History WMG / FZero

[[WMG: The next game will use the [[VideoGame/SonicUnleashed Hedge]][[VideoGame/SonicGenerations hog]] [[UsefulNotes/GameEngine Engine]]]]

[[WMG/WiiU Explained here.]]

* bring back Death Race from ''X'', possibly rehauled as ''VideoGame/{{Burnout}}''[=/=]''VideoGame/ProjectGothamRacing''[=/=]''VideoGame/SplitSecond''-esque [[VehicularCombat full contact]] stunt races

* Also [[Videogame/StarFox Fox McCloud]] could put in an appearance, leading to in-game jokes regarding this game's James [=McCloud=].

Thus continuing with the [[XMakesAnythingCool naming]] [[SuperTitle64Advance conventions]] of the previous console entries (and ''AX'') while serving as a nice little DevelopmentGag to the Switch's original codename.

[[WMG: The next game will use the [[VideoGame/SonicUnleashed Hedge]][[VideoGame/SonicGenerations hog]] [[GameEngine Engine]]]]

Now, this is just conjecture on my part, but if Mute City is ''indeed'' The Big Apple, then [[Tropers/X2X my]] guess is that Red Canyon is the Grand Canyon and {{Port|Town}} [[InNameOnly Town]] is somewhere on the West Coast, presumably in California. Think about it. NYC is indeed a very important trade center for America, in the same way that Mute City [[MerchantCity is the center of trade and commerce in the galaxy]]. [[CaptainObvious I'll let you do the math with the Grand Canyon.]] (Or, you can scroll up to the top of the page and read the first WMG in this section. Either will suffice.)

As for Port Town being on the other side of the U.S., the F-Zero machines (as of ''GX'') cruise around at a default average of ''1000km/h''. [[{{Understatement}} That's pretty darn fast.]] If Falcon left Port Town in the morning at those kinds of speeds, he probably could make it to the West Coast by sunset. And yes, that is factoring in the short "[[CurbstompBattle race]]" he had with Goroh.

Just look at ''[[VideoGame/FASTRacingLeague FAST Racing NEO]]'': it's ''F-Zero'' (with a little bit of ''VideoGame/{{Wipeout}}'') [[XMeetsY plus]] ''VideoGame/{{Ikaruga}}'' and it looks ''amazing''. ''F-Zero'' fans were ridiculously hyped for it when shown at E3 2015.

* One character from each series is named "James [=McCloud=]." He suffers a DeathByOriginStory in ''Star Fox'', but he's still there in F-Zero. Maybe the two are related?

* incorporate car and level editors a la the ''X Expansion Kit'' and ''GX''; the Wii U's [=GamePad=] would've actually been perfect for this, which makes Miyamoto's comments about needing a controller with unique functionality to "justify" a new game all the more perplexing

Thus continuing with the [[XMakesAnythingCool naming]] [[SuperTitle64Advance conventions]] of the previous console entries (and ''AX'') while serving as a DevelopmentGag to the Switch's original codename.

[[WMG: Most of the races take place on [[EarthIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse Earth]]]]If Mute City in ''VideoGame/{{F-Zero}}'' is New York as we know it now, that means that at least some of the races take place here on our home planet. But in ''VideoGame/{{F-Zero}} GX'''s story mode, we're never given any indication that Falcon ever leaves the surface of one planet, meaning that it all took place on one world. Here are where some of the courses are: Red Canyon is likely the Grand Canyon, as there is a river running through it. You can see the river in the Red Canyon story mode course, in Chapter Two. Big Blue was once a city attached to a continent, likely the American West Coast. It was likely Paradise City from ''{{WMG/Burnout}} Paradise'', which became Pacific City, from ''{{WMG/Crackdown}}'', which became Oceania, from ''WMG/ExtremeG 3''. Port Town may be San Francisco, or any number of other West Coast cities, making Captain Falcon an American. This means that in ''VideoGame/{{F-Zero}}'', EarthIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse.
* This may be partially true; Silence, at least, is a different planet (It's stated in ''GP Legend'' that Silence has no inhabitants, hence the name) Phantom Road is likely some random area in space, Outer Space probably is too. The other areas are all on the same planet, most likely. Unless you seriously believe ''GP Legend'' and think that Mute City covers the entire old earth like the map screen in story mode suggests.
** The GP legend games and anime take place in a separate continuity from the main games. I mentioned F-Zero GX, which is a main game. I don't believe that Mute City could cover the entire planet. However, we never have received any indications against [[EarthIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse Earth being the location of multiple racecourses]].

[[WMG:[[VideoGame/{{F-Zero}} James McCloud]] is actually from the [[WMG/StarFox Lylat System]]]]

* They share a technology known as the "G-Diffuser" system. In VideoGame/{{F-Zero}}, it's used to keep the race crafts off the ground (If only just); in Star Fox, it's used to keep flight craft aloft.
* One character from each series is named "James [=McCloud=]". He suffers a DeathByOriginStory in WMG/StarFox, but he's still there in F-Zero. Maybe the two are related?

** Thoroughly debunked by the creators themselves long ago, who admitted there is no connection, it's an in-joke based on the fact that Star Fox and F-Zero both had their characters designed by Takaya Imamura.

[[WMG: The game takes place in the ''VideoGame/MegaMan'' universe]]
Mute City could totally be the city where ''Mega Man'' and co. lives, or the first level of ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' (or, well, any city of the series). This is also why you can die so easily: either you are falling in a BottomlessPits or on SpikesOfDoom.

Now, this is just conjecture on my part, but if Mute City is ''indeed'' The Big Apple, then [[Tropers/X2X my]] guess is that Red Canyon is the Grand Canyon and {{Port|Town}} [[InNameOnly Town]] is somewhere on the West Coast, presumably California. Think about it. [=NYC=] is indeed a very important trade center for America, in the same way that Mute City [[MerchantCity is the center of trade and commerce in the galaxy]]. [[CaptainObvious I'll let you do the math with the Grand Canyon.]]

As for Port Town being on the other side of the U.S., the F-Zero machines (as of ''GX'') cruise around at a default average of ''1000km/h''. That's pretty darn fast. If Falcon left Port Town in the morning at those kinds of speeds, he probably could make it to the East Coast by sunset. And yes, that is factoring in the short "[[CurbstompBattle race]]" he had with Goroh.

However, I have no clue where that places Lightning and Aeropolis (the former being a short distance outside of Mute City according to Story Mode; the latter is presumably also on Earth).

** Not to mention that both series power crafts using the "G-Diffuser" propulsion system. And both take place in a universe where fantastic technology, interstellar society, and hidden magic forces all exist simultaneously. Also, Captain Falcon has an evil twin/rival, much like a certain furry pilot. And both series have their share of mercs, bounty hunters, and space bandits. And hey, while we're at it, Great Fox, Falcon Flyer? If it's not an alternate universe, then it's either one of the biggest collections of inter-series references Nintendo's ever amassed, or a hell of a coincidence. On the other hand, maybe Nintendo just [[{{Metroid}} really likes using this stuff.]]

* That would also explain why Blood has a different voice from Falcon despite allegedly being his exact genetic duplicate. For all we know, the backstories and rivalries are just fabrications to make the characters interesting (for example, the Arrows could be a {{Kayfabe}} couple instead of real life spouses); the TruceZone seen in Chapter 3 of ''GX'''s story mode (where everyone is seen drinking and chatting at the Bet Race diner) perhaps verifies this.

** Hm... You may be onto something with your fun spoiling, my friend.

[[WMG: The series will see a revival on the WiiU.]]

It's most likely that the WiiU will be the next destination for the new F-Zero, and the WiiU should be powerful enough to handle the engine. Also, F-Zero is the only other series besides recent ''Sonic'' games that have fast enough movement to take advantage of the engine, and Sega had a hand in ''GX''.

[[WMG:Conversely, there ''will'' be a new ''F-Zero'' game. Eventually. Probably on the next Nintendo console (the NX?) as opposed to Wii U.]]

* get [[Creator/ShinenMultimedia Shin'en]] to help develop (Nintendo apparently [[CreatorBacklash didn't like]] Creator/{{Sega}}'s contributions to ''GX'', strangely enough, and Shin'en, which has a longstanding working relationship with the company, clearly knows their way around a racer)

* incorporate car and level editors a la the ''X Expansion Kit'' and ''GX''

[[WMG:If there's ever a new F-Zero game, it will feature guest racers from other Nintendo games.]]
Nintendo likes cross-promotion, and it wouldn't be the first time Captain Falcon shows up in a crossover. As for guest racers, Samus Aran would probably fit in well.

That took roughly ten minutes to devise, whereas Nintendo has been sitting on ''F-Zero'' for a decade. Is it innovative? No, not really. But at this point, what is? And better yet, does the sheer speed demon that is ''F-Zero'' really need a whole lot of tweaking when it's the equivalent of [[VideoGame/MarioKart 500+cc]] by default?

* get [[Creator/ShinenMultimedia Shin'en]] to help develop (Nintendo apparently [[CreatorBacklash didn't like]] Creator/{{Sega}}'s contributions to ''GX'', [[MagnumOpus strangely enough]], and Shin'en, which has a longstanding working relationship with the company, clearly knows their way around a racer)

[[WMG: There will never be another F-Zero game]]

* Also, ''F-Zero GX'' could be seen as a ToughActToFollow: Because it's the most successful game in the series by far, Nintendo could be worried that if they make a new ''F-Zero'' game, it'll inevitably be compared to ''GX'' and be treated as ''kusoge'' at best. After all, look at what happened with ''F-Zero GP Legend''. (To be fair, its property as a tie-in to the anime of the same name might've been the main reason it tanked instead.)

* Also, ''F-Zero GX'' could be seen as a ToughActToFollow: Because it's the most successful game in the series by far, Nintendo could be worried that if they make a new ''F-Zero'' game, it'll inevitably be compared to ''GX'' and be treated as ''kusoge'' at best.

With the creativity and massive popularity of the ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' series, Nintendo didn't think that making two competing racing franchises made much sense. So, they just went with plumber boy.

Look at them side by side. It's possibly logical that after some many years after Mega City One, New York became Mute City in 24th century. Which somehow Judges started to come away to form the Galtaic Federation. It was then Captain Falcon's DNA who was cloned by Internova Police Force....

Who drives a bike rather than a car, never removes his helmet with incorporated CoolShades, whose blue uniform with eagle motifs is instantly recognizable, who has a gun and uses it, whose punches are legendary, whose mighty chin is the most you see of his face, who chases criminals for a living... [[spoiler:[[JudgeDredd Did you really need to highlight this?]]]]

[[WMG: Most of the races take place on [[EarthIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse Earth]]]]If Mute City in ''VideoGame/{{F-Zero}}'' is New York as we know it now, that means that at least some of the races take place here on our home planet. But in ''VideoGame/{{F-Zero}} GX'''s story mode, we're never given any indication that Falcon ever leaves the surface of one planet, meaning that it all took place on one world. Here are where some of the courses are: Red Canyon is likely the Grand Canyon, as there is a river running through it. You can see the river in the Red Canyon story mode course, in Chapter Two. Big Blue was once a city attached to a continent, likely the American West Coast. It was likely Paradise City from ''{{WMG/Burnout}} Paradise'', which became Pacific City, from ''{{WMG/Crackdown}}'', which became Oceania, from ''{{WMG/Extreme-G}} 3''. Port Town may be San Francisco, or any number of other West Coast cities, making Captain Falcon an American. This means that in ''VideoGame/{{F-Zero}}'', EarthIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse.

This is going off of the anime, which states that Mute City is NewYorkCity... in the future. In the Story Mode of ''GX'', Captain Falcon starts off by training in Port Town. The next day (Chapter 2), he bumps into Samurai Goroh while riding through Red Canyon. After winning, Falcon speeds off to Mute City and arrives there by sunset.