F-Zero GX hit everything I wanted in a racing game all at once! The gameplay, the controls, the course designs, the music, the sound effects, everything just felt so damn perfect! It's almost humiliating the way one of Nintendo's own franchises reached such a level of brilliance by the likes of SEGA!
I adored every ounce of this game, most especially how intense and difficult the racing became on higher-difficulties, asking you to hone every single essence of your elite racing skills against bot racers with an endless supply of rubber bands! The tight feeling of driving your car and every teeny-tiny movement you'd make aligning with it was incredible. This game asked for surgery-levels of precision and air-tight focus above all else.
While F-Zero X felt just right with its heavy metal vibe, the hard-hitting techno in F-Zero GX fit neatly in this futuristic hell of tall buildings and industrial venues. Looking back almost 20 years later, it's still unbelievable how well this game aged and how much of it holds up. I sometimes don't need to wonder why they haven't made a legitimate successor to this, it's basically impossible!
I adored every ounce of this game, most especially how intense and difficult the racing became on higher-difficulties, asking you to hone every single essence of your elite racing skills against bot racers with an endless supply of rubber bands! The tight feeling of driving your car and every teeny-tiny movement you'd make aligning with it was incredible. This game asked for surgery-levels of precision and air-tight focus above all else.
While F-Zero X felt just right with its heavy metal vibe, the hard-hitting techno in F-Zero GX fit neatly in this futuristic hell of tall buildings and industrial venues. Looking back almost 20 years later, it's still unbelievable how well this game aged and how much of it holds up. I sometimes don't need to wonder why they haven't made a legitimate successor to this, it's basically impossible!