I got a chance to see the demo hardware in action at the Midwest Gaming Classic. The crew had F-Zero playing on an LCD TV through HDMI and it looks really sweet. Vibrant colors, sound seemed pretty spot on and the speed looked right. I didn't get a chance to play it as someone else was racing and a little voice saying "Daddy! Daddy!" the voice's hand kept beating me in the leg with a balloon.

The universal controller was very odd feeling. It fit I. My hand but the shape was angular. The thumb stick "nub" had micro switches and it audibly clicked when you moved it. Not sure if I'm a fan of that. But with all the controller ports, does it matter?

I am intrigued. I was burned by the NEX, which was my first clone, so here's hoping this turns out better.