/vr/ - Retro Games

Is this the most violent N64 game?
>huge explosions surely killing the bosses
>also ships explode

Why is this the only StarFox game anyone likes?

20 years and the industry has yet to create a worthy competitor to this classic. The way they basically took a shmup and converted it into 3D is incredible. Such a simple concept, but with masterful execution. SF64 really is the epitome of the rail shooter genre and it confuses me as to why more people don't talk about it. A few things I really love about this game:

>15 levels, and 15 possible unique routes that you can take in every playthrough. Each playthrough is different and keeps the game feeling fresh despite only being an hour or so long from start to finish.
>In a similar vein, every level has "forks in the road" where you can choose a different path that will change where you go in the level. Also, there are various arches, loops and other obstacles you can go through to trigger the appearance of different enemies, items, events etc. Again, every playthrough yields a different experience.
>Medals/expert mode. Medals provide an incentive to replay levels, and then expert mode changes the game up and makes it fresh all over again.
>Perfect balance between fun and challenge. If you just want to relax and blast space ships, you can do that. But acquiring all the expert medals is no easy task.
>Perfect controls. The sense of weight and maneuverability your ship has is ideal for this kind of game, and the way you can combine all the various moves to pull off some crazy tricks is awesome.
>Totally retarded story with cringey characters, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Some of the things the enemies in particular say are fucking hilarious.

If you've never played SF64, you owe it to yourself to do it. At first you might be put off by the simplicity of the game, but put in a little more time and you'll quickly see just how much depth there is to this game. Truly one of the best games on the N64, and for me, one of the best game period.

Star Fox probably count for the N64 and the SNES

It blows my mind that this game is still the high point for the franchise and that 20 years later, Nintendo's basically just remaking it again and again to try and recapture what they had