F-Zero: Maximum Velocity on the GBA is basically what happens when you take the original SNES game, crank the speed up to 11, and squeeze it into your pocket. The first race hits you like a caffeine rush—your machine feels weightless, the tracks twist like roller coasters, and if you blink, you’ll slam into a wall. No mercy here.

What’s wild is how good it feels to control. The handling’s razor-sharp, so when you barely scrape past a rival at 500 km/h or thread between two moving obstacles, it’s all skill. Tracks get brutal fast, though—some turns feel impossible until you memorize the exact moment to tap the shoulder button. And yeah, you’ll memorize them, because you’ll be retrying a lot.

It’s got that classic F-Zero vibe: neon tracks, obnoxious announcer, machines that explode dramatically when you mess up. If you’ve played the original, it’s like slipping into a familiar pair of rocket-powered shoes. If you haven’t, good luck keeping up.