Shadows of the Empire - Star Wars Games Explored

This month, I'll take a look at the marketing bonanza that was 1996's Star Wars Shadows of the Empire! I'll dig into how the project came into existence, journey from the book, to the album, to the comics, toys, and video game, how it changed Star Wars marketing, and Michaela from Drink the Movies drops in to mix up a Luranian Brandy!https://www.instagram.com/drinkthevideogames/https://bsky.app/profile/drinkthevideogames.bsky.socialhttps://www.youtube.com/@DrinktheVideoGameshttps://www.drinkthemovies.com/https://www.patreon.com/drinkthemovies*Please Drink Responsibly*Shadows – Sources1-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4bAlPsKuPgShadows of the Empire Commercial2-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlFR7APwq3oQVC October 19963-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyTvJdHd6u4&t=11sN64 Shadows of the Empire Commercial4- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9feS0GrbMg&list=PLBmS7ma4U_KVY45d3VPuADrAe809jNg7q&index=121996 Nintendo Showcase (No Audio)5- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BfZe80VyGg&t=124sPress Coverage (2 Clips)6- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixG0yei6GiYJoel McNeely Interview – CineConcerts7-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBuh4HUC-2AKenner Commercial8-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvxfukR29QABook Commercial9-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK9sBrP7Cq4UK Shadows of the Empire N64 Advert – No Sound10-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDwxaSXrkS0Greg Hildebrandtt TOPPS Interview11- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk7p8NMEr_8QVC – Steve Sansweet – June 199612-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp09BjhVM_gN64 Commercial – Main13-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHUU15YRXyEPC Version Cutsceneshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr3hLZcMhAk&list=RDhr3hLZcMhAk&start_radio=1Ambiance – Mandoade77https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/shadows-of-the-empire-star-wars-spinoff-rogue-onehttps://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsEU/comments/ys870o/artist_doug_chiangs_original_design_sketches_for/https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/classic-postmortem-i-star-wars-shadows-of-the-empire-i-https://archive.org/details/NintendoPower1988-2004/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20083%20%28April%201996%29/page/n11/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://web.archive.org/web/20120512093609/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/114010/Classic_Postmortem_Star_Wars_Shadows_Of_The_Empire.phphttps://www.ranker.com/list/shadows-of-the-empire-relaunched-the-star-wars-franchise/dave-schillingThe Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire by Mark Cotta Vaz