Star Fox 64 Playthrough - Original Hardware, Expert (No Deaths)

[@PrimevalDemon]

This game is pretty sweet I kinda want to play one of these games someday

[@ArctheLadder]

There's actually a direct PC (FAN) port of this game in the works as we speak!

[@PrimevalDemon]

Beautiful I hope to learn to record console hardware too

[@ArctheLadder]

There's nothing to it! More than anything it's more about what you can buy if you're doing direct hardware.

[@almeidachannel7121]

Nice Video ! Sub & Big Like ! And Love Retro Star Fox Games !

[@Wobblezee]

the scanlines look legit! did you capture through a CRT? lol

[@ArctheLadder]

It's the Retrotink 5x! Honestly, I was worried it'd look really bad, but it's so surreal to look at lol.

[@Wobblezee]

@ ahhh I was wondering! I got the 2x, and it’s okay. I was thinking of going for the 4K, but there’s a couple of 5x’s on Facebook marketplace for like $400 CAD. Decisions, decisions 🙈

[@ArctheLadder]

@@Wobblezee Ahh, I got the 5x on release. I saw a lot of the promotion for the 4K and I just couldn't justify it. The N64 I have is RGB modded, but I saw someone playing an unmodded console and I just kind of felt stupid since it didn't look dramatically different. I'm really happy with the 5X, so if the results look desirable and you can swing the money, go for it.

[@Wobblezee]

@ that’s awesome, I appreciate the feedback 😁🙏 RGB modded n64 huh? I was also thinking about doing that, but to a CRT TV. Also wondering if the difference would be worth it…. I tinker here and there with consoles, but just repairs and stuff. Maybe if I find a decent CRT TV to play around with I’ll do it, buuuut I also shudder at the idea of all the hassle lol

[@ArctheLadder]

@@Wobblezee I had a friend going through conniptions with certain hardware, but if you're already tinkering then I'd say there are a lot of user friendly ones you can try to dip your hands into. Voultar is an amazing resource if you just want to assess how the job is done first and whether it's worth the time, if you hadn't already heard about who they are.

[@GrandSekiza]

God why has Nintendo redone star fox 64 i'll never know.

[@ArctheLadder]

There was that 3DS remake! May not move the needle on precisely what would count, but it does exist at least. I think the music is worse, so I just keep playing this version.

[@orionparish9858]

How do you even get different routes anyway? I only fought Star Wolf once mostly. Twice only if I didn't shoot him down the first time.

[@ArctheLadder]

Some stages, will show a branching path on the mission/planet selection. You have to fulfill a condition in those stages or, if you're on the Hard Route, select "change course" as an option to go to the easier route branches. But the stages where there is some critical condition you have to fulfill are the most obvious. In Meteor, you have the warp gates, in Macbeth you have the switches, in Zoness you have the search lights. I think one of the more obscure branches is Sector X to Sector Z because you have to take a specific route in the stage, then shoot warp gates and fly through them. Without too much extraneous detail, a good indicator is the aforementioned branches. In those stages where you see two branching paths before selecting the route, just really examine the stage. Usually it's fairly obvious what the condition is.