F-Zero X

F-Zero X
Developer(s)	Nintendo EAD
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Series	F-Zero
Platform(s)	Virtual Console, Nintendo 64
Release date(s)	Nintendo 64 JP July 14, 1998 NA October 26, 1998 EU November 6, 1998 Virtual Console JP May 29, 2007 EU June 15, 2007 NA June 25, 2007
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer (4)
Input methods	GameCube Controller, Classic Controller
Compatibility	4 Playable
GameIDs	NAFP01, NAFE01, NAFJ01
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia

F-Zero X, is a futuristic racing video game for the Nintendo 64 (N64) console. F-Zero X is the third released installment in the F-Zero series and the first released video game in the franchise to feature 3D graphics. The game has a steep learning curve and its gameplay experience is similar to that of the original F-Zero title. However, the title does introduce a "death race" mode and a random track generator called the "X Cup". In the death race, the player's objective is to annihilate the 29 other racers as speedily as possible, while the X-Cup "creates" a different set of tracks each time played.

Problems

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There is a bar of stretched pixels at the bottom of the screen on all backends with EFB Copies to Texture Only. Disable EFB Copies to Texture Only to fix it. Fixed in 4.0-7630

Transitions

Throughout the menus, the game uses a transition effect, dissolving/wiping whatever is on the screen to go to the next menu. With EFB Copies to Texture Only, instead of dissolving the current screen to the next screen, it changes to the N64 logo and wipes that away to the next screen. Disable EFB Copies to Texture Only to fix this.

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On all graphics backends, tracks will cull incorrectly whenever your car is pointed at the wall. See issue 6298. Fixed some time before 3.5-1729.

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Example of the track culling

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For an unknown reason, Dolphin skips the titles in this game. The N64 logo appears and then disappears immediately, dropping you straight into the main menu with the iconic guitar riff playing over the main menu and its theme. See issue 6297. Fixed by 4.0-4043.

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F-Zero X doesn't have functional sound with DSP HLE. Use DSP LLE for working audio. Fixed by the merger of new-ax-hle 2.0 in 3.5-1154.

Configuration

Only configuration options for the best compatibility where they deviate from defaults are listed.

Graphics

Config	Setting	Notes
Store EFB Copies to Texture Only	Off	Fixes the stretched pixel border and transitions

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with F-Zero X since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

3.5

3.5-1154

4.0-7630

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5.0-21395 (current)

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2.0 (r5384)

Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This title has been tested on the environments listed below:

Test Entries
Revision	OS	CPU	GPU	Result	Tester
4.0-8445	Windows 7	Intel Core i5 3570K @ 3.8GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760	Works well. Emulated CPU Overclock reduces FPS Lag.	JMC47