Hard to believe that 18 years have passed since the release of Star Wars Rogue Squadron 2. The game stands tall among the Star Wars game franchises as being one of the best there is. Even today the game has yet to be surpassed by another Star Wars flight sim. Factor 5 were technical wizards of their day and what they crafted with Rogue Squadron 2 is nothing short of phenomenal. Honestly, if it weren't for the fact that the game was limited to 480P and a 4:3 aspect ratio it could still be mistaken for a game released today. I have a deep love for Rogue Squadron 2 and it is the key reason I am here today making YT videos in the first place. If you have yet to play this amazing title, find yourself a GameCube and go do so! If you don't own Rogue Squadron 2 here are some affiliate links to it on Amazon. Rogue Squadron 2: amzn.to/39QrZvd GameCube System: amzn.to/2uoYRLc GameCube Controller: amzn.to/304rJEq GameCube Memory Card: amzn.to/2s5OsTV

@kevlarsen

Жыл бұрын

What do you think the Star Wars: Squadrons game that released after this video was published?

@ArchadesGames

Жыл бұрын

I didn't find it that enjoyable

On launch day all the stores were sold out of Rogue Squadron 2 and Super Smash Bros Melee, so I played Luigi's Mansion until Christmas when my parents got me both the games I really wanted. Spent 10 hours in my room that day alternating between them. It was at that time my longest single play session.

@ArchadesGames

4 жыл бұрын

I still haven't finished Luigi's Mansion to this day! 😭 Next GameCube related controller I review that is the test game!

I played this game at the moment it came out and i couldnt help to think , these had to be the best controls i have ever played in a video game. I still think its top tier even in 2021.

@ArchadesGames

3 жыл бұрын

oh heck yeah! I have been playing it again a lot since the release of the Retro-Bit Prism HDMI adapter and it looks so clean!

Fellow launch day owner here. My kids are now playing that same copy on the same system. One of the best games ever.

@ArchadesGames

3 жыл бұрын

It's a great feeling to have the kids play it!

Rogue Squadron II was possibly the biggest reason I got a Gamecube when it came out. That and Resident Evil

@ArchadesGames

4 жыл бұрын

Great reasons!

So much nostalgia.... which is why I tracked a GameCube down and went online and bought this game last year.... ah the memories.

@ArchadesGames

3 жыл бұрын

Love it!

Just re purchased this for my gamecube 20 years later. Still banging

@ArchadesGames

7 ай бұрын

It sure is!

I have some seriously fond memories playing this game in summer 2002 or 03 when I'd get tired of playing Sonic Adventure 2. God, I miss this genre of game. I know its doubtful but if there could be a Switch port or even more unlikely a RS4. There was supposed to be a Rouge Squadron on Wii but it hurts knowing I'll never play it.

@ArchadesGames

4 жыл бұрын

Sonic Adventure 2 was such a blast! Put a ton of hours into building up my Chao. Arcade flight sims are so fun but they are rarely done right. Another reason I am so glad that Ace Combat 7 turned out so well! And the Wii version was completely finished which makes its non release even more sad...

Why do they hate us so much? All I've ever asked for was a decent bare-bones port of this game. Let alone the trilogy version with online multiplayer that actually exists

3:37 the music spooked me out in the moment

I have had so much fun with this game over the years. Solid tribute vid.

@ArchadesGames

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I love this game!

@ninjataco7777

3 жыл бұрын

@@ArchadesGames Welcome!

The actual reason I bought my GameCube, the N64 prequel hooked me! I totally agree with you here, for me it's simply the best Star Wars game in existence. Even SW games of a different genre haven't delivered that EPIC feeling that this game did. And the controls were just sublime. Never bettered, will it ever be? Excellent review Ice! Ancient⭐

@ArchadesGames

4 жыл бұрын

It might not ever be bested, but never say never ya know ;)

I loved Rogue Squadron 1 like there's no tomorrow but I didn't want anything to do with consoles, and still don't to this day.

@andyw0340

2 ай бұрын

Pc master race 💪

@rudolphantler6309

2 ай бұрын

Well you could say that, yeah. Consoles are just a trend scam for the weak minded.

Yes I Love ❤️ Star 🌟 Wars Video Game 🎮 Rogue Squadron Series (Classic Video Games)

@ArchadesGames

4 жыл бұрын

They are fantastic!

I love this game! So many great memories. It definitely needs to be ported for Switch so the new generation can experience it as well.

@ArchadesGames

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it does

Your content is so high quality, I am really enjoying your channel. You've got a new sub from me.

@ArchadesGames

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steep, I'm a real casual editor and just want to share stuff I enjoy and experiences I have had with products! Glad to have you on board!

i wish they would release that Wii compilation for the Switch...

@ArchadesGames

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@kingofmonsters14

3 жыл бұрын

@@ArchadesGames the Switch has been proven to be able to play N64, Gamecube, and wii games thanks to Mario, and surprisingly Turok. it can play those titles, and since this is modern Nintendo, it would make them a buttton of money which they would like, so why are they being stupid and not doing it? is it a software thing, cause i doubt it since... well, see above. it would also help with the expenses, cause have you seen how expensive Paper Mario, Fire Emblem, and Chibi-Robo are? You'd have to sell a kidney to pay for just one of them.

The "Rogue Squadron" trilogy as a whole is amazing. I have a video request for you. Can you please compile and upload ALL the cutscenes from "Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader" (story progression cutscenes as well as mission failure cutscenes)?

@ArchadesGames

4 жыл бұрын

It might be something I do at some point.

@PokeJediTrek

4 жыл бұрын

@@ArchadesGames If you do consider it, here are all the ways to fail all the missions in this game: 1. Death Star Attack - Taking too long completing the objectives (cutscene) - Wasting all of your torpedoes (cutscene) - Not firing your torpedoes at the exhaust port when you reach it (cutscene) 2. Ison Corridor Ambush - Frigate "Redemption" destroyed (2 cutscenes) - Rebel transports destroyed (2 cutscenes) 3. Battle of Hoth - Outpost Beta's Ion Cannon destroyed (cutscene) - Imperial Walkers reach Echo Base (cutscene) - Too many Rebel transports destroyed (cutscene) 4. Prisons of the Maw - Taking too long disabling three shield projectors (no cutscene) - Taking too long rescuing the prisoners (cutscene) - Hovertrain the prisoners hijacked destroyed (cutscene) - Shuttle the prisoners hijacked destroyed (cutscene) 5. Razor Rendezvous - Blockade Runner "Razor" destroyed (no cutscene) - Frigate "Redemption" destroyed (cutscene) - Star Destroyer escapes with the "Razor" (cutscene) 6. Vengeance on Kothlis - Rebel transport destroyed (3 cutscenes) - Rebel commandoes killed (cutscene) - Star Destroyer reactor goes critical (cutscene) 7. Imperial Academy Heist - Detected by sensors (no cutscene) - North Platform gets locked down (cutscene) - Taking too long reaching the rendezvous point after hijacking the shuttle (no cutscene) 8. Raid on Bespin - Too many Tibanna gas containers destroyed (2 cutscenes) - One of the Rebel transports is destroyed (cutscene) 9. Battle of Endor - Frigate "Redemption" destroyed (cutscene) - "Home One" destroyed (cutscene) 10. Strike at the Core - Ally's fighter destroyed (cutscene) - Leaving the Death Star II's core without destroying it (cutscene) - Overtaken in the explosion (no cutscene) Bonus 1: Death Star Escape - Taking too long shooting down all the TIE fighters (cutscene) Bonus 2: The Asteroid Field - Taking too long completing the objectives (no cutscene) Bonus 3: Triumph of the Empire - Taking too long shooting down the Rebel fighters over the surface (no cutscene) - Rebel fighters fire torpedoes into the exhaust port (cutscene) Bonus 4: Revenge on Yavin - Too many Rebel transports escape (cutscene) Bonus 5: Endurance - None Mission failure results screen text boxes to let players know how they failed (bold means I'm just guessing): Death Star Attack: "You have no proton torpedoes left to fire at the exhaust port." / "The exhaust port was not hit by your proton torpedoes." / *All mission objectives were not completed in time.* Ison Corridor Ambush: "The Transports have been destroyed." Battle of Hoth: "The ion cannon at Outpost Beta was destroyed." / "Imperial Walkers reached Echo Base before the evacuation was completed." / "The fleeing Rebel transports were destroyed." Prisons of the Maw: "At least 3 shield projectors were not disabled in time. To fire the ion cannon, hold down the B Button until the crosshair turns blue, then let go to fire." / "The train with the prisoners was destroyed." / "The Imperial Loader with the prisoners was destroyed." /"All mission objectives were not completed in time." Razor Rendezvous: "The Blockade Runner Razor was destroyed." / "The frigate Redemption was destroyed." / "The Star Destroyer escaped with the Razor. The data core has been lost." Vengeance on Kothlis: "The transport carrying the Rebel Commando team was destroyed." / "The Rebel Commando team has been killed." / "The reactor explosion has destroyed the data." Imperial Academy Heist: "Imperial sensors detected your approach. Fly low to avoid them." / "Imperial sensors detected your approach. To fire the ion cannon, hold down the B Button until the crosshair turns blue, then let go to fire." / *The North Platform was locked down.* / "The rendezvous point was not reached in time." Raid on Bespin: "Too many Tibanna gas containers were destroyed." Battle of Endor: "The TIE Bombers were not destroyed." / "Admiral Ackbar's Home One was destroyed." Strike at the Core: "The Millennium Falcon was destroyed." / "Wedge's X-wing was destroyed." / "The Rebel Fleet was destroyed." / The explosion has overtaken Wedge and Lando." Death Star Escape: "The Millennium Falcon has been destroyed." The Asteroid Field: *You failed to escape the TIE fighters.* / *You failed to land on the rear of the Star Destroyer.* Triumph of the Empire: *The Death Star was destroyed.* Revenge on Yavin: *Too many rebel transports escaped.*

@ArchadesGames

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, very thorough list!

I have All tree games and i Start play them when i was 4 years old! And i play it even today! There is so much more then you see! Cheats,medals and more!

@ArchadesGames

4 жыл бұрын

Yup!

Does anyone know how to change language on this game?

What supercomputer are you running this on? I just bought a new PC with a 3060 and Ryzen 5 and the game crashes as soon as the opening cutscene ends. Was really hoping to be able to play this one!

@thebravegallade731

8 ай бұрын

Both rougue squadron games run using a lot of GC features to maximize performance that a lot of other games just ignore...

I like the rouge squadron series and all the Factor 5 star wars (rouge squadron 1,2,3, battle for naboo) more then the battlefront series.

@ArchadesGames

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed 100%

I've never had a console so I envied those who could play the exclusives. But now thanks to emulators, I can play a lot of those older games and some even have HD texture packs.

I got all gold in rouge squadron 1. Never did it for the 2nd game cause of the reason you described..

Discovered your channel, nice video! How excited are you for Star Wars: Squadrons?!

@evshrug

4 жыл бұрын

I have to admit... huge fan of X-Wing, Tie Fighter, X-Wing vs Tie Fighter, other space sims... but I never got a GameCube, and I missed out on this one.

@ArchadesGames

4 жыл бұрын

Very excited for the campaign of Squadrons! Not sure how into the Multiplayer I will be but that's just a bonus for me anyways. Welcome to the channel!

@evshrug

4 жыл бұрын

Archades Games • Thanks! I enjoy your style! I also think you are passionate, and looking around your channel, I applaud your excellent Playlists organization 👍🏻 Bravo! Enjoy life!

@ArchadesGames

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

🔥✊

This may be my favorite game of all-time, infact yeah it is. I remember back in the day there was a fastest times list and I was able to do Death Star Escape in under 20 seconds I believe. It might have been 17 seconds. I just memorized the TIE patterns.

@ArchadesGames

6 ай бұрын

That is very impressive!

@calinator51

6 ай бұрын

@ArchadesGames Thanks! It takes patience and luck in this game for things to go right on a "hero run". Ties have to die in a certain way and your accuracy needs to be on point.

👍

@ArchadesGames

4 жыл бұрын

👌

Nah Doom I still the best 25 years later ;D

@ArchadesGames

4 жыл бұрын

Different genre yo :P

Hang on. You said the port for Wii was cancelled or whatever but the original Wii's can play GameCube games can't they? So surely this would work

@ArchadesGames

2 жыл бұрын

You can play the GC version on Wii yes, but the compilation version got canned.

Yes amazing 18 but Still and Lucas arts won't release it for Android Sega and all rights for there games should be released by releasing an Android app we're we can find all Sega games rs star wars included willing to buy it legally for Android

Coppa are you worrying about

@ArchadesGames

4 жыл бұрын

No

This game kinda sucks tbh, I bought the hype , tbh it just looks cool it's not really fun when it comes to gameplay at all