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There are currently five games in the series, only four of which are "true" ''Star Fox'' games. Some of the games had different names for European releases due to trademark issues.
* '''''[[Star Fox (video game)|Star
* '''''[[Star Fox 64]]''''' (released as '''''Lylat Wars''''' in Europe), a [[Killer App]] for the Nintendo 64, was a [[Video Game Remake|remake]] of the original game, and is usually considered to be the strongest game in the series, with frenetic and fun dogfighting and good gameplay variety. It's short, though, and the difficulty swings wildly between too easy (on normal mode) and [[Fake Difficulty|cheaply difficult]] (on Expert). Notable as the first game to support the N64's Rumble Pak (the first mainstream vibrating controller accessory; yes Nintendo started that trend), which came bundled with it.
** A remake was released for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] in September 2011.
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* Finally, the most recent installment in the series is also its first portable installment, '''''[[Star Fox Command]]''''' for the DS. Featuring mostly free-roaming combat, the game introduced a well-executed touch screen control, a strategic map and customized aircrafts for nearly every character. It also had [[Multiple Endings]], nine, to be exact. However, the plot isn't anything to write home about, and repetition sets in fairly quickly. This is the least-selling game of the series.
The series is also notable for its [[Vaporware|long-rumored but never actually released]] second installment (that has had a late beta version leaked), ''[[Star Fox 2]]''. Elements of that game were recycled into ''Star Fox 64'' and (much more obviously) ''Star Fox Command''. An arcade game was also planned during the development of ''Star Fox Assault'' made by Namco, a la [[F-Zero]] AX, but was canceled some time in the middle of development. The series protagonist Fox has also appeared as a starting character in all three ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' games, and was joined by his teammate Falco in ''Melee'' and his [[The Rival|rival]] and [[Enemy Mine|sometime ally]] Wolf in ''Brawl''.
There were also two official comics releases:
* '''''[[Star Fox (video game)|Star
* '''''[[Farewell Beloved Falco]]''''' was bundled with ''[[Star Fox Adventures]]'' [[No Export for You|only in Japan]], and fills in plot details after ''[[Star Fox 64]]'' and before ''Adventures''. As its title suggests, ''Farewell'' expands on Falco's story and background.
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** Also, the original ''Star Fox'' for the SNES. But that's because ''Star Fox 64'' was a [[Continuity Reboot]].
* [[Canon Foreigner]]: Fara Phoenix, and all the other exclusive characters, from the [http://starfox.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Comics comics]. Also Fay and Miyu, who only appeared in the canceled ''Star Fox 2''. It is unlikely that these characters will ever appear in a future game.
* [[Canon Immigrant]]: Technically Krystal, since she the original protagonist of the Rare game ''Dinosaur Planet'' before it was [[Dolled-Up Installment|made into a]] ''[[Dolled-Up Installment|Star
* [[Captain Obvious]]:
{{quote|'''Fox:''' ROB, can you confirm Slippy's location?
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* [[Executive Meddling]]: The catalyst for ''Adventures'', which began life as an unrelated Nintendo 64 game called ''Dinosaur Planet''. There are two versions of this story, and the one you believe depends upon who you ask and how cynical you feel about modern game design, but both eventually result in the game's development schedule being drawn out past the end of the N64's life cycle and then being pushed to the upcoming [[Game Cube]]:
** Version 1 holds that while examining preview material for ''Dinosaur Planet'', Shigeru Miyamoto was struck by the similarity of Rare's designs for the protagonist, Sabre (a fox), to Fox McCloud. Miyamoto was reportedly so impressed with how the game was turning out that he called up the Rare development team and personally requested that they change the game to include ''Star Fox'' characters, and Rare agreed.
** Version 2 is less amiable, and claims that while ''Dinosaur Planet'' was in development, Nintendo was working on an in-house ''Star Fox'' title of their own, one that used planetary exploration as a game mechanic, but which was also far behind schedule. Nintendo began searching their third-party dev projects for more complete games that could be modified to suit their needs, and upon noticing the similarities between ''Dinosaur Planet'''s character designs and those of ''Star Fox'', pressured Rare to change the game to use the ''Star Fox'' setting and be ready as a launch title for the [[Game Cube]]. This caused a split among the Rare leadership, half of whom wanted to obey Nintendo's wishes, and the other half who wanted to continue working on their own original IP. The debate dragged on so long that the N64 ceased production, which effectively ended development of ''Dinosaur Planet''. Nintendo's strong-arming in this instance, combined with their low-key promotion of Rare's family-unfriendly ''[[
*** There's also the less popular Version 3, in which the Rare buy-out from Microsoft was actually done much earlier than it was publically announced. Rare was just going to finish ''Dinosaur Planet'' first. Nintendo didn't want Rare to have a brand new IP to bring to Microsoft, so they pressured Rare to change it to one of their own IPs.
** The SNES ''Star Fox'' and ''Star Fox 64'' were no exception to executive meddling. The European versions of the games were renamed Star Wing and Lylat Wars, respectively, because the creators of an 1983 Atari game, coincidentally named "Star Fox", had placed a trademark on the title in Europe, which, despite it never being released due to the failure of the system, it retained the trademark laws several years afterwards. Ironically, the meddling of the series name ended with ''[[Star Fox Adventures]]'', it being the first Star Fox game to actually keep its name in Europe.
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** If one thinks about it enough, the entire Venomian fleet in Sector Y of ''Star Fox 64'' could be considered as expies from ''Mobile Suit Gundam''. You have a force of what are essentially mobile suits backed by capital ships tearing their way through the Cornerians, suits that look a lot like a more simian version of the RX-78 (especially the boss of the level), and about 2/3 in you encounter a red version of the attacking mecha that moves three times faster. As an added bonus, while not the pilot of the red mech, the boss is also wearing sunglasses. Hmmmm...
** The Aparoids are an expy of the QB from ''Slipheed: The Lost Planet'', themselves based on ''[[R-Type]]'s'' Bydo Empire.
*** They also steal some lines from the ''[[Star Trek]]'' Borg. "Resistance is useless!"
*** And while we're on the subject, Krystal in ''Assault'' is a telepath who tends to [[Captain Obvious|sense the blindingly obvious]], dresses in a way solely designed to show off her rack, and is pretty useless as a character. Troi, anyone?
** The mothership in Katina in ''Star Fox 64'' is an Expy of the flying saucers in ''[[Independence Day]]'', right down to their weak point.
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* [[Underwater Ruins]]: Aquas again, as well as Venom in ''Command''.
* [[The Unfought]]: Oh boy, were the players upset when the long-awaited fight with {{spoiler|General Scales}} in ''[[Star Fox Adventures]]'' ended before either side landed a single hit. Might be the most infamous example of this trope.
** A more minor example occurs with the Attack Carrier in the original game. You fight it at the end of Corneria if you take the first or second routes, but if you take the third route Andross's attack fleet get the opportunity to deploy their Devastator attack tank along with the Attack Carrier. Falco ends up fighting the Attack Carrier himself off-screen, leaving you to deal with the Devastator.
* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: Fox and Krystal throughout the majority of their scenes together. Hell, the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euD2P99uIuk end of the first game] even has sexy saxophone music playing in the background.
* [[Vaporware]]: The sequel to the SNES Star Fox, ''Star Fox 2'', eventually cancelled and to give way to ''Star Fox 64''. Although there are ROMs that contain the unfinished game...
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