Star Fox 2 [SNES - Unreleased]

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14 Apr 2008

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StarFox 2 is an unreleased video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was to be a part of the Star Fox series and the direct sequel to Star Fox. The game was never released due to the impending release of the Nintendo 64 and the desire to use the most advanced systems available for the game. There have since been various rumors about a release of the game in various formats.

The game was extensively covered by the various gaming magazines of the time, both at its one E3 appearance as well as in the many screenshots provided by Nintendo to generate interest in the sequel. Since the leaking of the unfinished beta code, some individuals have managed to take and compile a large variety of screengrabs. These were taken using an emulator. Though it’s likely that a promotion video was put together at the time, no copies of it have ever been made public. The lack of media coverage about the compiled beta may be due to a fear of legal action from either NCL or NOA. Early in development, Fara Phoenix from the Star Fox comic (called “Lady” in the alpha) and the Andross look-alike “Saru” were in place of Miyu and Fay. Fay replaced a sheep character (gender unknown) from the game’s early development.

On the Internet, ROM images exist of two very early alpha versions of the game, which were originally shown at trade shows. Another ROM, compiled from the latest known source code before the project was cancelled, can also be found — this version is nearly complete and contains minor bugs, debug code, and unfinished features such as a rudimentary multiplayer mode. These ROMs can be played using a SNES emulator. Additionally, fan-made patch can be added to the near-final ROM — this fixes most of the bugs, removes the debug code and the unfinished features, and translates the game’s dialog into English. – [info from Wikipedia]

For more infos: StarFox 2 – Beta Analysis

Per maggiori informazioni: Analisi StarFox 2 Beta

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13 Responses to Star Fox 2 [SNES - Unreleased]

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Retro Gamers

May 20th, 2008 at 10:42 pm

Nice article and very, very nice blog!!

Would you consider exchanging links with us??

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Dark Rayman

July 1st, 2008 at 7:40 am

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monokoma

July 1st, 2008 at 1:41 pm

Thank you DarkRayman! I would like to add that video in the page, but they removed the Embedd code, i’ll try to find a similar one :)

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DRMARIOX

April 26th, 2010 at 11:10 pm

Can we get a rom? And if we can, where?

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monokoma

April 27th, 2010 at 12:54 pm

@DRMARIOX: you mean the Starfox 2 ROM? You can find it easily with Google :P

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Heart's Soul

May 2nd, 2010 at 7:47 pm

Well, if you were to find a ROM, there are many English patches circulating. I’ve tried one, they’re really good, the game just had a debug menu (which was closed during the US dev. patch)

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SteamingBullet

June 30th, 2010 at 2:19 am

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treeckoman

July 4th, 2010 at 5:10 am

yea, i found the rom very easily, the game wasn’t as buggy as i thought it would be.

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Anonymous

July 18th, 2010 at 7:15 am

HOW did you get the beta in between the Early Beta and the Final Beta?

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Unknown.

August 4th, 2010 at 5:29 am

Is Downloading a Cancelled / Unreleased Game Legal?. Just Wondering.

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Star Pheniox (Star Fox Fan)

November 14th, 2010 at 5:36 pm

STAR FOX 2 NEEDS TO BE RELASSED!

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Elian

May 17th, 2011 at 12:31 am

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gabrielwoj

May 18th, 2011 at 12:03 am

@Elian
Dude, you can’t post this! This is not authorized here

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