F-Zero GX

F-Zero GX is a futuristic racing video game for the Nintendo GameCube console. Developed by Sega's Amusement Vision department and published by Nintendo, it was released in Japan, Europe and North America in 2003. F-Zero AX, the arcade counterpart of GX, uses hardware conceived from a business alliance between Nintendo, Namco and Sega. F-Zero GX runs on an enhanced version of the engine that powered Super Monkey Ball. F-Zero GX/AX was the first video game collaboration between Nintendo and Sega. The game received critical acclaim as one of the best racers of its time and the greatest racer on the GameCube platform.

F-Zero AX
F-Zero AX can be run via F-Zero GX by use of following Action Replay codes:

NTSC Code
61TA-AXPK-UAV9E EHJV-6U30-2DTVE NBCW-U1NV-0JDJG HK7K-0RFW-FNQ8Y PF4U-P5D0-862X1 7HUZ-2PJY-J5TTU Q7PM-1678-XE7FW YW2J-AUVE-R79V8 T6UV-03PE-1H26C R91R-1A6J-ZXN30 1GHM-VQ7W-7HBWW

PAL Code
Z60V-MZG0-VRAQ2 3DFJ-55T9-J5J7P NBCW-U1NV-0JDJG HK7K-0RFW-FNQ8Y PF4U-P5D0-862X1 9D4X-PVXV-R3FNV Q7PM-1678-XE7FW UAB4-HZ2F-AW6X5 T6UV-03PE-1H26C BN71-WCD5-DYDNW FHW5-F3D3-B2UZ5 NJR5-FE19-GQ851 5FRQ-P6M4-096F3 85KV-QPJD-4U999 VXM8-U9Y8-URZPR VZFH-H43M-5N6E3 G71V-JPGY-BPDDZ GUZD-V5KT-UBKA8

NTSC-J version not booting
Activate "Enable MMU" or "MMU speed hack" to make the game boot.

Dual Core Resets
When Dual Core mode is enabled, the game may reset randomly. It has improved considerably over time however, and currently only tends to reset after switching graphics backends. It has been tested with several hours of consistant play without a reset, but it may potentially still reset out of thin air. Because of this problem, Dual Core mode is currently disabled in the GameINI, and has to be enabled in the game properties if you wish to use it. Use at your own risk.

Heat Effect/Blur
Sand Ocean's heat effect cuts speed on even the most powerful computers. The effect can be disabled by turning on "Skip EFB Access from CPU", but this will disable other effects as well.

Rain on Lightning Track
Rain on the Lightning tracks appears incorrectly on the D3D9 backend. It is present, but more difficult to see compared to the other backends, to the point where it is nearly invisible for most of the race. OpenGL and D3D11 display the effect correctly, so use one of them if you wish to see it better.

Raindrop mask
The raindrops on the Lightning tracks are improperly rendered. Some areas will be inverted: areas that should have raindrops are empty, and areas that should be blank are filled with raindrops. The result is what appears to be a grid of dots scattered across certain tiles. It appears on all backends and there is no known solution. See.

Powersliding Glitch
When near the start/finish line and racing on a Lightning themed track, powersliders are glitched out, stretching out like a laser beam toward the finish line. There is no known solution at this time. See.

16:9
This game has 16:9 display capability, but requires setting the game to the "Widescreen" screen mode in the game's internal options, and setting Dolphin's Aspect Ratio setting to "Force 16:9".

Custom Cars
If using a bad dump, custom cars show only the pilot floating in mid air and the main body component. Redump the disc to correct the problem. See.

EFB to Texture
Before, EFB to Texture showed various problems, finally ending with only the notorious shadow bug. All problems were fixed and EFB to Texture allowed in the GameINI by. EFB to Texture now works without problems. See and.

Random Crashes with DirectX
With EFB to Ram, D3D9 and D3D11 may crash randomly. D3D11 is far worse than D3D9, but it still does it. Since the GameINI is set to use EFB to Ram, the only fix for this problem is to alter the GameINI to allow EFB to Texture, and then set the emulator to EFB to Texture in the graphics options. But the GameINI was set this way purposefully: EFB to Texture has tons of glitches. The crashes appear predictable, crashing in certain races or modes, so you could juggle between backends as needed to clear certain crashes. Otherwise, just use OpenGL. Corrected by an unknown revision between and.