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.

Emulation Information
When using the game's widescreen mode boulder shadows will render incorrectly. This is a game bug, and also occurs on consoles.

32:9
An ultrawide resolution can be enabled by adding the following Gecko code with an English copy of the game (GFZE01): $32:9 Widescreen 48000000 800030c8 de000000 80008180 303ea9e8 65656e00 143ea9e0 33323a39 143ea9e4 00000000 e0000000 80008000 48000000 800030c8 de000000 80008180 141607e0 3ec20000 14161e98 3ec20000 14164108 40638e39 e0000000 80008000

Once this code is enabled, go into the F-Zero's in-game options where the Widescreen/16:9 option is -- it should have changed to say "32:9". In this mode, you can play a single-player game with the ultrawide resolution, or you can play splitscreen. In 2-player vertical split screen, each player will have a full 16:9 screen to play on.

Note: Some HUD elements and most menus will be extremely stretched, but the in-game viewport should look correct once you start a race.

Powersliding Glitch
When near the start/finish line while racing on a Lightning themed track, the powerslide effect is glitched out, stretching out like a laser beam toward the finish line. This is a glitch with the game and not Dolphin; this occurs even on a real GameCube. See.

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.

Missing Boulder Shadows
In Chapter 2 of F-Zero GX, the boulders that roll across the track can have no shadows in Direct3D. These shadows use a feature known as "LogicOps" which D3D11 on Windows 7 does not support. To see the shadows properly, use the OpenGL or Vulkan backend, or use revisions newer than for Windows 8/10. See.

Problems
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Master Difficulty End Credits
Credits sequence after Master difficulty completion isn't 100% accurate on default settings. The sepia tone images are supposed to appear to the right after the special character movie plays. The specifics have been untested but if the problem is similar to the Super Smash Bros. Brawl snapshot feature problem, a snapshot is generated either during a race or after crossing the finish line. Storing EFB Copies to RAM can be taxing, so the best solution would probably be to disable Storing EFB Copies to Texture Only before crossing the finish line on the third lap and then enabling Storing EFB Copies to Texture Only after the announcer announces the rank you earned. See.

Emblem Editor Cursor Issues
When using the emblem editor, the cursor's position will fail to correctly update on Medium and Fast Texture Cache Accuracy levels. To fix, use "Safe."

Heat Effect/Blur
Sand Ocean's heat effect cuts speed on even the most powerful computers. Using the Vulkan backend can improve performance, or the effect can be disabled entirely by turning on "Skip EFB Access from CPU" in configuration. Fixed in.

Dual Core Resets
When Dual Core mode is enabled, the game may reset randomly. It generally only resets on the first run and plays fine after that, but it may reset in game. It has been tested and is pretty reliable, but it may reset anyway. Use at your own risk. For an absolute fix, uncheck "Enable Dual Core", or for a faster performing fix, check "Synchronize GPU thread" as per gameINI advice. Fixed with, where Sync GPU is enabled by default in Game-Ini.

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V-Sync Crashes
If V-Sync is enabled, F-Zero GX will inevitably crash at some point early in play, to the point where it's difficult to even complete a race. Make sure V-Sync is disabled to avoid this. Alternatively, for NVIDIA GPUs, Adaptive V-Sync can be enabled and not cause F-Zero GX to crash. Seems to be fixed as of.