{"id":205429,"date":"2021-03-01T20:20:25","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T20:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/star-fox-dinosaur-planet-facts-details\/"},"modified":"2021-03-01T20:20:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T20:20:25","slug":"star-fox-10-things-you-never-knew-about-rares-canceled-dinosaur-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/03\/01\/star-fox-10-things-you-never-knew-about-rares-canceled-dinosaur-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Fox: 10 Things You Never Knew About Rare’s Canceled Dinosaur Planet"},"content":{"rendered":"

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These days, UK-based developer Rare is best known for titles like\u00a0Sea of Thieves\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Battletoads<\/em>.\u00a0But\u00a0they’re particularly well remembered for\u00a0their Nintendo<\/a> days of the ’90s, with hits like\u00a0Goldeneye<\/em>,\u00a0Banjo-Kazooie<\/em>, and the original\u00a0Donkey Kong Country<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>series. They’re perhaps most associated with their efforts on the N64, and there was no shortage of memorable games on that front.<\/p>\n

But among this vast lineup of hits lies a canceled N64 project<\/a> that seems to have been lost to the pages of gaming history\u00a0\u2014 until now.\u00a0This colorful adventure romp, known as\u00a0Dinosaur Planet<\/em>, eventually transformed<\/a> into\u00a0Star Fox Adventures\u00a0<\/em>on the GameCube, and can be pointed to as the reason for the vast departure from\u00a0Fox<\/em>‘s roots.<\/p>\n

While the game was largely well-received, many pondered what could have been. After all, the\u00a0N64 originator\u00a0seemed to have as many similarities to the\u00a0Star Fox\u00a0<\/em>revamp as it had differences. Thanks to an unveiling by a\u00a0video game preservation group<\/a>, this relic of gaming’s past has been unearthed and given new life, reigniting the interest of gamers old and young.<\/p>\n

RELATED: 10 Canceled Nintendo Games That Actually Looked Amazing<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Given how little was known about this N64 game-that-never-was, revisiting Dinosaur Planet\u00a0<\/em>decades later reveals a wealth of interesting details surrounding it.<\/p>\n

10 <\/span>Would Have Been One Of The Largest N64 Games Ever<\/h2>\n
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While it may look rather dated now, the original\u00a0Dinosaur Planet\u00a0<\/em>was set to be quite an epic, ambitious project\u00a0by N64 standards. The slew of cinematics, voice tracks, and vast environments required quite a bit of space. Of course, this\u00a0wasn’t exactly ideal with the\u00a0N64’s limited carts.<\/p>\n

Thus, the game\u00a0would have been one of a\u00a0select few to utilize both the N64’s Expansion Pak<\/a> as well as the larger, more expensive 64 MB cart. This would have made the game one of just three to use all this added space, with the other two being\u00a0Conker’s Bad Fur Day\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Resident Evil 2<\/em>. By comparison, most of the N64’s library ranged from 4 to 32 MB.<\/p>\n

9 <\/span>Inspired By A Zelda Classic<\/h2>\n
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Fans of the renowned\u00a0Ocarina of Time\u00a0<\/em>may recognize some similarities between that\u00a0Zelda<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>classic and what became\u00a0Star Fox Adventures\u00a0<\/em>on GameCube, especially in terms of\u00a0exploration and combat.\u00a0This Zelda<\/em> feel<\/a>\u00a0is not by coincidence, as Rare was said to have\u00a0drawn inspiration from Nintendo’s game when developing their adventure.<\/p>\n

It turns out the similarities are even more prominent with the original<\/strong> project. This is because the studio had built\u00a0Dinosaur Planet\u00a0<\/em>using\u00a0Ocarina of Time<\/em>‘s game engine before undergoing its\u00a0Star Fox<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>facelift on the Cube.<\/p>\n

8 <\/span>General Scales Boss Fight Scrapped Because Of Time Constraints<\/h2>\n
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Players of\u00a0Star Fox Adventures\u00a0<\/em>may find it odd that prominent villain General Scales never clashes with Fox in a full-fledged boss fight<\/a>. Instead, the final confrontation with Scales gives way to the\u00a0Star Fox\u00a0<\/em>series’ staple antagonist, Andross.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Top 10 Metroid Boss Battles<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

As it happens, the reptilian warrior\u00a0was\u00a0<\/strong>going to be a major boss battle, though time constraints from the GameCube transition and Microsoft buyout set the studio back.\u00a0Coupled with a relatively small development team, these conditions\u00a0forced them to cut the General Scales showdown.<\/p>\n

7 <\/span>Was Going To Be Fully Voice Acted In English<\/h2>\n
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While there’s a great deal of voice acting in\u00a0Star Fox Adventures<\/em>, some of it comes in the form of the undecipherable language of Dino Talk. Initially though,\u00a0Dinosaur Planet\u00a0<\/em>was going to feature full English voice acting for every character.<\/p>\n

This can be seen in certain moments of the surviving build and various footage. An example includes the protagonist Krystal speaking of a “mountain hidden within a storm.” But in what became\u00a0Star Fox Adventures<\/em>, the only inhabitants of the planet speaking English are the\u00a0WarpStone and ShopKeeper.<\/p>\n

6 <\/span>Fox\u00a0Was Originally Meant To Be The Rare-Created Hero Sabre<\/h2>\n
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Naturally, the\u00a0Star Fox\u00a0<\/em>branding that\u00a0took over\u00a0Dinosaur Planet\u00a0<\/em>meant that alterations of the original project had to occur. While some remnants remained, many aspects were changed, and this extends to the main protagonist himself.<\/p>\n

The original hero of the story was to be a Royal Knight named Sabre, a character who happens to resemble Fox quite a bit. The inspiration of\u00a0Dinosaur Planet<\/em>‘s transition to\u00a0Star Fox Adventures\u00a0<\/em>can be traced right here. Supposedly, Shigeru Miyamoto had seen the design and likened him to his own creation<\/a>, prompting the transformation.<\/p>\n

Fox replaced Sabre and was given the staff that was to be wielded by the other playable character, Krystal, while Sabre was seemingly going to use a sword.<\/p>\n

5 <\/span>Almost Featured A Diddy Kong Racing Character<\/h2>\n
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Timber the Tiger\u00a0is a Rare-created character who tends to be little known outside the circle of\u00a0Diddy Kong Racing<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>players. Apparently, this tiger cub was going to have a showing beyond this N64 kart racer.<\/p>\n

Even before the concept of Sabre, Timber was going to take on the lead role in\u00a0Dinosaur Planet\u00a0<\/em>as a time-traveling tiger<\/a>\u00a0with a rucksack. But alas, this character never saw the light of day beyond\u00a0DKR<\/em>\u00a0and its ’07 remake on Nintendo DS<\/a>.<\/p>\n

4 <\/span>Historically Significant For Rare And Nintendo<\/h2>\n
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There’s a certain significance regarding\u00a0Dinosaur Planet\u00a0<\/em>and the relationship between Rare and Nintendo.\u00a0Dinosaur Planet\u00a0<\/em>was\u00a0going to be a sort of swan song for the N64; a console which was home to several of Rare’s most renowned games.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Every Rare Game On The Nintendo 64, Ranked From Worst To Best (According To Metacritic)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Interestingly, the title also ended up being the last home console game Rare would develop\u00a0for Nintendo in the form of\u00a0Star Fox Adventures<\/em>. It was announced that Microsoft would buy the studio just one day after the game’s debut in North America.<\/p>\n

3 <\/span>Leftovers From Dinosaur Planet In Star Fox Adventures<\/h2>\n
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As mentioned, the transition from\u00a0Dinosaur Planet\u00a0<\/em>to\u00a0Star Fox Adventures\u00a0<\/em>brought many changes, though there were some leftovers that some fans might recognize.<\/p>\n

Much of the cast, including Krystal, General Scales, and Fox’s\u00a0dino friend Tricky, all originated from the initial N64 project. On top of this, the dino-inhabited planet, which became known as Sauria,\u00a0can also be traced back to the original game in some form. Early renditions of ThornTail Hollow, SnowHorn Wastes, and Ice Mountain can also be recognized in early builds of the game.<\/p>\n

2 <\/span>Would Have Featured Two Intertwining Stories With Swappable Characters<\/h2>\n
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While the bulk of\u00a0Dinosaur Planet<\/em>\u00a0largely\u00a0<\/em>remained in the GameCube revamp, there was one major change that came with the inclusion of Fox. As mentioned, Sabre was going to be the hero, though he was also going to share the spotlight with Krystal, who was set to play a\u00a0more major role.<\/p>\n

In fact,\u00a0the original build of the game was going to have players take on the role of both heroes at different points. The characters would feature intertwining stories, and\u00a0players would\u00a0explore different locales at different points. Throughout the game, Sabre and Krystal could be swapped out with the help of the SwapStone Twins. These figures actually survived in\u00a0Star Fox Adventures\u00a0<\/em>in the form of the humanoid WarpStone.<\/p>\n

1 <\/span>Leaked Online In Its Original Form For The First Time<\/h2>\n
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To the delight of Rare fans and N64 diehards, this seemingly forgotten project was given new life with the announcement of a playable ROM of\u00a0Dinosaur Planet<\/em>. This was revealed and released by a video game preservation group called Forest of Illusion via a Twitter post in February 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The ROM contains the latest known build of\u00a0Dinosaur Planet\u00a0<\/em>from late-2000, shortly before the game was given the\u00a0Star Fox\u00a0<\/em>overhaul for GameCube<\/a>. For convenience’s sake, the first hour of gameplay can also be viewed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

NEXT: 10 Cancelled GameCube Games We Wish Had Happened<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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