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Ten years ago this month, Nintendo released the last game in the F-Zero franchise, F-Zero Climax. Since 2004 the Japanese company has been curiously reluctant to revive the series which, when it first appeared, did much to popularise the futuristic racing genre and paved the way for numerous rivals and clones. These days, F-Zero and its cast of eclectic speed demons have been reduced to walk-on parts and cameos in the likes of Nintendo Land, Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart 8, the latter of which has even cheekily stolen the game's anti-gravity theme. But as anyone who was there back in 1990 when the SNES original blazed an unforgettable trail through the gaming landscape will tell you, it deserves so much more.
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In the absence of a new F-Zero, fans may find themselves contemplating the many titles coming to market which have in one way or another been directly inspired by Nintendo's game. For Wii U owners, that could well be Shin'en's Fast Racing Neo. "We certainly tried to have a similar feel of speed and immersion, just because no game before or after ever felt that intense, in our opinion," explains Linzner. "And we are quite happy that we got to that special point in development where simply everything snapped together and became bigger than its parts. We are really looking forward to seeing how gamers will react to our game." Fast Racing Neo has been in development since 2013, and should be hitting the track soon.
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Edited by Sorceror12, 28 October 2014 - 07:20 AM.