F-Zero GX/Controls

Basics

 * /: Steer (tilt more for sharper turns)
 * : Increase speed; decrease flight
 * : Decrease speed; increase flight
 * +: Slide-turn left (reduces speed and turns more sharply)
 * ++: Drift-turn left (increases speed and turns very sharply)
 * +: Slide-turn right (reduces speed and turns more sharply)
 * ++: Drift-turn right (increases speed and turns very sharply)
 * : Accelerate
 * : Air Brake
 * (while pressing ): Boost (after 1st lap, energy is exchanged for short-term speed boost)
 * +/: Side attack (vehicle barges sideways slightly to bash opponents)
 * +/: Spin attack (vehicle rotates to bash oppononents)
 * /: Change camera angles
 * : Pause and display pause screen

Advanced

 * Dash Plate Extra Boost - Hit the edge rather than the middle of a dash plate to receive a double boost.
 * Shift Boost - Leaving the track and returning to it a split-second later results in a speed boost. Most easily achieved by cutting the square-edged corners on Sand Ocean (Lateral Shift).