<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2003	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Amusement	O
Vision	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
on	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
AX	O
,	O
the	O
arcade	O
counterpart	O
of	O
GX	O
,	O
uses	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
arcade	O
system	O
board	O
conceived	O
from	O
a	O
business	O
alliance	O
between	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
Namco	O
and	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
F-Zero	B-Device
X	I-Device
and	O
continues	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
difficult	O
,	O
high-speed	O
racing	O
style	O
,	O
retaining	O
the	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
and	O
control	O
system	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GX	O
introduces	O
a	O
"	O
story	O
mode	O
"	O
element	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
F-Zero	B-Application
pilot	O
Captain	O
Falcon	O
through	O
nine	O
chapters	O
while	O
completing	O
various	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
years	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
best	O
titles	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
is	O
a	O
futuristic	O
racing	O
game	O
where	O
up	O
to	O
thirty	O
competitors	O
race	O
on	O
massive	O
circuits	O
inside	O
plasma-powered	O
machines	O
in	O
an	O
intergalactic	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
F-Zero	B-Device
X	I-Device
and	O
continues	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
difficult	O
,	O
high-speed	O
racing	O
style	O
,	O
retaining	O
the	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
and	O
control	O
system	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
racing	O
craft	O
contains	O
air	O
brakes	O
for	O
navigating	O
tight	O
corners	O
by	O
using	O
an	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
and	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
the	O
snaking	O
technique	O
was	O
an	O
intentional	O
addition	O
to	O
F-Zero	B-Application
GXs	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
features	O
numerous	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
and	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlocking	O
the	O
AX	O
cup	O
gives	O
the	O
player	O
all	O
six	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
F-Zero	B-Application
AX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Internet	O
ranking	O
system	O
was	O
established	O
where	O
players	O
enter	O
a	O
password	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
F-Zero	B-Application
website	O
and	O
get	O
ranked	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
position	O
in	O
the	O
database	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghost	O
data	O
,	O
transparent	O
re-enactments	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Time	O
Attack	O
performances	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
saved	O
on	O
memory	B-Device
cards	I-Device
to	O
later	O
race	O
against	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pilot	O
Profile	O
mode	O
has	O
each	O
character	O
's	O
biography	O
,	O
theme	O
music	O
,	O
information	O
on	O
their	O
machine	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
short	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
sequence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customize	O
mode	O
is	O
divided	O
between	O
the	O
F-Zero	B-Application
Shop	O
,	O
Garage	O
,	O
and	O
Emblem	O
Editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
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>
Its	O
story	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
F-Zero	B-Application
pilot	O
Captain	O
Falcon	O
in	O
nine	O
chapters	O
of	O
various	O
racing	O
scenarios	O
;	O
such	O
as	O
Falcon	O
's	O
training	O
regiment	O
,	O
a	O
race	O
against	O
a	O
rival	O
through	O
a	O
canyon	O
with	O
falling	O
boulders	O
,	O
attack	O
and	O
eliminate	O
a	O
rival	O
's	O
gang	O
,	O
and	O
escape	O
from	O
a	O
collapsing	O
building	O
through	O
closing	O
blast	O
doors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toshihiro	O
Nagoshi	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
co-producers	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
this	O
mode	O
was	O
included	O
because	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
F-Zero	B-Application
universe	O
was	O
unique	O
and	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
explain	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
motivations	O
and	O
flesh	O
out	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
AX	O
is	O
a	O
futuristic	O
racing	O
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Amusement	O
Vision	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
arcade	O
system	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
by	O
Sega	O
to	O
use	O
Triforce	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
conceived	O
from	O
a	O
business	O
alliance	O
between	O
them	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
hardware	O
allows	O
for	O
connectivity	O
between	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
arcade	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
AXs	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
in	O
standard	O
and	O
deluxe	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
demoed	O
the	O
Cycraft	O
version	O
dubbed	O
"	O
F-Zero	B-Application
Monster	O
Ride	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2003	O
JAMMA	O
arcade	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cycraft	O
machine	O
,	O
co-developed	O
between	O
Sega	O
and	O
Simuline	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
cabin	O
suspended	O
in	O
midair	O
controlled	O
by	O
three	O
servomotors	B-Algorithm
for	O
an	O
in-depth	O
motion-based	O
simulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
14	O
playable	O
vehicles	O
with	O
their	O
pilots	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
ten	O
newcomers	O
and	O
the	O
four	O
returning	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
F-Zero	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
six	O
race	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
AX	O
cabinets	O
can	O
dispense	O
magnetic	O
stripe	O
cards	O
called	O
an	O
"	O
F-Zero	B-Application
license	O
card	O
"	O
to	O
keep	O
track	O
of	O
custom	O
machine	O
data	O
,	O
pilot	O
points	O
,	O
and	O
race	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
card	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
magnetic	O
stripe	O
card	O
is	O
needed	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
F-Zero	B-Application
AX	O
Internet	O
Ranking	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
GX	O
,	O
players	O
receive	O
a	O
password	O
after	O
completing	O
a	O
Time	O
Attack	O
race	O
to	O
enter	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
F-Zero	B-Application
website	O
's	O
ranking	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameCube	B-Application
memory	B-Device
cards	I-Device
,	O
on	O
which	O
saved	O
games	O
are	O
kept	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
inserted	O
into	O
these	O
arcade	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
is	O
required	O
for	O
players	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
AX-exclusive	O
pilots	O
,	O
their	O
vehicles	O
,	O
and	O
tracks	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
GX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
store	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
machines	O
from	O
GX	O
on	O
a	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
,	O
then	O
play	O
them	O
in	O
AX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
is	O
used	O
with	O
a	O
magnetic	O
stripe	O
card	O
,	O
players	O
have	O
additional	O
options	O
;	O
they	O
can	O
enter	O
stored	O
GX	O
machines	O
into	O
the	O
F-Zero	B-Application
AX	O
Internet	O
ranking	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
transfer	O
custom	O
AX	O
machine	O
parts	O
to	O
GX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
AX	O
content	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
acquired	O
by	O
completing	O
GXs	O
tougher	O
challenges	O
,	O
or	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
cheat	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toshihiro	O
Nagoshi	O
,	O
president	O
of	O
Sega	O
subsidiary	O
Amusement	O
Vision	O
,	O
developed	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
which	O
opened	O
up	O
the	O
opportunity	O
for	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
announced	O
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
that	O
an	O
arcade	O
system	O
board	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
"	O
Triforce	B-Device
"	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
in	O
conjunction	O
between	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
Namco	O
,	O
and	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
board	O
originated	O
after	O
discussions	O
between	O
Sega	O
and	O
Namco	O
about	O
the	O
capabilities	O
and	O
cost	O
effectiveness	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
architecture	O
to	O
make	O
arcade	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
,	O
having	O
helped	O
to	O
develop	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Triforce	B-Device
arcade	O
system	O
,	O
wanted	O
to	O
support	O
it	O
with	O
software	O
that	O
would	O
"	O
stand	O
out	O
and	O
draw	O
attention	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
platform.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nagoshi	O
was	O
suggested	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
driving	O
game	O
and	O
agreed	O
under	O
the	O
stipulation	O
he	O
could	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
something	O
unique	O
—	O
which	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
next	O
installment	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
F-Zero	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2002	O
,	O
an	O
announcement	O
from	O
Sega	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
revealed	O
that	O
Amusement	O
Vision	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
would	O
collaborate	O
to	O
release	O
F-Zero	B-Application
video	O
game	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
arcade	O
board	O
and	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
and	O
AX	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
significant	O
software	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Sega	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
announcement	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
handled	O
development	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
franchises	O
to	O
former	O
competitor	O
Sega	O
came	O
as	O
a	O
surprise	O
to	O
some	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nagoshi	O
claimed	O
that	O
1991	O
's	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>
F-Zero	B-Application
producer	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
stated	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
"	O
gained	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
fans	O
among	O
current	O
game	O
developers	O
,	O
including	O
famous	O
producers	O
like	O
Mr.	O
Nagoshi	O
who	O
grew	O
up	O
playing	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
and	O
are	O
big	O
fans	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
our	O
titles.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
thought	O
the	O
collaboration	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
true	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
F-Zero	B-Application
series	O
"	O
,	O
enhancing	O
the	O
simulation	O
of	O
racing	O
at	O
high	O
speeds	O
and	O
expanding	O
the	O
"	O
F-Zero	B-Application
world	O
on	O
a	O
grand	O
scale.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
runs	O
on	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shojii	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
musical	O
scores	O
in	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Kasho	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Gran	O
Turismo	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
revealed	O
the	O
first	O
footage	O
of	O
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
at	O
the	O
Pre-Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
press	O
conference	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
March	O
2003	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
official	O
Nintendo	O
website	O
,	O
F-Zero	B-Application
was	O
delayed	O
by	O
two	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Via	O
a	O
live	O
video	B-Application
conference	I-Application
call	I-Application
from	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
Nagoshi	O
,	O
and	O
Imamura	O
answered	O
questions	O
about	O
the	O
two	O
F-Zero	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nagoshi	O
mentioned	O
that	O
back	O
at	O
E3	O
2003	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
hoping	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
have	O
that	O
time	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
(	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
)	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
however	O
they	O
chose	O
not	O
to	O
support	O
this	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
focused	O
more	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
single-player	O
aspects	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
multiplayer	O
mode	O
would	O
distract	O
greatly	O
from	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imamura	O
commented	O
that	O
even	O
though	O
he	O
worked	O
directly	O
on	O
F-Zero	B-Application
throughout	O
its	O
different	O
incarnations	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
he	O
took	O
a	O
"	O
step	O
back	O
and	O
was	O
involved	O
at	O
kind	O
of	O
a	O
producer	O
level	O
at	O
looking	O
over	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Imamura	O
added	O
"hav[ing]	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
F-Zero	B-Application
series	O
,	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
</s>
<s>
Published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Arcade	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
alongside	O
its	O
Gamecube	B-Application
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
well-received	O
overall	O
by	O
reviewers	O
;	O
the	O
title	O
holds	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
89/100	O
on	O
the	O
aggregate	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
video	O
game	O
journalists	O
consider	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
racers	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
and	O
the	O
greatest	O
racer	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
listed	O
"	O
Best	O
GameCube	B-Application
Racing	O
Game	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
E3	O
2003	O
IGN	O
Awards	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Racing	O
Game	O
of	O
2003	O
"	O
by	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
was	O
named	O
the	O
best	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
of	O
August	O
2003	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
GameCube	B-Application
Driving	O
Game	O
"	O
of	O
2003	O
overall	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Console	O
Racing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
7th	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievements	O
Awards	O
held	O
by	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
mentioned	O
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
demanded	O
players	O
to	O
master	O
the	O
"	O
rollercoaster-style	O
tracks	O
 [ which ] 	O
required	O
hairline	O
precision	O
"	O
to	O
avoid	O
falling	O
off-course	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bryn	O
Williams	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
mentioned	O
that	O
"	O
purists	O
may	O
find	O
it	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
F-Zero	B-Application
series	O
is	O
"	O
finally	O
running	O
on	O
hardware	O
that	O
can	O
do	O
it	O
proper	O
justice	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
sold	O
100,981	O
units	O
and	O
became	O
qualified	O
for	O
the	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
line	O
in	O
both	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
selling	O
at	O
least	O
250,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nagoshi	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
2018	O
Edge	O
interview	O
that	O
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
1.5million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
