"Star Fox Game Script" version 1.00 by William Matheson Published July 8th, 2010 Organization and layout (c) 2010 William Matheson All other things Star Fox are the property of Nintendo. Star Fox was published in the United States of America in 1993 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Star Fox was released as 'Star Wing' in PAL countries. William Matheson can be found on the World Wide Web at: http://www.willmatheson.com and the latest version of this script can be found either there or at GameFAQs. If you want to post this on your own website, go ahead, and if you're going to make alterations to it, you need only say that you are doing so, though I'd appreciate being directed to it if and when you get it published. Among this experienced audience I need not say that credit needs to be given where it is due. Commercial use is prohibited without express written permission. My e-mail address is me@willmatheson.com. But if you're interested in quick answers, start with using the search function of your web browser or word processor (usually Ctrl+F) and search for a word - you should find what you're looking for without too much trouble. If you have a suggestion, clarification, or contribution, please don't hesitate to contact me - if your addition makes the script, full thanks and credit will be given to you. "Star Fox Game Script" version 1.00 by William Matheson CONTENTS OUTLINE: (You can use the "[S-0]", "[S-1]", "[S-2]", etc.. as search entries to jump directly to that point of the script.) I - Notes on the Script [0-0] II - Gameplay / Stages [S-0] [S-1] - Opening [S-S] - Your Ship [S-2] - Training [S-3] - Corneria [S-4] - Space Stages [S-5] - Space Armada [S-6] - Sector Y [S-7] - Fortuna [S-8] - Venom [S-9] - Finale [S-C] - Continue? [S-X] - Dummied III - Wingmen [W-0] [W-1] - Falco Lombardi [W-2] - Peppy Hare [W-3] - Slippy Toad IV - Pepper's Area Descriptions [P-0] [P-1] - Level 1 [P-2] - Level 2 [P-3] - Level 3 V - Enemy Force Commander Descriptions [Z-0] [Z-1] - Level 1 [Z-2] - Level 2 [Z-3] - Level 3 ============================= I - Notes on the Script [0-0] ============================= The development of this script was assisted by reading the game ROM in the text editor Edit Pad Lite (totally free, and available at http://www.editpadpro.com/editpadlite.html - it's a dandy feature-rich Notepad replacement for Windows users). There may yet be punctuation errors or punctuation-transcription errors, and if you have any corrections, comments or suggestions, please contact me at me@willmatheson.com. Also note that the capitalization presented here is my own, and provided for aesthetic reasons - the text is in the game ROM in lowercase, which is then displayed by the game in uppercase. The game has a predilection for the double exclamation point - they're generally in the ROM as a single mark but appear on-screen as two. If you chose to look at the ROM on your own, you may be interested in knowing that a # generates a period. "?!" translates to "?!!". The credits and some other textual items that appear on screen are likely stored in the cartridge as vector graphics - they don't appear in a text dump. So instead of writing a program to scale the text in 3-D, the characters in the credits were just rendered as graphics. I've also transcribed the digitized speech, and fortunately there is not an excessive lot of it because it is very hard to distinguish the words due to the low bitrate and thefactthatthewordsarebarelyspacedatall sothattheycancramthemostspeechinto thefewestmicrosecondsofrealaudio. ============================ II - Gameplay / Stages [S-0] ============================ --------------- [S-1] - Opening --------------- NINTENDO PRESENTS STAR FOX PUSH START (c) 1993 Nintendo ----------------- [S-S] - Your Ship ----------------- (you destroy a wing) SHIP: Wing damaged. (you pick up a wing gyro) SHIP: Wing repaired. (Enemy Force Commander appears) SHIP: Incoming enemy. ---------------- [S-2] - Training ---------------- (opening moments) PEPPER: OK, Fox!! Let's see your real ability!! PEPPY: We've got to fly through all the rings!! FALCO: I can't believe pepper has to test us!! SLIPPY: Hit START to go back to the game, ribbit!! PEPPER: I recommend you use control type A or B!! (ring training) PEPPER (5): Ahhh... you are quite skillful, Fox!! PEPPER (10): OK, you passed!! Go fight the real enemy!! PEPPER (15): I'm sorry I doubted you!! Press START!! (formation training) SLIPPY: Hit START to go back to the game, ribbit!! FALCO: Follow me, Fox!! PEPPY (if you slip out of formation): Stay in formation!! FALCO (if you don't roll when they do): Roll, Fox!! Rock'n roll!! FALCO (if you're awful): What's wrong with you today, Fox?!! SLIPPY (if you're perfect): Yer g-g-great, Fox!! Ribbit!! ---------------- [S-3] - Corneria ---------------- PEPPER: Good luck! ALARM: Emergency, emergency! Emergency, emergency! Incoming enemy fighters - prepare for launch! FOX: All ships check in!! FALCO: Ready, Fox!! SLIPPY: OK!!!! PEPPY: Yeah - let's go!! (Level 1, beginning of stage) SLIPPY: Look, look!! SLIPPY: Did you see me? (Level 3, end of stage) FALCO: The attack-carrier will be mine!! -------------------- [S-4] - Space Stages -------------------- (you'll get one of these quotes randomly) FALCO: Here they come!! PEPPY: Incoming enemy craft!! SLIPPY: There's too many of them!! -------------------- [S-5] - Space Armada -------------------- (approaching picket ships) FALCO: Let's head in!! PEPPY: I'll follow you in!! SLIPPY: Should we go in?!! (inside vessels - also apply to times you should slow down on other stages) FALCO: Slow it down, Fox!! PEPPY: Retros!! Fire retros!! SLIPPY: Let's turn back, okay?!! ---------------- [S-6] - Sector Y ---------------- (amoebas*) FALCO: Roll, baby!! Rock 'n roll!! PEPPY: Roll over!! Shake it off!! SLIPPY: Something's sticking to me!! * - You can also see these lines during the fight with Blade Barrier in stage 3-2 (stingray) FALCO: Beware of the big stingray!! PEPPY: Beware of the big stingray!! SLIPPY: Beware of the big stingray!! (Plasma Hydra) FALCO: Shoot down its arms to hit its body!! PEPPY: Shoot down its arms to hit its body!! SLIPPY: Let's be careful!! --------------- [S-7] - Fortuna --------------- (Monarch Dodora) FALCO: Make the neck and tail shorter, Fox!! PEPPY: Please make the neck and tail shorter, Fox!! SLIPPY: Let's be careful!! ------------- [S-8] - Venom ------------- (Andross, Level 1) ANDROSS: Fox, you are indeed a worthy foe... ANDROSS: But, your foolish efforts are futile!! ANDROSS: Your Arwings have no chance against me!! (Andross, Level 2) ANDROSS: I thought you might make it eventually... ANDROSS: General pepper has guided you well!! ANDROSS: However, you will not escape here alive!! (Andross, Level 3) ANDROSS: Ah.. your choice of routes took me by surprise!! ANDROSS: Your father was a reckless fighter too... ANDROSS: But this will be the McCloud's last battle!! -------------- [S-9] - Finale -------------- (I assume a perfect score for this section ;-) The "ending" that you get at the end of the Out of this Dimension stage plays the same credits (though there isn't an ending at all aside from the credits), except that you are still in your Arwing, the "THE END" letters can be rearranged, and there is no score given.) FOX: All ships check in!! SLIPPY: Ribbit!! I'll bring up the rear, Fox!! PEPPY: I'm behind you, Fox!! FALCO: I'm with you, Fox!! STAGE 1 100% STAGE 2 100% STAGE 3 100% STAGE 4 100% STAGE 5 100% STAGE 6 100% STAGE 7 100% TOTAL SCORE 70000 AVERAGE SCORE 100% FOX: Come in, Corneria. PEPPER: This is Corneria. Pepper speaking. Congratulations on a job well done! FOX: Roger. I am heading back to Corneria. (The appropriate sequence of Enemy Force Commanders is shown to you. For the descriptions, see Section [Z-0] below.) STAR FOX PRESENTED BY NINTENDO Executive Producer HIROSHI YAMAUCHI Producer SHIGERU MIYAMOTO Director KATSUYA EGUCHI Assistant Director YOICHI YAMADA Programmed by DYLAN CUTHBERT GILES GODDARD KRISTER WOMBELL 3D System PETE WARNES CARL GRAHAM Graphic Designer TAKAYA IMAMURA Shape Designer TSUYOSHI WATANABE Sound Effects KOJI KONDO Music Composer HAJIME HIRASAWA Assisted by ARGONAUT SOFTWARE Super FX Staff JEZ SAN BEN CHEESE RICHARD CLUCAS SATOSHI NISHIUMI HIRONOBU KAKUI Software Support YASUNARI NISHIDA YASUHIRO KAWAGUCHI SHIGEKI YAMASHIRO English Support DAN OWSEN TONY HARMAN JON DEAN IAN CROWTHER Japanese Support KEIZO KATO TAKAO SHIMIZU MASATO KIMURA HAJIME YAJIMA KENJI YAMAMOTO THE END TOTAL SCORE 70000 AVERAGE SCORE 100% ----------------- [S-C] - Continue? ----------------- FOX (if you select "Yes"): Let's go! --------------- [S-X] - Dummied --------------- (As far as I can tell, these quotes I extracted from the ROM can no longer be seen in the game. They may be a relic of a feature or stage that was abandoned during the game's development. It would seem plausible that the first set of phrases would occur if those wingmen had crashed, so I tried finishing the game without any wingmen, but Fox simply gave his "All ships check in!!" call and nobody replied.) FALCO: My ship's messed up... PEPPY: Pick me up on your way back!! SLIPPY: I c-c-couldn't go, Fox!! FALCO: I'll cover your tail!! PEPPY: I'm off your starboard!! SLIPPY: Hope there's no more!! =================== III - Wingmen [W-0] =================== Note: Under "SHIELD OF TEAMMATES" on the scoring screen at the end of each stage, if a wingman is down their picture will be shorted out and the caption will read "[NAME] IS DOWN". ---------------------- [W-1] - Falco Lombardi ---------------------- (defensive) In trouble: Bogey on my six!! First hit: ...This one could be trouble... Second hit: I'm hit!! Lost: They got me!! I'm gone!!!! Rescued: Mind your own business, Fox!! He rescues you: Eyes forward, Fox!! You hit him: Watch it, Fox!! (offensive) Targeting enemies: This one's mine!! First phrase: I'll blast 'em all!! Second phrase: There's more on the way!! Third phrase: You can run, but you can't hide!! Fourth phrase: Bogies, I'm comin' through!! You shoot one of his: Hey!! That one was mine!! (shield status) 100%: No sweat, Fox!! 75%: It's looking good, Fox!! 50%: Be a bit more careful, Fox!! 25%: It's going pretty badly!! ------------------ [W-2] - Peppy Hare ------------------ (defensive) In trouble: Get lost, you fiend!! First hit: Hurry!! Second hit: Ouch!! Ouch!! Lost: Aargh!!!! I'm a goner!! Rescued: Yeah!! Thanks!! He rescues you: Be careful, Fox!! You hit him: Watch your aim, Fox!! (offensive) Targeting enemies: You're not getting away!! First phrase: Let's smash 'em!! Second phrase: I got one!! I got one!!!! Third phrase: Take this, enemy brute!! Fourth phrase: Out of my way!! You shoot one of his: Hey!! He was mine!! (shield status) 100%: Ok, ok!! What's next?!! 75%: We did it, let's go!! 50%: Please tread carefully, Fox!! 25%: I don't think I'm going to make it!! ------------------- [W-3] - Slippy Toad ------------------- (defensive) In trouble: Croak!! Help me!! First hit: Hurry up, Fox!! Croak!! Second hit: Ribbit!! I'm hit!!!! Lost: No!! No!! Crrooakk!! Rescued: Ribbit!! Thanks fer the save!! He rescues you: This time, I saved you!! You hit him: Hey!! It's me, Slippy!! (offensive) Targeting enemies: I'll get this one!! Ribbit!! First phrase: I'll get him -- ribbit!! Second phrase: Piece of c-c-cake!! Third phrase: Take this, j-j-junk heap!! Fourth phrase: C-c-clear out, astro-geeks!! You shoot one of his: Hey!! Don't be so g-g-greedy!! (shield status) 100%: So far, so g-g-good!! 75%: G-g-great!! 50%: Remember not to shoot m-m-me!!* 25%: My ship's falling apart... Ribbit!! * - To be clear, there's nothing you can do with your Arwing (bomb, laser blast, or collision - though that last item will hurt you!) to hurt your wingmen. This doesn't stop them from complaining, however. ;-) ===================================== IV - Pepper's Area Descriptions [P-0] ===================================== PEPPER (as you begin each area): Good luck! * * - A compelling case can be made for "Goodbye!" and there is a raging debate. It's really difficult to tell. My present hypothesis is that the clip sounds like "Good luh" because the sample ends before the speaker can enunciate the "k" properly. If the sample were just a few tenths of a second longer, there'd be no debate! One thing on the side of "Good luck!" is that it makes more sense for him to say *that* at the start of every stage (and it's even transcribed for two of the Corneria stages) - presumably he already said goodbye to the Star Fox Team, perhaps before they boarded their ships. It's all business now, you know? You can listen to the clip over and over again on YouTube if it helps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4ocQCKj_ls --------------- [P-1] - Level 1 --------------- CORNERIA - THE BASE Star Fox Team, our last resort is to counter attack Venom!! Good luck!! ASTEROID BELT Andross's forces intend to build a base in this area!! Destroy their rock crusher!! THE AWESOME BLACK HOLE This space grave yard, created by Andross's experiments, is where your father vanished, Fox!! THE ANDROSS SPACE ARMADA The Space Armada consists of powerful battleships!! Destroy their energy cores!! THE BATTLE BASE METEOR Be sure to use your retros if you're going too fast!! Be careful with my Arwings!! VENOM - THE FINAL GOAL Andross is hiding on Venom!! Fox, you must find his core brain and destroy it!! --------------- [P-2] - Level 2 --------------- CORNERIA - THE BASE Star Fox Team, our last resort is to counter attack Venom!! Good luck!! SECTOR X Andross's forces intend to build a base in this area!! Destroy their rock crusher!! THE PLANET TITANIA Corneria's resource world has been overrun!! You must re-take the weather control unit!! SECTOR Y How are the Arwings handling? If an amoeba clings to your ship, use L or R to get rid of it. VENOM - THE FINAL GOAL Is everyone all right, Fox?!! You're on course to sneak into Venom's back door!! --------------- [P-3] - Level 3 --------------- CORNERIA - THE BASE You've chosen Course Three... A good choice to take Venom by surprise!! ASTEROID BELT Use the L or R button to escape the tractor beam of the enemy battleship!! You can do it, Fox!! OUT OF THIS DIMENSION Come in, Arwings!! Fox, where are you?!! We need you to protect Corneria!! THE PLANET FORTUNA Andross has taken control of the huge creatures who live on Fortuna!! Take care, Fox!! SECTOR Z Your team is doing well, Fox!! I hope you're taking good care of my Arwings!! Go for Macbeth!! THE PLANET MACBETH The hollow interior of Macbeth is ideal for a base!! Prevent Andross from building here!! VENOM - THE FINAL GOAL You've made it this far... it's your fate to destroy Andross!! We're counting on you, Fox!! ============================================ V - Enemy Force Commander Descriptions [Z-0] ============================================ (Note that you only see the enemies you encounter on a particular route, so if you skip, say, the Space Armada and Meteor stages and go directly to Venom via the Black Hole, you won't see the data or animations from those bosses in the ending. The slot machine from the Out of this Dimension stage has no description, though it has no energy bar so it may not count as a canonical Enemy Force Commander. Your ship does, however, announce "Incoming enemy.") --------------- [Z-1] - Level 1 --------------- Level 1 Corneria Name - Attack Carrier Weapon - Missile Blaster Size - H70xW100xD150 Level 1 Asteroid Name - Rock Crusher Weapon - Laser Size - H60xW86xD45 Level 1 Space Armada Name - Atomic Base Weapon - Laser Size - H600xW850xD1200 Level 1 Meteor Name - Dancing Insector Weapon - Fire Blaster Size - H120xW87xD72 Level 1 Venom Name - Phantron Weapon - Laser Size - H25xW22xD31 Level 1 Venom Name - Phantron Weapon - Laser Size - H25xW22xD31 Final Stage Name - Andross... Weapon - Telekinesis Size - H100xW80xD30 --------------- [Z-2] - Level 2 --------------- Level 2 Corneria Name - Attack Carrier Weapon - Missile Blaster Size - H70xW100xD150 Level 2 Sector X Name - Rock Crusher Weapon - Laser Size - H60xW86xD45 Level 2 Titania Name - Professor Hanger Weapon - Shadow Thruster Size - H25xW18xD30 Level 2 Sector Y Name - Plasma Hydra Weapon - Plasma Spewer Size - H96xW280xD55 Level 2 Venom Name - Metal Smasher Weapon - Crush Attack Size - H17xW20xD38 Level 2 Venom Name - Galactic Rider Weapon - Air Bikers Size - H80xW61xD25 Final Stage Name - Andross... Weapon - Telekinesis Size - H100xW80xD30 --------------- [Z-3] - Level 3 --------------- Level 3 Corneria Name - Destructor Weapon - Plasma Size - H45xW150xD90 Level 3 Asteroid Name - Blade Barrier Weapon - Web Attack Size - H90xW90xD65 Level 3 Fortuna Name - Monarch Dodora Weapon - Fire Breath Size - H85xW160xD200 Level 3 Sector Z Name - Atomic Base II Weapon - Laser Size - H92xW90xD1100 Level 3 Macbeth Name - Spinning Core Weapon - Laser Size - H63xW52xD45 Level 3 Venom Name - Great Commander Weapon - Laser Size - H73xW97xD250 Level 3 Venom Name - Great Commander Weapon - Iron Balls Size - H73xW97xD250 Final Stage Name - Andross... Weapon - Telekinesis Size - H100xW80xD30 * * * Comments, suggestions, contributions... send all to me@willmatheson.com "Star Fox Game Script" version 1.00 by William Matheson Published July 8th, 2010