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Post by samwY on Feb 8th, 2003, 2:11pm
What are the top 3 best vehicles in FZero MV if you an expert player?
I'm guessing that hidden vehicle (JV) is...what else? Re: What's best vehicle for F-Zero MV
Post by jtmc on Feb 8th, 2003, 4:45pm
The two best are JV and FC. Which one is better than the other depends on your definition of "expert". As for the third, well....no others really stand out like the JV and FC do, so it's really a matter of personal preference. Personally, I like the WW and still accomplish PR's with it (I'm a Master B), even though I probably should have graduated beyond that long ago.
Re: What's best vehicle for F-Zero MV
Post by Leo on Feb 8th, 2003, 7:21pm
definately the best car in the game is JV but it should only be used to attain PR's if u are an expert with it, otherwise u're wasting your time and u should be using the FC.. it takes a lot of practice with JV to do the slides and straffing correctly.. best thing to do is once you get the FC set all of your PR's with it and them try to beat them with the JV.. if u can't..that means u are not good enough.. of course there are some exception to where u need to use FC, example B4 and Q2 ( those are the tracks where its almost certain that u need to use FC ) but the some of the top players in the world ( Bourlon, tiaiba and the top japanese players ) can actually manage to use JV in every single track.. buts its super hard
Leandro
Re: What's best vehicle for F-Zero MV
Post by samwY on Feb 9th, 2003, 7:39pm
wtf does FC mean?
its been pissing me off cause I can't figure which one that is Re: What's best vehicle for F-Zero MV
Post by Webmaster on Feb 9th, 2003, 7:44pm
FC = Fighting Comet
Re: What's best vehicle for F-Zero MV
Post by samwY on Feb 9th, 2003, 8:11pm
How come I don't see Fighting Comet in the instruction manual?
Sorry about my newbieness, I haven't got my SP yet to play it. Re: What's best vehicle for F-Zero MV
Post by Webmaster on Feb 9th, 2003, 8:23pm
Oh ok, you don't know. Here's the deal:
There are four starter vehicles:
Hot Violet Fire Ball J.B. Crystal Wind Walker
The manual shows those four plus two that need to be unlocked:
Sly Joker The Stingray
The manual DOESN'T show the other four vehicles you can unlock:
That's 10 vehicles total. So I guess there's more to this game than you thought! Re: What's best vehicle for F-Zero MV
Post by samwY on Feb 9th, 2003, 8:28pm
thanks
how do I unlock the FC?
isnt the JV cheap? or is it for experts only in order for it to be the best?
Re: What's best vehicle for F-Zero MV
Post by Webmaster on Feb 9th, 2003, 8:33pm
FC is unlocked by beating all four cups on Master difficulty.
JV is for experts only. It's great because there is nothing cheap about it. Even very good players can't handle it well when they first get it.
Re: What's best vehicle for F-Zero MV
Post by Leo on Feb 9th, 2003, 8:35pm
dude.. theres all the information u want to know on the gba portion of the site.. strategies writen by several players. to get the FC u need to beat all leagues on master mode..thats it.. to get the JV u can kinda do a cheat and get it after u imput a password that u get on nintendo of japan page and put it in your gba.. bla bla bla..theres all the information on the strategies part, go see it!
Leandro
Re: What's best vehicle for F-Zero MV
Post by samwY on Feb 9th, 2003, 8:35pm
gooooooooood
I thought the JV was gonna be some VERY FAST but also VERY EASY TO HANDLE type of deal...
Thanks for all the info!!! Re: What's best vehicle for F-Zero MV
Post by Webmaster on Feb 9th, 2003, 8:42pm
You're welcome! Re: What's best vehicle for F-Zero MV
Post by Tonio on Feb 10th, 2003, 02:01am
but the some of the top players in the world ( Bourlon, tiaiba and the top japanese players ) can actually manage to use JV in every single track.. buts its super hard
actually only 2 (if I remember) Japanese players can set PR's with JV on Q2 (and greg is/was closer than me to do the same). But anyway, they don't have a site anymore...
Antoine
Re: What's best vehicle for F-Zero MV
Post by BorisXIV on Mar 2nd, 2003, 08:22am
JV and FC Are best but I like SR the most Re: What's best vehicle for F-Zero MV
Post by Gregg Richardson on Mar 27th, 2003, 8:17pm
Well it depend on track...I like Fighting Comet, The Stingray, Sky Joker, SilverThunder and Falcon Mk-II. I didnt like other four vehicles but I didnt get the last one vehicle. Re: What's best vehicle for F-Zero MV
Post by Greg on Mar 28th, 2003, 03:09am
actually only 2 (if I remember) Japanese players can set PR's with JV on Q2 (and greg is/was closer than me to do the same). But anyway, they don't have a site anymore...
Antoine
At Q2 there are 3 japs players can set PR's with JV in the non-official site and the world record was 2'00"69 in GP, but on the official site by Nintendo there one japs which do 1'59"xx if i remember. One time i was arrive to take the 2 shortcuts but it(s very hard!!!
Re: What's best vehicle for F-Zero MV
Post by Barry on Mar 28th, 2003, 10:34am
Heh. I still find it difficult to pull off both shortcuts on the first lap of Q2 with the FC...... Think I'll stay away from trying with the JV until I can get my Q2 time under 2'10"XX...
Re: What's best vehicle for F-Zero MV
Post by ~SPLASH~ on Mar 28th, 2003, 2:35pm
I'm crap at controlling the Jet Vermillion..that's probably why I cannot seem to improve my times..too bad!
Re: What's best vehicle for F-Zero MV
Post by Serg DS on Apr 9th, 2003, 1:50pm
FC best for most players JV best for experts (not quite there yet) My third favourite is FM2, fast good steering + boost
Re: What's best vehicle for F-Zero MV
Post by Gregg Richardson on Apr 9th, 2003, 8:48pm
I agree with Serg DS. I got most FC and few FM2 on new record coming on this friday in pawn but I suck JV. I just dont understand.......about JV....... Re: What's best vehicle for F-Zero MV
Post by Barry on Apr 9th, 2003, 9:08pm
I agree with Serg DS. I got most FC and few FM2 on new record coming on this friday in pawn but I suck JV. I just dont understand.......about JV.......
The JV takes quite a bit of getting used to as it, IMO, basically throws all other vehicle control tactics right out the window.
A few things you may notice about the JV are:
1) Only vehicle with 100/100 armor. 2) Can obtain a boost speed of 602 km/h for an estimated time of 3.5 seconds. 3) Probably the heaviest vehicle in the game(with the Silver Thunder close behind), so attempting extended jumps are very difficult(IE: Queen 2: Tenth Zone East - Plummet Circuit).
I've noticed from my own experiences, that on some courses(at this stage for me), the JV is near useless.
Gotta love courses that start off with a sharp turn and you screw up the angle for a bump..... Pawn 3: Empyrean Colony - Dash Circuit is a good example as is Pawn F: Cloud Carpet - Long Jump (First U turn).
Overall, The JV takes a LOT of practice to get used to. By all means, do try with it, but just don't expect to set PRs right off the bat. Best of luck to you though. Re: What's best vehicle for F-Zero MV
Post by Tonio on Apr 9th, 2003, 10:26pm
Watching the available videos (trying to do the same on some parts) of the championship circuit should help you (official WR and Fred's). At least that's how I learnt to handle JV.
((((and I'd REALLY like to do the same for fzx... with all these "diving stuffs" to be competitive on gc ))))
Re: What's best vehicle for F-Zero MV
Post by Clinton Yelvington on May 27th, 2003, 01:36am
When I'm just playing for fun, the Falcon MKII is my favorite, followed by the Stingray and Sly Joker. When it comes to record setting I try to use FC or JV. I'm not that bad with the FC but I need a little work as far as the JV goes. However, I have noticed that in addition to the stuff that was pointed out in an earlier post, JV has another exception-to-the-rule stat: It's handling actually improves on ice, whereas the other 9 get worse. Before I lost my original copy of MV my best Ancient Mesa times for both tracks were set with JV. Since I managed to find a replacement copy last week, I have yet to do any actual record setting work with it though. I'll try to get my times up soon. BTW I had unlocked JV the hard way on my original copy and gotten all 40 Chess Pieces. Therefore, I figured it would be ok to use the code to unlock it this time around. But I did unlock the other cars first...
Re: What's best vehicle for F-Zero MV
Post by akechi425 on Jun 9th, 2003, 4:02pm
Trust me on this.The Falcon MK-II is overall the best car in the game compared to the others. It the best turning overall in the entire game.
Re: What's best vehicle for F-Zero MV
Post by DavePhaneuf on Jun 12th, 2003, 12:30am
JV and FC are defenitly the best Time Trailing machines, My third choice would be WW.
At The moment I use FC for quite a few tracks. I'm still trying to learn how to handle JV well. However JV is able to handle really well on Ice, Which helps for sure. And it's tough armor proved that Fire Field (Land mine) is meant for JV. Since all those mines give you alot of speed when hit properly ^^. Although my third choice WW proves useful for getting lap times since the speed of it's boost is quite high.