Comparing Every Version of Lego Star Wars: Part 1 - The Phantom Menace

In this video, we're going to be comparing every version of Episode 1 The Phantom Menace in Lego Games.
Original 0:35
GBA 4:20
DS 5:15
Skywalker Saga 5:47

[@gonkdroid8279]

Lol, the thought of Sebulba replacing Anakin in the saga is hysterical

[@gonkdroid8279]

Thanks for the heart!

[@Edd8]

I love the early lego games. They have that element of trial and error of the devs trying to find the perfect formula for lego games. Good vid!

[@BlueFusion2910]

and....they never found it. it just got worse and worse. the skywalker saga is an overrated embarassment, normies are just retarded and eat whatever sludge they get, "oh wowie its LEGO so i will lose all my taste and accept garbage"

[@diogoduarte8008]

And that fun parto of discovering new things, the jokes with the cenary, the mute characters that's lovely

[@Edd8]

@@BlueFusion2910 Well, I think the complete saga is really cool, would've been nice if they included the first episodes too. The new games are not as great as these ones, mostly because the new movies are already crap (Or now that I think about it, these new games can shine some comedy on the shitty plots)

[@BlueFusion2910]

@@Edd8 there's 2022 skywalker saga and 2007 "complete"(not so complete anymore apparently, because Disney films) I meant the 2022 game annoys me and i hate it. i appreciate the 2007 as a classic

[@mattwo7]

Still insane to think these were the same people who worked on Sonic 3D Blast, which was held back by releasing on both Genesis and Saturn and could have been so much more as a Saturn exclusive. As well as Sonic R, Toy Story for SNES, Genesis and PC, Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue, Crash Bandicoot: Wrath of Cortex, Crash Twinsanity, Super Monkey Ball Adventure and their final non-lego game, Bayformers: The game. (This was after the Lego game adaptations of the first two trilogies)

[@joeberryman3563]

I really enjoyed the original Lego Star Wars because as you progressed through the game and unlocked more characters, Dexter's Diner would gradually become a melting pot of characters from the the prequel trilogy and all the different heroes and villains would have a massive brawl in the parking lot. I feel like that melting pot aspect has been lost in newer games. I'd dearly appreciate the option to make custom levels with any characters and settings of choice.

[@gonkdroid8279]

Dexter's Diner was incredible! I also agree I'd love to see a modern level customizer like they had in Lego Indiana Jones 2

[@aamirrazak3467]

True seeing all the characters from different eras as well as my custom character showing up in dexters diner was awesome

[@joeberryman3563]

@Aamir Razak you're misremembering, fella. Custom characters weren't introduced till Lego Star Wars 2 and they stayed in the bacta tanks in Mos Eisley Canteena. It would be nice to see them roam around with the other characters.

[@aamirrazak3467]

@@joeberryman3563 oh ok my mistake I guess I didn’t remember which game they appeared in

[@joeberryman3563]

@@aamirrazak3467 there's nothing wrong with wishful thinking 😉

[@cloneepisodeiiiwalker3964]

Having grown up with only the DS version of Complete Saga, I was impressed with it when I got the Wii version and realized how well they ported the gameplay and even level design to the DS. Of course there's really not much reason to go back to it now that the console and PC versions are so easy to get, but for a kid at the time the DS version really was a good time.

[@EuroMIX2]

TCS DS being so good feels like a miracle when you consider what a mess The Original Trilogy DS was.

[@philardo]

@@EuroMIX2 agreed. Seems like they really pushed the console to its limits, with complete saga. Either that, or the original trilogy was just a bad game

[@philardo]

It's basicly the same as the other versions and that's insane to me. I bought the DS game again, cause although there's a little less content than for other versions, I can play it on the go now and I really love that

[@Ian99_]

9:39 I actually prefer the lack of voice acting in the old games It's fun seeing how they convey the story with no dialogue and it makes the game feel more unique

[@fibbthehuman]

it's also great for language barriers/porting to other languages

[@SonicBoone56]

There's an option to change it to mumble mode if you dislike it.

[@xTBx]

@@SonicBoone56 which sounds great on paper except the new cutscenes have been very much created with the dedicated voice acting in mind, using it makes them a chore to follow

[@Kagetora-]

Mumble mode was a disappointment in Skywalker Saga sadly.

[@Conorator]

@@SonicBoone56 Mumble mode is just replacing voice lines with gibberish, similar to Crazy Dave from the Plants Vs. Zombies series. Old LEGO games conveyed the meaning of voice lines with physical props and gestures, and rarely had long voice lines, just short grunts and maybe a scream or two. The Skywalker Saga's mumble mode fails to capture the feel of the old LEGO games, which I feel reveals that Traveller's Tales never intentionally created that feel for the LEGO games, it was just a byproduct of their decision to not include full voice acting.

[@ciel-9373]

fun fact Episode 3 was in Lego form before the actual movie.

[@Daybed4448]

Definitely preferred the og - the Skywalker Saga's approach of 'here's a big open hub; go explore, then carry on with the story' just isn't as fun as feeling like you're actually *playing* the story of star wars (in lego form) like you do in the old games. Like you say, I ended up mostly running between checkpoints with the occasional dull boss fight and optional puzzle.

[@Kagetora-]

I didn't have an issue tbh

[@theraymunator]

I personally prefer Skywalker Saga because I love roleplaying as the characters I am playing as in the open world LEGO games. I've spent a solid 10 hours of my total playtime just wandering around with Luke, collecting kyber bricks and imagining he's on some sort of journey to discover the Force and vanquish the empire and it's really fun. But I totally see why someone like you would prefer The Complete Saga, it works better as a linear experience and honestly the multiplayer is so much more fun in that game than it is in TSS.

[@quaglegagle674]

I know you've got plenty of ideas but I'd love you to cover the Spongebob games, in particular since the PC games went in this bizarre direction of making them Point and Click Adventure games and I rarely see anyone talking about them

[@StupidMarioBros1Fan]

OMG yes! I had both the GameCube & PC versions of The SpongeBob Movie Game and it was like playing through two entirely different games despite the base story was the same.

[@quaglegagle674]

@@StupidMarioBros1Fan Battle for Bikini Bottom was the one that threw me for a loop. Talk about night and day

[@StupidMarioBros1Fan]

@@quaglegagle674 Oh yeah that one was also extremely different, shorter than the Movie Game if I remember correctly, it's been like 15 years since I played the PC versions.

[@SnoTangerine]

@@StupidMarioBros1Fan Having grown up with the BFBB PC version, imagine my surprise when I discovered the console platformer years later! I also played both versions of the movie game, among several others. All have a nostalgic place in my heart.

[@quaglegagle674]

I was actually fortunate to play Employee of the Month so I wasn't to surprised going in to the others, but some are just these weird mishmash of minigames. They're also really short compared to even the gba versions

[@JustLikeYou.]

After you finish the star wars series you can Segue pretty well into the other Lego franchises. Keep the content coming!

[@RenanMontefuscoMassoni]

Indiana Jones lego!!!!

[@servantbyday]

Lego Island and Lego Racer series next, please!

[@JRPizza]

Haha, yesss. I had the Jedi Defence Lego sets as a kid before the game came out, so I'm very fond of the deckchair destroyer droids and backwards megaphone blasters. So much so that The Skywalker Saga looked almost off-model to me in a number of places. Either way, I had a great time with both the Wii and Switch iterations of Lego Star Wars. Looking forward to your coverage of the rest of Attack of the Clones!

[@noahfessenden6478]

I loved those sets as a kid!

[@drachenzahne9262]

the deckchair Droidekas will always be my favorite version of the character.

[@MattII33]

The Lego Star Wars games were and honestly continue to be some of my favorite games ever. Really looking forward to the rest of this series.

[@cassetinhodoespaco8590]

Yesterday I was playing the Skywalker Saga and I was curious in how each lego game portrait the phantom menace, and that video came at the right time lol

[@samuel-wankenobi]

the pod race level is different between the video game and the complete saga they made it easier in the complete saga because people found it too difficult in the original the video game

[@capo0102]

I had the demo of the first Lego Star Wars, which only contained the first level, and I played it so many times before buying the full game, that I still know every single inch of that level by heart. 12:33

[@boltonwood883]

Same man, my brothers and I were blown away when we played the actual game after playing the demo 1,000 times

[@BugsyFoga]

The force is definitely strong with this one

[@peterchu5609]

I imagine you'll somewhat have to stop at Ep 7. As none of the ones afterwards had another game to compare.

[@IndiGhost_77]

or he could even put the whole sequel trilogy as one video

[@Alovon]

@@IndiGhost_77 Big Brain idea, compare all the console versions of it, spice things up It is available on every main console available atm, Nintendo Swtich, Xbox One/OneX, Xbox Series S|X, PS4/PS4 Pro, PS5, and PC. At the very least could get a kick out of him trying to go Digital Foundry and explaining how either impressive or unimpressive the Switch version is versus the other ones (Factoring the Switch is a fraction of the size of the others and also is in fact, a handheld)

[@StarboundRose]

There is a force awakens mobile game

[@Quick-Silver206]

Such weird timing! Not only have I decided to collect more Star Wars Legos, but I've also decided to play the Star Wars Legos games!

[@KyrieKirigiri]

You really should seperate Lego Star Wars and Lego Star Wars The Complete Saga, since there are differences, such as different Pod Race and Gunship Cavalry Levels, The original game not having the Bounty Hunter Pursuit level from Episode 2, Episode 3 having a different score between versions. The DS Version of Lego Star Wars 2 has completely different levels to the DS Complete Saga and the PSP version of Lego Star Wars 2 includes the final levels of each prequel episode as bonuses.

[@PatrickHoffer]

Also The Complete Saga has the original Gunship and Pod Race games as bonus levels!

[@tomlinson1710]

Didn’t see this one coming. But it’s Lego Star Wars, so I’m here for it

[@SonicTimewarp]

Youve actually missed a version in your recap of the “original”. The complete saga has a few tweaks to the levels (including adding some) that weren’t in the original 2005 release. The most obvious changes are the Podracer level and the Gunship Calvary level from Episode 2.

[@Jansenbaker]

Love the generous usage of Aurebesh in Skywalker Saga. For example, at 12:02 Maul's sub-line says "Red dude with a bad attitude". And in another vid, I noticed Vader's said "Loves the Dark Side, hates sand"

[@neopatriot7716]

LONG LIVE THE PREQUELS!

[@badandy1197]

Favorite memory? Ignoring the levels and lightsaber dueling my brother over and over again.

[@rhysuschrist9969]

don't forget starting bar fights!

[@SmoothieD00d]

Damn Flandrew, back at it again with the video game comparison videos.

[@clinto32]

When Flandrew uploads, its a good day

[@SpacemanSR]

your humor is so good, subbed! Loved the video

[@teun2408]

Great video! For the next video it might be worth it to also include the original Lego Star Wars game: "Lego Star Wars: The Video Game". This game only included episodes 1-3, and for the most part was later ported into the The Complete Saga, however there are quite a few changes made. For example the Pod racing level was quite a bit different in the original level where you had a timer for each section which was removed in the Complete Saga version, they also removed the instant restart after dying, in the complete saga you can just continue. This made the original quite a bit harder. In Episode II there are quite a lot more changes, the first level in the Complete Saga "Bounty Hunter Pursuit" wasn't part of the original game. The original game only had 5 chapters in Episode 2. Furthermore, the chapter 5 "Gunship Cavalry" also was quite different. In the original game you were forced forward (and also had to restart the level on death), while in the Complete Saga you could fly freely and can just continue on death. (You can actually play this original version as a bonus level in the complete saga). The original game also had some more subtile changes, for example the puzzle you showed at 0:48 wasn't present in the original game but was only added in the complete saga version. The complete saga also added the bonus levels, and blue mini-kit challenges to all levels. I think it might be nice to include this original version as well and show the original cantina featured as the hub world which as awesome :)

[@aamirrazak3467]

Impressive most impressive, great video idea flandrew! Can’t wait to see the rest of this series

[@tevinsgametales5007]

Great video, as always! Excited to see the rest of the series ❤

[@Hi_im_metric]

LET'S GO!! I was waiting for this!!!!

[@DamBaker95]

Late night split-screen gaming at my nephew's on a ps2 on an old tv with a video recorder with both lego star wars and lego star wars: the original trilogy are memories to be treasured.

[@DestroyChanel731]

Oh my God! I'm discover your channel only yesterday and i'm so exited to watch this comparing videos , but it's been sad to me that i can't find a video with lego game's and now you release one and it's awesome

[@that_one_guy_named_rami]

The early Lego games always had a charm to them. The Complete Saga is my favorite. I've played it on the DS, single player ± co-op Wii and PC.

[@BrokenCircle1]

Been checking out your videos recently. I love them, great jokes, good content. Subbing

[@SmugStick]

Great video. My favorite version is honestly probably the Skywalker saga.

[@tragicallyhypno3158]

I really liked the pantomime versions that used to exist before these things became fully voice acted. They were so funny. Haven't played the new one yet but maybe I should give it a try.

[@gonkdroid8279]

Great catch noticing the original game in the swamp, that's such a great touch!

[@emiliopalazzolo894]

Happy New Year mate, i was looking forward to your next video.

[@delushikong9797]

This seems to be a great idea! Hope to see more of them!

[@ethansreviews9024]

I've played all of these....so why did I watch this lmao. Definitely gonna watch the rest.

[@RyanHaney55]

I remember being impressed by how fluid the capes and robes were on the GBA. That was my first Lego game.

[@GrandJediMaster7860]

Just watched this during my lunch break at work (I work at a hospital in Bury, UK) - and I spat my water out when you said Anakin is happy for a kid that has a crate thrown straight at the head - 9:34

[@MrDwightSchrute]

Amazing! Looking forward to next one

[@Banane1321]

Great video, I really love your content! Have you ever thought about making a video about the different versions of rayman 2? Would be an interesting topic because many of us played it and the differences are huge.

[@rhysuschrist9969]

great choice for a new series! whilst I'm neither a harry potter or star wars fan like I was as a kid, I very much have a soft spot for the first 3 harry potter games, and I *adore* lego star wars, so I'm very happy to see this being the successor to your harry potter series :> even though I feel as if it's more effort than you need to put in, and I don't want to ask too much of you, I'd love to see the differences between the original lego star wars game and the complete saga - I know that makes it even MORE to cover, but I reckon there's some interesting changes in level design because of the new features and mechanics added, I know the design differences are even more significant in attack of the clones, where they added a whole new level, and reworked gunship cavalry

[@Roman7-]

I think i had it on PSP back in the day.. sweet sweet memories :)

[@aaronfrechen7201]

Me hoping that this video came out a while ago so I can binge the rest of them *uploaded 3 days ago* Damn it

[@Flandrew]

Thanks, I plan to have a new episode out every week

[@aaronfrechen7201]

@@Flandrew now that's what I like to hear😂

[@jeremy1860]

It's been a delight seeing this side-franchise develop over the years. From a quirky little project to being its own continuity that some fans say is even better than the live-action stuff. It's been quite the ride 😊

[@anon_y_mousse]

One of these days, I'm going to finish watching all of your videos.

[@Pimpedout007101]

I’m so happy you include the gameboy version. It’s still my favorite version of these games

[@lone_3454]

I was waiting for this

[@Spazzid]

Man this brought back memories of playing on my PS2 all those years ago, and since then my love of Star Wars Lego has only grown. Makes me wanna go pick up a copy of the Skywalker Saga

[@musicaluprising924]

The Complete Saga was one of my favourite games as a kid and I still play it now!

[@koteygolek.]

All bosses: Complete saga: 3:38 darth maul(final boss) Gba: 5:11 darth maul(final boss) Ds: 5:40 darth maul(final boss) Skywalker saga: 8:52 opee sea killer 10:42 darth maul 11:16 droid control ship(final boss)

[@Master4Bionicle]

Someone should make a compilation of all Flandrew "Do you remember" intros

[@beeswax2182]

Great vid! Love the star wars games!!! I think star wars battlefront was released on psp ds xbox pc ps2 so much potential

[@MK5Spartan666]

I remember playing Lego Star Wars on a PS2 and was so in-love with it at the time. It was a Lego Game! It was a Star Wars game! What's not to love? I really wanted the game myself, but all I had was a Gameboy Advance. I begged and begged for the game and got it as an early birthday gift. I knew going in it wouldn't be the same as the PS2 experience... But you know what? It was pretty darn close! Sure, it was missing cutscenes; opting to display story moments via slide show with minimal music and sounds and sure, you started at the beginning of the level when you died and sure, all the characters had only one version of themselves spread throughout all three episodes (For example, you play as Phantom Menace Obi-Wan in all three episodes) but man, the gameplay was pretty 1:1 of the console experience. I was so blown away at the time. The game also has cooler cheats than the console counterpart.

[@FarmerSlideJoeBob]

Wohoo and happy new year Sir :D

[@jedigamer9935]

Great video!!

[@Blixthand]

The Original 2 Lego Star Wars games for PS2 were the first games I ever 100% completed, all through trial and error, no guides, heck, back then I couldn't even have read a guide if I wanted to cause my English wasn't good enough and it wasn't very easy to find guides in Swedish. A lot of fond memories.

[@muchamore321]

Flandrew u crazy man. Youve done it again !!

[@Xavier_Dimoff]

2:50 Eventually Anakin wins the pod race and reveals that he had the money in his pocket the whole time and lied so that he could have fun pod racing.

[@lthefifteenth661]

I remember renting the OG game, all the time. Unlocking Sideous was one of the coolest things a kid could ask for

[@JVL-ob8ld]

hey I'm a big fan of your videos and I have a suggestion for a video and it is you should do a comparison of the king Kong video game that came out on I believe on ps2, ps3, psp, Ds, gamecube, and Xbox 360.

[@Browneyedbakedpotato]

My mom helped me when I had trouble with it on the GameCube and gameboy, good memories ❤️

[@jamescompass3072]

Hey! it's great comparison but I think you really need to differentiate the 2005 Lego Star Wars and the Complete Saga more, you do mention in the video that the space level doesn't exist in the original 2005 game, just the Complete Saga, but they changed/added a bunch of levels, mostly vehicle-based, for the Complete Saga using the second game's mechanics like energy balls, specifically those meant for the first episode were intended to appear in the 2005 game but were cut due to time constraints. They also somewhat improved graphics, changed old level mechanics to better fit the sequel's gameplay (for example, 2005 characters couldn't dodge, only jedi could deflect), slightly altered some cutscenes for the Complete Saga (added/changed scenes here and there, minor stuff) and the hubs where you choose levels/look at collectibles are different in each game (which I think is the biggest loss in the Complete), as well as added powerups that weren't in the 2005 title. There's a slight possibility that I'm horribly wrong about all these but the quick research I did before commenting proves that my memory didn't deceive me at least for the most part.

[@MuchWhittering]

Worth mentioning that the Podrace level is different between LEGO Star Wars 1 and Complete Saga. Complete Saga lets you play the original version as a bonus level. Gunship Cavalry in Episode 2 is the same.

[@ItalianGuy2357]

I remember playing the original Lego Star Wars on my xbox. The podracing level was so hard back then that it took hours for me to get past it. I remember attack of the clones had a vehicle level that was almost as difficult where you flew a clone gunship around.

[@Mickelraven]

When I tried out The Skywalker Saga, it felt too much. I had no idea what to do or where I should go, because of how many things was happening on the screen at the same time, *on the first level!* This is one thing I don't like about modern gaming. It feels like the devs are just throwing as many bells and whistles as possible, just to make a game feel complete by today's standards. But like you said, it loses the pick-up and play aspect of the original. Sometimes more doesn't equal better. I'll stick with The Complete Saga.

[@whoisthis01]

Great idea with this series. Indiana Jones had lego and different multiplatform versions for several games but dunno about popularity. Maybe having games by generation could evolve the series, for example comparing the 6th generation games for Tomb Raider with PS2, J2ME and GBC games.

[@theplaguedocta]

This was actually something I really wanted to do! I noticed the Mobile version and PC version had some differences, and really wanted to compare all of them.

[@jakobthonen9411]

All my memories come from the complete saga on DS and I love everything about it

[@0DRONZER]

yooo the lsw2 video is gonna be wild there's like a billion versions of lsw2 (if you count super accurate ports like xbox pc psp etc, tho psp has a lot of differences and even some levels from lsw1)

[@MattMovies611]

Growing up I had every version of Lego Star Wars; the first PS2 release,GBA then Complete Saga on Xbox 360 and DS. So many great memories of my siblings and I playing them. Of course I got The Skywalker Saga and really enjoyed the game, I like the open world aspect because once you beat the game unlike the originals where you only had the same few levels to play over and over again this one has so many side quests and puzzles it keeps your interest after the main game is completed

[@dfreeman16s]

Thanks for this

[@radishdalek]

I remember playing the demo in UKPC GAMER magazine's cover disc

[@george3829]

Oh man i remember playing demos of these games. PlayStation magazine had them. Oh great idea, can you do a video or two regarding PlayStation magazine?

[@cheesefloor]

I remember playing the GBA, DS, and GC versions. For some reason the GBA version physically upset my stomach while playing

[@TheEskape24]

I used to play the first version of Lego Star Wars on PC with my brother. This was before Steam made controller usage on PC easy so we had to share one keyboard. It got pretty crowded with four hands on one keyboard, but we made do

[@HaHa9151vXx]

The first star wars lego game is one of my golden memories, I’m glad it’s still alive in the store. And hopefully the devil don’t whisper to them to delete it like most of the cool games

[@rzepek2pl]

I remember playing the original version at my neighbor's house like 14 years ago. Ever since then, I kept trying new LEGO games, but nothing was as good as SW for me!

[@robbertzeeman]

I could not get into the latest game. But seeing this i should reconsider picking it up again

[@alexfraser8352]

The fact that the same game was released on both gba and ps5 is mind blowing to me.

[@LDragon2000]

Another great video. Can’t wait till you jump into the Lego Harry Potter games. I still think that to this day it’s the best of the Lego games.

[@stomach_bug]

I like how in TCS they go straight back to Naboo, like Qui Gon convinced everyone that Anakin will be more useful then the entire senate and council

[@omardoesyoutube_0770]

I originally played complete saga when I was 9. And gotta say good game for lego .

[@Highretrogamelord]

Awesome! I love the LEGO Star Wars series!

[@nathancruz9172]

0:11 when, I was about 10 years old, I remember first playing Lego Star Wars the complete saga from Nintendo Wii 15 years ago and I still love it. Also, I’m now playing the new Lego Star Wars the Skywalker saga on Xbox series x.

[@RedFire998]

GBA Lego Star Wars was brutal for a kid. I don't think I have ever finished it, simply because of the lack of checkpoints.

[@Chaos_Seven]

That game was nerve-wracking for me and made every combat encounter intimidating. I still managed to finish it though.

[@jomole1430]

The GBA version was the first one I owned. I remember obsessively playing it the entire year. It wasn’t until Christmas of that year when I got an XBOX and the game with it. The only thing I really dislike about this movie in the GBA version is that Qui-Gon is terrible at blocking shots, so it’s hard to get through his levels without dying.

[@omarrrio930223]

Thanks for these kinds of videos.

[@MikkyMilkshake]

My memory of playing The Phantom Menace part of the PS2 version of Lego Star Wars will always be soured by my copy consistently crashing right at the start of the final level, never got it working and for whatever reason the entire rest of the game never crashed. That and being stuck on the Pod Race level for months.

[@DrDolan2000]

What a fun game. I played both this and Lego Star Wars II on GameCube

[@Cunaverse]

Yes Lego games good video as always

[@BatMane95]

I remember all of those things you mentioned, except I was the little brother. Played the Wii version of Complete Saga.

[@Aoskar95]

I miss when the games didn't have voice over. The developers had to get so creative

[@MonkeyManTL]

Me and my mom played Lego Star Wars Lego Indiana Jones and Lego Batman on the Wii along with using the Wii light saber attachment that lights up when you swing the remote. Good times

[@ChriSaito]

I remember frequently renting the DS version from the video store as a kid. I don't remember being impressed with graphics much as a kid but this was a standout compared to so many other DS games. Honestly now that I've seen more of the new remake it kinda makes me want to pick it up.

[@acmiguens]

I actually bought The Force Unleashed for the DS after watching the video. Now I might get the Lego version for the DS as well hehe

[@professorbaxtercarelessdre1075]

i think i played the console version a bit back on the 360 but can't really remember, i did watch Jerma play the skywalker saga a bit and laughed at how bad he was lol, looking forward to watching the other episodes from this series