F-Zero Maximum Velocity (F-Zero for Game Boy Advance in Japan) is a 2001 futuristic racing video game published by Nintendo and developed by Nintendo R&D1 and Nd Cube. It was released for the Game Boy Advance and for the Virtual Console for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. "F-Zero: Maximum Velocity" was released on March 21, 2001 in Japan, June 11, 2001 in North America, on June 20, 2001 in Australia, and on June 22, 2001 in Europe. It was the first "F-Zero" game to be released on a handheld game console. The game takes place twenty-five years after "F-Zero" and is the only "F-Zero" game without Captain Falcon. 