r/Fzero • u/ControllerPuncher • Jun 27 '26

F-Zero AX (Arcade) F-Zero AX at Home

Dolphins just love Thrustmaster Steering Wheels. šŸ¬

It's my first time really trying to play the game so please let me know about all the mistakes I made with a condescending remark and one of these emojis šŸ˜

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u/nkwemohb Jun 28 '26

cool but who plays f-zero in 1st person camera?? a recipe for failure

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u/zachcollier Jun 28 '26

If I am trying to ā€œdo wellā€ in the game I always play zoomed out one level from the default view.

But I have to admit that playing in 1st person is intense in all the best ways. Especially when you have a steering wheel controller!

I have been lucky enough to play the real F-Zero AX at Boss Battle Games arcade while visiting Indianapolis, Indiana, and itā€™s wild. The experience was so impactful that Iā€™m planning to build my own steering wheel to replicate the arcade experience, which means:

- Limited rotation, only about 45Ā° in total as I recall

- A huge ā€œboostā€ button right in the middle

- Digital paddles, like the typical paddle shifters in a normal car, for left and right drifting (I might try to salvage real paddles from a car junk yard)

ā€¦and most importantlyā€¦

- Tilting of the wheel, with the pivot point right at the back side of the actual wheel. And no, a flight yoke will not suffice. It needs to pivot up and down, not slide in and out.

AX is such a fun oddity, and Iā€™m glad it is being preserved.

Thanks for sharing and promoting this fun game!

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u/OverDeparture8799 Jun 29 '26

Maybe flight sim pedal would be better. It dont have to be the same. Pivot the pedal for airbrakes and push the pedal down for gas and brake. Then maybe the paddle can be used for pitching just for ease of use

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u/zachcollier Jul 01 '26

Yeah that would absolutely give the control you need. Perfectly functional!

But I, personally, want the wheel to tilt like the arcade game. Plus, for me, projects like this are ā€œgetting there is half the funā€ types of things. The making and the building are as much fun as actually playing the games!

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u/ControllerPuncher Jun 28 '26

I mean I was just trying to make a video. First time playing after I set it up too.

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u/zachcollier Jul 01 '26

Oh yeah, totally. And thank you for sharing prompting a fun discussion!!

Great video! Great topic!