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Star Fox is a 1993 rail shooter game for the SNES (files.mastodon.social)
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Star Fox is a 1993 rail shooter game for the SNES. The game was released under the title Starwing in Europe due to the similarity of the title Star Fox to the name of the German company StarVox. 🚀Star Fox was the second 3D Nintendo game after X for the Game Boy in 1992, and the first Nintendo game to use polygonal graphics, achieved with the Super FX graphics chip included in the cartridge. The Super FX chip is...🧵1/3#RetroTrivia #retrogaming #gaming #games #videogames

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago

@repeatro Link to the Past from 1991 had a polygonal intro. But no gameplay.

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    [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    ...the first 3D graphics accelerator in a consumer product. The Super FX was much more powerful than the SNES's standard processor.The main game design was done by Shigeru Miyamoto. He cited the X-Wings from Star Wars as inspiration for the game's Arwings. Miyamoto stated that he wanted the Star Fox series to star animal characters since he was not interested in making a series with conventional science fiction stories...🧵2/3#RetroTrivia #retrogaming #gaming #games #videogames

    Beginning of an early game asteroid level in Star Fox on SNES.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    ...with humans, robots, monsters, and superheroes. 🦊Star Fox has become an established franchise, with six more installments and numerous appearances by its characters in other media such as the Super Smash Bros. series. 💥A direct sequel was developed for the SNES but never released although completely finished. Some of the ideas were salvaged for 1997's Star Fox 64, released in Europe under the title Lylat Wars, for the N64. 🌌🧵3/3#RetroTrivia #retrogaming #gaming #games #videogames

    Bossfight in an early game asteroid level in Star Fox on SNES.

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