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January 13th, 2015 
Carl Williams 
We don’t see this level of work put into most reproductions but Rose Colored Gaming are going above and beyond the norm. Everyone knows that Star Fox 2 never saw an official release by Nintendo themselves. That is a sad fact. Now, Star Fox 2 will see a release, even if extremely limited, through a special edition box set, just look at the pic after the jump.
Star Fox 2 is a game that was originally intended for the Super Nintendo, as the follow up to the hugely popular Star Fox. Both titles use the Super FX chip, SF2 just uses a newer version which allowed more 3D special effects and game play.
There are multiple versions of Star Fox 2 floating around on the Internet in varying degrees of completion. The most popular of which is a fan translation that uses the, nearly complete, Japanese version. As of this writing, I am still waiting for word back from Rose Colored Gaming as to which version they are using on this special edition release of Star Fox 2.
Update: The version of Star Fox 2 used for this release is the final beta with the English translation patch applied.
Reasons for Star Fox 2 not being released, even though the Japanese version was nearly complete, are unclear. It has been rumored that the reason for holding Star Fox 2 back was the impending release of the Nintendo 64. Strangely, the N64 did not make it to market for another year and a half after the planned release of Star Fox 2. Such a shame that this iconic game was never released, officially.
The total number of Star Fox 2 special edition sets that will be available from Rose Colored Gaming is unclear. Rumors place it squarely between 50 and 100, either of which is HORRIBLY understocked for this type of release. If you are keen on getting the special edition Star Fox 2 release, I suggest you be on your toes and watch the Rose Colored Gaming website closely.
Rose Colored Gaming’s website.
Source: Rose Colored Gaming’s Facebook
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It would’ve been cool had they implemented light up catridges back in the day
I agree, completely. Light up cartridges would have been so cool back in the day.
Had Nintendo or Sega implemented that just the aesthetics alone might of had a positive benefit in the console wars. Simple but very effective.
Imagine the possibilities they could have created.
Instead of just onscreen colors telling you the race is about to start, they could have had Red, Yellow and Green lights on the cartridge light up. Sure it might seem distracting but imagine in a dark room how it would work, you could use your peripheral vision to tell when to start hitting the gas while keeping your eyes on the screen.
Same thing for games like Gunstar Heroes that flash onscreen when a boss is approaching, they could have had red lights flash on the cartridge to alert you.
Missed opportunity for cartridge based consoles, for sure.
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