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Prerelease:Star Fox Adventures

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Star Fox Adventures was originally a completely different and unrelated game called Dinosaur Planet for the Nintendo 64. Rare was very ambitious with making a game that would have impressive graphical elements and a deep storyline, but they ran into problems where it would eventually consume their developmental time to the end of the console's lifespan. It was eventually rebranded into a Star Fox game along with shifting development to the GameCube, where it caused even more development troubles for the team.

Though the game was released to a critically good reception, it became very divided among Star Fox fans due to not feeling like a good Star Fox game.

Development Timeline

1997

  • November - Dinosaur Planet begins development on the Nintendo 64.

1999

  • March 21 - Most of the game's internal level names are finalized by this point.

2000

  • January - A batch of screenshots are created to be distributed to press outlets, though they end up never being publicly released.
  • May - A demo build is showcased to press behind closed doors.
  • May? - Shortly before E3, Rare puts up a (now defunct) page for the game on their website stating that the game has reached its final year of development.
  • June - The game is shown off at E3 with a playable demo build.
  • September - Another demo build is showcased at the European Computer Trade Show.
  • November - Dinosaur Planet begins to shift into being a Star Fox game, after Shigeru Miyamoto thinks that the game would be better suited for that.
  • December 1 - A prototype of Dinosaur Planet is compiled.

2001

  • Spring - Dinosaur Planet is renamed to Star Fox Adventures: Dinosaur Planet and shifts development to the GameCube.
  • April - Krystal's Star Fox Adventures design is finalized around this time.
  • May - The game is shown off at E3 in a very rough state, still using many Nintendo 64 assets.
  • August - The game is shown again at Spaceworld, mostly unchanged from its appearance at E3.

2002

  • Unknown - The "Dinosaur Planet" subtitle is removed.
  • May 17 - The E3 2002 demo is compiled.
  • May 22-24 - The game is shown off at E3.
  • September 23 - Star Fox Adventures is released in North America.
  • September 27 - The game is released in Japan.
  • November 15 - The game is released in Australia.
  • November 22 - The game is released in Europe.

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Dinosaur Planet

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 Early Development
The general conception of Dinosaur Planet.
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 2000
The game is far enough along to be able to be shown publicly, but by the end of the year the project would completely shift course.

Star Fox Adventures

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 2001
Under a brand-new direction and working with a different IP and vastly different hardware, the game is in a rocky transition and on a permanent deadline.
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 2002
Things finally start to get smoother, but the deadline still looms.

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