Posted by CaptainQuasar64 on April 18, 2026
Nintendo, famously perfectionist, shelved it. The team moved on to Mario Kart Wii . And the prototype? Sold at a closed auction in 2017 for a sum that would make Mr. Zero himself blush. Today, F-Zero DSX lives on in ROM-hacker circles. A fan group called "DSX Revival" has been rebuilding the game using the F-Zero Climax engine. It’s not perfect—the frame rate still chugs on original hardware—but on an emulator? You can feel what could have been.
Keep your boost to the straightaways.
A glorious wreck. 8/10. Would boost until the machine exploded. What’s your dream F-Zero port? Do you remember the DSX rumors, or is this all revisionist history? Sound off in the comments.
Posted by CaptainQuasar64 on April 18, 2026
Nintendo, famously perfectionist, shelved it. The team moved on to Mario Kart Wii . And the prototype? Sold at a closed auction in 2017 for a sum that would make Mr. Zero himself blush. Today, F-Zero DSX lives on in ROM-hacker circles. A fan group called "DSX Revival" has been rebuilding the game using the F-Zero Climax engine. It’s not perfect—the frame rate still chugs on original hardware—but on an emulator? You can feel what could have been.
Keep your boost to the straightaways.
A glorious wreck. 8/10. Would boost until the machine exploded. What’s your dream F-Zero port? Do you remember the DSX rumors, or is this all revisionist history? Sound off in the comments.