Current Events > Beta N64 version of Dinosaur Planet released. Has Star Fox as main character

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NeonOctopus
02/20/21 8:22:25 PM
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Can't link to the twitter cuz it has a link to the dump >_>

tl;dr: if you didn't know Star Fox Adventures on the Gamecube was originally an original game called Dinosaur Planet for the N64. It featured 2 generic foxes (no Star Fox at all) on Dinosaur Planet. Sometime during development, Shiggy forced Rare to put Star Fox in it. It was widely believed to have been done while it was being developed for the Gamecube, but this ROM shows that it was started on the N64 version.

Apparently it's incomplete and is prone to a lot of problems on emulators, but you can play it >_> Here's some pics:






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NeonOctopus
02/20/21 8:23:21 PM
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Scotty_Rogers
02/20/21 8:23:52 PM
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Star Fox Adventures sucked ass. Why is a Star Fox game trying to be Zelda or some shit

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ultimate reaver
02/20/21 8:23:59 PM
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seems like a very late dump cause a lot of stuff like the UI and text still has reference to the original main character of Dinosaur Planet, just his name and model is replaced with Fox

I'm loving how much cool retro nintendo stuff is leaking this year

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NeonOctopus
02/20/21 8:24:51 PM
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ultimate reaver posted...
I'm loving how much cool retro nintendo stuff is leaking this year
Same! These last couple months have been awesome >_>

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Doom_Art
02/20/21 8:25:49 PM
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Dinosaur Planet is sn unfinished game

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Stalolin
02/20/21 8:27:28 PM
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Scotty_Rogers posted...
Star Fox Adventures sucked ass. Why is a Star Fox game trying to be Zelda or some shit

I loved StarFox adventures.

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Smashingpmkns
02/20/21 8:27:58 PM
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Adventures is one of those god awful games I beat 100% because I was a dumb kid with nothing else to do.

Should have taken after Tricky and said "I'm not doing it!"
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NeonOctopus
02/20/21 8:29:40 PM
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NeonOctopus
02/20/21 8:29:59 PM
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ultimate reaver
02/20/21 8:29:59 PM
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i like adventures too. I wish it never had starfox tied to it because it only dragged it down

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NeonOctopus
02/20/21 8:31:35 PM
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ultimate reaver posted...
seems like a very late dump cause a lot of stuff like the UI and text still has reference to the original main character of Dinosaur Planet, just his name and model is replaced with Fox
Yeah, everything except a line of dialogue says Sabre. I'm guessing they *just* started transitioning over to Starfox Adventures in this build.

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DyingPancake
02/20/21 8:33:22 PM
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I always thought they changed it over to Starfox only with the GameCube. Didnt know Starfox was actually in the N64 version

Those are some really good graphics for the system

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NeonOctopus
02/20/21 8:35:33 PM
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DyingPancake posted...
Those are some really good graphics for the system
Yeah, this looks REALLY good for N64. Holy crap, Rare has always been great at this.

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NeonOctopus
02/20/21 8:37:54 PM
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The build date is December 1st, 2000. Apparently it runs fine on flashcarts, but sketchy on emulators >_>

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NeonOctopus
02/20/21 8:40:19 PM
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PepsiWithCoke
02/20/21 8:42:02 PM
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El Mexicano Texano
02/20/21 8:45:51 PM
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NeonOctopus
02/20/21 8:47:27 PM
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50 minutes of gameplay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG05g0o-TV8

It's weird to see so much be the same as Starfox Adventures, but as a weird N64 game >_>

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NeonOctopus
02/21/21 5:42:06 AM
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Here's a nice comparison shot of Sabre, N64 Fox, and Star Fox Adventures



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NeonOctopus
02/21/21 5:55:35 AM
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Here's a guide on how to progress through the ROM. You can only go up to Cape Claw with Krystal so far and up to a desert area with Fox >_>

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qRmxvCS6Uu90oqQtnCy8JNH2Rghx3y9hPpvjVoqiY3Q/edit

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NeonOctopus
02/21/21 8:24:21 AM
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NeonOctopus
02/21/21 8:51:05 AM
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EndOfDiscOne
02/21/21 8:55:29 AM
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I remember a lot of positive press from E3 when this was on N64

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Bat178
02/21/21 9:07:08 AM
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NeonOctopus posted...
Here's a guide on how to progress through the ROM. You can only go up to Cape Claw with Krystal so far and up to a desert area with Fox >_>

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qRmxvCS6Uu90oqQtnCy8JNH2Rghx3y9hPpvjVoqiY3Q/edit
Somebody has made it to the Volcano Force Point Temple with Fox.

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masticatingman
02/21/21 9:09:58 AM
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Star Fox Adventures was a pretty weird game in that there were parts of it that 100% admittedly sucked ass but overall it still left a very good experience on you if you played the whole thing. It was just a cool atmosphere and the game flowed well.

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NeonOctopus
02/21/21 9:32:53 AM
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NeonOctopus
02/21/21 9:35:36 AM
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masticatingman posted...
Star Fox Adventures was a pretty weird game in that there were parts of it that 100% admittedly sucked ass but overall it still left a very good experience on you if you played the whole thing. It was just a cool atmosphere and the game flowed well.
I liked it, but it felt very linear to me and once you got 6 or 7 hearts, you're basically invincible >_> The only optional stuff I remember is those cheat tokens, which were lame, and I think 1 magic upgrade in Cape Claw, and that was it.

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Tyranthraxus
02/21/21 9:40:18 AM
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NeonOctopus posted...
The build date is December 1st, 2000. Apparently it runs fine on flashcarts, but sketchy on emulators >_>

The thing nobody tells you about emulators if that they code in individual hacks just to fix specific games for every game.

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tremain07
02/21/21 9:42:53 AM
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So, did they force it to be a star fox story because of brand recognition or because the main characters were foxes anyway and shigy figured "We already have a Fox main character just use him"? I mean, it's not the first time a game on it's own became an extension of an existing IP just for the brand, Doki Doki Panic might be the most infamous example.

Personally I think that Wario World may have been it's own thing before they threw Wario into it because he's a popular character with a brand

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SPE
02/21/21 9:43:42 AM
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ZevLoveDOOM
02/21/21 9:44:01 AM
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i thought the whole point of Star Fox was space battles, not this dino Zelda stuff...

ngl tho, it did look good.
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NeonOctopus
02/21/21 9:46:49 AM
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Supposed Shiggy wanted Fox to replace Sabre, because Sabre looked like Fox >_> It's the most George Lucas thing I've ever heard him do

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SPE
02/21/21 10:06:49 AM
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someone needs to do a side by side of this game and the GC version

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spikethedevil
02/21/21 10:08:51 AM
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This more of s SFA beta than Dinosaur Planet tbh.

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NeonOctopus
02/21/21 10:10:38 AM
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spikethedevil posted...
This more of s SFA beta than Dinosaur Planet tbh.
It's just Dinosaur Planet with a Starfox model in it. There's nothing else related to Starfox in this game otherwise. It's just 1% into the transition

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spikethedevil
02/21/21 10:10:55 AM
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Ah ok interesting.

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Gwynevere
02/21/21 10:43:07 AM
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I actually enjoyed Star Fox Adventures for what it was. Honestly, if it had stayed Dinosaur Planet and released on the N64, it'd probably be a beloved classic

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NeonOctopus
02/21/21 11:00:37 AM
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It has a cheat menu and it already has better cheats than Star Fox Adventures lol



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NeonOctopus
02/21/21 1:19:23 PM
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KFHEWUI
02/21/21 1:50:53 PM
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Been some great dumps lately with Superman (PS1) late build and Freak Boy.

One day hopefully N64 builds of RE 0 and Eternal Darkness get dump along with the PS1 version of Onimusha.

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darkbuster
02/21/21 2:06:42 PM
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Fox as a "royal knight" could have been some potentially interesting lore for the Star Fox series, though I'm pretty sure that's just an artifact from the original protagonist. Also a shame that they didn't keep Krystal as a playable character beyond the first few minutes of the opening.

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spikethedevil
02/21/21 2:07:36 PM
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How is the PS1 superman?

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NeonOctopus
02/21/21 2:12:32 PM
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darkbuster posted...
Fox as a "royal knight" could have been some potentially interesting lore for the Star Fox series, though I'm pretty sure that's just an artifact from the original protagonist. Also a shame that they didn't keep Krystal as a playable character beyond the first few minutes of the opening.
Yeah Sabre was a royal knight. This build suggests they *just* started putting Star Fox in, because besides the model and 2 lines of dialogue, everything from names to the icon are still of Sabre

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NeonOctopus
02/21/21 2:14:53 PM
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Hell, Fox's model isn't even complete: his eyes apparently don't move properly, unlike Krystal's.

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KFHEWUI
02/21/21 2:15:31 PM
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spikethedevil posted...
How is the PS1 superman?

Fantastic!

I actually liked it. It is what the N64 game was going to be before WB or DC interfered and we got rings. Best part is the health system is great. When Superman gets hit by Kryptonite, his abilities are disabled including fighting and a health bar shows up. Taking any more shots will result in the green meter restarting and his health bar dropping. After the green empties, his health bar refills.

Blue Sky Software (Vectorman, Genesis Jurassic Park games) handled the PS1 port.

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SPE
02/21/21 2:16:09 PM
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KFHEWUI posted...
Been some great dumps lately with Superman (PS1) late build and Freak Boy.

One day hopefully N64 builds of RE 0 and Eternal Darkness get dump along with the PS1 version of Onimusha.

I would like to see killer instinct 2 snes too


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LostForest
02/21/21 2:38:25 PM
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It's funny that everyone always jokingly referred to it as a Zelda game with Fox in it, but seeing the N64 build, it legitimately looks like OoT/MM with Fox lol.

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SquirtleSkwad
02/21/21 2:40:19 PM
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I think it looks fun, but yeah it's totally trying to be LoZ lol

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Returning_CEmen
02/21/21 3:10:43 PM
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I loved Star Fox Adventures.
I havent played any other Star Fox game
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