Star Wars: Rogue Leader Developers React to 40 Minute Speedrun

Remember Star Wars Rogue Squadron 2: Rogue Leader for GameCube? Remember how it's still one of the best Star Wars games EVER made? Well ride along with three of the original developers as they watch this fantastic speedrun by DaymanAAA and tell incredible stories about what it was like to make the game.

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Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader is an action game developer by Factor 5 and LucasArts. It was released for Nintendo GameCube back in November 2001. The game spans all three movies in the original Star Wars trilogy, and you play as either Luke Skywalker or Wedge Antilles.

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[Rapturnal]

Not to downplay the speedrun, but all this history is actually fascinating. Kudos to the featured speedrunner btw.

[CarlosCuevasCantautor]

This is more an interview than a react

[CyanSpyder]

Developers Completely Ignore 40 Minute Speedrun

[GelberDracheLP]

First we had Devs React...
Now we have Devs Talk

[GoreyBits]

One of my favorite GameCube games. That unreleased Rogue Squadron Wii game needs to come to switch.

[WilhelmScreamer]

It's remarkable how much of a madhouse the development of these games were

[griever]

The Income T 65 X wing, the fighter that killed the Death Star
An almost balance of speed, maneuverability and defensive shields make this the fighter of choice for Rogue Squadron, except when the mission profile disallows it

[vexalot]

“A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one”

[DaraG-snnj]

Wow. That whole story of Lucasarts president Simon Jeffery telling them to do a prototype of the game before the game was greenlight makes me feel that's why Lucasarts got rid of him in 2003.

[putridscene]

People seem to be complaining about the lack of reaction to the speedrun, but this is a fascinating deep dive into the development of this game. I'll take that over 40+ minutes of "Oh wow, how did they do that?!"

[Solarbonite]

Thanks IGN + devs!
Cool to hear the history of the game and surrounding the game; thanks a lot! :D

[eselectrician]

Devs vent for 40 minutes after being sworn to secrecy for 20 years, with speed run playing in background.

[rebelscout]

I've logged more hours on this series of games than what should be possible. Playing this game with friends and our written out cheat sheets were so beyond magical. The theme song alone brings back so many memories, idk about yall but the beginning of the Squadrons Intro has the same vibe as this game

[Sangth]

The Rogue games are still the best Star Wars flight games of all time. Factor 5 are the kings and queens.

[brayden]

This game was stunning for the GameCube.

[jdc]

SW: Rogue Squadron 2 Rogue Leader 20th
Anniversary (2001 - 2021) 🎉🎊🍾🥳🍻👏🎈

[jonathanallen]

When he says he hopes Rogue Leaders will be released, does that mean we have some actual hope?

[Real_Gamer_Hours]

talking about the development of the game is way more interesting than the reaction

[massabeeste]

Bring it to Switch. Loved this game back on Game Cube

[shamilton]

I'll forever be grateful to the devs of this game.