Star Fox 64

1001 Video Games

The N64 version of Star Fox 64 appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Cutscene

In the end sequence, there's a point where Fox, Falco, Peppy and, Slippy are running across what appears to be planet Venom. If you look closely, you'll see that Slippy is running very slightly slower than his comrades and by the time the scene fades out, he's lagging quite far behind the others.

Dialogue

By default, the game characters have actual spoken dialogue. However, there is an option to revert to the gibberish dialogue of the original game, which is listed as Lylat, presumably the actual language of the characters. This only affects the spoken dialogue, not the text, which is always in English (or possibly other languages as appropriate).

Meme

The seemingly normal quote "Do a barrel roll!" spoken by Peppy in this game, has become a well known meme on the internet

Milestone

This was the first home video game to offer "force feedback" in a home console game, in which the game sent signals to the special "Rumble Pak" accessory attached to the controller, causing the controller to vibrate according to in-game actions.

Packaging

The UK PAL edition of the game was originally released in a limited edition large box with a large poster of the Starfox Team and the new N64 Rumble Pak (for which Starfox 64 was the first compatible game).

References

The giant, black UFO in that one level where you help Bill the Dog's squadron was inspired by the big alien ship in the movie Independence Day. The game's manual even implies it, stating that Andross stole the technology for the ship from an Alien race. If you don't beat the UFO in time, it blows up the structure in the middle of the planet in the exact same way that the UFOs in Independence Day blew up the White House.

Star Fox 2

Originally, Nintendo intended to make a Star Fox sequel for the SNES, titled Star Fox 2. This project was almost finished until it was cancelled since the SNES was getting very aged at that time. Many of Star Fox 2's features and scenarios were recycled into Star Fox 64, however, notably the All-Range Mode and the Star Wolf Team.

Awards

• EGM
  • June 1997 (Issue 95) - Game of the Month
  • November 1997 (Issue 100) - ranked #39 (Best 100 Games of All Time)
  • November 1997 (Issue 100) - ranked #4 (Readers' Top 10 Games of All Time)
  • March 1998 (Issue 104) - Shooter Game of the Year
  • March 1998 (Issue 104) - N64 Game of the Year Runner-Up (Readers' Choice)
  • March 1998 (Issue 104) - Shooter Game of the Year (Readers' Choice)
  • March 1998 (Issue 104) - Best Sound Runner-Up (Readers' Choice)

Information also contributed by Knyght, MegaMegaMan, Paul Jones, Silverfish, Tiago Jacques, and WWWWolf