For those of you who plays F-Zero AX in the arcades (only Lot 1,
Bishan Junction 8, and Causeway Point arcades have them), or F-Zero
GX at home on your GameCube, here's a reason why you should start
training.
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The mode of competition will be Time Attack. Basically, there will
be 5 tracks chosen (a la grand prix), and every 5 competitors will
take turns to run through each one of them (meaning, the 5
competitors have to run through the first track before we proceed
to the 2nd one).
Time ghosts of each competitor's run will be saved, and will be
activated for the following competitor's run. Hence, the last
person to run through the track will benefit from racing against
the save ghosts of all 4 of his competitors, and so the order in
which the competitors run on the tracks will be reversed on every
track (i.e. the first person to run the first track will become the
last person to run the second track, and the first person to run
the third track, etc).
For every track, the participant with the best run/time will be
awarded 10 points. The second, 7 points. The third 5, fourth 3, and
the last 2 points. Anyone who's retired (either off-course or
machine brokedown) will not receive any points for that track. No
retries will be allowed.
The winner of the group will be the one with the most total points
at the end of all 5 tracks.
Here are the five tracks for the preliminaries, in the order that
they will be tackled:
1) Aeropolis: Multiplex (Ruby Cup)
2) Port Town: Cylinder Wave (AX Cup)
3) Cosmo Terminal: Trident (Diamond Cup)
4) Mute City: Serial Gaps (Sapphire Cup)
5) Greenplant: Spiral (AX Cup)
Depending on the number of participants, either the winner of each
group, or the winner and 1st runner-up of each group in the
preliminaries will be entered into the Finals. The same rules from
the preliminaries apply, but the 5 courses have changed. They
are:
1) Port Town: Long Pipe (Sapphire Cup)
2) Fire Field: Undulation (Diamond Cup)
3) Lightning: Half Pipe (Emerald Cup)
4) Aeropolis: Dragon Slopes (Diamond Cup)
5) Big Blue: Ordeal (Emerald Cup)
Additional rules:
- Machines: all customised and original pilot-exclusive machines
are allowed. No restrictions. Participants may choose a different
machine for each and every race.
- Techniques: all special techniques allowed. None will be
penalised.
- By participating, you are giving the organisers the copyrights to
your ghost saves and replays taken during your play.
- Rules subject to change without notice. Still, I'll notify you if
the change is significant.
- No restrictions as to who can participate. EVERYONE IS
WELCOMED!
- All matches will be done on the NTSC/UC version of F-Zero
GX.
- GameCube original controllers will be provided. However,
participants are allowed to use their own third-party peripherals,
including the Logicool Speed Force.
Technically, at the F-Zero GX tournament, everybody is a winner.
Download ghost saves, replays, custom emblems, and swap knowledge
at the event!!
However, the champion of this tournament shall nevertheless walk
away with a devilish grin, after narrowly defeating rival speed
demons, thanks to his newfound ability to game anywhere!
Prizes:
Champion - a GBA SP
1st runner-up - one game (on any console) of your choice*
2nd runner-up - a controller, or any peripheral with similar value,
of your choice.
*subjected to availability at i-CON
Note: All prizes are tentative, subjective to the number of
participants. If the number of participants is below 16, then the
scale of the prizes will change to reflect the turn-out. Prizes
sponsored by i-CON PTE LTD.
Registration fees is $15 per entry/person. Yes, for 15, you can pit
yourself against the rest of the local F-Zero pilots and see where
you stand in 5 or 10 dramatic races, and also stand a chance to win
a GBA SP, a game, or a peripheral. The experience will no doubt be
a fresh and exciting one.
DATE: December 6 and 7
TIME: Afternoon
VENUE: i-CON PTE LTD
ADDRESS:
175 Bencoolen Street, #01-20 Burlington Sq, Singapore 189649
Opening Hours: 11am - 11pm daily
For enquiries, please call 6336-8776
MAP: http://www.i-con.com.sg/#
REGISTRATION DETAILS
Registration begins now, all the way until the 31st of
November.
To register, please send an email entitled 'Pilot
Registration' to [email protected]
with the following details:
Name (as in NRIC):
IC no.:
Date of Birth:
Contact number:
Mailing Address:
Email address:
Note: the email address you provide MUST be the same as the email
address you use to mail the application in.
The $15 registration fee is to be paid only on the actual day of
the competition, at i-CON.
Feel free to email to [email protected]
as well, should you have any queries. 
Number of tournament participants is limited to 32. Please register
early to avoid disappointment.
See you at the race tracks!
P.S. the success of this tournament will decide the fate of a Mario
Kart: Double Dash LAN tournament. 
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Apparently, it also seems that if at least 5 people would like to
use the GameCube Logicool Speed Force wheel (which is something
like the arcade steering wheel), the organisers will provide
it.
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