F Zero GX Story Mode

[Incognito D]

Anyone that's played this game knows about the dreaded story mode - it is so, so punishingly hard.

Anyway, I've been playing GX for the last week or so and have won every cup on Master difficulty including the AX Cup but there are, of course, a few Story Missions that I just can't complete, specifically:

- Chapter 4, Very Hard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZFs_C9m ... detailpage

This one is so tedious, because you only get a tiny window of opportunity right at the end to actually KO Michael Chain. Fail and it's right back to the start of the long track. ugh.


- Chapter 6, Hard and Very Hard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZFs_C9m ... detailpage

I get the feeling that I could do this one if I practiced at it enough, but it's just so tedious having to start all over again every time! and it's always the same hairpin corners that fuck me every time


- Chapter 7, Hard and Very Hard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUM3QFlWFLo

I think this one is just quite simply, very difficult.


- Chapter 8, Very Hard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR-sHym3 ... re=related

Again, this is just too difficult. I can't even get near him on Very Hard


Anyone else ever manage these ones, or get stuck on any of the others?

I will never 100% this game

[Xeogred]

Not even sure if I beat this game on Normal.

Reminds me of Pod Racer, that game rocked but holy hell was it hard and it felt like there were 200 levels...

[Josh]

I've actually been trying to get through it. I got done Very Hard on Chapters 2, 3, and 6. 6 is mainly just trial and error. It's tedious, but once you have your pattern down it's actually one of the easiest missions. One thing I would suggest is to go Max Acceleration, gives you more leeway.

I still need to take care of the Master Class in the Sapphire, Emerald, and Diamond cups. I beat Ruby with the Mighty Typhoon.

Did you beat all the other story mode missions on Very Hard? If so, how in God's Green Earth did you beat Chapter 1?!

[Satoshi_Matrix]

F-Zero GX's story mode is about the hardest single player racing experience ever. Not even the later tracks of AX compare.

[Incognito D]

Did you beat all the other story mode missions on Very Hard? If so, how in God's Green Earth did you beat Chapter 1?!

Yeah I've beaten them all on Very Hard except the ones I listed above.
I used to think that Chapter 1 was physically impossible, but there is a certain line you can take which makes it achievable.
It more-or-less goes like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw87rqOiUMs

The actual only hard part is the tunnel at the end where the capsules are seemingly all over the place. It's all about the diagonal lines you take.

I used Little Wyvern for the Master Cups seeing as he has good boost and grip. Never really saw the need for having a strong body since the computer doesn't attack you too often anyway.
I'll give Mission 6 a bash with max accelaration.

[JordanPlayer]

I will agree that this is the hardest racing game I've ever played... I did 100% the game however I remember Ch. 7 Very Hard taking me 3 hours or so to complete. I'm not sure if you know this, but if you beat a Master Cup using a stock character/vehicle you unlock a bonus video of them on their driver info page. I loved this game so much I did it for everyone

[Josh]

Yeah I've beaten them all on Very Hard except the ones I listed above.
I used to think that Chapter 1 was physically impossible, but there is a certain line you can take which makes it achievable.
It more-or-less goes like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw87rqOiUMs

The actual only hard part is the tunnel at the end where the capsules are seemingly all over the place. It's all about the diagonal lines you take.

I'll take a crack at that route, the Rainbow Phoenix is almost worth it.

I loved this game so much I did it for everyone

I wanted to try that, but honestly a lot of the vehicles are pretty unbearable without snaking, which I can't even do yet.

[JordanPlayer]

I never learned how to snake

[Incognito D]

6 is mainly just trial and error. It's tedious, but once you have your pattern down it's actually one of the easiest missions. One thing I would suggest is to go Max Acceleration, gives you more leeway.

Thanks for the tip - managed it earlier this evening

Now that just leaves 4, 7, and 8.

I never learned how to snake

Neither did I. I think that just makes us more hardcore, since snaking makes it much easier

[Josh]

Still seems like a pretty decent skill to learn. At least it's a cool easter egg.

Chapter 4, I think, will be one of the last ones I beat. It's just too damn hard, I always end up short after the last set of triple doors. Chapter 1 I'll need a ton more practice on. 7 and 8 I always boost myself to death and 9 I just need to memorize the track.

Congrats on getting 6! Max Acceleration is a lot more forgiving than Max Speed, since you don't lose as much speed when hitting walls and you have a little bit more time to plan out your routes. Still took me quite a while to figure out.