Countdown to Mario Kart!

[A Black Falcon]

Yeah, co-op is a blast. The whole double-character racing adds another level of complexity that puts it even higher above F-Zero in that regard.

F-Zero's single-player racing is probably more complex than MK's single-player racing, but MK's mutliplayer is definitely more complex than F-Zero's single and multi.

And I may not like some of those other futuristic racers that you like, ABF, but I'd bet the farm that my love for F-Zero exceeds yours. But that is getting pretty silly.

Oh, I was only talking about single player. I haven't played GX in multiplayer yet, but if its like X like I have heard then its a pathetic shadow of the greatness of the single player... fun for a couple of races once in a while, but nowhere near as good as the single. Same with time trial, actually... in X the timetrial bored me quickly because of no cars. F-Zero DESPERATELY needs a full field in multiplayer... hey, if Wipeout 64 could do it can't F-Zero GX?

Well, with that all done, I only need find out how many expert track ghosts are in the game, if any, and unlock them. MK64 only had 3, but I think this time around ALL the tracks have them. I'll just be racing my own ghosts until then (well, times, I don't really want to waste memory card space on ghosts).

F-Zero X had timetrial ghosts on all the tracks... not sure about F-Zero GX. I haven't played timetrial mode. :)

Also, two questions about gameplay remain unanswered. The first I'll likely find out after a LAN game. That is, I wish to know if everyone is able to use the stuff one person has unlocked, or if people are only able to use what everyone in the link has unlocked. I imagine it's the former, and that would be best. I'd hate to have the unfair advantage of being able to choose whatever racer I wanted while everyone who hasn't unlocked them (though they are easy enough to get I suppose) has to pick from the rest.

Hey, this shows you didn't read any reviews of the game. See, in LAN mode you can't actually choose a character -- kart and characters are randomly selected for some bizarre reason.