Which F zero character would you gamble to win the F zero grand prix

My friend 3D printed a Fat Shark for me and I finally got around to painting it! Hardcore racers may notice the back fins are off. My cat knocked the machine off my table and a fin busted. I clipped the other for the sake of symmetry.

What we know about Reactor Might? This is a mysterious particles which created after Big Bang. We have 6 reactors: 3 light reactors and 3 dark reactors. The problem is that their abilities are limitless and free to act as the script dictates: altering consciousness and erasing memories, creating clones, forcing the host to mutate, you can even install it in your car and once you've collected all six, you can use them to recreate the universe as you wish. The last one is fine, but everything else sounds like a plot device.

Let's compare Reactors with Chaos Emeralds. Emeralds was simple. Yes, they're simple, but at the same time, they were entirely dependent on the user's emotions. You can't just use power, you have to be mentally prepared. The Reactor Might doesn't have these limitations, and ultimately, it becomes a "Swiss Army Knife".

What we change? From Big Bang particles Instead of abstract particles from the Big Bang, we will have crystallized clumps of matter from dead stars. One of these crystals fell to Earth. The study of this artifact led humanity to an extraterrestrial civilization, which led to an exchange of technologies. This is how Mute City came into being.

Reactors can be categorized by abilities, and they can even be visually distinguished by color. But why reactors? Reactors came later. A single pulsation of an unstable crystal can lead to a cataclysm that could destroy a planet. And thus, we had Big Blue, which was 99% submerged by the pulsation of such matter. After this incident, the decision was made to seal it in a metal shell, but even so, it can still be dangerous, so it was left under guard to supply large metropolises, like Mute City on Earth, with electricity.

The annoying part was having to earn tickets

An art commission of The Skull made by Hawpoon in 2024. Other version has a little motion blur.

Hawpoon on VGen: https://www.vgen.co/hawpoon

See, 2201 sounds unnatural for futuristic world like in anime. The original franchise took place in the 26th century (i.e., 2560), while the anime takes place in the early 23rd century. I understand that if the government isn't stealing the budget, it's possible to go into space, but just think about it: how did humanity develop advanced technology and the idea of aliens inhabiting Earth in such a short period of time?

What am I suggesting? I'd like the timeframe, while not exactly the same as in the game canon, to at least be convincing. I propose moving the events to the mid-25th century (i.e., from 2440 to 2450). Now, Mute City's appearance in this timeframe sounds convincing. Next, I'll explain where Mute City and other elements of the world came from.

It was a lot easier thanks to the create and load suspend point feature and also due to the fact I have completed the story mode before. Unlike the Gamecube version which took way too long, this only took a few attempts. Wish me luck on the other difficulties. I’m gonna need it.

I’m happy I get to finally play GX instead of only being a few minutes of a demo disc (back then when I bought Mario Kart: DD with a second disc for other GC game demos)

I’m still getting use to the high speed drive controls. When I started Story mode on Chapter 1 I did the capsule run. I was like okay cool, onwards. Only to notice that I have to do hard mode??

I can’t for the life of me get it done! I have 3 laps and 1 minute to get them all! I am always off by 5-6 capsule. Those who pulled it off, how did you do it?

I still believe Deathborn still kills Black Shadow as the threat condition was for BS to win the next Grandprix. I then think, seeing that Blood Falcon refuses to play nice as he was loyal to only Black Shadow. What do you guys think?

I can't believe this took half a year to complete!

My captain falcon / F zero collection so far. Such a niche collection, but proud!

It's a train wreck in the sky. Spoiler alert: Everyone dies. Best random track gen ever.

F-Zero has always felt like a franchise with scattered appeal and respect, but no clear internet-era gateway in the 2010s or 2020s. Other dormant Nintendo series had big personalities and fan culture constantly reintroducing people to their worlds. We got it too, but not really. Captain Falcon's depiction in Smash got a massive cultural resonance, and the anime's Falcon Punch did, while the core F-Zero experience often got flattened into either an “old racing game” by outsiders or “this series is awesome” by fans without much deeper translation.

There have been plenty of F-Zero video essays, but not really a major “F-Zero channel” with enough size and staying power throughout the years to consistently shape how outsiders understand the series. I think that reputation flattening, obviously alongside Nintendo’s refusal to make a new mainline game, is a big reason people rarely see everything the series has to offer as one connected appeal.

But this is not about whether I think F-Zero should be “for everyone”. Its gameplay and aesthetic already lend itself to being a lower-middle tier Nintendo franchise in terms of popularity. It's about giving people more than one honest doorway before deciding whether it is or isn't for them.

I started playing 3 months ago

there's nothing Samurai Goroh can do to convince people that Falcon isn't badass

From Sunday just forgot to post

Here's my rationale:

A completely new person doesn't need to know the entire timeline or play the most advanced games first. They need one quick point of contact that makes F-Zero feel understandable, accessible but challenging, and social.

• That's why my first step is either F-Zero 99 for its instant online access, tutorial, robust unlock system, and rival rankings that reward players' progress rather than a flat-out victory.
• GP Legend for a more character-focused package that puts a modern player onto the worldbuilding as an appeal alongside the gameplay, and because it's the easiest mainline title.

Those games are followed by the quiz, clips, and community so the person has reasons to keep engaging.

• The Base Experience (SNES and Maximum Velocity) show the stripped-down foundation and can be a natural step up in difficulty from the comeback mechanics of 99. If they've played Classic mode in 99, they've already learned this style of gameplay.
• The Ultimate Experience is where the series becomes a 30-racer, full-contact, 3D speed endurance test. It is F-Zero in its most realized form, but it's also pretty hard and has no tutorial or on-ramp, so it should be a step up after the Base experience. F-Zero X and F-Zero GX are the ultimate "so this is why people are obsessed" proof of evidence.
• The Extended Experience exists because, for some people, F-Zero is easier to care about when the characters are visible. The anime shows the side of the franchise that gets overlooked when F-Zero is reduced to just a “fast racing game,” and its serialized but colorful storylines will help a broader audience understand. GP Legend and Climax are 2D games that carry elements from the 3D titles.

Some people are curious about F-Zero, but will unfortunately bounce off the word “racing” immediately, so these methods give them a way in before asking them to play seriously yet.

• The Personality Quiz allows casuals to attach themselves to a character and their machine in the most self-relatable way possible.
• Operation Spin Booster uploads isolated anime clips that a casual can easily show to their friends. It's a complete HD upscale of the anime (by NoxiMation) with accurately translated subs (by MuteCityDrifters).
• Various content creators have covered F-Zero's history, characters and gameplay, and I have begun to dedicate my own second channel to creating a front door for the fandom.

I hope this guide is helpful. Remember, this is my own personal preference, but I hope an F-Zero fan can use it to eventually create another F-Zero fan.