Fox McCloud, the main character of the series
For detailed information about this series, see: Arwingpedia
For the Marvel series: see Starfox (Marvel).
Star Fox is a series of sci-fi video games by Nintendo. All games in the series are space flying simultaors, with the only exception of Star Fox Adventures, that's an action-adventure game, but still featuring flying sections. A distinctive feature of the series is its characters being anthropomorphic animals, with the main character being a fox called Fox McCloud and leader of the Star Fox team.
Video Games[]
Original Games[]
- Star Fox (February 21st, 1993) for SNES, SNES Classic Edition, and Nintendo Switch Online. Released as Starwing in Europe.
- Star Fox 64 (April 27th, 1997) for Nintendo 64, Wii Virtual Console, Wii U Virtual Console, and Nintendo Switch Online. Titled Lylat Wars in Europe.
- Star Fox Adventures (September 23rd, 2002) for GameCube
- Star Fox: Assault (February 14th, 2005) for GameCube
- Star Fox Command (August 3rd, 2006) for Nintendo DS and Wii U Virtual Console
- Star Fox Zero (April 21st, 2016) for Wii U
- Star Fox Guard (April 21st, 2016) for Wii U
- Star Fox 2 (September 29th, 2017) for SNES Classic Edition and Nintendo Switch Online. Originally created for the Super Famicom, but cancelled at a near-finished state.
Remakes[]
- Star Fox Game Watch (June 1993) for Game Watch
- Star Fox 64 3D (July 14th, 2011) for Nintendo 3DS
Comics[]
- Star Fox (February - December 1993), a comic based on the original game published on the Nintendo Power magazine for 11 issues.
- Lylat Wars Comic (1997), comic based on Star Fox 64, only released in Europe.
- Star Fox: Farewell, Beloved Falco (2002), comic telling the events between Star Fox 64 and Star Fox Adventures, only distributed on the Japanese website for Adventures.
Short[]
- Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins (April 20th, 2016)
Links to Other Series[]
Commercial Link: Fox McCloud appears in the Hyundai Super Comboy commercial
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Mario | March 1993 | Fox from Star Fox is featured in the comics Super Mario: Mario im Wunderland and, with other Star Fox characters in Part 3 of Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit; he also makes a cameo in Super Mario-Kun #7. |
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Stunt Race FX | June 04, 1994 | An Arwing from Star Fox makes an appearance in Stunt Race FX. |
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December 1994 | A "StarFox" tour is selectable in an early version of Uniracers shown in a Nintendo Power preview video. |
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Mother | 1994 | Mother 2: Giygas Strikes Back - Ness’s Adventure features a panel depicting characters watching Star Fox on the TV. | 2 |
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Super Smash Bros. | January 21, 1999 | Characters and places from the Star Fox series are featured in all Super Smash Bros. games. |
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N-Gang | June 1999 | Fox McCloud appears in the N-Gang episode "Freeze Frame". | 1 |
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Picross | October 01, 1999 | Picross NP Vol. 4 and Vol. 6 include images from the Star Fox series. | 2 |
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Zelda | April 27, 2000 | Five masks in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask seem to reference the Star Fox team. |
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Pokémon | December 14, 2000 | In Pokémon Stadium 2, connecting video game consoles to a TV can show an image from Star Fox 64. | 2 |
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Animal Crossing | April 14, 2001 | An Arwing from the Star Fox series appears as an item in all Animal Crossing games. |
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Banjo-Kazooie | September 23, 2002 | Star Fox Adventures features a character possibly based on Kazooie. | 3 |
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Daigasso! Band Brothers | December 2, 2004 | Music from Star Fox 64 is featured in Daigasso! Band Brothers. | 2 |
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Rally-X | February 14, 2005 | The Special Flag from Rally-X makes an appearance in Star Fox: Assault. | 1a |
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Xevious | February 14, 2005 | Star Fox: Assault features Xevious as an unlockable game. | 2 |
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Tank Battalion | February 14, 2005 | Japanese version of Star Fox: Assault features Battle City as an unlockable game. | 2 |
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Star Luster | February 14, 2005 | Japanese version of Star Fox: Assault features Star Luster as an unlockable game. | 2 |
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Donkey Kong | March 17, 2005 | A song from Star Fox: Assault is featured in Donkey Konga 3. |
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Asterix | October 16, 2005 | In Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum there's a reference to the Star Fox series. |
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F-Zero | August 03, 2006 | James McCloud from F-Zero X is based on Fox and James McCloud from the StarFox series; Leon from F-Zero GX may be a reference to Wolf O'Donnell; Octoman from the F-Zero series makes an appearance in Star Fox Command; there also are other references between the two series. | 1 |
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Wario | December 02, 2006 | Microgame versions of Star Fox are featured in WarioWare: Smooth Moves and WarioWare: D.I.Y. | 2 |
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Famicom Robot | December 02, 2006 | Some robot characters in the Star Fox series may be based on R.O.B.; UNDIRECT: R.O.B. appears as a boss in the microgame version of Star Fox in WarioWare: Smooth Moves. |
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Aoi Sekai no Chushin de | July 30, 2007 | Foster in Aoi Sekai no Chushin de is based on Fox from Star Fox. | 3 |
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Futurama | July 29, 2009 | Characters resembling Fox, Peppy and Slippy make a cameo in the issue "The Fry and the Furious!" of the Futurama Comic. |
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Mii Plaza | February 26, 2011 | Mii Plaza features four unlockable hats based on Star Fox and includes a Puzzle Swap puzzle based on Star Fox 64 3D. | 2 |
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Smosh | September 02, 2011 | Star Fox characters appear in Star Fox TV Show!. | 2 |
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Mii Plaza | December 2011 | Mii Plaza includes a Puzzle Swap puzzle based on Star Fox 64 3D. | 2 |
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Monica's Gang | June 2012 | Fox appears in Clássicos do Cinema - Turma da Mônica #32. | 2 |
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Tekken | November 18, 2012 | Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition features a Fox McCloud outfit for the characters. |
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Death Battle! | November 08, 2013 | Fox McCloud has been a subject for Death Battle! | 2 |
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Steel Diver | February 13, 2014 | Peppy Hare makes a cameo in Steel Diver: Sub Wars; The Blue Marine submarine from Star Fox 64 was also added to the game in an update. | 1 |
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Monument Valley | April 3, 2014 | In a level of Monument Valley, you can find debris that looks like an Arwing from Star Fox. | 3 |
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Watch Dogs | May 27, 2014 | Hacked signs can read "Do a barrel roll" in Watch Dogs. | 3 |
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Tomodachi Collection | June 6, 2014 | A sleeping Mii in Tomodachi Life will sometimes say "Do a barrel roll!", a reference to Star Fox. | 3 |
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Bayonetta | September 20, 2014 | Bayonetta 2 features a costume based on Fox McCloud with Arwing-shaped guns and an Arwing actually appearing in the game. | 1 |
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Ace Combat | January 29, 2015 | Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy + features unlockable aircraft themed after Fox from Star Fox 64 3D. |
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Armada | July 14, 2015 | Star Fox is mentioned in Armada. | 2 |
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Kirby | April 20, 2016 | Four planets from Kirby Super Star, Floria, Aqualiss, Mecheye, and Halfmoon, are mentioned on the cover of a travel magazine in Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins. | 1 |
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Five Nights at Freddy's | May 13, 2016 | The Foxy Fighters minigame in FNaF World Update 2 is a reference to Star Fox. | 3 |
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Nintendo Badge Arcade | July 25, 2016 | Nintendo Badge Arcade features badges from the Star Fox series. | 2 |
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Persona | September 15, 2016 | In Persona 5, you can obtain cartridge of a parody of Star Fox. | 2.5 |
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Monster Hunter | 2016 | Monster Hunter X features a downloadable costume from Star Fox. | 2 |
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Scott the Woz | April 18, 2017 | Scott the Woz once did a review on Star Fox Zero. | 2 |
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Starlink | October 16, 2018 | Fox, Falco, Slippy, Peppy, and Wolf appear in the Switch version of Starlink: Battle for Atlas. Leon, Pigma and Andrew also appear in one of the game’s DLC. | 1 |
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Something About | March 23, 2019 | "Something About Star Fox 64" is a parody of Star Fox 64. | 3 |
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DBX | July 29, 2020 | Fox McCloud and an Arwing has been a subject for DBX. | 2 |
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Henry Stickmin | August 07, 2020 | One of the options in Completing the Mission spoof the gameplay of Star Fox. | 3 |
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How It Should Have Ended | December 19, 2022 | Fox McCloud and Peppy Hare appear in "How Eternals Should Have Ended". | 3 |
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Antonball | November 12, 2024 | The "Floating Hands Boss" spray in Antonblast are based on Andross from Star Fox. | 3 |