F-Zero
If there’s one thing Nintendo perfected almost three decades ago with F-Zero, it’s a sense of speed in a racing game. F-Zero epitomizes intense speed coupled with extremely tight controls. One of the first games released on the Switch was Fast RMX, a game in the vain of F-Zero, with all the fun gameplay, but none of the memorable charm of F-Zero’s brightly colored maps and characters. The last F-Zero game was in 2004, almost 14 years ago. Captain Falcon has spent enough time on the sidelines, being in Super Smash Brothers but never getting the chance to drive the Blue Falcon.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe runs at 60 frames per second on both handheld and docked modes, so it’s known that the Switch can handle a fast-paced game like F-Zero. It’s about time Nintendo brings back F-Zero, with a full narrative akin to the classic Anime of the same name. On top of that, the game could benefit from the dual Joy-Cons, allowing for two players to race at once. This game has so much potential that just hasn’t been touched for years. Hopefully Nintendo sees the goldmine they’ve been passing up on that is F-Zero.
