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Instruction booklet · August 23, 1991

F-Zero

Racing1 playerDay OnePre-ESRB

The story

F-Zero is set in the year 2560, when humanity's multiple encounters with alien life forms had resulted in the expansion of Earth's social framework. This led to commercial, technological and cultural interchanges between planets.

Specifications

Released: August 23, 1991 — launch day
Developer: Nintendo EAD
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
Genre: Racing
Rating: Pre-ESRB
Series: F-Zero
Themes: Action · Science fiction
View: Third person

What the magazines said

EGM · not on record yet

Famitsu · four reviewers

Players: 77/100 (191 ratings)
GameRankings: 83%
ACE: 840/1000
Computer and Video Games: 90%
GameZone: 5/5
IGN: 7.5/10
Mean Machines: 90%
Super Play: 81%
Total!: 91%
Entertainment Weekly: A−
Play Time: 55%
The Virginian-Pilot: A
Hippon Super!: 10/10

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Week of August 23, 1991

Aug. 23

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is first released in the United States.

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