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F-Zero Maximum Velocity Joins Nintendo Switch Online Tomorrow

F-Zero Maximum Velocity Joins Nintendo Switch Online Tomorrow

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F-Zero Maximum Velocity joins Nintendo Switch Online, bringing classic high-speed racing to fans. The latest addition to Nintendo Switch Online will be F-Zero Maximum Velocity: a sequel to the SNES original. The first game was mainly built to show off the SNES’s Mode 7 background scaling capabilities, which were new for a game console. Likewise, it was also new for a handheld in 2001, and served a similar purpose. F-Zero has been one of the more dormant of Nintendo’s properties, to the annoyance of its fans. The last real title in the series was developed for the Gamecube by Sega’s Amusement Visions; an arcade version of the game, F-Zero AX, debuted at the same time and would accept Gamecube memory cards. The early 2000s were the most fruitful time in F-Zerr’s history with an arcade game, a console game, two handheld games and even an anime. Since then it’s just been silence. Well, unless you count F-Zero 99, the latest of Nintendo’s battle royale makeovers for NSO. 99 players are

Quantum Rush: Champions Review (Xbox One)

Quantum Rush: Champions Review (Xbox One)

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Racing games have always been a popular genre in gaming and while simulation and arcade racers have often been the most played, futuristic titles have still had an important part to play. Nintendo has the F-Zero franchise and Sony has the Wipeout series, Microsoft though do not have their own signature futuristic racer leaving Xbox players without too much choice for their racing needs. In fact, fans of all three publishers have had little to cheer about as the last full F-Zero game was released in 2003 for the GameCube while the last Wipeout was Wipeout HD for the PlayStation 3 in 2008. So the fact that GameArt Studio has decided to try their hand at creating a game in the same spiritual mold of those legendary series should be good news. After all, more choice can never be a bad thing, and the Xbox One really only has a limited range of racing titles right now. But just how good is Quantum Rush: Champions and does it live up

Nintendo Offered Criterion the Chance to Make F-Zero for Wii U

Nintendo Offered Criterion the Chance to Make F-Zero for Wii U

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Nintendo fans haven’t seen an F-Zero game for a very long time. In fact, the last entry in the franchise was F-Zero Climax for the Game Boy Advance in 2004, although smaller minigames have been present in other titles since then. Well it appears as if Nintendo were ready to bring back the series for the launch of the Wii U, with the company approaching UK based Criterion Games about the project. “The objective was to show off a playable vertical slice of the game at E3 which would give fans a taste of what the full release would entail,” a source explained. “A quick turnaround was essential, but sadly Criterion was hard at work on bringing Need for Speed: Most Wanted to multiple platforms and therefore couldn’t spare the resource at the time.” This is somewhat surprising considering that Shigeru Miyamoto has previously spoken about how he is reluctant to bring the series back when Nintendo is unable to offer anything new within the game. Unless the company was

Don’t Expect A New F-Zero Anytime Soon

Don’t Expect A New F-Zero Anytime Soon

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After a long drought of animals in spaceships, we know we are getting more StarFox, and soon. Miyamoto confirmed in an interview the game was slated for later this year and would be playable at E3. He also said Mario wouldn’t be starring in a major game this year, which potentially opens up the release window to more second-tier characters in the Nintendo universe. How about F-Zero? How long has it been since we had a new ultra-high-speed psychedelic racer? “I certainly understand that people want a new F-Zero game,” Miyamoto said back in 2013. “I think where I struggle is that I don’t really have a good idea for what’s new that we could bring to F-Zero that would really turn it into a great game again.” His feelings today don’t appear to be any different. ‘Moto shot those hopes down in an intervew with the YouTube channel Smosh, implying he wouldn’t explore a new F-Zero at LEAST until the release of Nintendo’s next console. “If we create a