Cheats & Guides

F-Zero GX Cheats For GameCube

  1. Enable subtitles in story cutscenes

    To enable subtitles in the cutscenes during story mode, press the Z button during the cutscene.

    Contributed by: Wario64 

  2. Move faster

    Also known as ''snaking'', in order to go faster push L+Left then R+Right repeatedly to gain speed. This trick is difficult, but it can give you the edge in those expert races. Note that too much use of this can acctually hurt your hands. You have to be on or near Max Acceleration for snaking to work.

    Contributed by: Zero Sondow 

  3. Character theme music in replay mode

    During a replay. You can push the L and R triggers to change the music to any of the character theme songs that you have unlocked. This can be done at any point during the replay.

    Contributed by: Doctor M 

  4. Access Ruby Cup Championship

    At the time attack menu, choose the records option. Then choose Ruby Cup. Then hold L and press R, A, Z, A, C-up, C-Left, A, C-Down, R, Z. You will then be taken to the password screen.

    Contributed by: JLP 

  5. Access Emerald Cup Championship

    Go to Time Attack, choose Records, then choose Emerald Cup

    now hold R and press Z, A, C-Down, L, C-Left, A, Z, C-Left, L, A

    Contributed by: nismojoe 

  6. 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.

    Contributed by: 257Loner 

  7. Extra Lives

    Retire at least 5 other racers during a single race to gain an extra life. This only works once per race try (that is, if you retire, retry, go into the Settings menu, or move on to the next track, you can do it again). This is undeniably useful in the Master Class where you only have 2 tries.

    Contributed by: Nate_McCloud 

  8. Mini-movies

    If you get 1st place in Master Class Grand Prix, you can unlock some cool movies (depending on what character you use. Note you can't use a custom machine.)

    Unlockable Unlockable
    Beat Master GP as Dark Schneider (Deathborn) "Deathborn's Conquest" Movie
    Beat Master GP as Rolling Turtle (QQQ) or Crazy Bear (Dr. Clash) Beach Movies
    Beat Master GP as Golden Fox (Robert Stuart), Wonder Wasp (John Tanaka) or Little Wyvern (James McCloud) Disco movies
    Beat Master GP as Blood Hawk (Blood Falcon), Bunny Flash (Lily Flyer) or Green Panther (Antonio Guster) Laundromat movies
    Beat Master GP as Fire Stingray (Samurai Goroh), Cosmic Dolphin (Digi-Boy) or Mighty Typhoon (Draq) Racing Sim Movies
    Beat Master GP as Wild Goose (Pico) Shootout Movie
    Beat Master GP as Black Bull (Black Shadow) Story Mode Bloopers
    Beat Master GP as Death Anchor (Zoda) Zoda-EAD movie

    Contributed by: Deathborn X 

  9. Unlockables

    To unlock various features in the game:

    Unlockable Unlockable
    Beat Diamond Cup on Master difficulty "Sounds of Mute City"
    Unlock all of the AX courses AX Cup
    Complete Story Mode on Hard difficulty AX Machine Parts
    Finish first in the AX Cup AX Mute City Sonic Oval
    Defeat Story Mode on Very Hard difficulty AX Pilots
    Place first in the AX Tracks or defeat all of the grand prix tracks on the Master difficulty AX Tracks
    Defeat every chapter in Story Mode Dark Schneider
    Place first in Ruby, Emerald, and Sapphire Cups on either the Standard or Expert difficulty Diamond Cup
    Beat a Story Mode chapter and it will be available for that chapter Hard Mode (Story)
    Place first in Ruby, Diamond, Emerald, and Sapphire on 'Expert' difficulty Master Class
    Plug you GCN Memory Card into the new F Zero AX Arcade game and you'll be able to downlaod more features to F Zero GX. More Racers and Tracks
    Beat all story Mode chapters on Hard difficulty Spade
    Beat any cup on Master Class using their machine Unlock Character Movie on Profile Screen
    Beat a Story Chapter on Hard and it will be unlocked for that chapter Very Hard Mode (Story)

    Contributed by: omegaphaze, DeathStar2, Kimari Lonzo, ZoopSoul, matthew higney, Fox and Falco, Wario64 

  10. Access Sapphire Cup Championship

    Go to Time Attack, and choose records. Go to Sapphire Cup and highlight your best score.

    Effect Effect
    Press L,A,L,A,C-Up,L,C-Right,A,R,C-Up A code and information pops up for you to post on the F-Zero GX internet rankings

    Contributed by: Fox and Falco 

  11. Access Sapphire Cup Championship

    Effect Effect
    Go to Time Attack, choose Records, then choose Sapphire Cup<p />Hold Z, then press, L, A, L, A, C-Up, L, C-Right, A, R, C-Up Access Sapphire Cup Championship

    Contributed by: nismojoe 

  12. Staff Ghosts (Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, and Diamond Cups)

    If you complete a course in Time Attack with a fast enough time, that course's Staff Ghost will be unlocked in the store for purchase (and you will earn 10 tickets). You must finish the course within ten seconds of the staff ghost time; for example, if the Staff Ghost finished a course in 1:50, your time will have to be 2:00 or less to unlock the Ghost. Below are all of the non-AX cup tracks, and the times you will need to finish them in to unlock the Ghost (NOT the Ghost's personal time).
    To activate a Staff Ghost once you unlock it, choose "Load Ghost" at the Course Select screen, as if you were loading one of your own Ghosts.
    Also of note: You get 25 tickets if you manage to beat a Staff Ghost.

    Unlockable Unlockable
    Finish in under 3:09.076 Aeropolis: Dragon Slope
    Finish in under 2:25.297 Aeropolis: Multiplex
    Finish in under 1:17.331 Big Blue: Drift Highway
    Finish in under 3:00.808 Big Blue: Ordeal
    Finish in under 3:09.117 Casino Palace: Double Branches
    Finish in under 1:06.691 Casino Palace: Split Oval
    Finish in under 3:08.650 Cosmo Terminal: Trident
    Finish in under 2:50.909 Fire Field: Cylinder Knot
    Finish in under 2:16.916 Fire Field: Undulation
    Finish in under 2:34.897 Green Plant: Intersection
    Finish in under 1:45.169 Green Plant: Mobius Ring
    Finish in under 3:00.296 Lightning: Half Pipe
    Finish in under 1:59.907 Lightning: Loop Cross
    Finish in under 1:36.549 Mute City: Serial Gaps
    Finish in under 1:09.964 Mute City: Twist Road
    Finish in under 2:13.268 Phantom Road: Slim-Line Slits
    Finish in under 2:35.689 Port Town: Aero Dive
    Finish in under 2:36.802 Port Town: Long Pipe
    Finish in under 2:19.849 Sand Ocean: Lateral Shift
    Finish in under 2:06.743 Sand Ocean: Surface Slide

    Contributed by: onlynameicanget 

  13. Staff Ghosts (AX Cup)

    If you complete a course in Time Attack with a fast enough time, that course's Staff Ghost will be unlocked in the store for purchase (and you will earn 10 tickets). You must finish the course within ten seconds of the staff ghost time; for example, if the Staff Ghost finished a course in 1:50, your time will have to be 2:00 or less to unlock the Ghost. Below are all of the AX cup tracks, and the times you will need to finish them in to unlock the Ghost (NOT the Ghost's personal time).
    To activate a Staff Ghost once you unlock it, choose "Load Ghost" at the Course Select screen, as if you were loading one of your own Ghosts.
    Also of note: You get 25 tickets if you manage to beat a Staff Ghost.

    Unlockable Unlockable
    Finish in under 1:16.690 Aeropolis: Screw Drive
    Finish in under 4:00.740 Green Plant: Spiral
    Finish in under 3:28.272 Lightning: Thunder Road
    Finish in under 0:56.893 Mute City: Sonic Oval
    Finish in under 1:48.178 Outer Space: Meteor Storm
    Finish in under 2:16.837 Port Town: Cylinder Wave

    Contributed by: onlynameicanget 

  14. Unlock Mini-movies

    Mini-movies are unlocked by getting 1st place in the Master Class Grand Prix with a specific racer and they will play during the end credits.

    NOTE: Custom machines cannot be used.

    Unlockable Unlockable
    Beat Master GP with Zoda Arise Zoda II! Zoda’s Road To World Domination?
    Beat Master GP with Baba Baba’s Secret Training “Ooh, No Peeking!”
    Beat Master GP with Gomar and Shioh Best Buddies Gomar and Shioh
    Beat Master GP with Bio Rex Bio Rex Eat Or Be Eaten
    Beat Master GP with Black Shadow Black Shadow Bloopers
    Beat Master GP with Dr. Clash Castaway’s Blues Dr. Clash
    Beat Master GP with Captain Falcon Close Call! Captain Falcon
    Beat Master GP with John Tanaka Cyberdancer John Tanaka
    Beat Master GP with Dai Goroh Daigoroh’s Samurai Dojo
    Beat Master GP with Deathborn Deathborn’s Assault
    Beat Master GP with Dr. Stewart Dr. Stewart’s Image Training
    Beat Master GP with Dai, San, and Gen Enter the Dai San Gen
    Beat Master GP with Draq F-Zero Fanatic Draq
    Beat Master GP with Antonio Guster Fighting Mid-Lifer Antonio Guster
    Beat Master GP with Beastman Go Beastman!
    Beat Master GP with Digi-Boy Got it all figured out! Genius Digi-Boy
    Beat Master GP with Michael Chain Hard Luck Bodybuilder Michael Chain
    Beat Master GP with Leon Highway Star Leon
    Beat Master GP with Phoenix I’m The Hero! Phoenix
    Beat Master GP with Jody Summer Jody Summer’s Cosmic Dance
    Beat Master GP with Jack Levin Jumping Jack Levin! The Superstar
    Beat Master GP with Billy Jungle Fever Billy
    Beat Master GP with Lily Lily This Ain’t The Bathhouse
    Beat Master GP with Super Arrow Magnificent Guitar Hero Super Arrow
    Beat Master GP with Mighty Gazelle Mighty Gazelle, Transform!
    Beat Master GP with Samurai Goroh Moonlight Outlaw Samurai Goroh
    Beat Master GP with Mr. EAD Mr. EAD’s Baking Class
    Beat Master GP with Princia My Princia, Mandala Dance
    Beat Master GP with James McCloud Night Fever! James McCloud
    Beat Master GP with Roger Buster Occupation: Deliveryman Roger Buster
    Beat Master GP with Octoman Octoman Exuberant Posing
    Beat Master GP with Pico Pico Polishing Up The License To Kill
    Beat Master GP with PJ PJ the Funky Taxi Driver
    Beat Master GP with QQQ QQQ’s Dangerous Vacation
    Beat Master GP with Don Genie Ruthless Hitman Don Genie
    Beat Master GP with Silver Neelson Shadow Boxer Silver Neelson
    Beat Master GP with Spade Spade How To Prepare a Delicious Dinner
    Beat Master GP with Mrs. Arrow The Charm Of Mrs. Arrow
    Beat Master GP with The Skull The Resurrection Of The Skull
    Beat Master GP with Blood Falcon Tragedy In The Laundromat Blood Falcon
    Beat Master GP with Kate Alen Wild Super Model Kate Alen

    Contributed by: Jvalant 

  15. Unlock Parts

    Unlockable Unlockable
    Beat any cup on Standard (4) times Big Tyrant
    Beat the Diamond Cup on Expert Brave Eagle, Wonder Worm, Euros -01
    Complete Story Chapter 8 on Hard mode Dread Hammer, Crystal Egg, Meteor RR
    Complete Story Chapter 4 on Hard mode Giant Planet, Dark Chaser, Extreme -ZZ
    Complete Story Chapter 5 on Hard mode Holy Spider, Red Rex, Bluster -X
    Beat any cup on Standard (1) time Liberty Manta
    Complete Story Mode on Hard difficulty OR plug your GCN Memory Card into the F-Zero AX machine & this will unlock the AX parts on your F-Zero GX save Mad Bull, Crazy Buffalo, Mars -EX
    Complete Story Chapter 3 on Hard mode Megalo Cruiser, Heat Snake, Impulse 220
    Beat any cup on Novice (5) times Muscle Gorilla
    Complete Story Chapter 2 on Hard mode Optical Wing, Cyber Fox, Comet-V
    Beat any cup on Standard (6) times Raiden -88
    Beat any cup on Novice (1) time Rapid Barrel
    Beat any cup on Novice (6) times Saturn -SG
    Beat any cup on Standard (2) times Scud Viper
    Complete Story Chapter 1 on Hard mode Silver Sword, Rave Drifter, Jupiter-Q
    Complete Story Chapter 6 on Hard mode Space Cancer, Spark Bird, Punisher -4X
    Beat the Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Cups on Expert mode Speedy Dragon,Garnet Ph.,Thunderbolt -V2
    Complete Story Chapter 9 on Hard mode Splash Whale, Sonic Soldier, Devifish -RX
    Beat any cup on Novice (2) times Super Lynx
    Beat any cup on Novice (3) times Titan -G4
    Beat any cup on Standard (3) times Triple -Z
    Beat any cup on Novice (4) times Valiant Jaguar
    Complete Story Chapter 7 on Hard mode Wild Chariot, Combat Cannon, Triangle -GT
    Beat any cup on Standard (5) times Windy Shark

    Contributed by: starkroid, thepenguin55 

  16. F-Zero AX Racers

    To Unlock AX Racers, beat the following Missions:

    Unlockable Unlockable
    Beat Story Mode Mission #7 on Very Hard Dai & San & Gen/Pink Spider (#33)
    Beat Story Mode Mission #6 on Very Hard Dai Goroh/Silver Rat (#35)
    Beat Story Mode Mission #5 on Very Hard Digi Boy/Cosmic Dolphin (#32)
    Beat Story Mode Mission #4 on Very Hard Don Genie/Fat Shark (#31)
    Beat Story Mode Mission #8 on Very Hard Lily Flyer/Bunny Flash (#37)
    Clear All Chapters on Hard mode Magic Seagull
    Beat Story Mode Mission #1 on Very Hard Phoenix/Rainbow Phoenix (#40)
    Beat Story Mode Mission #9 on Very Hard PJ/Groovy Taxi (#38)
    Beat Story Mode Mission #2 on Very Hard Princia Ramode/Spark Moon (#36)
    Beat Story Mode Mission #3 on Very Hard QQQ/Rolling Turtle (#39)

    Contributed by: Gekigangar3, starkroid 

  17. Unlockable Machine Parts

    Unlockable Unlockable
    Beat Chapter two,"Goroh,The Vengeful Samurai",on hard mode. OpticalWing,CyberFox,and Comet-V
    Beat Chapter one,"Captain Falcon Trains",on hard mode. SiverSword,RaveDrifter,and Jupiter-Q

    Contributed by: darkedge 

  18. Unlock "Sounds of Big Blue"

    In the Customization menu, enter the following code in the F-Zero Shop:

    (Directions refer to the D-Pad)

    Effect Effect
    Z, Left, Right, Left, Z, Y, X, Z, Left, Right, Left, Right, Z, X, Z, X, Z Unlocks "Sounds of Big Blue" for purchase. To activate, press Z when selecting any Big Blue track.

    Contributed by: Shiro Wantami 

  19. Unlock "Sounds of Mute City"

    In the Customization menu, enter the following code in the F-Zero Shop:

    (Directions refer to the D-Pad)

    Effect Effect
    X, X, X, Y, X, X, X, Y, Z, Z, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right. Unlocks "Sounds of Mute City" for purchase. To activate, press Z when selecting any Mute City track.

    Contributed by: Gekigangar3 

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type Name File Size
Codes and Secrets Secrets Guide by hiahia 31K
Foreign Language Guides Guide and Walkthrough by me frog 215K
Full Game Guides Guide and Walkthrough by me frog 293K
Full Game Guides Guide and Walkthrough by A I e x 252K
Full Game Guides Guide and Walkthrough by ZoopSoul 327K
Full Game Guides Guide and Walkthrough by Perfect Light 36K
In-Depth Guides Cameo FAQ by Tei Sama 21K
In-Depth Guides Character/Vehicle Guide by Phyre 43K
In-Depth Guides Courses/Machines FAQ by john_tv 12K
In-Depth Guides Custom Vehicle Guide by Mr. Blarney 23K
In-Depth Guides Endings FAQ by The Blue Blur 23K
In-Depth Guides Interview FAQ by Distant_Rainbow 103K
In-Depth Guides Interview FAQ by carl G 50K
In-Depth Guides Parts FAQ by DarkKnight_ 33K
In-Depth Guides Song Lyrics by osrevad 14K
In-Depth Guides Staff Ghost FAQ by Korgath 29K
In-Depth Guides Story Mode FAQ by ACPCybernetico 21K
In-Depth Guides Vehicle Guide by Dubble_G 74K
In-Depth Guides Very Hard/Master Mode FAQ by DarthVenom 63K
Maps and Charts Captain Falcon Trains Map (Very Hard) by jamesc359 15K