You would think that after 25 years, we would finally get the actual film of “Shadows of the Empire.” I would want to see it happen even if it was created through animation.

"I have a beautiful red headed wife which they kindly provided 10 years after I finished doing the movies" LOL

"You don't need to kill of or humilliate beloved characters in order to make new ones appealing." That sums up my utter despise of the new movies.

This was fun. Brought me back to 1996. Everything about SOTE was awesome, from the story, to the new characters, to the score, to the video game and comics. All of it was great and felt like it fit just perfectly between Empire and Jedi. Even George Lucas endorsed it.

We could have had Mara-Jade, Jacen, Jaina, Ben and Anakin but alas, who did we get? Rey, Kylo, Finn and Poe. God damn you Disney, God damn you.

What's significant is that Leia and the primary antagonist have so much in common: both are former royals who's home planets and former lives were destroyed by darth vader. They seek vindication in different ways; she through leadership in the rebellion, he through manipulation in order to gain imperial favor. It's dramatic irony once Vader's son destroys Xizor's second home who does he meet above Corescant???

I’ll always have fond memories of Shadows of the Empire on the N64, it was one of the first games I played as a child after lending it from my cousin, what a great game man, might get round to listening to the audiobook eventually.

Currently in the works of making a large scale SOTE Film/Web Series. We've got so much talent, well known fan-film people, equipment, dedication and an amazing adaption of the game (and a little of the book) in our scripts. Our scripts have been in writing for a year, and its just about done! We have concept artists drawing up some AMAZING stuff, and some AMAZING actors and voice actors you wouldnt believe! We will be releasing a proof of concept video and promotional for our Kickstarter soon! Let's keep the EU alive with stories like these!

Would of loved to see this as a movie: a bridge between Empire and Jedi.

They need to remake this game from the original from the N64, this was one of my favorite games I ever played back in the day.

SOMEBODY replaced Vader's oxygen supply with helium...

To me Star Wars has always be more than just a fun movie series. Its an idea. To be more than what we already are. To explore the wonders beyond what we already know. To change what is. To become the best version of ourselves. And the true beauty of it is that it's never meant to be a one hero story. No single paragon of justice with all the gifts and answers (I'm looking at you Rey 😠). But a coming together of beings that come from all walks of life, some not to dissimilar to our own. Saviors, villains, moral greys. And that is how it reaches out to us. It is more than just a story. It is a call to break the bonds of stagnation, and dare to live.

I fondly remember 1996 - along with this book’s release, I was thrilled to see that all three films had been re-released with updates... there was so much marketing around this book’s release - action figures, etc... I remember eagerly anticipating a screenplay and film from this well-marketed novel; I was very disappointed to see that it never happened... Sucks, too - most of us were really hungry for something new, and this would have been perfect!

The two best lines in this. "I WILL risk the Emperor's displeasure Xizor...however YOU will not be there to see it...this time." and They had played Xizor's little game long enough...now they would play Vader's...

For us old ones, born 72, shadow was the first line of serious figures produced outside the main films. Really the first cannon

I think that the Alliance to Preserve the Expanded Universe would love this. I'm a member of that Facebook group, and I would definitely be glad to share this to them. The EU is alive and blazing like a phoenix. It's time to spread the word. This one salutes you from Costa Rica!

That last battle, though! Felt like I was watching an uncovered gem from the Original Trilogy era. Amazing job with this.

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire - The Motion Picture 2018... read by Chip and Dale.

Love these interviews and the insight by George and Mark. There is so much of the story which could be made into a movie by the Franchise 👍

This is the best thing ever damn near. Thank you so damn much.I don't even want to answer the phone for my wife if she calls me before I finish it.

I love it when they have storys connected like this, like how you can imagine a character of camera after seeing them in a different camera angle, like the intro where the Black sun dude being in the background of this important moment.

Disney has all the BEST NOVELS, basically they got handed the complete blueprint to the future of Star Wars. all they had to do was script these awesome novels up and BAMM..........but no....lets un-cannonize them and start from scratch........buffoons

Still no clue on how Disney could be as foolish as they were not to keep the canon already in place. Hell of a lot better then the shit they put out for 7-9

So much better than the Disney crap we get now. Yes, Rogue One and The Mandalorian can stay. PLEASE to this same treatment with the true sequel trilogy, "Timothy Zahn's Trilogy"

Still a better film than anything in the new trilogy.

This movie is a masterpiece! None of the 3 movies of that "sequel" can be compared with this. THIS IS Star Wars at its finest. I love the FAQ and the special thanks at the post-credits, I agree with everything you said.

This is how good stories are told. The writer is not hemmed in by propaganda. He's allowed to create with the characters as George Lucas laid out. He's not altering them , he's expanding on them. One of my favorite stories. Great work! Although the narrator seems to be a Hobbit! He does a great job with voices.

Shadows of the empire was excellent book! Heir to the Empire was about the best series I’ve ever read!. The rest - give or take, Star Wars surely had some classics that would’ve been great movies. Smh- what A shame these new movies have brought...

This is awesome 👏 . Screw Disney THIS is Star Wars!!

Your video touch me at my core when it comes to Star Wars. This was an excellent salute to the Shadows of the Empire community. I really do appreciate you taking the time to make this for us. Your video proves two things. One, Star Wars still matters and holds mystery and imagination. Two, this's why KZfaq matters the fans have a powerful voice. No one can make a better movie than the fans. Thank you for your hard efforts to bring this story to life. Because of you I now will buy the novel and play the game again😊!

Played the game back when I was 5 and am currently reading the book. I was dying for a film of this, and saddened to learn it was non canon. Although seeing the new films and how much they miss the mark of what makes a good star wars film, I'm glad they did. Imagination is better anyways. But this video is all we need :)

The first Convo between Luke and Wedge had me cracking up. “hey how’s it going buddy?” In a Terrence and Phillip voice 😂

Lucas should have never sold to Disney. They ruined in 3 years what it took him 30 years to create.

TO THE CREATORS OF THIS VIDEO : THANK YOU !!!!! THE FINAL TEXT ON THE CREDITS IS THE WHOLE TRUTH !!!! THANK YOU !!!!!!

You did a GREAT job with this !! Thank you for the work and sharing this !!!

The music takes me back. Timeless game

1:31:44 - As a 3d artist working in the game industry i say the effort that you put into this is admirable and thanks a lot for making it, never saw Shadows of the Empire illustrated like this and I loved it! I dont think this would be my only time watching it either ;p

This brings about a lot of nostalgia to me from when I played the game version on my N64. I never read the book of it, but loved it regardless. You did a really excellent job bringing it into a movie format.

Damn, this is beautiful! Awesome work! Real Star Wars to enjoy! We need Tales of the Jedi and Legacy!

This brought me to a place I haven’t been since when I was a small child. Something about this just drips nostalgia… it hurts but at the same time, that you for this .

Why they never made this into a true motion picture is unbelievable the storyline is insane.

Always loved this story. The moment before the skyhook goes BOOM gave Me the chills reading as a child

That was awesome. Brings me back.

Takes me back to my childhood, loving it.

I read Shadows of the Empire before playing the game, it was my first expanded universe novel I read so to see it "brought to life" like this is marvellous Really think this story is up there with the best of the EU stories, it fits perfectly in the time line between Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi

This was a brilliant SW book, a real unmissable gem.

This is brilliant, what a great compilation of moving image, score and narration. Felt like a real movie and truly captured the uniqueness of Star Wars ☺ Good Job!

Steve Perry stoped singing for Journey and started writing storys for Star Wars :D 1:28:16

A long long time ago this was the first star wars book I read. I still have my hard back copy signed by Steve Perry that I picked up at a small store in a small town in the PNW. Anyways, this was well done and I enjoyed it 👍

I remember reading this..wow I was shocked by the erotic overtones. This would be a better movie than any of the prequels or uggh Disney crap! I have the hardcover of this and the Outrider, mint in box with fresh sticker sheet if anyone is seriously interested. Gotta sell a huge vintage collection as well but the price must be right. P.S. good work on bringing this story to life !!!!

Back to a time "Before the dark times. Before the Empire."

This was really good. I actually really like the Disney stuff and never got into the Expanded Universe. But I remember when Shadows of the Empire came out back in the 90s. My brother and I were really into it - we had the comic, the toys, the soundtrack, the book, all of it. I'm doing a huge Star Wars rewatch (the entire franchise) and figured this would be a great time to revisit this story. I found the audiobook kinda dull and figured someone somewhere must have done something to spice it up. Came here, found this, and ended up really enjoying it. I have an affinity for fan made passion projects and you really filled the gap. Great job!

Thanks for uploading! I've been looking for this for years!

My favorite SW game, now a movie vid on the tube. This is gem!! Thanks for putting this together!

I can't thank you enough for this material. It's brought me so much joy! ❤️

this is well done , I have this book on audio cassette and the audio is sped up here , but that seems to be the case with the audio of this book that has been uploaded to this site in recent years as to prevent it being taken down . This is one of my favorite star wars books ever written , although , I do enjoy the new films as well and some of the new books .I feel that just as with the old stuff , there is good and bad stuff , but it is all subjective .anyway , nice choice of images as well as pans / camera moves and soft filters for the flashback sequence . Joel Mcneely's score is also well integrated here and does not overpower the dialogue . I also like the intro and the books scrolling past and the Shadows novel coming forward . Nice use of images from Rogue One there at the 29:19 minute mark btw , as well as the cover to the cannon Lando comic series as well . Also , I like the fact that George softened his stance and started to embrace the new movies , visiting the set of Rogue One , Directing a short scene in the Solo movie etc . I just bought about 20 of the 90s Bantam era EU paperbacks for 50 cents each at a library sale , first printings . Although I have seen all of the legends books on the shelves in every bookstore I have been in for the past 4 years , so I do appreciate that they are still in print and money was spent to make them available to those who wish to read them .lastly , this is a very enjoyable production you have made , I attempted this years ago before youtube was a thing , with a cassette player , the tops cards and a vhs-c camcorder but never got around to finishing it .thank you for helping me see a little bit of my own bias and that the old and the new can coexist . And though I do not agree with all of your views and feel some things may have been taken out of context , you clearly love the material and put a lot of effort into this , so you have earned a subscriber . I hope to see more projects like this one .Maybe one day we can get animated versions of these books ala the DC animated universe .I hear Mark Hamill is a great voice actor ...

Having these comic stylized scenes on top of the audio gives this entirely new depth. I had read the entire book before and I loved this entire thing. Why haven't you continued to do more of these? You could have done every book and I think this channel could have grown huge.

Thanks for posting this movie and let us hope that this story is available in theaters someday.

Beautiful. Never read the actual book, but had the game - and the CD soundtrack. MAN that soundtrack.

Omg painstaking commitment to finding proper pics to align with the narration. I can't imagine how long this took, but it was well worth it. Awesome.

My favorite Star Wars game and one of my favorite overall video Games Shadows of the Empire

I remember the game on Nintendo 64, and also the book. 1996 was so classic™️

Thank you for this. This is awesome. I use to love this game on N64. Would love this on the switch

Thanks so much for this, was absolutely awesome - loved the space battle at the end.

Top Notch, that was 1 million times better than anything Disney poops out

I will never forgive Disney for taking Shadows of the Empire out of cannon. This is the best story outside the movies. And IG-88 was killed by Dash Rendar, NOT Boba Fett.

Ya...not a bad fan film based on EU and comics! Entertaining to say the least

It definitely would be better than TLJ.

Thank you for your hard work. I enjoyed it. May the force be with you.

I subscribed not only because this was awesome but because of the ending text scroll. I agree 1000% may the force be with you friend.

That was absolutely spectacular Kazuya !!!! Bravo 👏

I'm not into audiobooks but this one was pretty cool because it had pictures to go with it and it was a story that I much care about. I love Star wars

OMG that was amazing. It was almost like watching a Star Wars movie. More please MORE.

1:11 - "the dark man" ... REALLY!!!

This is coming a little late since this has been up for well over a year but thanks for this..I cant even imagine all the different resources needed to make this video..Looks like everything from Trading cards to video games to unused footage from Return of the Jedi..Well done!

Omg I love that this exists. The fans keeping the “real” Star Wars alive

It’s nice to see EU alive and well. Great editing and passion.

KZfaq has become the Star wars speak-easy with EU traded as if prison hooch made in a toilet.

Thank you for this :D great work

I got chills during that final space battle! Once you get used to the high-pitched voices this was very enjoyable. Love the notes at the end and deleted scenes!

Thank you for this !!!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏 you truly are a star wars fan

Bro I've been listening to this audiobook since I was a kid this is really really well done.

Gr8 story thanks! Loved the droid escapades and every minute. Rip Dash

Back when Videogame magazines were a thing in the mid/late 90's, Shadows of the Empire for the Nintendo 64 stuck out back then, but I never got to play that game... This was an awesome video to watch & LISTEN to. Thank You.

This is amazing. Great work!

I think you did an admirable job thanks and may the force be with you .

Dude this is awesome, really takes me back to my childhood and all I knew at the time was it as a video game. I had some of the toys, and a vaguely remember the comic books, which probably 10 years ago I looked on eBay and bought the comics for this run. But really cool bro thank you for sharing this 😄🙏🏼

This is (should be) the real Star Wars history. I mean, I remember reading the book and comic series back when it was first released and thinking "yes, this is what I wanted". The story of all that happened between Empire and Jedi. Introduced pivotal characters like Mara Jade, Prince Xizor and Black Sun as a major criminal syndicate. Minor players like Dash Rendar (gotta be Canon because they made toys of him and his ship the Outrider. Such a big mistake straying from the decades of EU content, history, beloved characters and intriguing story arcs created by fantastic writers and fans of the universe. All the way back to Splinter of the Minds Eye.

That was AWESOME! Thanks.

Wow,this Star Wars Shadows of the Empire the motion picture story video of 2018 was so totally awesome 😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌!

This is brilliant. Well done!

Awesome, thank you for the story!!!!

Great job, Kazuya Hartless! Thanks for publishing this video! I know you said you wouldn't do another one, buuuut... If you ever change your mind I know we would appreciate your hard work! :-) Thanks again

While I much prefer the book due to the Full bits regarding Dashes and DS2 Plans story lines, This was a Very Great Rendition of the Story, Fantastic work Guys, I'd take more things like this over Disney's mess any day

Nicely done!

This is great. Thanks!

Wow this is amazing. I hope we get more of these. 👍👍👍🙏🙏✌✌

Vader, "I WILL risk the Emperor's displeasure Xizor...however you will NOT be around to see it...this time." "Commander...carry out my orders...destroy the skyhook." (Falleen's Fist explodes) Lando, "Wow they made someone REALLY MAD."

Awesome!!! I haven’t read or heard that engaging story in many a moons!!!