Star Fox on SNES is one of those games that still feels ahead of its time, even now. You hop into Fox McCloud’s Arwing and blast through these wild, polygonal space levels—back when 3D graphics were basically magic. The controls are tight, the music slaps, and those asteroid fields? Pure chaos in the best way.

First time I played, I got wrecked by the first boss because I kept trying to barrel roll through everything. Turns out, you actually have to dodge sometimes. Who knew? The branching paths keep it interesting too—some routes are way harder, but way cooler. And yeah, the graphics are chunky by today’s standards, but there’s something charming about how they pulled this off on a 16-bit system.

If you’ve never played it, just know: Slippy will annoy you, but you’ll miss him when he’s not there.