Starfox Enhanced is the fan-made native rebuild of the 1993 SNES Star Fox: the original routes and the Star Fox EX campaigns running as a PC program at up to 480 frames per second, in widescreen up to 32:9, with anti-aliasing, render upscaling, bloom, lighting and six languages. It plays on your desktop through the free RetroPlayers.Club Mini App, fused with the Star Fox you already know from this site.
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Starfox Enhanced can be relived on your own PC through the free RetroPlayers.Club Player app — full speed, with a controller and saves just like your hardware. You confirm you own the game from your library, and no need to connect your console.
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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Keyboard works out of the box; any USB or Bluetooth gamepad is detected automatically. | ||
These are the keys the RetroPlayers.Club Player app uses for PC, shown for reference. Your controller still lights up below so you can confirm it is detected — Premium members can remap here (keyboard or USB controller) and the app applies the map at the next launch.
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Press buttons — your controller lights up here so you can see it is detected. Go Premium to save a custom map.
| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Up / Nose Down | ArrowUp | D-Pad up |
| Down / Nose Up | ArrowDown | D-Pad down |
| Left | ArrowLeft | D-Pad left |
| Right | ArrowRight | D-Pad right |
| Fire / Nova Bomb | X | Right face |
| Fire | Z | Bottom face |
| Boost | S | Top face |
| Brake | A | Left face |
| Roll Left | Q | Left shoulder |
| Roll Right | W | Right shoulder |
| Start / Pause | Enter | Start |
| Select / Map | Backspace | Select |
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How to Play Starfox Enhanced
How to Play
Starfox Enhanced runs natively on Windows, so it plays through the free RetroPlayers.Club Mini App on your desktop. Click Play on this page and the Mini App downloads the rebuild (about 83 MB with the game data), sets it up and starts it for you. The first start takes a few seconds longer while the game prepares its assets.
The game opens on its pre-game menu: choose Original or Star Fox EX, set your options and pick Start Game. On the keyboard, the arrow keys steer, Z and X fire, A brakes, S boosts, Q and W roll, Enter is Start and Backspace is Select. A USB controller plays too: the d-pad or left stick steers and the four face buttons are the SNES diamond. Premium members can set their own keys and controller buttons in the Visual Controller Mapper on this page.
About Starfox Enhanced
Starfox Enhanced is a native PC port of UltraStarFox, the restored Star Fox source, with the game’s own 65C816 program kept at its fixed-point heart and the presentation rebuilt around it. Pick Original for the 1993 routes and frontend, or Star Fox EX for its campaigns, options and mechanics. Game pace is independent of render rate: 20 to 480 frames per second with the original pace preserved, including the source-style slowdown if you want it, and 4:3, 16:10, 16:9, 21:9 or 32:9 display.
What is new
The 2D options cover artwork filtering, bloom and world effects; the 3D options cover anti-aliasing, 1 to 4× render upscaling, smoothing, enhanced lighting, an HDR-style effect, model effects and, on a card that supports it, ray-traced shadows. English, English (Europe), Japanese, German, French and Spanish are all in, menus and dialogue included, the HUD layout can be dragged into place, and rumble, crosshair colours and separate music and effects volumes are yours to set. Hold L and R on the pre-game menu to reset the settings.
Credits
Star Fox Enhanced is by kandowontu2, built on UltraStarFox and Star Fox EX, and the project states it is made with AI assistance; this is release 0.0.8.8.3, an alpha. It is a community project and not affiliated with Nintendo or Argonaut. Star Fox is a trademark of Nintendo.
Starfox Enhanced — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Starfox Enhanced?
A fan-made native PC rebuild of the 1993 SNES Star Fox by kandowontu2, with the original routes and the Star Fox EX campaigns, high frame rates, widescreen and modern visual options.
Is this an official Nintendo release?
No. It is a community project built on the restored UltraStarFox source; Star Fox is a trademark of Nintendo and the original was made by Nintendo and Argonaut.
How big is the download?
About 83 MB including the game data; about 148 MB once set up on your PC. The Mini App keeps it installed between plays.
Can I play with a controller?
Yes. A USB controller drives player one, and Premium members can set their own layout in the Visual Controller Mapper on this page; the Mini App uses it the next time the game starts.
What is Star Fox EX?
A second experience in the same rebuild with its own campaigns, options and mechanics, chosen on the pre-game menu; Original keeps the 1993 routes.
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