F-Zero Climax

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F-Zero Climax
Details
Developer	Suzak
Publisher	Nintendo
Director(s)	Yutaka Hirata Azusa Tajima
Producer(s)	Satoru Iwata Hitoshi Yamagami
Platform(s)	Game Boy Advance, Virtual Console, Nintendo Switch
No. of players	Single player, Multiplayer, Track editor
Release dates
North America	Nintendo Switch Online: October 11, 2024
Japan	GBA: October 21, 2004 Wii U VC: December 16, 2015 Nintendo Switch Online: October 11, 2024
Europe	Nintendo Switch Online: October 11, 2024
China
Australia	Nintendo Switch Online: October 11, 2024
Ratings
CERO	A
Installments
Previous game	F-Zero: GP Legend
Next game	F-Zero 99
External websites

F-Zero Climax (F-ZERO クライマックス, Efuzero kuraimakkusu^[?]) is a futuristic racing video game for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance handheld. It was originally released exclusively in Japan on October 21, 2004. Like its handheld predecessor, F-Zero: GP Legend, Climax was published by Nintendo and developed by both them and Suzak.

F-Zero Climax is the sixth main installment in the F-Zero series and the third to be released for the Game Boy Advance. This is the only F-Zero game to have a built-in track editor without the need for an expansion or add-on. Custom tracks can be saved to one of thirty slots for future use and they can be exchanged with other players via link cable. If memory becomes full or link cable connection cannot be done, the game can generate a password for the track; when it is input on any F-Zero Climax cartridge, the password will generate the track instantly.

Another unique feature is that one may download the game by link cable with just one game pack, as someone would do with a DS. But only one track may be played this way, and the two pilots are always the same.

On October 1st, 2024 it was revealed that F-Zero Climax would make its official worldwide debut on October 11th of the same year, the first time the title would be able to be played outside of Japan. It released for Nintendo Switch Online members, paired with its predecessor F-Zero: GP Legend.

Controls

Type 1

• A Button - Accelerate
• B Button - Booster
• D-Pad(Left and right) - Turn
• L Button/R Button - Slide
• L Button twice/R Button twice - Side Attack
• L Button & R Button simultaneously - Spin Attack

Type 2

• A Button - Accelerate
• B Button - Brakes
• D-Pad(Left & Right) - Auto Slide
• L Button/R Button - Side Attack
• L Button & R Button simultaneously - Booster

Type 3

• A Button - Accelerate
• B Button - Booster
• D-Pad(Left and right) - Turn
• L Button/R Button - Slide
• L Button twice/R Button twice - Side Attack
• L Button & R Button simultaneously - Spin Booster

Type 4

• A Button - Accelerate
• B Button - Spin Attack
• D-Pad(Left and right) - Turn
• L Button/R Button - Slide
• L Button twice/R Button twice - Side Attack
• L Button & R Button simultaneously - Booster

Modes

• Grand Prix
• Survival
• Course Edit
• Time Attack
  • Zero Test

Circuits

Bronze Standard	Mute City Six Carat	Sand Ocean High Speed Edge	Port Town Sky Highway	White Land Wolf	Fire Field Heat Circuit
Silver Standard	Big Blue Slalom	Red Canyon Inside Out	Mist Flow Double Link	Fire Field Front Line	Silence Nightmare
Gold Standard	Lightning R Trace	Port Town Half Dome	Sand Ocean Key Break	Big Blue Slip Down	Illusion Lost Way
Bronze Expert	Mute City Eight Carat	White Land White Wolf	Big Blue Arch Hill	Port Town Sky Highway II	Red Canyon Inside Out II
Silver Expert	Sand Ocean High Speed Edge II	Lightning Trust Jump	Mist Flow Mist Ring	Mute City Cactus Circuit	Fire Field Burnt Out Link
Gold Expert	White Land Hornet	Silence Nightmare Fear	Big Blue Single Course	Sand Ocean Key Break II	Illusion Lost Way II
Bronze Master	Red Canyon Barrel Roll	Sand Ocean High Speed Edge III	Lightning G Trace	Mute City Ten Carat	White Land Last Wolf
Silver Master	Mute City Cactus Circuit II	Mist Flow Puzzle Ring	Lightning Loss Landing	Fire Field Front Line II	Silence Nightmare One
Gold Master	Port Town Half Dome II	White Land Hornet House	Sand Ocean Key Break III	Big Blue Twin Course	Illusion Lost Way III
Platinum	Mute City Multiply	Big Blue Big Billow	Silence Silence II	Port Town Great Wings
	Red Canyon Red Canyon II	Sand Ocean Sand Ocean	White Land White Land II	Fire Field Fire Field

Returning Characters

• Captain Falcon on Blue Falcon
• Dr. Stewart on Golden Fox
• Pico on Wild Goose
• Samurai Goroh on Fire Stingray
• Jody Summer on White Cat
• Mighty Gazelle on Red Gazelle
• Baba on Iron Tiger
• Octoman on Deep Claw
• Dr. Clash on Crazy Bear
• Mr. EAD on Great Star
• Bio Rex on Big Fang
• Billy on Mad Wolf
• Silver Neelson on Night Thunder
• Gomar and Shioh on Twin Noritta
• John Tanaka on Wonder Wasp
• Mrs. Arrow on Queen Meteor
• Blood Falcon on Blood Hawk
• Jack Levin on Astro Robin
• James McCloud on Little Wyvern
• Zoda on Death Anchor
• Michael Chain on Wild Boar
• Super Arrow on King Meteor
• Kate Alen on Super Piranha
• Roger Buster on Mighty Hurricane
• Leon on Space Angler
• Draq on Mighty Typhoon
• Beastman on Hyper Speeder
• Antonio Guster on Green Panther
• Black Shadow on Black Bull
• The Skull on Sonic Phantom
• Ryu Suzaku a.k.a Rick Wheeler on Dragon Bird
• Lisa Brilliant on Panzer Emerald
• Lucy Liberty on Elegance Liberty
• Miss Killer a.k.a Misaki Haruka on Moon Shadow

New Characters

• Dark Soldier on Soldier Anchor
• Berserker on Red Bull
• Clank Hughes on Dragon Bird GT
• Young Captain Falcon on Blue Falcon
• Hyper Zoda on Hyper Death Anchor

Championship

White Land: Eagle Circuit

Cut Content

Main article: F-Zero Climax on The Cutting Room Floor

Trivia

• The maximum speed the player can reach is at 1920 km/h. This speed can be reached easily by creating a custom track with a multitude of dash plates.
• This game has 53 courses due to the Normal, Expert, and Master difficulty variations of cups, with exceptions to the Platinum Cup.

External links

• Official Nintendo Japan F-Zero Climax site