Estelle Ellis Working on Second Krystal Plush
The Star Fox Adventures voice actress for Krystal, Estelle Ellis, recently ran a successful campaign to create a support plush, designed after her Krystelle portmanteau character (Krystal + Estelle). I have in fact received mine in the mail.
Now, she appears to be working on a second plushie, this one with an extra add-on. Could it be a magnetically attached Staff prop? More updates surely to come on her Twitter/X Feed.
Krystal Cameo Appearance in Latest TerminalMontage Video
In a "blink and you'll miss it moment," Krystal makes a quick cameo appearance at 1:19 in TerminalMontage's latest crazy video about Crash Bandicoot.
This isn't the first time she's shown up in a video by TerminalMontage. She has also appeared in Vaporwave Dimension - Star Fox 64, Speedrunner Mario vs Melee Fox, and Something About The Subspace Emissary.
Is TerminalMontage hinting something? Could a "Something About Star Fox Adventures" video be on the horizon?
“Landing in ThornTail Hollow” A Star Fox Fanfilm Released
Jacob Sorrells' fan film was delayed and didn't quite make the intended release date of the 22nd Anniversary of Star Fox Adventures. But now, you can watch the film in full.
Jacob used his full body Fox McCloud cosplay along with Krystal's staff and a bunch of lego and plush-based props to recreate several scenes from the introduction to Star Fox Adventures, putting his own spin on some of the scenes and dialog. Pretty much all work from acting, to voices, to editing was done by Jacob. I think there must have been at least one additional camera operator, but pretty much everything else was Jacob.
This is one of the very few live-action Star Fox videos in existence. I hope to see more from Jacob and other creators.
Krystal Twilight Princess Mod in Development
After completing and releasing the previous Krystal mod for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, AngelTheVixen is at it again! This time, the legendary game is the GameCube version of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess!
AngelTheVixen released a video in this tweet showing Krystal taking out numerous baddies. The tweet implies (confirms?) that Estelle Ellis is on track to provide her voice for the mod as well.
Not much detailed information is available yet beyond the ability to play as Krystal where players would normally control human Link. The game uniquely allowed Link to turn into a wolf. Not a humanoid wolf, an actual feral-style wolf. I wonder if this mod will allow a Wolf Krystal form.
Watch for further developments at AngelTheVixen's Twitter/X account.
“Starship: Centauri Alfa” Released
This takes a bit of explaining, but dedicated fans have been working for the last few years on decompiling Nintendo 64 games. This means that they take the output ROM data from their games, and using advanced techniques, they attempt the imperfect and artistic task of reverse engineering that back into human-readable code. Once in this form, the games can be recompiled again, this time for any system, not just the Nintendo 64.
This appears to have been what happened with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time a while back with the Ship of Harkinian project. Now, people associated with that project, have done the same for Star Fox 64. Their code has been released at the Starship GitHub page. Using this code and your own (LEGALLY SOURCED!) Star Fox 64 ROM, you can compile the game for your own PC, Mac, Steamdeck, or other system.
The project also supports modding if you know what you're doing. This kind of thing can open the door for full-speed, HD versions of Star Fox 64. Remember, this is NOT emulation! It will play better than on an Nintendo 64 with no slowdowns or incompatibilities due to issues with Nintendo 64 emulators. (Well, that's the theory. There are still many issues on the project remaining.)
Who knows how Nintendo feels about this, but it would be very difficult for them to argue this is illegal, as the project has no copyrighted assets. I think the future of game preservation will have a large wing for things like this: reconstructing the original game's intent by rediscovering the code that made it. What do you think?
Merry Krystmas!
Star Fox Event Horizon Interview by FoxDaddy
UndyingNephalim will be joining the Twitch streamer FoxDaddy for an interview today (Saturday, October 12th) at 4PM PST (6PM CST) about the progress of the fangame Star Fox: Event Horizon, his plans for the future, Star Fox, and game development in general. You can watch the stream live below.
Stream is over, guys. Stay tuned for a replay once it's uploaded.
Star Fox Adventures 22nd Anniversary
Hard to believe it's been so long! The love for Krystal remains strong. If you haven't checked it out recently, be sure to keep an eye on UndyingNephalim's Star Fox Event Horizon project. He's continuing to provide frequent updates.
Also, Jacob's Star Fox Adventures short film was delayed due to filming issues, but he will be releasing some scenes from it later today. You can watch the premier on his YouTube channel.
Custom Krystal Figure by CamChu22
CamChu22 has made this custom Krystal figure (along with several others like a Fox McCloud) and wanted you all to see it! Check out the numerous poses on the first post and second post. Nice work, CamChu22.
Cosplayer to Recreate Star Fox Adventures Landing Scene
Long time site reader Jacob is planning to release a short fanfilm featuring his own Fox McCloud cosplay in a recreation of the landing scene at Thorntail Hollow from Star Fox Adventures. The short film will be released on Monday, September 23rd, 2024, the 22nd anniversary of Star Fox Adventures. Check out the trailer above.
Jacob has been doing numerous Star Fox projects in the past. We featured his work previously with his ShopKeeper Short Film, his human-styled Fox cosplay, and most recently, his Krystal Bionicle. He had also done some other works not featured here. He has done other Star Fox lego creations and more recently, he participated in the Tampa Bay Comic Convention 2023 by entering the cosplay contest with his updated Fox McCloud cosplay, now featuring a muzzle mask and a game-accurate backpack. Check out his livestream appearance.