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General discussionRelease: Star Wars™: Shadows of the Empire(208 posts)(208 posts)
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Posted May 03, 2016
The cult classic strikes back!



<span class="bold">Star Wars&trade;: Shadows of the Empire</span>, the beloved action/arcade game set between Episode V and Episode VI, is now available DRM-free on GOG.com with a 20% launch discount.

Who among us hasn't dreamt of being offered a spot in the venerable Rogue Squadron? And when Han Solo himself is the one approaching you to ask for help against the Empire, it's hard to refuse, even if you are the hard-as-nails smuggler Dash Rendar.

The fight will take Rendar, his co-pilot droid Leebo, and his trusty spaceship The Outrider through iconic locations where Star Wars™ history was made. Whether he is taking down AT-ATs on Hoth, fighting off assassins sent after Luke Skywalker, or dueling Boba Fett, the adventures of Dash evoke that unmistakable Star Wars™ vibe that quickly turned him into a fan favorite. Because once you've experienced the varied gameplay and atmospheric cutscenes telling the story of Dash's struggle against the villainous Prince Xizor, you can't help but feel that his exploits are a significant part of the epic saga.



Join the daring Dash Render as he helps the Rebellion escape <span class="bold">Star Wars&trade;: Shadows of the Empire</span>, DRM-free on GOG.com. The 20% discount will last until May 9th, 12:59 PM UTC.
Posted May 03, 2016
Neat release. Wishlisted. :D
Posted May 03, 2016
Memories of X-mas night 1996 with my N64 are flooding back to me. First games I got for it were Mario 64, Killer Instinct Gold, Mortal Kombat Trilogy and Shadows.
Posted May 03, 2016
I just downloaded N64 manual for Shadows of the Empire (replacementdocs) and it doesn't have any meaningful information...25 pages, Items/characters/bosses list and short description, level objectives and background..that's it. stil it's a shame GOG didn't include manual.
Posted May 03, 2016
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radigram: I recommend to everybody, who buys and plays the game, to turn on the fog in the launcher.
The game engine is old and has some serious clipping issues if you don't do that.
Eh, it was supposed to be on by deafult :/
Sorry for the oversight.
Posted May 03, 2016
Epic release. Absolutely loved this game back in the day and never managed to make it run sensibly on newer systems with visual glitches and speed issues galore. Will buy this soon.
Posted May 03, 2016
According to this
http://ogdb.eu/index.php?section=game&amp;gameid=27090
There seems to be a version of the game containing German subtitles as well? If this should be true I'd really like to have them as well. I've been waiting for this game so thank you very much GOG :)
Posted May 03, 2016
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radigram: I recommend to everybody, who buys and plays the game, to turn on the fog in the launcher.
The game engine is old and has some serious clipping issues if you don't do that.
Look under the caution about resolution.

"inproperly" sounds imcorrect to me. :)
Posted May 03, 2016
Never mind, all is good.
Post edited May 03, 2016 by Robette
Posted May 03, 2016
AW HELL YEAH! Another classic action game! Thanks GOG & Disney!
Posted May 03, 2016
Bought it and played through the first three levels with my XBOX 360 pad. Works like a charm, although I still had to use the keyboard for activating objects or switching my weapon.

Looks like this was a good purchase.
Posted May 03, 2016
I think we're missing a game specific forum for this game?
Post edited May 03, 2016 by tfishell
Posted May 03, 2016
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JLH: Look under the caution about resolution.

"inproperly" sounds imcorrect to me. :)
Eh...
>.>

In my defense, it actually got through publisher's approval...
Post edited May 03, 2016 by Thiev
Posted May 03, 2016
This is so great!

It's a little odd to try to get running on a couch and TV setup though... it still needs an option to bypass the launcher, and the overlay elements on the screen are way too small (Can this even be fixed?). Also, would it be possible to get the game to launch with a resolution of 1920x1080, but that still correctly displayed in it's native 4:3 image mode - to allow for correctly sized overlay and movies?

Anyway great work all the same.
Posted May 03, 2016
Wish I could reclaim it since I still have the CDs from most Star Wars games.
Posted May 03, 2016
I didn't even realise this had a PC release. I had the Joel McNeely soundtrack for SotE and absolutely loved it but it was the only piece of the SotE bandwagon that I had.

Thank you GOG for releasing this, onto the wishlist for the moment but I will likely pick it up tomorrow.

May the 4th be with you.
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