Beating EVERY N64 Game - Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (47/394)

[@grrargghh]

This is one of the best series any gaming youtuber is putting out right now.

[@Thabeast721]

Thank you!

[@GatCat]

Not if dude hasn’t seen Star Wars or Indiana Jones. Not cool.

[@ellis7622]

@@GatCat Star Wars is overrated but I agree about Indiana jones

[@Miipmiip]

Agreed!

[@cdadamly]

@@GatCat seeing certain movies should not be a prerequisite for playing and beating every N64 game. This is possibly the dumbest attempt at gatekeeping I have ever seen.

[@VeggieBrah]

I love how he got the genuine Shadows of the Empire experience we all got as kids. Only he didn't shatter his controller or a sibling in anger.

[@notyetskeletal4809]

Whoa whoa whoa we weren't all kids. Slow down.

[@tinflowers]

Whoa whoa whoa....we don't all have siblings.

[@apolo11288]

Whoa whoa whoa!

[@WyzeGuy]

Whoa whoa whoa we weren't all alive, slow down there

[@michaelbread5906]

I once shattered my older brother after losing like 6 games in a row in a fighting game. I was 4 or 5, he was 9, and I swung my controller,, knocking out his tooth!

[@myrojyn]

"it sucks when your enemy has the high ground" -Thab & Anakin

[@noneyabisness414]

Came to comment immediately after that was said.... I don't know that he hasn't actually seen these

[@tarantinoish]

“Battle of Hoth, where ever that is…..” You’re killing me smalls!

[@spoonMANfork]

I wouldn't let many slide for not knowing star wars but thab is an awesome dude. This series is great 👍

[@AvsJoe]

Yeah, everyone knows it's the second star to the right, straight on til morning!

[@ninja_tony]

@@spoonMANfork It's ok for people to not like things just because you do.

[@spoonMANfork]

@@ninja_tony it's a joke. When someone doesn't know a huge topic in pop culture it's common to making a friendly jab. Just trying to show some appreciation for thab.

[@AtlasBear_007]

Would love if he responded with "I've never seen The Sandlot" haha

[@theohorn4143]

this is one of my favorite N64 games of all time. When it came out it literally blew my mind. Thank you for the video and the nostalgic feelings I got from it.

[@hortonius2804]

same man, loved seeing this one. Really enjoyed it as a kid, the last stage was fantastic

[@Jack_80]

me too. i never understood why it got so much hate. i spent more time playing this than zelda, mario, or any of the other big name n64 games.

[@forthrightgambitia1032]

I mean, there is also the nostalgia of pre-episode 1 Star Wars as well, when the franchise was largely driven by talented novelists and graphic artists.

[@T3n50r]

@@forthrightgambitia1032 I didn't like Star Wars and I was 8 at the time. I tried watching Star Wars with a friend twice as he tried making me hype for Star Wars as well, yet I feel asleep both times as a kid. Loved this game to death though. The gameplay was honestly good considering the time it was released and had plenty of great moments imo.

[@WCCXtra]

@@T3n50r , same deal with me. I've never been into Star Wars, but I really liked this game.

[@KillTheLamb1]

The intended way to destroy Boba Fett's ship is to shoot the back of it, you're not supposed to damage it from the front, that's why the hitboxes seemed janky

[@countchoc90]

took me forever to figure that out when I played as a kid. Hardest boss fight ever

[@Jack_80]

@@countchoc90 i had an easy time with the ship as a kid, i quickly figured out to just keep getting behind him and shooting. boba himself is the fight that gave me a ton of trouble.

[@IHaventGotOneYet]

I remember beating it as a kid in exactly the same way as he showed here. I never figured out the back part, haha.

[@Gusanoman]

FINALLY. I don't understand why everybody I know that played this game took so long to try shooting the back.

[@anthonycharles9241]

The sewer level scared the shit out of me the first time I played. I was walking down the hallway and then I dropped in the water and all those monsters were trying to get me. It was terrifying!

[@PresidentScrooge]

I found the boss after the trainride frightening as a kid.

[@ChadGrindstaff]

Haha same

[@tylermccurry403]

Not to mention it was dark as hell. Playing it on an old TV was a nightmare.

[@XpRnz]

U can say alot about this game, but back then it had an atmosphere unlike any other. The amazing soundtrack in combination with the admittedly sometimes barebones environment which gave it this liminal space quality. It gave it an uncanny vibe which really worked well with the derelict space theme. It's a true cult gem imo!

[@thunderh0rse961]

Damn good description

[@generalgk]

I don’t think that’s the original Wilhelm Scream, it’s probably a recreation.

[@turntsnaco824]

That or it's so over-compressed it's unrecognizable. I agree that something sounds distinctly off about it though.

[@kaihedgie1747]

@@turntsnaco824 It's not the Wilhelm Scream at all

[@ezehogan]

I loved this game so much as a kid. I found it in my dad’s sock drawer during the lead up to Christmas 1997 and decided to take a gamble and cut the cellophane near the box flap. I wound up beating it before Christmas playing when my parents weren’t home. When they finally wrapped it I rented the game from Blockbuster prior to Christmas so I could practice finding the challenge points. When I finally got the game officially I beat it on all difficulties with all the challenge points. Then a few years later I ended up buying the PC version so I could see the new cut scenes and did it all again.

[@niven7953]

I can't even be mad that Thab hasn't seen Star Wars, because seeing people interact with SW media without having the context of the movies to draw on is such an interesting experience.

[@binkbonkbones3402]

Seriously. It's like seeing a reflection of your naive self, the version of you that was unaware of what actually happens in popular media, but still has absorbed knowledge of it through pop culture osmosis

[@ballyhooch]

Switching to 1st person helped a lot in the shooting levels. And also the swoop bike level.

[@Lucians_Sword]

I played this game a lot when I was a kid, it was tough but I enjoyed the atmosphere, music and the feeling of overcoming a tough boss. Great video!

[@ColbyePresents]

*I was in middle school when this came out. Middle school was troubling times, so this game was a wonderful escape. Great video, man!*

[@ResidentWebbo]

Every so often I subscribe pretty much in an instant. No screaming, no cliché KZbinr nonsense. Just simple narrative and gameplay. Good stuff.

[@n00dles79]

Thank. You. So. Much. For. This. I played this game so much as a kid and loved it, totally blacked it out from my mind and as you were playing it I kept saying “dang, I think I used to play this game.” The still frame with the second boss after the train confirmed it and I had a full blown nostalgia blast. Love this series. I was a huge N64 fan and user.

[@nogoat23]

I loved this game. The only way I beat Boba Fett's ship was with the same cheese. I loved trying to explore and find all the secrets. The sewer level freaked me out too!

[@edthornley9120]

Loving this series. Watched you smash this game on long play too. Was a tough game as a kid, that sewer monster terrified me.

[@Thabeast721]

Hey thanks so much. Yeah it’s pretty rough in the modern day. A remaster would be really cool

[@GorgoniteDew]

Love the series dude. N64 was my first console as a kid. Crazy to see all these games I have never played, or heard of. XD Good luck sir.

[@latemanparodius5133]

Tip: you can change the control scheme and be able to strafe when running. This makes it easier when you need to Dark Souls the bosses: face in backside, attack attack attack. Changing the camera is a useful tool at times as well. The space stages offer an in-cockpit view.

[@silverslider562]

An absolutely iconic N64 entry. One of my faves. The baster fire was so satisfying lol

[@lashedsuns4529]

4:30 -- That stupid crack in the floor made me die sooooooo many times back in the day.

[@marcusrosales3344]

For the gladiator you should be using R to aim and c buttons to move around. Most people don't know this is an option in this game, but it's how you can aim and hit small targets but also keeps you moving around to avoid getting hit too. Conkers also has this feature if you play that!

[@cownansheathens]

That fucking speeder bike ring jump thing gave me PTSD flashbacks.

[@videogames8353]

honestly dude, you are pretty good at playing games. You are cruising through some pretty difficult games that took me years to beat playing on and off lol

[@paulfallon64]

Love this series. And Shadows of the Empire was my first N64 game!

[@Bends95]

My older brothers and I got Star Wars Shadows of the Empire Christmas 1996 alongside Wayne Gretzky 3D Hockey with the console..the latter game of which was a rental from a neighborhood video store.

[@prehistoricgentlemanbird9131]

To this day one of my favorite games ever. I must have been 11yrs old or so, and a huge Star Wars fan. The pure joy of having a 3D Star Wars game was something special that can’t exactly be put into words.

[@topshelf1055]

I remember this game being insane on the hardest difficulty. Also, this game had tons of cheat codes which were very cool.

[@bulletproofair]

Yes! I think playing as a wampa was one?!

[@JCbeMe]

He keeps talking about the high ground advantage but he has never watched the movies and has no idea haha

[@alexnelson8]

He has must of seen the memes?

[@ninja_tony]

@@alexnelson8 What memes?? It's just common sense that there's a high ground advantage, that idea didn't even come from Star Wars, but people always act like it's something that only exists in George Lucas's head lol

[@alexnelson8]

@@ninja_tony but it’s a Star Wars game

[@prestonexzabe2997]

I came to the comments to see if anyone else brought this up lol

[@joseluki]

This game could be one of the goats if it was not for some of the jankiest controls ever and so many cheap deaths. Also, you should have tinkered with the control schemes, there are ways to circle strafe in this game that help a lot with bosses and turning corners.

[@Roctrin]

this is such a sick series. Really hope you stick it out!

[@UnwrittenSpade]

I remember I got this with my N64 along with Mario 64 for Christmas the year it came out and what a joy it was. It was like a whole new world of gaming! It’s a shame people today won’t get to experience the jump forward from the previous console cycle to the N64

[@chambeet]

Yep, that leap forward into 3D gaming was astonishing at the time. I will say that the introduction of open-world gaming with stuff like Grand Theft Auto III was also astonishing at the time, but I was a little older by then (high school). Ocarina of Time felt like such a huge open world, though, at the time.

[@Tomn8er]

Yeah Super Mario 64 blew my mind as a kid, especially since I didn't own a SNES and went straight from NES to N64.

[@UnwrittenSpade]

@@chambeet I totally agree! Jesus the memories with GTA 3! My best friend has ps consoles while I had Nintendo. This is awful but I remember in high school we would be drinking at his house and if we needed to leave for a party we would decide if we were ok to drive if we could drive on GTA3 without crashing or getting a cops attention. Looking back at how stupid that was we’re lucky we never got hurt, hurt someone, or got arrested

[@UnwrittenSpade]

@@Tomn8er haha me too! I didn’t have a SNES, went from NES to N64. What a jump it was!

[@chambeet]

@@UnwrittenSpade I will say, that's an interesting story, haha. I wasn't drinking or using drugs back at that point, but I'm a recovering addict, so yeah, I've definitely done many things that were stupid and I regret over the years. Getting as many stars as possible was always fun in GTA 3. My friends and I put so very many hours into that game, mostly just doing dumb shit.

[@nelson-haha89]

This one is insanely nostalgic for me, epecially the music. I loved this game. I'm sure I would suck now, but I don't remember having that much trouble with the bosses. Who else did the wampa stompa code to play as the yeti guys?

[@Jack_80]

i kicked this games ass as a kid and even played it on jedi difficulty eventually, but replaying it pretty recently i couldn't even beat it on normal. all these modern, handholdy games have softened us so we're not used to this kind of difficulty like we were back then.

[@modermonkula]

Modern games are too easy nowadays

[@raifjohnson-kennedy3266]

I beat this game on Jedi. It was my greatest achievement in video games. Don’t play anymore, too addictive for me. But watching nostalgic KZbin videos is also addictive. What a time to be alive

[@dechangeman]

I love this channel. Great nostalgia and much fun to see you discover all these games for the first time.

[@PatDurkinMusic]

It’s mind blowing to me thinking that this came out BEFORE the 90s rereleases of the original trilogy and all of the prequels. I was probably playing Dark Forces and Tie Fighter around this time which were my Star Wars video games of choice lol

[@Mattball82]

Oh man Tie Fighter!! That game was so good! That was how I knew Palpatine was Sideous when Episode 1 came out and many others did not 😁

[@JuanWonOne]

I'm not sure if "they have the high ground" was a joke or not. Your deadpan delivery is spot on thab. 👍

[@cannibalisticzombie6663]

"apparently theres a battle at hoth, wherever the hell that is..." lmao as a SW fan i died there already ^^

[@DankElm]

As a little kid I just did the first mission over and over. I loved flying around. Now I fly fpv drones for fun so hey, some thing never change.

[@CallistoAshus]

Only people who played this as children can understand the visceral fear of fighting IG88 and the giant dianoga. I remember turning my game off when I got to the sewer level because I was afraid. Lol

[@joshbimthedoctor]

Droid solders... do we tell him they were humans? If only thab had learned the strafe button the game would have done a lot better lol

[@magnumxlpi]

"Laser gun"

[@FurryStockings]

When I replayed some of my childhood games, such as this, I was like "How the hell did I manage to beat all these games so easily before?" lol I was rusty :o like REALLY rusty

[@douglasrau5094]

It’s nice to see the latter levels of this game. I don’t think I ever got beyond the train as a kid. I got to know the first 3 levels very well.

[@laurenloertscher1319]

IT'S OVER, THAB. I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND.

[@Whageca]

I just hard binged this whole series... Now I have to be patient 😭😭

[@Sweetguy1821]

This was one of the few games as a kid that I could beat on the hardest difficulty. I swear jedi was easier than very hard.

[@worldsboss]

Only Star Wars game I had on N64 was Pod Racer, but I remember playing that game so much, it was great.

[@KillTheLamb1]

It's Star Wars: Episode 1 Racer

[@worldsboss]

@@KillTheLamb1 Yeah, that one

[@ManCave1972]

I like this guy because he looks like everyone’s idea of a gamer and he is totally invested in winning good games and crap ones no matter what.

[@voteZDLR]

I remember getting this game when I was like 8 or 9 years old. It took me a LOOOOONG time to actually beat it but when I did it was one of my proudest early gaming moments. That game and Ocarina of Time, I will never forget certain moments in both of them. Beating the Sewers in this game and like beating the 3rd boss as child link in Ocarina because I knew that I could unlock adult Link, and by extension Epona. I remember being excited but then I realized I had forgotten to get Epona's song (well, not really "forgot" but I didn't know I needed it) THEN I had to beat the first temple as Adult Link to go back in time to get it. Games just had more of a sense of wonder back then.

[@turntsnaco824]

Between the one-on-one AT-ST fight and the train level, this feels shockingly like a really primitive Jedi: Fallen Order in places. The parallels can't just be coincidence, considering all the things you _could_ include in a Star Wars game... It's like whoever made that game liked those sequences and said "Remember that? What if we did the same thing, but better?"

[@Youtube_is_Trash]

So when I played that game, I didn't spoke English. Imagine how long it took me to figure out that cable thing?!?! I think it took me a full day to figure it out and it was only by accident 😢😅

[@xhappybunnyx]

Wow I have super vivid memories of having a hard time getting the tow cables wrapped around as a kid and calling my dad at work to tell him I finally did it by myself

[@sleepydragonzarinthal3533]

This game was amazing, the implementation of gameplay changing around the lightweight story gave it some decent replay value

[@Moose_338]

This game, is the one that started it all for me, came home from school one day, with mom telling me and my brother my dad had a surprise for us at home, he had the N64 set up and was already playing Shadows of the Empire in the living room when we got home. I've been addicted to video games ever since.

[@TheRealLink]

This one was super fun to play growing up in the early N64 days. The Canyon maze took forever to me back then and Xizor's Palace was also super difficult. And yes, Sewers were gross and scary.

[@silvereloking6149]

Music was amazing in this game

[@fo-ef8qo]

This game is one of those fever dream games from my childhood. My cousins had it at their house and we would visit often but only play it there and not all the time as it was 1 player. I distinctly remember the Hoth speeder and base lvls, and the train lvl, the rest is real fuzzy though lol. Such nostalgia.

[@anthonycastanon6281]

This is the beat part of my Friday morning

[@KSigKid]

It's a shame he never figured out that you're supposed to damage Slave 1 by shooting its engines, and that melts Boba's ship. I bought a N64 on release but didn't want Mario or Pilot Wings, so I just had a system until Christmas when I got Shadows of the Empire as my first game. IG88 and his level gave me so many problems when I first started. Became quite adept at the Hoth level!

[@JakobeOG]

This game is super underrated

[@A_Bottle-Of_Orange_Crush]

I was never really a huge Star Wars fan, but this was my first N64 game and I really loved it. Please come to NS0

[@jamesphilipson1289]

For real dude, you having watched South Park, Indy, Star Wars, god knows what else. Mad like, how rare

[@Autumnal_willow]

This is one of my fav Star wars games, the music in Xizor's palace is goated

[@creaty2852]

Wow until I watched this I remembered not beating this game but apparently it’s way shorter than I remembered so I guess I did beat it. Good memories

[@quoththekraven5911]

I'm here two years late but man... this was one of the two games I got with the N64 on Christmas morning. It's a classic. I beat it as a kid, and I tried again last year when I found my old video game stash... couldn't beat the first AT-ST fight on foot. I'm a disgrace. Hahaha this series is awesome man, so many memories.

[@TheRealHaans]

I was never able to beat this game. Once I finally was able to get past Boba Fett and slave 1 there was the racing level that I just never got around to beat.

[@TheGavrael]

The swoop bike is so difficult. Especially if you want to 100% the game and get the secret rabit ears medallion.

[@Jack_80]

that mission is complete bs for completionists. as a kid i got at least most of the collectables in that stage, possibly even all of them, but trying to replay it recently i could hardly get any of them. no idea how i was able to do it as a kid but it seems nearly impossible now.

[@BearShare69]

sounds a little off from a Wilhelm Scream

[@AlvinEarthworm]

Oh god, I remember this game. I never tried to play it without cheats because it was way too difficult and unfair.

[@fb1767]

Enemies having the high ground being brutal in a game made a decade before Ep.3 being noticed by a guy who never watched Ep.3, how poetic.

[@sloppywolf5453]

Freaking loved this game. The final level has cheat codes to change you ship! And it wasn't just cosmetic, they flew and fired differently. Loved it

[@notyetskeletal4809]

It's irrelevant giving tips now that you completed it. I too got intimate with this game. Pretty good for 1996 N64. I was hoping to see a bit of footage from certain part but no. But yeah it was a trip to watch. I never quite finished it.

[@SocialCreditScore]

He has the vod up of his entire playthrough

[@notyetskeletal4809]

@@SocialCreditScore Cool, thanks for the heads up!

[@mikeamir9979]

When I was a kid, the sound that IG 88 makes when you fight him used to scare me. I was legitimately, afraid the whole time I was fighting him.

[@TuckerswordsINC]

This was the game that sucked me into the N64. My uncle had it along with Super Mario 64, Wave Race 64, Cruis'n USA, Killer Instinct Gold, and Mortal Kombat Trilogy, but I gravitated towards this because the story was super interesting to me, I loved the music, and it felt manageable because it had a linear level structure instead of seeming like an endless open-world like Mario 64 did. I have the PC version of this on my backlog. IG-88 was the scariest thing I'd ever seen in a video game before. Gosh, experiencing the N64 when it was new was so amazing.

[@effectmd5359]

i've also never seen any of the Star Wars, so you're not alone there. Coincidentally I did play this game as a kid.. It took mr years to actually sit down and try to beat it though.. Got 3/4 of the missions done but never finished. EDIT: Lmao! My brother and I also used to die laughing at the scream when enemies fell off the cliff cause it sounded like someone we knew. Thanks for the memories.

[@mikeRedMDK2032]

If you ever decide to watch the films, stick to the original trilogy

[@TwiliteTA]

It's kinda funny you went through the whole game not realizing you could go into first person.

[@whazzup_teacup]

I thought I could handle Thab not seeing any Star Wars movies but then he says he doesn't know Hoth and I lost my mind.

[@TheGavrael]

And Robots, not droids.

[@ottoneiii4353]

can you imagine? i see the first three movies multiple times, i don't remember about hoth either, i guess it is not so importantant to remember every single event or name. yes they were funny movies but that's it.

[@Khazandar]

That wasn't the Wilhelm scream, just a bad attempt at it.

[@JoelBrewton]

This game actually has a debug cheat that was revealed in an old issue of "Nintendo Power" in which you have to hold down a series of buttons on the controller, and then move the control stick halfway to the left, then right, and repeat. It basically breaks open the game and allows to you to make any alterations you want. You can get infinite ammo, permanent invincibility, change the planet's gravity, and even get the jetpack from the very first level. Makes the game incredibly fun. Also, the Swoop Bike level CAN be beaten if you treat it as a race. Yes, the game wants you to take out all of the gang members, but it is possible to beat the level by just getting to Luke first.

[@Curtis3604]

that was NOT the Wilhelm Scream

[@HCHaven7619]

19:33. Seeing that head by itself made me laugh. Though I was really hoping you would keep in the "This is stupid! What is this boss?!", line.

[@Bandalorian]

lmao @ the barb raid at 6:30

[@apushman]

Boba Fett's ships hit box is the turrents and the back of the ship where the thrusters are if I remember right. Loved this game as a kid and the fight with IG-88 was the toughest part imo

[@3DSage]

This was the hardest game I remember playing as a kid. Can't believe you beat it!

[@steeevealbright]

That's not the Wilhelm Scream

[@jaball77]

"Shoot droid soldiers or whatever with your laser gun".... lol. Killin' me.

[@MortonGoldthwait]

Watching someone who's never seen Star Wars talk about it with irreverence is the best thing in the world.

[@ExInceNDiA]

I remember this game as a kid, but I only remember the first stage. I feel like I must’ve never made it very far, so it was cool to see the whole game. Keep up the good work. Love the series.

[@voteZDLR]

Dude IG-88 (the "robot guy/boss" as you called him) took me so many tries. I was just a kid back then when I was trying to beat it. But yeah, I could do that train section blindfolded by the time I finally did beat him. The most memorable boss fight of all besides the first one where you learn you can press Z to manually aim (the AT-ST walker thing) is Boba Fett of course. THAT was one of the best boss fights on the N64 IMO.

[@pineoandloeb]

One of my all time favourites that i still regularly play over and over. It's cool to see someone experiencing it blind.

[@monkeyman123321]

The bike mission was one of my favorite missions. I'll replay it so much along with the ending ship ones.

[@ItsTeezoUBZ]

I’m really enjoying this series man, these videos and commentary is great. I be letting these play when i sleep lol

[@damian597]

Back in the day there was the infamous n64 gold club. Open to those who had 100% completed around 20 games. You had to send in your video tapes to prove you have done it.

[@98802ohhey]

You’re crazy THAB, this weekend watch all the Star Wars movies!

[@Zakarias89]

One of my strongest childhood memory of this game was that of disappointment for not being able to play as Luke. We had never heard of this Dash guy and we were kinda pissed about that.

[@westingtyler1]

as someone who knows EVERYTHING about Star Wars and about Shadows of the Empire, it's interesting and refreshing to see someone play this blind. "this little robot" = IG88, etc. it's good to see if a game like this can stand up even without side knowledge.

[@t.m.1537]

"Depending on how you approach it you die" ThaB *flies in the middle of the group of enemies n dies*

[@keithburke5738]

this lil baby boi playing all the old n64 games, bless, my heart

[@chanic4621]

Love this series so much man. Such a good idea. Really brings me joy on fridays

[@DK-ri3fl]

Thank you for beating this game. When I was young I wanted to play the bike mission which was described on back side of game package, it looked like so fun, but I could not reach there and always failed to pass the Boba Fett mission. Now I know the mission I wanted to play is the next mission of the Boba Fett`s...