A Titania mist and snow weather effect may elicit confusion, causing gamers to check their empty glass to confirm that they have not spat their milk over their TVs however, activate the planet's weather generator to witness its true burnt umber, less milky, skyline.

The aforementioned Corneria has a basic blue skyline on both difficulty level one and two, but switch to the hardest setting and it presents a blistering orange sunset. Regardless, any retro gamer slotting in this cart should rejoice: this is a Nintendo game and as such it is jam packed with attention to detail. Chunky, bland Corneria buildings, with cumbersome meteor rocks set to brown and grey coloured terrain, could be viewed as downright ugly. However, whilst 3D graphics were the selling point in '93, they are the one area of this game in which a modern gamer may scoff. The implementation of SNES game enhancing chips was not new Super Mario Kart was boosted by DSP in 1992, but the Super FX chip took enhancement to another level. Star Fox (clumsily renamed 'Starwing' in Europe - we've asinine licensing issues to thank for that) was many gamers first jaunt into a home console 3D experience. Combing quirky Nintendo characterisation and an epic sci-fi setting, it resulted in an on-rails shooter that blew away '90s pre-conceptions of console capabilities.

Whilst it did not win the 16-bit console war single handed, the first ever Super FX boosted cartridge was a stand out SNES exclusive. SNES Star Fox was a powerhouse attack, which gamers would never forget. For Sega and NEC it was too late: the swooping Nintendo Arwing squadron hammered the early ‘90s into its most notable 3D submission. 'Emergency, emergency… emergency, emergency! Incoming fighters prepare for launch', hailed the 16-bit Nintendo counter attack. In 1993 the Mega Drive / Genesis was selling well and 2D was the bread and butter of console gaming.

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