# List of F-Zero media

Release timelineMain entries in bold :
| 1990 | F-Zero |
| 1991–1995 |
| 1996 | BS F-Zero Grand Prix |
| 1997 | BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 |
| 1998 | F-Zero X |
| 1999 |
| 2000 | F-Zero X Expansion Kit |
| 2001 | Maximum Velocity |
| 2002 |
| 2003 | F-Zero GX |
| 2003 | F-Zero AX |
| 2003 | F-Zero GP Legend |
| 2004 | F-Zero Climax |
| 2005–2022 |
| 2023 | F-Zero 99 |
F-Zero is a futuristic racing video game franchise originally created by Nintendo EAD and has been continually published by Nintendo although the company has let outside development houses work on some installments. The series premiered in Japan on November 21, 1990, with F-Zero, which later was released in the North American in August 1991 and in the PAL Region in 1992. An original installment appeared on every succeeding Nintendo video game console with the exception of the Game Boy Color from its debut until 2004. GP Legend marked the first time the franchise hit a gaming system twice in its lifetime in the United States. The 2004 release of Climax was the last video game in the franchise before its hiatus. Since then, multiple video games were re-released through Nintendo's digital distribution channels. The series currently includes eight released video games, a television series, and video game soundtracks released on audio CDs.
Gameplay consists of racing in futuristic hovercraft and using their speed-boosting abilities to navigate through the courses as quickly as possible in settings like the recurring Mute City, Big Blue and Port Town. The first game was labeled by critics as an influential video game that created the futuristic racing subgenre as well as inspired the creation of numerous racing games such as Daytona USA and the Wipeout series. The series casually centers around the F-Zero racer Captain Falcon and his talented racing and bounty hunting abilities as well as his encounters with the other F-Zero characters.

## Video games

| Title | Details |
| F-Zero Original release date(s): JP: November 21, 1990NA: August 1991EU: 1992 | Release years by system: 1990 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System 2006 – Wii (digital re-release) 2013 – Wii U (digital re-release) 2016 – New Nintendo 3DS (digital re-release) |
| F-Zero Original release date(s): JP: November 21, 1990NA: August 1991EU: 1992 | Notes: One of the launch titles for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Playable as a demo on the Nintendo Super System arcade unit. Re-released for download over multiple platforms; the Nintendo Power peripheral in Japan, and as one of the launch games for both the Wii and Wii U Virtual Consoles. It was also digitally distributed on the New Nintendo 3DS. |
| BS F-Zero Grand Prix BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 Original release date(s): JP: 1996–1997 | Release years by system: 1996 / 1997 – Super Famicom |
| BS F-Zero Grand Prix BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 Original release date(s): JP: 1996–1997 | Notes: Cancelled future content that was later broadcast in several versions on the St.GIGA subscription service. This was accessible from the Super Famicom's Satellaview attachment. |
| Zero Racers Cancellation date: 1996 | Proposed system release: Virtual Boy |
| F-Zero X Original release date(s): JP: July 14, 1998NA: October 27, 1998EU: November 6, 1998 | Release years by system: 1998 – Nintendo 64 2004 – iQue Player 2007 – Wii (digital re-release) 2016 – Wii U (digital re-release) 2022 – Nintendo_Switch (digital re-release) |
| F-Zero X Original release date(s): JP: July 14, 1998NA: October 27, 1998EU: November 6, 1998 | Notes: The North American release of F-Zero X suffered from a three-month delay due to Nintendo of America's former release policy of spacing the release of first-party games out evenly. 100th game released on the European Virtual Console. A sequel of F-Zero, which greatly expands upon the number of playable vehicles and was the first 3D F-Zero game. |
| F-Zero X Expansion Kit Original release date(s): JP: April 21, 2000 | Release years by system: 2000 – 64DD |
| F-Zero X Expansion Kit Original release date(s): JP: April 21, 2000 | Notes: The first add-on disk for the disk drive attachment of the Nintendo 64. |
| F-Zero: Maximum Velocity Original release date(s): JP: March 21, 2001NA: June 11, 2001EU: June 22, 2001 | Release years by system: 2001 – Game Boy Advance 2014 – Wii U (digital re-release) |
| F-Zero: Maximum Velocity Original release date(s): JP: March 21, 2001NA: June 11, 2001EU: June 22, 2001 | Notes: Known in Japan as F-Zero. Direct sequel to F-Zero which occurs twenty-five years subsequent to the events in it. |
| F-Zero AX Original release date(s): JP: 2003NA: September 2003EU: 2003 | Release years by system: 2003 – Triforce |
| F-Zero AX Original release date(s): JP: 2003NA: September 2003EU: 2003 | Notes: Triforce counterpart of F-Zero GX for use in the Arcades. First announced Triforce game from Namco, Nintendo, and Sega's business alliance. |
| F-Zero GX Original release date(s): JP: July 25, 2003NA: August 25, 2003EU: October 31, 2003 | Release years by system: 2003 – GameCube |
| F-Zero GX Original release date(s): JP: July 25, 2003NA: August 25, 2003EU: October 31, 2003 | Notes: Originally scheduled for May 2003 in Japan and June 2003 in North America, the title was delayed by two months. Sequel of F-Zero X, events take place one year after the aforementioned game. |
| F-Zero: GP Legend Original release date(s): JP: November 28, 2003EU: June 4, 2004NA: September 20, 2004 | Release years by system: 2003 – Game Boy Advance 2015 – Wii U (digital re-release) |
| F-Zero: GP Legend Original release date(s): JP: November 28, 2003EU: June 4, 2004NA: September 20, 2004 | Notes: Known in Japan as F-Zero: Falcon Densetsu. Set in the year 2201, the game is influenced by the anime featuring characters and concepts seen there. |
| F-Zero Climax Original release date(s): JP: October 21, 2004 | Release years by system: 2004 – Game Boy Advance 2015 – Wii U (digital re-release) |
| F-Zero Climax Original release date(s): JP: October 21, 2004 | Notes: Is influenced by the anime and features characters and similar scenarios previously seen there. Re-released on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console on December 16, 2015. |
| F-Zero 99 Original release date(s): WW: September 14, 2023 | Release years by system: 2023 – Nintendo Switch |
| F-Zero 99 Original release date(s): WW: September 14, 2023 | Notes: A free download exclusively for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. Reuses assets and gameplay from the 1990 game, and recontextualizes it as a 99-player online battle royale. |

## Other media

| Title | Release date | Media type |
| F-Zero: ...そしてスピードの神へ | February 1992 | Fantasy novel |
| Notes: 244-paged fantasy novel authored by Ozaki Yoshiyuki and published by Futabasha. |||
| F-Zero: GP Legend | October 7, 2003 | Anime television series |
| Notes: 51 animated episode series created by Ashi Productions based on the F-Zero franchise. A video game under the same title was released based on the show featuring the same characters and art style. |||

### Soundtracks

| Title | Title | Release date | Length | Label |
| F-Zero | F-Zero | March 25, 1992 | 51:46 | Tokuma Japan Communications |
| Notes: Jazz-arranged musical tracks to the game featuring the Yellowjackets' Marc Russo on saxophones and Robben Ford on electric guitar. |||||
| F-Zero X Original Soundtrack | F-Zero X Original Soundtrack | September 18, 1998 | 52:46 | Pony Canyon |
| F-Zero X Guitar Arrange Edition | F-Zero X Guitar Arrange Edition | January 27, 1999 | 36:43 | Player's Planet and Media Factory |
| F-Zero Blue Falcon Ending Theme – Resolution | F-Zero Blue Falcon Ending Theme – Resolution | December 3, 2003 | 18:52 | NEC Interchannel |
| Notes: Features the ending theme of TV Tokyo's F-Zero anime. |||||
| F-Zero Legend of Falcon Opening Theme: The Meaning of Truth | F-Zero Legend of Falcon Opening Theme: The Meaning of Truth | December 3, 2003 | 17:39 | NEC Interchannel |
| Notes: Features the introductory theme of TV Tokyo's F-Zero anime. |||||
| F-Zero GX/AX Original Soundtrack | F-Zero GX/AX Original Soundtrack | July 22, 2004 | 2:25:15 | Scitron Digital Content |
| Notes: Two CD set composed of BGM soundtracks to the video games F-Zero GX and F-Zero AX. |||||