A Fox In Space - A Deep Dive Into A Star Fox Fan Cartoon
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I'm so happy to have this out for you guys! A Fox In Space has been a huge inspiration for me for well over 10 years as a long-time Star Fox fan and enjoyer of animation in general!
In this video, we're taking a deep dive into the history of A Fox In Space, and see how it's evolved over the years. We'll also take a look at the creative process behind this show as well as a look at it's very interesting and talented creator.
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Been following AFIS for a long time. I love the animation but the va/sound design and writing is what really seals it for me. I could appreciate it even just as an audio drama.
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I love the way it sounds like it’s from the 50s and coming from a shitty pre recorded version. It just makes it feel nostalgic.
Matt lived with me and some friends for a year back in 2012. He is one of the nicest, most amazing people you'll ever meet. He popped in at a convention I was selling at in 2016 after not seeing him since, and he not only remembered me, but we reminisced about the days of living in Batavia, IL.
I havent seen him since, but I really hope I do one day. My bf and I (who were living together in 2012 with Matthew) would love to take him out for a drink. Just like old times. ❤️
Matt, if youre reading this, this is Kiki and Brett and we miss you. ❤️
Hope @AFoxInSpace sees this - so wholesome 🙏
No one’s gonna believe this but my brother was friends with the guy and I mentioned the whole robotic legs theory offhandedly and my brother told him about it and then the next day on his blog he made a joke image about it so I think I might be the reason the robotic legs joke exists in the first episode
If that's true then you've helped create one of the most legendary scenes in the series. Docking request granted
The box art for the snes game made it inevitable… it was always checked out so never got to play the first one
Cool story, bro. Needs more dragons.
The style is like if you mixed Cowboy Bebop with Starfox
Man. I could listen to Matthew talk about nothing and would still be entertained. He just has a nice voice
I would pay to listen to him read an old telephone book
Really changes my perception of him to know he's Fredryk Phox. I never made the connection and it blows my mind that the same guy that made such a classic and pioneering viral videos from a period I almost forgot about in my childhood. Guy has been a natural talent and entertainer from the start.
he's the new morgan freeman but way better than morgan freeman
"I'll go it alone from here" is a reference to the powerful moment where Fox decides to challenge Andross' lair alone in Star Fox 64.
When I heard that for the first time, I got chills
*Finds out episode 2 is out and stops the video to go watch.*
That was a masterpiece
Slippy with hair just looks like a fed up teenage McDonald's worker
Episode 2 really raised the bar for fan content for me. I’ve experienced some excellent stuff that’s fanmade, but this is a work of art in its own right. Everything comes together, the atmosphere, the voice acting, the gritty sci-fi storytelling and character drama, even when comedy does come in, it can be pretty funny too. There are so many scenes I can watch over and over again, James threatening the bandicoot with the slingshot, Bill and Wolf’s roast of each other, Andross’ speech, the Lemur Bros being absolutely terrifying, it’s phenomenally done
In a world full of Mario, Zelda, Pokémon and Sonic fan projects and fan made material of any medium, it’s quite surprising to see the amount of effort, passion, love and creativity put into Starfox of all things.
I just assume the creators are furries. For furries, Star Fox may as well get a yearly release lol
Even as someone who didn't grow up with the Star Fox franchise in just about any capacity (let alone most of the Big N's catalogue), I cannot BEGIN to tell you how grateful I am to have been introduced to Matthew Gafford's amazing works over the years. I don't know if it was an algorithmic fluke but having Matthew's content recommended to me on my UA-cam home screen all those years ago (even before episode 1 was released) makes me truly happy to think back on, as I was able to follow the project as things were taking off and I've followed things closely ever since. You really echoed my own experience with finding this amazing gem of a series and I'm tellin' ya, this guy deserves all the success this world can offer. Can't say enough good things about this series and it makes me so happy when I get the chance to share it with people hehe
Bro is covering peak and putting out peak content 🗣
Thank you lol.
I had the pleasure of growing up with Matthew’s content from ebaumsworld and had the pleasure of meeting him in person. We have even traded artwork in the past! I just saw the last episode and his talent for different media formats never stops amazing me. I’m so glad someone is doing a deep dive into all of his accomplishments. He’s one of the earliest furry icons I can recall and he brought me many laughs over the years.
Really love how the blender style allowed for dynamic detailed environments and shadows, but in the sole case of the train confrontation 52:34 , the older version and style to me is better. In the original, everything from the camera angles, to the fast and tight body movements, and the perspective of the back and forth is just mwah perfect. I feel the shots in the new rendition were too spacious and the close ups didn’t capture the tense atmosphere as well. However it makes sense way Gafford had to adopt blender. The diner scene exceeds the original style in every way and uses the blender technique. Can’t wait to see how he improves for ep3 also.
I love this series!
Soon as I saw the first episode, I needed more. The style, the tone, the sound design. Its a gritty space western that the 70s never had. Then episode 2 proved how mature with its themes it could get. Its so well directed, animated and written that this feels like a show that should be on Netflix. The way the game references are perfectly intermixed with the enviornments are perfect. Every character is well developed to where you feel invested. THIS is why SatAM and Archie Sonic ARE the best ver of the Sonic franchise. It fleshs out the world and characters aiming for an older audience and this series captures that essense. Dont care if I have to wait another 6 years cause quality and effort is hard to come by in modern entertainment these days.
Ain’t no way bro said satam and Archie better than the sonic movies 😭
We need to get Nintendo to hire this man.
Nintendo (manly the DMCA legal team ) is a bitch
They would shut it down automatically. But I would love to see this official
And will have people wondering what the series is about
Bruv this is myfirst video of yours, and that intro got me feeling whole lotta nostalgia. Had the same feel and design as those goofy late night segments I used to watch as a kid when i had a strict bedtime and ignore it :3
General Pepper’s Suckercrunch is hilarious and kind of awesome at the same time. Almost as impressive as making that Andross brain joke into a legit cool line. Almost, that was definitely my favorite part.
This man learnt new animation softwares like Blender to expedite his workload better. This man even learnt to speak Russian so his russian characters would feel and sound authentic.
I think he even learnt how to make a 2d sprite videogame for his upcoming project after fox in space. What an absolute hardworking legend and I just wished he'd take more breaks because it doesnt seem healthy to overwork
You want top-tier? A fan made a few mock Toonami bumpers using clips from AFIS Ep 1 and let me tell you, it really takes you that 3am saturday night feeling!
like this? *_Toonami - A Fox In Space Bumps_*
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Dude you have no idea how cool it is to finally see those sneak peeks to episode 2 all those years ago, be played out in the actual episode when I saw it today. And that's not taking into how much better the animation has gotten
Already seen this on Patreon but once you’re done streaming it I’ll watch it again, keep up the good work.
Thank you!
I got SFA clip recommended almost right after finishing this and I can fully assure you that James' slingshot on the left hand in this cartoon is just in-fuking-credibly similar to General Scales' left hand
What makes A Fox in Space so perfect is that it’s the exact cartoon I wanted to see as a kid with these characters. Star Fox in particular has such a mature premise. You are fighting an intense war in that game where people die all around you, and you’re avenging your dead father to boot. I always thought it would benefit from a darker themed cartoon depicting the events of the games, even if it’s just the prologue.
This show makes a childhood dream come true for me.
Reminds me of a guy I used to know back on Nsider2. Used to play Animal Crossing City Folk with him for hours and he would go on about a Star Fox series he wanted to make and would make script after script. Was so good and I regret til this day not saving all his work, as it was seriously one of the best pieces of fan fiction I've ever read. The way the characters are wrote here makes me think so much of him. Hope he's doing well and has seen this by now.
Count me also guilty of amateur-writing Star Fox fanfic stuff as a kid/teen. My main thing was I preferred to avoid writing characters that weren't mine, so I simply placed my story _in_ the setting. But as someone who keeps mucking about in various online roleplaying stuff... I still keep the characters from it around to this day, way more fleshed out than they were back then.
There must be a mistake with the video's title, as it is known worldwide that the greatest work of web animation is of course OneyNG's Dragonzball PeePee
lol
It's been so so long since I first stumbled across A Fox In Space, think someone linked to it on a forum when the first episode came out and I must have watched it a half dozen times. Was absolutely astonishingly well done and something I'll always support.
Let's just thank this dude that he actually grinds for this and actually doesn't get upset when you talk to him on his livestreams about his questions. I asked him about why we see Fox chilling at wolfs house and he politely just told me it was because Wolf's dad just babysits him.
this series has adult swim or mtv animated vibe to it...
fucking love it... the new clips for the new ep have been coming out faster every week
Love the video
But holy shit there’s so many ads
Gotta give you thanks to introducing me to this one. It belongs to same category with SMB Z when it comes down to fan-animation stuff.
Finally someone is talking about this serie, thank you
Happy barrel roll noises. 🦊👍🏻
Shit I'm old I remember albino black sheep.
I never would have thought this guy started out as one of the hilarious Papa Franku-likes.
Also I spat my water out at 7:41, the smile after saying that killed me
I'm glad I heeded your advice and watched the 2 episodes before watching the rest of this. It's an amazing show, I was immediately struck by the Bakshe influence, not just in the animation, but the audio too.
I will definitely check out the next episode when it arrives.
Thanks for showcasing this Dylan The show needs more Captain S though. lol
any scene with andross and his guys are hard as FUCK, with the outfits and the masks and the drip holy shit
100% agree
You should do more intros like the one in this video, it’s a real vibe
When’s the Slasher Iceberg Part 2 loved the video
You post about too many things i like that no one else seems to talk about.
Banger of a video! I am only a casual fan of Star Fox, so I really appreciated you pointing out some of the deeper cut references in particular.
Thank you! And yeah I'm happy to nerd out and show all the super cool references lol.
I'm pretty late to the Fox in Space party so this video was super handy for a catch up
58:55 My guess is it's aparoids.
Was not aware of his videos before A Fox in Space, I remember it just coming out of nowhere and loved it. Alot more than Nintendo's anime short that came out around the same time as well as a new game. I figured that timing really helped him out! Everything about his vision was great. I cannot see Wolf preformed or written any other way now XD It's just too damn good. He's funny, witty, charming, cool, and Matthew's performance is just awesome.
It definitely got that Cowboy Beebop theme with a hint of Blade Runner
Man the voice acting for all his projects has always been top teir
congratulations to him for making an evil monkey and his minons from a 90s game terrifying
I don't know what it is about Farah's voice, whether its the post-processing effects or just the actress's delivery, but damn it hits me in a way that no other animated character has
Best Vinny Vinesauce voice acting outside of plumbers from Brooklyn, which kind of doesn’t count as acting. :P
I hadn't realized how long I have been following Fred/Matthew on this project. good review!
We came a long way since Perfect Kirby
I still remember watching Matt’s clips years ago of his skits. I remember my surprise when I saw him pop up again with his animations. He really is dedicated to his work and I love the quality and style. I am more than eager to see what else he creates when this project is completed.
I remember when you would wait 4 years for a 2 minute sequel of flash animation.... now we wait 4 years for a 40 minute sequel 😅
AFIS and Matthew Gafford was a part of my life, and when I finally met him in person, he’s one of the nicest, smart, and funniest person I know. We’ve been the best of friends, and I was already in full support for his show. He also knows how to bring people together, and teaching anyone in Blender during his stream. I have watch him animate episodes 1 and 2, and now into 3. You’ll never find anyone this keen in animation and being a jack-of-all-trades kind of guy including voice acting experience. Absolutely incredible!
Wow, this was a nice video. Not often I sit through videos this long. I might check out more of your content. Not currently sure what content your channel has, this is my first time watching one of your videos, so I'm not going to promise to subscribe or anything, but I did like the video and am leaving a comment.
I hope I’m not being mean about your videos, but with the amount of effort you put into the subject matter in-question, you tend to be exhaustively autustic! And as an autist myself, I envy you!
Golatheron Dreadmire Master of the Mysterious Black Hole.....that is the edgist name I've ever heard ColdSteel be damned XD
Wolf is so damn cool, but James is ice cold.
I feel like if this was any other franchise it would come off as some edgy mean-spirited fan fic but weirdly this fits Star Fox for some reason.
Dude Rock n Rule is so cool! Glad to see a fellow fan.
I hope after the success of the Mario movie, Nintendo starts to listen to their fans about their criticisms for Nintendo's lack of storytelling and wanting to stick to basics with most of their games. They need to start rewarding beautiful projects like this, and not punishing them. You could show someone who hasn't played Star Fox this, and it will make them want to play Star Fox. Nintendo really knows how to sit on a gold mine, and get angry about it!
If Nintendo ever saw this they would shut it down
But man I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS BECOME OFFICIAL
Do a barrel roll!
I was super stoked for his “ drug war “ animated series
I'm a nintendo guy, but I've never been into star fox or the older cartoons that inspired afis, but it's my favorite youtube cartoon by a lot. I LOVE the more natural approach to dialogue. Everything is just perfect
52:56 Man. King Julien turned into a real jerk when he became a bounty hunter.
This series is really cool, this man honestly does a great job animating anthropomorphic characters. As a furry I approve, but I've only actually played the first starfox game on the SNES.
I’ve never even played the games but i’ve heard about the series, just came across these vids and had to watch this vid to know more!
So many foxes
thank you! The work you do is very important!
It's like a version of regular show I never asked for, but ended up wanting.
Been a fan of his videos since the early days. My friends and I would gather around the computer and laugh our asses off to his videos. I was so happy to find his Twitch channel all these years later and actually get to interact with him while he works on these. Made sure to give him a fat donation for all the years of entertainment he provided me!
Great review..! I'm glad to have enough to donate as well, to AFIS Episode 3 and The Violence when that kicks off; I highly admire that type of work ethic and how he keeps it real for other creatives..
I'll be nitpicky when you mentioned Ralph Bakshi and Rock and Rule it was the 70s; the film went through production hell and released in the 80s when the music included was considered outdated (but visually stunning nonetheless)
I'm rambling 😅 I'll stop; thanks again for revisiting this..!
I feel this show is canon. Its the best feeling
Anyone know what the track that starts at 58:42 ?
Eddsworld????
Man. What's the music at 27:10 ?
49:55 a few more years TuT
Foxes foxes all around..
Makes a fox happy xD
Good video!
dylan pumping out top quality content constantly 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Love your videos ❤
Thank you!
My friend, your experiencies are extremely relatable, I think you touched many spots that Incoild retrace of my life as well, excellent commentary, it was a pleasure watching it
ive been keeping up with the afis channel for maybe 8? years now, its insane
mmmm still good
I have genuine wish Matt makes Fox and Wolf kiss each other in the final episode
Been a fan of Star Fox since 1993, a fan of Gafford since 2003. I know that Gafford has some fame, but really, with the level of talent he has it is insane that he isn't a household name in both comedy and animation. He is a great musician, comedic mind, voice actor, animator, director, artist, the list just goes on and on. I really enjoyed this spotlight you put together to showcase one of the most unsung greats of our generation.