Classic Game Room - STAR FOX for Super Nintendo review

[@jake334]

This is the first game i ever played. Its one hell of an introduction.

[@DarkSektori]

I love this game even today, I know modern gen gamers would take one look at this and not be impressed, but when this game came out in 1993 it blew my mind from the graphics to it's amazing soundtrack. I'm a retro gamer and this was one of my favorite SNES games I have ever played. And who can forget the classic quote "Do a Barrel Roll!"

[@WeatherFan2009]

DarkSektori yes. Great game. I never preferred “polygon” graphics but this game changed my viewpoint. The entire game is quite enjoyable.

[@Jack_80]

i still like it a little more than star fox 64, although that game is amazing too. i remember thinking the original was too short, but it took a long time to find and beat all 3 paths. the 3rd path was especially challenging as a kid, and that one near perfect game i played to finally beat it is one of the most satisfying and memorable gaming moments i've had.

[@abergaz]

This is the first console game that I have ever played and somehow it still manages to be my favorite one.

[@RAYTHEONGAMING]

This game was so ahead of it's time. Graphics were way ahead of it's time storyline and replay value to this day. One of my very favorite SNES games

[@AnnoyingBird100]

Eighteen years later and still an awesome game. Awesome music, awesome controls, extremely addictive, and in my top five favorite games of all time. It's my favorite Super Nintendo game second to Super Metroid. I highly recommend it to anyone who owns a Super Nintendo, someone who is a fan of the series, or just someone who likes good games.

[@TheSciFiCat]

One of my Top 5 favorite SNES games, and proof positive than polished and balanced gameplay can withstand the passage of time regardless how primitive the graphics are. The music deserves special mention, even better than in the sequels.

[@CCharmanderK]

I got this game for my SNES a few years ago at a pawn shop for about $10. Best $10 I ever spent on a video game. I was ADDICTED to this game like crack. Having played ALL of the other Star Fox games to the point of conquering them, this was a new challenge for me because it was WAY more difficult and, in a weird way, MUCH darker and warlike than the other games in the series.

[@mariofan6489]

WOO HOO! I had just defeated the game STARFOX: ASSAULT a couple of minutes ago and i wanted to watch this video because of the great mood I'm in! AW YEA!

[@tharob]

I still hum the music to this game all the time

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

its better music than the 64 version

[@KrewLRaiN]

I played the heck out of this when I was a kid. A solid game for sure.

[@Thingamajigs]

my first owned console game back over 10+ years ago Nostalgia.

[@kaleidoscopeon]

OMG I love this game. One of the best games ever made. Awesome music and gameplay and made by Shigeru Miyamoto. #Win Thanks for reviewing it for us!

[@kingstonlj]

I went back to this a few weeks ago - and was surprised at how it still looks good, plays well, and the music rocks. It's got the Nintendo magic that'll make sure it always delivers a fun experience.

[@TheGreatEllipsis]

One of my all time favorites. The soundtrack is outstanding.

[@clintosfan]

That's funny, I was playing this game the other day. It's one of those games that stick out from my collection that urges me to pull out my classic systems and have a blast.

[@SonofMrPeanut]

Even today I'm amazed watching this and thinking how this happened only 3 years after launch. Of course things were moving very quickly as far as visual capabilities in video games at the time.

[@heshwuan]

I remember thinking how 'ahead of its time' this game was--that alone made playing it amazing and addicting.

[@SLIvista]

they did an amazing job, you can tell they pushed the console to its limits, and the n64 version was the masterpiece

[@newcoleco]

I remember playing this game a lot back then. The "giant face" end boss and the secret areas like the slot machine.

[@andrewsegers7942]

What a wonderful walk thru our memories of old. We miss you Mark.

[@hondragrid]

I loved playing this game on my old SNES. Though hard and frustrating at times, I played it so much untill I mastered the entire game. Didn't you get something like sunglasses or something for fully perfecting the game? I know they did that in Starfox64. OH and that music so amazing to listen to even today. Nostagia kicking in hard now, anyone remember the black hole which was entered by shooting that one meteorite and the other meteor sent you to the out of this dimention?

[@LightTheUnicorn]

I love playing this on my SNES! I'm so glad Mark did a review of this!

[@hristaki99]

Wow! This was back when you inserted the cartridge in the proper console.

[@Synathidy]

What? I still do that. Am I weird?

[@CloneGranny]

Oh man I haven't played this in years. I think my favorite parts of the game were the freaky elements like the giant blue whale randomly flying through space and the gigantic slot machine boss.

[@Lupucillo]

Yeah! Star Fox! The best soundtrack of all the series. The music is really some of the best ever heard on Super Nintendo. Just listen to the Titania theme or the ending theme and....wow, chills all over! I wonder why Nintendo didn't release it on Virtual Console.

[@JavierBonilla78]

This video is 13 years old and it is still Amazing!

[@Ripplin]

There are few games I played through over and over again just to listen to the music...and this is one of them. ;)

[@TangleStrut]

One of the best introductions to a review I've ever heard. That should be the description on the box for the game.

[@JLConawayII]

This was one of my favorite SNES games. I never played Starfox 64, but I just ordered it for 3DS. I hope it's as good as the original.

[@spiderjerusalem100]

Truly badass game. That is all i have to say.

[@robertbeihl4609]

At 4:26 you can see a Venomian pilot floating in space in the bottom right!

[@Pawl0solidus]

I loved this game on my SNES! It's amazing!

[@Megastaw]

I still play this game. Its like my super nintendo makes magic everytime I pop it in.

[@Yuuretsu]

I just played this game along with all the other FX games before coming to check out Mark's review and I have to say that STarwing, as it's called here, is the only FX chip game that really holds up. Yoshi's Island holds up too of course, but that's because the game doesn't try to push any polygons besides some special effects. The controls for this game feel spot on for some reason despite the low framerate. I guess Nintendo really put their all into this game with the low frame rate in mind and it really shows.

[@TheBadBuffalo]

oh, c'mon, Mark, Peppy is awesome! He invented the legendary "do a barrel roll" phrase!!

[@ccharlot]

what is the name of the song that plays when the red and white classic gaming room logo pops up?

[@NjecolinaHranjec]

It doesn't lag at all - Starwing/Starfox plays almost perfectly!

[@lightupmanproduction]

I played this when I was 2 (Not during original release,sadly wasn't born yet ._.)I was blown away by the impressive gameplay,sounds,and just the feel of fun while you just fly around like a pro.

[@AfroSnackey]

The vector process was already capable on the SNES itself. The Super FX processor was used to render the polygons in a frame buffer to reduce memory consumption. Google it up if you don't believe me.

[@XShadoWPaws]

Is it really one of the most beloved franchises in video game history when there's only been two games worth noting in the series? Just a thought I had randomly

[@HateMachine103190]

I used to rent this game every freakin' weekend from an Albertson's grocery store... The best music, totally ridiculous graphics for a 16-bit console... And even the gibberish dialogue sounds better than the dialogue in the newer releases. I wish somebody would get back to THIS game.

[@mcmenace1arizona68]

From Albertsons

[@proquo-s]

Just wondering, can anyone from the older generation explain to me the feeling you got when you played a game like this on a home console for the first time? Polygons on home console was very rare back then. How did you guys feel when you played this? I'm really interested. I was born in 1996, the only thing revolutionary for me was Steel Battalion on the Xbox. The controller was HUGE.

[@gillianseed4419]

oh gee look its the game that nintendo fanboys hold up as pong of 3D, meh

[@SuperFirstSecond]

I was only 6 at the time and I didn't really have a concept of 3D graphics, but I had also experienced Doom and a vector game called Spectre. However, nothing else really looked like Star Fox, and it was easily the most impressive game I had ever seen. It wasn't mind blowing, just really impressive, which lead me thinking Mario 64 wasn't all that impressive at the time, as I'd already seen polygonal games by that point.

[@proquo-s]

What was a mind blowing game to you?

[@SuperFirstSecond]

Half-Life 2 is probably the only time that's happened to me, the way that game handled physics is incredibly realistic and detailed. Trash on the ground moved and reacted like trash on the ground, objects had buoyancy in water, enemies fell down without scripted animations. Most games still don't do anything like that. GTA3's sense of freedom was also pretty close to mind blowing. I'm assuming VR stuff like the Oculus and Valve's HTC headset will be the next mind blowing thing for a lot of people.

[@tartuffethesprywonderdog5883]

It didn't look great, even back then. Interesting, though, and a good game. Donkey Kong Country was the one that blew our minds with its graphics.

[@Quimbyrbg]

It makes me happy whenever anyone mentions Falco. :D

[@xandervampire195]

Tried to play this the other day. Can someone please tell me how to change the controls? For some reason, they're inverted by default and I can't find the option to uninvert them.

[@dragonsneedtobereal]

Always thought Falco was saying "Voo Voo Voo Dammit"

[@kencoleman5007]

:D Loved both of the N64 and SNES Star Foxes. "I hate to jet.... But I'm in a hurry."

[@ptwob]

gotta mention that music, that music still is as awesome as it was 20 years ago

[@Kaitheorginalninja]

@mariopianofreak isnt it update on the nintendo 64? also i think they are doing it for the 3ds arent they?

[@RiceMaiden]

Still owning my original copy of this game and playing it every so often feel good. Mark: PLEASE REVIEW STAR FOX 2 SNES (even if its only available in ROM form)!

[@psychoclown420]

the thing i love most about snes: audio, everything had really deep bass on that system :D

[@Kitinetnies]

Yes!! actual classic games again! thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!!!

[@CMM1215]

This is still, to me, the best Star Fox. The raw mechanics in 64 are better, but the soundtrack, trippy style, and universe are much better here. Fantastic game with fantastic challenge and great worlds to explore. To me it feels like a mix of an arcade shooter with the universe and the sort of finesse of PC flight games like Wing Commander.

[@DontrelleRoosevelt]

It's funny too because Space Harrier 2/StarFox are two games I excel at... always loved that type of shooter.

[@Forbeszy1]

oh wow... i honestly didn't know Star Fox goes back that far. thats awesome ^_^

[@MrDEUBB]

Call me crazy but I like Star Fox on the SNES better than the N64 one. This one is more challenging, more levels, kick-ass music, awesome sound effects and I do love how this game looks even if the Arwings look like the paper airplanes you use to throw around in school and you can count how many polygons it uses on one hand but it was mind blowing when I first played it as a kid.

[@SeekerLancer]

A lot of people say this game really didn't hold up, but I disagree, it's still a lot of fun today even when Star Fox 64 is taken into account.

[@Kariru17]

I love this game so much and am just aching to play this on a real console. Great review!

[@Markdotea]

That's one of my favorite games EVER!

[@Ostnizdasht206]

STAR FOX = My childhood

[@AnimeLifeline]

mark is the best reviewer of all time, and he does it all in his kitchen :p

[@amzab123]

im thinking of buying this game but i have one question... does it lag like vortex or no lag at all?

[@kawennanoroncole2549]

i loveee this game!!! ohh soo many memories

[@wendalboy]

one of the best games i had as a kid

[@firehug999]

This star fox, its just the bomb, i played it every second i had when i was little

[@spiderjerusalem100]

I furkin' love this damn game! Badass music on the first level, someone should do a heavy metal version.

[@TheJohnnyboy445]

why are you using only the single blaster?

[@ragensi]

Yay! More SNES reviews please!

[@Fellanation]

2:21 how falco got that low of a health bar is beyond me how Slippy is still there is just mind boggling

[@Evilliboba]

I used to play this all the time when I was little...

[@sabertoothtiger91]

I kind of like this game more than the N64 one. Mainly because I never beat level 3, while I beated SF64 like 100 times. Thank God, I still have this for the SNES.

[@EdwarioERS]

I can't believe this was on SNES and I had it. There was nothing else like it and that draw distance. lol

[@IAmAndrew1]

Sweet vid Mark!

[@Koospa]

gotta love that intro music :'')

[@javierortiz82]

though the game hasn't aged well, there's some beauty on those slowdowns. Back then in world of nintendo they had an actual stafox cabinet that was like an arcade version of it, it was awesome, also cardboard models of the arwings and they gave you a poster if the game with your super nintendo. Now gamers have 3 pages black and white manuals and have to unlock all the secrets with their wallets.

[@EnglishTurtle]

The frog dude is adorable, I wish he was my brother lol

[@Wolvie181]

I love Star Fox :) It's a must have game for anyone that has a SNES.

[@box787]

Ah nostalgia set in as soon as I heard that music

[@stackedjack8886]

You can always change the camera view on the game at any time you would like Mark.

[@reisadan]

@civiurda Why would I buy what I already have two of? That's just odd.

[@Katana2040]

I absolutely love this game.

[@slugger449]

Mark!! This was my first game that I played and loved! It was sssoooo fun, but I was lost on what to do with that boss who.. Kinda shouts giant white rectangular blocks. o.O

[@MrGuitarfreak102]

i never played this because it came out the year i was born, but i played the hell out of star fox 64, one of my favourite games ever, i still play it

[@arcticfox04]

This game was the main reason why I never bought a Sega Gensis which I asked for on my 9th birthday and got this instead.

[@I514]

That processor is a VPU, or vector processing unit, the game is pseudo-3D. Also I didn't mean to say sprites in the first message, the game's made with vectors.

[@GodzillaXAbudAwwal]

one of my all time faves

[@Sly88Frye]

Now this is definitely a game they should bring to Virtual Console. I wish I started out playing the first game. My brother did have this game and it was very fun to watch, but I never played it. I started with Star Fox Command for DS and then Star Fox 64 downloaded to my Wii through Virtual Console and both are amazing games. Only problem for me is just like a Legend of Zelda game, I have a hard time picking the game back up after beating it or not playing it for a while.

[@ThisNameIsBanned]

@RareReviewz For me it was called "Lylat Wars" and yes it was the first star fox. And 3D stuff on the SNES was at least kinda "special" (just a handfull games used this).

[@kilroy987]

I prefer this rendition to the N64 version. I like the music better and the representation of the objects, despite being severely polygonal, is more concept and less cartoony caricature.

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

yes it was much more arcade and gritty and serious, the n64 version was kiddy

[@doom5895]

girlsdrinkfeck yeah

[@SammEater]

The first Star Fox I played was this one, and I love the 64 one too. :P

[@NintendanGX]

when will they release this for virtual console?!

[@SilentOne1994]

I remember this being one of my first Super Nintendo games :p

[@luiscanamarvega]

the absolute BEST in the entire franchise...

[@UnusualTastes]

0:48 I remember hoping I could get to those mountains in the distance. Sometimes I tricked my eyes into thinking they were getting closer. But I never did reach them... :(

[@peterharz9188]

CosmicPentastar oo

[@LanIost]

Haha, Mark, this is why I've loved CGR for years now. I was waiting and you beat the boss at the end of the level. "Wow, he's not going to end with a death for once." It was like you forgot and re-edited in the death at the end. I wonder what percentage of your videos end with you dying? At this point it MUST be true that you go out of the way to do this. 99%?

[@therangersrule68]

@DarkSamus288 Actually the starfox cart had an add on chip inside it that allowed it to do polygons, which is why it was so expensive. The Genesis had a similar type of game called Virtua Racing.

[@FallenXaustx]

Picked this game up for £2, don't think I've ever bought anything so cheap with so much value

[@johneymute]

i like the later levels and the space battles and also i like those cut scenes and the music. the only thing that keeps me off playing this game is,it has no save feature.

[@RhansleyWii]

I waited over a year for this review..........waw, well at least you kept your word.(Classic Game Room HD - NAKITEK SUPER NINTENDO SEGA GENESIS controller review)

[@dezm101]

one of the greatest SNES games

[@magesfolly]

Falco always sounded like he was saying "BABY WE JAMMIN" to me.