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[[File:F-Zero.jpg|thumb|220px]]'''''F-Zero''''' (エフゼロ ''Efu Zero''<sup>?</sup>, F-ZERO) is a futuristic racing video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was first released in Japan on November 21, 1990 and later in North America on August 13, 1991 and in Europe on June 4, 1992. The title was downloadable over the Nintendo Power peripheral in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n03/index.html|title=Nintendo Power|accessdate=2007-08-05| publisher= Nintendo|language=Japanese|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20061215234433/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n03/riyou/mosikomi/sf.html
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|archivedate = 2006-12-15}}</ref> It was also released onto the Nintendo Super System. The [[BS F-Zero Grand Prix|special edition]] of the game was released on the Super Famicom's Satellaview attachment, followed by a sequel called ''[[BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2|BSF-Zero 2 Practice]]''.<ref name="F-Zero 2">{{cite web|title=BS F-Zero 2 Grand Prix|url= http://cheats.ign.com/objects/573/573890.html |publisher= IGN|accessdate=2006-06-19}}</ref> In late 2006, ''F-Zero'' became available on the Wii's Virtual Console. Also, for a limited time, the game was released on the Wii U's eShop for 30 cents.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vuckovic|first = Daniel |date=2006-10-18|title=First 7 Aussie Virtual Console games revealed| url= http://vooks.net/modules.php?module=article&id=11074 |publisher=Vooks.net|accessdate= 2006-10-23}}</ref>
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As the first game in the ''F-Zero'' series, it was released in Japan as one of the two debut titles for the Super Famicom,<ref>{{cite book |last=Sheff |first=David |title=Game Over: How Nintendo Zapped an American Industry, Captured Your Dollars, and Enslaved Your Children |origyear=1993 |edition=First |publisher=Random House, Inc. |location=New York |isbn=0-679-40469-4 |accessdate=2007-07-16 |pages=p. 361}}</ref> However, in the United States, this launch title was accompanied by more games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3155264 |title=Out to Launch: Wii |accessdate=2007-07-03|last=Parish|first=Jeremy |date=2006-11-14|publisher= 1UP.com}}</ref> ''F-Zero'' has been praised for its original scenarios and style of gameplay. As a result, the title has influenced numerous other racing games.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://ign64.ign.com/articles/120/120418p1.html |title=F-Zero X| accessdate=2007-07-16|author=IGN Staff |date=1998-07-14| publisher=IGN|quote=It [F-Zero] was the first of its kind; the only really successful inheritor (or copier, depending on how you look at it) to date are Psygnosis's Wipeout and Wipeout II for Sony's PlayStation.}}</ref><ref name="ign review">{{cite web|url= http://wii.ign.com/articles/759/759087p1.html |title=F-Zero (Virtual Console) review| accessdate=2007-07-16 |last=Thomas|first=Lucas |date=2007-01-26 |publisher=IGN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.ntsc-uk.com/feature.php?featuretype=ret&fea=SnesWeekDay5 | title=SNES WEEK: Day 5| accessdate= 2007-12-03 | last = Allen | first= Matt| publisher=NTSC-uk.com}}</ref>
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{{nihongo|'''''F-Zero'''''|エフゼロ|Efu Zero|F-ZERO}} is a futuristic racing video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was first released in Japan on November 21, 1990 [[File:F-Zero_HD.png|thumb|214px|F-Zero High Resolution Logo]]and later in North America on August 13, 1991 and in Europe on June 4, 1992. The title was downloadable over the Nintendo Power peripheral in Japan
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== Gameplay ==
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F-Zero features an elimination style race in which the player is given a certain place to be in each lap (1st place, 2nd place, etc.). The player will be knocked out if the player is not in that place or higher at the end of a lap.
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<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n03/index.html|title=Nintendo Power|accessdate=2007-08-05| publisher= Nintendo|language=Japanese|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20061215234433/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n03/riyou/mosikomi/sf.html
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|archivedate = 2006-12-15}}</ref> It was also released onto the Nintendo Super System. The [[BS F-Zero Grand Prix|special edition]] of the game was released on the Super Famicom's Satellaview attachment, followed by a sequel called ''[[BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2|BSF-Zero 2 Practice]]''.<ref name="F-Zero 2">{{cite web|title=BS F-Zero 2 Grand Prix|url= http://cheats.ign.com/objects/573/573890.html |publisher= IGN|accessdate=2006-06-19}}</ref> In late 2006, ''F-Zero'' became available on the Wii's Virtual Console. Also, for a limited time, the game was released on the Wii U's eShop for 30 cents.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vuckovic|first = Daniel |date=2006-10-18|title=First 7 Aussie Virtual Console games revealed| url= http://vooks.net/modules.php?module=article&id=11074 |publisher=Vooks.net|accessdate= 2006-10-23}}</ref>[[File:F-Zero.jpg|thumb|220px]]
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As the first game in the ''F-Zero'' series, it was released in Japan as one of the two debut titles for the Super Famicom,<ref>{{cite book |last=Sheff |first=David |title=Game Over: How Nintendo Zapped an American Industry, Captured Your Dollars, and Enslaved Your Children |origyear=1993 |edition=First |publisher=Random House, Inc. |location=New York |isbn=0-679-40469-4 |accessdate=2007-07-16 |pages=p. 361}}</ref> However, in the United States, this launch title was accompanied by more games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3155264 |title=Out to Launch: Wii |accessdate=2007-07-03|last=Parish|first=Jeremy |date=2006-11-14|publisher= 1UP.com}}</ref> ''F-Zero'' has been praised for its original scenarios and style of gameplay. As a result, the title has influenced numerous other racing games.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://ign64.ign.com/articles/120/120418p1.html |title=F-Zero X| accessdate=2007-07-16|author=IGN Staff |date=1998-07-14| publisher=IGN|quote=It [F-Zero] was the first of its kind; the only really successful inheritor (or copier, depending on how you look at it) to date are Psygnosis's Wipeout and Wipeout II for Sony's PlayStation.}}</ref><ref name="ign review">{{cite web|url= http://wii.ign.com/articles/759/759087p1.html |title=F-Zero (Virtual Console) review| accessdate=2007-07-16 |last=Thomas|first=Lucas |date=2007-01-26 |publisher=IGN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.ntsc-uk.com/feature.php?featuretype=ret&fea=SnesWeekDay5 | title=SNES WEEK: Day 5| accessdate= 2007-12-03 | last = Allen | first= Matt| publisher=NTSC-uk.com}}</ref>
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[[File:F-Zero_Original.gif|thumb|119px|F-Zero Super Nintendo Screen Logo]]
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==Trivia==
*This game appears as one of the microgames in 9-Volt stage in the game ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$''.
*This game appears as one of the microgames in 9-Volt stage in the game ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$''.
*An ''F-Zero'' jazz album was released on March 25, 1992 in Japan and features twelve songs from the game on a single disc composed by Yumiko Kanki and Naoto Ishida, and arranged by Robert Hill and Michiko Hill.
*An ''F-Zero'' jazz album was released on March 25, 1992 in Japan and features twelve songs from the game on a single disc composed by Yumiko Kanki and Naoto Ishida, and arranged by Robert Hill and Michiko Hill.