History Trivia / FZero99

** Inside the game's files exists data for an updated version of Forest from the Japan-only MissionPackSequel games ''BS F-Zero Grand Prix'' and ''BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2'' for the UsefulNotes/{{Satellaview}}. The final game would ultimately stick to the SNES original for its tracks.

* BTeamSequel: This game was developed by Creator/NintendoSoftwareTechnology, where as the previous ''99'' games were developed by Creator/{{Arika}}.
* ContentLeak: The game's existence was leaked on social media prior to its announcement on Nintendo Direct via reputable sources. Notably, said sources ambiguously referred to it as a "new ''F-Zero'' game", which is [[ExactWords technically accurate]].

** Inside the game's files exists data of the unused track Forest (with updated graphics) from ''BS F-Zero Grand Prix'' and ''BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2'' (the [[NoExportForYou Japan only]] Satellaview ''F-Zero'' games, [[MissionPackSequel follow-ups based on the original that feature the same gameplay but include new leagues and tracks]]). While ''F-Zero 99'' would have been the perfect opportunity for them to be released overseas for the first time and to a wider audience, the final game only covers the same leagues and tracks as the original SNES game.
** There are some internal leftovers from ''VideoGame/BowsersFury'', the last game developed by Nintendo Software Technology, indicating that ''99'' is produced on the same engine.

** Inside the game's files exists data of the unused track Forest (with updated graphics) from ''BS F-Zero Grand Prix'' and ''BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2'' (The [[NoExportForYou Japan only]] Satellaview ''F-Zero'' games, [[MissionPackSequel follow-ups based on the original that feature the same gameplay but include new leagues and tracks]]). While ''F-Zero 99'' would have been the perfect opportunity for them to be released overseas for the first time and to a wider audience, the final game only covers the same leagues and tracks as the original SNES game.

* BTeamSequel: This game was developed by Creator/NintendoSoftwareTechnology.

* NewbieBoom: The release of ''99'', coming 19 years after the previous ''F-Zero'' game, has helped endear a new wave of players to the franchise that many have only known about via its representation in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' and ''VideoGame/MarioKart''.

* NewbieBoom: The release of ''99'', coming 19 years after the previous ''F-Zero'' game, has helped endear a new wave of players to the franchise that many have only known about via its representation in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' and ''VideoGame/MarioKart8''.

* NewbieBoom: The release of ''99'', coming 19 years after the previous ''F-Zero'' game, has helped endear a new wave of players to the franchise that many have only known about via its representation in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''.

* SequelGap: ''F-Zero 99'' is the first new ''F-Zero'' game since the release of ''Climax'' for the Game Boy Advance in Japan in 2004, marking a return from almost a 19 year hiatus.

* DummiedOut: One of the unused tracks in the game's files is a version of Mute City I that uses full 3D graphics rather than the Mode 7 recreation that the final game uses, implying that at one point the game was intended to have 3D graphics.

* SequelGap: ''F-Zero 99'' is the first new ''F-Zero'' game since the release of ''Climax'' for the Game Boy Advance in Japan in 2004, marking a return from a 19 year hiatus.

* DummiedOut: One of the unused tracks in the game's files is a version of Port Town I that uses full 3D graphics rather than the Mode 7 recreation that the final game uses, implying that at one point the game was intended to have 3D graphics.

* SequelGap: ''F-Zero 99'' is the first new ''F-Zero'' game since the release of ''Climax'' for the Game Boy Advance in Japan in 2004, marking a return from a 19 year hiatus.