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         FAQ/Info Guide Version 0.1
               By BlueYoshi008     
         blueyoshi008@geocities.com



Table of Contents
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1. Introduction
2. The Controls
3. Driver/Vehicle Info
4. Mode Information
5. Gameplay Tips
6. Miscellaneous Stuff
7. Version History
8. Credits



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1. Introduction
---------------

Welcome to my FAQ on F-Zero X.  I really like this game and know a
decent bit about it, so I decided to compile this FAQ you are reading on
it.  I am an avid fan of racing games in any form, whether it be behind-
the-car views (Most racing games), overhead views (RC Pro-AM), or even
side-scrolling views (Iggy's Reckin' Balls).  Anyway, let me give you my
description of the game I'm here to explain.

There are no weapons in this game except for your vehicle.  This game
is about as violent as racing gets WITHOUT weapons.  There are 30
vehicles, which is a lot compared to a racing game's normal 8 or 10.
There are 24 pre-made tracks, plus infinite possibilities with the
random track generator.  I got this game for Christmas, and let me tell
you something, I love it!

This is my very first FAQ.  The most recent version can be found at
www.gamefaqs.com.



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2. The Controls
---------------

In case you rented this game, borrowed this game, lost the operation
card, or have never even played the game and are VERY curious, here are
the controls:

C.Stick  Turning, Drifting, and tilting when you are flying (as
         opposed to hovering) 
A        Accelerate
B        Boost (Only after 1st lap in GP, VS. and Time Attack)
C-Down   Brake (Use it only to Show Off in VS, Turn around easily while
         moving, and of course to avoid Certain Death)
C-Left   Change between Track View and Lap # in 3-4 player VS.
C-Right  Change Views in any mode
C-Up     Hold to look behind you
Z        Lean Left (For Moving Sideways, Power Turning, and purposely
         drifting)
R        Lean Right (For Moving Sideways, Power Turning, and purposely
         drifting)
L        Shows how far away you are from the Leading Competitor in GP
         Mode, saved ghost in Time Attack, or the leading ghost in Time
         Attack if there are none saved.  It also shows this information
         after each lap in the modes listed.

Z twice/                "The Shoulder Ram", use to edge opponents off
R twice                 the track, or, when used in conjunction with
                        turning, to slam opponents into the guardrail, 
                        most likely destroying them with a direct hit.

Hold Z, press R twice/  "The Spin Move", also good for edging opponents
Hold R, press Z twice   off the track, but is effective against groups 
                        of opponents when you get momentum going.
                        Hold the correct button depending on your
                        situation, which means don't hold R when you are
                        on the right edge of the track.

Hold Left + Z           Power Turning - Good for medium-tightness turns.
Hold Right + R          You lose more speed than when you do a regular
                        turn, so don't power turn all the time.

Hold Left + R           Drift Turning - Good for 180-degree turns.  Your
Hold Right + Z          vehicle turns rapidly, and the camera angle does
                        not change until you let off Z or R.  EXTREMELY 
                        effective for those hairpin turns where even
                        Power Turns won't cut it.  The direction of the
                        control stick signifies which way you rotate.
                        Best used on acceleration-oriented machines.
                        Otherwise, just decelerate and power turn.



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3. Driver/Vehicle Info
----------------------

First and foremost, about the Xs:

Every time you complete a certain cup on a certain difficulty, you get
a certain amount of Xs.  Beating the Jack Cup on Novice will get you the
1st X for that cup; likewise, beating it on Standard gives you the 2nd X
for the Jack Cup, as well as the first if you haven't earned that yet.
It is possible to get 16 Xs, 4 for each cup on each difficulty.  Note
that the X cup will not give Xs (Despite its name.)

Explanation
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Driver's Name                                           Vehicle's Name
-------------                                           --------------
Age: How old they are (Not always available)            Vehicle Weight
Starts By: One of the following, chosen at random       Vehicle Number
from the "list", will start in 29th at the              Body Rating
beginning of GP mode.  Note that they are not           Boost Rating
always enemies.  This information is still sketchy      Grip Rating
and could be wrong (so don't rely on it).

----------------------------------------
Row 1 - Get 0 Xs (Easier done than said)
----------------------------------------

Captain Falcon                                          Blue Falcon
--------------                                          -----------
Age: 36                                                 Weight: 1,260 Kg
Starts By: Samurai Goroh, Blood Falcon, Zoda,           Number: 7
Black Shadow                                            Body: B
                                                        Boost: C
                                                        Grip: B

Dr. Stewart                                             Golden Fox
-----------                                             ----------
Age: 41                                                 Weight: 1,420 Kg
Starts By: No guarantees                                Number: 3
                                                        Body: D
                                                        Boost: A
                                                        Grip: D

Pico                                                    Wild Goose
----                                                    ----------
Age: 123 (or so he says)                                Weight: 1,620 Kg
Starts By: No guarantees                                Number: 6
                                                        Body: B
                                                        Boost: B
                                                        Grip: C

Samurai Goroh                                           Fire Stingray
-------------                                           -------------
Age: 44                                                 Weight: 1,960 Kg
Starts By: Captain Falcon, Antonio Guster               Number: 5
                                                        Body: A
                                                        Boost: D
                                                        Grip: B

Jody Summer                                             White Cat
-----------                                             ---------
Age: 24                                                 Weight: 1,150 kg
Starts By: John Tanaka                                  Number: 2
                                                        Body: C
                                                        Boost: C
                                                        Grip: A

Mighty Gazelle                                          Red Gazelle
--------------                                          -----------
Age: 36                                                 Weight: 1,330 kg
Starts By: No guarantees                                Number: 1
                                                        Body: E
                                                        Boost: A
                                                        Grip: C

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Row 2 - Get 3 Xs
----------------

Baba                                                    Iron Tiger
----                                                    ----------
Age: 18                                                 Weight: 1,780 kg
Starts By: No guarantees                                Number: 4
                                                        Body: B
                                                        Boost: D
                                                        Grip: A

Octoman                                                 Deep Claw
-------                                                 ---------
Age: Unknown                                            Weight: 990 kg
Starts By: James McCloud?, Beastman?                    Number: 8
                                                        Body: B
                                                        Boost: B
                                                        Grip: C

Dr. Clash                                               Crazy Bear
---------                                               ----------
Age: 53                                                 Weight: 2220 kg
Starts By: No guarantees                                Number: 29
                                                        Body: A
                                                        Boost: B
                                                        Grip: E

Mr. EAD                                                 Great Star
-------                                                 ----------
Age: Unknown                                            Weight: 1870 kg
Starts By: No guarantees                                Number: 9
                                                        Body: E
                                                        Boost: A
                                                        Grip: D

Bio Rex                                                 Big Fang
-------                                                 --------
Age: 8                                                  Weight: 1520 kg
Starts By: Beastman                                     Number: 15
                                                        Body: B
                                                        Boost: D
                                                        Grip: A

Billy                                                   Mad Wolf
-----                                                   --------
Age: 6                                                  Weight: 1490 kg
Starts By: Beastman                                     Number: 11
                                                        Body: B
                                                        Boost: B
                                                        Grip: C

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Row 3 - Get 6 Xs
----------------

Silver Neelsen                                          Night Thunder
--------------                                          -------------
Age: 97                                                 Weight: 1530 kg
Starts By: No guarantees                                Number: 23
                                                        Body: B
                                                        Boost: A
                                                        Grip: E

Gomar & Shioh                                           Twin Noritta
-------------                                           ------------
Age: Unknown                                            Weight: 780 kg
Starts By: No guarantees                                Number: 22
                                                        Body: E
                                                        Boost: A
                                                        Grip: C

John Tanaka                                             Wonder Wasp
-----------                                             -----------
Age: 30                                                 Weight: 900 kg
Starts By: Jody Summer                                  Number: 26
                                                        Body: D
                                                        Boost: A
                                                        Grip: D

Mrs. Arrow                                              Queen Meteor
----------                                              ------------
Age: 26                                                 Weight: 1140 kg
Starts By: Super Arrow, Zoda?                           Number: 21
                                                        Body: E
                                                        Boost: B
                                                        Grip: B

Blood Falcon                                            Blood Hawk
------------                                            ----------
Age: 36                                                 Weight: 1170 kg
Starts By: Black Shadow, Captain Falcon                 Number: 25
                                                        Body: B
                                                        Boost: A
                                                        Grip: E

Jack Levin                                              Astro Robin
----------                                              -----------
Age: 18                                                 Weight: 1050 kg
Starts By: No guarantees                                Number: 14
                                                        Body: B
                                                        Boost: D
                                                        Grip: A

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Row 4 - Get 9 Xs
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James McCloud                                           Little Wyvern
-------------                                           -------------
Age: 31                                                 Weight: 1390 kg
Starts By: Octoman?                                     Number: 10
                                                        Body: E
                                                        Boost: B
                                                        Grip: B

Zoda                                                    Death Anchor
----                                                    ------------
Age: Unknown                                            Weight: 1620 kg
Starts By: Captain Falcon, Super Arrow, Mrs. Arrow      Number: 13
                                                        Body: E
                                                        Boost: A
                                                        Grip: C

Michael Chain                                           Wild Boar
-------------                                           ---------
Age: 38                                                 Weight: 2110 kg
Starts By: No guarantees                                Number: 24
                                                        Body: A
                                                        Boost: C
                                                        Grip: C

Super Arrow                                             King Meteor
-----------                                             -----------
Age: 34                                                 Weight: 860 kg
Starts By: Zoda, Mrs. Arrow                             Number: 20
                                                        Body: E
                                                        Boost: B
                                                        Grip: B

Kate Alen                                               Super Piranha
---------                                               -------------
Age: 29                                                 Weight: 1010 kg
Starts By: No guarantees                                Number: 12
                                                        Body: B
                                                        Boost: C
                                                        Grip: B

Roger Buster                                            Mighty Hurricane
------------                                            ----------------
Age: 40                                                 Weight: 1780 kg
Starts By: Draq                                         Number: 28
                                                        Body: E
                                                        Boost: B
                                                        Grip: B

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Row 5 - Get 12 Xs
-----------------

Leon                                                    Space Angler
----                                                    ------------
Age: 15                                                 Weight: 910 kg
Starts By: Beastman, Super Arrow?, Mrs. Arrow?          Number: 19
                                                        Body: C
                                                        Boost: C
                                                        Grip: A

Draq                                                    Mighty Typhoon
----                                                    --------------
Age: 136                                                Weight: 950 kg
Starts By: Roger Buster                                 Number: 27
                                                        Body: C
                                                        Boost: A
                                                        Grip: D

Beastman                                                Hyper Speeder
--------                                                -------------
Age: 29                                                 Weight: 1460 kg
Starts By: Octoman?, Bio Rex, Billy, Leon?              Number: 18
                                                        Body: C
                                                        Boost: C
                                                        Grip: A

Antonio Guster                                          Green Panther
--------------                                          -------------
Age: 35                                                 Weight: 2060 kg
Starts By: Samurai Goroh                                Number: 17
                                                        Body: A
                                                        Boost: B
                                                        Grip: D

Black Shadow                                            Black Bull
------------                                            ----------
Age: Unknown                                            Weight: 2340 kg
Starts By: Captain Falcon, Blood Falcon                 Number: 30
                                                        Body: A
                                                        Boost: E
                                                        Grip: A

The Skull                                               Sonic Phantom
---------                                               -------------
Age: 240                                                Weight: 1010 kg
Starts By: No guarantees                                Number: 16
                                                        Body: C
                                                        Boost: A
                                                        Grip: D

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4. Mode Information
-------------------

There are many modes in F-Zero X.  Here are their descriptions.

GP Race: This is what racing is all about: the Grand Prix.  You start it
all in 30th, despite whatever cup you're in.  You then race for points
(obviously).  From the second race on, there will be a "Rival" tag arrow
which signifies the highest-ranked competitor (minus you, of course).
When you eliminate the rival, the tag arrow moves to the next highest-
scored driver.  Speaking of, destroying 5 vehicles in a race will score
you another spare vehicle.

When all six races are over, you either race down a strip during the day
(if you get 4th or lower) encouraging you to try again, or if you get
3rd or better, you race to the winners' circles as one of the top 3.
On Standard difficulty or better, a first place victory will net you a
quick sentence by your character.


Time Attack: This is essentially Time Trials.  You race by yourself or
possibly with ghosts.  There are two kinds of ghosts: Temporary and
saved.  Temporary ghosts are created when you restart a race signifying
your best 3 times for the session.  Changing tracks erases Temp. Ghosts.
Permanant Ghosts are the kind you save on your game.  Only 1 can be
saved on your game.  If you press L in this mode, it will either say how
far you are from the leading Temp. Ghost, or how far you are from the
track's saved ghost.  Staff Ghosts are something different: They are
unlocked when you accomplish certain times on certain tracks.  They
use modified vehicles and are EXTREMELY hard to beat.

Records show the Top 5 times for each track, your initials (of course),
and it even goes down to what vehicle and paint job you used, complete
with your Acceleration-Max Speed balance.  It also lets you know if
there is a ghost on the course that is saved.


Death Race: A diversion from the GP for most, an action-packed
Destruction Derby for others, and perhaps practice for some.  This is
Death Race.  30 come in, only 1 will come out.  Just beat your opponents
senseless on a virtually straight, endless track.  It only records the
#1 time; no initials, no vehicle used, no nothing...except the time.


VS. Battle: Some small racing action here.  You can pick any track you'd
like, and go at it!  The racing can have as little as 2 or as many as 4
(Big margin there!) vehicles competing for position.  At the end of each
race, every player gets points.  Here are the scoring charts:

                 2 machines      3 machines      4 machines
                 ----------      ----------      ----------
 1st Place        5 points        5 points        5 points
 2nd Place        0 points        3 points        3 points
 3rd Place                        0 points        1 point
 4th Place                                        0 points


Practice: This mode is kind of useless.  You go onto a track with the
other 29 cars and race (or practice, if you will).  Kinda boring.  I
consider it an advanced Death Race that doesn't record times.


Options: Nuff' Said.  Here they are:

 VS. Computer (with, w/o): If you want the field of four to be filled in
 by computer vehicles who choose their own vehicle/paint job, turn this
 on (with).  If not, leave it off (w/o (without)).

 VS. Slot (with, w/o): a.k.a. "Revenge Mode", this allows downed players
 from the action to get revenge by playing a slot machine that is energy
 deductant.  Here are the combinations (A successful combination
 results in "Bingo, hahahahahaha!":

  3 of (opponent)'s pic: Reduces their energy to 0 (1 crash kills!).
  3 of your pic, 3 announcers: Cuts everyone's current energy in half.
  3 Xs: Reduces 1st place's energy to 0.
  3 Skulls: Reduces EVERYONE'S energy to 0.

 VS. Handicap (w/o, +1, +2): This makes it so the players in 2nd place
 and below can boost while consuming less energy in that matter.  Makes
 catching up a bit easier.  +1 makes it consume less energy, +2 means
 even less!

 Sound Mode (Stereo, Monaural): Self-explanatory.

 All Data Clear: Do not touch, it may be hot!



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5. Gameplay tips
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In GP mode, eliminating your rival is the key to success, especially on
harder difficulties.

This strategy works well in Death Race mode: Start from the back and
work your path of destruction's way up.  Don't just go around killing
enemies randomly (unless, of course, you're not going for a good time).

If you are too fast & heavy, you may fly off the course if you are
hanging from the side or underneath...To avoid this problem, move around
a lot (to lose speed) in your designated "danger zones".

Pro Players, don't overlook the lighter vehicles because of their lower
top speeds!  It's not like you'll be at top speed much anyway!

Speaking of, a Top Speed-oriented balance works well in Time Attack.

In VS. Battle, the Computer vehicles have a human's energy bar length
(as opposed to GP mode's much shorter CPU energy bar).  Beware.


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6. Extra Stuff
--------------

Winning Quotes:

Said when you place 1st overall in Standard's GP mode or better
(obviously, not finished).  I forgot half the quotes )-:

Captain Falcon:
Dr. Stewart:
Pico:
Samurai Goroh:
Jody Summer: Was there ever any doubt I'd win?
Mighty Gazelle:
Baba: My people will build a statue in my honor!
Octoman: 
Dr. Clash: The next machine I invent will be even faster!
Mr. EAD:
Bio Rex:
Billy:
Silver Neelsen:
Gomar & Shioh:
John Tanaka:
Mrs. Arrow:
Blood Falcon:
Jack Levin:
James McCloud:
Zoda:
Michael Chain:
Super Arrow:
Kate Alen:
Roger Buster:
Leon:
Draq:
Beastman: Lookin' for a whoopin'?  Come to Beastman!
Antonio Guster:
Black Shadow:
The Skull:

Subliminal Stats (in vehicles):

Dr. Stewart: D-A-D (He races to avenge his father)
Mr. EAD: E-A-D (Nuff' Said.)


Things I ask and say:

Silence, eh?  It's an oval.  And I get blown off the track.  Does "Death
Wind" ring a bell?

Why does Baba scream like a girl?

Some tracks in X Cup mode will send about 25 opponents off the track on
a tough turn the first lap, and the other 4 opponents go the next lap.

I personally remember there being guardrails on Rainbow Road...But then
again, I also remember Chomps & Thwomps out and about too, not to forget
Neon Signs in the background, plus it doesn't go without saying that
there wasn't any water at the bottom, and...

Not only did Captain Falcon appear in Super Smash Brothers, but Blood
Falcon also did (Falcon's Down-C outfit).

Any word on what that comic says?  I can't understand what Jody Summer's
saying.

Mr. EAD reminds me of Mario...I think they preserved his body and put
him in a robot's body, or something like that?

The G-Diffuser system...Wasn't that in Starfox?  And if it's "An
Opposing-Gravity System", How can they go in space?  This applies to
Starfox and F-Zero X (Rainbow Road).

Speaking of, James McCloud should get turned into a fox (F-Zero X2 Idea,
anyone?).  And rename his craft.

Anyone ever fell through Space Plant's tunnel?  I mean, when you make a
really big jump and catch some air?  And try to land on the tunnel?

Black Shadow is Batman, I'm almost sure.

Deepthroat, Deepthroat, Deepthroat, Deepthroat, Deepthroat, Deepthr...


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7. Version History
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Version 1.0 (6-3-99):

The current version.

Added 8 new sections: 
-Introduction
-The Controls
-Driver/Vehicle Info
-Mode Information
-Gameplay Tips
-Version History
-Credits



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8. Credits
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N/A as of now.




This FAQ is by BlueYoshi008
blueyoshi008@geocities.com

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