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- This article is about the first game of the Star Fox series. For other uses, see here.
Star Fox (known in the PAL region as Starwing) is the original video game made for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game introduces Fox McCloud and the Star Fox team on a mission to save the Lylat System from the evil clutches of Andross.
Plot Sypnosis
The evil Andross has invaded the Lylat system and has taken over all planets in it. It is up to the Star Fox team to thwart him and his henchmen. When they get to Venom, no matter what route, they must destroy the Core Brain for victory!
Plot
Dr Andross has been planning his revenge for years. Biding his time on Venom, the planet he was exiled to, he has formed a massive Army from the planets lizard-like natives as well as lizard criminals exiled their. Finally with all the weapons he can muster, he has operated a Blitzkreig-like warfare, capturing nearly every planet. Now all that is left is Corneria. But General Pepper of the Cornerian Army has hired the mercenary squadron team Star Fox. The team consisting of Fox McCloud, Peppy Hare, Falco Lombardi, and Slippy Toad are ordered by General Pepper to save the Lylat System. They are first deployed on Corneria with some of the Army's latest fighters the fighters, the Arwings. The team battle through the Venomian Army and destroy 3 Attack Carriers (Falco destroys one of them) and the Destructor. they then head to the Astroid Belt where they destroy the Rock Crusher and the Blade Barrier. They also discover a warp to the Awsome Black Hole. They also accidentaly find a warp to the Out of This Dimension. They discover that Andross has even taken this place over and mind controlled the strange creatures there. After destroying the controlled Slot Machine, they are rescued by The Cornerian Army, and carry on their mission. They then go to Sector X and destroy the Rock Crusher there. At Fortuna they destroy Androsse's mutated Monarch Dodora. At Titania they recapture the weather control base, but destroy the now corrupt Prf. Hanger. At Sector Z they take out the battlestations Atomic base, destroying the station. At Sector Y the destroy the Plasma Hydra that controls the sector. They destroy the Spinning core at Macbeth and stop the Venomian Army from building a base. They are then free to Attack Venoms main bases. They attack the Venomian Space Armada and destroy the main battleships Atomic base. taking down the battleship. At the Battlebase Meteor they destroy the Dancing Insector. Finally Venom is the last place left. In the airspace they fight Phantron, wich soon retreats to the surface. They then destroy ots second form the Pantron II, and use the Black Hole to proceed to the "backdoor" of Venom. They take out the Metal Smasher, but it deploys an outfitted escape pod called Galactic rider. to the surface. They soon destroy it though. They then take out Great Commander wich flies below but gets destroyed. Finally Andross is left. Fox goes down to fight. Andross taunts Fox continously, until Fox enters. There Fox saw him. He was hideous. For an unexplained reason, he was only a disembodied head that looked silver plated. A grueling battle was fought until Fox took out his outer layering revealing his true form. Fox learned that it was only a Robot decoy, for the True Form was a cubicle computer transmitting Androsse's face with a bit of his brain inside so Andross could control its abilities. Fox destroyed it and flew out of the self-destructing base. The team returned with a message from General Pepper congratulating them. Everyone cheered at Androsse's demise. But Fox new that this was not the case. He may have severly damaged him by destroying a bit of his brain, but he was still alive. But now was the time to celebrate.
Gameplay
Controls
There are four control configurations to choose from, the default being Type A.
| Type | D-Pad (Left, Right) | D-Pad (Up, Down) | Start | Select | L | R | A | B | X | Y |
| Type A | Left and Right | Dive and Climb | Pause | Switch Viewpoints | Roll Left | Roll Right | Fire a Nova Bomb | Retro-rocket | Speed Boost | Laser Blaster |
| Type B | Left and Right | Dive and Climb | Pause | Switch Viewpoints | Roll Left | Roll Right | Laser Blaster | Retro-rocket | Speed Boost | Retro-rocket |
| Type C | Left and Right | Climb and Dive | Pause | Switch Viewpoints | Roll Left | Roll Right | Fire a Nova Bomb | Retro-rocket | Speed Boost | Laser Blaster |
| Type D | Left and Right | Climb and Dive | Pause | Switch Viewpoints | Roll Left | Roll Right | Fire a Nova Bomb | Laser Blaster | Speed Boost | Retro-Rocket |
Items
| Supply ring | After you fly through this ring, it will become your starting point if your ship is destroyed before you finish the stage. Flying through this ring will also restore most of your shield energy. |  |
| Small Energy Supply | This small ring will appear after you have destroyed certain enemies or missiles. When you fly through it, some of your shield energy will be replenished. |  |
| Power Shield | When you obtain this item, you will be impervious to the next several enemy attacks. | |
| Twin Blaster | This will upgrade the Arwing's Laser Blasters to Twin Blaster Type A. If Type A is already enabled, it will upgrade them to Type B. | |
| Wing gyro | If a wing is damaged, this will repair one broken wing. | |
| Smart Bomb | This will equip the Arwing with an extra Nova Bomb, up to a maximum of five. | |
| Extra Ship | The player must shoot the three objects to make an arwing appear in the middle. The player must then fly through the ship in order to gain a 1-Up. |
Objective
The goal for every mission is to destroy the Enemy Leader that waits at the end of the stage. The Arwing is equipped with an auto pilot device which keeps it on course to the final enemy. This keeps the player locked in a fixed path, forcing them to navigate through a series of obstacles and enemies. If the player ventures too far towards the edge of the flight path, arrows will guide them back to the main course.
Levels
The map of the Lylat System.
- Easy
- The Awesome Black Hole (secret)
- Corneria (easy)
- Asteroid Field (easy)
- Space Armada
- Meteor
- Venom Airspace (easy)
- Venom (easy)
- Medium
- Corneria (medium)
- Sector X
- Titania
- Sector Y
- Venom Airspace (medium)
- Venom (medium)
- Hard
- Corneria (hard)
- Asteroid Field (hard)
- Fortuna
- Sector Z
- Macbeth
- Venom Airspace (hard)
- Venom (hard)
- Secret Levels
- The Awesome Black Hole
- Out of this dimension
Reception
At the time of the game's release, the use of filled, three-dimensional polygons in a console game was considered to be revolutionary, along with a handful of earlier titles, including Sega Genesis ports of Atari's arcade driving game, Hard Drivin, and their helicopter shooter, Steel Talons. Star Fox was awarded Best Shooter of 1993 by Electronic Gaming Monthly. The game took the #115 spot on EGM's "The Greatest 200 Videogames of Their Time", and 82nd best game made on a Nintendo System in Nintendo Power's Top 200 Games list. It also received a 34 out of 40 from Famitsu magazine, and a 4.125 out of 5 from Nintendo Power Magazine. Next Gen Magazine pointed out Star Fox as helping pioneer the use of 3-D video game graphics. The game has been used as an example of how, even with a fully polygon design, the game was still very similar to older games in that there was a set path to travel through each level.
Legacy
This game, while starting it all, is no longer a part of the canon series. After Star Fox 2 went unreleased, Star Fox 64 became a complete reboot. However, the Star Fox Adventures prequel manga, Farewell, Beloved Falco, does show that it does exist as a favorite video game in-universe, so it is not forgotten. Said manga also shows an Andross AI with its design borrowed from the SNES face, as well as the design of the character of Shears being based on General Pepper's design in the unreleased sequel.
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