Assuming that Nintendo President Satoru Iwata doesn't appear in this year's E3 Digital Event and ask us to "please understand", we should have a new Star Fox game for Wii U this year. We may know very little about it, but we won't deny that it's pretty near the top of our hype list for the upcoming LA event.
There'll be plenty of chat around the franchise, then, which will naturally take minds back to its previous releases. Those that love a bit of debate may turn to small details, which is exactly what the The Game Theorists YouTube Channel has done in its latest video. It considers the metal legs seen on the crew in Star Fox 64, in particular, and the theory that these anthropomorphic animals had their legs removed to deal with G-Forces when performing all of those Barrel Rolls and loops.
Except, that's probably not the reason. As always below is a mix of humour and actual science, which is always entertaining when applied to a game starring talking animals that fly spacecraft.
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well it would never be about G-Forces anyway because the Arwing has a G-Diffuser that negates G-Forces on the pilots anyway
A theory is a system of ideas that are given weight and credit by peer review, in lieu of being able to outright prove something.
These videos are at best hypothesis, at worst speculation and conjecture.
I don't mind his videos sometimes I agree with them and sometimes I don't but I am always entertained. His theory's are just a bit of fun and can in some cases add a extra layer to the games. It's just a bit of fun, he is clearly passionate about games so I don't know why people hate him for having the same interest as them. I wouldn't really call myself a fan of his videos but if there is nothing to do and I see one suggested I will most likely watch it.
Yeah his videos are all pretty good and well made. Except for that whole, Rosalina is Peach's daughter thing. Now THAT was weird, and his evidence was incredibly stupid.
"- The G-forces, Buzz! The G-forces!"
I feel like I'm back in my physiology classes.
I feel like I'm back in my physiology classes.
The metal legs explain why Fox's and Falco's kicking moves are so strong in Smash Bros.!
It might depend on the artist. Fox' legs looked normal in Star Fox Adventures.
@Ultra128 ... I seriously never thought about it but it makes sense
Back then, I thought they had metal legs and metal hands, except for Slippy Toad.
Like when they were given a human form they still had paws, so those were removed to give them actual hands and feet that they could use in combat. Slippy Toad would be the only one that had "hands" since Toads have four fingers in their front legs.
Since then they've changed the design. The metal legs stayed but everyone's hands were altered.
Metal legs are not canon in the starfox universe, please stop spreading that poop like it was.
I agree with everything but one small detail. But that is neither here nor there.
Great video!
@RupeeClock In the nicest possible way, get off your scientific high horse and stop picking apart the names of YouTube channels. Does The Game Hypothesists sound as snappy as the Game Theorists? Appreciate it for what it is: a bit of entertainment. Thank you.
@jedisquidward The tables have turned.
@agqwestern I don't think you understand that I was insulting what I consider poor entertainment.
@RupeeClock what criteria do you cite for your dislike of the channel apart from the rather petty reason I pointed out earlier
He comes off with theories without knowing ANYTHING about the universe, in which the games are happening. Who knows what kind of technology they have next to flying in space and animal legs? Not every anthropomorphic character has digigrade legs. I rather buy that they have the metallic legs because of the pressure than Fox and co having digigrade legs.
I like GameTheory. I don't care if his theories are stupid. They're not serious anyway. I doubt he even believes half the theories he comes up with. They're just theories. Doesn't matter though, I don't believe anything he comes up with could ever be worse than Gnoggin's ridiculously stupid Autistic(I realize that can be misread so I'll say here I'm not calling him Autistic the theory is that Smash is Autistic) Smash theory. That one was just ridiculous, and rather than being a fun hypothesis like MattPat's videos I think he actually considered it to be a serious theory. I could just go on and on about why it's so stupid, but to tell the truth I only clicked here as an excuse to complain it. I probably shouldn't overstep by writing an essay about something barely related to this article. Stupid Smash is Autistic theory. He did a lot of research beforehand and yet the theory makes it seem like he doesn't even know the creator is Japanese. Come on now! Though to be fair I agree with some of his debunking GameTheory videos, particularly the Sonic one.
@RupeeClock The name "Game Theory" is a pun. It's a reference to, well, the Game Theory, or the study of strategic decision making.
I'm more concerned about Fox's tail being solid bone/metal:
Seriously it is an fictional material.
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