The Making of Star Fox

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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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Devs Play Special "Star Fox" 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.

[@bens5093]

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.

[@teseutressoldi3972]

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

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I agree the original OST is far superior to the sequels in every way.

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[@PsychoJosh]

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.

[@symphomaniac]

He didn't do SF2?

[@PsychoJosh]

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

[@Galiaverse]

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

[@vanitas_5919]

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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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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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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I've never been one to care too much about the technical nitty-gritty of software development, but it blows my mind seeing how Star Fox was made. So much went into this title that I really think it deserves more credit than it gets. Everyone loves Star Fox 64, but from a technical perspective, the original is just more interesting and impressive. Great video, as always. Can't wait to see the next one!

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