Videos

Longplay

F-Zero SNES — Full Longplay, Knight Class

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

Master Class

F-Zero SNES — Master Class Run

The game’s hardest difficulty: more aggressive AI, fewer energy strips, zero margin for error across all 15 tracks.

Speedrun

F-Zero SNES — Speedrun

Competitive speedrunning of the original SNES game, demonstrating optimised lines and energy management strategies.

Blue Falcon Focus

F-Zero SNES — Blue Falcon Machine

Captain Falcon’s Blue Falcon through all circuits — the balanced machine at work on every track type.

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

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

Mode 7 Games

Best Mode 7 Games on SNES

F-Zero alongside Super Mario Kart, Pilotwings, and other SNES titles that used Mode 7 to impressive effect.

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.

Retrospective

F-Zero X — Retrospective

A critical look back at F-Zero X eight years after the SNES original — the technical achievement, the sacrifice of scenery, and the 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 — From F-Zero to Smash Bros.

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

The Original