Mailbag Special Edition: F-Zero GX
Finally, an entire Mailbag dedicated to the fastest racing game in the universe. I spent many hours blasting through this futuristic joyride, and found lots of cool stuff along the way... But as always, people who visit the website are always able to offer some extra thoughts on every game. If you've got something to share or a question about F-Zero GX or any other game, just drop me a line:

Here's something interesting I'd noticed on F-Zero that I didn't find on your site.

Chapter seven I believe it is. The F-Zero grand prix. During the video there are about five people ahead of you and shadow, and you are both placed right behind the finish line. BUT!!!!! When you start the race you are in 28th
place and as far from the line as that position can get you.

Well I'll be damned... Captain Falcon is clearly near the start of the pack, but he strangely gets bumped back to the rear before the race begins... The odds always seem to be stacked in the CPU's favor, but now we even have evidence that they're jerking us around...

Hey, I was just reading the F-Zero GX section on your site, and noticed your tactic for finding out the top speeds of the machines. You say you used Cosmo Terminal? I have a better idea. There's a glitch in the game that allows you to hit max speed without having to go anywhere. In Fire Field: Cylinder Knot, Go out onto the track to about the first boost, then drive around to the bottom of the track. Turn around and drive as straight as possible into the wall (towards the starting line). You see, the game doesn't treat it as an actual wall. You don't move forward when you drive up against it, but unlike the other walls in the game, you don't recoil. Your speedometer will continue to climb, as if you're moving. I found this out while I was seeing which courses it was possible to complete an entire lap backwards in. There aren't many. ;)

That's a neat little trick... The hardest part is keeping your machine pointed straight at the wall, because you'll slid horizontally if you're even slightly off.

Your extensive section on F-Zero GX of your website is pretty darn impressive. One thing I didn't see, though...I could swear I read Mrs. Arrow's real name (Monique Dever-something) once. On Nintendo's official website, back in the F-Zero X days, unfortunately; the new website for GX makes no mention of it. Am I just crazy or is that her real moniker, anyway?

Thanks for your time, man...and especially the tips on beating
Master difficulty settings in GX! Man, that is TOUGH!!!

I did some digging, and the name Monique L’Amoreaux Arrow is the name that I've come up with. A rather interesting fact, but also obscure bit of F-Zero trivia...

Saying that GX's Master difficulty is tough is an understatement... Insane would be a more fitting description. But after tons of practice and dozens of failed attempts, you gain the skills needed to blast your way to the finish line.

The GX pages offer two completely different techniques... The overly-aggressive driving style of yours truly, along with the skilled strategies employed by Hutz. The tactics written by Hutz are probably the most reliable, while my daredevil strategies are reckless and dangerous...

if you press z button in results in a race in F-Zero GX you can see the pilot's face.

I've owned this game for years, yet somehow I never knew about this little trick.
Seeing this visual picture of your rivals could help build up the anger and rage necessary to burn them on the next course....