Five Ways FAST Racing NEO Isn't F-Zero

[@Ray_2112]

I think the main difference is the track design...F-Zero X and GX had very crazy track design with many curves and anit-gravity sections...Fast Racing Neo looks like it's mostly straight ahead and also mostly on the ground. It feels different but the speed is there...but if you've played F-Zero GX on Master difficulty the right way (so you can win...boosting ALL the time!), you can really argue about the velocity being higher. ;) "Fast" has this "zoom" effect and as I said it's mostly straight ahead, but with F-Zero GX you boost all the time, the graphics/backgrounds are far more detailed and you have 29 enemies and much more difficult track design...it's for sure more hectic and difficult, probably also faster in a way of hard difficulty...the ones who managed to beat Master mode know what I mean. ;) Nonetheless I'm looking forward to this game VERY much and it'll be a lot of fun for sure! And it's the closest we can get to F-Zero...it's really a shame that Nintendo hasn't done a new one in 12 years! -.-

[@smh9902]

I agree with all points except graphics. Fast Racing Neo does have better, more polished graphics. But GX is still pretty good (especially considering its a game thats well over a decade old).

[@Silkaz7]

i've played all wipeouts, redout, fast racing extensively but none of those are better than f-zero gx the feeling of the car, the complexity of the handling and drifting just feels so much better... NINTENDO WE WANT ANOTHER F-ZERO.

[@SonofMrPeanut]

I was already looking forward to this, but finding out this is futuristic racer meets Ikaruga has made me even more excited.

[@maddestmike5791]

I'd still rather a new F-Zero. Not only were the vehicles, music and tracks better, but you also had a quirky cast of drivers, including Captain Falcon.

[@TakumiJoyconBoyz]

Slopes do affect your speed in F-Zero GX, which is why it's actually faster when going up hill to turn off your engines so the speed cap doesn't get enforced. Also, you can hit speeds of over 5000kph in F-Zero GX, which is over twice as fast as Fast Racing Neo. Also, F-Zero GX has some tracks that are just as narrow if not more so at times than this. Much of how you are perceiving this game has to do with the low camera angle which also makes the game more unfair as corners can come out of nowhere.

[@drewsebastino2889]

+WhiteTakumi I've never seen anyone go over 5000km/h in F-Zero GX while not during a suicide, but that's about 3x faster anyway. And yes, this person has clearly never played on Slim Line Slits. I feel like most of this game's "speed" comes from generally unfair aesthetical things, like the low camera angle, or the fog that seems to loom over a lot of the stages or the intense blur and tunnel vision when speeding up. Additionally, the vehicle seems to handle more like some sort of speedboat, constantly sliding around and making turns in the back of the vehicle, and the harder something is to control, the faster it feels. However, even with all these things, I still don't see what the big deal is. I've yet to see any kind of 90 degree turn or even something close to it, much less than the kind of turns in drift highway, and even if you hit the wall, the penalty seems almost nonexistent. If I were to compare Fast Racing Neo to a course in F-Zero GX, I'd say it's like Cosmo Terminal Trident, (except with a visibility far worse than even lateral shift) and that's one of the most underwhelming courses in the game.

[@TakumiJoyconBoyz]

***** You can get over 5000kph by doing shift boosting on certain levels.

[@ianboast9928]

In my opinion, our best chance of getting a F-Zero sequel is this game selling very well. :)

[@christinacumba787]

If Wipeout and Ikaruga had a baby, it would be this game. This game has nothing on F-Zero but it does not have to because it is absolutely amazing in its own right!

[@ViceN53X]

Combine Fast Racing NEO's environment scenery that you can really crash on with F-Zero's track designs (Including inner and outerpipes) and you get yourself one insane futuristic racing game.

[@aguchamp7766]

I'm sorry But I've played F-Zero X a lot, and this game is faster, my eyes hurt from watching but I can't stop its so awesome!

[@Ray_2112]

+D-NetSavior F-Zero X is 17 years old...take a look at F-Zero GX, THAT's fast. ;) (and very difficult^^)

[@aguchamp7766]

Soundchaser True, I haven't seen much of that game GX. I really want to play it, maybe then Nintendo will answer our F-Zero dreams ;-;

[@Ray_2112]

D-NetSavior You should defininitely check it out - it's the best F-Zero game by far! Until Nintendo sometime releases a new game, this should give you what you want and entertain you for MANY hours! :) But as I said, it's dificult and you need to practice to get better, but it's so much worth it and extremely fun! Awesome gameplay, crazy track design, insane speed, awesome graphics (better than most Wii games!), great soundtrack and many different modes. As a fan of such games, GX is a must play imo and probably the best in general.

[@amaulana090]

+D-NetSavior Actually, it's only FOV that makes the game have the illusion of being much faster.

[@IndieLambda]

F-Zero's base speed is faster than Fast's, F-Zero's boost speed is way faster than Fast's, but F-Zero is greedy with the boost, in Fast, you are almost boosting nonstop.

[@guarapo66]

Of course F-zero is a lot faster, no doubt, F zero is so fast that it reach us in 1991 , fast racing neo took 24 years to catch . Way too slow

[@falcone5696]

The fps in this is just amazing. I can't watch a video of it outside full screen, seriously.

[@Yokokazuo]

Going by the in game speedometer, Fast Racing Neo goes to around 1000-1100 MPH, or 1600-1800 KMH on average in hypersonic. The average top speed I've seen in F-Zero GX videos is around 1500-1600 KMH or around 900-1000 MPH. So overall it seems that Fast Racing Neo is generally slightly faster... Unless you count the speeds CGN (CrazyGameNerd, who speed runs GX) then it seems F-Zero would be faster with some speeds like 5000-6000 KMH or around 3000-4000 MPH.

[@Tessa_Ru]

+横山和夫 I laugh when I see all the comments about this, because it is *virtual* MPH. What the programmers put on the speedometer doesn't actually mean anything for how fast it feels, lol.

[@heatranleboss]

+横山和夫 The average top speed is more about 1700 KMH (for the custom machine I have), the maximum i did was 2340KMH, and the average is 1200KMH. But I think you can put any speed you want, it doesn't mean anything. Maybe this game is faster than F zero, but it has way less techniques and tricks to get the first place. You can't side attack, you can't L+R drift, and there is only 5 racers. A mix between the graphics of this game and F zero GX might be rally nice

[@drewsebastino2889]

+横山和夫 Average in hypersonic appears to be about 900-1000MPH. Anyway, it's about the same. However, I regularly get max speeds of 2000+km/h without tricks, so I'd be willing to bet that although the average speed may be slightly faster, the max speed on F-Zero GX is higher. Overall, the speed seems to fluctuate a lot more in that game based on boosters and if you've hit the wall. However, with tricks, (even on max speed as in no snaking) it's no contest. and I'm agreeing with SeriousxSarcasm in that comparing the speed listed by both games is not good for judging anything, as the speedometers in both games seem greatly exaggerated anyway.

[@seanlyons161]

@Chesi Fox Nintendo usually release them Thursday late afternoon in uk

[@ominouscap5813]

Watching game play of this is addicting. I need this game in my life and it releases tomorrow!!!!!

[@TheMrGameszocker]

Those games are really similar but they are also fundamentally different. F-Zero is all about competition. You have a lot more ways to knock out your Enemies, there are 3 times as many and they try to kill you as well. Really F-Zero is about surviving. Fast Racing neo on the other hand is all about memorization. You must learn a track's layout to succeed and get better times.

[@IndieLambda]

F-Zero's boosts are way faster, but Fast's turning speed decelerate less, and normal traveling speed is the same, F-Zero have avoiding tones of things and don't let you lots of change to get to your max speed, it also is very greedy with crazy powerfull boost, Fast have complicated tracks, but ones that once learned, can be done without quiting max speed once, it also is very generous with it's decent boost. So, for Fast feeling faster, you from base, don't, and F-Zero have the boost, but in fast, you are racing more with your boost trigger pushed than marii kart's drift and item trigger.

[@rekc_bcq4816]

This game needs a sonic DLC. These things are actually faster than him! He needs to show them up!

[@dcashley303]

If I had a Wii U I'd pick this up in an instant, looks incredibly... if not an F-Zero GX beater.

[@bangerbangerbro]

I've always thought this seemed more like wipeout than F-zero. Mainly because of car designs. It also has differences from both wipeout and F-zero because both of those let you slowly destroy your craft. It's not like that here.

[@rayquazax3]

Are you telling me that this 2015 game does a better job in graphics than a 12 years old game? Holy moly I'm speechless. I still love both games, F-Zero has a bigger charm for me, but I can't wait to play this game.

[@danielwelch907]

Anyone who is good at F-Zero (as in, beaten a Story Mode mission on hard) knows that you regularly surpass ~1,500MPH when doing moves like MTS and Snaking. Even when boosting with no Snaking/MTS you should surpass 1,200MPH. FAST Racing Neo doesn't hit this speed, really. Neo appears to hit 1100-1200MPH boosting, but that's some F-Zero cars' top speed without boosting. (Of course, any F-Zero references I'm throwing in here are from F-Zero GX on GameCube, the fastest and hardest in the series)

[@HunterGust12]

+Daniel Welch F-Zero uses Kmh

[@xclimatexcoldxx]

In this game, crashing once pretty much means you loose the race. I don't remember F-Zero being like that.

[@SuperSonicSenna]

it is like that. well its not like you tap a wall and you blow up, but just like this game you crash too much in gx and you will go up in flames. also it is much more critical to get jumps down right in gx.

[@chesi_7_0_79]

This game launches at midnight or later??

[@eggur0ll289]

Get Mat Pat up in here NOW

[@GhibliNova]

I'm so excited!! This does seem much faster than GX... If you ignore snaking that is ;D

[@blujay1524]

It releases in the US today? Just take my money!

[@iownalx23]

reminds me of Wipeout too. Wipeout should come back, pls Sony.

[@Flyzguy]

Ugh - I want to zoom out. I always use the furthest camera angle in racing games.

[@OddtonTheSux0rz]

Fast racing neo is faster because you know the boost orbs and strips like for example at hypersonic speed it goes up to 1000mph. Alex now you know that this game can get. even more hyper super ultra mega fast

[@VGMStudios33]

Try Redout. Its even faster

[@bigsub5695]

I though fast Neo looked like wipeout for PS3

[@sfbsfb]

Looks good.

[@alexofawesome330]

C-C-C-CHANGES~

[@TripleC3III]

Looks ok, but what's the point of going fast if you just go in a straight line the whole time? Seems like I'd get bored a minute into a race.

[@vaquita7118]

...wut?

[@LangyTangy]

I have the game there are a good amount of turns so don't get TURNED away! *ba dum crash!*

[@bangerbangerbro]

TripleC3III The game is actually really fun.

[@tyke7324]

Y reupload

[@YTPGOD]

TURN AND FACE THE STRANGE CH CH CHANGES

[@matthewschark]

What's an "F-Zero"? Is that supposed to be a game of something?

[@MOMOnGA270]

Better than f-zero

[@ZYK736521]

Other than graphics, in which aspect?

[@agamaz5650]

@@ZYK736521 gx is million times better