Andrew from The Gaming Backlog "Book Club” joined Jaymo from The Old SwitchAroo in the skies and stars of the Star Fox Remake’s online Battle Mode across all 6 maps, tested out the AR GameChat functionality of the Nintendo Switch 2, and chatted about the Star Fox franchise overall, including their experiences with Star Fox 64 and this new version. They even created a Battle Mode map tier list.

Watch the video feed of the battles at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og2xtqRpBbc. Between getting over a cold and audio capture and compression issues, voices may be a bit fuzzy at times, so the video version is the best option.

Like the heavy metal Corneria cover? Be sure to check out https://www.youtube.com/@Merton_VG_Metal.

What do you think of our Battle Mode map tier list and the Star Fox remake overall? Take part in the conversation by joining The Gaming Backlog "Book Club" Discord server at https://discord.gg/9xdX3znWQn. You can also join The Old SwitchAroo’s Discord server through their website https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com/.

• (00:00:00) - Intro and crossover announcement
• (00:01:15) - Star Fox experience and franchise discussion
• (00:02:53) - Starting Battle Mode on Venom
• (00:04:35) - Star Fox 64 battle mode memories and side games
• (00:06:51) - Venom match gameplay
• (00:08:04) - Venom recap and Splatoon comparisons
• (00:10:02) - Sector Y black hole asteroid match
• (00:11:32) - Power-ups and multiplayer design discussion
• (00:14:02) - Favorite campaign maps discussion
• (00:15:41) - Fichina meteor match
• (00:16:57) - Looter shooters and Splatoon tangent
• (00:18:18) - Ideas for new Star Fox map concepts
• (00:20:49) - Backlog podcast preview and Switch 2 talk
• (00:21:38) - Ficina recap and moving to Corneria
• (00:22:28) - Corneria king of the hill match
• (00:26:00) - Marry Fox Kill discussion
• (00:28:12) - Versus mode on cargo map
• (00:32:56) - Favorite Star Wolf members and final match moments
• (00:33:56) - Building the battle mode tier list
• (00:37:59) - Katina discussion and final tier list results
• (00:40:51) - Closing remarks