Hardcore Gaming 101 Digest Vol. 4: Star Fox and F-Zero

by Kurt Kalata, Sam Derboo, Ed Burns

Do a barrel roll! The fourth HG101 digest focuses on Nintendo's two fast-paced, high-flying science fiction series, Star Fox and F-Zero! Also learn the history of Star Fox with a feature on British developer Argonaut Software, covering the titles that inspired it (Starglider, X) and the games that came after (Stunt Race FX, Vortex), plus an examination of some other lesser known 3D rail shooters like Omega Boost and Vanark. Finally, we're covering some Castlevania fan games, providing an update on the recent Wonder Boy / Monster Boy entries, and adding 11 more Best Games of All Time into the site's canon!

Genres: Video Games, Nonfiction

96 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 17, 2019

About the author

Kurt Kalata has been writing about video games for twenty years. In addition to founding retro game website Hardcore Gaming 101 in 2003, he previously started fan sites The Castlevania Dungeon and The Contra HQ. He has also contributed to several other websites, including 1up, Gamasutra, and Siliconera. He has edited and published over fifteen books through the Hardcore Gaming 101 website, including The Guide to Classic Graphic Adventures and The 200 Best Video Games of All Time, and has contributed to several other retro themed books, including The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers, Unseen64’s Video Games You’ll Never Play, and The Overstreet Guide to Collecting Video Games. He lives in New Jersey, USA, with his wife, daughter, and two cats.