5/2/2023 0 Comments Sector z star fox 64![]() ![]() Star Fox 64 is an expanded retelling of the original game rather than the direct follow up that Star Fox 2 was set to be. ![]() One of the biggest differences between what Star Fox 2 would have been and what Star Fox 64 ended up being was that it wasn’t a sequel in a story sense. Though many of the core ideas originally intended for Star Fox 2 were implemented in Star Fox 64, it was in fact an entirely different game. On July 1 st 1997, just over four years after Star Fox came out and about two years after Star Fox 2 was canceled, the second official release in the Star Fox series was finally available, known as Star Fox 64. By mid 1997 there had been a decent stream of releases since launch, including Wave Race 64 and Mario Kart 64, but there were still a relatively small number of games available for the system. With the launch lineup for the Nintendo 64 consisting only of two games, one of which being the outstanding Super Mario 64, early adopters were craving any new releases as we entered 1997. Luckily it would, and after the Nintendo 64 suffered some delays getting to market, it finally made it to store shelves in late 1996. ![]() By the time Star Fox 2 was canceled, the Nintendo 64 was well into development, and fans could only hope the series would live on in the next generation. The cancellation of Star Fox 2 so far into development is one of those game cancellations that was hard to accept for fans. In part 1 of this journey back through the history of Star Fox we took a look at the first game in the series and the sequel that never was. ![]()
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