# Starfox Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfox-question/710822>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 25, 2015, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfox-question/710822 "2015-01-25T03:48:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2015, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfox-question/710822/1 "2015-01-25T03:48:48Z")

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Do the members of Team Starfox have bionic feet?  
[![](http://tinypic.com/images/goodbye.jpg) ](http://tinypic.com/images/goodbye.jpg)  
[![](http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110127231747/starfox/images/a/af/StarFox_Team.jpg) ](http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110127231747/starfox/images/a/af/StarFox_Team.jpg)  
[![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-419y34tk-Ko/Tni5eQHyc4I/AAAAAAAAALs/d9kSoz8KR0U/s1600/star+fox.jpg) ](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-419y34tk-Ko/Tni5eQHyc4I/AAAAAAAAALs/d9kSoz8KR0U/s1600/star+fox.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfox-question/710822/2 "2015-01-25T15:41:10Z")

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Apparently, somebody else noticed this, too.

> **[Nugget of the day: Star Fox had metal legs?](http://nintendoeverything.com/star-fox-had-metal-legs/)**
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> Anyone remember this classic Nintendo Power issue? It’s pretty old – all the way back from April 1993. At first glace, you may not pick up on anything particularly noteworthy. Upon closer inspection of the cover, however, you’ll notice that Fox’s...

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**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfox-question/710822/3 "2015-01-26T19:19:25Z")

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I’ve actually never played Star Fox, but I know this thanks to Cracked’s [5 Disturbing Details You Didn’t Notice in Famous Video Games](http://www.cracked.com/article_21007_5-disturbing-details-you-didnt-notice-in-famous-video-games.html).

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**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfox-question/710822/4 "2015-01-26T21:10:12Z")

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So if they all had to get their feet replaced does that mean

Slippy’s hurt!