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Thanks to a Wii U update last week, the Virtual Console is now available on the platform, starting with a handful of SNES and NES games. To welcome the new feature, this RadarPlays has us jumping into one of the first SNES games, F-Zero. We took a few laps in the 16-bit racer, so how does the breakneck speed feel on Nintendo’s newest console? Editors Henry, Ryan, and Lucas find out below…

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Henry Gilbert is a former GamesRadar+ Editor, having spent seven years at the site helping to navigate our readers through the PS3 and Xbox 360 generation. Henry is now following another passion of his besides video games, working as the producer and podcast cohost of the popular Talking Simpsons and What a Cartoon podcasts. 

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