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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Star Fox'' (game)}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Star Fox'' (game)}}
:''This article is about the first game in the Star Fox series. For the article about the series, see [[Star Fox (series)]]. For the article about the in-game team, see [[Star Fox (team)]].''
{{Infobox game
{{GameInfoBox
| title = Star Fox
| title = Star Fox
| picture = Star Fox.jpg
| image = Star Fox.jpg
| picture_size = 250px
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Box art of ''Star Fox'' on the SNES.
| developer = [[Argonaut Games]]
| console = {{SNES}}
| publisher = [[Nintendo]]
| release = February 21,1993 (Japan)<br>March 1, 1993 (North America)<br>June 3, 1993 (Europe)
| console = [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]]
| developers = Argonaut Games
| release = February 21, 1993 (Japan)<br>March 1, 1993 (North America)<br>June 3, 1993 (Europe)
| publisher = Nintendo
| genre = Shooter
| next-release = Star Fox 64
| next-release = [[Star Fox 64]]
| not-in-continuity = true
| sw-pagename = Star Fox
| sw-pagename = Star Fox
}}
}}
'''''Star Fox''''' (Japanese: {{hover|スターフォックス|Sutā Fokkusu}} ''Star Fox''), known in the PAL region as '''''Starwing''''', was a game released on the {{SNES}} in 1993. It was remade for the [[Nintendo 64]] in 1997 as ''[[Star Fox 64]]''.
{{About|the first game of the Star Fox series|the series itself|[[Star Fox (series)]]|the team and namesake of the franchise|[[Star Fox (team)]]}}
'''''Star Fox''''', known in the PAL region as '''''Starwing''''', was a game released on the {{SNES}} in 1993. It was remade for the [[Nintendo 64]] in 1997 as ''[[Star Fox 64]]''.


=== Summary ===
== Summary ==
Star Fox was an on-rails shooter game, pitting the player, playing as [[Fox McCloud]], traveling around the [[Lylat System]], defeating the forces of [[Andross]] and liberating the planets with the help of the rest of the Star Fox team. The game's climax is reached when the player gets to the final planet, Venom, and confronts Andross once and for all. This game marked the first time 3D polygon graphics were used in a video game for a home console.
Star Fox was an on-rails shooter game, pitting the player, playing as [[Fox McCloud]], traveling around the [[Lylat System]], defeating the forces of [[Andross]] and liberating the planets with the help of the rest of the Star Fox team. The game's climax is reached when the player gets to the final planet, Venom, and confronts Andross once and for all. This game marked the first time 3D polygon graphics were used in a video game for a home console.


=== Stages ===
== Stages ==
''Star Fox'' lets the player choose the difficulty by selecting a path for the [[Star Fox (team)]] to travel, the stages will change and either get easier or harder depending on which path you choose, the difficulty is measured by levels ranging from one to three.
''Star Fox'' lets the player choose the difficulty by selecting a path for the [[Star Fox (team)]] to travel, the stages will change and either get easier or harder depending on which path you choose, the difficulty is measured by levels ranging from one to three.


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Accessing the bonus stages are as follows:
Accessing the bonus stages are as follows:


To Access The Black Hole:
To access the Black Hole:
*Reach Level 1-2 (The Asteroid Belt, Route 1)  
*Reach Level 1-2 (The Asteroid Belt, Route 1)  
*Continue until you find a gold asteroid with four spinning grey asteroids.  
*Continue until you find a gold asteroid with four spinning grey asteroids.  
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*Fly through to reach the Black Hole stage.
*Fly through to reach the Black Hole stage.


=== Gallery ===
== Items ==
*[[Extra Ship]]s: These items appear in certain levels, created by an formation of three small objects. Once the player fires in the middle a few times, an Extra Ship will appear. Touching it will grant the player an extra life.
*[[Laser Upgrade]]:
*[[Power Shield]]s: They defend the player from the next few hits of an opponent.
*[[Small Energy Supply]]: These appear when the player destroys certain enemies or missiles. When flown through, it will heal a small amount of the player's health
*[[Smart Bomb]]s:
*[[Supply Ring]]s:
*[[Wing Gyro]]s: This item repairs a wing of the player's aircraft.
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Fox McCloud.png|Screen Shot of [[Fox McCloud]]
Star Fox Japan box art.jpg|Japan box art
File:Slide005.jpg|Concept art of the team.
Starwing Europe box art.jpg|European box art (''Starwing'')
 
Star Fox title screen.png|Title screen
Slide005.jpg|Concept artwork of the Star Fox team
</gallery>
</gallery>


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**However, according to an interview with [[Dylan Cuthbert]] in the British [[wikipedia:Official Nintendo Magazine|Official Nintendo Magazine]], the renaming of the game was to avoid confusing the game with an unrelated European company called Star Vox, as the letter "V", in some languages like Dutch and German, is pronounced as the letter "F" <ref>http://blamethecontrolpad.com/argonaut/argonaut2.htm</ref>.
**However, according to an interview with [[Dylan Cuthbert]] in the British [[wikipedia:Official Nintendo Magazine|Official Nintendo Magazine]], the renaming of the game was to avoid confusing the game with an unrelated European company called Star Vox, as the letter "V", in some languages like Dutch and German, is pronounced as the letter "F" <ref>http://blamethecontrolpad.com/argonaut/argonaut2.htm</ref>.


== External Links ==
==Names in other languages==
* [http://feartheclawvg.blogspot.com/2009/03/classic-nintendo-games-that-havent-been.html Classic Nintendo games that haven't been remade, but should be; Part I] - "Fear The Claw's" Video Game Blog
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==References==
==References==
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