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Starfieldlets players build any spaceship they wish, and one Nintendo fan is cruising the universe in the classic Arwing fromStar Fox. Bethesda’s latest open-world RPG epic finally lifted off last week, allowing gamers to explore over 1,000 procedurally-generated worlds at their own pace. One of the thingsStarfieldhas gained acclaim for isits in-depth customization options, which let players create their own space explorer and vessel to sail across the final frontier.
As it usually goes for games with these kinds of creation tools, players have spent the past week recreating their favorite ships from famous movies, TV shows, and video games inStarfield. While many of these impressive projects are inspired byStar Wars, other noteworthy ships include the Planet Express fromFuturamaand aspace-age version of Batman’s signature Batwing. Now aStarfieldplayer is looking toward one of gaming’s oldest and most beloved sci-fi franchises for their ride of choice, and it is sure to bring a smile to the faces of hardcore Nintendo fans.
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Earlier this week, Bethesda QA staffer Bucky Hoyle rebuilt Fox McCloud’s Arwing from theStar Foxgames inStarfield, as shown in a series of screenshots shared on the officialStarfieldTwitter account. Hoyle’s version of the barrel-rolling starfighter is fairly close to the original, sporting its classic blue-and-white paint job and sleek, angular design. Other Twitter users are praising Hoyle’s work in the comments section, with some expressing how it takes them back to their days playing the variousStar Foxtitles.
Gamers were first introduced to Fox McCloud and his band of anthropomorphic space heroes in the originalStar Fox, whichlaunched on the Super NESin 1993 and was lauded for its imaginative-for-the-time 3D flight combat gameplay. While there have been severalStar Foxsequels in the years since, the series has grown increasingly scarce over the past decade, with the last mainline entry beingStar Fox Zerofor the Wii U in 2016. There have been rumors ofStar Foxmaking a Switch comeback, but the game in question was reportedly never even pitched to Nintendo.
While Fox and several other characters from theStar Foxseries have at least found a secondary home intheSuper Smash Bros. franchise, it looks like the closest players might get to reliving the high-octane space battles ofStar Foxproper will be to recreate classic vehicles like the Arwing in games likeStarfield. Bucky Hoyle’s take on the trusty ship does a great job in translating the Arwing’s design to the more realistic setting ofStarfield, allowing them and any other player who builds something like it to do barrel rolls in the far reaches of Bethesda’s newest game.
Starfieldis available on PC and Xbox Series X/S.
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