Remember the F-Zero Anime?

[@flamingphoenix1425]

F-Zero 99 is 100% sn experiment to gauge interest in the franchise

[@kirbythingys]

I’m sad you didn’t talk about the godly final scene where Captain Falcon pulls off the most anime thing I’ve ever seen with an epic Falcon Punch

[@bob74h67]

Yea. That's the most iconic clip from the show How could you not mention it

[@garuelx8627]

He gave a wink toward Bart with the chin remark. Showing the iconic scene would kill the subtlety.

[@cosmicminun59]

That could be because the English dub ended before the series itself did and thus, the falcon punch scene was only aired in Japan

[@adrenaliner91]

And then there is F-Zero 99 and rebooting it again. Kinda. Like a mix between the Satellaview games and a proper Sequel. But isn't either of those.

[@misterzygarde6431]

Nintendo should really just rerelease GX on Switch. You know, it would be cool to have an F-Zero mockumentary series where we get interviews with the various racers and what they get up to. Also even if the circumstances are different, Rick’s situation is just Fry’s in Futurama.

[@CartoonTriper]

Like the First Surf Up movie

[@lammericium-241]

any day now..

[@Shadows5815]

i love rick wheeler, hes just confused trying to adjust to the futuristic world at first, but as the show goes on he gets adjusted to working with what he needs to do

[@kamilslup7743]

@@Shadows5815 i will not stop calling him Ryu Suzaku, Rick Wheeler is just a goofy joke and nothing else

[@demolitionizer7686]

The problem is every F Zero title declined in sales starting from the SNES debut. It's such a shame. My favorite racing franchise. Top 4 favorite game series of all time.

[@bluebaron6858]

Please if anyone has seen it recorded on to VHS the remaining dub episodes of 4kids F-Zero GP Legend English dub adaptation eps 16-26. Please archieve them. They are lost media and may have only aired in New Zealand! Or for Nintendo to stream it on KZbin themselves

[@Stanpai]

BOOST FIRE!! Glad to see someone else covering this gem of a show.

[@Stanpai]

YOU GOT BOOST POWER!! (er, new subscriber...!)

[@lucylu3342]

*Insert amazing guitar intro theme here*

[@antusFireNova]

You mean BOOSTO FAIAH!

[@vohloo9797]

The thing with Ryu Suzaku is that in later episodes (30 onward) he does get episodes focusing on him being out of his own time, where he compares himself to his machine, since like himself no one knows where it comes from. And ironically the only person that empathizes with him is Zoda, after going through a moment of self reflection too. As you said one of the main draws for the show is its characters and also their relation to the world. Which I'm glad they handled these aspects as well as they did, considering how well alot of the main cast's personalities and stories are presented.

[@kamilslup7743]

tho some of the things are gone (mainly on the backstories), octoman used to race to show the struggle of his home planet and using the prize money for charity in the anime he's just one of zoda's main goons

[@vohloo9797]

@@kamilslup7743 There was an episode where they reference this and have people from his planet visit him. But yeah, maybe having it be the reason why he joins dark million to send them some of the winnings would've helped tie in this character aspect. Personally I'm more bummed they didn't really show much of The Skull, besides one episode when he cursed one of their cars. Would've liked to have seen an epsiode showing him before becoming undead.

[@Kyotosomo]

Great video, deserves WAY more views! The anime could have stood to be a bit more plot oriented / faster paced, but I remember finding it pretty fun as a kid and the way it actually thoroughly expanded on the F-Zero universe was pretty cool. This reminded me that I we really need to get a new F-Zero game on Switch.

[@escabasket153]

Best we could get is F-Zero 99

[@kamilslup7743]

@@escabasket153 which is still pretty good

[@cookimaus1]

This is just futurama

[@riftshredder5438]

Naw, it's just about a guy from the past who finds himself in the future to fight a bad guy he knew from the past, so clearly they were ripping off Demolition Man lol

[@kamilslup7743]

without the funnies

[@ardenenglish8736]

The fan service in this anime was insane. They remade so many tracks and even story mode mission that it definitely deserved better. Great video!

[@kamilslup7743]

yeah, multiplex was quite cool to see

[@MinusStatue11]

Make F-ZERO great again!

[@kamilslup7743]

which is to make F-Zero exist again

[@thegreatergoo7842]

Great video! I also enjoyed the anime a LOT, and it’s a huge shame it had such a small audience. Imagine how sick it would be to play through the missions of the anime in an open world adventure!!!

[@SpeedStar1642]

0:43 AX of which I played in Disney World’s Contemporary Resort’s Arcade. ....No joking I really did find it there.

[@kamengamer5372]

.....is it still there?

[@The_Pear]

I love this show so much! I’ve watched it all multiple times. This is the f zero canon to me, the other doesn’t have enough story to warrant that, so this I what I consider to be f zero

[@esmahasakazoo7901]

Love this video! Considering that the F-Zero anime is my favorite thing from the F-Zero franchise and one of my favorite animes of all time, I love hearing someone else being as passionate and liking the series as much as I do :D The show is a hidden gem that was just treated poorly. It's a must watch for any F-Zero and even any Nintendo fan!

[@spongefan6170]

Joseph Joestar: *"OOOOOOOHHHHHHH NNNNNNNOOOOOOO!!!!!!!"*

[@painuchiha2694]

This anime really is great honestly Watched it few years ago and I was not disappointed at all surprisingly

[@MasterSwordRemix]

Thanks for talking about this! Not many channels touch on F-Zero which is a shame. Like you said, there's a TON of untapped potential to where that Miyamoto quote just doesn't hold up. I really hope Nintendo steps up and makes games outside their 6 main franchises.

[@TheIkranRider]

I've touched F-Zero a lot. In my podfic series! :)

[@captainHiro8911]

This anime really needs to return, i believe it is so underrated, there are actually some remaining episodes for the 4kids english dub which are about 16 to 26 and there have been blu ray dvds of several 4kids tv shows such as: ultimate muscle and tmnt 2003 and f zero could be next, we just need to spread the word. #bringbackfzerogplegend #fzerobluraycompleteseries #fzerpgplegendepisodes16to26released

[@bluebaron6858]

Does anyone here have the missing dub episodes 4,5,9, and 16-26 as they are lost media.

[@randomdude88856]

1:33 NO WAY!

[@francoperalta5986]

They don't prioritize story and worldbuilding in their platformers like Mario, Kirby, Donkey Kong, and Yoshi. But in their RPG's and Adventure games like Zelda, Fire Emblem, Xenoblade, a little bit of Star Fox, and F Zero, heck even Splatoon.

[@kamilslup7743]

only metroid gets to have world building

[@azurewarrior2000]

You know, I've always thought about what if a hypothetical "Season 2" for Legend of Falcon was based off of *Maximum Velocity,* taking place further into the future and featuring Ryu's descendent and Megan taking Falcon's role, I believe it would've been a great way to expand upon the universe further and to do more with the MV cast since they've never appeared in another game since.

[@antusFireNova]

6:57 I loved that moment so much

[@2yoyoyo1Unplugged]

HOW COULD YOU NOT TALK ABOUT THE LAST EPISODE AND THE ANIME INTRO?! Are you NUTS?!

[@Jakstalgia]

Don't want to spoil it for people. :)

[@VirtuesOfSin]

"Most kids probably wouldn't be playing it." Me: (Beat Master Rank on all 5 Grand Prixes at 12) I need more...

[@SONICX1027]

I mean, if Funimation did get the rights to air F-Zero, that would’ve been an amazing show. I wished Nintendo would’ve realized it sooner

[@riftshredder5438]

The biggest missed opportunity for Nintendo in my opinion is Star Fox, hell, there needs to be an actual crossover out side of Smash Bros between these two franchises

[@kamilslup7743]

there kinda is in the form of James McCloud being a direct reference to Fox's father

[@riftshredder5438]

@kamilslup7743 I know but that's more of an Easter egg rather than a crossover

[@CookiesNCreme-ty6wz]

The anime is so good I would actually pay for a sequel in any form to be made(by any form I mean either an official manga, game or even anime itself)

[@tjroybaker7964]

I discovered this show on KZbin after having watched some GX related videos. I’m not really into racing or F Zero, but just out of curiosity I decided to check it out. Not turned off by the initial episodes, I eventually roped my brother into watching it with me (since we were both fans of Captain Falcon from playing smash and were curious as to how the anime would portray him). I don’t think either of us expected much of the show, but somewhere along the way we got genuinely invested and kept watching till the end. And man what a show. I’m not sure I could call it amazing (as in, I could recommend it to a lot of people) but for what it is, it’s very entertaining. The main thing that I would criticize is one of the key setups of the show, that being the mobile task force itself. Perhaps they thought kids would find this boring, but I expected there to be a lot more planning and strategy involved in how they would race together and work in unison based on the tracks they were racing on and the different strengths of their vehicles. Instead they have pretty much one strategy, Jack and Ryu rush to the finish line while everyone else diverts the competition. Not only does this get somewhat repetitive, it also kind of makes the other members feel underdeveloped (at least as racers). And yeah, I get that the star of the show needs his time in the spotlight, but it’s not as though the show is hesitant to develop other characters or have Ryu not win the race every now and then. That’s the main long running issue I had.

[@kamilslup7743]

here's the list of cool things the other task force members did within the episodes i watched (1-14) Dr. Stewart: nothing Jody Summer: she's a cyborg, that's about it, also she slaps Ryu a lot Mr. EAD: awesome scene of sacrificing himself to keep Bate Alen save (or however that singer was called) Lucy Liberty: uhhh idk i think there was something but i forgor. Dr. Clash: literally nothing John Tanaka: he just gets hilariously stressed big problem of the anime is making everyone in the mobile task force (aside from Ryu and Jack) seem irrelevant in the story

[@edgelord8337]

This channel is an underrated gem.

[@السراقالمجهول]

I will honestly be happy if they replaced mario kart with f-zero because the series already peaked with mario kart wii

[@TheIkranRider]

I feel F-Zero's like Mario Kart. But w/o out the training wheels!

[@kamilslup7743]

@@TheIkranRider yeah, mario kart is for the casuals who wanna have fun, and f-zero is for the skilled people who wanna improve their skills

[@jpzeiro]

i love fzero anime, and i'm brazilian so i got to know it through youtube, but man, what good anime... great video by the way! :)

[@CartoonTriper]

Is practically Fast & the furious in the future and already in space

[@MeeMeeCandy777]

Here's the F-Zero anime with all 51 episodes in English subbed: kzbin.info/aero/PL1yLSrPLiSV9p1t-YKGuvWHSfu0v8KQJT

[@zerothepanda02]

I'm happy to see so many comments I've been watching for so long now it's at least been around 4 years when I was looking up let's plays for an old ps2 game for nostalgia reasons much love to ya man

[@solidskullz5736]

I didn’t even know fzero had an anime, I’ll have to check it out if I can find it

[@ArchangelsTalons]

It's on KZbin in the Sub form, definitely check it out!

[@jerppursh7570]

Of all the innovative things you named for what a new game could be, we finally got... o n e of those ideas. Although they did a REALLY good job

[@Nintendude.]

Someday, someday F-Zero will return.

[@kamilslup7743]

we got F-ZERO 99 and that's awesome

[@madnessarcade7447]

12:25 unfortunately people consider the 4kids era of the pokemon anime the best era even tho the other seasons are awesome and more faithful to the Japanese script

[@kamilslup7743]

i only watched XY and apparently that was where the anime peaked.

[@turboDrowsy]

Hey Jak. Didn’t think I’d be commenting, but I am. I do say that I think this series kinda got on a really bad footing. It was essentially a reboot with a pair of new games to go along with it, and since the 1st game and the anime came out in the same year that GX did, you can probably see why it didn’t do super well. Plus the fact that it had major competition on the network they were on didn’t help things. The later releases in 2004 (GP Legend in the west and Climax in the East) were also coming out around the same time the DS was about to launch in both Japan and US respectively. And like you said, 4Kids was never gonna be able to save this show or properly advertise the software based on this show. Plus the 1st GBA game and the show had completely different continuity and was made extra confusing when Climax tried to merge the two continuities together. The end result was 2 games that combined still sold about as well as Chibi Robo Zip Lash. On a console that already had 1 F-Zero GBA game. Like, they aren’t bad games. They even have better soundtracks than Maximum Velocity. But I’m sure most American and Japanese fans werent interested to slap another $40 on a gameplay style that was not only completely outdated, but didn’t even represent the show or the gameplay style most fans wanted at the time. A real shame this series went out with a relatively decent title, as it didn’t really feel like it was in anyway climatic.

[@turboDrowsy]

Also, do you mind if I use a clip in this video in my upcoming video in the future?

[@antusFireNova]

GODDAMIT 4KIDS

[@SkaterJay789]

Agreed with every point, such missed opportunity here.

[@edwinpelayo]

where can i watch it in that quality, looks better than other videos

[@paperluigi6132]

I watch this show last year. Definitely about an 8/10, though the reasons why are probably why other people would probably rank it lower. Also, I feel like the final episode should’ve been a two parter, as it felt a bit too fast paced.

[@kamilslup7743]

then it would be 52 episodes, which is exactly how many weeks there are in a year, which would have been neat

[@madnessarcade7447]

15:23 there’s a few exceptions to this like Pokémon

[@Random1567]

So 4kids ruined another one? Damn

[@kamilslup7743]

another one bites the dust

[@Prauwlet213]

im honestly surprised you have so little subs. The quality of content is great!

[@Kyotosomo]

Yeah the quality was right up there with a lot of the big 100K - 1M sub Channels that cover retro products / games / series. Reminded me of Channels like Billiam and Saberspark.

[@ryanc1045]

Only payed the SNES F-Zero on Nintendo Switch Online and it’s my second favorite game on the service (after super Metroid, of course.)

[@senseless1685]

You should really try the other games. Especially f-zero x for N64 is a masterpiece!

[@randomdude88856]

14:44 my favorite line lol

[@IvanHas2muchTime]

Nice to see you back

[@knowledgeseeker4614]

I felt 4Kids destroying F Zero is what caused the localization to be cancelled similar to how One Piece’s 4Kids dub was canceled after they finished the Baroque Works Saga.

[@ricardo.compere8504]

8:06 wait a sec bayonetta is all black hair. Oh My

[@juanarteaga7652]

I would like to understand you but I cannot, my English is terrible, I am interested in the topic you touched on, in fact I think you are the only one who did something related to anime

[@MetalHeadJagger]

This show Shouldve Been Aired On Toonami Indeed...such a Massive Wasted Oppurtunity that 4kids Ruined. This Show Is So awesome!

[@radiokunio3738]

14:15 or preferably A.D.V, or Synch-Point since they made the flcl dub

[@FzeroVaporeon]

5:25 so like quake III arena?

[@henrypejica5308]

Okay but seriously, where is this HD version of the F-Zero anime? I can't find it anywhere else but in 480p or lower quality. If someone knows please reply I need this.

[@Jakstalgia]

All of the footage in this video is ripped directly from the Japanese DVD releases. So, what you see here is how the anime was intended to look. Pretty much all of the uploads online have been super compressed and don't look the greatest unfortunately. :(

[@henrypejica5308]

@@Jakstalgia Ok thanks dude I thought you'd found some magic site or something 😅

[@madnessarcade7447]

No bad dubs a dub’s job is to translate that’s all

[@CFunk99]

Jak: "Arg, groan, groan, groan...more groan. ....Argh."

[@Smol_Dino.-.]

Where did you manage to find the dub(or sub)

[@madnessarcade7447]

The non racing parts wouldn’t be well received by people

[@kamilslup7743]

but an open world f-zero game definitely would

[@madnessarcade7447]

So pokemon being moved in house was a good choice

[@sparky9122]

god 4kids is awful. and when you hear someone who doesn't even CARE about anime say that, (me) you just KNOW they're terrible

[@CosmicSponge2004]

According To A KZbinr Named Red Bard, 4Kids Dubbing Style Dosen't Even FULLY Count As A Real Dub but Rather A Hack Dub

[@sparky9122]

@@CosmicSponge2004 WOW.

[@TheIkranRider]

They were ok back then and when they were the FoxBox, but by 2005, THAT was when they hit hard! And yeah, I've nostalgia for it and Toonami should take the helm dubbing it, but...I feel the Japanese subs are WORSE from a char/plot standpoint.

[@TimelessGamingSoftware]

nintendo chose mario kart and didnt want to compete with their own IP

[@madnessarcade7447]

Pokémon is for all ages

[@grandmasteryoda6717]

You sound too much like Scott the Woz (compliment)

[@السراقالمجهول]

goddammit another series to be sad about its not like jet set radio or pikmin on chibi-robo or metroid are enough

[@kamilslup7743]

metroid died twice but is currently being not dead thanks to dread and a remaster of prime 1

[@ninefangthesniper]

Oh man! I've been trying to find this anime, I remember watching a dub on fox kids or something. I would really like to finish it up at some point.

[@Jakstalgia]

Definitely recommend watching the entire series if you're able to. I had a blast watching it. There's some really cool moments in it. :)

[@ninefangthesniper]

@@Jakstalgia oh man, finding it with decent quality is kinda hard. I always get 480p or so, but yes I'm gonna try and finish. I finished the dub a long time ago and need more ! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the series! It was honestly super nice to watch your video. Thanks for reigniting memories!

[@orangeslash1667]

@@Jakstalgia I recommend the film Redline, its exactly like F-zero.

[@notthebizzbox]

Makes a video about a anime starts vidio buy taking about lunch games

[@kroniiks8943]

Sup jak

[@semvision]

The real actual reason F-Zero never returned is because GX didnt sell gangbusters. No really, thats the reason. Miyamoto's "innovation" excuse is just that, an excuse to touch F-Zero again, not the reason F-Zero stopped.

[@Tello-Vision]

What more could he add?

[@kamilslup7743]

there's also GP legend selling 150k copies and climax selling a hilariously low amount of copies, that being 50k

[@senseless1685]

1:15 I don't agree. F-zero x was much better in general. Since the first game you had amazing and original music. In gx you have generic techno music which doesn't fit the series at all. And the story Mode is almost stupid difficult and it sucks that you can't just play through. Every time you made progress you have to leave, go to customize, and buy the new chapter. I mean seriously, who thought this would be a good idea. You have to buy the fucking story Mode? You don't get much money in the first place and there are plenty of things you can buy to have the full experience. You even have to buy the racers. I mean it's just bullshit. Gameplay is good and the tracks are awesome but this game is miles away to be the peak f zero.

[@kamilslup7743]

it's peak in terms of pure gameplay, everything else could be better

[@tristennorris3725]

4kids was technically was on by the Pokémon company at the time the Pokemon company sever their ties with them around to 2006 around the 90s all the way up to 2006 four kids was technically owned by the Pokémon company which means Nintendo who also owns the company is technically 4kids part of Nintendo, but not really they’re still independent but still and at the time round, funimation they sure did full metal alchemist oh one but still, they were technically a newbie anime studio this is the Nintendo kind of awful company for any other party or that isn’t part in Nintendo yeah, I doubt it allow funimation dub it

[@EanPine]

I hate 4 kids. 4 kids realy killed the f zero franchise 😥

[@TheIkranRider]

In their defense, yes, it does have potential for world-building, but the Japanese version should do a better job developing these worlds/chars instead of being a rush job; which is why I consider them WORSE than the English dubs. And while 4Kids was a poor choice, I have nostalgia for that in the FoxBox! They tried, sure, but...ever since FoxBox got assimilated into 4Kids TV, THAT was its ultimate downfall, not just for the co but F-Zero too. FoxBox is a lot more lenient w/ failing shows than its future counterparts! And for years I wanted the anime on Toonami, not sure bout Funimation since the merger. So...I think people are too hard on the anime and series. I mean, take a look at the fandub of the Final Lap in F-Zero: Overdrive! And also my podfics while you're at it! Also, SEGA should take the helm like it did w/ GX, cause I doubt Nintendo can do it justice w/ Japanese George Lucas!!

[@Anothy264]

f zero was a pretty fun racing game but it's not as fun as mach rider.