Star Wars: The Phantom Menace PS1 Retrospective | A Extra Long Review & Analysis

[@ABitMoreJordan]

The bonus video for this episode is now on Patreon. Really hope you enjoy this! Looks like Alundra will be the next video according to the vote! Patreon: www.patreon.com/ABitMoreJordan Twitter: twitter.com/SoWhatAboutGame #### Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace had many video game tie-ins. Today we take a look at the movie adaption which is an action adventure game with some weird design choices. Not all of them are bad. Was it any good? Find out in this long retrospective of the PlayStation 1. Time Stamps 00:00 Introduction to Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace on PS1 02:19 A Bit More Jordan Patreon 03:07 Music Video 04:15 Trade Federation Ship Level 1 11:58 Swamps of Naboo Level 2 15:46 Gungan City Level 3 18:51 Gardens of Theed Level 4 24:01 Escape from Theed Level 5 29:25 Mos Espa Level 6 36:28 Mos Espa Arena Level 7 39:44 Darth Maul Skirmish Level 8 40:26 Coruscant Level 9 46:09 Infiltration of Theed Level 10 & 11 49:44 Final Duel with Darth Maul 50:40 Retrospective

[@MrSteveBeerman]

I loved this game as a kid. Definitely my favourite out of them all. Great video Jordan! 🤘🏻

[@ABitMoreJordan]

Nice! 😊

[@Capt_CrimsoN]

"Better stand back mister because I'm about to slash........ ALL MY PRICES!!!" guy kills me everytime lol

[@AlwaysAbiggerFish]

I loved this game so much when I was around 4 years old. Ironically, I loved that second to last level trying to meet back up with Qui Gon before he was killed. I enjoyed seeing them fight in the distance and cross the bridge as you made your way across the chasm too.

[@THEMARTIALARTSCHANNEL-bb4fx]

4 years old? Humans dont remember anything before 5 years of age. And a 4 year old child would not be able to get anywhere in this game. So you are making it all up.

[@KittysInu]

28:08 I think fisherman guy was there to warn you of the "deadly waterfall." Im gonna guess someone jumped down there at some point, died, and complained that there wasnt a giant sign letting you know that wasnt the way 😂 But fr sometimes games like to handhold you in weird spots like that then leave you stranded on Tatooine

[@ABitMoreJordan]

It’s possible!

[@mrs6968]

This was the first video game I ever had in my life it was gifted to me around age 10 11 when ps2 was already out and it took me about half a year to beat the first level yet after that it all came together and I love this game so thankyou for this full break down trip through memory lane

[@KPG_33]

Can’t agree more with the Sheffield City Centre Part at 33:16 great retrospective video truly enjoyed it! Wishing a merry Christmas and new year pal!

[@WMARUoriginal]

Insanely entertaining video Jordan! I can just imagine one of the developers of this game probably having been shamed about working on it finally getting the love they so desperately craved for their effort.

[@ABitMoreJordan]

I did try and get in touch with the producer of the game to ask some questions but I didn't manage it :P

[@Mephilis78]

​@@ABitMoreJordan probably thought you were going to make fun of him. It kind of reminds me of Trespasser, because it's not really bad, but it got a lot of hate.

[@bobbynick5358]

I think this game can be improve if added a dash of Jedi Power Battles gameplay and combat, with dash Dark Forces 2 lite rpg elements and have different and upgradable force powers and stats. And fix the escort mission with more friendly NPCS helping/defending/healing the VIP or have less of it.

[@pikaboom6539]

Jordan’s video game analysis are so good because it’s a complete breakdown of every significant part of the game. These are so good!!! I’ve never even played these games and I am entertained the whole way through.

[@ABitMoreJordan]

Thanks a lot bud 😊

[@bkev93]

Fun fact, you can just do the switches and avoid battling the tank by once again cheesing it

[@highhorseo7875]

Only thing I remember is the sounds of double jumping and the little creatures that go “uh heh huh-huh”

[@TraceguyRune]

As for the bad camera view, Lucas Arts told the developers they were not allowed to do first-person or third-person

[@alexanderrahl7034]

A few little fun facts, This game originally was going to have a multiplayer, but was cut due to time. Had they had even a month more time, it would have Total dismemberment was possible, but was cut when George Lucas came to the studio and they realized even the kids could be. The game was originally intended to be played in 3rd person, but lucas arts told them not to, because they already had games in 3rd person at the time in shadows of the empire and jedi knight. The moss espa pod race was not included in the game, because star wars pod racer was in production at the same time. Just some cool facts

[@jameshasbeenjammin]

Awww I remember this game. So many memories. I remember really enjoying it but never managing to complete it.

[@ABitMoreJordan]

I’m surprised I managed it for this video. Although I did have way too many saves 😆

[@kyrobe2021]

Loved playing this game on PC when I was in High School. I want to pick up a PS1 now just to play it again. Definitely nostalgic!

[@SmokeyBCN]

Qui Gon's voice actor also voiced the character in the games Jedi Power Battles, Galactic Battlegrounds and Obi-Wan. So all told he probably has many more lines than Liam Neeson.

[@Fenrisson]

I did play it back in the day. All I remember is that it's clunky and that town part is very tiring. This was a very cool video. Why the hell does it only have 348 likes? It deserves 3m+!

[@ProWrestlingReality]

Incredible coverage on this game, I grew up in the same era and really enjoyed star wars games, and this one was definitely always a stand out back in that era around the pique of the early 2000s super star wars return of the jedi, shadows of the empire and this game were my favorite star wars games

[@Mrgoddamnwalls]

I love this channel so much! This is always the kind of content i want. I dont want some 6 minutes of content, Gimme a whole ass 90 minute movie all about my 40 hour game!!!

[@ABitMoreJordan]

So happy you like it 😊

[@Mephilis78]

I like this format too. These days I'm disappointed when I type in the word "retrospective" in the search bar and I get a list full of 10 minute reviews. I want.... Patrician tier..; ).. Retrospectives .

[@tysonb1460]

Finally had time to go back and watch this. Excellent job Jordan. Looking forward to the next one.

[@ABitMoreJordan]

Awesome! Thank you! Playing through the next game right now :)

[@TorgoHiggins]

I spent an absurd amount of time with the game in general, and yes, also the Mos Espa level in particular. I played the stage so much as a kid I actually found a bugged corner of the city that would reset your criminal flag if you killed someone... but only if guards didn't see you and call you out on your way there. Made it a nice little stealth game. I eventually succeeded in cleaning out nearly the entire town and completing the stage with a squeaky clean record. By far one of my absolute favorite dumpster fires of a video game.

[@ABitMoreJordan]

Favourite dumpster fire games is a great term. I can imagine seeing it as a task to wipe out everyone on Mos Espa and still succeed, quite an achievement! 👍

[@enchanted7076]

Where can i find this glitch spot?

[@hartsickdisciple]

I had the PC version of this back in 1999 when it was new. I was 14 at the time. The random NPC interactions and killing sprees in Mos Espa are some of the most fun I've had in a video game. I probably beat the game 5 or 6 times.

[@THEMARTIALARTSCHANNEL-bb4fx]

Is there any difference from the ps1 version?

[@JB-ey4mi]

Nice video! I want to say : you have the right to say you like Phantom Menace without balancing your claim out. It is an objectively good movie, regardless of Mr. Plinkett's opinion.

[@SwitchUpYt]

Loved this game back in the day - boy does it look…ughhhh hahah - good job mate! Mark

[@ABitMoreJordan]

Yeah visuals are rough to go back to!

[@sophisticated]

My friend had this on PC. It looked way better than on console. I remember being quite impressed. I don't think it was a bad game for the time at all. I haven't played since then though.

[@ABitMoreJordan]

Yeah I heard the PC release was much better looking

[@aaronsmith-jovanovic2482]

Ahhh yes this game is embedded in my head since i was a little boy. Im 32 now lol

[@Fenrisson]

I also really love to fight along battle significant NPCs, like Call of Duty. I got *heartbroken* when I finished Suikoden II for the first time, and seeing that some of my favorite NPCs actually DIED during the strategy battle bits! Like, in the end, the game say what each NPC did after the ending events. And my *favorite* NPC, the librarian lady, just had written "Killed in battle".

[@Fenrisson]

Emilia is her name. My little boy heart was in tiny little pieces.

[@CrimRui]

My parents bought this game from me and it was a time when everyone loved Star Wars. Media did had something to say about Episode 1, but me and all of my friends loved it. Was playing Dark Forces 2 non-stop until I got my hands on this. I loved the game. Sure it had some problems but I absolutely loved how it follows the entire movie. The game had the great sense of scale and you definitely felt when you played Padme and when you played as a Jedi. I wish we got Star Wars original trilogy in a sense of this, like playing though entire story. Aside from this game, KOTOR is my favorite Star Wars game.

[@ABitMoreJordan]

That would have been great. A slightly more refined version of this with the older movies

[@sig550a5]

great vid! It motivated me to go out and pick up this game for PS1 on the weekend. I had the big box PC version back when it came out and I remember playing it a lot in the summer back when it came out. It came out at the time where demand for SW suddenly jumped but the SW content and info available was so limited, so you took what you could. Jank aside it wasn't the best game, but it was closest to the movie and allowed you to explore the SW prequel world a bit more.

[@ABitMoreJordan]

I heard the PC version is similar but better than one. Interesting you picked it up based up this video 😊

[@zelkuta]

I don't know how I got to this vid, but more astoundingly I have no idea how 10 year old me beat this game. Jedi power battles was also another fun star wars game. I remember trying to replay it on my some friend ancient hardware, I could barely get out to the starter area with the controls.

[@FilmNerdy]

Great video. You really captured my nostalgia but also inherited flaws with games. Very informative, fun and awesome. You earnt yourself another subscriber ❤

[@mariusz-845]

Great work. Thanks. I loved this movie when I was young. 😊

[@ABitMoreJordan]

Thanks! 👍 😊

[@petersomogyi7245]

Phenomenal Video!! Thank you Jordan. Ohhh man, how I loved this game back in the day 😍 it gave me the feeling being in the movie. The levels were so diverse and (mostly) well designed..but hard af (died so many times 😂, a real trial and error parcours) like Empire Strikes Back on SNES (took me many years to beat it).

[@ABitMoreJordan]

Oh man those SNES Star Wars games. Amazing but hard af!

[@punkydudester3]

I never played this one but I did play the N64 games, those were fun. Well I don't see emojis when using my laptop so here's your emoji :P I always watch the full video though, sometimes just listening while working or driving too. I still love your sense of humor though, don't ever lose it LOL

[@ABitMoreJordan]

Thanks matey! Loved the N64 games!

[@namelessjedi2242]

Thanks for an entertaining review. I never played this, but have been watching videos about it now, and it seems that people say it’s bad, but still likable. Even deeply flawed things can possess a certain charm!

[@RamSkirata]

Episode on is wonderful! There really is no understanding how it can have such a bad rep

[@enshk79]

Jar Jar, convoluted trade federation, Naboo, midichlorians, young anakin, poor writing, aimless meandering story, lack of magic of the original trilogy, etc.

[@cosinguspalpatine4449]

You’re insane fam the music video was insanely good on the menu 😂

[@imtoostonedtocomeupwithaus5976]

The memories I have of this game 🥹

[@footballpicks1851]

I’m so glad your not just doing old rpgs and your doing games like this aswell

[@ABitMoreJordan]

For sure. A JRPG every time would be heavy work. I love them but can’t imagine only playing those.

[@footballpicks1851]

I used to love this game so nostalgic for me I never finished it tho because I was a dumb kid lol who kept getting stuck. My fave tho is episode 3 on ps2.

[@ABitMoreJordan]

I never played Episode 3. Was it similar style to this?

[@footballpicks1851]

@@ABitMoreJordan it was similar but not so difficult, more modern gameplay and it was much better graphically and the force powers were much better. Also there was a mode in the menu you could duel people one on one as all the Jedi and sith.

[@philipchurch8772]

"Mean people die pretty quick down here."

[@slimetime8273]

HAHAHHAHA god damn jordan lookin down the sofa i just spat out my pasta holy christ hood stuff not even 5 mins in

[@ABitMoreJordan]

😊

[@PhillyCheeseGaming]

I played the PC version of this and managed to get all the way to the final fight with Maul, but could never beat it. Even as a kid I could see that some things about this game were not good. But, Star Wars!

[@dankzilla981]

Glad this video dropped. I’m home with a head cold. So will be binging this

[@ABitMoreJordan]

Hope you feel better soon!

[@WreckItRolfe]

A game I borrowed as a kid. Despite being naff I remember enjoying playing it because of how strange it was

[@powderedbuns8251]

I loves this game growing up

[@e3musicmanak358]

The phantom menace is probably my favorite starwars game. Second would've battle front 2 2005

[@ABitMoreJordan]

It’s an interesting game for sure

[@missioncomplete420]

I forgot what emoj you said but I def watched the whole thing ! 🎉 great video

[@TheRitva26]

I always just played the first level over and over as a kid and watched my dad beat the game

[@Aintyourbuddy_guy]

Star Wars was so much better when George Lucas was making the movies.. I remember being so excited for the The Prequels, especially episode 1.. back then, it was a special event when a Star Wars movie came out.. unlike with these new Disney movies..

[@namelessjedi2242]

The Disney movies and the prequels are terrible in different ways. It’s like George forgot how to make good movies when he did the prequels, it was strange. All the things he used to say in interviews about what makes a good movie… he seemingly ignored them and did the opposite.

[@ClamMan1989]

The prequels were great and disney sucks shlong, end of.

[@captainfach]

You must also remember that the people who are as old as we are now hated the prequels. Now we are the old people that hate the sequels while the young people like them. People hated George for these movies. Idk, just something to think about

[@chadbaileyisawesome]

I didn’t play this at all. I too deep into RPGs at the time. My favorite Star Wars game is KOTOR for sure. This video was great. Made me laugh a lot. The blowie joke and hearing you say fuck was hilarious. 🦐 no cracker emoji lol. This was really enjoyable!

[@ABitMoreJordan]

Glad you enjoyed it. Maybe I’ll get to KoToR someday 😊

[@The_Badcompany]

I loved this game back in 2001, I used to own this I bought it new from Walmart as well as the strategy guide until my then friend hawked it to a Pawn Shop and I never saw it again.

[@ABitMoreJordan]

Noooo I hate it when friends do stuff like that. That’s how I never saw my copy of Wild 9 again

[@PapaBear0114]

@@ABitMoreJordanthis may be a reply to a year old comment but……this is the first time I’ve seen Wild 9 mentioned with me actively looking for it 😂

[@LeeroyJNCOs]

Still have no idea how I beat this game as a 4th/5th grader multiple times by myself lol

[@ABitMoreJordan]

Impressive!

[@Parker8752]

Wait... I always thought you had to mash the attack button to parry. This game has increased in my estimations - not enough for me to think of it as genuinely good, but it's far more playable with that in mind. I did always like how if you got bored on Tattooine, you could just go around and murder everyone, and that the NPCs would actually react to you having done so.

[@B1az1ngSuN]

lol I loved this game as a kid, would never play something like this now a days

[@captainfach]

It's definitely not you man. In metroidvanias or any game with multiple directions I always end up regretting which way I go going halfway down thinking that there's going to be some sort of moment where I can't go back and then I turn around and go the other way

[@captainmorgan5807]

I remember getting this one Christmas. Enjoyed it a lot

[@ABitMoreJordan]

Niice!

[@wishdeus]

I still have this game but I no longer have my ps1 just a ps2

[@ABitMoreJordan]

Thankfully the PS2 is awesome enough to have backwards compatibility 😊

[@kaydog2450]

I remember playing the demo to this game on pc and enjoyed it then i got a ps1 for xmas and came with some games one of them was star wars episode 1 the phantom menace and i didnt mind the ps1 version spite it having bugs and glitches as its development was rushed like some other movie tie in games back in the late 90’s i would love to see this get a full remaster but sadly will never happen on pc theres a cheat called naughtynaughty and the camera follows closely to the characters

[@saltysantos]

Aww yeah you can def skip the tank and are meant to. both switches can be hit with force push

[@alphacentary]

I have beaten this game only using a lightsaber except for the ones that I don't play a Jedi. XD

[@xbane5109]

it is a hard game but i loved it, never beat maul in saber only runs, love the first theed level

[@smalls9163]

This games criminally underrated

[@jaycatenza4194]

Re-skin it, change the camera angle, And add game mechanics from force unleashed or something. Would be perfect

[@MaCabaret]

I had such a hard time with this game as a kid. It was fun but I thought it was really difficult. Turns out it was just poorly made. I only ever managed to kill the tank once. I swear I hit it with everything I had (blasters, rocket launchers, thermal detonator) and always ended up running away because I didn’t think I could kill it again.

[@justinmoore2746]

Played this game alot as a kid.

[@ABitMoreJordan]

Did you ever complete it?

[@justinmoore2746]

Yes took a lot of tries but was able too

[@trueneese8080]

I liked episode 1, I think it’s a fun movie and I generally hate movies, I am really not a big fan of watching any movies. (I like the LOTR movies and I know it’s not a movie but I like Cowboy Bebop, theres a few others I liked like V for Vendetta but not enough to watch it more than a couple of times, other than that I don’t really like TV or movies much, which is funny cuz I love watching stuff like this on KZbin & you do a really great job btw)

[@dakotaroot_8816]

I loved this game but was so young i had zero skill at it, only ever made it as far as Jabba's pit where you have to fight the weird monster thing or whatever it was. Mostly just ran around and broke the Jedi code by commiting genocide 🤣

[@RwnEsper]

Fun fact: The fixed, crap camera angles are a technical workaround for the extremely ambitious (for the time) scope of the levels. KoToR is one of the best games I've ever had the joy of playing. Never played this game, I was old enough to be really mad at Ep. 1 as a Star Wars fan.

[@ABitMoreJordan]

KoToR is easily one of my fav games of all time 👍

[@Josh101]

Took me years to beat Mos Espa

[@ABitMoreJordan]

I approve of the Mr Dilkington profile pic

[@futabomber]

I remember being stuck on tantoine and thats about it

[@slimetime8273]

Damn i remeber this bstrd back in the day on release jedi power battles was my jam

[@ABitMoreJordan]

I had power battles on the DC from what I remember, but I remember it way less than this

[@rayphoenix7296]

I have fond memories of this game. I never got anywhere far in the game so I would constantly cheat. I used to make fun of how goofy this game is. The graphics are horribly pixelated. I played Ps1 games that came out in 1995 that looked better. My favorite Star Wars game is Star Wars Battlefront II (2005).

[@leerichmond9629]

I never did finish this game, think I got to Naboo and gave up on it. Also, I've been around Sheffield on a few nights out never had anyone pushing me around before though.

[@ABitMoreJordan]

Sheffield’s fine, I just like taking the piss out of my home town 😊

[@bruciekibbutz2947]

🦀🍪 best i can do is a crab cookie

[@ABitMoreJordan]

That’ll do matey

[@Calculon1712]

Love this game and still do ive played both PC and PS1 versions and i just find the game to be very quotable and memeable in parts glad its now on PS5. When i heard Mos Espa been compared to Sheffield City Centre i can see what you mean lol have you been there or do you live in Sheffield?

[@Mephilis78]

I personally love it. This game may have inadvertently made me an RPG fan. It's not even really an RPG, it's just a mishmash of every genre, and happens to have the RPG concept of choice.

[@scottharvey9835]

I remember enjoying this game on my PC 😎

[@ABitMoreJordan]

I heard the PC version was better!

[@scottharvey9835]

The graphics certainly looked better mate ☺️👍

[@michaelminervini1908]

I liked the game. Had fun playing.

[@ClamMan1989]

I've given you a sub, great video btw, but I'm still baffled where in England your accent comes from, maybe it's a Mos Espa twang.

[@ABitMoreJordan]

It’s a northern British accent that’s long since faded since I’ve lived in a different country for 12 years.

[@ClamMan1989]

@@ABitMoreJordan aah one of those funky mixed accents like Slick Rick

[@WesY2K]

I remember playing the PC version when it came out and thought it was good. But since I have not touched it for years, maybe I am wrong and I think about Episode 3 on PS2? :-) I always enjoyed the RACER games. Not much of a story but fast fun space races.

[@ABitMoreJordan]

I wanna try Episode 3 some time

[@Napoleon_4pcs]

A long step away from Suikoden, thats for sure 🤣. I didn't even know this game existed. Probably because the movie Phantom Menace killed my love for Star Wars and it was never really revived. I have also disliked every main line Star Wars movie since. Although I love KOTOR 1&2 and I really enjoyed the Rogue Leader movie.

[@ABitMoreJordan]

Rogue Leader movie?

[@Napoleon_4pcs]

Rogue One 🤣

[@davidbrinkman7867]

Would be cool to remaster this game, fond memories but has not aged well!

[@ABitMoreJordan]

Would be cool if they made it slightly more advance

[@darrenmifsud5477]

Great vid, great channel idea! 🦐 🧔

[@ABitMoreJordan]

Thanks so much! 🦐

[@kaisuisen2824]

I hope someday they will bring back SW game with dismemberment. I like fallen order etc but lightsaber and spongy enemies doesn’t fit together at all.

[@hartsickdisciple]

They added dismemberment to Jedi Survivor.

[@glx3846]

Mine is Battlefront II and Lego Star Wars

[@Fenrisson]

Fun fact: "Panaca" means "idiot", "dumbass" or the like in Portuguese. So poor captain. I know his name is written with a k, but it sounds exactly the same.

[@Burcakmusic]

Love this game still!!! ❤

[@Area51UFOGynaecology]

do agree about the movie, its nice

[@Mephilis78]

The original Morrowind Star Wars mod...

[@lun_r]

Thank you professor. (I don't understand)

[@TraceguyRune]

Bro, the LOTRs books came out long before the game

[@ABitMoreJordan]

It’s been well over a year since I made this video so I have no idea what you’re referencing 😂 but just in case you were worried, of course I know the books came out ages ago

[@665steven]

I never played this game. I favorite Star Wars games are the lego and gameboy games. This video felt like 20 minutes 🫓

[@ABitMoreJordan]

Glad I could make it feel shorter than it was 😊

[@japreet_kah]

When will you go back to Poland?

[@cuddlebug8106]

Someone needs to do a pacifist run.

[@GrinningWolfGames]

Smash!!!!!

[@ABitMoreJordan]

💥

[@Gotmilkman1993]

Use the wtf 😦

[@marievjing]

it's a shame that everyone play the ps1 version instead of the pc version which is at least 3 times better. In fact, the ps1 version is a very poor portage of the unique PC version ^^

[@ABitMoreJordan]

Probably down to accessibility these days. The PS1 version sold a lot of copies and is either more available or stuck In peoples memories more. Also not sure how compatible the PC version is with modern computers. Just my guesses though 😊

[@kimkom5648]

i hate this game cause i accidentaly killed npcs when im blocking beams they get hit by the ricochet

[@ABitMoreJordan]

That was definitely way too easy… but it did feel like Star Wars, where life seemed to be less than important 😆