Early Memories of Gaming pt. 5

Another favorite Nintendo 64 game of mine...Starfox 64! I absolutely loved this game! It combined a cool story with great graphics, controls, and the addictive properties of a "high score" game. You played as the hero Fox McCloud along with friends Falco, Slippy, and Peppy. The goal was to progress through different planets in the galaxy that are covered with baddies sent by the evil Andross! The game was essentially a 3d version of the 2d side-scrolling aerial combat games like Galaga.

(Their heads would follow your cursor if you moved it)

This game actually took a good amount of skill and effort to 100% complete because a lot of the levels were only unlocked through gaining a really high amount of kills. I did love that you had the choice to play through different planets throughout the galaxy and could take many different paths to get to the final boss. AND there was even a hard mode version of the boss if you took a harder path (BRAINS).

(The complete planet map)

 

I loved the asteroid field! It had so many targets to get really high scores and I LOVED the feeling when you managed to navigate through the warp circles and unlocked the secret zone. Each planet had a unique boss fight that challenged a player's reaction time and their ability to read "tells." The hardest boss fight for me was fighting the hard mode version of Wolf's team. This was right before you fought hard mode Andross. You basically had to do it alone because they would wipe out your friend within the first 20 seconds of the fight.

(Hard Mode Wolf)

This game was incredibly fun and challenging at the same time. Getting a medal for every level was a true accomplishment for any Starfox fan. If you haven't gotten a chance to try it, you can always get it on Wii Virtual console and get addicted to this amazing game!