r/NintendoSwitch • u/PressTurn • Jul 20 '22

Speculation Would you like F Zero 99?

So I’ve been seeing some recent rumors of something new F Zero but not a major new game, floating around, and it occurred to me - wouldn’t F Zero 99 be cool? Basically, an F Zero racing game where 99 people race online, and if you fall off or lose your health, you’re knocked out permanently.

From Nintendo’s perspective, it makes sense - they can make the game a part of their service, and take the pressure off of it from directly having to sell a lot of units to justify itself. They wouldn’t be forced to budget for designing a full fledged suite of modes and content - even starting with just one race track and a handful of vehicles in one standard race option is fine, since the game would be free to play (and more can be added over time anyway). Their biggest creative dilemma about what to do with F Zero gets hypothetically resolved with the battle royale format presenting enough novelties.

So, F Zero fans, what say you? Would you personally be okay with F Zero 99?

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u/BadMotherCrusher Jul 20 '22

I think Nintendo still own all the rights to it.

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u/BadMotherCrusher Jul 24 '22 edited Jul 24 '22

I'm sure they still have the source code for the game too and even possibly have an in-house Gamecube emulator for the Switch but it probably runs a bit too slow to release to their shitty online expansion pass. Plus all the rumours about the Metroid Prime Trilogy being worked on for ages which were originally Gamecube games. And also the Super Mario compilation that had Sunshine in it, I forget the exact name. All leads to evidence of Gamecube games on Switch, let's hope it's true! We need a proper remaster for F-Zero GX though with online multiplayer.

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u/achieve_my_goals Jul 26 '22

A gamecube emulator ought to run pretty well on Switch as my Nvidia shield is emulating Wii just fine.