Is it Star Fox? Trivia Quiz

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The very first "Star Fox" released in 1993. This game is noteworthy for being a very early impression of 3D graphics on a gaming console, using the Super FX chip.

"Star Fox 64" is regarded by fans as the greatest entry in franchise history, a sentiment which held up even nearly thirty years later after it released on the Nintendo 64. This game is basically "Star Fox" but better and advanced in every single way. Full scale dialogue with complete voice acting is found across the entire game, paired with revolutionary and exciting 3D space shooting on the Rumble Pak. This was actually the very first game in all of the N64 to be released to western audiences with Rumble Pak functionality.

"Star Fox Adventures" was a massive tonal change for the franchise, with this game releasing on the Gamecube. It is more of an action adventure RPG than an all-out space shooter, which definitely was a controversial direction to take the franchise in. There is a major focus on grounded combat and gameplay, with Fox even getting his own dedicated magic staff for close quarters use. A lot of this likely stems from the fact that, early in development, this game was not even intended to be part of the "Star Fox" franchise, and was instead going to be called "Dinosaur Planet", its own independent intellectual property. Hilariously, as this was the very first time Falco was absent from a game, this very game inspired the mana "Farewell, Beloved Falco" in which it is explained that Falco canonically, formally left the Star Fox team.

"Star Fox Assault" launched in 2005, for the Gamecube, and was the first GCN title which was actually intended to be part of the franchise right from day one. The difference is quite apparent, as there is a much greater focus on aerial combat, marking a return to the franchise's roots. There is still on-foot gameplay, and it still is generally viewed as the weaker aspect of this game, but this game is also much longer than "Star Fox Adventures" and most of the length comes from the aforementioned focus on aerial gameplay. However, this game as a whole was still a far cry from the glory that was "Star Fox 64". This was, incidentally, my first "Star Fox" game growing up as a kid. Having played the 64 version and this one, in my opinion, it's no contest. The only thing I'd argue "Assault" has better is that it does have quite an amazing soundtrack, which has aged extremely gracefully.

"Star Fox Command" was the only game from the franchise to reach the DS. Incidentally, it came out just one year after "Assault" did. This game was, by comparison, somewhat of a tech demo, as it features an extremely short campaign and has a major focus overall on using the DS' built in microphone. Multiplayer is possible with up to six players. It is possible to shout something inside of the microphone and have it appear as in-game dialogue for cooperating players, allowing them to basically 'roleplay' as characters in the game. The system is extremely primitive and often inaccurate in translating speech to text, but it can be quite fun for very brief, immersive gameplay with a friend. Personally, I'd love to see this concept some day get fleshed out and optimized, as online gaming has come very, very far since 2006, and the idea "Command" had is quite novel and unique.

"Star Fox Zero" released for the Wii U in 2016, ten years after "Command". It had been a lengthy gap between original releases, which Nintendo sought to try and fill by remaking "Star Fox 64" for the Nintendo 3DS in 2011. This game returns the antagonist Andross to the spotlight for the first time since "Assault", while also massively expanding on vehicle based gameplay as a whole and making the Landmaster a lot more dynamic to wield.

"Star Fox 2" had one heck of a journey. This game was actually planned all the way back in 1993, for the SNES. However, it was dropped because legendary gaming icon and Nintendo executive Shigeru Miyamoto, credited with creating "Star Fox" from the start, wanted to instead make a new game in the franchise for the Nintendo 64. Miyamoto's wisdom did result in "Star Fox 64", which is heralded as one of the greatest, if not the single greatest, entries in the franchise. Twenty-four years later, in 2017, development of this game resumed and was finished, being released for the very first time as part of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic. It is a truly fascinating tale of an SNES-styled game that was released for the first time in the 21st century.

The "Super Smash Bros." franchise has included Fox in it right from the start. Falco joined the roster as playable in "Melee". Andross made his mark in "Brawl" onward as an Assist Trophy, and Krystal would get involved in similar fashion in "Ultimate".

The Nintendo Switch version of "Starlink: Battle for Atlas" includes exclusive content featuring the "Star Fox" core crew. Additionally, Peppy Hare and the Star Wolf team appear in this game as well.

James McCloud is a playable racer throughout the "F-Zero" series. He is an obvious nod to the "Star Fox" series, and even makes numerous very direct comments that further cement this connection. However, he is not actually Fox himself, so he does not count.

"Star Fox Guard" is a spin-off game, featuring the player's Mii being given commands by Grippy Toad, who is the uncle of Slippy. This was actually the first "Star Fox" game to not include the entire squad, much less any of them.

"Star Fox Galaxy", "Star Fox DS", "Star Fox Wii U", "Star Fox Infiltrate" and "Star Fox at the Olympic Games" do not exist.