Star Fox 64
Alternate Stage Exits
So many Star Fox 64 strategy
guides, so many inaccuracies (ahem, except for that marvelous
VideoGameSpot one). Since the other paths in Star Fox 64 can only
be accessed if you perform tasks in certain levels, unlike the
original Star Fox, here are the alternate stage exits for each of
the stages in Star Fox 64 that, well, have alternate exits.
NOTE: We realize some of
this information can be found in the back of the instruction
booklet, but some people might not know it's there or might have
a used version of the game.
Corneria to Sector Y:
Eliminate the three enemies tailing Falco about midway through
the stage, and then fly through the seven stone arches afterward.
When Falco says "Follow me, Fox!" -- do it.
Meteo to Katina (WARP):
Fly through all seven of the blue Warp Rings found shortly after
the Checkpoint.
Sector Y to Aquas:
Collect at least 100 hits.
Fortuna to Solar: Defeat
the Star Wolf team before time runs out.
Sector X to Sector Z (WARP):
Blow open and fly through each of the large metallic doors down
the left side of the second half of the stage.
Sector X to Macbeth:
Defeat the boss before Slippy tries to fly in and help.
Otherwise, you'll have to go to Titania to retrieve Slippy.
Zoness to Sector Z:
Destroy each and every Search Light in the stage.
Macbeth to Area 6: Shoot
all eight flags toward the end of the stage, and then shoot the
lever on the huge lighted switchboard to send the boss careening
down the wrong track and into oblivion (and then you'll exit to
Area 6).
Sector Z to Area 6:
Destroy all six missiles before any of them reach Great Fox.
Miscellaneous Cheats
NOTE:
In addition, each team member must be alive at the end of each
area.
Mess with the 64: At
the title screen, wait a couple of seconds and then play with
your analog stick (kinky!). You can move the 64 around the
screen and watch in stupefied delight as Fox, Peppy, Slippy
and Falco follow the 64 around like mindless zombies.
Extra Mode: To open
up the much-harder Expert Mode, you need to acquire ALL 15
Medals in the Main Game.
Sound Test Mode: To
get a Sound Test so you can listen to all of Star Fox 64's
low-quality tunes (sorry, I had to), simply acquire ALL 15
Medals in the Main Game.
Play Battle Mode with
Landmaster Tanks: To get the tanks in Battle Mode, you
need to only acquire a medal on Venom (the hard route).
Play Battle Mode on Foot:
To play as the Star Fox members (on foot),
simply play the game on Extra Mode and acquire a medal on
Venom (the hard route).
Fight Star Wolf in the
Training Mode: Once you get to the All-Range mode during
your Training, you can practice against Star Wolf -- that is,
if you actually want to. Just get 100 hits and Star Wolf
ships will appear.
Warps & Tips
Unlike the original Star Fox,
multiple paths are not selectable from a map. You must perform
tasks in certain levels to get to the other levels.
ZONESS TO SECTOR Z
In Zoness, if you shoot
down all the spotlights on the stage, you then go to Sector Z
when you complete the stage.
MACBETH TO AREA 6
When you hit the last leg
of the stage, shoot the red pillars with metal direction
flags on them so they turn green. Keep a very careful
eye out for them. (Hint: If you went to Zoness before
MacBeth, Cat will come and help shoot those hard-to-reach
switches.) At the end, where the switchboard light is, a
switch will appear. Quickly shoot it and the track will move
to the right. Now the boss kills himself, with a nice
50-point bonus, and you're off to Area 6!
GET TO AQUAS
All you have to do is get a
score of 100 or higher in Sector Y to warp to Aquas, the
submarine level.
WARP TO SECTOR Z
In Sector X, keep left at
all times. You will eventually hit an area where you have to
quickly destroy white gates to pass through them. Destroy and
pass through all of them to warp!
WARP TO TITANIA
Near the end of the Meteo
Field, you should see rings made of sharp triangles pointing
inward. Go through one and you jet forward in a barrel roll.
Go through all of them (very tough) and it will make you go
fast enough to warp.
GET TO KATARINA
At the end of Sector X,
shoot the head off the boss with the big hands. When the
second one grows, dodge him, and let Slippy come in. He will
get hit by him and fly off to Katarina. Kill the boss and
that's your next stage...to find Slippy!
CORNERIA TO SECTOR Y
In Corneria, when Falco is
being attacked by three ships, help him by killing the ships.
When you get to the water part with the rock arches, go under
every arch. Then head right into the waterfall. Falco
will guide you to an alternate boss, which, when defeated,
leads you to Sector Y.
MEDAL OF HONOR AND
EXPERT MODE
By meeting certain
requirements on levels, such as a high score, you will
receive a Medal of Honor for that stage, shown on the planet.
Get one Medal on each stage, and you will go to the Expert
mode. For example, to get the Medal on Fortuna, you must beat
the whole Star Wolf Team.
KILL STAR WOLF TEAM
MEMBER EASILY
NOTE: This does NOT
work for when you meet the Star Wolf team on Venom on the
hard difficulty (see below).
Have one of the Star Wolf
team members chase you and let him start to shoot at you.
Immediately do a forward barrel roll (down on the Control
Stick and left C). As the camera zooms out to show the roll
back, the ship will fly past you and will head either to the
right or left. Remember which direction they went as you fly
back forward, while charging up a shot. Turn to the direction
he was going, lock on him, shoot the power shot, then rapidly
shoot him. If you have the blue double laser, he should be
dead with no damage to you. If you use the single laser, you
may have to do this twice.
KILL STAR WOLF TEAM
MEMBER EASILY (VENOM - HARD)
