<s>
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Starwing	B-Application
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
rail	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Argonaut	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
follows	O
Fox	O
McCloud	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
team	O
defending	O
their	O
homeworld	O
of	O
Corneria	B-Application
against	O
the	O
invading	O
forces	O
of	O
Andross	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
3D	O
Nintendo	O
game	O
after	O
X	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
1992	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
Nintendo	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
polygonal	B-General_Concept
graphics	O
,	O
achieved	O
with	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
graphics	O
chip	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
complex	O
display	O
of	O
three-dimensional	O
models	O
with	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
was	O
uncommon	O
in	O
console	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
is	O
often	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
4	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
established	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
series	O
as	O
a	O
flagship	O
Nintendo	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
was	O
developed	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
until	O
2017	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next-released	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
was	O
a	O
1997	O
reboot	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
re-released	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
worldwide	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
for	O
subscribers	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
rail	O
shooter	O
in	O
a	O
third-person	O
and	O
first-person	O
3D	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
difficulty	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
is	I-Application
also	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
unique	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
contrast	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
choice	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
routes	O
to	O
take	O
through	O
the	O
Lylat	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
gives	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
somewhat	O
more	O
replay	O
value	O
than	O
other	O
scrolling	O
shooters	O
that	O
have	O
a	O
fixed	O
series	O
of	O
levels	O
each	O
time	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
game	O
paths	O
all	O
contain	O
the	O
planet	O
Corneria	B-Application
(	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
)	O
and	O
Venom	O
(	O
the	O
last	O
level	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
each	O
have	O
different	O
versions	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
path	O
taken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
the	O
planets	O
Corneria	B-Application
and	O
Venom	O
,	O
representing	O
good	O
and	O
evil	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andross	O
,	O
an	O
evil	O
scientist	O
,	O
fled	O
to	O
the	O
planet	O
Venom	O
after	O
being	O
banished	O
from	O
Corneria	B-Application
,	O
and	O
declared	O
war	O
on	O
the	O
latter	O
,	O
unleashing	O
an	O
enormous	O
army	O
to	O
wreak	O
havoc	O
on	O
the	O
Lylat	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
General	O
Pepper	O
,	O
the	O
commanding	O
officer	O
of	O
Corneria	B-Application
's	O
defense	O
force	O
,	O
dispatches	O
a	O
prototype	O
high-performance	O
fighter	O
aircraft	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Arwing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
lacking	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
train	O
pilots	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
aircraft	O
,	O
he	O
summons	O
the	O
elite	O
mercenary	O
team	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
to	O
defeat	O
Andross	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
worked	O
closely	O
with	O
Argonaut	O
Software	O
during	O
the	O
early	O
years	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
developed	O
a	O
prototype	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
initially	O
codenamed	O
"	O
NESGlider	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
their	O
earlier	O
8-bit	O
game	O
Starglider	B-Application
,	O
and	O
ported	O
this	O
prototype	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
(	O
the	O
polygonal	B-General_Concept
style	O
used	O
ended	O
up	O
having	O
a	O
strong	O
resemblance	O
to	O
Starglider	B-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programmer	O
Jez	O
San	O
told	O
Nintendo	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
it	O
could	O
get	O
unless	O
they	O
were	O
allowed	O
to	O
design	O
custom	O
hardware	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
better	O
at	O
processing	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
assented	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
and	O
San	O
hired	O
chip	O
designers	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
chip	I-Device
,	O
the	O
first	O
3D	O
graphics	O
accelerator	O
in	O
a	O
consumer	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
was	O
so	O
much	O
more	O
powerful	O
than	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
's	O
standard	O
processor	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
joked	O
that	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
was	O
just	O
a	O
box	O
to	O
hold	O
the	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
cited	O
the	O
X-Wings	O
from	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
were	O
an	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
Arwings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
wanted	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
series	O
to	O
star	O
animal	O
characters	O
since	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
interested	O
in	O
making	O
a	O
series	O
with	O
conventional	O
science	O
fiction	O
stories	O
with	O
humans	O
,	O
robots	O
,	O
monsters	O
,	O
and	O
superheroes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
created	O
several	O
puppets	O
and	O
photographed	O
them	O
to	O
use	O
as	O
artwork	O
for	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
game	O
;	O
Miyamoto	O
was	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
British	O
puppet	O
dramas	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Thunderbirds	O
,	O
so	O
he	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
cover	O
to	O
feature	O
puppets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Starwing	B-Application
in	O
Europe	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
similarity	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
to	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
German	O
company	O
StarVox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
weekend	O
of	O
April	O
30	O
to	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
1993	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Super	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Weekend	O
Competition	O
"	O
took	O
place	O
at	O
approximately	O
2,000	O
retail	O
locations	O
within	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Competitors	O
received	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
pin	O
,	O
and	O
those	O
who	O
accumulated	O
a	O
particularly	O
high	O
score	O
received	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
T-shirts	O
as	O
prizes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
the	O
competition	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Starwing	B-Application
Challenge	O
and	O
was	O
held	O
in	O
gaming	O
shops	O
across	O
the	O
country	O
on	O
May	O
29	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Netherlands	O
held	O
the	O
Starwing	B-Application
competition	O
at	O
various	O
game-selling	O
stores	O
in	O
early	O
1993	O
;	O
the	O
winner	O
of	O
each	O
day	O
won	O
a	O
large	O
Starwing	B-Application
poster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Annual	O
Starwing	B-Application
competitions	O
were	O
held	O
during	O
the	O
Dutch	O
Nintendo	O
Championships	O
,	O
held	O
in	O
October	O
,	O
from	O
1993	O
to	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
original	O
competition	O
,	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
cartridges	O
created	O
and	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
competition	O
were	O
sold	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
magazine	O
,	O
listed	O
in	O
the	O
Spring	O
1994	O
"	O
Super	O
Power	O
Supplies	O
"	O
catalogue	O
that	O
was	O
mailed	O
to	O
subscribers	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
original	O
list	O
price	O
of	O
$45	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Peter	O
Main	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
marketing	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
had	O
a	O
marketing	O
budget	O
of	O
$15	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
topped	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Famitsu	O
sales	O
charts	O
from	O
February	B-Application
to	I-Application
March	I-Application
1993	I-Application
,	O
selling	O
325,000	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
December	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
generally	O
praised	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
reviewers	O
comparing	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
and	O
After	B-Application
Burner	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
received	O
a	O
34	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
from	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
4.125	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
from	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
’s	O
groundbreaking	O
use	O
of	O
3D	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
graphics	O
were	O
universally	O
lauded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Gen	O
Magazine	O
pointed	O
out	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
as	O
helping	O
pioneer	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
3D	O
video	O
game	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
how	O
,	O
even	O
with	O
a	O
fully	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
design	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
older	O
games	O
in	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
set	O
path	O
to	O
travel	O
through	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
A	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
incorporate	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
'	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
 '	O
computer	O
chip	O
,	O
this	O
pseudo-3D	O
space	O
shooter	O
moves	O
so	O
fast	O
that	O
it	O
practically	O
qualifies	O
as	O
virtual	O
reality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
games	O
of	O
this	O
genre	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
(	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
,	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
)	O
shows	O
some	O
heart	O
behind	O
the	O
hardware	O
—	O
rarely	O
have	O
such	O
powerful	O
spacecrafts	O
been	O
piloted	O
by	O
so	O
adorable	O
an	O
array	O
of	O
frogs	O
,	O
birds	O
,	O
and	O
bunnies	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
Best	O
Shooter	O
of	O
1993	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
115	O
spot	O
on	O
EGMs	O
"	O
The	O
Greatest	O
200	O
Videogames	O
of	O
Their	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
82nd	O
best	O
game	O
made	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
System	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
rated	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
10th	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
Chip	I-Device
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
are	O
unlike	O
any	O
other	O
SNES	B-Application
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
ranked	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
24th	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
has	O
become	O
an	O
established	O
Nintendo	O
franchise	O
,	O
with	O
six	O
more	O
installments	O
and	O
numerous	O
appearances	O
by	O
its	O
characters	O
in	O
other	O
media	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
Starlink	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Atlas	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
but	O
never	O
released	O
,	O
although	O
programmer	O
Dylan	O
Cuthbert	O
says	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
actually	O
completely	O
finished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
cancelled	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
ideas	O
and	O
gameplay	O
were	O
salvaged	O
for	O
1997	O
's	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Lylat	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
)	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
beta	O
ROMs	O
of	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
at	O
various	O
stages	O
of	O
its	O
development	O
were	O
leaked	O
onto	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
fan-made	O
translation	O
of	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
from	O
Japanese	O
to	O
English	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
patch	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
applied	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
leaked	O
ROMs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
finalized	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
obtained	O
from	O
a	O
complete	O
ROM	O
located	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
archives	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
Rare	O
's	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
game	O
with	O
action-adventure	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
acts	O
as	O
Fox	O
McCloud	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Sauria	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Dinosaur	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
:	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
this	O
time	O
developed	O
by	O
Namco	O
and	O
specifically	O
the	O
same	O
core	O
team	O
that	O
handled	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Command	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Q-Games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2006	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
on	O
a	O
portable	O
system	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
feature	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
many	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
unreleased	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
chiefly	O
the	O
real-time	O
map	O
and	O
mission	O
layout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
PlatinumGames	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
and	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
while	O
incorporating	O
new	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
scrapped	O
Walker	O
transformation	O
from	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
a	O
new	O
Gyrowing	O
vehicle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
Kellogg	O
's	O
and	O
Nelsonic	O
to	O
develop	O
and	O
release	O
a	O
promotional	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
LCD	B-Device
game	O
watch	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
bought	O
a	O
box	O
of	O
corn	O
flakes	O
and	O
sent	O
the	O
order	O
form	O
to	O
Kellogg	O
's	O
to	O
receive	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
game	O
watch	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
