Sega to Develop Arcade F-Zero: Aargh! The World’s Gone Mad!
The Triforce is strong!
Yes folks, it’s true! Sega will develop an arcade version of F-Zero. The game, to be released on the Nintendo/Sega/Namco TriForce arcade system, will be developed by Sega’s Amusement Vision.
This release will then be followed by a GameCube version. As TriForce is based around GameCube hardware, the porting process should be a piece of cake.
Both versions should be released into the Japanese market by the end of the year, far sooner than was expected. A playable version will be in attendance at E3 in May.
Excitingly, Nintendo has confirmed that there will be the option to swap data between the arcade and home versions, using the magic of the interchangeable memory card.
Although this news initially comes as a shock, nothing really surprises us any more, especially where Sega and Nintendo are concerned. When we first saw the load screen for Crazy Taxi for PlayStation 2 – the Sony Computer Entertainment logo being replaced by that of Sega - it really did seem strange. Now it just seems normal. Arguably, Sega’s greatest ever platform, at least in terms of a globally-installed userbase, is Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance.
And then there is Nintendo. Hosting Sega’s games with great pride and, perhaps more shocking than anything else, the announcement that together with Sega and Namco, Nintendo would be releasing new arcade hardware.
Look out for TriForce goodness heading your way from E3!
This release will then be followed by a GameCube version. As TriForce is based around GameCube hardware, the porting process should be a piece of cake.
Both versions should be released into the Japanese market by the end of the year, far sooner than was expected. A playable version will be in attendance at E3 in May.
Excitingly, Nintendo has confirmed that there will be the option to swap data between the arcade and home versions, using the magic of the interchangeable memory card.
Although this news initially comes as a shock, nothing really surprises us any more, especially where Sega and Nintendo are concerned. When we first saw the load screen for Crazy Taxi for PlayStation 2 – the Sony Computer Entertainment logo being replaced by that of Sega - it really did seem strange. Now it just seems normal. Arguably, Sega’s greatest ever platform, at least in terms of a globally-installed userbase, is Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance.
And then there is Nintendo. Hosting Sega’s games with great pride and, perhaps more shocking than anything else, the announcement that together with Sega and Namco, Nintendo would be releasing new arcade hardware.
Look out for TriForce goodness heading your way from E3!
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