This game had such a huge impact on my life as a kid which later became a love of aviation. I credit the reason I'm a pilot today in large part to this game, and getting a low score nearly every level because I just wanted to fly around 😅.
The Y-Wing dialogue always cracked me up on Sullust. “Wow, these things can take a beating!” “Ha! Didn’t even scratch me!” Luke says as his ship is spinning downward to his death
It takes a lot of practice and memorizing levels and figuring out attack runs etc defintelty not something that is just going to "happen" Even getting the gold on tatooine is tricky. Got to find soldiers out in the desert to get your kill count up etc while keeping time limit. There also an upgrade hidden in every level that are pretty much must haves to get golds on all
Yep, these games were amazing. Battle for Naboo was great as well. What hurts the most is that there was a Rogue Squadrons compilation made for the Wii by Factor 5 and Lucasarts just decided not to release it.
Not sure if people talk about that aspect of the game but, considering it's on the Nintendo 64: 1) The sound quality and voices quality is impressive (compression isn't too high) 2) The music quality is almost CD-quality (there is compression of course but truly, it's some of the best music quality on the system with Ocarina of Time and Turok 2) 3) Actual graphical details, AND solid / consistent performance (in general, outside of some drops here and there) A very impressive title for the system.
1. It helps that most of the dialogue is radio chatter between pilots. Any compression just makes it sound MORE like communications over their ships' radios. 2. There are some MIDI instrumentals in there that sound a little "off" if you're super-used to the genuine Star Wars/John Williams score, but for the N64 it's still impressive.
I remember it was tough until I realized that hitting enemies like AT-AT walkers or big transport ships with your lasers brought your accuracy up so I just unloaded a bunch of shots at those.
When games were meant to be just that, games, entertainment and having a fun time. Not like now when 99% of games are just all around scams to steal as most money as possible.
Oh how I wish we could get a remake of Rogue Squadron, imagine it with the visual acuity of 2015s Battlefront but Ace Combats level scope. All these levels remade but hugely expanded upon like for instance, instead of just the Death Star Trench run have a full death star battle take place that culminates in the trench run. Add more starships to it just for funsies like the Delta 7, the Jedi Interceptor, The Slave 1 and Razor Crest. Even add skins for Current ships like making the X-Wing look like Poe Cameron's Black X-Wing or make the B-Wing look like the modern remake by EC Henry. Star wars squadrons didn't make the cut in my opinion, I need this in my life!!!
I did all golds and it was painful but rewarding. I heard the gamecube one might be even harder and I don't know if I have the patience for it anymore. I remember the mission in cloud city and the volcano one with the turrets being an absolute pain in the ass.
Beautiful 8 Mb Hi Rez N64 graphics. I remember I got out of work, cashed my check, and went right to Walmart and bought the Gamecube because of the sequel to this. I never saw graphics like that up to that point. The shading, polygon density, framerate; young people now might see it and care less but RS2 and to an extent, later, RS3, were some of best looking games of that generation. And Im not even a Star wars person. But the the dogfighting games of that series. Oh man, straight fire.
Damn I remember having to call the circuit city’s Best Buy’s Kmarts and compusa trying to find a copy for like 2 weeks so I could get a copy when it first came out, this game was super hyped, and lived up to it
Corellia was my first roadblock in this game, after many tries tho I was successful. If only I knew that it would get even worse in later missions when not only ATATs have *you* as target instead of buildings *but also* you have pesky fighters too storming you from all directions while defenselessly looping around the beast
feel like alderaan was meant to be some major war crime or some shit at one point but all i've ever seen it as is a viable military target whose supplies directly lead the to the deaths of hundreds of thousands.... traitors and murderers.
Loved this game as a kid. Smart move switching to the naboo starfighter for the fuel tank mission. I would've also accepted the tie intercepter. When I saw that the Death Star trench run was in here, I was happy. Then that changed to disappointment when it wasn't the actual mission.
@@Jaanuhthn I agree. There were times that the A Wings side mounted blasters would clip the wrong gas tanks and I get yelled at by Kasan. I switched to the other two and had no issue since.
I remember unlocking and beating everything in this game. The secret millennium falcon is so awesome. IIRC you held up and pressed left yellow arrow, but I cannot remember which vehicle you had to be on.
You typed in Farmboy and unlocked Millennium Falcon. With Millennium Falcon selected, if you typed in TIEDUP, you'd unlock TIE interceptor which was then docked behind the MF.
@@Jaanuhthn My brother got Me This game Back it was released, I wasent too crazy about it though It was Quite difficult with the controller: Untill 2 arrived on the Gamecube. Thats Pretty Much torn the Zipline From the Nintendo Sci-Fi Equator Between Red and Gold Quallity
Still have the game and original paper I made notes on. Just no system. Wish I had the other game like c&c. I have on pc but don’t work right like don’t fit the screen,, even when I try to adjust.
One of my favorite Star Wars & N64 games. I was only able to get all gold medals once. For some reason, IDK if it was glitched, I could only find enough enemies to kill for gold on Prisons of Kessel the one time. Either that or the game just wouldn't register that I killed enough. Also, this game's V-Wing was always the one I loved the most. Though I don't hate the Republic's during the Clone Wars. This game, as well as Rogue Leader & yes I suppose even Rebel Strike, need to get an HD port because Squadrons is terrible & doesn't scratch the Star Wars aerial combat game itch.
@@brendandoyle7508 it really was. I remember getting it for Christmas one year and I played it constantly for a very long time as a kid. The N64 era was a very special time to be a kid and I feel very fortunate to have lived through it at those ages.
This game deserves a remake, so much memories
The problem is, the current handling of Star Wars would intentionally botch a remake... 😒
This game is gold!
No it doesn't. They'll have Luke Skywalker go through hormone therapy.
Actually what sucks is it will never be remastered or remade likely because of it conflicting with the Disney Canon.
...I mean they did...but it didn't work out...Yeah.
This game had such a huge impact on my life as a kid which later became a love of aviation. I credit the reason I'm a pilot today in large part to this game, and getting a low score nearly every level because I just wanted to fly around 😅.
Insane, that’s actually so dope. If you actually legit became a pilot, that is
"We might make a name for ourselves after all!"-Literally the man who destroyed the Death Star
He’s talking about the Rogue Squadron in general.
The Y-Wing dialogue always cracked me up on Sullust.
“Wow, these things can take a beating!”
“Ha! Didn’t even scratch me!”
Luke says as his ship is spinning downward to his death
Getting all gold medals in this game is one of my best gaming achievements
Same dude, prisons of Kessel was my last Gold. I will never forget getting it with my little brother.
the n64 had some timeless classics on it, this is might be the crown jewel of those games. best trench run level for star wars in gaming.
Couldn't agree more
Best trench run was from star wars x-wing, much more like the movie
Bombing with a Y Wing for the first time is not something you ever forget ❤ loved this game
I was in 5th grade when this came out, could only play it at a friends house who had the N64 and then eventually the Dreamcast
This is so impressive. I used to love this game, but not even with cheat codes I was able to win all gold medals.
This game at some points had me banging my head against the wall lol
@@JaanuhthnSullust was disgusting. Few others were annoying but still loved the game.
@@jb5756 Sullust was insane. Somehow as a teenager I was able to do it.
It takes a lot of practice and memorizing levels and figuring out attack runs etc defintelty not something that is just going to "happen" Even getting the gold on tatooine is tricky. Got to find soldiers out in the desert to get your kill count up etc while keeping time limit. There also an upgrade hidden in every level that are pretty much must haves to get golds on all
I always had trouble with the speeder missions. I could never get the timing for the tow cable consistent.
I loved Rogue Squadron. All 3 of them.
I love Star Wars too... all 3 of them. :P
Yep, these games were amazing.
Battle for Naboo was great as well.
What hurts the most is that there was a Rogue Squadrons compilation made for the Wii by Factor 5 and Lucasarts just decided not to release it.
So many memories this game was the best
I also enjoyed Secret Weapons Over Normandy unlocking the X wing and Tie fighter,they flew circles around WW2 aircraft,fun times
Flashbacks.I love this game.Thank you.
When I think of past this game is always right there.
the frustration and satisfaction i feel simultaneously is nice thank you.
this game looked damn good for the N64
I played this all the time in 2003, then got Star Wars Starfighter after beating it. I made Line Admiral
Not sure if people talk about that aspect of the game but, considering it's on the Nintendo 64:
1) The sound quality and voices quality is impressive (compression isn't too high)
2) The music quality is almost CD-quality (there is compression of course but truly, it's some of the best music quality on the system with Ocarina of Time and Turok 2)
3) Actual graphical details, AND solid / consistent performance (in general, outside of some drops here and there)
A very impressive title for the system.
1. It helps that most of the dialogue is radio chatter between pilots. Any compression just makes it sound MORE like communications over their ships' radios.
2. There are some MIDI instrumentals in there that sound a little "off" if you're super-used to the genuine Star Wars/John Williams score, but for the N64 it's still impressive.
Ah, those '90s 3D graphics...
Back when Star Wars was good. Just the original trilogy and the heroes we knew and loved.
What do you have against the prequels, the Clone Wars, and Rogue One?
*ROGUE SQUADRON, WHERES OUR COVER????!!!!*
The comment I was looking for :)
Gold is valuable even in the Star Wars galaxy.
How else do you think they make their HDMI cables? Very valuable
@@MrFtge Yeah.
I found it a lot easier to get gold on the x wing missions by synching my guns to fire all four at once. More accurate and more damaging
Great playthrough! I remember aiming very carefully to achieve gold. Thanks!!!
Some of these levels I had a hard time getting gold
I remember it was tough until I realized that hitting enemies like AT-AT walkers or big transport ships with your lasers brought your accuracy up so I just unloaded a bunch of shots at those.
Remember legit trying to ace everything with the Naboo Starfighter. My god the nostalgia lol
Had some of the best sound ever for video game til this day
the models of the ships are still good looking!
oh man I played this game so much back then, even got a flightstick (or 2, wore one down lol) for it.
Nice! Some of those Gold medals are tough!
This game was so hard without putting in infinite lives, you did really good
This is the game that needs a remaster. Not a remake.
When games were meant to be just that, games, entertainment and having a fun time.
Not like now when 99% of games are just all around scams to steal as most money as possible.
Oh how I wish we could get a remake of Rogue Squadron, imagine it with the visual acuity of 2015s Battlefront but Ace Combats level scope.
All these levels remade but hugely expanded upon like for instance, instead of just the Death Star Trench run have a full death star battle take place that culminates in the trench run.
Add more starships to it just for funsies like the Delta 7, the Jedi Interceptor, The Slave 1 and Razor Crest.
Even add skins for Current ships like making the X-Wing look like Poe Cameron's Black X-Wing or make the B-Wing look like the modern remake by EC Henry.
Star wars squadrons didn't make the cut in my opinion, I need this in my life!!!
It Sucks factor 5 went under because they were working on a wii /xbox remaster of the rogue squadron trilogy would have been amazing 😢
I did all golds and it was painful but rewarding. I heard the gamecube one might be even harder and I don't know if I have the patience for it anymore. I remember the mission in cloud city and the volcano one with the turrets being an absolute pain in the ass.
If you loved this, Rogue squadron 2 on GameCube improved on the original in almost every way. Plenty of fun ships too.
I never got all the gold medals in either game, but I think the N64 was harder.
This game really did test your patience if you wanted gold. Some how though it was still enjoyable.
@@Jaanuhthn Got all gold on both games. Took many retries but it was great fun
I had golds and best ever medals on the game cube rogue squadron games
Beautiful 8 Mb Hi Rez N64 graphics. I remember I got out of work, cashed my check, and went right to Walmart and bought the Gamecube because of the sequel to this. I never saw graphics like that up to that point. The shading, polygon density, framerate; young people now might see it and care less but RS2 and to an extent, later, RS3, were some of best looking games of that generation. And Im not even a Star wars person. But the the dogfighting games of that series. Oh man, straight fire.
I remember being blown away by this as a kid. I was equally excited for the sequel one of the big reasons I got a gamecube.
Damn I remember having to call the circuit city’s Best Buy’s Kmarts and compusa trying to find a copy for like 2 weeks so I could get a copy when it first came out, this game was super hyped, and lived up to it
Just watching this reminds me of my childhood! I remember when for fun I’d destroy the whole city of Cornelia it took time but it can be done!
Corellia was my first roadblock in this game, after many tries tho I was successful. If only I knew that it would get even worse in later missions when not only ATATs have *you* as target instead of buildings *but also* you have pesky fighters too storming you from all directions while defenselessly looping around the beast
Some of the later stages really do test your patience
Shooting the ATAT to increase accuracy. Genius.
feel like alderaan was meant to be some major war crime or some shit at one point but all i've ever seen it as is a viable military target whose supplies directly lead the to the deaths of hundreds of thousands.... traitors and murderers.
Loved this game as a kid. Smart move switching to the naboo starfighter for the fuel tank mission. I would've also accepted the tie intercepter.
When I saw that the Death Star trench run was in here, I was happy. Then that changed to disappointment when it wasn't the actual mission.
had to switch for those damn tanks are so hard to hit sometimes
@@Jaanuhthn I agree. There were times that the A Wings side mounted blasters would clip the wrong gas tanks and I get yelled at by Kasan. I switched to the other two and had no issue since.
I remember unlocking and beating everything in this game. The secret millennium falcon is so awesome. IIRC you held up and pressed left yellow arrow, but I cannot remember which vehicle you had to be on.
You typed in Farmboy and unlocked Millennium Falcon. With Millennium Falcon selected, if you typed in TIEDUP, you'd unlock TIE interceptor which was then docked behind the MF.
@@user-im9gq1vt8b AHHHH! Thank you. It has been a long time.
Graphics look real good for N64.
My brain!!!! The flashbacks!!! Its all coming back!
I got all the gold medals back in the day.
55:51 a classic! I remember losing a lot of lives to playing chicken games with AT ST walkers.
Man i would love to see more V wing action, good times...
it would be nice if there was a remake or remastered version
Wow. The memories.
How many FPS is that running at in 1:32:10? Seems like 10. Dang, either the N64 is pushed to its limits or optimizations werent done.
Crazy this came out for the N64. I can totally see it on the GameCube or ever Saturn but N64 seems so strange haha
4:45 Imagine getting your X-Wing shot down by a probe droid.
I was in 8th grade when this game came out. I played this so god damned much.
same, my friends and I were addicted
@@Jaanuhthn My brother got Me This game Back it was released, I wasent too crazy about it though It was Quite difficult with the controller: Untill 2 arrived on the Gamecube. Thats Pretty Much torn the Zipline From the Nintendo Sci-Fi Equator Between Red and Gold Quallity
I still have nightmares about Fest...
39:00 Did I just saw a TIE Intercepter just crash itself?
lol
They're part of the 128th Squadron. They're the best of the best.
Two! One in the ocean.
This game took me 2 full years to beat & I really HATE flying
Still have the game and original paper I made notes on. Just no system. Wish I had the other game like c&c. I have on pc but don’t work right like don’t fit the screen,, even when I try to adjust.
One of my favorite Star Wars & N64 games. I was only able to get all gold medals once. For some reason, IDK if it was glitched, I could only find enough enemies to kill for gold on Prisons of Kessel the one time. Either that or the game just wouldn't register that I killed enough.
Also, this game's V-Wing was always the one I loved the most. Though I don't hate the Republic's during the Clone Wars.
This game, as well as Rogue Leader & yes I suppose even Rebel Strike, need to get an HD port because Squadrons is terrible & doesn't scratch the Star Wars aerial combat game itch.
I used to play this game constantly. The only two missions I could never get Gold on were Taloraan and Sullust.
Taloraan was rough because shots would go through the tanks you had to shoot
Has anyone else noticed how often your squadron members get shot down?
I'm still waiting for a remake...sadly won't ever get it.
2:11:04
Alright everyone! He said it, we can go home now! Gift bags at the door!
The graphics and sound hold up pretty good even by todays 2023 standards.
I want it on switch. One of my favourite games of all time. Is there a pc emulation of this one?
you can use PJ64 or retroarch for N64 games just need to find the rom files
Its been decades since I played this game, but I don't remember it being this dark. Was this played on an emulator?
on actual N64. I am using a composite to HDMI converter than into a capture card sometimes this messes with the color pretty bad.
This should be on the switch
Battlefront had a better Hoth because the movie didn’t have like hills you had to wrap ATATs around
Gold on Escape from Fest something I rarely did. I hated that level.
nice Game Ever :)
I played rogue squadron 2 and 3 alot not one cause I had the PC and the game would crash 30 mins in
2 and 3 are great games as well
factor 5! baby
Closest I ever got was Supreme Allied Commander.
Edit: apparently I got the highest rank, but I don't remember getting gold on all levels.
Might be a repressed memory due to the pain of getting all gold :D
@@Jaanuhthn it makes me want to see if I can dig out my old N64 and check 🤣
@@NorthGaReptileif you dig it out do tell if you got all gold
Back when star wars was goood
When I was playing Star Wars: Rogue Squadron iii Rebel Strike, do you want to know my highest rank?
This game is so much fun! It was before the Dark Times; before Disney ruined the franchise.
yeah I remember the days where star wars games meant fun times
HALIFAX
1:20:13 wait what happened there ?? 😮😂
that ship really wanted to splatter me
GameShark anyone????
Could it be any slower/ Wow a spaceship that goes under the speed limit of a road.
What do you mean?
Cory, Don't make me send you to Feeny's classroom, this game game was exceptional for it's time, trust me I remember quite well.
@@brendandoyle7508 it really was. I remember getting it for Christmas one year and I played it constantly for a very long time as a kid. The N64 era was a very special time to be a kid and I feel very fortunate to have lived through it at those ages.
this was really fast in its day
@@zebfirehd9102 I played it in it's day.
Dont play "chicken" with a tie interceptor , How do you obtain nabbo the fighter? 😜 cheater.