John Rairdin NWR

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John Rairdin NWR

@jtsknight92

Director of https://t.co/KPGbQRhkDu @Nintendo_NWR. Video guy https://t.co/xlE1kvvvrf Professional Star Fox historian.

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John Rairdin NWR@jtsknight92·3 Nis

Got some new followers from recent Star Fox news (the best reason to gain followers) so let me introduce myself. I'm a games journalist and part time video game historian with a specific fascination with Star Fox. I make video and documentaries. youtu.be/Ml4xe3SZ8tY?si…

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Those of you who have started binging our Star Fox SNES documentary from 2023 over the past couple months, I see you and I appreciate you :) youtu.be/Ml4xe3SZ8tY

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John Rairdin NWR@jtsknight92·1d

The John showing up on random podcasts to talk about Star Fox tour continues. Had a great time on The Expansion Pass this morning youtube.com/live/tY0A4Do1C…

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John Rairdin NWR@jtsknight92·1d

Didn't think this video would still be relevant to the discourse in 2026 but here we are. youtu.be/AL2wDjGY074

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@TheFr0stByte Oh yeah none of this is intended to mean I wouldn't rather the series move on. The original context of the video being shared is to break down the starting points for new players :)

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Fr0sty@TheFr0stByte·1d

@jtsknight92 I get that words matter, and mean specific things, but frankly I can use the appropriate words and still say I'm tired of remasters/reimaginings, and so can everyone else who wants to move on from the Lylat Wars. Different words, same sentiment.

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John Rairdin NWR@jtsknight92·1d

Thanks for sharing! I've seen people say "you're using different words to say remakes" Nope Words mean things, and when we use them wrong it's extremely confusing for new fans. Calling every lylat wars game a remake, is like calling Ocarina a remake of Link to the Past.

Adri💫@AdriWindGB

The false internet narrative that "Star Fox is just remakes" needs to go away !!!

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John Rairdin NWR@jtsknight92·1d

I should also say that I'm sure at some point I've called Star Fox Zero a remake. I think when this fanbase consisted of like 10 people who all understood what the others meant that was fine. But there are a lot of new folks and we should strive to make the series accessible.

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John Rairdin NWR@jtsknight92·1d

@WishJL_Mia @AdriWindGB Words mean things and we should strive to use them accurately. Using remaster, remake, and reimagining interchangeably is confusing to new fans who I've found legitimately think Star Fox, Star Fox 64, and Star Fox Zero are the same game when all they share is a premise. :)

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Bald Arc@WishJL_Mia·1d

@AdriWindGB This video is using different words to say what everyone else means.

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Adri💫@AdriWindGB·1d

The false internet narrative that "Star Fox is just remakes" needs to go away !!!

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John Rairdin NWR@jtsknight92·3d

@jsmithwilliams If they were I expect it would already be out. To me, them being behind their normal pace means fresh territory. But hard to say.

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Just(in) Keep Playing@jsmithwilliams·3d

@jtsknight92 You don’t think they’ve been working on Luigi’s Mansion 4?

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John Rairdin NWR@jtsknight92·3d

Seeing people starting to theorize more on who the Star Fox 2026 developer is. I've been in camp Next Level Games for months. Their last game was in 2022. They generally put out a game every three years. Their only work since was a small team assisting on Prime 4. They're overdue

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@Craftyavg586 If it weren't for Prime 4 I think Retro would be an extremely viable guess, but at best I think they're a support studio. They were a shell when they took on Prime 4 and had to staff way up. I doubt they have the bandwidth to be lead on both at the same time.

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Julio Varnes@Craftyavg586·3d

@jtsknight92 Cope but what if this was Retro’s other project they developed alongside Prime 4 (I have hungered for a Retro made Starfox game for decades)

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@Mayor_Fuglycool If I had a nickel for every strategy based Star Fox game where the Great Fox had double barrel launch bays, I'd have two nickels.

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Mayor Fuglycool@Mayor_Fuglycool·3d

@jtsknight92 IDK why but this goes hard

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John Rairdin NWR@jtsknight92·3d

I like that, while in general they were primarily looking to Star Fox 64, for the Great Fox someone clearly went "No, Star Fox Assault absolutely nailed it"

worm on a string 🦊@frisbeedawg_

the new great fox might be the first time I've actually liked the design of this ship, something about how angular and wide it looks really scratches my brain

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John Rairdin NWR@jtsknight92·3d

As has been highlighted by various publications including GameXplain and Nintendo Wire, the G-Diffuser references the UPC for the Nintendo Power players guide for Star Fox 64. Nintendo Power is a North American publication implying a North American developer. Guess where NLG is.

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John Rairdin NWR@jtsknight92·3d

Next Level Games is known for technical excellence and extremely high quality character animation and cutscene direction. Both things that are being specifically highlighted by marketing for Star Fox 2026.

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@BoundaryBreak @jackbrady1010 It is unfortunately very true. That being said I wouldn't entirely blame late 2000's perspectives as Assault and Command both struggled to sell at launch, but the perception did not improve going into the back half of the 2000's as YouTube came into the picture.

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Boundary Break@BoundaryBreak·4d

@jackbrady1010 I doubt anyone dilluded it down to "on foot doesn't work". I'm sure that was a construct you made up. Because there is still enormous potential for on foot segments in traditional Star Fox gameplay. But that potential hasn't been fully realized yet

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Jackchickengravy@jackbrady1010·4d

Millennial YouTubers complaining about Star Fox going on foot in the late 2000's is why the series keeps reimagining and remaking 64, and it's been awful for the series

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What are your unpopular opinions on Star Fox?

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Dylan Makes Games@dylancuthbert·3d

Hey everyone, I made an iOS app. I couldn't find a good wallet friendly and fully customizable solution, so I knocked up SuperCapper - it automatically transcribes videos into cool animated captions for you and with no monthly fee. apps.apple.com/jp/app/superca…

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John Rairdin NWR@jtsknight92·3d

@dylancuthbert This looks great, and as a video editor, can confirm this is a remarkably difficult to find tool. Now I just need an Android port or to go steal my wife's iPad :P

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John Rairdin NWR@jtsknight92·3d

Hey Nintendo, you have the chance to get me to buy more Star Fox amiibo after nearly 10 years.

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Still wish we had gotten the whole #StarFox team as #amiibo for Star Fox Zero. Still adding Wolf to the gang is a nice addition.

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John Rairdin NWR@jtsknight92·4d

Had a 3D time lapse/bts in my portfolio that I realized I'd never posted publicly. Here is the construction of assets and building a scene for my Eclipse documentary with VGHF and NWR. This was for the thumbnail then I wound up making something different youtu.be/t7Q_8XMwoZ0