Fans have made an original PC port of Star Fox 64 with some modern flourishes

A group of talented fans took action which they call Spacecraft. Even better? It’s technically legal. Harbor Masters, the team behind the project, used a tool that converts the game’s original ROM into PC executable code, so it doesn’t actually use any Nintendo-specific code.

This is the same method used for Create the original PC port to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, . Members of this crew were also transferred Majora’s Mask and Super Mario 64 Using the same conversion tool. There is one major caveat here. You will need your own legal sources Star Fox 64 ROM game to play.

Just like the previous ports Spacecraft It features all sorts of modern bells and whistles to differentiate itself from the 1997 original. The frame rate is higher and the port includes frame smoothing technology for better images. There are custom textures and widescreen playability, as described above.

There is also another major benefit. This port is modifiable, so who knows what we’ll see in the future once people get their hands on it. team Ocarina of Time The Port has received a lot of love from the modding community. Some mods allow abilities sourced from more recent Zelda games and one as well Throws working Pikmin into the mix Because, well, why not?

According to Redditors,… Star Fox 64 The port is easy If this is your bag. It takes Proton and some light jumping, because the code is not Linux-based. It’s been a long time since we’ve gotten a legitimate Star Fox game from Nintendo, so this can satisfy your never-ending desire to do barrel rolling.