From Mute City to Port Town, From Big Blue to Firefield: The F-Zero Discussion

I just picked up the game a couple of days ago, and I must say it is pretty enjoyable.

Any recommendations on cars to choose or build?

I started out with the one Pico drives, but was barely managing to do okay on the Novice Grand Prix levels. I switched to Blue Falcon and have had a much eaiser time in Grand Prix.

Also, when you look at cars to buy, there is an indicator for seeing the Acceleration-Max Speed-Body-Grip stats. Is there any way to look at this when choosing a car for a race, or at all for the original 4 cars?

 

I'm not talking about the BBG rating, there is a circle with a green figure that indicates stats like max speed, acceleration, body and grip. Check it out in the section for buying pilot cars.

 

I have a question that might seem stupid. What's the difference between max speed and acceleration? Does favoring the former cause your car to reach higher speeds? If so, what the hell does the latter do?

 

Good acceleration means your "car" can reach its top speed in a shorter amount of time, and max speed is just the highest speed achievable.

 

Oh that thing...I don't think you can see it in GP mode (unless it's visible on the Accerlation/Max Speed menu prior to a race, not sure though).

I think this thing is extremely valuable, but there is no way to view it for the original four cars so as to compare it to other cars.

 

So acceleration is better, then? Especially for the 2nd chapter in story mode?

 

I don't know how to win the second chapter!

 

I smashed the other driver into a rock.

I spent a lot of time trying to beat it - as well as number 3.

It's refreshing to play a game that isn't made to be easy.

 

How do you use the attack buttons effectively?

 

Chapter 3 was pretty rough. I'll give you my strategy:

I had my settings to about 3/4 of the way to max speed.

Learn the track really well. Learn where all the ramps are and how to hit them all to jump corners. You should be able to avoid hitting the rails completely.

Once you are practiced and feel ready, if you screw up too badly to recover, just jump off the ledge to end it quickly. There's probably enough room for one medium error, or two smaller errors. I would sometimes anticipate the turns too early and ram into the inside corner - this is practically impossible to recover from.

If you are not good enough to make it into first place in the first lap by the time of the last ramp, you need more practice. By the end of the first lap you should be in first place, although not by much, and you will fight for the lead staying at least 3rd for the next two laps. Boosting like mad in the last straightaway to push into first - I barely scraped by when I won.

At the very start you can go through the first three turns without actually needing to make turns by staying near the inside corner of each turn - only minimal adjustment are required. This is a good place to boost 2 or 3 times when you have boost ability.

All ramps are good places too boost, except the at the end of the gravelly straightaway, since if you boost on that ramp, you will overshoot and miss the next (and last) ramp.

4 main straightaways to boost are the one leading up to the first ramp, the area leading up to the second ramp with the regeneration strip, the gravelly straightaway, the straightaway leading to the finish line and keep boosting into the first 3 "turns" as mentioned above.

The last three turns (hard right, hard right, hard left) are the most difficult part to avoid hitting the rails and avoid losing too much speed.


After this I'm taking a break from story mode to play more Grand Prix.

Have any of you managed to win any expert Grand Prix yet? I can't get close yet even in Ruby. Any car recommnedations for expert?

 

But Goroh uses his boosts right from the beginning and gets so far ahead.

 

Are there multiple difficulty settings in story mode?

 

Since I only barely scrape by on this setting, I think it is unlikely I will make through the medium setting.

 

I just picked this game up a few days ago and so far I really like it.

 

Is it just me, or is the last race in the Sapphire Cup a real pain in the butt? I can get first place, or near first place (Novice) in all the other races, but this one just messes me up. I fly off the track all the time on that last jump.

 

Can you gain currency by redoing races you've already won?

 

Yes, you can redo Grand Prix cups many times and still get paid.