greenween Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 2'25"27 RickR 1 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 hour ago, greenween said: Great scores! Been playing a little more today. Timing the button pushes with the counter helped a lot. 2 things that were killing me were the "landmines", I just couldn't avoid them. I've learned to cut through the grey areas and just avoid them. It slows me down but not as much as hitting them. The one part of the course with the bumpers on the left and right. I kept hitting them all. Finally, it dawned on me to just stay in the center and you won't him them, LOL. My last try I was in 1st place on the final lap but freaked out and lost. Haha. The "first place freak out" is real. I call it a choke job and I do it all the time. Just learn to ignore the "final lap" message and that helps. You're on the right track with the gray areas/landmines...but take a closer look. There's a path through there (it's tight) that doesn't go all the way through the gray areas. One more tip for you: try to find long stretches where you only go straight and don't touch the direction pad. Even the slightest course correction slows you down. And another: You know those slowpokes that look like football helmets that always seem to get in your way? Use them! Like if you know there's a computer guy behind you on your left, then pass that football helmet on the left. He'll veer towards you and hit the computer behind you! greenween and Justin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 This post was recognized by Justin! "Played in an F-ZERO Christmas Challenge!" greenween was awarded the badge 'F-ZERO Squad' and 10 points. 2'17"67 RickR and Justin 2 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted January 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 This post was recognized by Gianna! "Played in an F-ZERO Christmas Challenge!" Justin was awarded the badge 'F-ZERO Squad' and 10 points. My New Score: 2'10"79 Played on real hardware using a Nintendo Super Famicom, Cartridge and SNES Controller greenween and RickR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioPoultry Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 2'04"65 RickR, Justin and greenween 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 Thanks for the tips Rick! Certainly helped. Justin and RickR 1 1 "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioPoultry Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 This post was recognized by Justin! "Played in an F-ZERO Christmas Challenge!" RadioPoultry was awarded the badge 'F-ZERO Squad' and 10 points. I really ought to get some sleep, but... 2'03"09 Justin, greenween and RickR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioPoultry Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 This post was recognized by Justin! "Won an F-ZERO Christmas Challenge!" RadioPoultry was awarded the badge 'F-ZERO Champ' and 10 points. Won't be surprised if someone (Kid A) beats my score in a very short while, but I think it's time for me to give my eyes some rest! 2'02"40 Justin and RickR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 I need to get F-Zero for my SFC. Great game! This was the game that made me want a Super NES. It wasn't Mario...it was this game. It's crazy fun and addicting. And the soundtrack is perfect. All around great game and my number one favorite SNES/SFC game. HDN, RickR and Justin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 2'12".75 I'm going to try to beat this time but I may not have time to post. RickR and Justin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 This post was recognized by Justin! "Played in an F-ZERO Christmas Challenge!" Atari 5200 Guy was awarded the badge 'F-ZERO Squad' and 10 points. Shaved a few milliseconds off. 2'12"47. Justin and RickR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 Am I the only one driving Golden Fox? Justin and RickR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 This post was recognized by Justin! "Played in an F-ZERO Christmas Challenge!" HDN was awarded the badge 'F-ZERO Squad' and 10 points. I’m calling it tonight. I’m very tired. Here’s my best time. It’s close but no cigar. This was fun, guys. I can’t wait to play again next year! 2’04”70 greenween, Atari 5200 Guy, Justin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 8 hours ago, Atari 5200 Guy said: Am I the only one driving Golden Fox? I experimented a bit with the different cars. Yellow - this one is easiest to do the rocket start trick. But it's feels too slow to me. Pink - I always drift back to this one because you can do the corners without letting off the gas and it's fast. BUT it seems near impossible to me to do a rocket start with pink. Green - This one fits in between Yellow and Pink to me. I can do the rocket start, and I like how hitting other cars doesn't impact (pun intended) him as much. But I can't seem to beat my high score with Green. Blue - I had a lot of trouble controlling blue and it goes too slow. I didn't spend much time with Blue. HDN and Justin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 PS - for anyone that does YouTube videos -- a tutorial on the rocket start and bump-start with precise instructions would be a big hit (I punned again) with me. HDN and Justin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted January 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 hour ago, RickR said: PS - for anyone that does YouTube videos -- a tutorial on the rocket start and bump-start with precise instructions would be a big hit (I punned again) with me. I wait for the 3rd beep then hit the gas. Works every time. RickR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted January 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 So what car did everybody race with? I used the Blue Falcon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted January 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 Congratulations Radio Poultry! Congratulations to @RadioPoultry on becoming a TWO-TIME F-ZERO Squad Champion! Radio Poultry was previously Champion two years ago in our 2019 F-ZERO Christmas Challenge, and reclaims his title with his victory this year! Congratulations on a triumphant win! @RadioPoultry takes the top spot in the Final Standings with an outstanding time of 2' 02" 40. Our other legendary F-ZERO High Score Squad champ @Kid A returned to Mute City this year with an INCREDIBLE showing, nearly TIEING for 1st Place, having missed the mark by a mere seven milliseconds to take 2nd Place in our Final Standings with a time of 2' 02" 47. Hotshot @HDN secures his place in the Final Standings, taking 3rd with a terrific time of 2' 04" 70. I came in 4th Place with a time of 2' 10" 79. @Atari 5200 Guy came in 5th Place with a time of 2' 12" 47, @RickR takes 6th with 2' 13" 66, @greenween takes 7th with 2' 17" 67, and @Gianna gave it her all with a time of 2' 24" 19. Congratulations once again to Squad Legend @RadioPoultry for his victory, and a big congratulations to everyone on their amazing runs! Here's to everyone who gave it their all to shave off every last millisecond from their time. I hope everybody had fun with this game over the holiday season, and we'll see you back here on the F-ZERO track this time next year! NOTE: Our next High Score Squad Challenge is Megamania for the Atari 2600! Be there! RickR, greenween, RadioPoultry and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 I have used the Fire Stingray my whole life because when I was little my dad said the other cars were bad, and I just sort of went with it. I’m pretty sure I’ve never used the Golden Fox before. Atari 5200 Guy and Justin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDN Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 Congrats everyone! This was fun! Atari 5200 Guy and Justin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 It's F-Zero. Of course I'm going to be here. This is fun. Silence is my favorite track in the game. Congratulations to all players! Justin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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