BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 Week 1 ROM Dumped: Historic Nintendo Satellaview Game Preserved

In a landmark event for video game preservation, the elusive ROM for BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 Week 1 has finally been discovered and securely dumped, ensuring its survival for future generations.

The news broke over the weekend, when prominent preservationist LuigiBlood—renowned for their extensive work on Satellaview and Nintendo history—announced the successful acquisition and archiving of a legitimate copy of this long-lost F-Zero expansion.

This milestone brings the global gaming community one step closer to assembling the complete series of this uniquely Japanese sequel to one of Nintendo’s most iconic SNES titles. On March 29, 2025, LuigiBlood shared the news via social media, stating that the team had "succeeded in dumping BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 Week 1," describing it as one of their most significant discoveries in recent times.

As an added benefit, the preservation effort resulted in an update to BS F-Zero Deluxe, which has now reached version 1.1 and incorporates the original data from this newly unearthed ROM. For historical context, BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 was part of Nintendo’s ambitious Satellaview project for the Super Famicom in Japan during the mid-1990s.

The Satellaview add-on enabled episodic content broadcasts, use of live audio, and real-time competition—features that were ahead of their time.

BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 built upon the acclaimed F-Zero franchise by delivering new tracks and exclusive vehicles, many of which have never been re-released in any official capacity, aside from sporadic cameos in modern titles like F-Zero 99 on the Nintendo Switch. The BS F-Zero Grand Prix titles were distributed over several weeks, with BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 expanding the original lineup with brand new courses for dedicated fans.

Prior to this discovery, while the community had recreated some levels based on available information, the official ROM had remained seemingly out of reach, making this preservation effort particularly meaningful for retro gaming enthusiasts and historians alike. Thanks to LuigiBlood’s persistent efforts, interested players and preservationists can now download the authentic Week 1 ROM data directly from official archival sources.

This serves not only to safeguard a piece of Nintendo history but also to foster wider appreciation for the Super Famicom’s innovative yet transient Satellaview ecosystem. The discovery underscores the crucial importance of game preservation, especially for lesser-known titles that risk being lost to time.

With one week of BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 now archived, there is renewed optimism regarding the eventual recovery of the remaining weeks.

For fans of Nintendo, F-Zero, and the Satellaview platform, this ROM dump offers a rare and invaluable window into a fascinating chapter of gaming history.

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