He has been featured in several other game franchises, including as a playable character in every installment of the Super Smash Bros. series.

In 1992, Nintendo and Argonaut Software collaborated to produce a 3D space shooter for the Super NES, provisionally titled 'SnesGlider'.

[6] The development team, led by Shigeru Miyamoto, redesigned what had been a tech demo into a rail shooter, from Nintendo designing the game and Argonaut handling the programming aspects.

Miyamoto sketched out a universe but could not decide on a natural hero to convey a sense of an epic space saga.

[12] Fox's outfit has changed in every game he appears in, but generally includes an orange or green jumpsuit under a pale gray flight jacket or combat vest and a headset.

[15] Unlike the voice actor consistency with other Nintendo characters, such as Mario, several different individuals have contributed their vocals for Fox.

His most consistent English voice actor has been Mike West, who first portrayed the character in the localized release of Star Fox 64.

Once again, the Lylat System falls under peril in Star Fox Command (2006), this time under attack by a new foe known as the Anglars, who originated from Venom's acidic oceans.

It is up to Fox McCloud to save the galaxy once more by slowly liberating invaded territory and arriving at Venom to defeat the Anglar Emperor.

This time, he begins the battle with only ROB 64 at his side, as the rest of the team has been disbanded for various reasons (i.e. dismissing Krystal by fearing for her safety).

[29] Fox's vehicle is called the Arwing II, which boasts a decent amount of health and boost, and can either receive plasma blasters or twin lasers, depending on the storyline.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, he is light, has the third-fastest dashing speed in the game, surpassed only by Captain Falcon and Sonic the Hedgehog, and has fairly weak attacks that allow for a number of combos.

In competitive Super Smash Bros. Melee, Fox is considered to be the character with the most potential and is utilized by numerous top players, such as Adam "Armada" Lindgren and Joseph "Mango" Marquez, although his fast movements make him very difficult to control without practice.

[35] He was included in GameSpot's "All Time Greatest Video Game Hero" contest and reached the "Round 2" before losing to Link.

[37] IGN praised Fox's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Melee, saying that he featured some of the best texture work and modeling in the game.

[42] Gus Turner of Complex Networks listed Fox as the best-forgotten video game heroes.

[44] In 2018, Fox was noted as the character that was used by the player "ZD", who won the first tournament of Super Smash Bros.