The Making of Star Fox

Narration by Austin Mackert: Check out his great let's plays at: / @gameplayandtalk
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If you want to learn more about the history of StarFox here are some highly recommended interviews with Dylan Cuthbert.
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Retronauts podcast Episode 174 details the prehistory of Star Fox
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and as always big thanks to Retrogamer magazine and shmuplations.com
Check out the end of the video for a full list of sources and music used in this video.

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The story of the composer saddens me... out of all the Star Fox OSTs, I still love the original the most :'c

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Ben S agreed! Would love to know the source on that, this is the first time I’ve heard about it.

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Me too, I love the ost from the original game, not the others.

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yeah. Looks amazing. Kinda wish there was more of it. Like a soundtrack visualization of each level with these CGI sequences. Or maybe a "remastered" version for the Switch if Nintendo would consider doing such a release that would come with both the original game and a HD version with the same visual style. Heck, a whole series of such a "Super FX Tribute" game release series would be great. Or maybe all on one cartridge.

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Can't wait until they combine this game with the SuperRT chip. StarFo(RT)x

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You mean the 3d shots of the video that reassembles Starfox?

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It's a 30 mins work these days

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It's a damn shame Hirasawa never compoesd any games after this. If he had gone on to make more he would easily be as reputed a name as Kondo, Wise or Uematsu.

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He didn't do SF2?

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@@symphomaniac Star Fox 2 was all Kozue Ishikawa and Yumiko Kanki. They just used the same soundfont as the first game.

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Indeed. Always a shame to hear when a talented composer doesn't get their proper dues or is restricted in some way.

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@@PsychoJosh lol I like how you changed it from Koji Kondo. Anyway that's impressive. The ost in SF2 sounds very similar, composition-wise

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This explains why there has not been an official arranged OST. All other Nintendo franchises at some point have received an arranged/orchestral treatment. I’ve always been of the opinion that Star Fox has the best music in the entire series.

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Too bad the composer had this situation with nintendo about the rights of the music, in my opinion he created the Best soundtrack of the series and It would have been great to listen to more of his creations related to this series.

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5:35 "[...] but getting the feel for the controls right was always a priority to him." Well, that changed with Starfox Zero. =P

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I remember playing this on the SNES and I thought it looked like crap, even back then. The polygon count was minimal and the graphics made me nauseous. The music kicked ass though.

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If Nintendo completely owns the soundtrack, why did they stop using it in the Star Fox series? Koji Kondo's theme was okay, but nowhere near as awesome as the original. I used to beat the game over and over just to hear the main theme again.

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Hi Mark, That's really awesome! Thanks for the offer. I was able to ask Dylan some questions via twitter for this video, but I can certainly use his insight again for future videos!

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