Longplays · Retrospectives · Speedruns

VIDEOS

Curated F-Zero video archive - from SNES longplays and Mode 7 explainers to N64 Death Race footage and series retrospectives.

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F-Zero SNES 1990

The Original

Longplay

F-Zero SNES - Full Longplay, Master Class

All five circuits from Mute City to Fire Field on the hardest difficulty, demonstrating the Mode 7 perspective and four-machine racing in its original form.

Master Class

F-Zero SNES - 4K 60fps Run

A high-quality capture of the SNES original at modern resolution - the cleanest look at Mode 7 in motion you can get from a 1990 cartridge.

Longplay

F-Zero SNES - Classic Longplay

The classic World of Longplays archive run through the original SNES game - the canonical reference capture of the 1990 release.

Walkthrough

F-Zero SNES - UHD Walkthrough

A complete walkthrough at 4K60 UHD - the Blue Falcon and the rest of the field through every circuit, end to end.

Technology

Mode 7 & SNES Hardware

Technical Explainer

SNES Mode 7 Explained

A technical breakdown of the SNES’s Mode 7 graphics feature and how F-Zero uses it to simulate 3D perspective on 16-bit hardware.

SNES Architecture

SNES Architecture

The hardware behind Mode 7: the SNES 65816 processor, the SPC700 sound chip, and the Picture Processing Unit that made F-Zero possible.

SNES Backgrounds

All the SNES Background Modes

A deep dive into every SNES background mode - from the standard Mode 0 layers right through to Mode 7, the one that made F-Zero possible.

F-Zero X N64 1998

The N64 Sequel

Longplay

F-Zero X N64 - Full Longplay

Thirty racers, true 3D tracks, and 60fps on N64 hardware. The sequel that showed what genuine 3D could do with the F-Zero formula.

Death Race

F-Zero X - Death Race Mode

The unique destruction mode where the goal is to eliminate all 29 opponents from the track. No finishing line - pure attrition.

Playthrough

F-Zero X - NintendoComplete Playthrough

A careful, cup-by-cup playthrough of F-Zero X eight years after the SNES original - the technical achievement, the sacrifice of scenery, and the legacy.

The Series

Series History & Legacy

Series History

F-Zero - Complete Series History

The full arc of the F-Zero franchise from the SNES launch title through Maximum Velocity on GBA and into the GameCube era.

Captain Falcon

Captain Falcon - Evolution From F-Zero

How Douglas Jay Falcon went from a racing game manual character to one of Nintendo’s most recognisable icons via Super Smash Bros.