10 Classic Video Games That DON'T Hold Up

7. Star Fox (1993)

Star Fox
Nintendo

I’m hoping you’ve got the message this far into the list that when we’re talking ‘classic’ video games we genuinely mean the cream of the crop, absolutely iconic games from their time because that’s Star Fox for the SNES. Star Fox is another one of those games you’ll be more able to forgive if you remember playing it when it came out in 1993 and you’ve got those nostalgia ties.

Trying to play it this year for the very first time would be a bold move indeed but feel free to see if it pays off.

As a sweeping statement it’s easy for us to just say that any early 3D game was the coolest thing on the planet when it came out and now they look understandably, incredibly rough. While we have no qualms about it earning its spot as one of the best video games of all time and being the first Nintendo game to use polygonal graphics, well, let’s just say you can tell it was the first one.

While we’ll always back ace pilot Fox McCloud, Star Fox’s visuals and mechanics make his first foray a little tricky to go back to. At least we’ve still got Star Fox 64.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.