UCBVG doesn’t get enough credit for his skills as a gamer. Truly one of the best on UA-cam. The ability to complete all of these games at 100% with branching paths is nothing short of amazing. This channel is an underrated gem.
Not just skills, but knowledge! Lots of videos out there of playthroughs, this is the only one that gives full details. Better than having a Nintendo Power subscription!
I was one of the highest scoring players at the Star Fox competition. I didn't win the drawing, but like everyone else who won their local contest, I got a cool Star Fox bomber jacket. Still have it!
I played in the competition, but as it was my First time playing the game and I had only seen the iconic commercial, I didn't play or place well. I was blown away by the visual effects, it was nothing like anything I had seen before. I still remember Slippy's face and the TIMES UP message when your turn in the contest was over. Didn't know about the bomber jacket😮🤩
I agree! Graphics are treated as the most important aspect of a game now-a-days, but I have always felt that if the story was engaging, the soundtrack emotionally stimulating, and the interface intuitive and not too complicated, the game's playability is far superior even without graphics requiring two graphics cards with 9 billion cores to run.
I'm not as familiar with newer game soundtracks, but even something as simple as Super Mario Land on Gameboy works so well for me, specifically the end scene of the game. There were the near-tears of beating the game and then the music from the end had me chocking up tears when I was maybe 12. "I'm not gonna cry...I'm not gonna cry..."
Honestly? I have been hearing this soundtrack all over the place (Game isn't my type of game) and I NEVER knew it came from a SNES game, its quality is high enough that I thought it was for the N64.
I remember the first time I played this. I still get a chill at the opening of the Corneria stage when the fighters are scrambled. The part when they fly out of the dock, and the music, accompanied by the pilots checking in. Then it jumps straight into the immersive action! One of a kind game! 😊
As a kid of the 80s that grew up obsessed with the original Star Wars trilogy, the release of Star Fox was amazing. Stages like Space Armada made it feel like you were an X-Wing battling through a fleet of Star Destroyers. And the ending scene after destroying Andross invoked the feeling of the Millennium Falcon escaping the destruction of the second Death Star in Return of the Jedi.
The General Pepper being a reference to Sgt. Pepper was made more obvious in the Nintendo Power comic version of Star Fox, where the general was reflecting on his youth and said something to the effect "Back when I was just sergeant Pepper".
Those Nintendo Power comics shaped the way I saw many characters, including Link and Samus. I was disappointed when I finally got to play a Metroid game years later and learned that Samus' purple hair and jumpsuit from those comics was nowhere near canonical.
As soon as I saw this video was uploaded, I checked to make sure you mentioned the Fortuna score glitch and that the Black Hole loops after three exits. Not only did you explain those things, but you also taught me that you get a 5% bonus for each surviving squadmate after each level. And an in depth explanation of the Slot Machine boss? I know it's been said a lot, but you truly go above and beyond in these videos.
And yet, no mention of the secret bestiary found at the continue screen. You can view all the stage enemies complete with zoom, rotation and even a trail effect, if your score is high enough I believe.
I got Star Fox for my 11th birthday. I remember dying so many times, that I put it down, and didn't pick it back up until I was in high school. 😅 Once I could actually play it well, it quickly became my favorite game. Here are some tips that hopefully can help enhance your playthrough: If you destroy the Centipede enemy's head, in the Course 1 Asteroid Belt, it will trigger a chain reaction that makes the whole thing explode. I actually didn't know it counted as multiple enemies towards your percentage. In the Space Armada level, with enough button mashing, you can totally take out just about all the capital ships you come across. The top area of the first set of gray ships is vulnerable (where their lasers come from, breaking helps here because you have to be close), the three flashing points on the Star Destroyer looking one (in the second section, just beyond the blue checkpoint ring), and the puffy looking red and white ones are just fair game (though you will need to break to get the first one). I usually save up my bombs on course one until I get to the Atomic Base, then I just use 4 bombs to destroy it. This way, I don't have to worry about shooting the pods. The core won't even open. When you are fighting above Venom, precision shots against the homing missile sections can save your thumbs, and also help prevent the annoyance of your teammates' complaints down to a minimum. When you fight Phantron above Venom, DO NOT USE A NOVA BOMB!!!. If you do, he'll fire a homing missile at you that can kill you, or at least weaken your shields considerably. I remember doing that and getting killed when I first started managing to reach him (once he even shot a second one at me to make sure I was done 😅). When you face Phantron 2, after he transforms, if you can get a good rhythm on him when he isn't split, he will always miss every time he shoots a rocket at you. He will fire a rocket every time you hit him. Also, when he does the somersault to land on you, if you are quick enough on the draw, as he is landing, you can break and shoot him before passing underneath his legs. When Phantron 2 splits into three, you only need to hit the real one twice for him to go on to the next phase in his attack pattern. What isn't shown is at the end of his pattern, he'll sort of try to kick you, sending the leg flying at you. For the Boss of Titania, if you don't take him out fast enough, he'll create a sort of decoy that looks like three of him placed next to each other, and will fire that off at you. His pattern starts over from there. I tend to stay in 3rd person mode in Sector-Y, but that's neither here nor there (just preference). Precision shots against the orange sting rays are very helpful to keep from hitting the big blue ones. When fighting the Galactic Rider planet-side on Course 2 Venom, you will notice that there are arrows on the ground that can help you figure out where it's going. That way you can avoid bumping into it. On Fortuna, sometimes Monarch Dodora will sit down, and then fly, in an effort to make you crash in to it. It can also move off into the distance, sit down and shoot fire at you until you close in on it again. One time I managed to get hit by the Great Commander while looping back around above Venom, and the camera ended up getting stuck. I couldn't see the boss, but I heard him shooting at me. Occasionally he would be able to land a laser hit on me, but it was taking so long that I just reset. 😭 The red pillars in course 3 Venom fall when you shoot them, but the ones on course 1 Venom just kind of disintegrate after enough shots, and felt more satisfying to button mash through. If you shoot the walls with the blue arrows that flash back and forth, you actually lock it in to whichever direction it will move in. During the second fight, the iron balls that the Great Commander shoots make the same sound as the yellow lasers (which are weak), but actually do a lot of damage. Having good aim is really crucial in the first phase of the fight. The exhaust port opens and closes, so you need good timing to be successful with a bomb in that part of the fight. If the first part of the fight drags on too long, it gets significantly harder. He'll start spinning and launching iron balls like crazy. After he finishes spinning, he'll even shoot out a bunch of them into the air at once so they will rain down on you. He does that twice, and then the pattern repeats. Thanks for reviewing such an awesome game! 😁
I am watching videos about video games since the beginning of youtube. I never had the urge to check every week if a new episode came out until i discovered this channel. And like you say : there will always be more things to be discovered and evil bosses to be defeated and characters to be saved. So let there be another video game you can beat FOREVER. THANKS FOR DOING THIS. GOOD JOB
Star Fox is one of my ultimate favorites from the SNES era. The first commercial I saw as a kid was when the player turns into a Fox at the end of trailer. I thought man that is so awesome! The soundtrack is chilling, cool and haunting. The final boss fight was epic, but freaky in a way. Can’t get any better than this
I feel like if someone grew up with games such as this and Goldeneye 64, they can go back to them in 2024 without caring too much about the relatovely antiquated 3D, whereas very young people today might not care for these games at all. I'm 23 but watched my dad play these games and they were old even in the 2000s but nostalgia can really help one continue to love them today.
When this game came out it blew my mind. I thought graphucs had peaked. So today when people complain about 30fps v 60fps or textures not being detailed enough I sincerely cannot relate.
Yeah, I can play these games today and love them just as much as back in the day. The "bad" graphics are nostalgic and still beautiful in their own way to me. But most importantly, the gameplay hasn't really aged, it's still so playable and fun.
I had an Atari 2600 and an Intellivision II and occasionally got to play on my friends' NES consoles. I didn't initially care for the polygonal stylization of the graphics in Star Fox, but I couldn't deny how advanced the graphics were at the time.
@@kingstarscream320 exactly, for me the important things in games are (in order): gameplay, music, story/characters. Graphics is, as you said a bonus but I also like romance, yes, it's a little silly but a good romance is my weakness.
I've been in love with this channel for awhile. Such a breath of fresh air compared to all the lame "let's play"s. Almost every other "guide" always turns out to be a lets play that is absurdly long. The history at the beginning and the constant tips as you play are really amazing. Thank you for doing this!
You ever notice how Mance is quick to run off and grab the best seat on the couch first? Kylo's always chill about it because he knows it doesn't matter where he sits. He's still going to own Mance for the 116th time when they go head to head at Street Fighter 2. ;)
I remember when this came out. It was sooooo groundbreaking for me. I thought it was the best thing I ever saw. But then I also grew up with Intellivision which had early 80’s graphics.
My childhood was Friday nights after school playing Starfox and Paperboy with my best friends, watching movies like Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles and Jurassic Park, and eating a lot of Bagel Bites.
Speaking of TMNT, is it just me or does Andross look like OMNSS (Omnipotent Multiprocessing Nexus of Subuniversal Sentience) from the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episode "The Mean Machines"? 😆
The gameplay and secrets are so fun to watch but to me, the real gem is the beginning of each video that highlights the history behind the games. Thanks for such entertaining and wholesome content
Amazing guide, but there is one bit you left out. When fighting Phantron in Venom's Orbital stage, if you get the idea to fire a Nova Bomb at him, he'll not only take no damage from it, but he'll then launch a heat-seeking missile at you that is a one-hit kill if it connects. Despite it being heat-seeking, if you don't move, the missile will lose its tracking and fly away.
A few things 1. I just discovered this channel and I'm already in love with the content. This game was a childhood birthday present for me. I adore it and still play it to this day. Keep up the great work! 2. I learned a new strat from you, fly vertical (holding L or R) to be more accurate. Genius 3. On Venom's surface, for the pivoting walls with blue arrows, you can shoot the arrow to lock in their direction and easily avoid them instead of timing a boost to avoid them @1:53:24. When you do this, the arrow with change to a solid white arrow and will no longer change direction. Might be easier for people still learning to master the game.
I didn't have the SNES as a kid, but I eventually got an N64 along with Starfox 64- it's one of those games that's extremely rewarding to become better at over time and with each play through.
So thrilled to see you included the history of Argonaut Software and Starglider here. These games were hugely inspirational to me, particularly Starglider II, which was not only visually stunning with its solid shaded polygon graphics, but its open-world, open-universe exploration-based gameplay mixed with arcade action would end up heavily influencing my own career. Thanks! And just to add, I STILL love this style of graphics! There's something magical and imaginative about flat-shaded polygons and the strange and curious shapes developers created with them out of the pure joy of experimenting with the new technology. It's more than just nostalgia, I really believe there's something you can achieve in these styles that creates a sense of space and surreal feeling that modern graphics, as good as they are, often lose sight of.
starfox's visual aesthetic is both super interesting and slightly eerie. it's not a typical game, and when you get into the secrets and it becomes clear that the game has deeper motives than just being a super FX tech demo, it's strangely unsettling. like you're seeing something truly arcane.
Black hole and out of the dimension areas, always assumed there was some sort of "super secret true" ending or something more special to find other then just being a warp zone and fake trap area.
I was able to get through all 3 paths, but I never knew about the 100% because I thought it was literal and I wasn't about to shoot everything lol. I think the 3rd path is my favorite, because there's more stages, but the bosses were HARD. The 2nd path is probably the most fun, and once you get a decent hang of the controls, it feels the most fair. I might have to find my old Star Fox cart and try it again. Thank you for all the inspiration!
i remember having such a hellish time on route 3 some time ago lol, i´ll make sure i use this guide if i play again in the future, game was pretty merciless at times
Even when I don't have time to watch the whole video right away, I always hit the first ten minutes for the "how it was made" history. I always learn something. It's incredible that we not only get an outstanding game demo, but also a well-researched archive of gaming history! UCBVG is creating something important that will outlive us all. Thank you and the pups for all your hard work!
@48:00 The reference to Sgt Pepper (Beatles) is also given away in the Nintendo Power comics. During a flashback, GEN Pepper says, "Of course, I was just a sergeant back then..." and there's a panel with an old sepia photograph of his unit with the bass drum posing in the style of that famous album cover. That reference has lived in my head for 30 years. lol
I always played this game with aviation controls, where down is up, and up is down. Its also how i play any shooting game, like goldeneye. Seems counter intuitive, but my instincts say its a better control style.
Thank you so much for giving some love to one of my favorite SNES games. It’s a solid space shooter and I look forward to your analysis (and gaming skills, of course!).
Seeing this video gives me an idea, I say that you should do a video for Gradius III. In the meantime, I’ll enjoy the first Gradius game guide till then. Keep up the good work, and take care of your pups.
Damned well done. Back when I actively played this in the 90s, I could only complete the first two paths, and only 100% the easiest of them. I never even knew the slot machine secret and Out of This Dimension existed. Fantastic work on 100%ing all three paths, on top of providing a fantastic guide for the purpose.
I didn’t even make it through the intro and slept through the video Thanks for the nap dude, imma “rewatch” a few times lol (Not saying your content is boring, i love it, i just happen to watch every time im tired and wanna sleep)
Don't feel bad. I sleep through a lot of commentaries and documentaries. It actually helps me sleep. David Attenborough's my favorite for that. I catch UCBVG midday.
@@Sci-Fi-Mike for me it's a tie between this channel and watching Bob Ross paint landscapes. Learning the intricacies of oil paint and watching it be applied and how it moves on the canvas is also really soothing.
It is truly amazing that this came out in 93 just like it was amazing when the original Star Wars came out in '77. The visual presentation definitely requires the use of imagination to really get into the essence of the Epic Saga of this game, but the music, the detailed backgrounds, the small samples of voices, the creativity and enemy design, and reuse of enemies implying revenge encounters, You really do feel like a young Ace pilot battling against a space wizard. I was only a year old when this came out, But I can totally imagine the spectacle and absolute fanaticism for this game when it came out. It truly feels like the first bold step into the immersive 3D spaces of video games we have today.
13:17 Regarding voice acting, the big issue at the time was storage space. The biggest SNES cartridge had 6 megabytes of storage. Consider that also compression formats like MP3 weren't publically available, so using large amount of voice acting would be impossible. Voice acting became common on the Playstation, because not only CDs could hold a lot of digital data (around 100 times as much as a SNES cart), you could also just hold the voice acting lines as CD audio.
After all these years, and with these tips, I think I'm legit ready to take on the 3rd path, which I really could never beat as a youngling. Mad props to you for covering this engineering marvel of video gaming at the time. See you next mission! 🦊🐦🐸🐰
I only now understand that those symbols on the slot machine are Andross heads - they always looked like jack-o'-lanterns on my tiny CRT back in the day.
enemy names being revealed only when you beat the game explains why I never knew the enemies had names in so many games growing up lmao. I think I made it to the 3rd level in Star Fox and that was it. But it was still a fun game even if I couldn't beat it.
I was just thinking last night how I would like to see a new episode... I was very excited to see the notification even if it's a game I've never played at all lol
Now when someone RE's anything Nintendo, they just get sued. Sad, really. Yokoi instead saw potential and worked with them, Nintendo really needs more people like him. R.I.P. Mr. Yokoi
I have fond memories of this game. My parents often liked to have a night on the weekends where we all played together and the first time I saw this game we'd rented it and Wings II: Aces High, a WWI flight game. So it was a kind of funny juxtaposition to go from WWI biplanes to futuristic Arwings.
I didn't know Koji Kondo did the music for this. That explains why it friggin slaps so hard. 30 years later and I still have every note memorized in my head.
Can we take a moment to appreciate that with Corneria III the robots at the end are carrying pieces of the attack carrier with them? Guess there wasn't time to put it together time this time!
Ahh, the memories of playing this game religiously. Even as a kid, I knew this game was something special. On a side note: Captain Skyhawk should definitely have its own episode! 👍
I remember my brother visiting a friend and playing this when it came out. He told me about an asteroid with a face that you could shoot that would turn into a blackhole. Sounded unlikely to me, but many years later I discovered videos like this and it turned out to be true! That was 30 years ago : )
The black hole was talked about in the instruction manual. I was still a kid when I first played Star Fox and saw the thing with the secret black hole level. Always wanted to find it. So, to my amazement, I actually found it when I was around 20. And then I found 'Out of this Dimension' after looking it up online, and my mind was blown, b/c that one wasn't even talked about in the instruction manual. I love games like this with crazy secrets that take a lot of effort to find. That's why I love DKC2 and 3 so much. I first found the Lost World in DKC3 after messing around and driving in circles around those rocks, and always wondered what the final item after the skiis was, and when I unlocked the gyrocopter, my mind, again, was blown. I then went back to DKC2 to see if there was a similar end-like scenario, and finally beat all lost world levels to reveal: Krocodile Core!!! I really love games like this and I wish they still put clever high-effort secrets in games today. Maybe some indie games still do it, I'm not sure. MMX-MMX3 also had Hayduken, Shoriyuken, and Gold Armor X/Z-Sabre secrets that I didn't find til I was in my 20s. Was anybody else fortunate enough to be a 90s kid? I miss the 90s games it felt like a different world back then!! It literally feels like the future they used to talk about back then today. The leap in technology is crazy I feel bad for anybody born after the 1990s who can't appreciate how far tech has come in the last 30 years.
His name is Mance, if I recall correctly. I like to interpret as him being really excited to play some video games with his big bro, Kylo. I'm a little brother myself, so I can relate.
UCBVG doesn’t get enough credit for his skills as a gamer. Truly one of the best on UA-cam. The ability to complete all of these games at 100% with branching paths is nothing short of amazing. This channel is an underrated gem.
I 100% agree👍🏼😁
Not just skills, but knowledge! Lots of videos out there of playthroughs, this is the only one that gives full details.
Better than having a Nintendo Power subscription!
He uses save states. Don't get me wrong, there is skill and dedication here, but there is loading where he left off going on too.
@@vip867_8 I figured as much too, but there's nothing wrong with that to piece together good walkthroughs/entertainment like this.
No BS, 90's gems and a labrador. Perfection
I was one of the highest scoring players at the Star Fox competition. I didn't win the drawing, but like everyone else who won their local contest, I got a cool Star Fox bomber jacket. Still have it!
Wow thats really cool!
I still have the shirt from the qualifier
@@callouscallan7110 also cool ! Wonder what it would sell for at a convention!
I wanted that jacket so bad!
I played in the competition, but as it was my First time playing the game and I had only seen the iconic commercial, I didn't play or place well. I was blown away by the visual effects, it was nothing like anything I had seen before. I still remember Slippy's face and the TIMES UP message when your turn in the contest was over. Didn't know about the bomber jacket😮🤩
Everyone talks about the graphics, but the soundtrack is truly one of the very best.
I agree! Graphics are treated as the most important aspect of a game now-a-days, but I have always felt that if the story was engaging, the soundtrack emotionally stimulating, and the interface intuitive and not too complicated, the game's playability is far superior even without graphics requiring two graphics cards with 9 billion cores to run.
I'm not as familiar with newer game soundtracks, but even something as simple as Super Mario Land on Gameboy works so well for me, specifically the end scene of the game. There were the near-tears of beating the game and then the music from the end had me chocking up tears when I was maybe 12. "I'm not gonna cry...I'm not gonna cry..."
Soundtracks can be as impactful in video games as in movies. Yes, Koji Kondo, you rock like John Williams.🤘
It is one of the reasons I prefer this game over the N64 version.
Honestly? I have been hearing this soundtrack all over the place (Game isn't my type of game) and I NEVER knew it came from a SNES game, its quality is high enough that I thought it was for the N64.
This game was gem for its time. It looked and played so well. It was one of the first snes games i owned, and i still own it today.
I remember the first time I played this. I still get a chill at the opening of the Corneria stage when the fighters are scrambled. The part when they fly out of the dock, and the music, accompanied by the pilots checking in. Then it jumps straight into the immersive action! One of a kind game! 😊
UCBVG is, without question, my favorite UA-cam channel. Always very happy to see a new upload or rewatch the back catalog
As a kid of the 80s that grew up obsessed with the original Star Wars trilogy, the release of Star Fox was amazing. Stages like Space Armada made it feel like you were an X-Wing battling through a fleet of Star Destroyers. And the ending scene after destroying Andross invoked the feeling of the Millennium Falcon escaping the destruction of the second Death Star in Return of the Jedi.
The General Pepper being a reference to Sgt. Pepper was made more obvious in the Nintendo Power comic version of Star Fox, where the general was reflecting on his youth and said something to the effect "Back when I was just sergeant Pepper".
Those Nintendo Power comics shaped the way I saw many characters, including Link and Samus. I was disappointed when I finally got to play a Metroid game years later and learned that Samus' purple hair and jumpsuit from those comics was nowhere near canonical.
As soon as I saw this video was uploaded, I checked to make sure you mentioned the Fortuna score glitch and that the Black Hole loops after three exits. Not only did you explain those things, but you also taught me that you get a 5% bonus for each surviving squadmate after each level. And an in depth explanation of the Slot Machine boss? I know it's been said a lot, but you truly go above and beyond in these videos.
And yet, no mention of the secret bestiary found at the continue screen. You can view all the stage enemies complete with zoom, rotation and even a trail effect, if your score is high enough I believe.
I got Star Fox for my 11th birthday. I remember dying so many times, that I put it down, and didn't pick it back up until I was in high school. 😅 Once I could actually play it well, it quickly became my favorite game. Here are some tips that hopefully can help enhance your playthrough:
If you destroy the Centipede enemy's head, in the Course 1 Asteroid Belt, it will trigger a chain reaction that makes the whole thing explode. I actually didn't know it counted as multiple enemies towards your percentage.
In the Space Armada level, with enough button mashing, you can totally take out just about all the capital ships you come across. The top area of the first set of gray ships is vulnerable (where their lasers come from, breaking helps here because you have to be close), the three flashing points on the Star Destroyer looking one (in the second section, just beyond the blue checkpoint ring), and the puffy looking red and white ones are just fair game (though you will need to break to get the first one).
I usually save up my bombs on course one until I get to the Atomic Base, then I just use 4 bombs to destroy it. This way, I don't have to worry about shooting the pods. The core won't even open.
When you are fighting above Venom, precision shots against the homing missile sections can save your thumbs, and also help prevent the annoyance of your teammates' complaints down to a minimum.
When you fight Phantron above Venom, DO NOT USE A NOVA BOMB!!!. If you do, he'll fire a homing missile at you that can kill you, or at least weaken your shields considerably. I remember doing that and getting killed when I first started managing to reach him (once he even shot a second one at me to make sure I was done 😅).
When you face Phantron 2, after he transforms, if you can get a good rhythm on him when he isn't split, he will always miss every time he shoots a rocket at you. He will fire a rocket every time you hit him. Also, when he does the somersault to land on you, if you are quick enough on the draw, as he is landing, you can break and shoot him before passing underneath his legs. When Phantron 2 splits into three, you only need to hit the real one twice for him to go on to the next phase in his attack pattern. What isn't shown is at the end of his pattern, he'll sort of try to kick you, sending the leg flying at you.
For the Boss of Titania, if you don't take him out fast enough, he'll create a sort of decoy that looks like three of him placed next to each other, and will fire that off at you. His pattern starts over from there.
I tend to stay in 3rd person mode in Sector-Y, but that's neither here nor there (just preference). Precision shots against the orange sting rays are very helpful to keep from hitting the big blue ones.
When fighting the Galactic Rider planet-side on Course 2 Venom, you will notice that there are arrows on the ground that can help you figure out where it's going. That way you can avoid bumping into it.
On Fortuna, sometimes Monarch Dodora will sit down, and then fly, in an effort to make you crash in to it. It can also move off into the distance, sit down and shoot fire at you until you close in on it again.
One time I managed to get hit by the Great Commander while looping back around above Venom, and the camera ended up getting stuck. I couldn't see the boss, but I heard him shooting at me. Occasionally he would be able to land a laser hit on me, but it was taking so long that I just reset. 😭
The red pillars in course 3 Venom fall when you shoot them, but the ones on course 1 Venom just kind of disintegrate after enough shots, and felt more satisfying to button mash through.
If you shoot the walls with the blue arrows that flash back and forth, you actually lock it in to whichever direction it will move in.
During the second fight, the iron balls that the Great Commander shoots make the same sound as the yellow lasers (which are weak), but actually do a lot of damage. Having good aim is really crucial in the first phase of the fight. The exhaust port opens and closes, so you need good timing to be successful with a bomb in that part of the fight. If the first part of the fight drags on too long, it gets significantly harder. He'll start spinning and launching iron balls like crazy. After he finishes spinning, he'll even shoot out a bunch of them into the air at once so they will rain down on you. He does that twice, and then the pattern repeats.
Thanks for reviewing such an awesome game! 😁
I am watching videos about video games since the beginning of youtube. I never had the urge to check every week if a new episode came out until i discovered this channel.
And like you say : there will always be more things to be discovered and evil bosses to be defeated and characters to be saved. So let there be another video game you can beat FOREVER. THANKS FOR DOING THIS. GOOD JOB
Star Fox is one of my ultimate favorites from the SNES era. The first commercial I saw as a kid was when the player turns into a Fox at the end of trailer. I thought man that is so awesome! The soundtrack is chilling, cool and haunting. The final boss fight was epic, but freaky in a way. Can’t get any better than this
I feel like if someone grew up with games such as this and Goldeneye 64, they can go back to them in 2024 without caring too much about the relatovely antiquated 3D, whereas very young people today might not care for these games at all. I'm 23 but watched my dad play these games and they were old even in the 2000s but nostalgia can really help one continue to love them today.
When this game came out it blew my mind. I thought graphucs had peaked. So today when people complain about 30fps v 60fps or textures not being detailed enough I sincerely cannot relate.
Yeah, I can play these games today and love them just as much as back in the day. The "bad" graphics are nostalgic and still beautiful in their own way to me. But most importantly, the gameplay hasn't really aged, it's still so playable and fun.
I had an Atari 2600 and an Intellivision II and occasionally got to play on my friends' NES consoles. I didn't initially care for the polygonal stylization of the graphics in Star Fox, but I couldn't deny how advanced the graphics were at the time.
It’s all about the gameplay. Graphics are just a bonus.
@@kingstarscream320 exactly, for me the important things in games are (in order): gameplay, music, story/characters. Graphics is, as you said a bonus but I also like romance, yes, it's a little silly but a good romance is my weakness.
Your history sections are so well researched! It hypes me up for learning how to crush these classic games!
Love this channel. It's so good!
I've been in love with this channel for awhile. Such a breath of fresh air compared to all the lame "let's play"s. Almost every other "guide" always turns out to be a lets play that is absurdly long. The history at the beginning and the constant tips as you play are really amazing. Thank you for doing this!
Is it the best day of the week already? If Kylo is showing me how to play a video game it MUST be! Good boy~!
Best day of the month
You ever notice how Mance is quick to run off and grab the best seat on the couch first? Kylo's always chill about it because he knows it doesn't matter where he sits. He's still going to own Mance for the 116th time when they go head to head at Street Fighter 2. ;)
I remember when this came out. It was sooooo groundbreaking for me. I thought it was the best thing I ever saw. But then I also grew up with Intellivision which had early 80’s graphics.
Me too!
My childhood was Friday nights after school playing Starfox and Paperboy with my best friends, watching movies like Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles and Jurassic Park, and eating a lot of Bagel Bites.
Speaking of TMNT, is it just me or does Andross look like OMNSS (Omnipotent Multiprocessing Nexus of Subuniversal Sentience) from the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episode "The Mean Machines"? 😆
1:19:49 Those robots are carrying parts of the Carrier Falco mentioned.
The gameplay and secrets are so fun to watch but to me, the real gem is the beginning of each video that highlights the history behind the games. Thanks for such entertaining and wholesome content
Amazing guide, but there is one bit you left out.
When fighting Phantron in Venom's Orbital stage, if you get the idea to fire a Nova Bomb at him, he'll not only take no damage from it, but he'll then launch a heat-seeking missile at you that is a one-hit kill if it connects. Despite it being heat-seeking, if you don't move, the missile will lose its tracking and fly away.
A few things
1. I just discovered this channel and I'm already in love with the content. This game was a childhood birthday present for me. I adore it and still play it to this day. Keep up the great work!
2. I learned a new strat from you, fly vertical (holding L or R) to be more accurate. Genius
3. On Venom's surface, for the pivoting walls with blue arrows, you can shoot the arrow to lock in their direction and easily avoid them instead of timing a boost to avoid them @1:53:24. When you do this, the arrow with change to a solid white arrow and will no longer change direction. Might be easier for people still learning to master the game.
The best channel on YT.
He talks so slow it's infuriating.
I didn't have the SNES as a kid, but I eventually got an N64 along with Starfox 64- it's one of those games that's extremely rewarding to become better at over time and with each play through.
So thrilled to see you included the history of Argonaut Software and Starglider here. These games were hugely inspirational to me, particularly Starglider II, which was not only visually stunning with its solid shaded polygon graphics, but its open-world, open-universe exploration-based gameplay mixed with arcade action would end up heavily influencing my own career. Thanks!
And just to add, I STILL love this style of graphics! There's something magical and imaginative about flat-shaded polygons and the strange and curious shapes developers created with them out of the pure joy of experimenting with the new technology. It's more than just nostalgia, I really believe there's something you can achieve in these styles that creates a sense of space and surreal feeling that modern graphics, as good as they are, often lose sight of.
Yes been waiting for your return
For real
As we all know, making video guides for retro games takes time.
I know this one front to back... that being said, man I love hearing the gospel! Great energizer to start the week, thank you!!
starfox's visual aesthetic is both super interesting and slightly eerie. it's not a typical game, and when you get into the secrets and it becomes clear that the game has deeper motives than just being a super FX tech demo, it's strangely unsettling. like you're seeing something truly arcane.
Great vid. It was nice to see a trip down memory lane with the original Star Fox. Now it's time for Star Fox 64!!!
This is one of those games I never wanted to buy, but I rented it a dozen times.
Black hole and out of the dimension areas, always assumed there was some sort of "super secret true" ending or something more special to find other then just being a warp zone and fake trap area.
It was my favorite game on the SNES when I was a kid, thank you UCBVG for the memories❤
11:37 Bucky O'Hare intro! Amazing!
I was wondering if anybody else got it I was searching the comments
Captain Bucky O'Hare goes where no ordinary rabbit would dare
Nice choice to bring back good gaming memories for folks of the SNES era.
1:19:24 Falco: "The attack carrier will be mine!!"
1:20:02 The robots are carrying away the remains of the attack carrier?
Pretty awesome game in its time. Soundtrack is still a banger too.
Props for making another tough game look easy!
I'm always excited when I see a new video from you
lol relax
Good. Me too. Excitement galore with this chill uploader.
I was able to get through all 3 paths, but I never knew about the 100% because I thought it was literal and I wasn't about to shoot everything lol. I think the 3rd path is my favorite, because there's more stages, but the bosses were HARD. The 2nd path is probably the most fun, and once you get a decent hang of the controls, it feels the most fair. I might have to find my old Star Fox cart and try it again. Thank you for all the inspiration!
I remember renting this game and having the hardest time with it.
Even now I am sure I would have a rough time of it
I would get shredded on Macbeth.
Coffee and UCBVG is a good Sunday morning. Played Starfox first at Toys R Us. Blew my mind.
I LOVE the history you provide before getting into the game play.
Yoooo, my game!!! So glad you covered this. What a Sunday!!!
I love this channel. It’s always a treat when I see he posted a video.
Right before the Destructor, the robots come by carrying the remains of the Attack carrier, so maybe Falco wasn't idly boasting!
This game so awesome !!!! I was totally in awe as soon as I turned on the power and started playing and the soundtrack is amazing
Def hope we get a Star Fox 2 guide after this
i remember having such a hellish time on route 3 some time ago lol, i´ll make sure i use this guide if i play again in the future, game was pretty merciless at times
Even when I don't have time to watch the whole video right away, I always hit the first ten minutes for the "how it was made" history. I always learn something. It's incredible that we not only get an outstanding game demo, but also a well-researched archive of gaming history! UCBVG is creating something important that will outlive us all. Thank you and the pups for all your hard work!
@48:00 The reference to Sgt Pepper (Beatles) is also given away in the Nintendo Power comics. During a flashback, GEN Pepper says, "Of course, I was just a sergeant back then..." and there's a panel with an old sepia photograph of his unit with the bass drum posing in the style of that famous album cover.
That reference has lived in my head for 30 years. lol
I love the bucky o hare reference at the beginning.
Score one for Captain Bucky O Hair
I'm always hyped for new episodes I can't even beat the first level of Star Fox so thanks for the guide :D
I've been playing the starfox competition cart. Got a tournament to partake in in Phoenix, AZ, to win.
You really brought back my childhood with this one my friend!!! Thanks for this video!!
I never realized that Falco actually DOES get the Attack Carrier, on path 3. The robots are carrying it away in pieces! 😅
I always played this game with aviation controls, where down is up, and up is down. Its also how i play any shooting game, like goldeneye. Seems counter intuitive, but my instincts say its a better control style.
Fully expect either this or Mario64 to be your first N64 game eventually.
Thank you so much for giving some love to one of my favorite SNES games. It’s a solid space shooter and I look forward to your analysis (and gaming skills, of course!).
I've never made it trough the first level. Finally could see the rest of the game. Thank you very much.
Seeing this video gives me an idea, I say that you should do a video for Gradius III. In the meantime, I’ll enjoy the first Gradius game guide till then. Keep up the good work, and take care of your pups.
This is one of my favorite games for the SNES.
Known also as: Lilat Wars and Star Wings... a true Masterpiece. 💯🖼🎨😄
Great video, it's always a treat when you bust out an SNES game!
Damned well done. Back when I actively played this in the 90s, I could only complete the first two paths, and only 100% the easiest of them. I never even knew the slot machine secret and Out of This Dimension existed. Fantastic work on 100%ing all three paths, on top of providing a fantastic guide for the purpose.
Ha, good to see Captain Skyhawk in the intro. I had that game and could beat it after a lot of practice.
I didn’t even make it through the intro and slept through the video
Thanks for the nap dude, imma “rewatch” a few times lol
(Not saying your content is boring, i love it, i just happen to watch every time im tired and wanna sleep)
Don't feel bad. I sleep through a lot of commentaries and documentaries. It actually helps me sleep. David Attenborough's my favorite for that. I catch UCBVG midday.
@@Sci-Fi-Mike for me it's a tie between this channel and watching Bob Ross paint landscapes.
Learning the intricacies of oil paint and watching it be applied and how it moves on the canvas is also really soothing.
It is truly amazing that this came out in 93 just like it was amazing when the original Star Wars came out in '77. The visual presentation definitely requires the use of imagination to really get into the essence of the Epic Saga of this game, but the music, the detailed backgrounds, the small samples of voices, the creativity and enemy design, and reuse of enemies implying revenge encounters, You really do feel like a young Ace pilot battling against a space wizard. I was only a year old when this came out, But I can totally imagine the spectacle and absolute fanaticism for this game when it came out. It truly feels like the first bold step into the immersive 3D spaces of video games we have today.
Congrats UCBVG! You’re already at 140k subscribers.. You’re killing it!
13:17 Regarding voice acting, the big issue at the time was storage space. The biggest SNES cartridge had 6 megabytes of storage. Consider that also compression formats like MP3 weren't publically available, so using large amount of voice acting would be impossible. Voice acting became common on the Playstation, because not only CDs could hold a lot of digital data (around 100 times as much as a SNES cart), you could also just hold the voice acting lines as CD audio.
I have been playing this game since 2007 and I had never even heard of the Silver Phoenix! I love learning new things about these games. Very cool!
After all these years, and with these tips, I think I'm legit ready to take on the 3rd path, which I really could never beat as a youngling. Mad props to you for covering this engineering marvel of video gaming at the time. See you next mission! 🦊🐦🐸🐰
The Star Fox Corneria track still gives me goosebumps! Good times. 🥰
Seeing this new video from you made me do a barrel roll!
I only now understand that those symbols on the slot machine are Andross heads - they always looked like jack-o'-lanterns on my tiny CRT back in the day.
enemy names being revealed only when you beat the game explains why I never knew the enemies had names in so many games growing up lmao. I think I made it to the 3rd level in Star Fox and that was it. But it was still a fun game even if I couldn't beat it.
Starwing (as I knew it) was my favourite Super NES game
I can't wait to see what you do next. Every upload is just the best.
A new video from this channel is the highlight of the weekend
❤
I have waited soooooooooooo long for this vid. Aaaaalllll right
I was just thinking last night how I would like to see a new episode... I was very excited to see the notification even if it's a game I've never played at all lol
Now when someone RE's anything Nintendo, they just get sued. Sad, really. Yokoi instead saw potential and worked with them, Nintendo really needs more people like him. R.I.P. Mr. Yokoi
Cheers to him.
8:43 😝 cybertruck burn 🔥
Now we are talking ❤❤ love your work thanks 👊
Also it's crazy how you also do a history recap in your vids I thought you only did walkthroughs lol. Love your channel bro!
Yeah this is one of the best UA-cam channels. Let alone in the gaming category.
Yesss UCBVG uploaded!!!!!!!!!
I have fond memories of this game. My parents often liked to have a night on the weekends where we all played together and the first time I saw this game we'd rented it and Wings II: Aces High, a WWI flight game.
So it was a kind of funny juxtaposition to go from WWI biplanes to futuristic Arwings.
Amazing work ! Great video edition and crystal clear walktrough.
Thanks.
Man you make these bosses look so simple ><
I remember the Dodora being the bane of my existence when I first started trying path 3.
We Will watch tonight !!
Pumped for this one! LFG!
I didn't know Koji Kondo did the music for this. That explains why it friggin slaps so hard. 30 years later and I still have every note memorized in my head.
I love this game !!!! UCBVG FOR LIFE !!!
Can we take a moment to appreciate that with Corneria III the robots at the end are carrying pieces of the attack carrier with them? Guess there wasn't time to put it together time this time!
I appreciate your content so much! Another amazing playthrough
Ahh, the memories of playing this game religiously. Even as a kid, I knew this game was something special. On a side note: Captain Skyhawk should definitely have its own episode! 👍
I remember my brother visiting a friend and playing this when it came out. He told me about an asteroid with a face that you could shoot that would turn into a blackhole. Sounded unlikely to me, but many years later I discovered videos like this and it turned out to be true! That was 30 years ago : )
The black hole was talked about in the instruction manual. I was still a kid when I first played Star Fox and saw the thing with the secret black hole level. Always wanted to find it. So, to my amazement, I actually found it when I was around 20. And then I found 'Out of this Dimension' after looking it up online, and my mind was blown, b/c that one wasn't even talked about in the instruction manual. I love games like this with crazy secrets that take a lot of effort to find. That's why I love DKC2 and 3 so much. I first found the Lost World in DKC3 after messing around and driving in circles around those rocks, and always wondered what the final item after the skiis was, and when I unlocked the gyrocopter, my mind, again, was blown. I then went back to DKC2 to see if there was a similar end-like scenario, and finally beat all lost world levels to reveal: Krocodile Core!!!
I really love games like this and I wish they still put clever high-effort secrets in games today. Maybe some indie games still do it, I'm not sure. MMX-MMX3 also had Hayduken, Shoriyuken, and Gold Armor X/Z-Sabre secrets that I didn't find til I was in my 20s.
Was anybody else fortunate enough to be a 90s kid? I miss the 90s games it felt like a different world back then!! It literally feels like the future they used to talk about back then today. The leap in technology is crazy I feel bad for anybody born after the 1990s who can't appreciate how far tech has come in the last 30 years.
MANY hours of my childhood went to beating this game 💞
Wuuuuuuu. Argonaut were such GOATs
Has anyone else noticed that the younger dog always walks away as soon as he picks up the game cartridge?
"Where's my promised dog treat, you so-and-so?"
His name is Mance, if I recall correctly. I like to interpret as him being really excited to play some video games with his big bro, Kylo. I'm a little brother myself, so I can relate.
This channel is amazing!!!! So much info!!!!!!!!! Amazing player too!!!!