Star Fox Research Paper

While never as massive as Mario, Zelda, or Pokemon, Star Fox has been one of Nintendo's flagship series for over two decades. It all started in 1993 with a revolutionary game that brought 3D gaming to the masses.

The first game in the Star Fox series actually had its roots in a prototype called NESGlider, that was being developed for Nintendo's first home console, the Nintendo Entertainment System. The prototype was inspired by a game named Starglider, released in 1986 for the Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, MS-DOS, and Apple II, among other platforms. Starglider was developed by a British company named Argonaut Software. Argonaut was formed in 1982 and eventually worked on Star Fox with Nintendo EAD.

The prototype was eventually ported

However, there were also some significant new ones introduced. The most important may be villain Wolf O'Donnell, who even ended up making it as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Nintendo Wii. He was in Star Fox 2 but didn't yet have his eyepatch. As that game was never released, this was his first official appearance.

Two other reoccurring baddies also made their first showing here. One was Leon Powalski, who also appeared in Star Fox Assault and Star Fox Command, and the other was Pigma Dengar, who was in Assault and Command and will show up in the forthcoming Star Fox Zero for the Nintendo Wii U. Both of them are featured as trophies in Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U.

There were several improvements over the first entry in the series. One was the addition of four player multiplayer. Also, there were new vehicles such as the Landmaster (similar to a tank) and the Blue Marine (a submarine). Furthermore, there was a new "All-Ranged" mode for multiplayer as well as some single player stages where the player could move around freely as opposed to being on

Pretty much the entire plot had to be rewritten to accommodate being in the Star Fox universe and reportedly some working on the game were not happy with the change.

Set eight years after Star Fox 64, it features the main four characters and General Pepper, but Falco is only in it at the end. It introduced the character of Krystal, who would be a love interest for Fox McCloud and appear in later games Star Fox Assault and Star Fox Command. Krystal was actually in the game even before it was Star Fox-related.

Adventures is somewhat divisive among fans, but it got decent reviews, earning it an 82 out of 100 on Metacritic, with many complimenting the graphics. Some also were happy with the fact it took longer to beat than previous entries, with the average on howlongtobeat.com currently sitting at 11.5 hours. However, many fans complained because you weren't in the Arwing that much, which was previously a defining feature of Star Fox games.

It was directed by Lee Schuneman, who is now a studio head of a company called Lift