Vrooooooooooooooooom! New VC titles alert.

Speculation had been swirling around the water coolers for the past week or two that N64 favourite F-Zero X would be gracing the Virtual Console, now we can confirm it. With hyper-fast futuristic ships, mutant racers, twisted and brilliant tracks, and more understated genius than WipeOut could ever hope to muster, the title is a must-download for 1000 points.

Clearly in the shadow is the additional Friday release, the Turbogrphix's J.J. & Jeff, a comic side-scroller in which you have to solve a kidnap case with your spraypaint. 600 points, if you want.

Already online and downloading? Let us know your thoughts in Comments below. Sam will be following up with some reviews soon.

Comments

Maiky-nisute Says:
June 15th, 2007 at 02:08 || Total Comments: 280

awesome! ok now take this same game make it and make it a 30 player online game for the Wii and the Wii will own all!

Ganepark32 Says:
June 15th, 2007 at 03:05 || Total Comments: 611

^ I reckon ninty will announce a new F Zero for Wii at E3 that will be online. shame the gamecube one wasn't online. that game was fantastic. And I was amazing at it.

Jamie Says:
June 15th, 2007 at 03:26 || Total Comments: 291

bah... Sonic2 should have been out this week too..

Steve Says:
June 15th, 2007 at 04:48 || Total Comments: 10

Nintendo releases F-Zero X, one of their best games ever and still someone finds a reason to complain... Sonic will come, don't worry about it.

Nintendo-master2 Says:
June 15th, 2007 at 05:55 || Total Comments: 1533

well i bought f-zero GX on gamecube (for €1 LOL) but neevr liked it! i didnt think it had enough depth so not going to pick this up!

RawkingRawlings Says:
June 15th, 2007 at 06:58 || Total Comments: 388

Loving it!!! Im hoping Donkey Kong 64 is getting a VC release soon and *cough* Iggy's Reckin Balls *cough*

Oditri Says:
June 15th, 2007 at 08:14 || Total Comments: 182

I'm not sure about DK64. Nintendo do own the rights, but remember that it was done by rare, so if we do see it, it'll be a while, purely due to the whole Microsoft issue. I'd love to see it hit the virtual console (now my bro's run off with our N64), but it could take a while. Sonic...well, if it's got knuckles in it, I'm prepared to get it, but seeing as it hasn't, I'll be waiting this one out. I haven't actually yet bought a game from the VC. I think that's more a case of no money than anything else, but I'm saving for other things right now, so the VC is shoved to pretty much the bottom of my list right now..

RawkingRawlings Says:
June 15th, 2007 at 08:49 || Total Comments: 388

But the VC has both Donkey Kong Country's and they were both by Rare too!

Ninja Mullet Says:
June 15th, 2007 at 16:37 || Total Comments: 58

We really need an online f-zero.

S.C.G Says:
June 15th, 2007 at 17:19 || Total Comments: 390

IMO F-Zero GX had plenty of depth, it was the main thing it didn't lack, the one thing that it did lack though? Online play, the next F-Zero, when it's inevitably announced should be online for Wii, Nintendo could even create a DS incarnation based on F-Zero X with online play to test the water, either way, it would have a good chance of success.

Koocie Says:
June 16th, 2007 at 04:57 || Total Comments: 11

Oditri, stop pretending to know what you're talking about by being a negative nancy. Nintendo owns the right to every Donkey Kong Game, regardless of the developer, and as such, DK64 will eventually appear on VC. IF it's held back it will be due to technical difficulties or as a strategic decision by Nintendo. It's the 64-pearls such as Banjo Kazooie and Perfect Dark where Rare itself holds the rights that are pickles. Remember, DKC and DKC2 are already out and about.

Kagato Says:
June 16th, 2007 at 11:55 || Total Comments: 683

Finally! F Zero X is in my opinion the best of the series and one of the greatest racers to ever hit a console! Great graphics, speed metal sound track and great AI on the later tracks and a random track generator! This is the game i first thought of when i heard of the Virtual Console, now if they only bring out the previously Japan only Shindou Wave Race i can die a happy man!^ ^

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