November 21st to be exact is when SNES F-Zero debuted in japan.
it was the start of a new franchise right when the SNES debuted and the game showed off the new Mode 7 graphics. it was something pretty impressive back then and people talked about it a lot. it was also pretty popular since the game sold around 2.85 million units and it seved as the start point of another massive franchise (Super Mario Kart was made because they wanted to make a sequel to F-Zero that had multiplayer but didn't want to do the same IP so soon after it debuted)
after that, the series saw presence in all the Nintendo consoles that came after the SNES (in japan, it also saw SNES Satellaview "sequels" like the SNES Zelda game).
we got a jump to 3D and gameplay revamp with F-Zero X for Nintendo 64 in 1998, an expansion of said game with track editing tools and new content that was very similar to today's DLC for the 64DD add-on (japan-only) in 2000, a portable entry based on the original with F-Zero Maximum Velocity for Game Boy Advance in 2001, a graphically and speed charged sequel for Gamecube with F-Zero GX in 2003 coupled with an Arcade cabinet and a specially tuned version for arcades with F-Zero AX, a second GBA entry based on the anime in an attempt to expand the series reach with F-Zero GP Legend in 2003 (2004 for everyone outside japan) and a 3rd GBA entry also based on the anime which also attempted to combine the gameplay of both 2D and 3D F-Zero games together and was a second attempt to make a track editor but this time as part of the base game with F-Zero Climax in 2004 (japan-only).
there hasn't been new games in over 11 years now so we're approaching the point where the series' active release time will soon be less than the time between the last game and the present.
this is at least an attempt for people to remember the serie's milestones since i'm sure a lot of people don't even remember this.
hopefully Nintendo finds a way to relaunch this series next gen. the Mario Kart 8 cameo shows that the game could look great at the very least.
edit: series history in 1 pic:
it was the start of a new franchise right when the SNES debuted and the game showed off the new Mode 7 graphics. it was something pretty impressive back then and people talked about it a lot. it was also pretty popular since the game sold around 2.85 million units and it seved as the start point of another massive franchise (Super Mario Kart was made because they wanted to make a sequel to F-Zero that had multiplayer but didn't want to do the same IP so soon after it debuted)
after that, the series saw presence in all the Nintendo consoles that came after the SNES (in japan, it also saw SNES Satellaview "sequels" like the SNES Zelda game).
we got a jump to 3D and gameplay revamp with F-Zero X for Nintendo 64 in 1998, an expansion of said game with track editing tools and new content that was very similar to today's DLC for the 64DD add-on (japan-only) in 2000, a portable entry based on the original with F-Zero Maximum Velocity for Game Boy Advance in 2001, a graphically and speed charged sequel for Gamecube with F-Zero GX in 2003 coupled with an Arcade cabinet and a specially tuned version for arcades with F-Zero AX, a second GBA entry based on the anime in an attempt to expand the series reach with F-Zero GP Legend in 2003 (2004 for everyone outside japan) and a 3rd GBA entry also based on the anime which also attempted to combine the gameplay of both 2D and 3D F-Zero games together and was a second attempt to make a track editor but this time as part of the base game with F-Zero Climax in 2004 (japan-only).
there hasn't been new games in over 11 years now so we're approaching the point where the series' active release time will soon be less than the time between the last game and the present.
this is at least an attempt for people to remember the serie's milestones since i'm sure a lot of people don't even remember this.
hopefully Nintendo finds a way to relaunch this series next gen. the Mario Kart 8 cameo shows that the game could look great at the very least.
edit: series history in 1 pic: