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. "F-Zero: Maximum Velocity" was released on March 21, 2001 in Japan, June 12, 2001 in North America, 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.