Captain Falcon, the main character of the series.
For detailed information about this series, see: F-Zero Wiki
F-Zero is a series of futuristic racing video games created by Nintendo.
Video Games
Main Games
- F-Zero (November 21st, 1990) for SNES, Wii Virtual Console, Wii U Virtual Console, New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console, SNES Classic Edition, and Nintendo Switch Online
- F-Zero X (July 14th, 1998) for Nintendo 64, Wii Virtual Console, Wii U Virtual Console, and Nintendo Switch Online
- F-Zero X Expansion Kit (April 21st, 2000) for Nintendo 64DD
- F-Zero: Maximum Velocity (March 21st, 2001) for Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console, Wii U Virtual Console, and Nintendo Switch Online
- F-Zero GX (July 25th, 2003) for GameCube and Nintendo Switch Online
- F-Zero AX (July 2003) for Arcade
- F-Zero: GP Legend (November 28th, 2003) for Game Boy Advance, Wii U Virtual Console, and Nintendo Switch Online
- F-Zero Climax (October 21st, 2004) for Game Boy Advance, Wii U Virtual Console, and Nintendo Switch Online
- Zero Racers (2026) for Nintendo Switch Online. Originally created for the Virtual Boy, but cancelled at a near-finished state.
Minor Games
- BS F-Zero Grand Prix (1996) for Satellaview
- BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 (January 1st, 1997) for Satellaview
- F-Zero 99 (September 14th, 2023) for Nintendo Switch
Publications
Comic
- F-Zero: The Story of Captain Falcon (November 21st, 1990), included in the manual for F-Zero.
Novel
- F-Zero: And Then, To the Gods of Speed (February 5th, 1992)
TV
- F-Zero GP Legend (October 7th, 2003 - September 28th, 2004)
Merchandise
A set of toy cars based on the vehicles from the F-Zero GP Legend anime were released in 2003.
Links to Other Series
| Direction | Series | Date | Description | Type
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| Mach Rider | November 21, 1990 | F-Zero takes some stylistic elements from Mach Rider. | 3 | |
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | August 5, 1991 | The game F-Mega is shown in Chapter 117 of Stardust Crusaders, which is a parody of the game F-Zero. | 2.5 | |
| Mario | April 1992 | Captain Falcon makes a cameo in the comic Super Mario: Im Rausch der Geschwindigkeit and in Volume 4 of Super Mario-kun; One of the tracks in F-Zero X is the "Rainbow Road" from Mario Kart 64; The downloadable content pack The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8 for Mario Kart 8 includes a track based on F-Zero. |
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| Kirby | March 21, 1996 | Captain Falcon's Helmet is an obtainable item in Kirby Super Star. | 1 | |
| Metroid | July 14, 1998 | Jody Summer from F-Zero X is based on Samus from Metroid. | 3 | |
| Super Smash Bros. | January 21, 1999 | Captain Falcon is selectable in Super Smash Bros. and its sequels, where stages from the series also appear, with Samurai Goroh appearing as an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl; Captain Falcon performs a Falcon Punch in the last episode of the anime F-Zero: GP Legend. |
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| N-Gang | June 1999 | Captain Falcon appears in the N-Gang episode "Freeze Frame". | 1 | |
| Pokémon | December 14, 2000 | In Pokémon Stadium 2, connecting the SNES to a TV can show an image from F-Zero. | 2 | |
| Wario | March 21, 2003 | A microgame version of F-Zero is featured in WarioWare, inc.: Minigame Mania. |
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| Robot (Nintendo) | July 25, 2003 | A R.O.B. shaped crane appears in F-Zero GX. | 2 | |
| Crazy Taxi | July 25, 2003 | The "Groovy Taxi" vehicle in F-Zero GX is a reference to the Crazy Taxi series. | 3 | |
| Super Monkey Ball | July 25, 2003 | AiAi from Super Money Ball appears F-Zero GX on Billy's belt and an Emblem in Garage Mode. | 2 | |
| Jet Set Radio | July 25, 2003 | Digi-Boy in F-Zero GX may be based on Beat from Jet Set Radio. | 3 | |
| Sonic | July 25, 2003 | One of the emblems in F-Zero GX's Garage Mode represents Sonic the Hedgehog; Aliens looking like Chaos from the Sonic series make an appearance in F-Zero GX. | 2 | |
| The Legend of Zelda | July 25, 2003 | A trailer for F-Zero GX is included in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest; One of the emblems in F-Zero GX's Garage Mode represents Tingle from the Zelda series. | 2 | |
| Daigasso! Band Brothers | December 2, 2004 | Music from the F-Zero series is featured in Daigasso! Band Brothers. | 2 | |
| Shadow the Hedgehog | November 15, 2005 | Blue Falcon and Black Bull, the two bosses in the game, are named after the racing cars in F-Zero. | 3 | |
| Star Fox | August 3, 2006 | James McCloud from F-Zero X is based on Fox and James McCloud from the StarFox series; Leon from F-Zero GX may be a reference to Wolf O'Donnell; Octoman from the F-Zero series makes an appearance in Star Fox Command; there also are other references between the two series. | 1 | |
| Nirvanna The Band The Show | September 10, 2008 | F-Zero and F-Zero X are mentioned in the Nirvana The Band The Show short "Update Day". | 2 | |
| Wii (Series) | October 16, 2008 | The Mute City theme from F-Zero is playable in Wii Music. | 2 | |
| Animal Crossing | November 16, 2008 | The Blue Falcon from F-Zero appears as a furniture item in Animal Crossing: City Folk and New Leaf. F-Zero was added a playable game on the in-game SNES in Animal Crossing: New Horizons after an update. | 2 | |
| X (Nintendo) | May 31, 2010 | X-Scape features a reference to the F-Zero series. | 3 | |
| Random Encounters | June 7, 2011 | Random Encounters has made multiple F-Zero songs. | 3 | |
| Nintendo Land | November 18, 2012 | Nintendo Land features a minigame based on the F-Zero series. | 2 | |
| Tekken | November 18, 2012 | Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition features a Captain Falcon outfit for the characters. |
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| Deep Space 69 | April 28, 2013 | Jay performs the Falcon Punch in the Deep Space 69 episode “The Galactic Bonesmen: Part 2”. | 2 | |
| Daitomodachi | February 28, 2015 | F-Zero is parodied in multiple Daitomodachi episodes. | 3 | |
| Amiibo Tap | April 23, 2015 | Scanning an Amiibo in Amiibo Tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits can give you access to playing a demo of F-Zero | 2 | |
| Ace Combat | January 29, 2015 | Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy + features unlockable aircraft themed Captain Falcon from F-Zero X. |
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| Kindergarten | June 15, 2017 | There's a Monstermon card based on Captain Falcon called "Faptain Calcon" | 2.5 | |
| DBX | December 9, 2017 | Captain Falcon has been a subject for DBX. | 2 | |
| Splatoon | July 31, 2018 | A giant cartridge based on F-Zero appears in Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion. | 2.5 | |
| Perfect Cell Vs | December 9, 2018 | F-Zero is parodied in multiple Perfect Cell Vs episodes. | 3 | |
| Death Battle! | July 3, 2019 | Captain Falcon has been a subject for Death Battle! | 2 | |
| Death Race (DevilArtemis) | July 27, 2020 | Captain Falcon has been a subject for Death Race. | 2 | |
| Tetris | June 28, 2024 | Tetris 99 featured an F-Zero 99 theme during a limited event. | 2 | |
| Star Racer | July 28, 2025 | Many elements of Star Racer are heavily based on F-Zero. | 3 | |
| How It Should Have Ended | March 31, 2026 | Captain Falcon appears in "Mario Likes to Party". | 3 |