Line #8 Trivia/FZero99


1	* BTeamSequel: This game was developed by Creator/NintendoSoftwareTechnology, whereas the previous ''99'' games were developed by Creator/{{Arika}}.
2	* ContentLeak: The game's existence was hinted at on social media a few days prior to its announcement in the September 2023 WebVideo/NintendoDirect via a reputable leaker on Twitter/X.
3	* DummiedOut:
4	** 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.
5	** 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 Platform/{{Satellaview}}. The final game would ultimately stick to the SNES original for its tracks.
6	** There are some internal leftovers from ''VideoGame/BowsersFury'', the last game developed by Nintendo Software Technology, in part due to ''99'' being produced using the same engine.
7	* GodNeverSaidThat: More than a few people have assumed ''99'' won't live for much longer than a year or two, citing the removal of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros35'' in March of 2021 and ''VideoGame/PacMan99'' shutting down in October of 2023. However, not only has the game not been advertised as a limited-time release like the former, but the latter game was published by Bandai Namco and not Nintendo, and thus, it was their decision to shut the game down and not Nintendo's. ''F-Zero 99'', being a first-party release developed by a Nintendo-owned studio, is thus highly unlikely to shut down unless the playerbase absolutely craters, especially seeing as Nintendo has essentially never shut down an individual game's online functionality prior to doing so for an entire system, with the exception of the previously mentioned ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros35'', which was time-limited because Nintendo wanted to make it even more special by limiting its lifecycle to the anniversary period.
8	* LyingCreator: During the game's initial release window, many players speculated on the possibility of the ''BS F-Zero'' tracks getting ported, to which Nintendo said in October 2023 that the upcoming update "[[https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1714449980151189667 contains the final new tracks]]". This would be contradicted by the addition of ??? Tracks the following January, while the March 2024 update would begin adding mirrored tracks with new hazards and gimmicks.
9	* NewbieBoom: The release of ''99'', coming almost 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''.
10	* PropRecycling: Most of the artwork in the menus is lifted directly from the comic found in the SNES manual.
11	* 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 nearly 19 year hiatus.
12	* SurpriseRelease: The game was announced and released on the same day, September 14, 2023.

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