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i got this game for free before bethesda made it p2p

I consider myself to be pretty skilled at video games. I've played arcade racers most of my life. However.
I don't understand how more people don't talk about how absolutely bull-shit tough this game is. I respect the hell out of the design, and the mechanics - but the other racers are just too perfect, man. I can't.

mate
this game is just too hard to finish
what the heck are the last few races.........

I have not touched the singleplayer so I'll refrain from giving it a rating, but the best way I can put it is that it almost goes as hard as "Star Wars: Episode One - Racer".

Gotta be honest, I really don’t see the appeal of this franchise when I can get much more fun racing from Mario Kart and Crash Team Racing. There is something there, but I don’t think it’s for me.

Nintendo’s best game was made by Sega

I prefer the N64 version to the Gamecube when it comes to the music. The N64 version has more metal-ish music, whereas this game has more of a techno feel.

Pros:
1. The graphics for the courses still look good today.
2. Even though I prefer the N64 version's music, this game's music is still good.
3. Even though I suck at racing games, I still enjoy playing around on the courses and how fast-paced the game is. I can still appreciate it.

Cons:
1. The game's tutorial leaves a lot to be desired, even when reading the instruction manual. I have not Googled it, but I am guessing there are hidden mechanics the game does not tell you about that allows you to compete with the story AI.
2. The game is notoriously hard and is one of the few games that made me rage quit it. I wanted to like it so much due to Smash Bros and how Captain Falcon is so much fun to play in it, but I believe F-Zero may not be the series for me. I do not think I am much of a racing game fan. I am not sure if there is rubberbanding in this game for the AI or not, but the story difficulty is definitely up there.
3. The graphics for the cutscenes and voice acting have not aged well, and the story is bad from what I have heard. Was not able to get far into the story.

This game has cost me $771.31 on DLC and multiple DS4 controllers it chews through like a rabid dog please for the love of god put it down before I spend even more money on it.

My opinion of this game upon replaying it years later might have been less favorable had I not used the swap anywhere mod. I highly recommend anyone that has any desire to play this game and has the means to apply the patch to look into it. You will save an ungodly amount of time from removing the need to backtrack to the character swap barrels dotted around the levels every time you need to collect a few bananas.