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After years of fans begging for a new F-Zero game, Nintendo has delivered, in the form of F-Zero 99, a battle royale 99-player game. Looking and playing similarly to the SNES F-Zero, this game lets you use cars and tracks from the original to race against tons of other players in hopes of winning. The game is out later today, and is exclusive to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers.

 

[The Catboy]

Can’t wait for Nintendo to pull the plug in like 6 months

 

[17hitcombooo]

 

[Marc_LFD]

They are getting a new game.
Did you not read the post?

You call this a new game? It's the SNES with some mods.

 

[Bladexdsl]

I thought the response was "Fuck Nintendo, blah blah blah, this Direct stinks. They're shoving out more garbage than a dump truck."

check the other thread

 

[Sir Tortoise]

The other 99 games are still going, it was only Mario 35 that got taken out back for some reason.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

I'm interested. Can't imagine F-Zero with 99 players, sounds super chaotic with the bounce mechanic when you hit someone easily knocking you into walls, draining your health. But sounds fun.

 

[gaga941021]

You call this a new game? It's the SNES with some mods.

Can you not read? I called it a new game.

 

[Marc_LFD]

Can you not read? I called it a new game.

You can call it whatever you want, but doesn't mean it is.

 

[Ericzander]

Contrary to popular opinion, I think this looks pretty fun. Would be a lot cooler if I had any confidence that Nintendo won't pull the plug on it in a year's time, but it looks fun for now.

 

[RedoLane]

I wanted a new F-Zero. That's not new.
This isn't disappointing.
It's destroying my soul.

 

[DS1]

I don't give a rats ass about f zero but I kinda feel bad for F Zero fans they really thought they were getting a new game

Yeah can you imagine seeing that first part of the video and thinking it was going to transition into F Zero X, GX, and then a new game, only to have the screen get flooded with extra sprites like some romhack RIP

 

[gaga941021]

You can call it whatever you want, but doesn't mean it is.

Doesn't matter what I call it.
It is literally a new game.

 

[ViDeOmAnCiNi]

I feel like this is Ninty testing the waters for the actual interest in more F-Zero, so if people don't download and play this game to show interest they will probably not make another until the next console. Just my $.02 theory.

 

[linuxares]

I feel like this is Ninty testing the waters for the actual interest in more F-Zero, so if people don't download and play this game to show interest they will probably not make another until the next console. Just my $.02 theory.

Thats exactly what I also though. Sadly I'm not just a fan of these 99 games.

 

[eyeliner]

They'll bitch and moan then go play it anyway.

Well, considering that it requires NSO, I'd wager it won't. Besides, this F-Zero (the SNES one) doesn't really work good with lots of vehicles. F-Zero GX might work, though.

Oh well...

 

[Sir Tortoise]

You call this a new game? It's the SNES with some mods.

Adding online 99 player multiplayer plus other supporting features to an originally local game is a hell of a mod, gotta say.

 

[17hitcombooo]

still a cool idea but damn i feel for all the f zero fans out there.

 

[anhminh]

We are at the end of Switch life now, do you guy really want a new F-Zero got stuck here when the new console come out?

 

[ertaboy356b]

Adding online 99 player multiplayer plus other supporting features to an originally local game is a hell of a mod, gotta say.

The guy should do a 99 mod on the SNES and release it to the public.

 

[duwen]

So, how's it play?
I can't quite believe that Nintendo's online system can handle 99 players in a racing game (where it's kind of important to have as smooth experience as possible) without a bunch of stuttering and lag that would undermine the gameplay.
Still, very nice to see F-Zero get some long overdue attention.