Zero Racers[a] is an unreleased racing video game that was in development and planned to be published by Nintendo on a scheduled 1996 release date exclusively for the Virtual Boy.
The title was previewed in video game magazines, erroneously reported to have appeared at E3 1996, but it was ultimately shelved due to the failure of the Virtual Boy itself, despite being completed for release.
These characters include Captain Falcon, James McCloud, and Jody Summer, the latter two originally intended to debut in this game before cancellation, ultimately being featured in F-Zero X.
[2][7] The game later received an in-depth feature article on August of the same year by Nintendo Power under its final name and still planned for a fall 1996 release.
[10] The only remaining proof of its existence are various screenshots taken by several gaming magazines and gameplay footage, while no prototypes containing a ROM image of the demo has been found to date.
"[13] According to former Nintendo of America localizer and associate producer Jim Wornell, the game was complete upon cancellation, stating that it had a manual, package, label, and ESRB rating.