The History of Star Fox - Part 1 (1982 - 1997)

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The first part (of 2) that explores the entire Star Fox series from its roots with the UK-based Argonaut Software to the Super NES' impressive Super FX and from the cancelled sequel to its popular Nintendo 64 entry. The second part will be out shortly after which will cover Rare's strange GameCube platformer title all the way up through the franchise's divisive Wii U outing, along with some cameo appearances and fan games. This is the history of Star Fox.
0:00 - Introduction
3:27 - Jez San and the Argonauts
19:12 - X Marks the Spot (X & the Super FX Chip)
24:51 - Fighting Like Dogs and Monkeys (Star Fox)
32:27 - Innovations & Cancellations (Star Fox 2)
41:08 - Shaking Up the Formula (Star Fox 64)
50:25 - Credits
Corrections:
- "V" is pronounced as an "F" in German making Starvox quite literally "Star Fox" in the language, making even more sense why the series was renamed to "Starwing" in Europe. (A big thanks to AtlasRedux for the clarification)
- Battlezone on the Atari VCS (2600) released in 1983, three years after the arcade game's 1980 debut. (Thanks to Eanna O'Sullivan for the correction)
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Jonathan McNamara (of Life Begins At 8-Bit) & Chris Baines
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@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

There's a good chance Jonathan from Life Begins At 8-Bit may respond to some of your comments seeing as he's the bigger Star Fox superfan between the two of us and handled the lion's share of the research. He's a super chill guy and loves talking about the series so just a heads up!

@lifebeginsat8bit Жыл бұрын

I think you're a super chill guy, too. But come on! I may be MORE of a Star Fox fan, but you can't tell me you haven't developed more of an appreciation during all of this, right?

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Absolutely I have haha! 😅

@lifebeginsat8bit Жыл бұрын

It's been an absolute pleasure working on this, good sir. I'm so pleased to see this first half fully-realized!

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks for being a part of it my friend, it’s been a really fun collab! Looking forward to seeing it through all the way to the end! 👍

@ChadDoebelin Жыл бұрын

checking you out too!

@lifebeginsat8bit Жыл бұрын

@@ChadDoebelin Oh right on! Thanks so much. We're mainly on Twitch but we've got KZfaq stuff in the works.

@BubblegumCrash332 Жыл бұрын

The SNES Starfox has the best music of that era. It still sounds good to this day

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Oh absolutely, the original Star Fox soundtrack is still amazing and is easily the best OST out of the entire series! It is a crime that Hajime Hirasawa was only around long enough to do 3 soundtracks at Nintendo. Such an amazing composer!

@proudathiest Жыл бұрын

Really impressed with the detail in this. Thank you so much for the obviously silly amount of time this must've taken. Subscribed!

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thank you, really appreciate it! Thankfully, this particular project was a collaboration with my friend Jonathan of Life Begins at 8-Bit which helped spread out the work load some. The second part of the video should be out in another month or too. Thanks again for watching!

@crtglow7947 Жыл бұрын

This is outstanding. Just discovered your channel, watched this, and now going through your other work. Everything is top flight from your research and narrative to presentation. The Starfox series is one of my all time favorites and it was great to watch the genesis of it all. Really enjoyed this one and looking forward to watching more of your future content! Great stuff!

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton, glad you enjoyed it!! This particular video series is actually a collaboration with a friend from Life Begins at 8-Bit. Hope you enjoy the upcoming second part too. Thanks for the kind words and hope you enjoy the other documentaries on the channel.

@TheBrianBooth Жыл бұрын

So in-depth, and awesome editing! This totally deserves more views!

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian, really appreciate that!

@chadwickjdillon Жыл бұрын

Man, you may very well be my favorite gaming documentarian on the old YT. It's just such good work. Loved this doc

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome, really appreciate the kind words man!

@chadwickjdillon Жыл бұрын

@@RewindArcade yt is littered with great stuff but you are a gem amongst... gems? Well done, and thanks for making me an even deeper nerd.

@chid255 Жыл бұрын

Hey man, only have time to watch the intro right now, well done man, that was epic!

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks Chid!

@dezm101 Жыл бұрын

such an excellent video! When the first Star Fox came out I was a huge Nintendo fan and that game really captured the mix of simple arcade action with flight sim mechanics which I loved. Its still my favorite in the series. And even as someone who never liked the N64 much, StarFox 64 was easily one of the best releases on the system, and I now play it on 3DS. I would love a modern sequel to star fox that keeps the old flat shaded polygon look but really build up the details of world around it to fly around in. There is so much painstaking detail in the slick edits and information, this is a grand slam!

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Ayyyy, really appreciate dez!! I remember playing the SNES demo over and over at the department store while my mom shopped. I was so bad at it (and still suck pretty bad haha). I played SF64 at my buddy’s house since I never had an N64 but didn’t really get to go all the way through it until the very excellent 3DS version. I also really need to sit down and play the new EX ROM hack that just released. Thanks for watching dude!!

@nostartia Жыл бұрын

Awesome piece of work!! Congratulations for the hard work! Can't wait for more!

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks man, appreciate it! Part 2 will be really interesting too!

@user-ok8yq6nc6x Жыл бұрын

Buddy your channel is extremely underrated. I will be watching your career with great interest

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thank you, really appreciate that!

@watcbd Жыл бұрын

What a great video! Thank you for making this! :)

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it! The second part of the video should be out next month hopefully.

@Chirp296 Жыл бұрын

What a great watch. I'm glad this channel popped up in my recommendation list. I'm definitely subscribing to watch the other videos, and can't wait to watch the Bionic Commando one.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks man, appreciate really appreciate it!! I am a diehard Bionic Commando fan so I had a lot of fun making that video.

@mrdoggo6091 Жыл бұрын

hearing star fox theme is always hype

@ZeldaMOMOe Жыл бұрын

I played HOURS upon HOURS of Starfox 64 as a kid, and I tried last year but the inverted controls don’t mesh with me at all anymore - I don’t know how I beat it so much! But I’ve never played any of the others and had NO idea of the history behind the SNES version. This is so fascinating and I can’t wait for part 2!

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Ayyy, thanks Zelda, glad you enjoyed it!! I actually played through Star Fox 64 3D on the 3DS while I was working on this video and the added accelerometer motion controls really add a lot and make it much easier to aim. Worth giving it a shot if you ever get another hankering to play. Thanks again for watching!!

@ThaPhilabustah Жыл бұрын

Excellent job as always man! First Star Fox I played was on the 64 and still love it to this day.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks Phil!! 64 is definitely the big running favorite for a good reason.

@UltorCXXVIII Жыл бұрын

Amazing documentary! Thank you so much Sir!

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate it, thanks so much for watching!!

@UltorCXXVIII Жыл бұрын

@@RewindArcade A real masterpiece! You're channel is really a gem, thank you so much for sharing Sir!

@milkturd Жыл бұрын

Brilliant video!!! I’m only 20 mins in and had completely forgotten this video was even about star fox

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton!! Yeah, there’s a lot of setup and events before Star Fox ever really gets mentioned. 😅

@Mallaien Жыл бұрын

I remember running the Star Fox promotion game for the SNES when it came out. it had a custom cartridge that would let you play about 3 minutes of the game and the person with the highest score at the end won a bunch of star fox merch.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Nice, the competition definitely got a ton of promotion behind it in multiple countries. The Canadian winner actually commented on the post in here somewhere, haha.

@gargoylestories Жыл бұрын

Great video. I never knew Star Fox had such an interesting past. Thanks for making this!

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! The second part of the video series should be out in another month or two.

@Kenny_khaos Жыл бұрын

Awesome video as always, Chris! Keep ‘em coming!

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Ayyy, thanks Kenny, appreciate it dude!

@user-cz3kp8df6i Жыл бұрын

Best stuff in yt. Keep doing more of history vid 👍

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@arronetchells4363 Жыл бұрын

A really great insight and some fascinating facts shared about the development of Starfox. Seems like Jez San was everywhere back in the 90s and this doc really explains how it all come about. I liked the original but it was SF64 that got most of my time as I got the Japanese version on release. Really looking forward to part 2 with Assualt and Zero covered which I really like!! Great job guys 👏👏

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks Arron!! Definitely a really fascinating story (especially in the next part!) with a lot of firsts for many many companies. SF64 is probably the pinnacle of the series I’d say. The 3DS version is a lot of fun with its accelerometer controls too. Thanks for watching man!

@8BitAlchemy Жыл бұрын

Great documentary and great coverage there was a lot of information I didn't know in here!!

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! It’s pretty loaded with a lot of info we had ever heard of.

@nikospolitis5635 Жыл бұрын

Amazing work! So the algorithm does work from time to time...off to check more of your videos :)

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks, really appreciate it! I feel the exact same way about the algorithm haha. 😅

@riftshredder5438 Жыл бұрын

Nice video, as a life long Star Fox fan I always love to learn more, I can't wait for Part 2

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! We just wrapped up the script for part 2 this week and I can say that I think it’s even better than part 1. What’s your favorite game in the series?

@riftshredder5438 Жыл бұрын

@@RewindArcade Star Fox 64 has always been my favorite, but honestly I love all the games in the series....except Zero, I just really hope Nintendo is planning a Star Fox game for the Switch that's not another remake of Star Fox 64

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Nice! It’s the 30th anniversary next year so hopefully we’ll see something new.

@riftshredder5438 Жыл бұрын

@@RewindArcade as long as they bring back Krystal, I'm happy

@zeroXshinobi Жыл бұрын

This man is a god among the video games history retrospective community

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the kind words man! I also have to give major props to Jonathon over at Life Begins at 8-Bit for helping put this video together.

@AuthorativeMrM Жыл бұрын

Holy cow, what a great documentary! You guys covered a ton of fascinating details about the history of StarFox that I never knew about and I’m super looking forward to Part 2. I love the first two StarFox games (and the DS game) but the series really lost its way after StarFox 64. I can’t wait to hear what kind of dirt you guys dug up (and there’s a lot of it, I imagine 😏). Again … excellent, EXCELLENT production. Well worth the wait.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!! Things definitely go a bit “off the rails” after 64, but it also makes for an incredibly interesting story seeing how and why it all happened. I think the second part will have even more interesting facts than the first. Appreciate the kind words as always my friend and look forward to your next video too!

@lifebeginsat8bit Жыл бұрын

So glad you dig it. Yeah, both halves contain facts and little stories we found that completely blew my mind. I won't give anything away, but the things we learned about Star Fox Adventures and Star Fox Zero have me pretty excited.

@ebogar42 Жыл бұрын

The games sucked.

@seantierney8145 Жыл бұрын

Starfox is my favorite game as a kid but I have only played the 64 version and non of the others and now I’m 29 and will force my kids play all the games with me

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Star Fox 64 is considered the pinnacle of the series by most fans so you’ve definitely experienced some of the best the series has to offer just playing that one game.

@theobviousunseen3294 Жыл бұрын

Nice documentary. Definitely not 7k sub level content. More like 400k plus. Underrated channel for sure.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate the kind words and happy you enjoyed the documentary! Thanks a ton!

@indieeric6530 Жыл бұрын

Wooohooooo! Another great video my friend. I’m always pumped when I see you release a new one. Keep up the great work. Though, only I have the brains to rule Lylat!

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Ayyyy, thanks Eric, appreciate the kind words my man! So Andross, you show your true form! 😂

@lifebeginsat8bit Жыл бұрын

It's foolish to come against me!

@cronicgfunk420 Жыл бұрын

The Starlink Star Fox game was a hidden gem. Physical ships and guns you attached to controllers. Starfox characters inside the ships. Hardware and models were cool too. great vid

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks!! We’ll actually be covering Starlink in the second part which is pretty interesting how it came about. I know Jonathan (who handled most of the research and writing on this) loves Starlink and bought all the different sets. 👍

@lifebeginsat8bit Жыл бұрын

@@RewindArcade Yeah, they got me. I even know there were some exclusive ones in the EU that I could NOT get. Oh well.

@mbe102 Жыл бұрын

This is so incredibly well put together dude, amazing job.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton, appreciate it!!

@jjhh4096 Жыл бұрын

This video is so good man

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton, happy you enjoyed it! I have to give a lot of credit to Jonathan over at Life Begins at 8-Bit for being a big part of it too.

@sumguy63 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Awesome to see love for Battlezone and Star Wars.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I’ve played the Battlezone arcade cabinet, but someday I hope to play an original Star Wars cab too

@Frieslick Жыл бұрын

Enjoyable documentary. Look forward to the next part. 👌🏻

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I think the next part is honestly even more interesting than the first.

@Frieslick Жыл бұрын

@@RewindArcade well, no spoilers for me then! I will put myself on a starfox/Lylat Wars (Scottish) celibacy until your notification pops up.. Will hit sub and have a dig through your other videos. Nicely polished content pal. 💪🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@jasonz7788 Жыл бұрын

Awesome review thank you

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@vantheman8050 Жыл бұрын

You got some great videos man

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thank you, much appreciated!!

@jeffycat5414 Жыл бұрын

This channel is underrated

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks!! Glad you’re enjoying it!

@octoman_games Жыл бұрын

What a fascinating video!

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks, appreciate it!

@DFX2KX Жыл бұрын

One of my earliest memories in gaming was playing the OG Starfox in a demo console at a Target. Never got a cart of my own, but I played the hell out of SF64.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

So funny you say that because I had a similar experience, haha. I used to go with my mom to a department store when I was a kid and would play the Star Fox demo in the Electronics section over and over again while she shopped. Never owned the actual game until way later in life, but I played the hell out of the demo a gazillion times. 😂

@DFX2KX Жыл бұрын

@@RewindArcade exactly. repeatedly played that until the Corneria theme was burned into my brain permanently for it.

@wiggy8912 Жыл бұрын

It’s worth noting that the FX 2 chip isn’t “more powerful”. It can simply access higher address lines, vs the 1MB limit that the FX 1 can. Also, SF2 is only 1MB, and thus doesn’t even require the FX 2 processor.

@aledrinker666 Жыл бұрын

Excellent documentary! One minor timeline correction - 06:43 Battlezone was released to arcades in 1980, but the home port for VCS didn't come out until 1983.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! And you're absolutely right about Battlezone on the VCS. I'll make a correction in the video description and give you credit!. Appreciate the info! 👍

@aledrinker666 Жыл бұрын

@@RewindArcade no worries, a very minor detail, it's a great piece of historical work you have created here with fantastic attention to detail. I've always maintained Battlezone is an incredible feat of 3D game design and arcade-to-home porting for the VCS in achieving a 360 degree playfield with horizontal DOF, and it rightly deserves a mention as an early example of sprite scaling that you have done such a great job with here.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks again man! The VCS port of Battlezone is incredibly impressive and also very important to the history of video games as a whole. I’d love to do a video specifically about the Battlezone series someday.

@rchassereau2 Жыл бұрын

Very well done, I hope for your channel to continue to grow, great videos

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks Rhett, much appreciated!

@kirbysmashbrosultimate Жыл бұрын

I HAVENT EVEN WATCHED THE VIDEO YET AND IM HYPE AF. WILL COMMENT AGAIN. MY G DIFFUSER IS READY.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Hahaha, hell yeah man! I know you especially will appreciate this one. 🦊🐔🐰🐸

@OKNewman Жыл бұрын

Just in time for the Star Fox EX release! Excellent work!

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@lifebeginsat8bit Жыл бұрын

I can't wait to play that game, man. It looks so good.

@stepforwardentertainment715 Жыл бұрын

StarFox was my second favorite SNES game (only seconded by Final Fantasy IV, or FFII to us in the west) and I remember being mesmerized by it being demoed in my local Kmart. When I got it as a birthday gift, I played it heavily, and then when I had played it out, it fell out of favor with me. Then when the N64 came out, my friend had a copy of StarFox 64 and I was blown away, and during a spring/summer, I put a N64 into layaway alongside a copy of StarFox 64. The day I paid off my N64 was one of the happiest of my life. I would later pick up StarFox Adventures as a gift from my parents, and I found it lacking, Zelda-lite, and nothing like the experience I had in StarFox 64. Later, I picked up StarFox Assault, and while it was better than the previous adventures, it still wasn’t as good as the original or 64. The last game, StarFox Zero, was about the best effort towards the experiences from the original or 64. But, the push towards motion controls for the game made it tougher to enjoy as well. I truly hope that we get a new StarFox that ignores the walker or land master and focuses on the aerial combat that it mastered in the first two titles. Fantastic video!

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome, thanks for sharing! I love hearing about people’s memories with how they got into a series. The games sadly haven’t quite ever matched SF64 yet, but I do agree that Zero, even with its awkward controls, still felt like it had a lot of potential. We go into the rest of the series in part 2 of this video series, which honestly may be even more interesting than the first part. Very curious to see if they do anything for the series’ 30th anniversary next year. Thanks for watching!

@ChadDoebelin Жыл бұрын

subscribed and shared great watch

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks so much for watching and appreciate the share!

@blackwaltz3135 Жыл бұрын

Wow, just to listen to the whole history back then is amazing, so much could've been changed or even not come out at all, I agree they had plenty of time to bring out starfox 2 on the SNES, then even add an Additional on the NIN 64

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the history of how all this went down is pretty crazy. Definitely one of the most interesting stories in video game history. The second part of this video will have some pretty crazy events happen also. 👍

@blackwaltz3135 Жыл бұрын

@@RewindArcade yes learning all of this was nice, even that Nintendo used the help of these guys to get Starfox going. Appreciate you putting this together

@leion800 Жыл бұрын

i remember finding out about starfox 2 around 2014. managed to find a leaked ROM of it. and i was impressed with the direction they were going with it.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

I really love how unique and forward-thinking Star Fox 2 was at the time and am still surprised that they canned a pretty much finished game.

@legoboy7107 Жыл бұрын

@@RewindArcade At least it eventually did finally get released much later.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

@@legoboy7107 Very true! Certainly something you don't see happen too often. 😅

@ghubbz36 Жыл бұрын

This channel is criminally underrated. Awesome documentary that kept me engaged the entire time. I can't wait to see the second part of this.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome to hear! Thanks so much for the kind words and hope you enjoy the second part as much as the first.

@GarfaGarfGarf Жыл бұрын

Whenever I hear that Falco soundbite I always thing he's saying "Dougal McDabbitt"

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Haha, who says he's not? I love the voices in the original Star Fox sooo much.

@login-one Жыл бұрын

So many details, so much animation, so many knowledge in this video. WOW just WOW. Great work, youre video should have millions of views and I wish it. Didn't play starfox back in the day, but quality deserves appreciation !

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton for the kind words, really happy you enjoyed the video!! I had only dabbled in Star Fox back in the day a bit, but the friend I collaborated with who handled most of the research and writing is a diehard fan so I learned a lot myself while making this, haha. Thanks again for watching!

@login-one Жыл бұрын

@@RewindArcade knowledge is one, animation , syncing is second. Starting to wonder what exactly did U do ;) but it's a great video. So greats to all involved.

@mostHumblePersonAlive Жыл бұрын

Yes, this is awesome!

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@criznittle968 Жыл бұрын

heeeellll yeeeaaaahhhhhhhhh! that's how you start a Star Fox video

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

I tried to kick things off with a bang, haha!!

@NeilWarner Жыл бұрын

Well that was outstanding

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

@NeilWarner Жыл бұрын

@@RewindArcade subbed and can’t wait to binge more content.

@Arock_tws Жыл бұрын

Wow this is great, I've never even heard of any of this before. Kudos! You'd think a western team of teenagers working with R&D1 would have been more widely known.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks, happy you enjoyed it! It’s a really interesting story! A similar scenario actually happens again in the second part of this video series which should be out in another month or two. 👍

@Woodsmasher Жыл бұрын

Oh boy! I didn't know there was a submarine in the N64 game... I have to revisit one of my favorites...

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

There’s always a good reason to go back and play Star Fox 64, haha!

@Woodsmasher Жыл бұрын

@@RewindArcade I'm seeing a longplay... I always wondered what the rest of the Lylat System looked like, and it turns out another discovery for me: medium and hard routes... My is mind blown off...

@cinnamondan4984 Жыл бұрын

Doing the Lord’s work

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks haha!

@PragmatikReviews Жыл бұрын

Wow, this was a really nice deep dive! To think people so young could drive such a huge path for the future of 3D gaming! And honestly I don't think I knew that losing members effected the gameplay of 64. I do think they made good call not having the Arwing transform into a "Gundam" ;) Great work man!

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks dude, appreciate it! It’s a really wild story! The next part will have some crazy and interesting stories too. Definitely agree that the transforming humanoid Arwing would have been a bad idea too, haha. Thanks again for watching!

@justinscott7546 Жыл бұрын

Was looking forward to this and you delivered. Great video and learning tid bits far deeper than some "history of" put in is great. I know SF64 was a lot of people's first or favorite but for me, SF1&2 are still my favorites to play this day. Looking forward to part 2!

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton, glad you enjoyed it! My nostalgia lies most with the first game mainly due to the memories I have of playing the demo over and over in a department store when I was really young. Part 2 of this video series may be even more interesting than this chapter due to how crazy some of the development decisions were. Thanks again for watching!

@Mantekilla22 Жыл бұрын

I love these documentaries

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@tracyndiyob162 9 ай бұрын

loved playing snes star fox back then(remember enjoying the bright art style of corneria/the space ocean & really love the lore of the original snes games with how it explained the planets and how dark parts of it were like what andross did to them.) & really love the style of 2 destroying andross's bases while heading to astropolis defending corneria.(would love to see a new game combine it with assault's gameplay improved.:3)

@BassicBits Жыл бұрын

Love this documentary! Took me back to some of the Star Fox glory days ⭐️🦊

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Awesome, really appreciate it man!!

@ShamanNoodles Жыл бұрын

Fantastic documentary. Love your attention to detail, it's really a pleasure to watch. As a kid, I was able to see Starfox on Super Nintendo at my CCD(Christian Youth Education) teacher's house. It totally blew my mind. Way ahead of it's time.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! Really cool that you remember exactly where you first saw it. My earliest memories of it were playing the SNES demo of it over and over in a department store while my mom shopped. Definitely an impressive game for its time!

@EpicJasonX9000 Жыл бұрын

seeing this video come out this week is such a major coincidence for me for 2 reasons. (1) - I was extremely excited with the recently released fan made rom hack of StarFox EX Exploration Showcase which blew me away. not only due to the new content that they were able to generate, but for the technological improvements that makes it look like a lot of fun playing. the only problem is that I need to get an FXPak Pro in order for me to play it properly on an actual SNES console, until the day someone finally decides to release it as a reproduction cart. still, it is very impressive and it's far more effort in keeping StarFox alive than Nintendo as of late. & (2) - I'm going to be getting a 2nd custom made statue of Fox McCloud from the SNES version from a seller who made me a statue many years ago that had to be fixed earlier this year. she will be using the same exact mold but will be giving it a different paint scheme that's closer to the actual puppet that they've used in the advertising. I'll definitely plan to do a comparison video on my channel whenever I finally obtain the 2nd statue in hand. based on her profile, the seller whose making me the 2nd Fox McCloud statue went to the Stan Winston School Of Character Arts. so, as you can see, my hype for StarFox has been pretty high as of late due to so much going on in such a small period of time. ^-^

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

I still can’t believe that we ended up launching the video just a day or two after kandowontu’s Star Fox EX. It was pure coincidence, haha! Such an amazing ROM hack (and so much more)! Would love to see photos of your statue if you ever feel like sharing. Sounds really cool!

@EpicJasonX9000 Жыл бұрын

@@RewindArcade yeah, that was a rather impressive fan made game. it makes me actually want to invest money into getting an FXPak pro just to play it. it really does feel like the StarFox 3 we never got. I will definitely keep you informed whenever I manage to get the comparison video out. I still have the 1st statue on my shelf, but I try to take extreme care with it since it had to be fixed directly by the seller earlier. it will definitely take a while since I have yet to send the seller payment, which I promised would be near the end of this month. but, we have been in talks and she is willing to make me a 2nd statue with the different paint scheme in mind. I had to dig up a lot of reference photos of the actual physical puppet which is the desired intentions for the 2nd statue. afterwards, the next custom made item I have my eyes on will definitely be the SNES Arwing itself, which I've desired for such a long time. the original SNES StarFox is still my most favorite game of all time. the fact that this game is still cherished after all these years is a testament to how timeless that original game has become. ^-^

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

I’ve heard the FXPak Pro is pretty awesome. Looking forward to seeing the video! I think either Star Fox 64 or Star Fox 2 are my favorites.

@EpicJasonX9000 Жыл бұрын

@@RewindArcade I actually have the final beta version of StarFox 2 as a repro cart with a custom label (which I've edited myself and sent to a seller as a request), which I plan to get the final released version also as a repro cart with a more refined custom label. I love StarFox 2 quite a lot, far more than Star Fox 64 to be honest, I still prefer the original SNES game the most. while I still like SF64 quite a lot, I prefer the more sci-fi heavy tone & style of the original SNES game plus the music has never been as good. I also blame SF64 for the series not being able to move past that art style and the comedic tone that would affect some of the later game's quality. the original has a lot of charm and simplicity to it that I think has help up better compared to the original, plus those realistic puppets that they've used just screams Jim Hensen. I still think that a Jim Hensen style StarFox film would of been awesome, especially if they used both puppetry & model ships similar to Star Wars. thanks to films such as The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, and the original 2 TMNT films, using puppetry for story telling has been proven successful. thanks to TV shows such as The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance, I honestly think that it would be far more impressive to make a StarFox film in that art style rather than CGI which has been done to death.

@DuckAlertBeats Жыл бұрын

Man..... Nintendo were such a different creator back then. Exciting, arcade influenced, magical... I don't get any of that feeling from their stuff these days..... Feels bad

@EpicJasonX9000 Жыл бұрын

you know, it would of been really cool to see Nintendo make an on rails shooter arcade game based on the SNES StarFox. especially if they had a custom built arcade cabinet similar to Act Raiser but in the style of an Arwing cockpit, the sound quality of Killer Instinct, and the smooth controls & graphics similar to StarBlade.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

We actually talk about the cancelled Star Fox arcade game briefly in the second part of this video series. It should be out in another month or two. 👍

@EpicJasonX9000 Жыл бұрын

@@RewindArcade awesome. I can't wait to see it. I was aware of Star Fox Armada when they were working on Assault, which was around the same exact time that Joy Ride Studios was origtinally going to release their Star Fox Adventures action figure, which sadly never happened. Hell, I still think a StarFox arcade game can work extremely well now a days with the proper team involved. Raw Thrills has definitely managed to keep the arcade alive with games based on movie properties, and if they went with a more classic approach utilizing the SNES art style, I think this would of been such a strong way to bring back StarFox with a proper 3rd game. plus, it would of been a great talking point among gamers to see this series get a revival in the most bad ass way possible.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

@@EpicJasonX9000 Nintendo released a Luigi’s Mansion arcade machine so I’d say anything’s possible at this point haha. 😂

@EpicJasonX9000 Жыл бұрын

@@RewindArcade that's true. they also had an arcade machine of Mario Kart 8 not too long ago as well. so, it's not that farfetched of an idea if you ask me to premier Star Fox 3 as an arcade game which could potentially be ported to the Switch. hell, if the arcade games had SD memory card support, theoretically you could unlock stuff from the arcade game and from the console port. it would be a fun way to incorporate the old with the new in a way that we haven't seen since the 90's.

@linkssz1699 Жыл бұрын

As a kid I always thought the Starfox team represented different countries, like fox is English, slippy french, falco russian, peppy German and general pepper American.

@lifebeginsat8bit Жыл бұрын

Oh wild! I really like that notion. I feel like a lot of games were doing that at the time, particularly fighting games like Street Fighter.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

That’s really interesting! I always thought Slippy seemed French too strangely. 😅

@HistoryThigh9000 Жыл бұрын

Why didn’t they make a Star Fox 64 2??? The game engine was perfect and the first one came out early in the N64’s life. Huge missed opportunity imo. Nintendo should make a direct sequel to Star Fox 64 now!

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

We actually talk a little bit about what happened with all that in the upcoming next part of the video series. 👍

@jbk19xx57 Жыл бұрын

I remember beating Starfox 2 in Under an hour.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

It’s definitely VERY short if you know what you’re doing.

@METAL1ON 7 ай бұрын

Personally I think the first is best by a wide margin. It had way better sound than the N64 version too (all the speech aside).

@ReoAard Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@SeanOfEarth Жыл бұрын

Though there are some high schools in the UK, they're quite rare so I did a little research: Even Wikipedia says Jez San quite High School. It's wrong though. The school he was at calls itself a comprehensive school. That can be confirmed by their age range - taking pupils from age 11.

@NoeLPZC Жыл бұрын

Today I learned Falco is a pheasant, and not, in fact, a falcon. Edit: also, pretty sure Miyu is a lynx, not a "cat".

@fuckboi_killa Жыл бұрын

Some of the sound effects are kinda goofy but great work

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@fuckboi_killa Жыл бұрын

@@RewindArcade I subbed can't wait for part two

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it! Part two should be out in another month or two hopefully.

@jason-sp8nb Жыл бұрын

Good that was documentary on Starfox that's my favourite game 😂

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Nice, thanks!!

@TheIndoNerd Жыл бұрын

I was the super star fox weekend winner for a canadian tournament in 1993 called the super nintendo power play tour

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Oh wow, that’s awesome!! What was the prize for the Canada contest? Was it similar to the ones for the US, the vacation trip or $15,000?

@hectormg9617 Жыл бұрын

What's the anime at @25:33?

@lifebeginsat8bit Жыл бұрын

That's a clip is from Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Star Dust Memory, a really great OVA series.

@hectormg9617 Жыл бұрын

@@lifebeginsat8bit Thanks a lot! It did look really cool haha. Is there any other anime you could recommend?

@lifebeginsat8bit Жыл бұрын

@@hectormg9617 If you dig Gundam, 0083 is such a great one. I also recommend Mobile Suit Gundam: Thunderbolt and Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team. Both classics as far as I'm concerned.

@Kaido_928 Жыл бұрын

Starfox. What a game. Genesis fanboys are still salty about it.

@Drachenhannes Жыл бұрын

The multiplayer mode was maybe not the best example for the 10% of new content for Starfox 64 as Starfox 2 did at one point have an implemented multiplayer mode that was scrapped from later versions.

@lifebeginsat8bit Жыл бұрын

I did read about the scrapped multiplayer mode. Can you point me in the direction of more information about it?

@Drachenhannes Жыл бұрын

@@lifebeginsat8bit Not much to point. At least two versions of Starfox 2 leaked in different states of completion. The earlier one had that mode implemented while it wa already gone in the second version. So if you can still find that rom you will find the Starfox 2 multiplayer

@DuckAlertBeats Жыл бұрын

Hmm i was there at the time. Super Marioworld wasn't really seen as a graphical powerhouse. In fact I remember it was almost the opposite, it was seen as surprisingly simple by many, but obviously gameplay made it supreme. But graphical powerhouse? Respectfully, no, it really wasn't recieved that way at the time :)

@donskiver Жыл бұрын

Miyamoto was right. Making the main characters animals made us care more about them.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Could not agree more!

@deadbeef576 Жыл бұрын

What happend in 1982? is that a typo in the title?

@lifebeginsat8bit Жыл бұрын

Hey Deadbeef! Love the name. Actually, this documentary starts prior to the first game's release in 1993. There's a lot of history leading up to the game that starts in 1982.

@deadbeef576 Жыл бұрын

@@lifebeginsat8bit i havent watched the video yet, so its probably addressed in it, but i didnt have time to watch it yet.

@jaredhayslip8014 Жыл бұрын

Do Not Forget About StarFox On The Nintendo Game Cube And On Nintendo DS..

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Certainly not, they’ll both be covered in the second part of the documentary series, releasing in another month or two. 👍

@patrickholt8782 Жыл бұрын

Man if you really want to make games it seems that nothing can stop you.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Yeah, you aren't lying, haha! Especially back then when game development was still very much like the wild west.

@imnugget8085 Жыл бұрын

Wait so instead of the chip I the system they made the same chip for 3 games .-. So that sounds like it would cost almost 3x as much

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

I believe there were roughly 8 or 9 Super FX games released total including Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Doom, but yeah, it certainly was a pretty expensive endeavor for only a handful of games. 😅

@Chesternut007 Жыл бұрын

They need to just remake or update star fox zero for the switch. Its a good game underneath odd controls.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I thought SF Zero was pretty fun at times even with the awkward controls, but I agree that there was definitely a really great game underneath the Wii U gamepad mess. We talk a lot about SFZ in the next part of the video series. Maybe we’ll get a port next year for the series’ 30th anniversary.

@Chesternut007 Жыл бұрын

@ChrisB Crisps I sure hope so! I look forward to watching more videos. You make some good content! I had no idea Shigeru Miyamoto smoked cigarettes.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I learn a lot myself while putting these videos together. Also, I’m pretty sure a lot of people at Nintendo smoked during the 80s/90s.

@quatreraberbawinner2628 Жыл бұрын

I want star fox adventures 2

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Sadly I don’t think we’ll ever see it happen. You never know though!

@bobalinx8762 Жыл бұрын

Why does the title say 1982 instead of 1992?

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Because that’s when Argonaut, the studio that co-developed Star Fox, was founded and it’s where the story of the series really begins in this video.

@bobalinx8762 Жыл бұрын

@@RewindArcade I see.

@joshuapettus6973 Жыл бұрын

Why is whenever someone shows a quick clip of DOOM on SNES ,it's always from a crappy emulator that doesn't do justice to the FX chip? Those white dots all over the screen wasn't in the real cartridge. I mean granted the game had a lot of limitations, don't get me wrong. But it doesn't give proper justice for what was achieved.

@jeffmlaughlin Жыл бұрын

Woah, Never knew it was actually pronounced fommicom

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

I mainly say “fah-mee-com” since that’s how it’s pronounced in Japanese. I think it’s commonly accepted to say “fam-ih-com” in English since it stands for “Family Computer”. 👍

@Paul-ng4jx Жыл бұрын

You forgot about one game star fox adventure on the game cube in 2002 it might not be a flying game but it’s a very good game can’t avoid it just because it’s not flying all the time

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

This is only the first part of the video series. Star Fox Adventures will be covered in the second video which will be out in another month or two. 👍

@Waferdicing 8 ай бұрын

😎

@Atlas_Redux Жыл бұрын

"V" is pronounced "F" in Germany. So it's "StarFox", not "StarVox" like you say it, which is why "StarFox" couldn't be used by Nintendo, not just they were "similar", it's literally the same wording.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Ahhh, interesting! Thank you for the clarification. Will add this to the video description! 👍

@jasonhunter2819 Жыл бұрын

Woooow, hacking a retail Gameboy to build a dev kit to make a 3D engine for it...if that isn't madlad behavior, I don't know what is

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

And at the young age of 18 no less which makes it extra crazy!

@jasonhunter2819 Жыл бұрын

@@RewindArcade maybe you need that sense of invincibility of being 18 so you never even consider that it might be impossible haha

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Y’know, that’s a actually very good point haha! 😂

@eshep71 Жыл бұрын

Years and years worth of videos full of creators saying "press the red button" to subscribe only for youtube to change the color of the button to black. lol it's a small detail but it directly affects so much content with no clear benefit for doing so.

@littleterr0r Жыл бұрын

What I learned from this story is that Miyamoto is a furry.

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

That’s certainly… a possibility. 😅

@matthewmartin4394 Жыл бұрын

Wasn't Falco a Falcon? A Pheasant? Really?

@RewindArcade Жыл бұрын

Crazy right?? He’s been referred to as a falcon in some official media I believe, but he was created as a pheasant. They talk about it a bit in this “Iwata Asks” interview if you want to check it out: archive.ph/20120709152827/iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/%23/3ds/starfox/0/2

@lifebeginsat8bit Жыл бұрын

Yep! Pheasants and hares play a large role in Japanese mythology, apparently. Pure speculation here, but Imamura had created Captain Falcon at that point. Maybe the name and colors are a reference to Captain Falcon? Somebody get Imamura on the phone!