F-Zero 99 Review - SNESdrunk

I wish I was better at this game so I could get some better footage, but that's the best I could do. In case you haven't heard, this is a free-to-play battle royale racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch through their online service. It's a similar structure to Tetris 99, Pac-Man 99 and Super Mario Bros. 35. Highly recommend!

[XanthinZarda]

With the Queen League releasing tomorrow, I have hope that maybe the BS-X tracks and vehicles will make a showing too.

[svenkamog]

It's so addictive, never have I said "one last go" so much in my life 🤗

[VicHD]

To be honest, I wasn't sure if you were going to review F-Zero 99 or not. I'm glad you did though. I was skeptical at first when it was announced, but now I can't stop playing it. It's pure chaotic fun. For being an F-Zero game that is online and to have more opponents than Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it manages to hit 2 birds with one stone. Fortunately there will be more tracks added soon. I hope they add more content from the BS satellaview games or borrow elements from Maximum Velocity on GBA. This game has so much potential to help revive the IP!

[wiinis-official]

The original F-Zero was one of my favorite SNES games when I had a console as a kindergartner circa 2002-2003. Never knew where that Super Nintendo went, but that game always stuck with me and it’s why I probably enjoy F-Zero 99 so much. Very fun surprise.

[Frigidevil]

I've been obsessed with this game since it launched and I'd definitely recommend doing practice mode a couple times for each track. My performance skyrocketed after like 20 minutes of practice.

The skyway boost gets longer the further back you are, and it won't stop if you're rounding a turn or not over the tracks. You can use this to your advantage and time it so you're over a shortcut when it's supposed to run out and get a couple extra seconds.

Lastly, your health bar increases whether you kill a snail car or a player but your health completely replenishes if you kill a player and you can absolutely ride that to victory. The extended health bar stays with you between races in a grand prix and mini prix, so it's a solid strategy to go for kills in the first track or 2 so you have the extra health in the later tracks.

[MegaHarv]

4:02 Super Punch Out 99...I don't know how that would work, but make it happen Nintendo, it would be glorious!

[aurliom]

Blow my mind when I played F-Zero from Snes for the first time, the soundtrack, the speed and all the colors were a nice surprise for a young boy who was starting to get familiar in the video game world. And one more time, you did a great job bring novelty and not forgetting to remember the old good days of the 16-bit era.

[Delekhan]

First SNES game I bought was F Zero! It was that and Super Mario World for hours and hours! Thanks for the great vid as usual!

[Shooter-The-Emu-With-A-Gun]

I've played a bit of this, 9 times out of ten I make it to the the top 50. Best I did was 3rd, once. Fun as heck. In Grand Prix mode any energy boosts you get from knocking out opponents are maintained for subsequent races. Aim to knock out those guys in the first race to give yourself an advantage. 😉

[ichderfisch_]

What I like most is about F-Zero 99 ist that it somehow feels natural, like the original F Zero always should have been exactly this game. Everything aside from the skyways is more or less original. The courses have only been slightly modified, but the different cars still have the same balancing.

Speaking of balancing, it’s amazing how different each car is. all 4 need completely different game plans. Yet each car can win any race. I hope they add the satellaview and maybe the GBA content to this game. Than it’ll be easily one of the most fun racing games out there.

[Ivan-jqpf]

I never played the original but been having a lot of fun with this one. Great little game for short, casual sessions!

[chompythebeast]

I'm feeling so low right now in the face of so much hatred and violence against oppressed people (must be a day ending in -y) that hearing you wish me a great rest of my day this morning actually gave me a funny spark of hope.

I know this is a weird comment, but sometimes we don't appreciate the little impacts we have on people. So thanks, and thanks for all your great vids. Your effort is really appreciated.

And I hope you have a great rest of your day, too

[Hanokaze]

I just want to say that I really appreciated the intro you used here; good stuff.

[mihd]

regarding the limited tracks, this weekend they will add around 5 more tracks.

[awanderer]

This game was a revelation for me, a childhood dream come true! Not once in the last 5 or so years did I have so much fun with a video game, new or old. I played a lot of F-Zero back in the day and beat it all the way in the hardest difficulty mode. I was amazed that I could recall and apply my decades-old skill in F-Zero 99 and even though it can get very cramped with a lot of players, you can still get very far with good driving technique. I regularly finish in the top 15, got a few first places and my best grand prix total ranking was fifth. Once you make your way to first place, it actually gets very calm and quiet. Love it, thanks for this feature!

[justsomebody-]

More tracks ARE coming! Queen League will be added soon and then King League before too long.

[Webhead]

F-Zero blew my mind back in '91 and it remains one of my favorites SNES games to this day. I will have to check this one out, as it looks like pure, chaotic fun.

[KTF]

Remember when you wish there was 2 players in F-Zero?? Now there's 99

[brettg]

Best "SNESSDRUNK" opening yet, it jostled my brain

[manuginobilisbaldspot]

I'm so glad this wasn't an actual sequel in the 90's or I would've NEVER gotten any actual sleep. It's incredibly fun and doesn't feel cheap.