment	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
races	O
to	O
be	O
founded	O
with	O
vehicles	O
that	O
could	O
hover	O
one	O
foot	O
above	O
the	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
races	O
were	O
soon	O
named	O
"	O
F-Zero	B-Application
"	O
after	O
a	O
rise	O
in	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduced	O
the	O
first	O
set	O
of	O
F-Zero	B-Application
racers	O
:	O
Captain	O
Falcon	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Stewart	O
,	O
Pico	O
,	O
and	O
Samurai	O
Goroh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
eight-page	O
comic	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
its	O
SNES	B-Application
manual	O
that	O
carried	O
the	O
reader	O
through	O
one	O
of	O
Captain	O
Falcon	O
's	O
bounty	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
1990	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
August	O
1991	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
it	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
were	O
initially	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	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
SimCity	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Gradius	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takaya	O
Imamura	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
art	O
designers	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
surprised	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
so	O
freely	O
design	O
F-Zeros	B-Application
characters	O
and	O
courses	O
as	O
he	O
wanted	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
his	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
total	O
of	O
nine	O
people	O
including	O
three	O
programmers	O
worked	O
in	O
house	O
on	O
F-Zero	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
common	O
practice	O
for	O
personnel	O
to	O
take	O
on	O
multiple	O
roles	O
for	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mode	O
7	O
is	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
texture	O
mapping	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
which	O
allows	O
a	O
raster	B-Algorithm
graphical	I-Algorithm
plane	O
to	O
be	O
rotated	O
and	O
scaled	O
freely	O
,	O
simulating	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
3D	O
environments	O
without	O
processing	O
any	O
polygons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mode	O
7	O
rendering	O
applied	O
in	O
F-Zero	B-Application
consists	O
of	O
a	O
single-layer	O
which	O
is	O
scaled	O
and	O
rotated	O
around	O
the	O
vehicle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
pseudo-3D	O
capability	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
represented	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
stated	O
that	O
F-Zero	B-Application
and	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
"	O
existed	O
almost	O
entirely	O
for	O
the	O
sake	O
of	O
showing	O
[	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
pseudo-3D	O
capabilities ]	O
off	O
"	O
as	O
they	O
outclassed	O
the	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
downloadable	O
over	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
peripheral	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
demo	O
onto	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Super	O
System	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
F-Zero	B-Application
jazz	O
album	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
1992	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Tokuma	O
Japan	O
Communications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
late	O
2006	O
,	O
then	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
in	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
its	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
release	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
re-released	O
F-Zero	B-Application
in	O
September	O
2017	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
later	O
included	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
20	O
SNES	B-Application
titles	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
subscribers	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
was	O
widely	O
lauded	O
by	O
game	O
critics	O
for	O
its	O
graphical	O
realism	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
called	O
the	O
fastest	O
and	O
most	O
fluid	O
pseudo-3D	O
racing	O
game	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
for	O
home	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Tom	O
Bramwell	O
commented	O
"	O
this	O
abundance	O
of	O
Mode	O
7	O
was	O
unheard	O
of	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
graphics-rendering	O
technique	O
was	O
an	O
innovative	O
technological	O
achievement	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
made	O
racing	O
games	O
more	O
realistic	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
F-Zero	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
editor	O
Ravi	O
Hiranand	O
agreed	O
,	O
arguing	O
F-Zeros	B-Application
combination	O
of	O
fast-paced	O
racing	O
and	O
free-range	O
of	O
motion	O
were	O
superior	O
compared	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
previous	O
home	O
console	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Peer	O
Schneider	O
assured	O
readers	O
F-Zero	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
16-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
video	O
games	O
to	O
"	O
perfectly	O
combine	O
presentation	O
and	O
functionality	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
gaming	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zeros	B-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
lauded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
retrospective	O
review	O
by	O
Greg	O
Kasavin	O
,	O
he	O
praised	O
F-Zeros	B-Application
controls	O
,	O
longevity	O
and	O
track	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Lucas	O
Thomas	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
substantial	O
plot	O
and	O
mentioned	O
F-Zero	B-Application
"	O
does	O
n't	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
impact	O
these	O
days	O
"	O
suggesting	O
"	O
the	O
sequels	O
on	O
GBA	B-Device
very	O
much	O
pick	O
up	O
where	O
this	O
title	O
left	O
off	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
F-Zero	B-Application
as	O
the	O
91st	O
best	O
game	O
ever	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
discussing	O
its	O
originality	O
at	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
97th	O
best	O
game	O
ever	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
still	O
"	O
respected	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
all-time	O
top	O
racers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ScrewAttack	O
placed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
18th	O
best	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
listed	O
F-Zero	B-Application
31st	O
on	O
it	O
’s	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
rated	O
the	O
game	O
50th	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
summarizing	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
’s	O
old	O
and	O
basic	O
but	O
this	O
garish	O
futuristic	O
offering	O
still	O
pushes	O
your	O
driving	O
skills	O
to	O
the	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
has	O
been	O
credited	O
with	O
being	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
set	O
a	O
standard	O
for	O
the	O
racing	O
genre	O
and	O
inventing	O
the	O
"	O
futuristic	O
racing	O
"	O
subgenre	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
credits	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
having	O
inspired	O
the	O
future	O
creation	O
of	O
numerous	O
racing	O
games	O
inside	O
and	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
futuristic	O
subgenre	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Wipeout	O
series	O
and	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toshihiro	O
Nagoshi	O
,	O
President	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
Amusement	O
Vision	O
,	O
stated	O
in	O
2002	O
that	O
F-Zero	B-Application
"	O
actually	O
taught	O
me	O
what	O
a	O
game	O
should	O
be	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
served	O
as	O
an	O
influence	O
for	O
him	O
to	O
create	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
and	O
other	O
racing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amusement	O
Vision	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
develop	O
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
and	O
AX	O
,	O
with	O
Nagoshi	O
serving	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
co-producers	O
for	O
these	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
initially	O
developed	O
the	O
sequel	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
F-Zero	B-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
broadcast	O
in	O
several	O
versions	O
on	O
the	O
St.GIGA	O
subscription	O
service	O
for	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
attachment	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
this	O
add-on	O
,	O
players	O
could	O
download	O
titles	O
via	O
satellite	O
and	O
save	O
it	O
onto	O
a	O
flash	O
ROM	B-Device
cartridge	O
for	O
temporary	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
Japanese	O
names	O
of	O
BS	O
F-Zero	B-Application
Grand	O
Prix	O
and	O
BS	O
F-Zero	B-Application
Grand	O
Prix	O
2	O
during	O
the	O
mid-1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BS	O
F-Zero	B-Application
Grand	O
Prix	O
contained	O
a	O
new	O
track	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
15	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
and	O
four	O
different	O
playable	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
under	O
consideration	O
for	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
via	O
Game	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
states	O
BS	O
F-Zero	B-Application
Grand	O
Prix	O
2	O
features	O
one	O
new	O
league	O
containing	O
five	O
tracks	O
,	O
a	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
and	O
a	O
Practice	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
F-Zero	B-Application
franchise	O
made	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
3D	O
graphics	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
F-Zero	B-Device
X	I-Device
in	O
1998	O
,	O
Mode	O
7	O
graphical	O
effects	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
installments	O
Maximum	B-Application
Velocity	I-Application
and	O
GP	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
sequel	O
F-Zero	B-Application
:	I-Application
Maximum	I-Application
Velocity	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
installment	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
GameSpy	O
as	O
a	O
hard	O
overhaul	O
of	O
F-Zero	B-Application
and	O
featured	O
improvements	O
to	O
its	O
graphical	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
and	O
AX	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
arcade	I-Device
system	I-Device
board	I-Device
respectively	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
significant	O
video	O
game	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GX	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
F-Zero	B-Application
game	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
while	O
AX	O
was	O
called	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
"	O
proper	O
arcade	O
release	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
recent	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
F-Zero	B-Application
Climax	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
in	O
2004	O
and	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>
