F-Zero 99 Updated To Version 1.5.1, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Still so much fun blasting through a few races every now and then, this really plays like a dream! 😅

@garfreek Yes, it was indeed a very smart move from Nintendo to release this game. Lot's of fun.

It's a shame the lobbies are still fairly dead after the last major update. I really thought the 'new' tracks would be more of a draw.

This is by far my favorite 99 game even though I loved Pac 99 but unfortunately it's not there anymore. That being said having only a selection of these active at the same time it's probably the best option to avoid spreading the audience over too many titles.

This is also shaping up to be a real f-zero episode that really deserves its spot in the whole series though I can't help but wonder what will be left of it when servers go down.

Been playing the game more again after that last update that added the Ace league, and been having a lot of fun with. Really hope this game brings a more proper resurrection of the series to us on the Switch successor. If not on the Switch still.

@Yosher I'm with you on that, I feel though that if a new F-Zero can be successful they will HAVE to drop this one to not cannibalize their own audience. But at this point, besides graphics (and I don't mind the retro aesthetics one bit) I can hardly imagine what a proper new F-Zero must be like to justify the abandonment of 99.

Maybe this is it, the whole F-Zero resurrection IS 99.

About time they created a one player version we can play against bots and bring out a physical copy too, the same way they did both for Tetris 99.

@GarlicGuzzler Naw, man. It's an evolution of racing, from things like F-1 and racing around traditional tracks like the Indianapolis 500, Daytona, and even NASCAR Racing.

In fact, 150 Years ago, Rick Wheeler was an F-1 Racer who wanted to propose to his girlfriend Haruka Misaki, but fate had different plans for him, as Zoda was eluding his capture, he would've killed Rick. But 150 Years later, Rick, Zoda AND Haruka are in the future, racing in F-ZERO Machines. It's in the story of F-ZERO GP Legend.

Man, I wish Nintendo would collaborate with Discotek Media and release both versions, as well as Kirby: Right Back At Ya.

@Scollurio Surely F-Zero 99 and a bigger new F-Zero can coexist, right? We have a whole bunch of Tetris games and Tetris 99 still. I'm sure if Nintendo didn't make Mario 35 so limited in time that it would also still live alongside other Mario games just fine.

I guess F-Zero as a whole has a lot less fans than both of those though so maybe you're right, but I like to think that they can both exist together.

I fire this game up every week… for 30 seconds to quickly complete a couple of the NSO weekly missions 🤣

This whole playing online against random people, battle royale style really isn’t my thing. I’m very much an old school player. I just don’t enjoy multiplayer unless it’s with friends in the same room huddled round a screen like back in the day.

@GarlicGuzzler I had never thought of that myself.

I wish they would let us play Classic mode all the time . Or if it has to remain timed , at least let us play Classic GP with CPU opponents.

This is a cool F-Zero, but i still hope they make a modern version for Switch 2.
Hopefully a new Wave Race too.

Anyone remember last time we got any good water racer after Riptide and Aqua Moto Racing which is like 10 years old?
Any water racer using similar water tech as "Sea of Thieves" would be awesome.

Still play this regularly. Almost 50 hours but only 1 win. Won a few Grand Prix but only 1 single race win, it's painful

@Laserbeak1982 I've been playing it almost daily for a year now and had my very first 99 race win last night on Mute City IV. It was somewhat of an anti-climax. 😅

Still waiting for them to patch problems where other racers keep appearing in front of me. 🙄

@JohnnyC That sounds like more of an issue with your net my guy

This is one of the few 99 games I've kept up with so regularly. While this is just a small patch, I'm glad to see them continue to support the game and look forward to future updates and events.

@FoxyDude Just a joke mate, about how I've yet to hit 1st place. Nothing wrong with the game.

Unfortunately, the issue with the limited-time challenges being off by one week for a while has not been fixed, so I'm stuck without one of the spin colors that I was never given any chance to get, all because one of the limited-time challenges from weeks ago incorrectly lasted for 2 weeks instead of 1 for some reason... 😮‍💨

@JohnnyC Ah, well keep at it! You'll get your win eventually I'm sure! (I'm able to get most of my wins in the Classic mode tbh)

I wish I never put it down after it first came out! I just started really giving it a go this month and have been loving it so much.

I am loving this game, I just unlocked the last emote to get the shiny decals a few hours ago. I struggled so hard to get Blue Falcon's alt decal while I tried a few times to get the Golden Fox alt while Fire Stingray & Wild Goose was fairly easy if I don't abuse boost on the Fire Stingray or get bumped over & over as the Wild Goose.

Wonder if we'll see more updates down the line as I read somewhere that there's a Forest I+II & a Metal Fort course when I looked up what the BS F-Zero stuff was.