I think the reason Star Fox 64 doesn't entertain me as much as the first game is because that was playing on a SNES, and even in 2023 that was crazy to me that the SNES was capable of running a 3D-feeling game that managed to capture the feeling of flying through space with a squad of unique characters, and overall it was an impressive experience despite the slowdown issues.

Star Fox 64 just feels like a remake of Star Fox SNES, and whilst it looks and plays way better and still feels awesome to fly through space with a squad, it doesn't exactly feel as impressive to me.