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F-Zero GX
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<p><i>F-Zero GX</i> is a 2003 <a href="/facts/Racing_game/szkhmK4d">racing game</a> developed by <a href="/facts/Amusement_Vision/AFcHQ8tA">Amusement Vision</a>, a division of <a href="/facts/Sega/f9TY2kyl">Sega</a>, and published by <a href="/facts/Nintendo/dMrLpaHu">Nintendo</a> for the <a href="/facts/GameCube/acH9qVxz">GameCube</a>. It runs on an enhanced version of the <a href="/facts/Game_engine/lojx7lTG">game engine</a> used in <i><a href="/facts/Super_Monkey_Ball_(video_game)/DYzAnf8o">Super Monkey Ball</a></i> (2001). Sega also released an <a href="/facts/Arcade_game/oBYn85uk">arcade</a> version, <i>F-Zero AX</i>, which uses the <a href="/facts/Triforce_project/0lGYf2XY">Triforce</a> <a href="/facts/Arcade_system_board/dCRltFVF">arcade system board</a>. </p><p><i>F-Zero GX</i> retains the basic gameplay of the previous <i><a href="/facts/F-Zero/pBLKBKXF">F-Zero</a></i> game, the <a href="/facts/Nintendo_64/p1rI4VQ2">Nintendo 64</a> game <i><a href="/facts/F-Zero_X/7b5yImAz">F-Zero X</a></i> (1998). It maintains the series' difficult high-speed racing, with an emphasis on track memorization and reflexes. It introduces a "story mode", in which the player completes missions as the F-Zero pilot <a href="/facts/Captain_Falcon/gxYmXd3K">Captain Falcon</a> through nine chapters. </p><p>The <i>GX</i> and <i>AX</i> project was the first significant game collaboration between Nintendo and Sega. <i>GX</i> received positive reviews for its visuals, intense action, sense of speed, and track design, though its difficulty was criticized. The game received its first official re-release as the a <a href="/facts/Launch_game/KvCvXrMA">launch game</a> on the <a href="/facts/Nintendo_Classics/ks5sro1h">Nintendo Classics</a> service on the <a href="/facts/Nintendo_Switch_2/3QmGIeem">Nintendo Switch 2</a> in 2025. </p>