There were translation mistakes in the English patch notes. Stingray was theoretically buffed. Actual parameters: WILD GOOSE MaxSpeedBoostPad: 3328 -> 3392 (1.9%) SpinAttackRefreshTime: 300 frames -> 240 (-20%) CarBoundsDamage: 40 -> 32 (-20%) CarCrashDamage: 60 -> 54 (-10%) TurboCarCrashDamage: 60 -> 54 (-10%) GOLDEN FOX PowerDownSensitivity: 2 -> 3 (50%) TurboDrainAmount: 37 -> 39 (5.4%) CarBarrierDamage: 8 -> 7 (-12.5%) CarBoundsDamage: 72 -> 64 (-11.1%) CarCrashDamage: 88 -> 80 (-9.1%) TurboCarCrashDamage: 72 -> 64 (-11.1%) BLUE FALCON MaxSpeedBoostPad: 3584 -> 3680 (2.7%) MaxSpeedTurbo: 2432 -> 2480 (2%) CarBoundsDamage: 44 -> 36 (-18.2%) CarCrashDamage: 66 -> 60 (-9.1%) TurboCarCrashDamage: 66 -> 60 (-9.1%) FIRE STINGRAY TurboDrainAmount: 47 -> 46 (-2.1%) CarBoundsDamage: 44 -> 40 (-9.1%) CarCrashDamage: 66 -> 60 (-9.1%) TurboCarCrashDamage: 66 -> 60 (-9.1%) Some of your results are interesting though. As a goose player I've not been impressed by this update even though it should have been a notable help.

Seems Nintendo won't let the Stingray forget its original sin of being the best vehicle in F-Zero SNES (and the reigning champ of 99's Classic mode).

Also on the note of misinformation: All vehicles saw a decrease in the amount of bounds damage they take, with Fox and Ray receiving a relative nerf as falcon and goose damage were decreased much more Fox: 72>64, 11.12% decrease Falcon: 44>36, 18.2% decrease Ray: 44>40, 9.1% decrease Goose: 40>32, 20% decrease Here is that breakdown Recovery rates were also unchanged Stingray received a dashpad BUFF, not a nerf All values were datamined and are publically available on twitter and some fzero discords

Captain Falcon after hearing his vehicle got buffed: YES!!!

As a stubborn Blue Falcon main: these buffs just might be what convince me to get back in the game. We'll see.

Ditch the Stingray? NEVER!

This helps explain why I now sometimes win as Blue Falcon despite being a casual player who mains Blue Falcon. Thank you for this video!

The removal of dry boosting hurts minmax players more than you think. Fox on mute city was untouchable if it used all of its boost instead of the more conservative method of only boosting 5 times. After the update I was able to keep up with and ko a player that was using his whole meter while I only boosted 5 times. I am quite happy with this update overall, especially with the changes to Falcon.

As a Falcon/Fox main, I can now enjoy them equally 🤗

7:53 I've got to disagree with you when you say the Fox hp buff was 'wholely unnecessary' - the increase of energy use for boosts was a necessary change & along with the Falcon buff means that Foxes are much less likely to be able to front run a race from beginning to end (in competitive lobbies at least) and will be hit by other cars a whole lot more. Without a HP buff, Foxes would have been swallowed up by the crowd and crash out way too much. Sure, there may be an argument that the buff might be a bit much, and only time will tell there, but I'd say at least some was entirely necessary to make the rebalancing work as a whole.

I think Fox's HP buff is to help weaker players use it. Let's face it, elite players are hardly likely to crash into barriers constantly whereas weaker players struggle with its fragility when trying to excel with it. It's likely all the changes revolve around helping the average player get more out of all the vehicles instead of sticking to one or two. Too often these changes are critiqued in the mind of the effect on an elite player, not on the general player base.

I'm just going to buff my knowledge of the tracks to get better. Appreciate the info!

Big fan of these data-driven breakdowns. Channel deserves many more subscribers (and I'm sure they'll come!).

It may just be due to my increasingly aggressive gameplay, but since dry boosting became no longer a thing, my average KO count per race has increased significantly. It's even more satisfying to punish those who overextend themselves... not that that's to say I also haven't been punished for the same, but such is the life of an aggressive Goose!

4:50 While, Fire🔥Stingray: 🙈gets 🙊NOTHING you LOSE🙉! Good🖕🏾Day, sir!

Incredible video, very much needed update and machine changes, falcon mains rise

Holy shit ive been a blu falcan main for the whole series of F Zero didn't really expect for the Blue falcon to get a buff it was already a good machine if anything I expected the StingRay to get buff and the whole thing with the boost pads yeah with the Blue falcon it seems like it's easier to get in front when there's a bunch of boost pads in the beginning but for the fox's i see them struggling to stay at first now mind you some of them are still winning first here and there but not as much now lol also stingrays and wild gooses are always around me now lol let's see what the future holds for these machines and for the mirror cups

Another great review! I have 8h of gameplay, Level 32, A+ rank, and just ONE win with Foxx in Mute City. I was hopeful about this update to make all cars even to have fun and get a chance to win with all 4 cars. Big fan of racing games, not a pro player, but consider myself as a really far from average. Still believe in Nintendo programmers to keep F-Zero 99 alive and interesting...

They NERFED the stingray?! That’s crap. If anything it needed help.

can you make a side by side video for the dash pad top speed notes you made at 4:00? would be great to see. i'm surprised they are different, or not sure if maybe you accidentally got a bad screencap of the odometer? if i recall some dash plates give different boosting values

So the miss translation on the Stingray was a double miss translation? Instead of nerfed or buffed it got nothing? Because Nintendo did miss translate the Stingray's boost cost it's suppose to be lower.

Stingray top speed should be 500kmh, boost mechanics should go back to one per lap. 😉

I think not being able to dry boost is far worse than you're imagining for golden fox. on mute City, I used to dry boost as soon as possible on lap one and it would shave an extra second off my lap time compared to now. - KO ADDICT

Great video, now i understand the new felling of the game.

Time to use Blue Falcon again

So, Goose and Stingray got done dirty?

have u know nintendo didn't know just spoil mirror port town 2 in the advice at the part of the magnet (remeber put a short called nintendo spoil a mirror track)

Why have such weird patch notes for things that are and aren't there? Because Nintendo, duh. They do what they want. Always have, always will, regardless of how much sense it makes.

That's BS. Boost can no longer be used continuously without power :( It was one of my fav features.

Less than 2 minutes in, already disagree with your analysis. Those all vehicle changes are big changes. Dry boosting massively effects the meta, for Fox mains. Nearly every one who mains Fox and streams has a video or 2 of them dry boosting to safety, instead of crashing out. And taking less damage means a lot to Stingray racers, as it gives them more opportunities for boosting, instead of playing it safe because 3 boosts uses up all their health. Taking random damage during a lap lowers it to 2.

I'm a Stingray main 😐

I didnt know there was a balance patch. Yesterday i got mad cause a Blue Falcon beat my Fox on Death Wind II when i had the lead and didnt make any mistakes. While he was clearly a good driver i thought he was cheating cause there was no way i lose to a Falcon 😂 I think i'm gonna give Falcon a try now cause aint playing low tiers 🤣

This video is filled with factual errors. Do you even play the game or did you just look at the data? Fox was nerfed big time, into the ground. Dry boosting was a key part of driving the fox for almost every course. It used to be the only vehicle that you could win with sheer skill and willpower alone. Now, fox has to rely on luck like every other vehicle. You have to hope you get a KO or hope enough other drivers enter the race so you'll get a skyway. Overall I HATE the changes in this patch. The game already takes so long to get good at. I devoted hundreds of hours to practicing fox, and still I was only barely good enough some of the time to win. Now, there is literally no downside to playing Falcon, which is so stupid because it has by far the easiest handling, making red, grey, and blue bumpers almost a non-issue. Falcon is supposed to the the BEGINNER CAR - easy to drive but not viable against skilled drivers in one the other 3 cars. Incredibly stupid move by Nintendo to mess with a game that didn't need any balance changes. The day before the patch, I was noticing that the top 5 finishers in almost every race were STILL almost evenly split among all 4 cars. Now, you're lucky to see more than 1 fox in the top 15.

I've been seeing more falcon and goose wins now. So I think this was a good change in update.