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|title=F-Zero
|title=F-Zero
|image=F-Zero_SNES_box.jpg
|image=F-Zero_SNES_box.jpg
|japanese=エフゼロ
|developer=[[Nintendo EAD]]
|developer=[[Nintendo EAD]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|released={{sys|snes}}{{jp|1990|November 21}}{{us|1991|August 13}}{{eu|1992|June 4}}
|released={{sys|snes}}{{jp|1990|November 21}}{{us|1991|August 13}}{{eu|1992|June 4}}
{{sys|vc}}{{us|2006|November 19}}{{jp|2006|December 2}}{{eu|2006|December 8}}
{{sys|vc}}{{us|2006|November 19}}{{jp|2006|December 2}}{{eu|2006|December 8}}
|genre={{c|Racing}}
|genre=Futuristic {{c|Racing}}
|systems=[[SNES]], [[Nintendo Power (SNES)]], [[Satellaview]], [[Wii Virtual Console]]
|players=1
|systems=[[SNES]], [[Nintendo Power (SNES)]]<!--1997-->, [[Satellaview]], [[Wii Virtual Console]]
|ratings={{ESRB|E}}
|ratings={{ESRB|E}}
|modes=[[Single player]]
|media=4-megabit cartridge
|followed by=[[BS F-Zero Grand Prix]]
|followed by=[[BS F-Zero Grand Prix]]
|series=F-Zero
|series=F-Zero
}}
}}
{{series disambig}}
{{series disambig}}
'''F-Zero''' (エフゼロ ''Efu Zero'') is a genre-defining {{c|Racing|racer}} for the {{c|SNES|Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom}} and was one of the system's original launch titles.  The game was originally released in cartridge format for the console but was later made available through {{c|Nintendo|Nintendo's}} digital distribution channels on the Super Famicom ({{c|Satellaview}} and {{c|Nintendo Power (SNES)|Nintendo Power}}) and the {{c|Wii}} ({{c|Wii Virtual Console|Virtual Console}}).
The game was originally released to rave reviews from critics, praising it's emphasis on racing with finesse, its soundtrack and its superb graphical quality.  Using Nintendo's "Mode 7" display mode, F-Zero could scale and rotate large bitmapped tilesets to produce the illusion of 3D without the need to render even a single polygon.
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