Sobriety not an option : Star War Rebellion Holiday edition

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  • Опубликовано: 14 янв 2025

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  • @FishloreJimson
    @FishloreJimson 23 дня назад +37

    I can't even begin to count the number of hours I put into this game back in the day. I even bought a book, an actual book, in an actual store, with all the unit stats. I may even still have it. Very nostalgic.

    • @FrancisJohnYT
      @FrancisJohnYT  22 дня назад +6

      A book in English on this game would have been so handy. You were spoiled :)

    • @FishloreJimson
      @FishloreJimson 22 дня назад +1

      @@FrancisJohnYT Non, non monsieur, en francais... j/k

    • @MichaelHa-hx7bn
      @MichaelHa-hx7bn 22 дня назад +5

      @@FrancisJohnYT The original version of the game on CD came with a pretty darn hefty manual that contained all the info about the mechanics you apparently learned via trial and error. Han's ability to get to places faster than anyone else was called the Millenium Falcon bonus, if I recall right. Also, if you've ever wondered about that one message you get from Palpatine sometimes ("I have returned to my seat of power.") that was the Empire's unique character bonus: all unique Imperial characters get a 15% leadership bonus (I think) when the emperor's on Coruscant.

  • @koobluh
    @koobluh 23 дня назад +13

    Omg I was obsessed with this game, like, 25 years ago. So crazy to see you play this game so many years later!

  • @OniNaito
    @OniNaito 22 дня назад +5

    “Many Bothans died to bring us this information.” Francis didn't care.

  • @genehenson8851
    @genehenson8851 23 дня назад +27

    Is there anything better than a whiskey-fueled Christmas video from FJ? Probably not.

    • @FrancisJohnYT
      @FrancisJohnYT  22 дня назад +13

      Magic pills that get rid of hangovers would be nice.

    • @easonade6028
      @easonade6028 22 дня назад +10

      @@FrancisJohnYT Luciferium, but for Francis

    • @FaithOriginalisme
      @FaithOriginalisme 22 дня назад +2

      @@FrancisJohnYT sprite has a compound in it that helps with hangovers.. I wish I was making that up, but nope, it's a thing

  • @alexbennie
    @alexbennie 23 дня назад +8

    6:20 My views on the Star wars universe absolutely!
    Love the retro game reviews, btw

  • @insomnifaxxwmaxx7244
    @insomnifaxxwmaxx7244 23 дня назад +6

    That comment about sun tzu and fight night with courtesans was so unbelievably funny. "Mommy Mothma" was also a highlight. Really this entire video is truly a work of art with how funny it it. You hit your stride a minute or two in and therest ofthe video is just great the whole time :)

    • @FrancisJohnYT
      @FrancisJohnYT  22 дня назад +6

      I'm pretty sure the amount of people who will get the courtesans reference is in the single digits, still totally worth it :)

    • @r3dp9
      @r3dp9 19 дней назад +1

      It WAS the most memorable moment for those of us who read the darn thing, which for all its effectiveness is still as dry as any military manual BEFORE the translation made it any drier.

  • @gcl2783
    @gcl2783 22 дня назад +3

    Sunk a lot of hours into this game back in the day. Thanks for the hit of nostalgia.

  • @rodbonner7370
    @rodbonner7370 22 дня назад +5

    I was convinced Francis was half way through the box of whiskeys at 6:00 when he starts into a Star Wars primer for those who don't know what Star Wars is. Still, this looks like a fun game that I sadly missed back in the day. I think it was in my poor without a computer, trying to afford rent and car payments days.

  • @GenericBrand-TM
    @GenericBrand-TM 22 дня назад +1

    I would rank this gift of a Very Francis Christmas on the same level as a whiskey themed Advent calendar. Thanks buddy! Hope you're having a great season. 😊

  • @TheBULLETPROOF22
    @TheBULLETPROOF22 22 дня назад +2

    That advent calendar is THE something I never new I needed.

  • @gammaray152
    @gammaray152 23 дня назад +3

    wow, thats a blast from the past. Loved it as a kid really wish they made a sequel/reboot.

    • @r3dp9
      @r3dp9 19 дней назад

      Some of the fan works, like the afk series made in unreal, are getting pretty decent. Give the tools more time to cook, and we'll get clone wars levels of quality from surprisingly small (and cheap) teams.

  • @TheAmazingRando-z6t
    @TheAmazingRando-z6t 23 дня назад +3

    1:39 Caol Ila is one of my absolute favorites. So smoky and peaty and smooth...

    • @FrancisJohnYT
      @FrancisJohnYT  22 дня назад

      I like my whiskey to have a bit of bite to it, I found the Caol Ila to be a bit mild, I heavily lean to the more flavoursome whiskies for sure.
      Might be why I have Laphroaig as my go to whiskey for so long.

  • @undertonebg
    @undertonebg 13 дней назад +1

    Absolutely love this masterpiece of a game.

  • @erinselectronics5748
    @erinselectronics5748 23 дня назад +7

    You are supposed to be able to skip the briefing. 3PO whines about it. “But I have prepared an excellent briefing for you!” Maybe whatever compatibility patch or emulation is breaking that.

    • @FrancisJohnYT
      @FrancisJohnYT  22 дня назад

      Hummm I don't know, I have not played the game in years so all I have to go on is the steam version.

    • @MichaelHa-hx7bn
      @MichaelHa-hx7bn 22 дня назад +1

      @@FrancisJohnYT Can confirm. I distinctly remember that, too. The Imperial droid just sort of shrugs when you skip his briefing. "As you wish."

  • @davidsalisbury1688
    @davidsalisbury1688 19 дней назад +1

    20:45 Always put your Plot Armor up front.

    • @r3dp9
      @r3dp9 19 дней назад

      So THATS why they always send the heros on suicide missions.

  • @darthveda
    @darthveda 22 дня назад +1

    I remember playing this game, and winning, thinking it was tedious if fun. Then I went straight back to Moo2. Which is funny because I just watched you play that game yesterday.

  • @MaldraediorG
    @MaldraediorG 22 дня назад +2

    This game was never good but I love it so much

    • @FrancisJohnYT
      @FrancisJohnYT  22 дня назад

      I think love is a strong word for me, more it's taken up some attic space in my brain and I'm good with it staying there.

  • @RaukGorth
    @RaukGorth 22 дня назад +1

    OMG that's an advent calendar I could get behind!

    • @FrancisJohnYT
      @FrancisJohnYT  22 дня назад

      I had no idea they existed until this year, turns out they have been making them since 2012, I have been missing out.

  • @v417227
    @v417227 23 дня назад +2

    Yesssssss, I have to dig out my disc from this gem of a game.

  • @Rikard_Nilsson
    @Rikard_Nilsson 22 дня назад +3

    no, I am not reinstalling this game brain, deal with it.

  • @buthrakaur1872
    @buthrakaur1872 22 дня назад

    Loved this game so much when it came out. I go back and play it every couple of years.

  • @ASoftTeddy
    @ASoftTeddy 23 дня назад +3

    Star Wars? Just the one war actually.

  • @_Odanert_
    @_Odanert_ 22 дня назад +1

    I played this game long time ago, It took long to build the empire and the war machine to start beating those rebels.

  • @Jaythack
    @Jaythack 22 дня назад +1

    Holy hell they way you explained the movie 😂 lmfao

  • @georgecleveland7536
    @georgecleveland7536 23 дня назад +1

    Great game. Thankyou. The Falcon is why distance travel is reduced. Merry Christmas.

  • @MichielvanRooijen
    @MichielvanRooijen 23 дня назад +1

    I played this shit grey on my pentium 133mhz as a 10 year old. This made me hooked on grand strategy games!

  • @deatho0ne587
    @deatho0ne587 23 дня назад +6

    Pop-up windows, so 90's. Where is the ad for Netscape or the like?
    Calling Carrie Fisher a busty tavern winch.

    • @Beregorn88
      @Beregorn88 22 дня назад +2

      And Chewbakka the furry minority quota😂

  • @joshdoldersum9132
    @joshdoldersum9132 22 дня назад +1

    Dude hell yes! I loved this game as a kid. I have it in my Steam library but haven't fired it up.

    • @FrancisJohnYT
      @FrancisJohnYT  22 дня назад +1

      If you are going to play google "star wars rebellion graphics fix" otherwise you will have weird graphics in the combat screen.

    • @joshdoldersum9132
      @joshdoldersum9132 22 дня назад +1

      @@FrancisJohnYT thank you

  • @Compiler-f2v
    @Compiler-f2v 22 дня назад +1

    6:05 I think that description applies more to Lando then it does to Han Solo

    • @r3dp9
      @r3dp9 19 дней назад

      Or a crusty exterior hiding a crusty interior. Like an acorn.

  • @River_of_Egypt
    @River_of_Egypt 22 дня назад +1

    Star Wars Rebellion was so good. Simpler times. :)
    Also Merry Xmas FJ. I know you don't swing by the discord much, but I put up a photo of some Haighs you might enjoy... gnashing your teeth at.

  • @rl53
    @rl53 22 дня назад +1

    If the good guys can convince the populace they are the good guys they are the very bad guys 😂😂

  • @UgatoSA
    @UgatoSA 23 дня назад +1

    Oh my god. I can’t believe I’m seeing this video

  • @Bizob2010
    @Bizob2010 22 дня назад

    Man....I remember this game...

  • @vulkandrache1928
    @vulkandrache1928 22 дня назад +1

    We are the good guys!
    Ive heard that from someone else on the regular.

    • @r3dp9
      @r3dp9 19 дней назад

      I wonder what an honest attempt to reform an imperial remnant would look like. Or rebel infighting over what a new Republic should look like, or if it should even exist. Or the crime lords that fill the vacuum left by a crippled empire and a rebellion that was never that organized to begin with.
      Would make for a fascinating sequel, even if the stakes were lowered to a single interesting system instead of an entire bland galaxy.

  • @BobMcBobJr
    @BobMcBobJr 22 дня назад

    Darth Vader - the wizard high priest of the cult of evil

  • @davidboyd8822
    @davidboyd8822 23 дня назад +2

    Right at the beginning at 00:15...Why does C3PO sound like Francis John (just at a higher pitch)?

    • @grandfremdling3841
      @grandfremdling3841 21 день назад +1

      Have you ever seen them together in the same room?
      😅

  • @enire8477
    @enire8477 23 дня назад +2

    God i hated this game when it came out, I only recall playing it through once doing the imperial speed cheese.

  • @Beregorn88
    @Beregorn88 22 дня назад +1

    24:30 is that a pit stop or a peat stop?

    • @r3dp9
      @r3dp9 19 дней назад

      User profile image checks out.

  • @darrelllarue5877
    @darrelllarue5877 22 дня назад +1

    thanks man

  • @BWSC81
    @BWSC81 22 дня назад

    Love the summary of the star wars story. 😆

  • @andrewhammond5525
    @andrewhammond5525 23 дня назад +1

    I think this one was just before my time. Spent a lot of time on Empire at War though.

  • @Bizob2010
    @Bizob2010 22 дня назад

    Leadership actually determines how big of a bonus an admiral/commander/general gives, if I remember correctly. I remember some of the bonuses being pretty potent?

  • @Bonjairno
    @Bonjairno 23 дня назад +1

    This game was probably RTS is because they were all the rage at the time. I can't believe I have never heard of this game. I tried to get my hands on every Star Wars game growing up.

    • @FrancisJohnYT
      @FrancisJohnYT  22 дня назад +3

      I can see why this might fly beneath the radar, Master of Orion 2 was far superior and available earlier. It's not a bad game it's just not something that had not been done already by other people.

  • @nimmr
    @nimmr 22 дня назад +2

    I kinda liked this game back then, but without the music it looses a lot. I understand that you have to turn it off though

  • @starlightbreaker561
    @starlightbreaker561 23 дня назад +1

    retro! Wonder if you played Sid Mier's Colonization back in the day, I picked it up in the steam sale for a pound

    • @FrancisJohnYT
      @FrancisJohnYT  22 дня назад

      I played one of the later Civ's 6 but never got a chance to play the early ones. Which is likely a good thing as Civ 6 is super addictive. I refuse to install it again.

    • @vulkandrache1928
      @vulkandrache1928 22 дня назад +1

      @@FrancisJohnYT Alpha Centauri is still the best Civ style game.
      Not even because of the gameplay but because of the flavor text for research and wonders.

  • @jasonkusar6105
    @jasonkusar6105 22 дня назад +1

    I remember so many hours playing this game. What's your secret for getting it to run on modern hardware and OSes?

    • @FrancisJohnYT
      @FrancisJohnYT  22 дня назад

      Using the steam edition it would just run with minor issues.
      Google "star wars rebellion graphics fix" to fix the weird textures in the combat screen. Their is also a fan made 25 year anniversary patch that updates a bunch of graphics and things if you are interested.

    • @jasonkusar6105
      @jasonkusar6105 22 дня назад +1

      @@FrancisJohnYT I never realized it was even on steam. I still have the original CD version, case and all. And no drive to put it in. :) Thanks!

  • @sangarios
    @sangarios 22 дня назад +1

    holy randy the amount of time I spent losing in this game ...

    • @FrancisJohnYT
      @FrancisJohnYT  22 дня назад +1

      It's not exactly an intuitive game for sure. I am still making huge mistakes all this time later.

    • @sangarios
      @sangarios 22 дня назад +1

      while watching I keep remembering glimpses from my playthroughs. it's really weird remembering something so trivial this old and going oh yeah I did this, I did that.

  • @grandfremdling3841
    @grandfremdling3841 21 день назад

    17:10 - there was a strange guy, why?
    Aaaaand merry Christmas to all

    • @pascal6871
      @pascal6871 21 день назад

      It's the variety streamer/StarCraft guru literally called Day9

    • @grandfremdling3841
      @grandfremdling3841 21 день назад

      Oh, thanks.

  • @hammer0987654321
    @hammer0987654321 22 дня назад +1

    Just one war?

  • @Dragonlord7012
    @Dragonlord7012 18 дней назад +1

    "Maybe don't commit too many warcrimes" -FJ 2024

  • @rosmelylawliet
    @rosmelylawliet 19 дней назад +1

    Why did C3PO spoke French?? xD

  • @snezzles278
    @snezzles278 23 дня назад +1

    Cheers Francis! any more rimworld coming down the pipeline?

    • @FrancisJohnYT
      @FrancisJohnYT  22 дня назад +4

      No Rimworld for a while, I want to do a lighter game or two first, doing late game Dyson sphere and late game ONI at the same time hurt my brain a bit. Want to try something a little less strenuous for a bit.

  • @mattfirestone1
    @mattfirestone1 22 дня назад +1

    You should try moded AOTR sometime.

  • @MichaelHa-hx7bn
    @MichaelHa-hx7bn 22 дня назад

    Francis: I have very mixed feelings about this game.
    Me: Huh, wonder why, exactly. I know it's not a perfect game, but...
    Also Francis: You can't commit too many war crimes.
    Me: Oh.
    lol
    Also, just tell the droid to handle the mines and refineries and forget about it once the core planets are all claimed and it's time to turn the planets on the outer rim into fuel for your war machine.

  • @cairhien987
    @cairhien987 22 дня назад

    The outro 🤣Love it!

  • @johnjohnsin3762
    @johnjohnsin3762 22 дня назад +1

    There is NO Star Wars Christmas Special...

    • @FrancisJohnYT
      @FrancisJohnYT  22 дня назад

      Exactly...

    • @r3dp9
      @r3dp9 19 дней назад

      I'll admit to an admitted failure over a failure that pretends to be good.
      Failing is inevitable. HOW you fail, and how you learn, is a choice.

  • @SeaCretAgent7417
    @SeaCretAgent7417 20 дней назад

    Day[9] Jumpscare D:

  • @MichielvanRooijen
    @MichielvanRooijen 23 дня назад +1

    Wait, how has nobody ported this yet to Android / iOS?

    • @FrancisJohnYT
      @FrancisJohnYT  22 дня назад +1

      It did not exactly win lots of awards, it's a bit of a red headed step child in the 4X genre.

    • @MichielvanRooijen
      @MichielvanRooijen 22 дня назад +1

      @FrancisJohnYT no matter! I would love to see someone port this and perhaps even balance fix a few things in the process. Add some quality of life improvements.

  • @Yunners
    @Yunners 23 дня назад +2

    I played the absolute shite out of this game and one of the first games I modded with custom character cards and more lore accurate ship and fighter stats.

    • @FrancisJohnYT
      @FrancisJohnYT  22 дня назад +2

      Their is a fan made 25th anniversary edition with updated graphics, portraits and lore if your interested.

    • @Yunners
      @Yunners 22 дня назад +1

      @FrancisJohnYT I absolutely am

    • @FrancisJohnYT
      @FrancisJohnYT  22 дня назад

      @@Yunners Google "star wars rebellion pc graphics update" and it will take you straight to it and a bunch of other handy stuff.

    • @Yunners
      @Yunners 22 дня назад

      @@FrancisJohnYT Oooo... 21mb. I'll have to free up some space.
      Well that's my christmas break sorted, cheers!

  • @FaithOriginalisme
    @FaithOriginalisme 22 дня назад

    Can't believe they have Wedge without having Biggs.. how rude 0/10 worst game ever LOL

  • @bruh-ment-um
    @bruh-ment-um 23 дня назад +1

    Damn bots being first commenting. How annoying

  • @someguy-lt2op
    @someguy-lt2op 22 дня назад +1

    Pointless comment

  • @deathdealer646
    @deathdealer646 23 дня назад +1

    *cough* 1st comment not a bot, enjoy the videos FJ.

  • @PaoloBosi
    @PaoloBosi 23 дня назад

    There are so many good games we could be playing, like Widget Inc, and we waste time on this? Disappointed. Which is not what I wanted just before Christmas.

    • @r3dp9
      @r3dp9 19 дней назад

      There's worse content we could witness on Christmas...