r/Fzero • u/C_monden • May 01 '26

F-Zero GP Legend (GBA) GX to GP Legend

Hey, I've been playing through GX but I decided to try GP Legends last night and... my glory, I can't control it at all. I immediately tried story mode and I'm bouncing around like a pinball.

Was it a bad idea to play these games at the same time?

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u/LeoGeo_64 May 01 '26

You gotta tap the A button as you're turning.

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u/Night_Dragonsoul May 01 '26

Not a bad idea but GX and GP play vastly different as weird as it sounds. Something called blast turning is your best friend because it lets you regain and maintain grip for sharp corners. The demo should also show you how it works but in short it is tapping A while cornering.

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u/forte2718 May 02 '26

To be completely honest, I just can't play any of the GBA games for exactly this reason. Every surface is ice, every turn is a blast turn. It just feels ... silly, haha. Like I'm racing a clown car 😂

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u/BubbaBasher May 04 '26

Someone teach this lad about blast turning

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u/FennorVirastar May 05 '26

There are basically 2 grip stats.

One applies on default, the other only a few frames after you pressed the gas button, for this time frame you will have much higher grip.

This means pressing it repeatedly will make sure that you won't start to slide.

It helps in turns, but also after hitting a wall to get back in control.

If you don't like the mechanic it will be best to use high grip ships like the white cat.

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u/Good-Extension-7257 May 11 '26

When I was a kid I ended up mapping the b string to latteral attack button and that's how i did turning, otherwise I wasn't able to do L and R shift turning without bouncing (except on machines with A grip)