Star Fox 64

I'll never believe that me, a 19 year old in 2023, actually got the chance to play this game.

I loved every minute of playing this, it was daring, it was fun. Yes, it did have its challenging moments, which, for me, didn't really take me out of the fun that much.

But, in all honesty, the characters lines and the music are the icing on the cake, I sometimes really regretted not having Falco on missions because I really liked listening to what he had to say on the sticky situations the team gets themselves into, but then again, that's what happens when your aiming sucks.

Sure it has the usual 90s games' difficulty, but with all of the advantages I described earlier, I don't think it'll be that big of an issue, and even with that, I personally didn't hate having the music get stuck in my head because of how many times I had to retry.

If you ever have the opportunity to play this gem of a game, take it, and if the opportunity includes playing it on the N64, then it's a jackpot!

I loved this game. The plot enthralled me, the characters were so believable, the graphics and sound were out of this world, the control was silky smooth. I truly loved this game. This was the game I dreamed about in my sleep, I had imaginary conversations with the characters, that's how great this game is, please play it.

Like Mario and Link, Fox McCloud was another Nintendo star who successfully transitioned to 3D in the 90's during the Nintendo 64's lifespan. Plus, as a fan of the first Star Fox game, I enjoyed this one greatly growing up.

Originally, the first Star Fox game in 1993 was to receive a sequel for the SNES, Star Fox 2, but it was cancelled in favor of this game. Some people don't know this, but this game is actually a remake of the original game with a stronger, more detailed story: After spending five years in exile, mad scientist Andross re-emerges and invades the Lylat system with his army. Now it's up to the mercenary team Star Fox, consisting of Fox McCloud, Slippy Toad, Peppy Hare, and Falco Lombardi to stop Andross.

This time, more light is shed on the betrayal and subsequent death of Fox's father, James McCloud and the introduction of, Star Wolf, who were supposed to appear in Star Fox 2. In fact, many new features like all range mode and controlling the landmaster originated in Star Fox 2 before it was cancelled.

Like the original Star Fox, the gameplay consists mainly of controlling Fox in his Airwing flying through twenty-five beautifully designed, railway styled stages, shooting and dodging enemy craft and obstacles by veering left and right, and performing barrel rolls and somersaults to evade attacks. Every so often, though, you'll be able to switch to all range mode that allows you to fly in any direction. The controls are smooth and fairly easy to get used to. Of course, like any good wingman, you must also assist your teammates every so often when they're in trouble, and in return you can get advice from Peppy, enemy shield info from Slippy, or alternate routes to take by Falco.

But what I loved most was the music, sounds, and voice acting. Nintendo legend Koji Kondo created an amazing soundtrack with strong brass, woodwind, and percussion that invokes courage and determination in the player. There are cool sci-fi sound effects, like the pulse of laser blasts and thrusting starship engines. And the voice cast really helped bring the characters to life, especially Rick May (RIP) as Peppy Hare. Not to mention the sheer number of legendary memes this game created, like "do a barrel roll" from Peppy or "My emperor, I've failed you!" from the first boss Granja. Everything sounds spectacular.

This game has aged well and is still fun today, so try it out of the Nintendo Switch if your curious about Star Fox's history.

Star Fox started out as a game for the SNES. After hearing a commercial for this and seeing the action I rented it and found it to be worthless. The control on the arwing was slow, the voicing was dorky, and the graphics looked as if it came out of a Namco space shooter game. Years later the N64 came along and made this excellent remake. The Voices of characters are outstanding, the gameplay and graphics are much better, and the action and storyline rules. It was also one of the first games that used the rumble pack. The only thing I thought needed improvement was the Multiplayer VS. games. Even though this game is easy to beat it's still fun because you can win metals to get other things in the game. 9 1/2 out of 10.

"Star Fox 64" is a side scrolling, space shooter in which the player must guide the Star Fox mercenary team through the Lylat System to save it from the evil Andross.

I found this to be a very amusing game, with some great theatrical scenes. Though it lacks in enemy AI, and needs tougher courses. Overall it wasn't bad.