Pay attention to the Machine Setting graph before racing. Each F-Zero racer can be customized by moving the slider to the left or the right.
Acceleration / Left-Balanced:
Move the line to the left to balance the car for quick turning. This setting is appropriate for technical courses with many sharp turns and few long straights. The car will boost off the start much faster and perform better while drifting. When using a car balanced for acceleration, use the drift turn technique (press L and R while turning) to prevent speed loss in corners.
Top Speed / Right Balanced:
Move the line towards the right to balance the car for faster top speeds. This setting is best for courses with long straights (or pipes) and few sharp turns. The car doesn't drift as well and has lower acceleration after impacts or from the start line. Use the slide turn technique to navigate around corners (press R while turning right, L while turning left) and follow the apex of the curve for best results.
Garage
When you are in the garage, don't pay attention to the part rating. What you want to pay attention to is the chart at the bottom right. The larger the section graphed, the better the vehicle. I have found that what you want to go for is max speed and grip. With these settings, you will be ahead of the crowd.
Jump Glitch - "Spaceflying'"
It is possible to make either the Paper Craft (with parts Speedy Dragon, Garnet Phantom, and Euros-01) and the Maximum Dragon (with parts Speedy Dragon, Maximum Star, and Sunrise 140) fly and skip over large sections of several courses. To do so, set them to full acceleration and find a method of falling off the track. As you fall, hold right on the joystick and R or left on the joystick and L, and move in semicircles in the air back and forth to move across the course while remaining aloft. This enables you to float over the hidden checkpoints in the various tracks allowing you to cheat and skip most of the track for an easy win.
Lateral Shifting
This tip is best achieved on the "lateral shift" level. While driving, aim at the inside of any of the blind corners, just to the outside of the posts. You would normally fall off, but if you push back towards the middle of the track at the last second, you will fly across the gap and receive a large boost when you land on the road. When you first try this, instead of turning back towards the middle of the track, use the L and R buttons to drift in the right directions. This is easier than actually turning the ship, but the boost will be slightly smaller. This trick can be done on any course with any vehicle, but the custom "scud spider z" seems to be very fast and not too difficult, whilst some are nearly impossible. This trick can knock about 5-7 seconds off the first lap alone on this particular course, hence the trick's name.
Mini-movies
Every character in the game has a mini-movie that will play during the credits if you complete any cup on Master difficulty in first place with that character. Custom machines will not work.
Movie
How to unlock
Arise Zoda II! Zoda's Road To World Domination?
Beat with Zoda.
Baba's Secret Training "Ooh, No Peeking!"
Beat with Baba.
Best Buddies Gomar and Shioh
Beat with Gomar and Shioh.
Bio Rex Eat Or Be Eaten
Beat with Bio Rex.
Black Shadow Bloopers
Beat with Black Shadow.
Castaway's Blues Dr. Clash
Beat with Dr. Clash.
Close Call! Captain Falcon
Beat with Captain Falcon.
Cyberdancer John Tanaka
Beat with John Tanaka.
Daigoroh's Samurai Dojo
Beat with Dai Goroh.
Deathborn's Assault
Beat with Deathborn.
Dr. Stewart's Image Training
Beat with Dr. Stewart.
Enter the Dai San Gen
Beat with Dai, San, and Gen.
F-Zero Fanatic Draq
Beat with Draq.
Fighting Mid-Lifer Antonio Guster
Beat with Antonio Guster.
Go Beastman!
Beat with Beastman.
Got it all figured out! Genius Digi-Boy
Beat with Digi-Boy.
Hard Luck Bodybuilder Michael Chain
Beat with Michael Chain.
Highway Star Leon
Beat with Leon.
I'm The Hero! Phoenix
Beat with Phoenix.
Jody Summer's Cosmic Dance
Beat with Jody Summer.
Jumping Jack Levin! The Superstar
Beat with Jack Levin.
Jungle Fever Billy
Beat with Billy.
Lily This Ain't The Bathhouse
Beat with Lily.
Magnificent Guitar Hero Super Arrow
Beat with Super Arrow.
Mighty Gazelle, Transform!
Beat with Mighty Gazelle.
Moonlight Outlaw Samurai Goroh
Beat with Samurai Goroh.
Mr. EAD's Baking Class
Beat with Mr. EAD.
My Princia, Mandala Dance
Beat with Princia.
Night Fever! James McCloud
Beat with James McCloud.
Occupation: Deliveryman Roger Buster
Beat with Roger Buster.
Octoman Exuberant Posing
Beat with Octoman.
Pico Polishing Up The License To Kill
Beat with Pico.
PJ the Funky Taxi Driver
Beat with PJ.
QQQ's Dangerous Vacation
Beat with QQQ.
Ruthless Hitman Don Genie
Beat with Don Genie.
Shadow Boxer Silver Neelson
Beat with Silver Neelson.
Spade How To Prepare a Delicious Dinner
Beat with Spade.
The Charm Of Mrs. Arrow
Beat with Mrs. Arrow.
The Resurrection Of The Skull
Beat with The Skull.
Tragedy In The Laundromat Blood Falcon
Beat with Blood Falcon.
Wild Super Model Kate Alen
Beat with Kate Alen.
New Mute City Music
In the F-Zero GX Shop, enter X, X, X, Y, X, X, X, Y, Z, Z, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT.
Sonic Oval
To unlock the AX Mute City Sonic Oval, beat the AX Cup.
Toggle the Subtitles
When you Beat Any Cups on any difficulty in Grand Prix mode when Mr.Zero is going to interview you Press Z to toggle the subtitles to hear the spoken dialogue. This also works on the CGI FMV sequences in Story Mode.
Unlock AX Machine Parts
To unlock the AX machine parts, beat Story chapters on the Hard difficulty.
Unlock AX Pilots
Beat the Story Mode chapters on Very Hard to unlock AX Pilots.
Unlock AX Tracks
To unlock AX Tracks, get first in AX Machine Tracks or beat all the grand prix on Master.
Unlock Dark Schneider
To unlock the Dark Schneider, beat all of the chapters in Story Mode.
Unlock Diamond Cup
To unlock the Diamond Cup, come in first place in the Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald Cups (on Standard or Expert).
Unlock Diamond Cup
To unlock the Diamond Cup, come in first place in the Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald Cups (on Standard or Expert).
Unlock Ghosts
To Unlock Time Attack Ghosts, come 1st in the records in random Time Attack stages.
Unlock Master Class
To unlock Master Class, come in first place in the following Cups on Expert: Ruby, Emerald and Sapphire.
Unlock qqq
To Unlock qqq you must defeat Chapter 3 in Story mode on Very Hard.
