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Which is better?

F-Zero 16 61.54%
 
Wipeout 10 38.46%
 
Total:26

The upcoming release of FAST Fusion got me thinking about how much I miss both F-Zero and Wipeout; two high speed anti-grav racing series that each had their own style and appeal.

Of these two, which do you think is better, and what's your argument for why?



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I think it goes Sega F-Zero > Wipeout > other F-Zero games for the most part.

The awesomeness of GX/AX goes without saying.

As for the other F-Zeroes, the 2D ones never did it for me, and most of the Wipeouts are better than the terrible-looking F-Zero 64, so Wipeout wins.

Last edited by haxxiy - on 19 May 2025

 

 

 

 

 

SEGA F-Zero is peak. That said, I like the SNES game. Other than GX. The series never fully grabbed me. The Wipeout games I played are more fun aside from GX.  But aside from future racing. Wipeout is less comparable to F-Zero as it's closer to a Mario Kart clone.



Bite my shiny metal cockpit!

No love for Extreme G? F Zero for me, I never really got into the Wipeout initially. But I did enjoy the Wipeout remaster on the PS4, especially in vr.



Wipeout, because of the music and style. Wipeout 2097 will never be surpassed.



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Wipeout for the music and the fact that you got attack items.



F-Zero ten times over and to the billionth power.



rapsuperstar31 said:

No love for Extreme G?

While I wouldn't quite put Extreme G on the same level as these two, I did enjoy 1 and 2 on N64 back in the day.

F-Zero/Wipeout are just more the "Big Two" of the genre in my mind, the Coke/Pepsi if you will.



In my opinion, the best futuristic race that has ever been released (and I play to this day) is SCORCHER by Zyrinx/Scavenger (1996). The graphics still hold up well today, and it's a challenging, highly replayable, compact game.



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Wipeout, no question. Not bias at all (by the fact I own all of them bar 2048).

Soundtrack is amazing, gameplay amazing, and original Wipeout was a huge leap in gaming.



Hmm, pie.