Why no StarFox type games on portables?

[Flojomojo]

I just played my first game of SNES StarFox in a long time, and forgot what a great design that game had. I'd love a good 3D space shooter on a handheld. DS seems uniquely suited to this kind of game -- weapons, tactics, and analog control on the bottom screen; main action on the big screen on top.

 

I'm surprised it hasn't happened already. Maybe DS is the right place to pull off a mass-market Battlesphere?

[moycon]

And lets not forget the 2600 version of Star Fox!!

I'm sure you'll agree the DS would do it justice.

 

[Flojomojo]

Moycon?? What the hell is that?

[NE146]

Aaah the good old 2600 Starfox

 

Anyway I would love to see NINTENDO Starfox on the DS. I really hope it happens.

 

I'm surprised it hasn't happened already.

Well.. it sorta has. Remember GBA Star X? Too bad it kinda blew.

 

 

Or Iridion and Iridion 2 kind of offers 3d-ish shooting. The 2nd one is better though (but still not exactly great)

[King Atari]

I'd certainly hope the DS would pull off a StarFox that was just a little more graphically sophisticated than the SNES game . StarFox 64 would probably be a good choice.

[Flojomojo]

Yeah, I know about Star X. It sucked, but could have been better with some Miyamoto love. Iridion is more of a top-down Raiden-like game.

 

What I really want is TIE Fighter, but let's not get carried away, right?

[Jasoco]

I think a Starfox and Starfos 2 DS game would kick ass. It's another port I would gladly pay for. Especially if it's both games in one. PLUS, I think it'd be neat if they also included the Beta of SF2.

 

I really want a new StarFox game on modern consoles that DOESN"T HAVE WALKING LEVELS! The new upcoming StarFox pisses me off. There is walking levels in a STARFox game! WALKING! DAMMIT, NINTENDO! If I wanted a futuristic space shooter where you walk, I'll play Jet Force Gemini. A game I got bored of really fast back in the day. So you see how fast I'd get tired of the new one.

 

I can live with a LITTLE walking, but if that game has a lot of walking, I'm walking. I want a StarFox game with more flying and shooting. I still damn Rare to the depths of hell for that stunt they pulled with Adventures. I think it would have been more of a success and less of a Fuck You, Nintendo had they kept the name "Dinosaur Planet" and kept the characters they had. The formula was all wrong. They could have even gotten a success had it been called say.. Jet Force Gemini 2 or something. Bah I say.

 

But back on track, yes, I'd really love a Mario 64 DS-esque post of the original SF games. Like totally. The DS could totally pull it off and well, co-op mode, anyone? Take on the roles of the other teammates. Kick ass! Four-player Star Fox Co-Op! To dream..

[Flojomojo]

I think a Starfox and Starfos 2 DS game would kick ass. It's another port I would gladly pay for. Especially if it's both games in one. PLUS, I think it'd be neat if they also included the Beta of SF2.

 

I really want a new StarFox game on modern consoles that DOESN"T HAVE WALKING LEVELS! The new upcoming StarFox pisses me off. There is walking levels in a STARFox game! WALKING! DAMMIT, NINTENDO! If I wanted a futuristic space shooter where you walk, I'll play Jet Force Gemini. A game I got bored of really fast back in the day. So you see how fast I'd get tired of the new one.

 

I can live with a LITTLE walking, but if that game has a lot of walking, I'm walking. I want a StarFox game with more flying and shooting. I still damn Rare to the depths of hell for that stunt they pulled with Adventures. I think it would have been more of a success and less of a Fuck You, Nintendo had they kept the name "Dinosaur Planet" and kept the characters they had. The formula was all wrong. They could have even gotten a success had it been called say.. Jet Force Gemini 2 or something. Bah I say.

 

But back on track, yes, I'd really love a Mario 64 DS-esque post of the original SF games. Like totally. The DS could totally pull it off and well, co-op mode, anyone? Take on the roles of the other teammates. Kick ass! Four-player Star Fox Co-Op! To dream..

Amen to all that! I completely share the spirit of your rant!

[sega saturn x]

Well since nintendo is so port happy im sure one will come to the ds fairly soon. I think they can do better then the snes one which i kinda hard to play now.

[Jasoco]

I think a perfect port of the originall would be if they did it with SF64 style graphics. More than a simple port, but a whole remake.

 

Either way, I hope some sort of Star Fox makes its way soon.

[Shannon]

Does wing commander count?

[Flojomojo]

IMHO Wing Commander is the only space shooter worth talking about on the GBA. I like Prophecy despite the talky boring cutscenes all over it -- WC 1 would have been a better port.

 

I like the arcadey style of Starfox better though.

[Dones]

I was just talking about this game on a similar thread. WC: Prophecy for GBA looks like an early PS1 game. It's not perfect (gba just doesn't have enough buttons for all the necessary in-flight actions) but is plays very good. I think they did an excellent job cramming a CDROM discs worth of content into one tiny gba cart.

[Flojomojo]

I think they did an excellent job cramming a CDROM discs worth of content into one tiny gba cart.

Most CD-ROMs don't even have a CD-ROM's worth of content on them either. I take your point though ... this GBA game looks as good as the PSone version, and doesn't have all the loading to worry about.

 

You know a GREAT space arcadey shooter? WCIII on the 3DO. Tons of all-star FMV, some blasty action, and no loading like on PC or PSX.