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I was so torn on Shadows of the Empire at the time. I LOVED the idea of a new story between Empire and RotJ, and like you said the first level with the ATATs was freaking awesome. But after that... I hated the 3rd person levels. Everything just seemed so empty and plain. Rogue Squadron however was friggin awesome at the time, especially as a Star Fox fanboy. Great video, thanks for posting
SNES drunk yeah I’d agree, shadows is the only one that’s hard to play through today for me, any level out of the ship is pretty horrible, hard to control, aim and is pretty bland. I still play through and gold medal every level in Rogue Squadron and Battle for Naboo every couple of years though, they never get old :D I’m kind of meh on racer not because I didn’t like episode 1 but because I’ve never been a big racing game fan.
I didn't mind some of the TP levels in SOTE like the train level but yeah some like the sewers were a nightmare to play and damn creepy! Id love another 100% dogfight Star Wars game like the old x wing series or rogue squadron - always loved them!
Why did you play in 3rd person. The doom levels are much easier in 1st person mode. Your putting out misleading info about this game. It is a great game. The only weak levels are the turret levels.
Why would you say such things about a twenty-five year old game that combines the worst parts of a platformer and shooter and has worse visibility than Silent Hill? 😂
@@n64glennplant Too true. Luckily we've got these great games to go back and play to remind us of the good times. Thanks for covering these games, brought back a lot of good memories :D
Shame we didn't get any more games like Shadow of the empire 😥 going to different locations ( planets) on a adventure both on foot and on a spacecraft 😊 the icing on the cake for me personally was that you felt alone without any annoying crew companions to get in your way while on your mission 👍
Making games like Star Wars SOTE is simply too expensive for developers. Shadows Of The Empire utilized 3 different graphics engines, to allow variety between levels. It was very ambitious project for 1996. For example, notice how dead bodies remain, unlike Turok or Goldeneye. Gameplay physics on train -level, ect...
I think a lot of people don't ever consider the ambience and atmosphere of video games when reviewing them. So you see "official" review scores of some games quite different than fan scores sometimes because of this. As a young teen I felt Shadows of the Empire dropped a lot of the more silly kid-oriented aspects of the Star Wars universe, so that helped me become more immersed with the game. So when you fought Boba Fett, it actually felt like a bounty hunter that not only wants you dead but can kill you (unlike the films).
I always struggled with Bobba Fett in this and it was such a long level to get to him that it really felt like an epic battle when you finally got there
The N64 era was the golden age for Star Wars games. I can remember the first time playing Rogue Squadron and feeling like I was actually apart of the Star Wars universe.
I don't even think Star Wars Shadows Of The Empire comes down to nostalgia. I never played it as a kid but recently played it a few months ago and found it to be an incredible game! I really enjoyed the exploration in the adventure levels and found the other play types to be really engaging. That train level was something else!!! Hearing that it was going to be 19 levels makes me sad though, now I really want to play those other 9 levels! 😂
yeah I think they'd need to up the difficulty on it though if they improved the controls to modern standards as in the n64 version that's half the challenge haha
that'd be so cool. In a perfect world this graphically updated version would include some of the levels that were deleted from the original for time constraints. at this point, I'd be happy if Nintendo ends up making an N64 classic w/ Rogue Squadron, Racer, & Shadows of the Empire. Battle for Naboo I could take or leave
I remember the cutscenes in Shadows of the Empire scared me as a kid. Cardboard cutouts of characters looking at you whilst that unsettling music played.
These are the Star Wars games I grew up with, I do believe the N64 Star Wars era is the best of any game system. I would rank them Rogue squadron, episode one racer, Naboo and then shadow of the empire.
The only downside of KOTOR 2 is how much content Obsidian had to cut to meet the Lucasarts imposed Xmas 2004 release... However, what did make it into the final release is still really good, but it's only playing the game with the restored content mod that I've realised just how much we were all missing out on back in the day. Infact, I would argue with the restored content it's possibly a better game than the original, even though the original was such a gamechanger; Kreia is just a way more interesting and thought-provoking character than almost anybody else in either game.
Shadows had an atmosphere that was unmatched on the console, cold, eerie and dark. The music played a big part in that. Loved all star wars games on the N64, they all had a particular charm in their own right. I think it's pretty much impossible for new players to get the same connection with older games now than back then, times are so different!
I easily spent twice as much time playing the podracing game than on all of the other ones, combined, and I’ve beaten all of them. The podracing controls were amazingly tight for something that fast, and you could even use two controllers (basically two thumb sticks and the Z buttons) to make the driving experience more like what you see in the movie. The upgrades are very noticeable and rewarding, and many of the different pods/racers feels quite different from one another. Pro-tip: Use Bullseye Navoir. His ship, upgraded all the way, is like riding a dragonfly. If you can’t make a turn at full speed, it’s not the problem.
Glenn said he likes Sebulba (who you won’t get until you beat the game). He IS the flat out fastest, (and he has the only actual weapon on his pod, in the form of that side-vent attack from the movie) but his pod is huge and steers like it. For a game where turning accuracy is usually more important than sheer top speed, he’s one of my least favorite pods, unless I know a course so we’ll that I just feel like showing off.
The battle for Naboo was far better than Rogue Squadron in my eyes but both games were awesome. I'll never forget all the great memories I had playing Shadows of the Empire, the first time I played the Hoth level is one of my most favorite memory as a gamer and I love Dash Rendar I thought he was cool. Episode 1 Racer is also one of my favorite racing games. Star Wars was just great for the Nintendo 64.
I never played the last 2 Star Wars N64 games because even as a 13~14 year old kid in the late 90's, I always hated the prequels. I had no interest in playing the games related to it. But I think I'l check out Podracer thanks to this video.
N64 Rogue Squadron was and is my jam! The game still looks good today. The PC version always gave me control issues so I love playing this game on the N64. With that said, these 4 games are one of the main reasons why I own a N64 today. Thanks for the video. Between the N64 and Gamecube it is so nice to be able to revisit the Rogue Squadron trilogy.
The people criticizing Shadows for it’s on-foot missions can eat a shoe. Those were my favorite parts of the whole game; exploring each nook and cranny of all the levels was entertaining and satisfying. The atmosphere of the quiet Star Wars music in the background definitely added to the eerie, lonely feeling of the game, but not in a bad way. My only criticism was the trains level... TOO DAMN LONG, and the battle at the end was incredibly frustrating. Yes, the whole game could have used a nice polishing on some of the controls, but it certainly wasn’t un-manageable. Still one of my top favorites, and I still pop it in from time to time... Might have to do that tonight and show the kids how I spent my evenings inside as a kid.
I didn't get a notification about this one! Good thing I checked out your channel to see if you uploaded anything new and then seeing this great video about one of my favorite film franchises!
I loved Shadows of the Empire as a little kid. The wampa scared the shit out of me though. Different time I guess but there were no standards for this type of game at the time. It truly was a pioneer
Shadows of the Empire was my first Star Wars game, but Rogue Squadron is my favorite SW game on N64(and maybe in the top 5 game SW games in general, I'd have to think about it). Works out that I didn't see this when it was uploaded as I just now watched it on May 4th. lol
Great video bro! This one is near and dear to me as I sank countless hours into ALL of these growing up, especially SOTE and Rouge Squadron, the latter of which was without hesitation my favorite. Lucas arts used to be a real powerhouse back in the day and it's an awful shame that we probably won't see anything but overrated trash anymore now that Disney and EA has their hands on the franchise. I always really enjoy your knowledge of the history and the surrounding industry intrigue of the titles you cover in your video. I was just a little too young to be all read up on the game industry of the day but it's really cool hearing about it now. Like the tidbits about the early development cycle of SOTE and the issue of not having a real N64 controller yet. I loved that game a lot and never thought much of it as kid but good lord it shows! Some of the levels really did handle like whoever made it never held the N64 controller.
Ahhhh Star Wars games on n64. I was born in late 93 so I was the age group the prequels targeted being only 10 when episode 3 came out. I remember going to blockbuster and getting rouge squandrant multiple times and loving the x wing and of course my mom couldn’t wait to take me to see episode 1 and I was like 5 or something and totally blown away by it all in theaters and she got me pod racer and I played that game every waking moment I wasn’t at school every chance I got. Sebulba was easily my favorite but sadly took a long while to unlock him. I ended up buying a 1001 cheat codes book at a book sale (you don’t see cheat code books anymore) and using all the whacky and fun cheat codes for pod racer and I remember going back to block buster and re-renting rouge squandrant again so I could use the cheat code book and play as the naboo fighter. Those were good times.
I was a star wars kid with a 64, rogue squadron was amazing, I played it for years. There was a cheat for episode 1 racer that let you play with two controllers for the arcade experience. It was a great time for star wars games!
Really enjoying these ‘collection’ videos you’re doing. You touched upon it in the video, but I think a collection video of all the Expansion Pak games would be interesting, especially to see the differences such as the resolution bump, but also how bad (or good) the frame rate is when using it. I normally keep hi res mode off, but it seems there are some games where it’s ok to turn it on, like Rogue squadron and I find Shadowman is ok with hi res mode on too. I wonder if there are others. It would probably be a large undertaking though!
I remember seeing a commercial for Shadows of the Empire and begged my mom to but a N64 for Christmas and she did. I loved the game and all the other StarWars games that came out for the N64, such as rogue squadron.
I enjoyed Battle For Naboo and Rogue Squadron, still can't get into Shadows of the Empire after the first level. Haven't tried Star Wars Episode 1 Racer but, it does look like fun and will likely pick it up soon. Thank for this and your many reviews.
The title theme of "rogue squadron" activated something in me.. something nostalgic and... happy... and sad.... its weird :'( i rly loved the 3 games... never forget darth vader dancing under a disco ball...:D
@@n64glennplant I actually had no idea it even existed until this video so the answer would be an ignorance filled no =). My friend is looking for her DC to send to me and yeah the music isn't there and Watto doesn't hum the Cantina Theme but it's a good port just gotta play some Sabbath or Iron Maiden while playing..
Great videos, Glenn! My personal favorite is Rogue Squadron, I never enjoyed the shooting and jumping mechanics of Shadows of the Empire. I only played Episode I Racer once, and never got to try out Battle for Naboo, but I just might look for it after watching your reviews. Keep up the good work!
Between Mario 64 and this game I spent the vast majority of my time. This is the first game I recall 100%ing The drawback is I'm fairly certain I sold Super Mario Kart and DKC to help pay for this game
I personally think the Xbox is the platform with the best Star Wars games. It hast the likes of kotor II, Jedi Academy, Jedi Outcast, Kotor I, Republic Commando. Battlefront 1 and 2 ( IE the good ones ) and more. I always only liked the vehicle sections in Shadows of the Empire
Battlefront and some of those other games were on playstation to. As for starwars games that tough between nitendo and xbox/psn but pc had most of them.
@@ernestod.7123 wel yeah but they feel better on the xbox it might be the xbox controller and the triggers its weird but battlefront 1 and 2 play better on the xbox for me anyway
Big fan of this channel Glenn, few suggestions for other videos: Best n64 titles for parents and kids to play together, and/or siblings. Best titles with deep engaged stories. Groundbreaking titles like Goldeneye for FPS, Mario 64 for 3D platforming, and things modern games still use from these games. Best simulation games, racing, fishing, flying etc. The worst reviewed by critics but loved by fans and vice versa. Best games for gaming tournaments either at home or organized. Your top personally nostalgic games and why. Maybe some behind the scenes or vlogs of you going around shopping for N64 games at local retro stores etc. Just some ideas to help out, thanks for the great content.
Shadows of the Empire: Me and my brothers found it passable but challenging yet also bordering on painful at times. I am looking you swoopbike level. Rogue Squadron: THE REASON my brothers and I wanted an N64. I don't think we got the gold on every single level; one escort mission always gave me trouble. Episode I Racer: Very fun. I would love to see this game remade in some capacity within the Disney canon. Battle for Naboo: Probably a trashed classic. The movie didn't bother me back then but I've taken notice of its flaws over the years.
Slight nitpick: Battle For Naboo came out in late-2000/early-2001. Not late-1999/early-2000. :) Otherwise, I agree that Rogue Squadron was definitely the best of the N64's Star Wars games. The graphics, the music. Basically everything in that game completely nailed "Star Wars" in a way no game had ever done before or until Knights of The Old Republic. Battle For Naboo was also great, but you can count me in as one of those people who found the Episode 1 license more of a hindrance than a help.
How funny, I just pulled my N64 out yesterday to play Shadows of the Empire! Been years, but it's a fun game. I remember it being EXTREMELY challenging as a kid. I don't think I ever got past the 3rd level. I decided recently to give it a try as an adult, and though it's still challenging, I'm finding it to be quite fun actually.
One thing they should have done in Rogue Squadron was where you could play with more Imperial fighters and bombers instead of just the Tie Interceptor. But there’s a lot of things that they could have done. Maybe they should have come out with a Rogue Squadron 2 game or something
Reminiscing about the N64 and its library of games, Shadows of the Empire is always one of the first games that comes to my mind. Visually the game was extremely impressive for its time, especially the larger levels with their huge dimensions both in width as in verticality. Personally, I never took issue with the 3rd person sections of the game. Quite to the contrary, I think they are the real highlights of the game and not the flying sections which are great but extremely short. Game was a very interesting genre mix and really did feel like a new Star Wars movie you could play through. All in all, I would argue that aside from the PC the N64 is the gaming platform with the best Star Wars games. It's only four games but all four of them are great.
Shadows of the Empire... what a weird game. Anyone else remember finding the Wampa on Tatooine? Still, I love it. Even with the control issues it's still a solid game way overdue for a remaster. (Though the GOG version is really good) Rouge Squadron and BFN are some of my favourite gaming memories ever. I could write essays on how brilliant the level design was on some of those missions. And the voice acting was so spot on! First time I was ever impressed by that sort of thing in a videogame. By the way I highly recommend using the audio commentary code for BFN, it's so brilliant and hilarious.
I played the sh!t out of Shadows of the Empire as a kid. The Jetpack helped a lot in keeping it funny, even months later. And there were the cheat codes as well. Probably the worst cheatcodes to input ever. You literally need to use your nose, because you lack additional fingers....
Rogue Squadron was easily the best in my opinion for the Nintendo 64. I've played the PC version of both it and Shadows of The Empire as well as the N64 versions. Both games are wonderful games to be honest. Shadows of The Empire struggles from it's drifty controls, but that just adds a bit of challenge to the game that I think shouldn't be a 'black' eye on the game.
@@n64glennplant My only complaint with Rogue Squadron was the bonus level on Hoth, not being enough like Hoth, when Shadows of the Empire got it mostly right, Rogue Squadron's Hoth had mountains, canyons and hills all over the place, what happened to the massive open snow field!?
My favorite star wars game for the N64 was rogue squadron by far. I played it as a kid non stop till I got every medal. My least favorite was pod racing. I rented it for a week in the summer, beat it then returned it. I thought it was easy and short.
Shadows has so much Nostalgia, plenty days in my childhood me and my dad played it non stop, I got him to do the AT ST boss because He was scared of the noise it made, haha just wait till the sewer boss christ that terrified me
I remember playing tons of Rogue Squadron back in the day.. flying as the Millennium Falcon with a cheat code was also super cool.. and I'm not even a Star Wars fan, lol
I wish George Lucas didn't sell off the Star Wars license to Disney (Even though I did enjoy The Force Awakens, and The Last Jedi, to be honest with you I think they're both misunderstood) we could have gotten more games following Dash Rendar with him doing some Rogue Squadron-esc secret missions and exploring Wild Space (something we still haven't seen)
I loved all of these games . SOTE was probably the most frustrating for me but overall it was a good game ...plus it's Star Wars so of course I would play it anyway lol. SW Racer was an incredibly hard and fast game . The fastest I've ever played in any game but loved every minute of it even though I crashed probably millions of times 🤣. ROGUE SQUADRON and Battle for Naboo were just awesome . sigh ....now I feel old and just want to go back in time .........
When I first played Shadows of the Empire I always thought they tried to make a 3d version of the SNES Super Star Wars games in that they went for a variety of levels with different styles much like most early N64 games. I was always disappointed with it. The other 3 however were all real hardware pushers. Also loved that the Baboo Starfighter was so well hidden in Rogue Squadron, probably only that and the Goldeneye cheats only managed to stay hidden for so long. Battle for Baboo is one of those games that really show how good Factor 5 was with the system in the end as much like Rare they had reverse engineered the system to really push the limits, sadly though if you want a complete in box version of it it will still set you back around its original RRP or more depending on condition as it was released so late in the systems life.
I only had brief experiences with SOTE and rogue squadron back when they came out. I did like them, but they still look fun and I'd like to revisit them today. Also Jedi knight on the pc was really good which I think came out at a similar time period. Too bad that never got an n64 version. Btw I love your channel!!
I love all of these games. Racer is still my favorite. I remember renting Shadows and my TV broke and would just roll so I was unable to play it that weekend. (I'd have to go to my grandmother's and use her extra TV to play until I got a different TV) Years later I got a copy and was kind of disappointed. The controls seem way off and the story want as cool as Id hoped.
I feel that I enjoy Shadows of the Empire a bit more than Rogue Squadron but I have very good memories from my childhood playing these games. When I first got my N64 the first few games I had were gex enter the gecko Pokemon Stadium 2 and Robotron 64. Then shadows of the empire for Christmas. And like army men Sarge's Heroes I play this game a lot so much that I dream about it. Have you thought about doing a Battletanx review?
I bought the game brand new still have till this day I never beat it thought It was awesome Glenn to its day but I thought it was awesome I love it so through 😊😊😊
I actually really like The Phantom Menace it's kind of underrated and overhated. Many of the criticism of that film are kind of overblown if you ask me. I mean I do have my own problems with it even though I like it.
Hard to choose... *Rouge Squadron* The cheats, loved the chicken co-op mini game idea to bad I didn't have someone to play with me. The character profiles were a nice touch. *Racer* What can I say I'm a racing fanboy add starwars and Voila and yeah the part system made it feel like a mini RPG game. *BfN* The [ *SPOILER* ] of Captain Kael by the [ *ANOTHER* *SPOILER* ] was... ... ... ... * *REVENGE!!!!!* * As SotE I like it too but control-wise... the years have not been kinda. Its a shame, it has everything good for it, I think the developers could have done more of what they wanted if Nintendo haven't had their hands tied. This is why I would have love a remake of this game.
The Star Wars games on the N64 are the best! As for the movies I love the Star Wars Original Trilogy as well as the current trilogy so far and am looking forward of seeing the third and final chapter. So Glenn what your thoughts on the current trilogy do you enjoy them?
How are you recording the gameplay in these videos? It looks much much much nicer than when I use my N64 on my modern monitor. Are you recording off an older TV or something?
It would be complete overkill, but I think running the ultra hdmi through a framemeister might clear up the interlacing issue. Maybe just outputing at 480i, and then using your editor's built-in deinterlacer? dunno here.
perhaps, but not really worth the effort and time it would take as it slows down the whole process. before ultra HDMI I used to manually DI all the footage but it just takes too long to be able to output and most people can't even tell.
SOTE had a PC demo of the Hoth level and I ended up playing that many times but never actually tried the rest till much later heh, yeah probably the GOG version will tidy it up a little and could someday see a hack or mod that could improve it further. I'll give the cake to SW:RS, I think that's the most solid one and an excellent Expansion Pak example. I don't like Racer much but you tend to get one regardless without even trying hard when collecting carts. ;) Nah, Booooo! ^_^
@@n64glennplant Actually one of the harder bits of information the collection circuit looks for, how many of any game were made. Did a cursory check, the Naboo one seems to cost most on average, perhaps less copies maybe.
