BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 Week 1 ROM finally dumped after 28 years

In an astonishing turn of events, the ROM for BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 Week 1 has finally been discovered and dumped for preservation. Over the weekend, LuigiBlood (famous for their preservation efforts and Nintendo Direct leaks) announced that they were finally able to secure a copy of the previously thought lost F-Zero game and make a back-up copy of it. We’re now one step closer to having a complete version of this obscure Japanese expansion/sequel to one of Nintendo’s most cherished SNES games.

 

FOUND! We dumped BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 Week 1! Probably one of the most major finds we did in a while.
BS F-Zero Deluxe has also been updated to version 1.1 to include the original data from this one!
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#Satellaview #FZERO

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— Yakumono (@luigiblood.bsky.social) March 29, 2025 at 7:14 AM

 

With this first week of Grand Prix 2 now officially preserved, it seems more likely that we’ll eventually find the rest of the ROM. As with Grand Prix 1, BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 was broadcast over several weeks and included more tracks each time. We’ve known the names of those tracks but have never had official versions of them. Recreations existed (and were surprisingly close), but nothing beats having the real McCoy.

For those unaware, the BS F-Zero series was part of Nintendo’s push to create games for the Super Famicom Satellaview add-on. You can find more about that particular piece of hardware online, but many of the games were downloaded to a specific cartridge for use by players in their homes. BS F-Zero utilized all of the features of the Satellaview, including live music, online competition, and live commentary. As well as that, it had unique tracks and cars that have never been re-released (save for some tracks in F-Zero 99).

If you want to try out these tracks for yourself, you can currently download the ROMs from LuigiBlood’s website.

 

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