You also take double damage in Expert Mode.
Which wouldn't be so bad, really, except you also lose your wings in one hit. Now THAT is nuts.
Who even remembers what 64 Corneria's music sounds like? I certainly don't.
*is currently whistling it*
But Corneria SNES > SF64.
Holy CRAP.
Forgot how intense Venom 1 was.
On Expert it's crazy, but Aquas preps you for it well enough, I think. I seem to recall getting the Titania medal on Expert being even harder. I was still new to the game, but I had a decent amount of experience under my belt.
Aquas and Sector Z, well heck, you probably won't know until near the end whether or not you're going to get the medal. Whoo.
Area 6, though? Pfft. Breeze. 300, shoot, they should've made it 400. Unload 2 Smart Bombs on the space mines at the beginning, and watch your counter climb.
...see, I want another on-rails Starfox game that's so good I can spout facts about it, too.