ENTIRE F-Zero AX Found inside F-Zero GX

[8BitWalugi]

F-Zero AX, an arcade version of the GameCube's F-Zero GX, has been recently found in it's entirety in the contents of GX

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In 2003 Nintendo released the highly anticipated follow up to their futuristic racing series with F-Zero GX. Upon release, the game also sped into the arcades with F-Zero AX, an adapted version of the game. Although it was assumed these were different games, the arcade game has been found sat dormant within F-Zero GX and is very much accessible.
If you've managed to play F-Zero AX in the arcades, you're quite the lucky one - very few of these machines still seem to be in use today. F-Zero AX utilised the Triforce arcade system board which was a joint creation between by Namco, Sega, and Nintendo, which was effectively hardware based upon the Nintendo Gamecube.
This similarity between hardware enabled Nintendo to develop both F-Zero GX and AX at the same time. During development, AX was given a selection of exclusive tracks which could be obtained on GX by inserting your Gamecube memory card into the arcade machine. Upon downloading this additional data, the Gamecube version of the game would then grant access to the hidden AX cup.
While many of us have been content with F-Zero GX and its many offerings, others have since decided to dig deeper into the decade old game. Upon doing so, they managed to strike gold. Not only were the previously mentioned unlockable AX race tracks included within retail copies of the Gamecube game, but also the entire F-Zero AX arcade game too, in a fully playable form.
This hidden version of the game, of course, features the much loved timed-arcade-gameplay into the high speed racer, along with the many different coin-op screens not present in the retail version. Gamers can now enjoy a whole new dimension to F-Zero GX at home in true coin-op style. Suddenly the lack of AX machines out in the wild isn't as upsetting.

So how do you access this part of the game? The following Action Replay/GameShark codes should do the trick!

Code to access AX [PAL]
Z60V-MZG0-VRAQ2
3DFJ-55T9-J5J7P
NBCW-U1NV-0JDJG
HK7K-0RFW-FNQ8Y
PF4U-P5D0-862X1
9D4X-PVXV-R3FNV
Q7PM-1678-XE7FW
UAB4-HZ2F-AW6X5
T6UV-03PE-1H26C
BN71-WCD5-DYDNW
FHW5-F3D3-B2UZ5
NJR5-FE19-GQ851
5FRQ-P6M4-096F3
85KV-QPJD-4U999
VXM8-U9Y8-URZPR
VZFH-H43M-5N6E3
G71V-JPGY-BPDDZ
GUZD-V5KT-UBKA8

Code to access AX [NTSC-U]
61TA-AXPK-UAV9E
EHJV-6U30-2DTVE
NBCW-U1NV-0JDJG
HK7K-0RFW-FNQ8Y
PF4U-P5D0-862X1
7HUZ-2PJY-J5TTU
Q7PM-1678-XE7FW
YW2J-AUVE-R79V8
T6UV-03PE-1H26C
R91R-1A6J-ZXN30
1GHM-VQ7W-7HBWW

Source (Retrocollect)

Personally, I think this is an amazing find! I've wanted to play AX for so long and all we've gotten is Crediar's taunting (I still love you though Crediar!)
I can't wait to load this up and finally see what I missed out on.

What's everyone else's thoughts? Feel free to post any methods that can be used to get this working!

 

[pokefloote]

That's really interesting. I'm amazed how an entire arcade game was hidden for such a long time.

 

[the_randomizer]

Confirmed working in Dolphin

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[Maxternal]

Cool, now just need to find that app again to convert those codes into GCT files for Dios Mios.

 

[bradzx]

Wait, you don't mean use that code in F-Zero GX? I never play F-Zero AX before. *gulp* Even worse, I dont know what kind track they have. One I hate the most all video game. Fall in the hole. Everytime it happen, it scare me to death. I guess you can say that will be my worst fear.

 

[8BitWalugi]

Confirmed working in Dolphin

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Nice! I'm trying to get the PAL version working through NeoGamma and my retail copy. No luck yet. Gonna test in Dolphin.

 

[the_randomizer]

Wait, you don't mean use that code in F-Zero GX? I never play F-Zero AX before. *gulp* Even worse, I dont know what kind track they have. One I hate the most all video game. Fall in the hole. Everytime it happen, it scare me to death. I guess you can say that will be my worst fear.

The AX tracks that are unlocked are the tracks in the arcade game. The only way is via Action Replay cheats that are used in Dolphin; it works just fine.

Nice! I'm trying to get the PAL version working through NeoGamma and my retail copy. No luck yet. Gonna test in Dolphin.

It's pretty sweet, and the experience is all the better since I have a beefy CPU and GPU.

 

[bradzx]

Wait, not F-Zero GX? I thought AX will be in GC for F-Zero GX. Sorry, my mistake.

 

[8BitWalugi]

It's pretty sweet, and the experience is all the better since I have a beefy CPU and GPU.

The PAL codes don't seem to be working at all. :/

Don't have an NTSC copy, so I can't test that code.

 

[pokefloote]

Wait, not F-Zero GX? I thought AX will be in GC for F-Zero GX. Sorry, my mistake.

Use these codes in F Zero GX for gamecube. It will "unlock" the secret game F-Zero AX mode.

 

[Gahars]

Wow, that's amazing. I would've thought that the chances of something like this happening were... F-Zero.

...

Okay, I'm done.

 

[bradzx]

Oh! Lol. ^^' *groan* I hate deaf school so much. That why my reading level is suck.

 

[Celice]

That's really interesting. I'm amazed how an entire arcade game was hidden for such a long time.

A ZX spectrum emulator--fully working--was hidden away in Goldeneye 64 for the longest time, discovered only, what, a year ago?

It is interesting to see all the little things that can be uncovered with either time or effort.

 

[emigre]

This is actually legitimately fucking awesome.

 

[deshayzilla]

Kinda ironic the best release by Nintendo this year was completely unintentional.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

I'm really surprised, I thought the other F-Zero would've just gotten the AX.

 

[juggalomars]

and no one has posted it yet? Well here,

Code to access AX [NTSC-U]
04004930 806D831C
04004934 28030000
04004938 41820014
0400493C 3C630019
04004940 8083D550
04004944 64844001
04004948 9083D550
0400494C 7FE3FB78
04004950 4801664C
0401AF98 4BFE9998

Used this to convert the code, would convert the PAL one too but too busy playing AX, later.

http://gbatemp.net/threads/use-gamecube-cheats-with-neogamma.313218/

 

[deshayzilla]

and no one has posted it yet? Well here,

Code to access AX [NTSC-U]
04004930 806D831C
04004934 28030000
04004938 41820014
0400493C 3C630019
04004940 8083D550
04004944 64844001
04004948 9083D550
0400494C 7FE3FB78
04004950 4801664C
0401AF98 4BFE9998

Used this to convert the code, would convert the PAL one too but too busy playing AX, later.

I tried to convert it and it didn't work. This code looks different so I'll try it out. Thanks!

 

[2ndApex]

Cool, now just need to find that app again to convert those codes into GCT files for Dios Mios.

You actually don't even need GCT files, it's possible to embed codes in to a Gamecube ISO!

There's no easy program or method to do it though. You're gonna have to ask the Smash Gamecube/Wii modding wizards who have already done it on Melee.

 

[juggalomars]

Forgot to add the link, derp. Fixed it in my other post. AX seems to work pretty well except it won't save anything, no biggie.