F-Zero GX is a futuristic racing video game for the Nintendo GameCube console. The first video game collaboration between Nintendo and Sega, it was released in Japan, North America and Europe in 2003. F-Zero AX (pictured), the arcade counterpart of GX, uses hardware conceived from a business alliance between Nintendo, Namco and Sega. F-Zero GX runs on an enhanced version of the engine used in Super Monkey Ball. The game continues the difficult, high-speed racing style of the F-Zero series, retaining the basic gameplay and control system from the Nintendo 64 game. A heavy emphasis is placed on track memorization and reflexes, which aids in completing the game. GX introduces a "story mode" element, where the player assumes the role of F-Zero pilot Captain Falcon through nine chapters while completing various missions. The game received critical acclaim as one of the best racers of its time and the greatest racer on the GameCube platform. Overall, the game was well received by critics for its visuals, intense action, high sense of speed and track design. Complaints centered on its sharp increase in difficulty that may alienate players.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

306:

Constantine the Great was proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops after the death of Constantius Chlorus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great

1893:

The Corinth Canal was formally opened, connecting the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth in the Aegean Sea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinth_Canal

1943:

The Grand Council of Fascism voted a motion of no confidence against Benito Mussolini (pictured), who was arrested the same day by King Victor Emmanuel III and replaced by Pietro Badoglio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/25_Luglio

1978:

Two Puerto Rican pro-independence activists were killed by police at Cerro Maravilla in Villalba. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerro_Maravilla_murders

1993:

Israeli forces launched a week-long attack against Lebanon to make it difficult for Hezbollah to use southern Lebanon as a base for striking Israel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Accountability

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

eviscerate: 1. (transitive) To disembowel, to remove the viscera. 2. (transitive) To destroy or make ineffectual or meaningless. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/eviscerate

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Where there is compassion even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless. One would rather see the world run by men who set their hearts on toys but are accessible to pity, than by men animated by lofty ideals whose dedication makes them ruthless. In the chemistry of man's soul, almost all noble attributes — courage, honor, hope, faith, duty, loyalty, etc. — can be transmuted into ruthlessness. Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us.   --Eric Hoffer https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Eric_Hoffer