Star Fox (Atari 2600)
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| Developer(s) | Mythicon |
| Publisher(s) | Mythicon |
| Designer(s) | Bruce De Graff |
| Release date(s) | 1983 (USA) |
| Genre(s) | Shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Platform(s) | Atari 2600 |
Star Fox is a video game for the Atari 2600 console. Some consider it to be one of the worst Atari 2600 games of all time.[1] Despite having the same name, it is in no way connected to the popular Star Fox series by Nintendo.
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[edit] Story
This game is set in the distant future, in August, 4024 AD. The story begins with a friendly robot freighter crash-landing on the planetoid Beta-7, located within the player's quadrant. The crashed freighter holds a cargo of extremely valuable trimetalisium energy crystals, and an enemy star cruiser, along with a squadron of fighter drones, is on route to Beta-7 to confiscate the precious cargo.
The player's objective is to race to Beta-7 and recover as many of these important crystals as possible, while destroying any enemy fighter drones that the player may encounter. The player must recover the trimetalisium crystals before the enemy beats them to the crystals.
[edit] Legal Issues/Copyright
The copyright for the Star Fox name was never filed in the United States, but Mythicon, Inc. managed to score the copyright in Europe. Ironically, they never used the name in Europe. When the company disbanded in 1983, presumably the copyrights continued to be held by certain Mythicon directors.
Because the copyright hadn't been filed in the United States, Nintendo was able to release the popular Star Fox game in 1993 on the SNES with no problems. However, when it came to the European release, the game was renamed Starwing. The problem had not been resolved in time for the 1997 release of Star Fox 64 either, being renamed Lylat Wars in Europe.
Because it was only the game title that was in question, both games continued to use the terms "Star Fox" throughout.
Despite early rumours that Star Fox Adventures would be retitled Starwing Adventures in Europe, the problem was resolved in time for its release. Since then, all Nintendo Star Fox games have retained their proper titles in Europe.
[edit] References
- ^ Oleniacz, Kevin. The Worst of the Atari 2600 (English). Digital Press. Retrieved on 2006-06-29.
