Retro Blog: F-Zero GX

For nostalgia's sake, I'd like to post about things from the past, generally 5 years or older. The first entry will be about F-Zero GX, a futuristic sequel to older titles such as F-Zero and F-Zero X for the SNES and N64.

Like any title, they are fastpaced racing games that are fun to play, especially F-Zero GX for me, which made me like the franchise more than say, Mario Kart, and unfortunately, we haven't seen a new title in years.

A rich cast of different characters with their respective cars await you inside this difficult game, giving us variety not only in likes and dislikes, but also in gameplay itself. I said difficult because Story Mode is especially a nightmare on harder difficulties and will guarantee let you retry for hundreds of times on certain chapters.

To accompany these characters, very specific songs embody their nature. It's one of the reasons that I really enjoyed playing this a lot with friends in the past. Not to mention the hidden video clips each of them have, sometimes to give us comedy, sometimes just for awesomeness.

The race courses of the game speak for themselves, at times you travel in a long tunnel with hazards, at other times you are going down several slopes and race on 3 very straightforward paths (your choice) in order to win. Like the rest of the game, the courses are varied and categorized into difficulty, and luckily there's plenty to pick from.

There is also a few customization options and gimmicks here and there (interviews come to mind) , but what F-Zero GX primarily is about is to enjoy the races. It doesn't have a random generating course like in F-Zero X but it certainly is a challenging game with lots of things to do if you have delved interest for it.

Sure, Nintendo is doing an excellent job with it's other franchises such as Kirby and Donkey Kong currently to bring them gloriously back with great games, and I know that Nintendo hasn't forgottten about F-Zero at all, but still, it doesn't hurt to say that I would like to see a new title once again, either for the Wii or even the 3DS.

To get to the point: where's mah sequel?