After 20 years stuck in Japan on the GBA, Nintendo revives legendary F-Zero game and adds it to Switch Online
Oct. 2, 2024F-Zero Climax is now easier to play than ever
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For 20 years, F-Zero Climax has been a beloved installment of the classic sci-fi F-Zero racing series with a caveat: it was only available in Japan.
“This is SUCH good news!!!!!” YouTuber RogersBasewrote on X. “There has never been a better time to be an F-Zero fan, man.”
“Nintendo bringing F-Zero Climax to America is something I would [have] never expected,” agreed streamerLGWizzrobeon X. “To make the game accessible outside of Japan is incredible.”
While Climax has the same gasoline heart as any other F-Zero game — they are all, ultimately, about moving sick-looking machines around a sick-looking track — it’s notable for a few reasons.
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Ashley Bardhan is a critic from New York who covers gaming, culture, and other things people like. She previously wrote Inverse’s award-winning Inverse Daily newsletter. Then, as a Kotaku staff writer and Destructoid columnist, she covered horror and women in video games. Her arts writing has appeared in a myriad of other publications, including Pitchfork, Gawker, and Vulture.
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