F-Zero 99 Is One of 2023's Best Games
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024
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Can we talk about how clean the presentation is? Between the hi-res chunky pixels and how some of the original art is incorporated, it looks so nice!
I personally am loving how the modernized version of the old pixelated look. And personally I’d love to see this more on the future.
It reminds me of the Smash Ultimate stage.
It is SO clean
big yup. the original game was very strobey
People forget captain falcon is a bounty hunter. That original artwork from the fzero comic had falcon blasting a bounty, i never thought id see that art style again
Fingers crossed F-Zero 99 stays alive for a long time
😂 no, it will disappear as quick as the others… At least they left single player residue behind, this won’t.
Sorry, it's only for the 33rd anniversary. It will be deleted forever, including Nintendo's internal source code, on January 1, 2024!
@@lpnp9477 😮 sounds like a Y2K bug 😂
@@GigantemanateeMario 35 shut down because Nintendo was marketing off of FOMO.
Pac-Man 99 was a horrible idea, that's why it didn't work.
Tetris 99 is still going strong.
hoping till the next F-Zero
F-Zero 99 is the best 99-series game so far because it *makes losing fun.*
When I'm playing Tetris or Pac-Man 99 and I lose in the top 10, I'm not thinking "Wow, that was a fun match!", I see it as time lost. With F-Zero's Rival system, even when you lose (there *are* 98 other contestants, after all), you still get a sense of progress and accomplishment. Might not have won the match, but I beat these four people's asses, so...
If there's gonna be that many players with only one winner on top, making losing fun is crucial, and F-Zero 99 really nails it in that aspect. Banger game, glad we waited 19 years for a remake-spin-off
Exactly, in the other 99 games, you’re just outlasting the other players for the most part. Here you’re actually outplaying and beating them one by one, and you can directly see the results of that. There’s a much better sense of progression in skill
Hard disagree, Tetris gives the same feel.
Oh my, that last line had me 😮😂
Disagree at the state of titanium on Tetris 99. Those of who still play still get happy with our wins and want to play more if a loss happens.
I have the same feel.
And I wish Mario 35 comes back as a 99 game too lol
I think the strength of F-Zero 99 is that it understands the power of risk/reward. It's a total thrill. The tracks are challenging enough on their own (especially the "Pro" tracks), but you have to balance that against your power meter, which is both your ability speed up and take a higher position, *and* your ability to survive the race at all. If you want to win (or at least place high), you have to boost, you have to play aggressively. But every time you boost, your margin for error shrinks, and it shrinks fast. This constant balancing act keeps you on your toes in every race.
And at the same time, it largely avoids the problem a lot of Racing games struggle with, where the person in first is nigh-unassailable, because it puts extra obstacles in their way in the form of "bumpers" controlled by the AI or sometimes even knocked out players that you can't super easily trivialise given how tough most tracks are (Death Wind is the only one I can see being susceptible to runaways), and the Super Sparks provide a catch-up mechanic that allows you to turn being stuck in the pack into an advantage, instead of the disadvantage it traditionally is.
It is just... wildly addicting. This game needs to be talked about more, in a positive light, because it totally deserves it.
Hard agree with all of this. It’s fun in a casual, almost Mario-kart like way because you can kinda “luck up” into the top 25 occasionally. But the more you dig in, the more you realize just how deep it is. Where to get ahead, where to hang back, when to boost, when to attack, where to use the skyway… especially on the tougher tracks, a lot of skill and strategy is involved. I’ve lost races because I’ve gotten ahead of the pack on lap 3 only to not have enough boost or points to keep it up, and have broken the top three throwing a Hail Mary on the last lap and boosting every last hit point right across the line. So much fun.
You nailed my thoughts exactly. The tension of the risk/reward is SO perfectly executed in this game, it's a marvel honestly how good it is
Bruh have you played silence yet hardest track
@@PickleRick91x Sure have. That S-turn is evil, as is the set of super awkward corners that follows.
I used to play Mario kart obsessively for hours. I still love Mario kart but I’ve barely played it since f-zero 99 came out. It is just so addicting. For all the reasons you said. It’s a fantastic game. I don’t play a ton of online multiplayer games but this one has got to be my favorite.
I’ll at least say this: F-Zero 99 is probably the most ambitious 99 game by far.
Easily
As a MASSIVE fan of the SNES F-Zero, this was the most exciting game announcement in the Direct for me. I barely touched the other 99 series games, but I see myself playing this one for months. I barely had time to play for an hour last night and I already can’t wait to get home from work to play more. Absolutely a game of the year contender for me.
@@ts7844 The 99 version of you is trash
Yoo i love your vids
@@ts7844more like ur opinion is trash
This is a damn good F-Zero racer. A massive high-stakes hyper speed death race, where veterans can apply their skills for sure but newcomers will surely rise through the ranks and find positive gameplay. In that sense, it feels like a game with the core essence of F-Zero baked into it’s formula. I’m thankful for this release.
I've always wondered whether GX was designed with some unknown GameCube ethernet connection Nintendo was cooking up. So much about it seems tailor-made for an online experience.
I wrote this on the F-Zero subreddit (which seems to be coming around to the game more) but I'm going to write it here too.
Like many others I'd prefer to have a new "proper" F-Zero game. But when you look at all the platforms that the series had after the original SNES game this is probably the best chance the series has at proving it can be successful since that game. The N64 and GameCube sold progressively worse, and handheld games didn't get the same excitement back in the GBA days as they get now. Combining the Switch's popularity with this being the first game in the series in 20 or so years and that the only barrier to entry is a $20 subscription that millions of players already have means something. And a point I made there that I think got overshadowed but is also very important, at least symbolically, the first three of the"99" games were blockbuster franchises: Tetris, Pac-Man, and Mario. I think it says something that F-Zero is the fourth game to get this treatment. We'll have to see if this actually results in a new "proper" game, but having this is still meaningful.
I was one of those dissapointed when the F-zero reveal was the 99 game...then I played it and every dissapointed just vanished into thin air. The chaos, the clean retro graphics, the feeling of progression even if losing (rivals, getting car colors, decals, etc). At first I though I would never get good and would always end up been 50 or so...then I kept getting better, understood strategy, the best areas to boost, the slide mechanic, picking a car good to your style and suddenly I began been in the top 25...then then top 10 and now I have reach 2nd a few times, first place still eludes me but I now feel I can achieve it at some moment.
It really is a great F-zero game in general and though skills is needed is mechanics to help those in the back are good and like the video mention gives a chance to everyone playing...until someone KO's you. The feeling of been KO just as you are almost tasting the finish line is the worse. I am not proud to admit my neighbour probably re-thinks my language on those moments xP
Keep in mind this: hard-core FZERO fans aren't the only ones who are playing this game; casuals and newcomers who are seeking a challenge are willing to pick this up, too. Hopefully, this does send a message to Nintendo to focus more on the series, and maybe have faith in it again.
I think the fact that races in fzero have a set end unlike tetris pacman or even mario 35 gives fzero 99 the appeal of being very quick to boot up and play just one match which will only take about like 5 minutes AND I LOVE IT
Pick up and play
Sort of like a mobile game in terms of addiction
Good luck putting it back down after just one match though
@@jacklevin550 EXACTLY its so addicting
I thought this was going to be a game I played for 5 minutes and put down because its too chaotic, but Jon is really right. It's the perfect amount of chaos, control, luck, and skill that makes me want to obsess over it until I get the W. Perfect pick up and play game for the Switch I'll probably end up sinking several hours into
I played it for several hours last night and it was indeed quite addicting! What this game really needs the most in my opinion is queuing up with friends, Tetris 99 has that so I hope it gets added. I tried queuing up with friends at the same time and we managed to get in some races together and it was soooo fun. I’d love to be able to join a random 99 player match with friends or even just have a private match with friends that could go up to 99 players. That would be incredible!
I think it has priority match making for friends because me and my friends tried to queue together at the same time and we got in each others game 9/10 times, nintendo does need to get better at online multiplayer with friends though.
Omg imagine playing this with 99 friends in a discord call
Omg imagine having 99 friends. Kidding of course that would be LOUUUD!@@theformersmartguy1690
There's a lot of internet vitriol from people who haven't even played and/or will not play this game.
But everyone who actually embraced it for what it is, instead of mourning what it isn't, is PRAISING this game. And rightfully so!
This is an outstanding use of the 99 battle-royale format, the action is frantic, white-knuckled fun, and the feeling of "okay just *one* more round" doesn't wear off easily. It's really good, especially for the price tag.
You really need to understand just how awful it was seeing that announcement as a big fan of the series. Initial gasp/excitement as you're expecting the pixel art to transition into 3D and it just doesn't come. Battle royale type games already have a stigma and it was gross feeling like a game you like and have attachment to that hasn't gotten an entry in 20 years has resorted to trend-chasing. So yeah I'm not gonna blame anyone for feeling the way they do because I did as well.
I have gameplay issues with 99 but I am having fun with it after spending some time on it.
I am also feeling quite optimistic about a new game/ remake being on the way, since it is feeling more like this is a way to get people to realize they like F Zero and make them more likely to buy a future release.
F-Zero 99 is actually my 2nd favorite F-Zero game. I have to say GX is the best for the sheer spectacle and speed. But this… this is addictive as hell. It’s amazing.
I always thought the OG Fzero is underrated and I love that they gave it another chance like this. This is peak Nintendo giving you something you didnt know you wanted instead of something obvious.
Yup it is peak Nintendo. Them all making it free is even further peak Nintendo. One of their best moments.
F-Zero X is my favorite racing game of all time (I much prefer its camera and how it handles it to GX), and an F-Zero X 99 would be the peak of my existence
I hate how the Camara zooms in when you slow down
I also really love the practice mode in all honesty. It looks like a simple mode for learning the tracks at first but then you think "I can do that better" and so you go again and again until you're racing your ghost neck and neck to shave milliseconds off of your time. This game has honestly singlehandedly made me excited for whatever they do with f zero next, having played none of the other games, and that's awesome.
ikr!
F-Zero 99 is almost exactly what I wanted for a while. Thinking about Miyamoto's famous quote, that they have no clue what to do with F-Zero, my mind always went to 30 player online races and Grand Prix. I would've loved it, if it was based on F-Zero Climax or GP Legend, since I'm also not a big fan of the original. But the addition of the newer mechanics makes it really great. Especially boosting with your energy. This'll definitely be a 99 game I'll actually play once in a while.
That said, F-Zero Climax 99 when lol
was Climax the game that wasn't released outside of japan?
Yes
Back in the Direct, F-Zero 99 was poorly received by the community. But now that people have played it, the game's a Solid 10/10! It's highly addictive, extremely fun, has high replayability and more!
I can't wait to see the chaos when the King League finally drops. Fire Field will be a very interesting track for 99 racers.
What I find magical about F-Zero 99 is that getting first place is such a satisfying achievement that feels almost exactly how it felt back in the day playing F-Zero GX beating stuff like the Very Hard Story Mode chapters or Master Class Grand Prix. Precious memories are being relived. This. _This_ is why I've been wanting a new F-Zero and I am happy.
this games crack the more you play it the more you want to keep playing it
It's easily the best 99 game they've done, it actually feels like a good amount of effort has been put into it
I completely agree, as soon as I saw this I immediately thought of how Miyamoto said they didn't make a new F-Zero game in 20 years because they didn't have any new ideas ... well they did it now, they came up with a way to modernize the formula that makes perfect sense.
This game is genuinely amazing. It’s absolute hilarious chaos, pure fun
I wasn't expecting to see you here
Been living this game. My first FZero
F-Zero 99 made me remember how much I love F-Zero. Now I want another game that embraces the American comic book style of the original and X.
Thing i love about it is makes it feel lore accurate.
a literal death race to the end.
1st is great, not crashing out is better.
I didn't really care if we got an f zero game, but now i really want one. It's been so long since I've played one. Last time was on the GameCube
It'y technically a new one lol. I'd love this concept wigh theN64 one
The thing what makes this click for me is just the fact that you can have rivalries and 1on1 interactions.
You see other people's names and they see yours. If you start targeting someone, they might recognize you and target you in return.
At that point i doesn't even matter if you got top 10, you made THAT guy explode and finished the race. That's all that matters in the end.
This feels like actually being an F-Zero race. I've nevef played an F-Zero game before, but I'm really loving it and the goal of trying to beat your rivals is a much more obtainable goal starting off.
Fzero 99 is my game of the year atm, absolutely loving it and been playing as much as I can.
The number of times in the last few days I have been laughing and screaming in excitement.. my neighbours must think I'm mad 😅
What I love is that as far as I know. There are no micro transactions.
Nothing is locked behind a paid system and there's none of that energy or stamina stuff you see in other F2P games.
Nothing is paywalled and nothing is pay to win.
Fzero 99 is exactly what Fzero should be. It has insane depth and its blindly fast and fun
It's a surprisingly fun game. It looks chaotic but it is 100 % fair unlike Mario Kart for example, where you will get cheated our of your well deserved first place sooner or later. Here, every death is 100 % on the player. Maybe I shouldn't have used that one boost earlier. Maybe I should have used the spin to take out that damaged car in front of me and get all my boost back. Maybe I should have slowed down instead of pin-palling against the walls. I have lost several races and so far, my best result was 8th place in one of the pro races, but I never felt cheated. Never felt frustrated either. It's always more like a "damn, I got reckless again."
I can't get enough of this game and I'm praying that Nintendo sees the positive reception over this kind of gameplay. If a new F-Zero plays like an iterated 99, then I can see a whole new generation of F-Zero fans coming up and growing with whatever Nintendo gives us.
It is excellent. They put a lot of work in making the multiplayer gameplay a fun addictive loop
Completely agree. I’m already B Rank and can’t stop playing this game. F-Zero 99 is the best Battle Royals game on Switch, and I’m glad everyone is finally experiencing F-Zero’s amazing soundtrack as well. Port Town goes so hard.
There are many amazing hardrock/metal covers of the music pieces on YT. Same with Mega Man X. Probably also other genres.
@@napoleonfeanor You and I might be thinking of the exact same RUclips cover, lol. There’s one by neon on RUclips in the style of F-Zero X, and it slaps.
@@napoleonfeanor Actually, the official Jazz Arrange is really excellent too. For being so heavily associated with hardrock/metal F-Zero in general is pretty diverse in musical style. You kinda have Jazz (+ "chiptune" I guess) with the original (also in Mario Kart), Hardrock with F-Zero X (+ Smash) and a more Techno-like soundtrack with F-Zero GX/AX.
But the Metal covers are amazing either way!
I do hope they end up doing the same with Star Fox, 64 specifically, imagine a 99 player battle royale on a stage like the independence day one, random drops of laser upgrades, a multitude of airwings to choose, silver and golden rings as drops from players, bombs being super rare drops from Rob boxes, I would love that so much
Imagine the alien mother ship level with an online squad
This game took me right back to when I was 16 and playing fzero to death.....and always hoped for a sequal with 2 player mode but after a 30+ year wait I get something even better ..... my fave 99 download so far on the switch ....and so glad they kept the old snes music and didn't try updating it.... this is pure nostalgia with a modern multiplayer feel... and was free ... well kind of lol... totally epic
To me, this game is the realization of what F-Zero was always meant to be. Of course, I have nostalgia for the SNES so perhaps that is no surprise.
As a fellow F-Zero enthusiast (X is my favorite as well!) I was initially very bummed out that the great idea of an F-Zero 99 ended up using the SNES game as a base but after the initial disappointment had settled, I definitely agree that this is a damn fun game. Easily the best 99 game since Tetris 99. I hope that if we ever get a brand new game in the series that a 99/online battle royale mode is included because it fits the series really damn well.
All it needs is a split screen option, like in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe you can have a couch friend play next to you while you both are racing others online.
I have no idea why, but the animation of the vehicles spinning looks so satisfying
2D games always have this weird satisfying vibe with it comes to animations and pixel art, can't blame ya
I loved this game, I'm so excited to get home and play again. To me, the concept totally makes sense in a F-Zero context. I mean, it's a race with pilots from all over the galaxy, so it would be a big event like the 99 races.
I really hope that they develop even further this concept, with new courses, machines, customization options, social interations, new Grand Prix. As it is now the game is amazing and a lot of fun, but It's such a cool idea that it deserves to become much bigger than that.
I really hope they add more tracks and vehicles eventually. I only ever choose the Blue Falcon because it looks the coolest of the vehicles. I know there aren't as many vehicles in the original game, but it would be nice to get some new ones.
From GX for sure
It shouldn't be too hard to include vehicles from F-Zero 2 and F-Zero GBA. I've been wondering if those will show up later. Blue Falcon from F-Zero 1 is my favorite version because of the way the four engines look, although I'm better with Golden Fox. I did main Yoshi in every Mario Kart, so I guess the Fox's acceleration feels natural to me at this point.
People have datamined the game and have discovered files from the satellaview version of the game. That version had new tracks and 4 new vehicles.
Couldn't agree more, Jon!
It's simple and addicting, but it still offers the core experience of an F-ZERO game. Like you, I wasn't the biggest fan of the SNES game but my goodness I'm having such a good time with this.
Getting better with the controls, learning the tracks, figuring out when to use the super boost, it makes for a fun time!
People say F-ZERO fans got screwed over with this being rhe "New F-ZERO" game, but I also disagree with that. If anything, it gives me hope that Nintendo is gauging how much people like F-ZERO and to make a new one in due time.
And in addition to all of that, there could be quite a few newcomers to this series; this could be their first F-ZERO experience. They may wind up loving it and try the F-ZERO X on the N64 NSO; they might just become a F-ZERO fan entirely.
I'm so excited for F-ZERO and i hope it gets the attention it deserves.
Just realized none of the other 99 games had the players interact with each other so directly, Tetris, Pac-Man and Mario just had sending stuff to other players, actually bumping into each other here makes a big difference.
Jon back at it again with the correct F-Zero opinions.
The rubberbanding works here because it still take some skill to get the orbs unlike Mario Kart that gives the weapons.
I think this version of F-Zero has truly embodied the original lore of it being a chaotic death race, with dozens of racers exploding on the track at all times.
The most clever mechanic seems to be that if you're in 1st place you don't have to worry about some other player messing you up, it is instead a test of skill: You need to dodge all of the exploding cars to maintain your lead. You don't have another player to target your rage at because they're not the ones responsible for you failing to dodge the exploding NPCs.
That adds that extra layer of strategy to the game itself: Instead of simply driving fast there's good reason to stay behind other cars, so that they'll be the ones to explode the NPCs and not you. In essence F-Zero 99 introduced a version of drafting into the game itself, and that's incredibly clever.
Game is way too addicting! The constant thrill of getting to first place while trying to survive and knock others out itches that risk/reward factor that gets me to hop into a new race as soon as I'm done.
Can't wait until the other leagues start so we get to see the other tracks. Would also love it if they added the BS F-Zero tracks, since those would basically be completely new for like 99% of the playerbase.
It's really amazing and I love how everything looks and how fast it is to jump into a race
Most fun I've had on an F-Zero game by far. Best 99 game too. I love it.
Amen to the request for a physical release. It would be a crime if Nintendo never releases this gem on cartridge!
Between this and Quake 2 Remastered, it's been a strange but great year for me where games I loved in high school got really fucking cool remasters, which act as amazing tributes to the games and contain tweaks (radical or slight) that arguably elevate them above their source material.
The drifting feels so much better in this game than the SNES original. I feel like that was the worst part of the first game.
100% agreed that this should get a physical release it already has a practice mode and quite a few offline components.
I would love if they sold DLC for this game that added CPU versions of the main cups so you can still grind out cosmetics, as well as local modes with friends, and lobbies with friends online.
I feel like it’s not quite as strong as Tetris 99 for me personally, but it’s definitely a close second. The moment to moment gameplay is much more involved, and I’m shocked with how well it runs. I never encountered any hiccups or dropped games.
Having only played the other F-Zero games for a short while, I think this nails the fast and frantic gameplay of the rest of the series. Unlike Mario Kart, it’s very much racing focused. Drifting and proper cornering are a must.
Even still, it never punishes the player for not being up to par with the rest of the pack. This game proves that Nintendo has room in their roster for two different but still fun racing series, and I’m glad this is the game that finally got them to revive the series.
Fingers crossed it’s as good a revival as Awakening was for Fire Emblem.
For the physical release I hope they release a track editor for it so we could had fun making tracks in the game and share it for play online.
I highly doubt it's getting a physical release, bud.
Sorry, did you seriously say physical release? Or did you facetiously say physical release
@@HamazuraGODneither, they said it hopefully
@@HamazuraGODTetris 99 somehow had a physical release
@@Puffle573But that had single player modes to purchase in game on release. This is purely online multiplayer.
Having a blast with it! I think it's a great way to experiment with F-Zero and I'm loving the presentation. Hopefully this leads to a new game with some fresh and fun mechanics.
I love the original 1990 game and i put in so many hours as an adult into that game on my SNES classic. That said I love the original controls, theyre hard to learn but once you do master them, it is just a satisfying thing win. F-ZERO 99 has softened those controls making it easier to make turns. That is something I am still trying to adjust to because I often end up cutting a turn too early in this game. when you break away from the pack it feels so freeing and amazing. Losing a race is not bad either bc of how quick you can get into another one. I wanted a brand new title 3D original switch F-ZERO, but this game is fun too
Something you didn't mention I thought was noteworthy, the controls feel really good. Part of it might have been the controller I was using (8 Bit Do Pro 2, dpad, not stick) but I think a lot of it was the software. Metroid Dread felt the same way to me, like they put extra effort into getting the controls just exactly right.
The controls are pretty faithful to the original SNES games feel. D-pad is the best for this game.
This game is pretty fun, Nintendo be testing the waters with this.
They said they won't make a new one qithout having really new ideas. They are ipen with cooperating with another studio like sega with GX though
@@napoleonfeanorMiyamoto said that, thats not the official company statement. Someone else can make it other than him, or Nintendo can always order a team to do it. Its just specifically! Miyamoto's standards.
Honestly being a test just makes me lose even more hope
Darkstalkers had a test and never came back
SoulCalibur had a test and the producer left Namco entirely
While not exactly a test, Fire Emblem Warriors' Dev team is on record saying "If this game does well, we'll get older fan favorites in the sequel" and instead all they did was make it entirely Three Houses based
I'm just so tired of these tests, they never, ever pan out
An new FZero with multiplayer like this would be awesome
@@smallsoul2374 damn, thats too bad.
F-Zero 99 has been so addicting, just wish there was a few more racers (Give me Black Shadow or James Mccloud 😂)
Shoutout to that one guy that paid like 30k to ask Nintendo about F-Zero at that investors meeting. I salute you, sir
I’ve never been into f zero because the skill curve is so high, this game is a lot of fun and I’m really enjoying it
This is chaotic in the best possible way. I’m having so much fun and bummed out that not many people are giving this game a chance
It's because I don't like F Zero and I don't think it's fun shrug
It’s been out for less than a day….
Not the Fzero we wanted, but the Fzero we deserved for now at least
I grew up with a SNES and I had lot of great moments with F-Zero. I always kept thinking on the other ships playing, competing or bumping you. The announcement left me very hyped and I have played a lot last night. I like the way Nintendo has approached this game, and I agree with Jon, there are many layers, can feel fresh and different (even if you play big blue every 15 minutes). No matter what I do I always keep crashing in Death Wind I, which is one of my all-time fav tracks (Sand Ocean is top for me). I love the music.
As an F0 fan playing this game just feels like a full on new game. So much improvements over the SNES version and the chaos having 99 racers on a track offers just feels natural and welcomed given FZero 64 and GX were bonkers at times.
I love how passionate and honest you are Jon. Keep talking about the things you love, we're all here for it!
I get the addictive feeling of it! I kept ending up in the top 5 and knew that I could eventually hit first and have fun doing it. I eventually did and couldn’t stop smiling
My one complaint isn’t with the game itself, it’s with the people you play with. At the start of the race you’re given the option between two different courses. People will always choose Mute City or Big Blue. People want to unlock the other maps for training mode, but the majority of people refuse to do anything that isn’t one of the courses from smash brothers. They also did this in super Mario 35 where most people would always vote to do 1-1 or 1-2 over and over again.
Even if it was random, you could still luck out, but random would still be nice. I've had a pretty fair mix up so far but noticed Sand Ocean keeps getting avoided.
@@frost8077 And when Pro Courses come up, it's usually Port Town over White Land. (And Silence never shows up.)
@@KurisuBlaze Silence only appears in Grand Prix. All you have to do is play Silence for it to appear in Practice mode, and then completing the Grand Prix gives you a paint Decal. Silence has lots of sharp turns so take those slowly.
I get so mad with the voting system in F-Zero and Mario Kart, in MK people choose the lamest courses constantly and alot of great ones never get picked cause they want to play that boring Animal Crossing track again or Excitebike. In F-Zero it took me forever to finally get Sand Ocean to unlock. It only got voted because it was that or Death Wind.
@@ChrisMS0815
On day 3 of F-Zero 99, I find myself thinking, "Mute City again?" although they could've programmed the game in a better way to avoid having the rarer tracks remain rare. It should get better when the other tracks unlock.
This game is going to be absolute carnage when flame field is added to the track roster
White Land 2 too.
What an amazing way to get people into the F-Zero series, this game is INSANE!
The only thing I'm hoping for now is for Nintendo to update the game with the other 4 cars from BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 from the Satella so it would now have a total of 8 cars to choose and race with.
And add the 10 courses from BS2.
Mute City 4
Big Blue 2
Silence 2
Sandstorm 1 & 2
Forest 1, 2, & 3
Metal Fort 1 & 2
@@theonewhowrotethis5681 Yes!
@@theonewhowrotethis5681 Oh yes, finally getting the content of the second one would be amazing, especially since more content would be welcome here.
It’s great to be back. Hopefully this builds interest in the franchise!
My only gripe is the announcer doesn’t say “yeahhh the final lap!”. I know that’s an X thing, not the snes original, but come on that voice is iconic
or "YOU HAVE BOOST POWER"
8:13 Yooo, that's me!! 😮
These 99 games are becoming the best part of NSO. Wonder what other ones we will see
We certainly won't see Super Mario Bros. 35 again.
@@Benjamillion Because that was a limited time celebration thing. It was always meant to be that way.
@DeevDaRabbit Still scummy that they did that, it was one of the most played Switch games.
@@Benjamillion Unfortunately FOMO is a popular marketing scheme.
@@Benjamillionnot scummy it was supposed to be special
Through F-Zero and the Mode7 Snes showed its muscles. I believe that the next Nintendo console could be released with a new F-Zero, I think through a VR system. Btw it also depends on how much we play F-Zero99
I expected to try it for 10-20 minutes since it looks like a novelty. 3 hours later I just want to play one more race, genuine surprise, well executed, very fun game. Fingers crossed Nintendo can get us more F-Zero before 2043.
I've had a ton of fun playing F-Zero 99 so far. It's my favorite NSO battle royale since SMB 35.
I agree with everything that you've said, tried to play the SNES game before and wasn't that much of a fan, but gave F-zero 99 a chance and I also have spend as much time as I can playing it. It's so fun and addictive!!
Loved this video! F Zero is really the only racing series I've ever liked and I'm so happy it's back. Also your voice is incredible and I subscribed just because it's so chill lol
PAC-MAN 99 had the issue of it feeling very non-competitive. The attacks didn’t feel like they came from other players and the game’s meta emphasized NOT clearing any boards until things got to sub-50 players remaining because doing better actually made things HARDER for the player to win. It felt like a huge step down from Tetris 99.
But ~this~, this feels like a logical step of the 99 series. A game that naturally feels conducive to having 99 players at once and a game that actually de-emphasizes the feeling of “if I don’t get 1st, then I failed.”
At first I was like this is not going to work very well as a 99 game and then I played it and I was like I love this game.
And the muscle memory of playing the SNES F-Zero from the 90s pretty much came back to me and have done fairly well playing it.
Personally my first thought was this is exactly what a f zero should be. How anyone had any doubts is beyond me.
Let’s hope this game garners enough success that Nintendo uses it as a building block for a true new F-Zero.
I love it that if you successfully KO an opponent, your energy guage increases, and it will continue to increase with every KO
I played it this morning before work and I really enjoyed it. I definitely think as far as the 99 games go this one is probably my favorite. It is really fun and doesn’t cause me to stress out like Tetris 99 can.
I agree 100℅ John, I've already put in 5 hours on this game!
Couldn't agree more on all fronts, John! I never was a super fan of the original FZero since it could be fully best in a few hours, where SMK had faster difficulties and more characters. I became a huge fan of FZero with FZero X due to the amount of characters and fun gameplay, it did well transitioning to 3D. F-Zero 99 is a huge blast to play, to my surprise! It feels like a what if a SNES game were made in 2023 with all the modern elements. It's a ton of fun
I’d say 40,000 dollars well spent. (If you remember that one investor who put that money in because they wanted a new F-Zero game). Anyway, this game is almost like a Mario Rabbids experience. Less impressive when announced, but when you play it, more to it than you would think. It’s quite addictive. It’s also nice to see more action First Party Titles running on Nintendo’s new online servers, showing how much better they are than the old ones. This one has spot on online without any hitches. Particularly with so many players at once.
I love the music, seeing the announcer dude. Great presentation.
The game is really great, but I am hoping they add friend lobbies. I'm a little bit disappointed that the first proper online f-zero has no way to play with friends
Yeah absolutely. Tetris launched the same way, hopefully it's coming
This was actually my only disappointment with F Zero 99, Hopefully friend lobbies with pool codes and people on your friends list will be added as a update over time.
To me, this is probably NST's next well known game. Its been quite a bit of time since they've done something super brand new besides support and ports on the Switch.
I 100% believe they should take the helm of F-Zero going forward!
I was so mad when I saw the announcement on the direct, because I wanted either a new F-Zero or GX remaster, and 99 felt like a bit of a kick in nuts from Nintendo considering the amount of new games and re-releases other series have gotten on Switch while F-Zero has remained forgotten outside of some Mario Kart DLC.
But then I played it, and I can honestly say, I'm an idiot. F-Zero 99 isn't a half arsed effort to shut fans up. It's clear they have put some effort in to it.
Problem is, now I want a new 3D F-Zero with 99 racers, machine customization, 60 FPS and a solid online mode.
Maybe on the Switch 2..............
from the little ive played, its really good! I cant wait to play more when i get the chance.
Would have been cool if you could play online with friends. Would be fun going into a 99 lobby with a few buddies just crashin n bashin.
I love how this game uses the original ilustrations in the menu's, it's so neat!