F-Zero
Nintendo hovercraft competition
F-Zero is a series of futuristic racing video games by Nintendo, first released in 1990 for the Super Nintendo.
Players pilot anti-gravity hovercrafts at extreme speeds through suspended tracks.
The franchise is known for its high difficulty, sense of speed, and the character Captain Falcon, who became more famous through the Super Smash Bros. series than through F-Zero itself.
Path or monitored route
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- lapOne complete circuit
- checkpointInspection station on route
- pole positionFrontmost starting spot
grid · overtake · finish line · time trial · boost pad · power meter · rubber-banding · machine
Fan-supported amphibious vehicle
- sci-fiFuturistic fiction, abbreviated
- neonInert illuminating element
- antigravityForce opposing downward pull
- cyberneticHuman-machine hybrid technology
metropolis · space-age · technology · levitation · aerodynamic · streamlined · plasma · magnetic
Directed rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- turboExhaust-powered compressor
- boostUpward push or increase
mach · hypersonic · supersonic · blazing · breakneck · throttle · nitro · overdrive
Multi-round competitive event
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- challengeTest of ability
opponent · skill · precision · matchup · time attack · leaderboard · record · ranking
Captain Falcon
- Big BlueTech company nickname
- NintendoJapanese video game company
- SNES1990s gaming platform abbreviation
N64 · GameCube · Grand Prix · Death Race
track
Path or monitored route
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- lapOne complete circuit
- checkpointInspection station on route
pole position · grid · overtake · finish line · time trial · boost pad · power meter · rubber-banding · machine · pilot
hovercraft
Fan-supported amphibious vehicle
- sci-fiFuturistic fiction, abbreviated
- neonInert illuminating element
- antigravityForce opposing downward pull
cybernetic · metropolis · space-age · technology · levitation · aerodynamic · streamlined · plasma · magnetic · intergalactic
velocity
Directed rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- turboExhaust-powered compressor
boost · mach · hypersonic · supersonic · blazing · breakneck · throttle · nitro · overdrive · thrust
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- championTop competitor, or advocate
challenge · opponent · skill · precision · matchup · time attack · leaderboard · record · ranking · versus
F-ZeroMario Kart
Super Mario · Pokémon · Animal Crossing · Splatoon · Super Smash Bros.
zero, formula, zeros, subzero, zeroes, zeroed, zeroing, absolute zero, nonzero