Nintendo Power Star Fox 64 Promotional VHS June 1997

[@CopShowGuy]

Shout outs to A Fox in Space: Episode 2 for spoofing the interrogation scene from this.

[@vellichor7676]

I remember getting this in the mail as a kid and watching it 10000000 times before the game even came out. And then I played Star Fox 64 10000000 times.

[@sturat18]

This was 1000% my experience. I watched and rewatched this VHS *so* many times prior to the game coming out. Hi-res nostalgia, low-res video.

[@sinnedam]

Nintendo knew their marketing. I did the same.

[@Rawmel84]

Bro me toooo!!!!

[@Nick-s-f]

I remember getting the Starfox vhs tape, it arrived in the mailbox on the last day of 6th grade. Great way to start summer vacation.

[@mileshammond6055]

My brother and I know this tape almost word for word 😆

[@seshimaroo]

Nintendo Direct before Iwata and Reggie...

[@the_konami_kid]

This VHS lived in my VCR that summer before Starfox launched, man those were great days ❤❤❤

[@christophergeorge1288]

Same!

[@cky395618]

This was an awesome promo video, this was basically Nintendo's slap in the face towards Sega and Sony.

[@Fooligan23]

Funny to see just how much this was referenced in A Fox in Space

[@dogman15]

Who's here after watching "A Fox in Space" Episode 2?

[@Wesleym134]

Same!

[@BEASLAND000]

jesus the references go all the way to the repeating smash cuts and the fucking pizza box!

[@scottletourneau4571]

HEHEHEHEHEHEHE HUHUHUHUHUHUH

[@fhnsab]

Where can I watch all of A Fox In Space? I was 12 years old and this was everything to me 😂

[@0zbrian]

Surprisingly I still have this VHS tape til this day.

[@CopShowGuy]

I think that VHS is buried somewhere at my mom's house. I remember ordering it back in the day.

[@Blitz1988]

Me too now I feel old lol

[@douglasmoriarty5241]

@@CopShowGuy November 25, 1995 VIEW SOURCE Previous Date Next Date November 24, 1995 November 26, 1995 Time Show Episode Image 12:00am The Bob Newhart Show Nick at Nite Diamond 12:30am The Lucy Show Nick at Nite Diamond 1:00am POLICE ACADEMY Nick at Nite Diamond 1:30am The Munsters Nick at Nite Diamond 2:00am The Mary Tyler Moore Show Nick at Nite Diamond 2:30am ROBOCOP Nick at Nite Diamond 3:00am Welcome Back, Kotter Nick at Nite Diamond 3:30am The Dick Van Dyke Show Nick at Nite Diamond 4:00am The Bob Newhart Show Nick at Nite Diamond 4:30am The Lucy Show Nick at Nite Diamond 5:00am Dragnet Nick at Nite Diamond 5:30am XMEN Nick at Nite Diamond 6:00am Mr. Wizard's World 6:30am Flipper 7:00am Nick Arcade 7:30am Nickelodeon Wild Side Show 8:00am DAVID THE GNOME 8:30am Rugrats 9:00am Muppet Babies 9:30am 10:00am Tiny Toon Adventures How I Spent My Vacation (Part 3) 10:30am How I Spent My Vacation (Part 4) 11:00am Beetlejuice Family Scarelooms 11:30am Salute Your Shorts 12:00pm Aaahh!!! Real Monsters 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm The Switching Hour 6:00pm Smile and Say Oblina / The Great Wave 6:30pm Chip Off the Old Beast / The War's Over 7:00pm Spontaneously Combustible / Monsters Are Real 7:30pm Old Monster / Mother May I? 8:00pm Rugrats Driving Miss Angelica / Susie vs. Angelica SNICK 8:30pm Rocko's Modern Life Fish-N-Chumps / Camera Shy SNICK 9:00pm Doug Doug: Operation Moody School / Doug's Magic Act SNICK 9:30pm Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Monsters Are Real / This is Your Brain... SNICK 10:00pm I Love Lucy The Tour Nick at Nite Diamond 10:30pm The Lucy Show Lucy is a Kangaroo for a Day Nick at Nite Diamond 11:00pm The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour Lucy's Summer Vacation Nick at Nite Diamond

[@AGoodVibe]

I’m in my 30s now. To this day, I still say “Hook it up. I wanna feel this myself.” just about anytime I’m connecting anything electronic. Lol.

[@gabrielmontreuil]

Awww... back when Rare was working with Nintendo...

[@ViolentBigGrl]

"you can do barrel rolls" Indeed you can....indeed you can...

[@redmiracle5580]

“Do a barrel roll!”

[@frankiemarchese2978]

I played this game on a 50mg edible the other day. Probably the most fun ive ever had playing a video game in my life lol what a great game. Used to play it when i was like 5-8 years old. Born in 93’

[@douglasmoriarty5241]

@@redmiracle5580 December 4, 1995 VIEW SOURCE Previous Date Next Date December 3, 1995 December 5, 1995 Time Show Episode Image 12:00am 12:30am 1:00am 1:30am 2:00am 2:30am 3:00am 3:30am 4:00am 4:30am 5:00am 5:30am 6:00am 6:30am 7:00am 7:30am 8:00am 8:30am 9:00am PEEWEES PLAYHOUSE 9:30am The Busy World of Richard Scarry Mr. Raccoon's Different Day / Mario, the Venitian Gondolier / The Best Babysitter Ever 10:00am MUPPET BABBIES 10:30am The Muppet Show Carol Burnett 11:00am Allegra's Window Best Friend Blues 11:30am Gullah Gullah Island Spring Can Really Hang You Up 12:00pm Little Bear Little Bear's Wish / Little Bear's Shadow / Present for Mother Bear 12:30pm The Busy World of Richard Scarry The Busiest Firefighters Ever / Manuel of Mexico / The Biggest Catch Ever 1:00pm RUPERT 1:30pm EUREEKAS CASLE 2:00pm Papa Beaver's Story Time

[@RadNat]

1:30 That's an... uhh... interesting editing technique...

[@JoshuaBarkdull]

4:07 I write screenplays and make sure to put the line "This is good pizza" into every single one of them because of this video.

[@MannyKunV]

4:06 i never got over the fact the first dude they kidnap is free but nonchalantly still hanging around and eating the pizza

[@TRJ2241987]

I drove my parents insane playing this every day for about a month in 1997

[@minesweeper105]

For anyone interested, the track at 5:42 is Steve Vaus - Hey You. It was used a couple of times on WWF Raw in the 90s

[@landonrivers]

this is lore

[@parascrubs]

THIS....is the RUMBLE PAK!! Yessss I was a loyal Nintendo Power subscriber. 12 when this arrived on my doorstep. Still have it!

[@JitsuFan]

Wow I remember getting this vhs in the mail. Almost 20 years ago...damn time flies.

[@j.thedude]

Now it’s almost 30 years 😩

[@FredHerbert999]

I watched this so many times as a kid I can recite every line. I lived seeing the Zelds 64 footage, even tho its like 2 seconds long. I used to rewind and play that part over and over. Such great memories, thanks Nintendo! And thanks for the upload, "big boy!"

[@Jaeger0606]

Same!

[@icebladeabra1757]

*kidnaps a guy with a fake pizza delivery, actually does give them pizza* Mokuba: Now THIS is a kidnapping!

[@ZeldagigafanMatthew]

I'll try screaming, that's a good trick [ear rape commences]

[@chaoticcranium]

Oh my god, I should still have this VHS somewhere in my library. I remember this getting me so psyched as a kid for the game and particularly, for the Rumble Pak. Cheesy, but effective advertising! Thanks for the memories!

[@commondog3956]

Brings me way back. I had this tape and watched it countless times. 5:43 cheesy rip off rendition of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" intro riff and drum fill. Hallmark 90s shit right here.

[@landonrivers]

never considered that. totally hear it now haha

[@Matthew.Wade27]

Watching this just made me remember how much Nintendo absolutely crushed it in the N64 era. "Man that is one killer lineup!" Uh, you got that right.

[@Silverfox365]

Happy 20th birthday Star Fox 64

[@wballz03]

I remember when I freaked out when I saw "Zelda 64" as the last game in the list.

[@BigA207]

That must have been amazing.

[@JAA_007]

Wow such a throw back a fox in space Captured it quite I must say

[@dynamicsketch]

I had seen the original VHS tape of this. It's really awesome that A Fox in Space had parodied these scenes in episode 2.

[@DML897]

Man its been so long since ive seen these....I wonder if i still got em. Donkey Kong Country, Star Fox 64, Diddy Kong Racing, and Banjo Kazooie

[@boldsign]

Should have been a movie. It's that awesome!

[@sunsweetsuitable593]

the music when the start using the rumble pack, sounds like the first couple o chords on teen spirit in the chorus

[@TheClique86]

Totally, funny to think this was only a few years after Kurt died

[@andrewwatson8591]

No….BOB…..YOU just did!…

[@godofzombi]

"but Bob would kill me if i told you"... Is that the same Bob from "The Cave" the atarI Jaguar promo video?

[@waynesanders1406]

I got this VHS in the mail in 96/97 when I was in 7th grade. I got a 64 the previous year for Christmas right when they came out. I wish I still had this tape. I must've watched it at least 10 times.

[@xilanthrophir13]

I love this reference in a fox in space episode 2, absolutely amazing.

[@Jac2Mac]

During the scene with the Mario doll who's head is tripped in a vice, imagine if it had the dialog from the 1995 movie Casino?

[@Matthew.Wade27]

I used to play the shit out of this game. I also had the VHS tape for this and for Donkey Kong Country. The good ole days of Nintendo Power, when they really made you feel like part of a club. As a kid, this was like the coolest thing ever.

[@CrazyGamerDragon64]

I remember those days too, I didn't know about the DKC video until years later, I also found out they made a VHS for the launch of the N64 & its earliest games, the first VHS I got in the mail was this one (Star Fox 64) & would later get the ones for Diddy Kong Racing, Banjo Kazooie & Jet Force Gemini/DK64

[@Westonator5000]

i never had the magazines, or even know about them, but i had this tape and watched it all the time. it was so cool to see people on the tv talking about games

[@trush0t1]

I used to watch this all the time. I had a Jet Force Gemini tape I would watch all the time too. Playing Star Fox 64 for the first time since my childhood on the Switch right now and as soon as I booted it up I thought about this video so I just had to put it on. Times were so much simpler back then. Probably cause we had no responsibilities then LOL!

[@RobBonavoglia]

This was the best promo video of ALL TIME. So glad we have KZbin to dig this stuff up!!

[@godofzombi]

How did they get away with using SEGA and SONY t-shirts?

[@caleer8567]

***** It was being development but wan't announce to the public yet.

[@ThaKillaComa]

Chaoteee *90s lol

[@caleer8567]

ThaKillaComa He is referring to television competitor product placement, often used to compare and contrast. Ya it been done since the medieval times of televised media (50's)

[@MrWolfSnack]

Ryan Wheeling He's talking about licensing fees/rights to use another company's logo/branding in a video.

[@TRJ2241987]

I Nintendon't Know.

[@WebVManReturns]

Nintendo = Star Fox, Sony = Ace Combat 1-3, Sega = Panzer Dragoon Series. They all had some great flying shooting games.

[@DEthe5150]

A parody of this commercial will be featured in the second episode of "A Fox in Space".

[@CopShowGuy]

Smooth move, Nintendo test pilot and lab guy. You denied the the strategy guide...but you LEFT THE GAME, CONTROLLER, SYSTEM, AND RUMBLE PACK IN THEIR WAREHOUSE!

[@SWHalo2]

5:43 Discount "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

[@HalfDemonInuyasha]

Man, the memories...I still love watching the video.

[@DreTheSage]

Them nostalgic feels

[@DoubleStudentLoans]

So much Nostalgia

[@Steamer96]

Fun fact the Mario Doll here is the 1989 doll by Applause toys.

[@barch118]

the memories

[@MidanMagistrate]

I think I know why a lot of you are here, A Fox in Space Episode 2

[@seamusburke639]

This looks like it was a blast to film.

[@quinnmorrison4156]

0:06-0:38 This song played in the LOUD HOUSE episode entitled "Sleuth Or Consequences" from Season 1 in early 2016. It played in the scene where Lisa was showing her files to the Loud children. It also played when Lincoln was acting like his favorite superhero whose name was Ace Savvy. It also played throughout the episode such as when they were investigating who caused a clog in the toilet. It also played briefly in the episode "Dance Dance Resolution" when Lincoln faces the music with Ronnie-Anne. This song is usually used in scenes of suspense/confession/accusation during the television series. After being used in Season 1 it was no longer used. It had also been taken out of the APM library.

[@CrazyGamerDragon64]

1:14 & 4:42 "Leave Mario out of this!" (I kind of want that Mario plushie) This was corniest thing & I love it! As a kid I didn't really understand what was going on, why were these Sega & Sony guys kidnapping Peter & Bob & why were they so fixated on Star Fox 64? When I got a little older I started to understand

[@monkeespit]

"You can buy it at the store!" lmao

[@TheClique86]

When I was a kid, this was mailed to me in a self stamped VHS package, Nostalgia.....

[@UmQasaann]

Sonny and Sagan from a Fox in Space.

[@TwoFacedKid4]

Thanks to TV Tropes I never would've guessed A Fox in Space ep2 was referencing this in their opening.

[@october141927]

I like how he crashes into the boss when demonstrating the somersault.

[@NickPWilde-el1tx]

Sega had no Idea he would be dead within 10 years.

[@steventalvinzvestal420]

Whether they're fully finished or original, these are such good times.

[@ingloriousMachina]

I can't believe I own a copy of this masterpiece.

[@skyesharpe3]

I didn't know iDubbbz was starring in promo videos back in 1997.

[@HonkerinoXD]

Hey, they stolen a fox in space ep 2

[@harrysix9125]

I wish the Blue Marine was better utilized instead of just having only 1 mission for it in Aquas

[@msampson3d]

Nathan Fillion has done well for himself.

[@ctt4lfecw]

Aw man, these were the days

[@deeeznuuuts]

I watched this vhs every day, even after I bought Star Fox. I wanted to be like Bob when I grew up...i miss Bob...

[@neovoltron25]

Jordan Stork What happened to Bob??

[@Tjerty]

The voice that gives the "Feature Presentation" intro sounds like the Star Fox 64 Intro voice actor. It probably is, I assume.

[@TheDreadedZero]

This was mind blowing at the time

[@dumpling3309]

This is so weird today, they ask questions that no one would ever make today like the rumble feature.

[@jakeagawea]

Man, Super NES and Nintendo 64 were Nintendo's best escapades.

[@AndrewFostet]

Childhood memories unlocked

[@VonSnootingham]

I mean, them hyping up the Rumble Pack is cheesy and seems silly, but rumble feedback has long since become industry standard.

[@AYCHMENG]

man I played this tape millions of times till I got the StarFox game

[@Rawmel84]

I remember the movie Independence Day with will smith came out a year before this and when this came out I was like whoa, this feels like the scene from id4!

[@Apocalypse3434]

At the pinnacle of my Nintendo fanboyism. Would watch this and the other videos several times a day until game was released.

[@terp02Andrew]

It's the laugh at the end that makes this perfect lol.

[@ctt4lfecw]

All these years and I just realized perhaps 0:07 is a PilotWings reference?

[@xunbekannt1572]

This should be continued... unfortunally a publisher would get sued because of brand reputation damage today...

[@Janglez311]

it's up i posted it as a video response to this video and if im not mistaken there are more PlayStation commercials like this making fun of both Sega and Nintendo.

[@Cyberbrickmaster1986]

Ridgeway Films made a parody of this for Starfox 64 3D for the 3DS if you want to see a modern take on this promo.

[@EdwarioERS]

If you never took the mission accomplished route to Andross you'd never get to see 1/3-1/4 of the levels and would have a false ending. I don't think you're hinted at how to complete the Corneria mission, which is why for months back in 97 I never did.

[@cooldude333]

Ok, who wants a nostalgia critic like review of these Nintendo Power VHS tapes?

[@boldsign]

I expect nostalgia critic to come up with a joke about Bob being the angry video game nerd's dad.

[@TDRR_Gamez]

They even had Mundial Ronahldino Soccer 64, poor Sega couldn't keep up.

[@teejaynumber13]

I always loved how Sega was the big dumb guy and Sony was the little wise guy.

[@albdamned577]

Only in the 90s.

[@WebVManReturns]

I still have that Mario.

[@jes2276]

Everyone one I knew loved this video. Even my mother, father, and grandmother thought it was funny in 1997

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED

[@themanyouwanttobe]

Who would have thought that that short test clip of "Zelda 64" at the end of the previews would turn into the most successful game for the system. Do they have a really corny commercial like this for Ocarina of Time?

[@makilgore06]

2:34 "You can do BARREL ROLLS"

[@radornkeldam]

it's quite humorous and not nearly as shame-inducing as other promos. I actually laughed with the SEGA dude's "I'm on it" and "mih mih mih mih mih" (can't come up with the right transliteration) response he gives to "we have a lot of games coming out" xD.

[@Elvusmiw]

That was amazing , boys

[@AndrewLoewenCDX]

You into a little "multiplayer action"lmao ded 😂

[@benjaminroush3122]

Sony = sy Sega = sg Bob = b Peter = p Other = o O “And now your feature presentation from nintendo power.” sy “The eagle has landed, i repeat the eagle has landed.” Sg “im on him.” Sy “hey buddy, you got the time” P “sure it’s uh, hey aren’t you the- WOW” sg / sy “HAHAHAHHAHAHAH… HAHAHAH” P “what’s this about?” Sy “quiet, bitboy, we’ll ask the questions around here” P “do you uh, have to talk into that thing” Sg “word on the street is you got a new nintendo 64 game coming out” P “could you be a little more specific, we got a lot of new games coming out” Sg ”ahdhygfyekagwahlf hreuiSAFGHKGJEGHSF” Sy ”star fox 64, test pilot boy” P “ooooh, you wanna know about starfox 64” Sg “uh, yeah and you better tell us all you know or else” P “or else what?” Sg *inhale/exhale* Sy “or else plumber boy here, gets it” P “what are you guys doing with mario?” SY/sg *laughing* P “no, leave mario out of this” sy/sg *more laughing* sy/sg “start talking” P “okay, okay, okay, you’ve made your point” P “SF64 is the highly advanced combat game for the N64, the fox team includes fox mccloud and his wingmen, peppy hare, slippy toad, and falco lombardi. The team is sent on missions to destroy Andross, the mad scientist who declared war on the entire Lylat system” Sy “this sounds like a fun bunch, but what do these guys drive?” Sg “yeah, some beat up B52” sy/sg *laughing* P “HA HA HA, you wish. In SF64 there are three vehicles for missions. For air battles you’ve got the Arwing. Check this out. This vehicle comes with all the latest cool moves. You can do barrel rolls, make U-turns, it can even do summersaults. And, you can lock on to your enemies before blowing them away. And for battles on land, you’ve got the land master tank. A totally brand new vehicle that rolls and hovers over enemy obstacles. Then for water based fighting, you’ve got this submarine, called the blue-marine. This baby fires torpedoes that light up the dark areas for better vision before taking out the enemy in front of you.” O “here they come” P “listen to the real time dialogue.” O “you’re not getting away that easy” O “go for the 4 hatches on the underside” P “kinda makes you feel like you’re part of the game doesn’t it?” Sg “wow this really is the coolest game out there” Sy “so you see i told you” P “ha, you guys you don’t know the half of it” Sy “what, there’s more?” P “well yeah, but bob would kill me if i told you” Sg “well we’ll just have to get this bob guy to tell us himself” ACT 2 Sy “pizza for bob, are you uh, bob” B “uh yeah but uh i didn’t order any pizza” sg/sy *laughing* P “MMHMM this is good pizza” B “peter?” Sg “glad you could join us bob, your test fighter pilot just spilled his guts about SF64” B “peter you didn’t tell them about, the rumble pack did you?” P “DOHH” Sy “no, bob, you just did” B “i did” P “you did” Sy “spill it, bit boy” B “make me” Sy “with pleasure” Sy “look at your little plumber boy now” B “what are you doing, NO, not the Mario doll strapped to the battery cable charger desk” B “no, that’s enough that’s enough, alright. This is the rumble pack. The big reason why SF64 is the coolest cinematic gaming experience there is, it’s designed with a force feedback device, that lets players feel the game.” Sy “wait a second, you’re telling me that this rumble pack actually lets players FEEL the game?” Sg “what like you’re actually in the cockpit flying and fighting?” Sy “that’s impossible” Sg “nuh uh” B “yuh huh” Sy “hook it up, i wanna feel this myself” B “the rumble pack lets you feel different degrees of vibration, like when you turbo boost or shoot a bomb, the rumble pack feeds back a slight turbulent vibration” Sy “wow, i actually felt it” B “i told you, and when you get hit by enemy fire you feel even more of a vibration” Sg “uh, cool” B “what’s even cooler, is when you crash your vehicle is when you *REALLY* feel a vibration” sy/sg “this is incredible” P “well what do you say guys, you into a little multiplayer action?” sy/sg “let’s get ready to rumble” B “gentlemen, welcome to VS mode, up to 4 players at once, see that, each player has his own quadrant on the screen and there are 3 game modes” Sy “this is fantastic! Now, can you play this on Sega Saturn?” B “NOPE, only on N64” Sg “well what about playstation? Can you play this game on that system?” B “nope, only on N64! Well what did peter tell you, SF64 is just one of the cool games we got coming out.” sy/sg “what? You mean there’s more?” B “yup, check this out!” Sg “man that is one killer lineup.” Sy “boy are we in big trouble” Sg “we just can’t beat you guys” B “yeah, well as much as we’d love to stick around here and keep playing with you guys, we gotta go.” P “yeah, sorry guys” B “oh and uh by the way, have you seen this?” Sy “what’s that” B “that’s the SF64 player’s guide, it teaches you everything you need to know about the game” Sy “let me see that” B “you can buy it at the store” P “or if you want more gaming information, check us out on the web, at starfox64.com” B “thanks for the pizza, guys” P “see ya later, boys” b/p “HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA”

[@gabrielmontreuil]

Oh you got Star Fox 64... We only have Shenmue on Sega and Final Fantasy VII on Sony....

[@ImmaLittlePip]

gabriel montreuil Star fox 64 is all you'll ever need

[@AllegedGirl7]

Subjective, but I prefer Star Fox 64 to both of those games.

[@trent82]

Whenever I hear Sony fanboys losing their minds over the controller gimmicks in the Dual Sense, I always think of this video.

[@Wesley_C]

I imagine it’s Nathan Fillion here in this video, does he was a big time star.

[@vangk0]

Fun way to get kidnapped, it’s like a chair that turns you into a character. Now days you get beat up in a chair like this.

[@jonathansfv3109]

Nathan fillion in the chair