{"id":137522,"date":"2026-06-09T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-202392"},"modified":"2026-06-09T18:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T18:30:00","slug":"gallery-heres-how-the-star-fox-demo-compares-to-the-n64-original","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/06\/09\/gallery-heres-how-the-star-fox-demo-compares-to-the-n64-original\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallery: Here&#8217;s How The Star Fox Demo Compares To The N64 Original"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6cd9613f08e8d\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6cd9613f08e8d\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"6cd9613f08e8d\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Star Fox Switch demo Mateo\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6cd9613f08e8d\/star-fox-switch-demo-mateo.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6cd9613f08e8d\/star-fox-switch-demo-mateo.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Star Fox Switch demo Mateo\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/star-fox\">Star Fox<\/a> surprised us with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/06\/star-fox-developer-revealed-as-free-demo-barrel-rolls-onto-switch-2\">free demo during today\u2019s Nintendo Direct<\/a>, featuring the prologue cutscene, the tutorial, and the Meteo stage.<\/p>\n<p>Going hands-on with the game allows us to compare the remake more directly to the Nintendo 64 original, such as a look at Meteo&#8217;s differences in the screenshots below:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols cols-2\">\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Star Fox 64 Mateo\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5d61e9d479cc9\/star-fox-64-mateo.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5d61e9d479cc9\/star-fox-64-mateo.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Star Fox 64 Mateo\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Star Fox Switch demo\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c1209355f7d19\/star-fox-switch-demo.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c1209355f7d19\/star-fox-switch-demo.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Star Fox Switch demo\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols cols-2\">\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Star Fox 64 Mateo\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0a1a75226b8d6\/star-fox-64-mateo.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0a1a75226b8d6\/star-fox-64-mateo.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Star Fox 64 Mateo\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Star Fox Switch demo\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6a430b61fc249\/star-fox-switch-demo.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6a430b61fc249\/star-fox-switch-demo.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Star Fox Switch demo\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols cols-2\">\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Star Fox 64 Mateo\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6b184d5ecc327\/star-fox-64-mateo.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6b184d5ecc327\/star-fox-64-mateo.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Star Fox 64 Mateo\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Star Fox Switch demo\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/bfbf3b9d81565\/star-fox-switch-demo.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/bfbf3b9d81565\/star-fox-switch-demo.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Star Fox Switch demo\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols cols-2\">\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Star Fox 64 Mateo\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d43ece6ac21da\/star-fox-64-mateo.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d43ece6ac21da\/star-fox-64-mateo.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Star Fox 64 Mateo\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Star Fox Switch demo\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6dd4e0e34c3df\/star-fox-switch-demo.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6dd4e0e34c3df\/star-fox-switch-demo.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Star Fox Switch demo\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols cols-2\">\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Star Fox 64 Mateo\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/41a2d4e52f5ef\/star-fox-64-mateo.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/41a2d4e52f5ef\/star-fox-64-mateo.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Star Fox 64 Mateo\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Star Fox Switch demo\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/bf1fc0c59ac40\/star-fox-switch-demo.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/bf1fc0c59ac40\/star-fox-switch-demo.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Star Fox Switch demo\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols cols-2\">\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Star Fox 64 Mateo\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e7afd3672044f\/star-fox-64-mateo.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e7afd3672044f\/star-fox-64-mateo.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Star Fox 64 Mateo\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Star Fox Switch demo\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/61cb32df1857a\/star-fox-switch-demo.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/61cb32df1857a\/star-fox-switch-demo.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Star Fox Switch demo\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols cols-2\">\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Star Fox 64 Mateo\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6b184d5ecc327\/star-fox-64-mateo.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6b184d5ecc327\/star-fox-64-mateo.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Star Fox 64 Mateo\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Star Fox Switch demo\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/89ee64334886f\/star-fox-switch-demo.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/89ee64334886f\/star-fox-switch-demo.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Star Fox Switch demo\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols cols-2\">\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Star Fox 64 Mateo\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4431dfee511cc\/star-fox-64-mateo.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4431dfee511cc\/star-fox-64-mateo.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Star Fox 64 Mateo\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Star Fox Switch demo\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ae43ab427dbb8\/star-fox-switch-demo.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ae43ab427dbb8\/star-fox-switch-demo.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Star Fox Switch demo\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols cols-2\">\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Star Fox 64 Mateo\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5f50f83c0893b\/star-fox-64-mateo.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5f50f83c0893b\/star-fox-64-mateo.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Star Fox 64 Mateo\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Star Fox Switch demo\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/717e166681ff7\/star-fox-switch-demo.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/717e166681ff7\/star-fox-switch-demo.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Star Fox Switch demo\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols cols-2\">\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Star Fox 64 Mateo\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/248ed879a1f97\/star-fox-64-mateo.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/248ed879a1f97\/star-fox-64-mateo.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Star Fox 64 Mateo\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Star Fox Switch demo\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/82db820cb4655\/star-fox-switch-demo.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/82db820cb4655\/star-fox-switch-demo.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Star Fox Switch demo\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols cols-2\">\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Star Fox 64 Mateo\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/12db3464a2925\/star-fox-64-mateo.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/12db3464a2925\/star-fox-64-mateo.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Star Fox 64 Mateo\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Star Fox Switch demo\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4eb56c5916ae2\/star-fox-switch-demo.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4eb56c5916ae2\/star-fox-switch-demo.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Star Fox Switch demo\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>The demo is short but sweet \u2014 it\u2019ll take you around half an hour to see everything, including Meteo\u2019s alternative exit via the wormhole \u2014 and shows the remaster\u2019s visual upgrade well. I\u2019m also a huge fan of the haptics, and am tempted to replay to try out the Joy-Con 2\u2019s mouse controls, too.<\/p>\n<p>Have you played the demo, and how do you think it compares to the original? <em>Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"areTRvsgxVE\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/areTRvsgxVE?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<div class=\"video-stage\">[embedded content]<\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife?sub_confirmation=1\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <a class=\"sub-button external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife?sub_confirmation=1\"><span class=\"subs-label\">YouTube<\/span><span class=\"subs\">847k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:202384,201893,202295 @ 1781029803 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<h2>Related Articles<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"object-related-list\">\n<article class=\"object-related-article\">\n<p class=\"object-related-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ae4f83b479aa8\/150x90.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"90\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Star Fox Developer Revealed, As Free Demo Barrel Rolls Onto Switch 2\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"object-related-info\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\"><a data-event-category=\"Suggestions\" data-event-action=\"Related Articles\" data-event-label=\"Title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/06\/star-fox-developer-revealed-as-free-demo-barrel-rolls-onto-switch-2\"><span class=\"category accent\">News<\/span> <span class=\"title\">Star Fox Developer Revealed, As Free Demo Barrel Rolls Onto Switch 2<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"tagline\">Home (Circuit) Coming<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"object-related-article\">\n<p class=\"object-related-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/74e31ffefa287\/150x90.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"90\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Preview: Star Fox (2026) - Just A Remake, But What A Remake\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"object-related-info\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\"><a data-event-category=\"Suggestions\" data-event-action=\"Related Articles\" data-event-label=\"Title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/previews\/star-fox-2026-just-a-remake-but-what-a-remake\"><span class=\"category accent\">Preview<\/span> <span class=\"title\">Star Fox (2026) &#8211; Just A Remake, But What A Remake<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"tagline\">Nothing&#8217;s wrong with the G-Diffuser<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"object-related-article\">\n<p class=\"object-related-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2639e6b124c0d\/150x90.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"90\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Watch: Nintendo Direct June 2026 - Live!\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"object-related-info\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\"><a data-event-category=\"Suggestions\" data-event-action=\"Related Articles\" data-event-label=\"Title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/06\/watch-nintendo-direct-june-2026-live\"><span class=\"category accent\">Watch<\/span> <span class=\"title\">Nintendo Direct June 2026 &#8211; Live!<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"tagline\">We&#8217;re so back<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo Life Star Fox surprised us with a free demo during today\u2019s Nintendo Direct, featuring the prologue cutscene, the tutorial, and the Meteo stage. Going hands-on with the game allows us to compare the remake more directly to the Nintendo 64 original, such as a look at Meteo&#8217;s differences in the screenshots below: Images: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137522\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}