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The Super Mario Galaxy movie is primed for a predictably massive opening weekend despite mixed reviews, but the biggest surprise may be the non-Mario characters who make an appearance. Just ahead of the film’s opening Nintendo revealed that Fox McCloud appears alongside all the Mushroom Kingdom denizens. If all that fancy flying puts you or your kids in the mood to explore the Star Fox oeuvre, we’re here to help.
Star Fox is a traditional on-rails space shooter starring a team of anthropomorphic starfighter pilots. The team itself is called Star Fox, and Fox McCloud is the team leader. The other pilots–in most games, Peppy, Falco, and Slippy–are your wingmen. The series debuted on the Super NES in 1993, showing off rudimentary but at-the-time mind-blowing 3D effects. So should you track down the original Star Fox and get shooting? Not necessarily.
If you’re new to the series you probably want to start with the absolute peak, and the widespread fan consensus is that the all-time best Star Fox game is Star Fox 64. That game, which was released on the N64 in 1997, utterly nailed the fundamentals of Star Fox. The flying was sharp and responsive, the story was rich, there were
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