Shadows Of The Empire - A Star Wars Retrospective

Shadows of the Empire was a 1996 Star Wars multimedia Lucasfilm project which offered all the fanfare of a movie release without the movie. Consisting of a N64 video game, a book, comic series, toy line, role playing game, soundtrack and more it paved the way for modern Star Wars projects and marketing. It's a pretty long video. Thanks for watching.
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[@mrsundaymovies]

Thanks for the patience on this one, it was a long time coming. Any suggestions for the next project?

[@faz108]

Mr Sunday Movies loved your Deathly Hallows pt. 1 deep dive. Do something similar to that!

[@lordarnold8524]

I liked this so well I want you to do it again lol

[@JessePesto]

hey is there anywhere we can check out the animated/narrated clips on their own?

[@dahiddenclan]

Read all the book titles you coward!

[@christianiguess7039]

I'd love to see a deep dive on what went wrong with the Andrew Garfield spider-man movies.

[@jonathanbywater5999]

Who else is excited for MaClunky: A Star Wars Story?

[@threesmallpeopleinabigtren5056]

In the end and the beginning there was only MaClunky

[@VaqueroCoyote]

MaClunky sounds like an Irish, or Scottish name.

[@LordDarthSmyth]

Perhaps "Maclunky" is Star Wars version of "Rosebud".

[@PanzerMold]

To be honest, I would watch the hell out of a Greedo movie.

[@seijuruhiko]

I hope McDonalds gets a McClunkey sandwich at some point. That would be wonderful.

[@AmarHujan]

Ah the fabled Sunday Magnum Opus. *Turns on my chair whilst stroking a cat*: I've been waiting for you

[@sanderflop]

The real Magnum Opus is SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE THE LAST COMMAND DARK FORCE RISING TIE FIGHTER...

[@nacho_calva]

Is "cat" code for penis?

[@samtrotter7177]

@@sanderflop Can you remember what episode that was in? I'd love to hear it again!

[@sanderflop]

Sam Trotter I think it was an episode from late December last year. Do not know which though

[@mac2637]

@@sanderflop do you expect me to talk? About midiclorians

[@trumanderee2366]

It's incredible that Steve Perry was able to write all those novels while being the lead singer of Journey

[@thebrandolorian9037]

"I should've been gone..." I know it's not journey, but Oh Sherry is an awesome song.

[@lucienwmoon]

Don’t you know that ‘Don’t stop believing’ is about Anakin and Padmae?

[@harrambou9468]

@@lucienwmoon too soon 😂

[@DashingPunkSamurai]

He should of stuck to writing, his music and voice were terrible .

[@waxangelco]

@@DashingPunkSamurai imagine just shit talking on a comment that was a joke, if you're as old as your username implies, grow up or start a forum, no one asked your opinions on the band/artist.

[@EckhartsLadder]

Coruscant appeared visually in Star Wars Tie Fighter in 1994. It was called Imperial Center, like in Dark Empire. Amazing video.

[@Turd_Rocket]

Yeh, like how Luke just calls it "the Imperial planet" in Dark Empire. I think they had placeholder names but those were rarely used outside the literature. I don't remember if the X-Wing novels were released before or after this, but I think they refer to it as Coruscant. Man, TIE Fighter was such a cool game.

[@youwayo]

Coru-skant

[@PoorStargazer]

@@youwayo Cut, let's try it again

[@roguesquadron521]

Good to see you, Eck! Also yeah, I think the EU got around this by saying that Coruscant was renamed to "Imperial Center" after the Empire rose to power, then it was renamed back to Coruscant once the New Republic took over. TIE Fighter and X-Wing were excellent games, and I loved the cutscenes back then (I was a young kid at the time).

[@chrissonofpear1384]

@@Turd_Rocket They were released about the same time, those books. Though Coruscant was used as a name from 1991.

[@guyincognito5320]

This isn't 35 minutes of James saying McLunkey over and over again. But I guess it's the next best thing.

[@bhunt372]

100%

[@christophermxyzptlk7155]

Well that's just a bunch of Maclunkey.

[@Deltron37]

Amen. You ain't just talking a bunch of McClunkey, man.

[@phoule76]

Corn of Coblin

[@nognaught]

okay, those cg recreations are honestly incredible. without a doubt the best bit of star wars content that ever came out of shadows of the empire

[@lemathmath]

Damn, thanks mate! :)

[@CarlosAlejandroCarbajalSolorio]

@@lemathmath awesome job man !

[@lemathmath]

Thanks so much guys :D

[@danielclark241]

Nognaught I agree! They looked like something done by NetherRealm Studios!

[@legodude19999]

@@lemathmath killed it man!

[@katiepersons6575]

The N64's storage may have been a limitation at the time, though the artwork filling in for cutscenes has aged a hell of a lot better than the animated cutscenes in the PC version.

[@DARS_04]

12 meg's of N64 power.

[@Potato_n_Tomato]

Ahh back when the Martian Manhunter was part of the empire.

[@generaluncoman]

I was convinced as a 10 year old that the Star Wars movies were called: A New Hope Shadows of the Empire Return of the Jedi

[@keithmurphy3470]

Same here, shadows was my first exposure to the Star Wars universe, so when I saw the original trilogy I was like "OH NEAT THESE MUST BE SUPPLEMENTAL"

[@YoungWizO7]

I thought I remembered a trailer and a title card for SOTE as well. Mandela Effect at its best.

[@djtroxygenairways555]

I thought there was 9 chapters in Tottal the last 3 being Shadows of the empire

[@Turd_Rocket]

Dude, as a nine-year old I was such a huge fan of origonal recipe Star Wars, I held out hope that they'd make this into show or movie until the release of Phantom Menace. Shadows of the Empire like validated my outdated nerd obsession back then, since of course I saw Star Wars by checking it out from the city library. 😆 So, before Shadows of the Empire almost nobody knew what the hell I was talking about because everybody loved Ninja Turtles.

[@kronemerj]

@@YoungWizO7 there was a trailer for shadows that was made to look like a movie trailer. They took it down because they were afraid it would confuse people .he discussed it in the video

[@TheLoreMasterYT]

This video was excellent! Love learning the behind the scenes of Lucasfilm when it comes to the creation of multi-media projects and their later influence in future Star Wars projects. Hope to see something similar done of the Clone Wars multi-Media project!

[@seanbrazell6147]

After seeing this fantastic vid I realized why Rise of Skywalker Just didn't work for me. I realized that you cannot have the emperor without Darth Vader. That dynamic is absolutely necessary because both of them are half a characters. Only together are they really this individual that comes to life. It doesn't matter that they're hardly ever together in the original movies only that they both are there. In fact I think the real reason vader died in the end was because he figuratively AND literally killed half of himself in the act of saving luke.

[@battleupsaber462]

I will says this about Shadows of the Empire: It's definitely a piece of fiction that's part of the Star Wars franchise

[@borisaustria4301]

Oh my goodness, you're right.

[@TheMijman]

And that's..... The tooth...

[@aamirrazak3467]

Can’t argue w that

[@adamdesalle6338]

We can’t argue with that

[@samtrotter7177]

That's so deep, man

[@SaulGMV]

HERE'S ALL THE BOOKS, HERE WE GO...

[@Evan-Fisherton]

HEIR TO THE EMPIRE!

[@aka_outlandish]

@@Evan-Fisherton DARK FORCE RISING!

[@Blarmenify]

CHEWBACCA, SPACE PRESIDENT!

[@Dorian_sapiens]

CHEWBACCA, SPACE PRESIDENT PART TWO: FOUR MORE SPACE YEARS!

[@SaulGMV]

@@aka_outlandish THE LAST COMMAND

[@greedo_rodian]

Shadows Of The Empire would be a great standalone movie!

[@mrillis9259]

Could easily be pushed into a trilogy of its own.

[@SineN0mine3]

​@@mrillis9259stop it.

[@mrillis9259]

@@SineN0mine3 lol

[@NUCLEARDASH]

Not in disneys hands, nope

[@UP4NONE]

I spent my whole life thinking I was playing as Han Solo on the N64.

[@DiamondDead]

Apparently you never watched/read one the game's cutscenes, since one of the first cutscenes shows your character talking to Han Solo. So yeah...you're an idiot.

[@Legoskateboardskeleton]

@@DiamondDead "you're an idiot because your (probably) child self didn't notice or remember something from years ago" Yeah okay

[@drew8235]

@@DiamondDead You were a kid once too. It's possible for someone to only play a game as a child and then never again and have a memory such as this, misidentifying the character. No reason to call someone an idiot. Also, let's be fair, he's basically Han Solo anyway.

[@HarshNerf]

It was probably on purpose. They don't really give him non Han Solo characteristics and what legit gamer watches cutscenes?

[@AitorJN]

I didn't speak English as a child and yet played tons of games not translated. I see this happening to me as well.

[@tonymassa3764]

Gonna leave a comment just to show that I appreciate the work Mr.Sunday put into the video

[@FilmScoreandMore]

Good on you. But who is James Put?

[@vanidemo]

Im gonna interact with your comment just to show that I appreciate the work James put into the video

[@FilmScoreandMore]

@@vanidemo James Put?

[@tonymassa3764]

@@FilmScoreandMore sorry bro better now?

[@vanidemo]

@@FilmScoreandMore repeating your joke twice doesnt make it funny

[@darthnegrus9255]

In the book, Xizor gets Leia typsy and high on his pheremones, and almost bangs her. I remember that....

[@mrchoochoohead9033]

Steve Perry was the author.... that explains everything

[@JBryc3]

OK

[@darthnegrus9255]

@@mrchoochoohead9033 loll

[@leeskinner9627]

Also his skin turns orange when he's turned on, and there's even a mention of his massive orange junk... Think they could get away with that in a star wars book today?

[@darthnegrus9255]

@@leeskinner9627 lol! In his internal monologue, I remember him also getting frustrated that she was resisting more than average females, and that he'd only gotten her to take off her shoes....but that she had nice feet 😘💅🏼

[@NiallWoods347]

The quality of this artwork is insane. I’m setting a new goal to his this kind of level. :o

[@lemathmath]

Thanks mate :)

[@danielclark241]

Shadows of the Empire is my favorite Star Wars EU story of all-time!

[@MarcelosToyRoom]

That Solo train scene was inspired by shadows of the empire tho 👀👀👀👀

[@wolfthornnholtzklau4913]

I'm in my 30s so I devoured anything and everything SotE. The game, comic, figures, novel, all of it. It was truly the Clone Wars of it's time. I think ol' Dash Rendar (bargain bin Solo that he was), Xizor, the Bounty Hunter Wars, ect...deserves a comeback. At the very least should be made Canon.

[@ChangedMyNameFinally69]

Xizor might be

[@Drawnartist]

Your in your 30's now? I'm about to be 30 and I dont remember this but those extra yrs you got on me must be why I'm 3 yrs older than my girlfriend and sometimes when I talk about shit from the 90's she acts like I'm from another planet Haha

[@cercaz]

@@Drawnartist thanks for the life story, we really needed to know you're three years older than your girlfriend. It made my day

[@SineN0mine3]

​@@cercazas a cisgendered pastafarian with level 99 lumberjack, please accept my gracious thanks for endeavouring to post this comment. It truly was the highlight of my admittedly short morning to learn how you felt about somebody else's KZbin comment. For you see, I have not seen the sky not touched grass in many months and these fleeting communicaes from distant and strange web dwellers are the sole way in which I can escape the endless ennui that exudes from every edge of this basement. How I long to be like the surface dwellers, having "relationships" and "lives". For now I must vicariously consume these things from afar.

[@arsenalfish21]

I think it would be interesting to see Dash make a return in the Mandalorian season 2.

[@ItsButterBean1020]

Add my boy Durge to Mandalorian as well

[@NICKRITZER]

Ive always thought Bill Pullman would make an excellent Dash Rendar. Give him some fading brown salt and pepper hair and i think he could pull it off and timeline would probably still work

[@curtisjackson4090]

Oh hell yes 🙏

[@djunknownn.]

He's in the first episode or at least someone that looks just like him hes the first carbon frozen prisoner you see in the spaceship

[@mccarthy5825]

@@NICKRITZER absolute genius casting mate. 👍 Everyone goes on about Krasinaki and Blunt as Mr Fantastic and Sue Storm but THIS is tops.

[@devinstrong6419]

I’d love to see a knights of the old republic video in this format

[@theunknown1515]

That level with the speeder bike is one of my favourites, could never get that secret ending though!

[@sevach]

I think to get the "escaped from Xizor's Fortress/Battle Station explosion" ending you need to play on the hardest difficulty.

[@RogueBoyScout]

I did, but only with cheats. Don't know if that counts

[@dreamlandnightmare]

Joel McNeely is such an underrated composer. Sad he's never had more of a career.

[@SineN0mine3]

I often wonder when people say this, as he was very successful relative to most in his field if he just didn't want more success. Like he could probably live quite comfortably off of residuals, if he's made sensible financial choices he may have no need to work. I mean so many people fall in the category of "under appreciated artist" yet so many of the massively successful people in Hollywood are pretty mediocre. It makes you forget that if you live a normal lifestyle that even moderate success in Hollywood is probably more than most people ever expect to reach as well as being plenty. Probably most people make as much money as they need to to get out of Hollywood and then don't really try to come back.

[@joshm8015]

This is still my favorite Star Wars story outside of the original trilogy. The novel and the N64 game are amazing and Dash Rendar is one of the best Star Wars Legends characters. Great video.

[@travisfoster8193]

I loved the Shadows of the Empire....thoroughly pissed that it's no longer considered cannon.....huge fan of Dash Rendar....he was a legit badass! I have ALL of the POTF purple card action figures!

[@ChangedMyNameFinally69]

Why was he badass?

[@quasarone3083]

This is it. The big one. The one we’ve all been waiting for.

[@Noone-of-your-Business]

"Bothans" are not a species. It's a man. A single man, and his name is Manfred Bothans. You're welcome.

[@mrsundaymovies]

Well then the line "Many Bothans died" is wrong and they should change it to "Manfred Bothans died."

[@Noone-of-your-Business]

@@mrsundaymovies His friends call him _Manny_ , of course... 🤪 Now _explaining_ the joke does not make it more funny...

[@John-X]

@@Noone-of-your-Business but can you explain it though cuz i don't get it, have no idea who manfred bothans is, and have no motivation to google it even though I wrote this run-on sentence to tell you all this.

[@Noone-of-your-Business]

@@John-X It's a *_joke:_* Manfred = Manny. Like, you know, the wooly mammoth from Ice Age? " _Manny Bothans_ died to bring us this information." May he rest in pieces. That's another joke. Get it?

[@John-X]

@@Noone-of-your-Business I still don't get it, but I found this Wiki about a Star Wars character called Manuel Both-Hanz starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Manuel_Both-Hanz Is *_this_* what you all meant?

[@heavyspoilers]

Been waiting for this for a while and it didn’t disappoint, great work

[@DarkachuWasTaken]

What is this, a crossover episode?

[@nebulous6660]

This should be a movie. Like Rogue One, just wedge it between Empire & Jedi, cast Tom Hardy and BOOM! $1Billion easy.

[@nickmitsialis]

RIght...Rogue 2 "Many Bothans Died".

[@nebulous6660]

@Matt M No it wouldn't. Completely different part of the timeline.

[@NICKRITZER]

Bill Pullman as Dash Rendar

[@richardcranium2581]

Kevin Costner or tom hardy as dash? Sebastian Stan as Luke, with yellow vest over black Jedi thingy worn in ROTJ

[@craigm2520]

Agreed. It is a home run story and would make an insane amount of money if they would make a film

[@baliocelot2537]

The novel is amazing! It feels like Star Wars. Steve Perry did such a good job that Lucas considers it to be an actual Star Wars story.

[@maxlittlewood]

You know this was actually amazing

[@magnamic5614]

Max Littlewood, It was very well done and it has his classic Mr. Sunday Movies/James humor. Love it.

[@spacepopeXIV]

What a shame that this isn't canon, you could tell this was an absolute passion project for those involved. A very nuanced and complex story that definitely took things further in the SW universe. Prince Xizor is one of the most interesting additions in Star Wars, really wished they could've kept him and his story that ties into the Skywalker saga. I would even say that he definitely seems more interesting than Jabba, since you know, they actually flesh out his motivations and personality beyond being a feared crime lord.

[@LouFlow]

Dug this video so much that it inspired me to write my first KZbin comment ever. I would love to see more long-form videos and projects like this moving forward!

[@michaeldarren1979]

This video is longer than an episode of The Mandalorian

[@benvids]

Not episode 4 bro

[@jeffpadilla9891]

But did it have a baby Yoda?

[@phoule76]

This is the way, fam.

[@Turd_Rocket]

Because that's what people love, mate! Value for money. 😁

[@shizaanimations7634]

Lee so is this video.

[@digdugdoggy]

Mr Sunday Movies more like Mr Big idiot. Got em. Nah good video mate this is cool

[@swillzy8490]

Loved this video. I always love seeing people go over the concept art for these kinds of projects, it’s really inspiring.

[@mrsundaymovies]

Thanks mate, really glad you enjoyed it!

[@matthew_thefallen]

Daaayyum! I remember this! I was a kid when it came out and this introduced me to Star Wars, with the 1997 re-edition of the trilogy. Of course the toys and the video game made a huge impact on me hah!

[@johnnyvig14]

A 34 minute Mr. Sunday Movies video? So happy right now.

[@spugesdu]

Magnum Opus? More like *Magnum Oh-Pleeeeeeease Make More Long-Form Videos Mr Sunday Movies Because I found This Super Interesting And Want To See More Deep Dives From You In Future!*

[@boppob1343]

"Which makes him irresistible to all human women..." oh, oh i dont like that at all

[@johnnygyro2295]

Neither did Leia. She kneed Xizor in the groin for trying it on her. 😆

[@Phoenix-pb4sm]

I like it a lot

[@zachanikwano]

If it was "females of most alien species" instead of just humans. Like... the heck.

[@exzyyd392]

@@zachanikwano He said "Humanoid" not human There's a difference

[@Theolppoman]

Great work mate! As a person who had little to no knowledge of Shadows of the Empire, I thought this was fascinating and fantastic!

[@FatMarlonBrando]

This was fascinating - having not lived through this, I had no idea there was this level of fanfare around SotE. This video was awesome, and a huge achievement, really great stuff.

[@twstf8905]

The Vader, "meditation chamber," animation sequence towards the end is AWESOME! Great job, man. 👍

[@lemathmath]

Thanks man!

[@Bawlin040]

@@lemathmath you made this yourself ? or is this something i can find on youtube? because i would def watch a series with just this kind of animation

[@lemathmath]

@@Bawlin040 Yeah I made it actually, Mr Sunday commissioned it last year and we've been working on it since then :) You can find more here: artstation.com/lemathmath

[@Bawlin040]

@@lemathmath Really amazing work !

[@lemathmath]

@@Bawlin040 Thanks :D

[@joet2649]

By far one of my favorite videos on this channel, right next to Corn of Coblin. Keep up the great work

[@Pedro-zu3uq]

Deamn, that Vader part from the book was REALLY good.

[@Aaron-oh5jg]

Leaving a comment and a like to feed the algorithm

[@MichaelPremsrirat]

I am commenting on the comment and liking the like to help you feed the algorithm.

[@benvids]

Michael Premsrirat I am commenting on the comment to the comment to feed the algorithm.

[@projectmayhem6898]

If the algorithm is all you care about then that is what you will receive.

[@TheGreatDevlin]

I watch ComicPOP endlessly and didn't know that was Sal. Holy hell. Get him in a booth and pay him!!!

[@comicpop]

What an amazing video! I am so grateful to be included in this, thank you so much! Seriously, this is such a great distillation of info and entertainment. Great work all around!

[@keithwoodcrest]

My god I loved this game so much when I was a kid. Dash Rendar was the COOLEST to me. Well, aside from Han Solo lol. Seeing this game play really really takes me back. Thanks again guys for putting out such great content constantly. One of the few channels who's every video is an A+ 👍

[@mrsundaymovies]

Cheers Keith thanks for the kind words!

[@Biofan813]

Still have ptsd whenever I see a AtAt because of this game.

[@ryanscholz_]

Biofan813 ig88 for me, the whole boss fight I was just running around in a mad panic

[@GGMCUKAGAIN]

Same mate.

[@zcorpalpha2462]

Ryan Scholz I G -88 , that train in the metal world disturbed me as a child, lol

[@PunkRJH90]

I thought I recognised Sal's voice, awesome work. As far as who could play an older Dash Rendar? Kurt Russell could work as he originally auditioned to play Han Solo & nearly got the role.

[@forest8779]

Josh brolin, some on here said bill pullman lol

[@elidasilva5558]

You are making me cry here, I have the books and the toys since i was a lad and I loved the game on the N64 and the badasseray of Dash surving a Death star expolsion by jumping to hyperspace at the last second..all while (and after) watching the rerelases..I was about 8 at the time..great times..obs holy crap Sal did the VO on those 3D scenes (which captured How I imagined the books perfectly) I wouldnt have guessed that..Glad you gave Shadows and Legends its time in the Black Sun

[@dansmudge135]

This video is too amazingly dedicated I can’t fathom, I didn’t expect a video this long to be this amazing, well played

[@tommoiii]

*Now this is podracing.*

[@conorbrosnahan5464]

Best video you guys have ever done. Hope to see more nostalgic videos over the next 3 weeks ✌

[@danidani111]

Amazing work James, loving the deep dive and the analysis of how this paved the way for so many things. A true gem.

[@zackydvalentine]

Thank you tremendously for all of the work you put in providing us with quality content.

[@TwoScrubPlayers]

This was well worth the wait. Amazing Mr Sunday Movies!

[@John.Pullen]

Awesome video - absolutely loved the Vader meditation stuff! Really brought back how I used to think of Vader being dark and scary when I was a kid

[@joshuahines1415]

I was really looking forward to this and you didn't disappoint. Shadows was a huge part of my childhood and will always hold a place in my heart. Thanks for the great video!

[@BanksyMane]

Thoroughly enjoyed this content! Thank you everyone involved for your hard work and dedication.

[@32SamMoore]

This has been my favorite vid you’ve made so far and I’ve been watching for a few years now I’d love to see more like this!! Also love the collab with Sal!

[@Doserockonersism]

I loved Shadow of the Empire as a kid and would love to see it still somehow thrown into todays mix, thanks for making this video man.

[@dakenscholz3585]

YOU & SAL WORKED TOGETHER! That made my heart soar & I was filled with that wonder of Star Wars when you talked about how much fun this was & who all worked on it. I loved this.

[@varunshivnani6444]

Absolutely love that you put in all the time, effort and thought. Even though the video may seem compressed or half-baked in terms of detail, one can easily see all the research and effort you've put in. Kudos!

[@grayorganization]

This may have taken you a while, but I got to say I just love long form content from you. This was interesting and entertaining so thank you for all the hard work on it!

[@RobW2K10]

Fair play James! Cool to see you and Sal work together, I discovered you two at the same time. Both amazing creators! Also, keep these retrospectives up man! Love from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@Kirshara85]

Absolutely incredible! Thank you for this. I love everything Shadows back when it all debuted. A perfect nostalgia trip!

[@connerw]

This is a really great video. I’ve been getting into watching longer-form retrospectives on KZbin, and as a Star Wars fan, and a fan of the channel and the podcast, I love seeing your particular brand of humor combined with an informative topic and structure. Best video ever?

[@nishitn98]

What a Magnum Opus! Worth the months of waiting mate. Keep the Good Work going

[@rubenpalacioscoca2113]

Yes THE MAGNUM OPUS IS FINALLY HERE

[@jimmymiller1313]

This was SO good!!! As much as I love you hate watching things you dont love, your videos about things you're passionate about are even better! Keep up the good work

[@kell475]

This was incredible! Absolutely love the Vader bit at the end. Looks amazing.

[@mrsundaymovies]

Thank Kell very much appreciated!

[@TheMijman]

Can't wait to hear about this tomorrow! Nice one James, you finally did it

[@ClaireDuhLune]

I love this! Just finished the video and I've never explored this area of the EU but you've got me hooked. Great job to everyone involved!

[@PerformanceCheck]

Followed you from the beginning and this is easily your greatest work. A huge congratulations for exploring this classic material, thank you!

[@Bambi113]

I honestly can’t believe this video doesn’t have more views. It might be my favorite from this channel, which is already my favorite channel. And it’s one of the best Star Wars videos I’ve ever watched. Excellent work all around.

[@Majinlynn]

Come back to this retrospective every year. Great work!

[@fistbumpstudioz4548]

I remember having the game for the N64 as a kid and having no clue what was going on lmao

[@KEVMAN7987]

Fortunately I read the book first.

[@alexredell5046]

I love all of your other content but this project was actually one of the best things I’ve seen on KZbin in a long long time. Please do something like this again! Good stuff

[@Dante-td8cb]

I absolutely loved this! I was young enough that I never really experienced Shadows of the Empire, so this video really helped me understand what it was, how big a deal it was, and how it’s influenced Star Wars to this day! Thank you so much James and everyone that worked on this for bringing it to the world for us to enjoy, I really hope you make more long-form deep dives in the future :)

[@lordarnold8524]

I was such a huge fan of SotE back in the day. I've always wanted it made into a movie (animated would have been fine) & have pushed for it to be brought back into canon (or retold to fit new canon). I had all of the merchandise for this but sadly lost it all except a swoop bike when my entire collection was stolen a few years ago unfortunately. Thank you James & everyone else who worked on this project, this is definitely a very well made video & highly enjoyable experience reliving it! Keep up the great work!

[@eastonwright6180]

That Yoda Stories reference was a deep cut. I loved that game haha!

[@slimsuits3231]

That was absolutely awesome! Thank you for taking me back to 1996 in the most emotional way....Shadows. I've been wanting someone to make a feature video that was all about this theme and its impact...thank you soo much for exceeding my expectations!

[@DGrosser]

This was fantastic, thank you. I remember all of this happening back in the day. Big ups to this, and the Dark Empire video!

[@glenellisquinn]

This was great. Thank you James

[@AllanInSpace]

Bloody Hell! This was great, mate! Always enjoy hearing your goofs and gaffs, regardless of my attraction to the property.

[@python3773]

Absolutely love this video. I hope you keep doing long form stuff

[@ArchieMcGeoch]

I am clapping. Great video!! I love it when you do these type of longer, more informative videos.

[@kobilua7721]

If you had posted this a minute later James I would not have been happy sir

[@BenDover-pc2nj]

35 minutes?! The gods have been generous today. Like the video style btw

[@JBryc3]

Funny to think this video took months to produce and the final product is 35 mins. Love it though

[@lemathmath]

@@JBryc3 If by months you mean more than a year, then yeah haha

[@Ruylopez778]

@@JBryc3 Probably a lot of time went into coordinating everything with the other contributors

[@JBryc3]

@@lemathmath thanks for correcting me, did it make YOU feel any better ?

[@lemathmath]

@@JBryc3 Uh, it looks like you got insulted or something, not my intention

[@sapphic_sophie]

Thank you, James!! I’ve been really excited for this since you first mentioned it. Fantastic work!

[@darkhawk5]

Fantastic work on this retrospective, my favorite video on the channel. You can really feel the work that went into this.

[@BarberJ95]

James’s magnum opus! ❤️ Finally!

[@Drawnartist]

Well done James I appreciate your hard work on this video and everyone who helped you with this. great video I love me some star wars I doubt you'll ever see this but yeah thanks man cool beans

[@abelchavez2463]

This was absolutely brilliant! I loved it, always wanted these long informative formats.

[@Froski38]

I loved this! Didn’t think I would make it 34 minutes, but this was so interesting. Really enjoyed the long form story telling and animations. Great work!