Aquas:
Score 100 kills or higher in Sector Y to warp
to Aquas, the
submarine level.
Area 6:
When you hit the last leg of the Macbeth stage,
shoot the red
pillars with metal direction flags on them
so they turn green. Keep a
very careful eye out for them. (Hint: If you
went to Zoness before
Macbeth, Katt will come and help shoot those
hard-to-reach
switches.)
At the end, where the switchboard light is,
a switch will appear.
Quickly shoot it and the track will move to
the right and watch the
boss crash into the supply depot. After a
nice 50-point bonus
you're off to Area 6!
Sector Y:
In Corneria, when Falco is being attacked
by three ships, help him
by killing the ships. When you get to the
water part with the rock
arches, go under every arch. Then head right
into the waterfall.
Falco will guide you to an alternate boss,
which, when defeated,
leads you to Sector Y.
Sector Z:
In Sector X, keep left at all times. You will
eventually hit an area
where you have to quickly destroy white gates
to pass through
them. Destroy the gates and pass through all
of them to warp.
Solar:
When Bill tells you to destroy the 4 hatches,
destroy them and then
destroy the enemy core.
Titania:
Near the end of Meteo you will see rings made
of sharp triangles
pointing inward. Go through one and you'll
jet forward in a barrel
roll. Go through all of them (very tough)
and it will make you fast
enough to warp.
Avoid Enemy Radar
As in real life, if you fly close to the ground
your opponents won't
be able to spot you in their radar. Fly as
close to the ground as you
can, but watch out for hills and avoid sharp
turns (they tend to clip
your wings.)
Different Opening
Go to Training mode and start playing. Pause
the game and push R
to turn off your sights. Now quit training
mode. Without reseting,
watch the opening sequence (the part that
comes on when you turn
on the N64 -- not after you start the game.)
What ROB64 and
General Pepper say is not printed and Pepper
doesn't say
everything he normally does!
Easy Way to Earn the Meteo Medal
Shoot everything you see and try to get 100
kills. Take the warp
and while inside shoot everything that you
see for an easy 200 kills.
Expert Mode
To unlock the Expert Mode and the sound test
Graphic Equalizer,
you must achieve medals on all 15 levels.
In order to get a medal on
a level, you must beat the stage with a specific
number of hits (or
more) and all of your wingmen alive. See "How
to Earn Medals" for
details.
Expert Versus and Training Modes
After you've activated expert mode, move the
cursor on the main
screen to "Main Game" then pust left or right
to select "Expert."
Next choose either Versus or Training mode.
Now, all the expert
rules apply - you take damage easier and one
hit will make you lose
a wing! This is handy if are on the ground
fighting Arwings in
versus!
Extra Lives on Zoness
If you kill 200 or more enemies on Zoneth
you'll gain two lives. To
turn this windfall into nearly unlimited lives,
retry the level and kill
200 enemies again. You can repeat this as
often as needed.
Hidden 1-Ups
There are at least three hidden 1-ups in this
game.
Corneria: Follow the normal path to the boss.
If you perform a
loop around the boss, you'll get a 1-up.
Sector Y: Near the end, your team will gather
into a triangle. If you
speed up and make it a diamond shape you will
get a 1-up.
Venom 2: When you're about to face Andross
and you have a
choice to go left or right on the different
forks. On the first fork, turn
right (most turn left), then turn left, you'll
see a one up icon spinning
around.
Homing Bombs
To fire a homing bomb, hold the A button to
lock-on to an enemy,
then press B.
How to Earn Medals
In all the stages there are medals that you
can earn if you shoot
down enough enemies. If you're trying to earn
a medal, kill all your
wingmen 2 levels ahead so when it comes time
for that level, they
will be at full health.
Easy Paths
Corneria: 150
Meteo: 200
Fortuna: 50
Sector X: 150
Titania: 150
Boluse: 150
Venom: 200
Medium
Katina: 150
Solar: 100
Macbeth: 150
Hard
Sector Y: 150
Aquas: 150
Zoneth: 250
Sector Z: 100
Area 6: 300
Venom 2: 200
Moving Heads
At the title screen move the analog stick
around. The N64 logo will
move around the screen while the characters
watch.
New Title Screen
For a different title screen, earn all the
medals in EXPERT mode.
Play on Foot in Vs. Mode
To play on foot in Vs. mode, earn a medal
on Venom in Expert
mode.
Play with Tanks in Vs. Mode
To get Tanks in Vs. Mode, earn a medal on
Venom.
Playing Tip
When you fight Star Wolf for the second time
on Venom, keep
going in circles by staying low and left or
low and right. When you
see an enemy blast him. When Star Wolf is
shooting you, do a
somersault and bank left or right.
Refuel in Sector Z
When you arrive at Sector Z and find out that
you are low on
energy, you can fly into the rear hanger of
your mothership (the
Great Fox.) You will be treated to a mini
cut-scene of your Arwing
diving into the ship and popping out the other
side with your energy
bar replenished.
Remove Crosshairs
Pause the game and press the right shoulder
button (R) to remove
your crosshairs. Repeat this trick to restore
them.
Secret Star Fox Art
Complete the game in Expert Mode and wait
for the end of the
credits. Depending on whether you went through
Venom 1 or 2,
you will get two different pieces of art.
One is a picture of all the
characters in the game's heads, the other
is a cool portrait shot of
the Star Fox team with the word "Great!"
Shieldless Barrel Roll
To execute a shieldless barrel roll, quickly
do three rolls in the same
direction, then immediately roll the other
way.
If you hold Z while executing the final roll
you can change your
rotation speed and make the roll last a little
longer.
Sideways Loop
In all-range mode, if an enemy is chasing
you, push and hold Z or R
while pulling the big loop trick after you
see the enemy pull in front
of you. This works very well against the Star
Wolf team.
Train Against Star Wolf
If you kill 100 ships in training mode, a
Star Wolf ship will appear
and try to shoot you down. This ship will
reappear after you kill it,
so you'll be sure to get plenty of practice.
Venom 2 Tip
In Venom 2 when you reach the tunnel of power
go right at the 1st
fork then left at the 2nd fork. Once you follow
this road you along
the way you will receive an extra life. If
you die while facing
Andross go through this way again and you
will get another one. If
you keep dying keep going this way and you
will eventually beat
him.