F-Zero GX

F-Zero GX
Box Art
Details
Developer	Amusement Vision
Publisher	Nintendo
Director(s)	Hiroyuki Sakamoto
Producer(s)	Shigeru Miyamoto Toshihiro Nagoshi
Platform(s)	Nintendo GameCube
No. of players	Single player, Multi-player
Release dates
North America	August 25, 2003
Japan	July 25, 2003
Europe	October 31, 2003
China
Australia
Ratings
ACB	G8+
CERO	All ages
ESRB	T
PEGI	3+
USK	0+
Installments
Previous game	F-Zero: Maximum Velocity
Next game	F-Zero AX
External websites

F-Zero GX (F-ZERO GX, Efuzero jīekkusu^[?]) is a futuristic racing video game for the Nintendo GameCube console. It is the fifth installment in the F-Zero series and the successor to F-Zero X. Developed by Sega's Amusement Vision department, it was released in Japan, Europe, and North America in 2003, and is the first game in the series to be developed by a third party company. Its arcade counterpart, F-Zero AX, utilizes hardware conceived from a business alliance between Nintendo, Namco, and Sega. F-Zero GX runs on an enhanced version of the engine that powered Super Monkey Ball. A heavy emphasis is placed on track memorization and reflexes, which aids in completing the title. F-Zero GX introduces a "story mode" element, where the player walks in the footsteps of Captain Falcon through nine chapters while completing various missions, as well as a vehicle creation.

A playable demo of F-Zero GX was available on a special bonus disc that came with preorders for Mario Kart: Double Dash!! The demo had the player race as Captain Falcon on Mute City: Twist Road.

Game Modes

• Grand Prix
• Vs. Battle
• Time Attack
  • Records
• Practice
• Story
• Replay
• Customize
  • Garage
  • Emblem Editor
  • F-Zero Shop
• Options
• Pilot Profiles

Circuits

#	Ruby Cup	Sapphire Cup	Emerald Cup	Diamond Cup	AX Cup
1	Mute City Twist Road Difficulty: *	Big Blue Drift Highway Difficulty: **	Fire Field Cylinder Knot Difficulty: **	Cosmo Terminal Trident Difficulty: ***	Aeropolis Screw Drive Difficulty: **
2	Casino Palace1 Split Oval Difficulty: *	Port Town Aero Dive Difficulty: **	Green Plant Intersection Difficulty: ***	Sand Ocean Lateral Shift Difficulty: ****	Outer Space Meteor Stream Difficulty: ***
3	Sand Ocean Surface Slide Difficulty: **	Green Plant Mobius Ring Difficulty: ***	Casino Palace1 Double Branches Difficulty: ***	Fire Field Undulation Difficulty: ****	Port Town Cylinder Wave Difficulty: ****
4	Lightning Loop Cross Difficulty: ***	Port Town Long Pipe Difficulty: ***	Lightning Half Pipe Difficulty: ****	Aeropolis Dragon Slope Difficulty: *****	Lightning Thunder Road Difficulty: *****
5	Aeropolis Multiplex Difficulty: ****	Mute City Serial Gaps Difficulty: ****	Big Blue Ordeal Difficulty: *****	Phantom Road Slim-Line Slits Difficulty: ******	Green Plant Spiral Difficulty: ******
6					Mute City Sonic Oval2 Difficulty: *

¹Called "Vegas Palace" in the Japanese version. ²Not available in the Grand Prix mode.

Characters

Number	Racer	Vehicle	Body	Boost	Grip	Mass
1	Mighty Gazelle	Red Gazelle	E	A	C	1330 kg
2	Jody Summer	White Cat	C	C	A	1150 kg
3	Dr. Stewart	Golden Fox	D	A	D	1420 kg
4	Baba	Iron Tiger	B	D	A	1780 kg
5	Samurai Goroh	Fire Stingray	A	D	B	1960 kg
6	Pico	Wild Goose	A	B	C	1620 kg
7	Captain Falcon	Blue Falcon	B	C	B	1260 kg
8	Octoman	Deep Claw	B	B	C	990 kg
9	Mr. EAD	Great Star	E	A	D	1870 kg
10	James McCloud	Little Wyvern	E	B	B	1390 kg
11	Billy	Mad Wolf	B	B	C	1490 kg
12	Kate Alen	Super Piranha	B	C	B	1010 kg
13	Zoda	Death Anchor	E	A	C	1620 kg
14	Jack Levin	Astro Robin	B	D	A	1050 kg
15	Bio Rex	Big Fang	B	D	A	1520 kg
16	The Skull	Sonic Phantom	C	A	D	1010 kg
17	Antonio Guster	Green Panther	A	B	D	2060 kg
18	Beastman	Hyper Speeder	C	C	A	1460 kg
19	Leon	Space Angler	C	C	A	910 kg
20	Super Arrow	King Meteor	E	B	B	860 kg
21	Mrs. Arrow	Queen Meteor	E	B	B	1140 kg
22	Gomar & Shioh	Twin Noritta	E	A	C	780 kg
23	Silver Neelsen	Night Thunder	B	A	E	1530 kg
24	Michael Chain	Wild Boar	A	C	C	2110 kg
25	Blood Falcon	Blood Hawk	B	A	E	1170 kg
26	John Tanaka	Wonder Wasp	D	A	D	900 kg
27	Draq	Mighty Typhoon	C	A	D	950 kg
28	Roger Buster	Mighty Hurricane	E	B	B	1780 kg
29	Dr. Clash	Crazy Bear	A	B	E	2220 kg
30	Black Shadow	Black Bull	A	E	A	2340 kg

Unlockable characters

Number	Racer	Vehicle	Body	Boost	Grip	Mass	Unlock criteria
00	Deathborn	Dark Schneider	A	B	D	2080 kg	Beat All Story Mode Missions
31	Don Genie	Fat Shark	A	B	E	2490 kg	Beat Story Mode Mission #4 on Very Hard Difficulty
32	Digi-Boy	Cosmic Dolphin	E	A	C	900 kg	Beat Story Mode Mission #5 on Very Hard Difficulty
33	Dai San Gen	Pink Spider	C	C	A	1100 kg	Beat Story Mode Mission #7 on Very Hard Difficulty
34	Spade	Magic Seagull	B	A	E	1330 kg	Beat All Story Mode Missions on Hard Difficulty
35	Daigoroh	Silver Rat	D	A	D	880 kg	Beat Story Mode Mission #6 on Very Hard Difficulty
36	Princia Ramode	Spark Moon	B	C	B	1630 kg	Beat Story Mode Mission #2 on Very Hard Difficulty
37	Lily Flyer	Bunny Flash	D	B	A	1414 kg	Beat Story Mode Mission #8 on Very Hard Difficulty
38	PJ	Groovy Taxi	B	D	B	1280 kg	Beat Story Mode Mission #9 on Very Hard Difficulty
39	QQQ	Rolling Turtle	A	D	B	999 kg	Beat Story Mode Mission #3 on Very Hard Difficulty
40	Phoenix	Rainbow Phoenix	B	B	C	1080 kg	Beat Story Mode Mission #1 on Very Hard Difficulty

Gallery

Boxart

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  Japanese boxart

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  European boxart

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  North American Player's Choice (re-release)

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  European Player's Choice (re-release)

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  Korean boxart

Wallpaper

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Nintendo Holiday Press CD 2003

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  Early Mute City Twist Road

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  Early Mute City Twist Road

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  Fire Field Undulation

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  Green Plant Mobius Ring

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  Port Town Long Pipe

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  Green Plant Intersection

Cut Content

Main article: F-Zero GX on The Cutting Room Floor

Trivia

• The English instruction manual of the game lists the weight of the machines in pounds instead of kilograms. In all versions of the actual game the weight of the machines are listed in kilograms.
• The maximum velocity players can reach in the game is 9999 kilometres per hour; if the player exceeds this speed, however, then the speedometer will roll over to 0 kilometres per hour, causing the player's vehicle to come to an immediate stop.
• One of the producers for F-Zero GX, Toshihiro Nagoshi, has previously worked on the 1994 racing game Daytona USA.
• In Nintendo of Europe's website segment Wario's Warehouse, Wario talks about F-Zero GX when he reported on its showing during E3, saying "Oh, the thrill, the excitement...my hands are still trembling. Nintendo and SEGA have combined to create the ultimate supersonic racer. The sheer speed of this game is mind-boggling, plus you can save your custom car to a Memory Card and race it in the arcade version of the game, F-Zero AX."