For information…

RocketJump’s ‘How Star Wars was saved in the edit’ video can be seen here:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFMyMxMYDNk - an 18 minute long video, from the erm… Rocketjump youtube channel.
 

The blurb for the video: ‘‘A video essay exploring how Star Wars’ editors recut and rearranged Star Wars: A New Hope to create the cinematic classic it became.’
 

I haven’t seen the 2 hour long video linked in the OP by G&G-Fan - though I am not sure how a video (in this context) can be “Literally a Lie”. Literally… 😉
 

‘Lou Ottens, Inventor Of The Cassette Tape, Has Died’:-

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/10/975598869/lou-ottens-inventor-of-the-cassette-tape-has-died

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56355444
 

Rodney-2187 said:

We’re coming up on the 45th anniversary of Star Wars. Any plans?

Huh, I had this year down as the as being the next ‘big’ anniversary - Lucasfilm’s 50th.

Followed by celebrating ‘40 years of’… Return Of The Jedi in 2023 - similar to what the official site have previously done for Star Wars and Empire.

And then probably 2027 for the 50th anniversary of Star Wars?

Hadn’t really thought of the 45th anniversary…

What about yourselves? Any plans?
 

Sweet covers LTD - nicely done 👍
 

18 today… 🍰 🍺 :strippers:

(huh, the strippers emoticon isn’t working - dammit!)

To all of us Rebel Scum on here…

 
and also kudos to what Bossk said in the OP of this thread.
 

Auralnauts: ‘The epic saga that didn’t used to have a coherent story but now kind of does’…

 
‘STAR WARS EP 4: Laser Moon Awakens’ - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu9dUG3_KNA (40 mins)

‘STAR WARS EP 5: Attack of the Phantom Past’ - www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ynmC1-YAEc (51 mins)

‘STAR WARS EP 6: The Last Laser Master’ - www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOmyuweolqY (35 mins)
 

The Auralnauts’ ‘Reimagined’ Original Trilogy is now complete…

 
‘Star Wars Reimagined: SC 3, 5, 16, 29, 38’ - www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oQtGCtnF2Y

‘Star Wars Reimagined: The Empire Strikes Back’ - www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwsMYJdmutQ

‘Star Wars Reimagined: Return of the Jedi’ - www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2zRFPeEDS0

😃
 

So so sorry for your niece’s and family’s loss, marioxb.
 

Cracking idea and love the finish 👍

(cool Falcon too!)

Seems there area few differing sets of figures for the tables available too - going on the online tutorial videos out there…

How to Play Galaxy’s Edge Dejarik - 8 minute video at the The Jodo Cast youtube video.

Let’s Play Dejarik Holochess - 10 minute video at the No Name Publishing youtube video.
 

No worries on having a link to a trailer on here. Plus, I enjoyed it - fair play and kudos to you for focusing on Padme and Anakin’s relationship in it considering that is seen by many as weak point of the theatrical AOTC film - yet nicely done.

Good luck with the edit.
 

‘The Beauty Of’… https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBeautyOf/featured

^ Exploring ‘The Beauty Of’ cinema, tv shows and video games.

Some breathtaking compilations of screen releases - featuring a lot of sci-fi, dystopian, and fantasy content, as well as highlighting some visually striking direction and cinematography.
 

‘The Beauty Of Rogue One’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnpCiFq88Ng

‘The Beauty Of Westworld’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7r2SsGsXTE

‘The Beauty Of Stanley Kubrick’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHzmODHTURM

‘The Beauty Of The Shining’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg-PxYfHQos

‘The Beauty Of Children Of Men’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmUUll85lk8

‘The Beauty Of Munich’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpXdFst0UrE

‘The Beauty Of Alien saga’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6PcEoy_4Sc

and seemingly hundreds more…
 

^^ Stunning and enticing pictures, RicOlie_2.

a few intriguing photos found online…

^ likely to be a variant of the YT-1300 Corellian light freighter Tupolev Tu-104…

(some more info here - https://siberiantimes.com/other/others/features/f020-academic-works-on-restoring-iconic-1950s-soviet-jetlinerin-her-spare-time - though I don’t think it is from the same photo as above)

^ https://www.davidderueda.com/portfolio/lost-in-time

(some more info here -https://sometimes-interesting.com/story-of-abandoned-soviet-space-shuttles-in-the-kazakh-steppe)

^ https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/12/18/20995427/astronomy-pluto-black-hole-mars-curiosity-rosetta

‘The above image is the Hubble space telescope’s eXtreme Deep Field observation, published in 2012. The image is the result of combining 1,000 exposures of a teeny tiny patch of sky taken over 10 years. The image contains 5,500 galaxies found in a portion of the night sky that’s smaller than one-tenth the width of the moon. As the Hubble website explains, this is just “a 30 millionth of the whole sky.” So in every thumbnail-sized area of the sky, there’s untold numbers of galaxies, stars, planets, and possibly life. It’s mind boggling, and awesome.’

Juno captured Jupiter’s gorgeous clouds in this image on May 29, 2019.

On July 4, 2016, NASA’s Juno spacecraft arrived at Jupiter, traveling at a blistering 130,000 miles per hour.

^ https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/12/18/20995427/astronomy-pluto-black-hole-mars-curiosity-rosetta

^ I love that middle pic 😃

at https://i.imgur.com/UlMzynr.mp4
 

A Rogue Squadron video game series appreciation / replay thread…

 
'Star Wars: Rogue Squadron is a series of Star Wars arcade-style action video games jointly developed by LucasArts and Factor 5 and published by LucasArts for the Nintendo 64 and Gamecube consoles (and also for the PC).

The series deals with the Rebel Alliance unit, Rogue Squadron, who under the command of Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles use starfighters to engage and defeat the Galactic Empire. The games are set during episodes A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi and recreate the battles that take place during those films, notably the Battle of Hoth, which is in every Rogue Squadron game in one form or another.’ - wikipedia
 

Weirdly, there doesn’t seem to be a thread on here for the Rogue Squadron games - so I thought it best to remedy that - even if it is a little late 😉 That these games may be of some interest and intrigue during these ‘lockdown and staying-in’ times.

Plus, they’re still a lot of fun to play even some 20 years+ on (though considerably more difficult than I remember!)

Also featured here is the ‘Battle for Naboo’ N64 game, the unreleased ‘Rogue Squadron IV’ game for the Wii, and the cancelled ‘Rogue Squadron X-Wing vs Tie Fighter’ for the XBox 360…

If you’re unfamiliar with the Rogue Squadron series - or need a little reminder (it has been a long time)…

Wikipedia Page for Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (video game series)

Wookieepedia Page for Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (video game series)

‘Reviewed: The Star Wars Rogue Squadron Trilogy’ - www.youtube.com/watch?v=QibbAm4wNNg (2010)

‘The Original Squadrons | Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Trilogy’ - www.youtube.com/watch?v=INtOdTEB-0Q (2020)

‘Star Wars Rogue Squadron Trilogy Retrospective - Review’ - www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gmRnjcUEdg (2019)

‘Star Wars Rogue Squadron Trilogy: All Craft Launches & Descriptions’ - www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROf9fbvqzYg (2017)

If you’re lost and looking for the 2020 ‘Star Wars: Squadrons’ game, then this is the thread for you 👍
 

Although there is no previous specific ‘Rogue Squadron’ thread, there are discussions of the games in these threads:

Star Wars Video Games - a general discussion thread - a 2011 thread

Star Wars Video Games - a general Random Thoughts thread - a 2016 thread

What is/was the best SW Game ever, on any platform? - a 2013 thread

… as well as more ‘Star Wars Video Games & Gaming’ discussions in the An Index & Help Thread for The Expanded Universe

Rogue Squadron

 
'Star Wars: Rogue Squadron was released for the Nintendo 64 video game console and the PC on December 7, 1998. It was one of the first Nintendo 64 games to support the console’s Expansion Pak, which allowed higher-quality graphics to be displayed while playing.

The story is set between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back (with the exception of the final level and secret levels) and shows the missions set during the formation of Rogue Squadron.’
 

 
Wiki Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Rogue_Squadron

Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V_uVratP9o

IMDB Page - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0183816

Documentary (of sorts) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=redKOjg8CPs

GameFAQs Page (for info, walkthrus, guides, codes etc) - https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/n64/198787-star-wars-rogue-squadron

WalkThru YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWwmCFAGesQ
 

Rogue Squadron 2: Rogue Leader

 
'Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader was released as launch game in 2001 for the Nintendo GameCube. Developed by Factor 5 and published by LucasArts, Rogue Leader expanded on the original game with improved graphics and a new tactics menu that allows the player to form up their squadron or set a target for their squadron such as laser turrets or enemy TIE fighters.

The game also expanded on the unlockable levels of the original–Beggars Canyon is included in the tutorial, the opening level Battle of Yavin was included in both games, and Battle of Hoth was made more authentic with the GameCube’s advanced power.’
 

 
Wiki Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Rogue_Squadron_II:_Rogue_Leader

Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNO5VdAjqfw

IMDB Page - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304746

Documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICt7tq7GQNQ

GameFAQs Page - https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/gamecube/481078-star-wars-rogue-leader-rogue-squadron-ii

WalkThru YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Xyge10USMU

Playing with the Buick - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsa65j5HfxE
 

Rogue Squadron 3: Rebel Strike…

 
'Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike was released in 2003 for the Nintendo GameCube, and was developed by Factor 5 and published by LucasArts. It added to the game the ability for the player to depart their starfighter and join in on a land battle as well as enter into land vehicles such as an Imperial AT-AT and AT-ST during certain missions.

The mission selection screen broke away from the linear format of the two previous titles and featured two intertwined storylines following the adventures of Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles.

Rebel Strike was the first in the Rogue Squadron series to include a multiplayer mode. The game featured two-player competitive dogfights, races, and land assaults as well as a co-operative campaign including all but two of the missions from Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader.’
 

 
Wiki Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Rogue_Squadron_III:_Rebel_Strike

Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTfxVA7PxKI

IMDB Page - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386799

Documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9D_n92rF1U

GameFAQs Page - https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/gamecube/914734-star-wars-rogue-squadron-iii-rebel-strike

WalkThru YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLBN-r9YeEw
 

Rogue Squadron Episode I: Battle For Naboo…

 
'Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo was released on December 18, 2000 for the Nintendo 64 and on March 12, 2001, for PC, and was developed by Factor 5. “Battle for Naboo” is a spiritual successor to the original game in its design, with added land and water combat.

It very loosely follows the plot of Episode I: The Phantom Menace, but focuses on minor film character Gavyn Sykes, a Nabooian security lieutenant, as he fights the Trade Federation.’
 

 
Wiki Page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Episode_I:_Battle_for_Naboo

Trailer (or rather footage from E3 playable demo) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtK1ZNze8bE

IMDB Page - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0276526

Documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1qMN0SSJwU

GameFAQs Page - https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/n64/914230-star-wars-episode-i-battle-for-naboo

WalkThru YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkoJuIXPOBU
 

Rogue Squadron IV: a finished, yet unreleased game for the Nintendo Wii…

 
Wikipedia Page - https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Wars:_Rogue_Leaders:_Rogue_Squadron_Wii

'Star Wars: Rogue Leaders (Unreleased) Wii Trailer’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-X8C_8nJQ4 (3 mins)
 

^ The game featured some intriguing elements from ‘Star Wars Trilogy: Arcade’ - making use of the Wii remote and controls.
 

Some information and articles on the unreleased Rogue Squadron games for the Nintendo Wii & XBox 360…

‘Rogue Squadron IV: Rogue Leaders’ (Wii) and ‘Rogue Squadron: X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter’ (XBox 360):-
 

No Brainer: Wii’s Rogue Squadron Compilation (Where’s our Wii-enhanced Rogue Squadron set?) - at IGN (2010)

Canceled Star Wars Rogue Squadron Game Details Emerge - at GameSpot (2013)

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Trilogy nearly saw Wii release - at Nintendo Insider (2014)

Details on two cancelled Star Wars: Rogue Squadron games surface - at VG24/7 (2014)

Nintendo Voice Chat: Factor 5’s Odyssey - at IGN (2014; Former Factor 5 President talks Rogue Ssquadron series history)

The Dead Rogue Squadron Game Looked Great - at Kotaku (2014)

Details On 3 Canceled Factor 5 STAR WARS: ROGUE SQUADRON Games - at Comic Book Movie (2015)

Cancelled Star Wars Rogue Squadron Wii Game Footage Found - at IGN (2017)

Factor 5 wants canned Wii game Star Wars Rogue Leaders: Rogue Squadron on Switch - at Nintendo Everything (2017)

Factor 5 President would love to see the unreleased Rogue Squadron game released for the Switch - at Game Tyrant (2018)

Why ‘Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 4’ will never happen - at SVG (2018)

The Real Reason These Star Wars Games Were Canceled - at Looper (2021)
 

A little information on fan creativity and wanting the classic Rogue Squadron games upgraded - or new RS games made…

 
How to Make Rogue Squadron 4 - at Eleven 17 Studios youtube channel (2020)

Why Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Deserves A Remake - article at Looper (2021)

Star Wars Rogue Squadron is getting a fan remake in Unreal 4 - article at PCGamesN (2018)

Video: Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Gets A Stunning HD Makeover In Unreal Engine 4 - article at Nintendo Life (2019)

A fan was REMAKING ROGUE SQUADRON in UNREAL ENGINE… and it looked awesome! - at EcksToo youtube channel (2020)

Someone is remaking Star Wars: Rogue Squadron… in Unreal Engine 4 - at Bluedrake42 youtube channel (2019)

Star Wars Rogue Squadron VR 360° 4K Virtual Reality Gameplay (Fan Remake) - at Tau Ri youtube channel (2020)
 

Even from 2015 onwards there have been some impressive ‘unofficial’ upgrades made to the Rogue Squadron games…

 
Rogue Squadron 2: Death Star - Strike at the Core | Ultra HD | Dolphin Emulator - at VidGames youtube channel.

Rogue Squadron 2: Battle Of Hoth | 1080p | Dolphin Emulator - at VidGames youtube channel.

Rogue Squadron II: Battle of Endor - 4K 60fps (on Dolphin) - at CMDR Bard the Bowman youtube channel.

2015 - Rogue Squadron 3: Attack on the Executor - Using Dolphin W/ HD Texture Pack - at Archades Games youtube channel.

2015 - Rogue Squadron 3: Revenge of the Empire - Using Dolphin W/ HD Texture Pack - at Archades Games youtube channel.

2020 - Rogue Squadron 3: Rebel Strike - 4K UHD | GC Dolphin Emulator - at Emulators & Gameplay HD youtube channel.

2019 - N64 - Rogue Squadron - LongPlay (4K : 60FPS) - at Levan youtube channel.

2019 - Star Wars Rogue Squadron (N64) - UltraHDMI Mod - at Heath Rowell youtube channel.
 

Comparing Every Rogue Squadron Game

www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7US2Ml7aRY - a 14 minute video at the Flandrew youtube channel.

I’m off to relearn how to do a barrel roll (‘Good Job!’) - and fly through some Rebel symbols at random locales in the desert 😉
 

‘Fan Turns Colin Trevorrow’s Leaked Star Wars Episode 9 Script Into a Comic’ - an informative article at IGN.

The link to the Andrew Winegarner’s fan-made DOTF comic adaptation : http://awinegarner.squarespace.com/duel-of-the-fates

The blurb:

'Like many fans, I was disappointed with The Rise of Skywalker, a re-tread of Return of the Jedi that didn’t seem to follow the trajectory of the story set up in The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi. I was thrilled that Colin Trevorrow & Derek Connolly’s Duel of the Fates leaked, both the script and amazing pre-production artwork (see HERE & HERE), which I incorporate into my adaptation. Having read DOTF I can state that I enjoy it much more than TROS.

My hope is that seeing the script visually in my FREE webcomic adaptation will help people know what could/should have been. My biggest issue with TROS is that all of Rey’s agency was completely taken away, both as a character (she’s now only important because of who she’s descended from) and as a woman (she no longer has her own power, she has “his power”).

DOTF is such an interesting piece of Star Wars lore. It is not canon and yet it not fan-fiction either, for it was the Episode IX set to be filmed for almost a year (Dec 16, 2016 - Sept 2017, when Trevorrow left the project). Furthermore, TROS is essentially an adaptation of DOTF, so much so that the WGA forced Lucasfilm to give Trevorrow & Connolly story credit for TROS. I have compiled a list of similarities between the two. Star Wars IS our new mythology. As such, multiple iterations of stories should be able to exist alongside each other.

DISCLAIMER: This is a fan-made work that has no intent to infringe on the rights of the creators or copyright holder of Star Wars. I do not own Star Wars nor its characters. I am creating this webcomic adaptation for free.’

Edit: also of interest are these three completed DOTF fan-made projects…

Star Wars: Episode IX - Duel of the Fates - Motion Comic (full movie) - a 3 hour video at the Joe Kenobi youtube channel.

Duel of the Fates: TOYBOX Special Edition - a 2 hour video at the Industrial Magic youtube channel. : Graz73’s OT.com thread

Duel of the Fates - podcast read through - the full DOTF movie, in a 9 episode podcast series, at dewvre•com

The An Index Of Projects & Help Thread for Star Wars Preservations… may be of some help to you mate - there are a few 1997 Special Edition projects in HD - featured in there.

The projects by ImBateman may be of particular interest, though all are worth a read-through to see what appeals to you the most.

I have found a Fan Edit / Preservation I am interested in - but don’t know how to get / acquire / download it?, as part of the ‘How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com thread - in the General Assistance forum - is also well worth a read through for info and help.

Good luck with it 👍
 

Nice one, Eyepainter - am looking forward to seeing what you came up with 👍
 

‘Tales From The 501st: Checkpoint (Star Wars Fan Film)’:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOB6y-2QG_o - a 10 minute lighthearted fan film at the Transmute Pictures youtube channel.
 

The blurb…

'What were the two Scout Troopers from The Mandalorian up to during A New Hope? Their aim certainly was better.

Tales From The 501st is a Star Wars anthology spin-off series we’ve created to explore all of our ideas we couldn’t fit into #Bucketheads​. It’s not bound to any particular genre, characters or storyline.’
 

'Bucketheads: A Star Wars Story (2018 Fan Film)':-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6GUxb0kCCA - a 14 minute fan film at the Transmute Pictures youtube channel.
 

The blurb…

‘BUCKETHEADS is a Star Wars Fan Film from the Stormtroopers’ perspective. Shot in September 2017 in Vancouver, BC, Canada, it was a wonderful journey, with over 76 people directly involved in this effort to tell a Star Wars Story from the Imperial point of view.

This film wouldn’t have been possible without the involvement of the 501st Legion, Vader’s fist.’
 

https://twitter.com/BucketheadsFilm : www.instagram.com/BucketheadsFilm : www.facebook.com/BucketheadsFilm

and coming soon… a whole season of Bucketheads…
 

'Bucketheads: Season 1 - Star Wars Fan Series (Official Trailer - 2020):-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBTYZGr7yuE - a 2 minute trailer at the Transmute Pictures youtube channel.
 

The blurb…

‘Here’s the official teaser for the upcoming Star Wars fan film series Bucketheads. Help us make the full season by supporting our channel!’
 

a little more info in this article here - ‘Bucketheads: Star Wars fan film series takes viewers to a galaxy far, far, away’:-

https://globalnews.ca/news/7680175/bucketheads-star-wars-fan-film-series/
 

‘Star Wars Episode 2 Fan Speculation Trailer’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUvOE-QZQQE - a 2 minute AOTC trailer, at the webtubester youtube channel
 

^ IIRC this was from 2001 - labelled as a ‘leaked trailer’ it had a few of us fans fooled and eagerly awaiting Attack Of The Clones - with good reason… it also turned out to be far better than the actual film was.

Took an age to download via kazaa on a 56k modem - seemed everyone was trying to download it for a long while back then…
 

Edit: a better quality copy of the video can be found here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrauQVp7wSw
 

‘Fan Turns Colin Trevorrow’s Leaked Star Wars Episode 9 Script Into a Comic’:-

https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-episode-9-colin-trevorrow-script-turned-into-fan-comic
 

The link to the actual fan-made comic adaptation (Issues 2-6) : http://awinegarner.squarespace.com/duel-of-the-fates

Edit: I forgot to mention there is now a dedicated thread on this in ‘The Expanded Universe’ forum:-

A fan-made comic book adaptation of Trevorrow & Connolly’s ‘Duel of the Fates’
 

It is probably worth trying sending an email at fanedit•info to let them know it no longer works - they may be able to correct any issues / replace it with a working file.

Q2 (aka thunderclap) is a member on here - so it may also be worth sending him a PM.
 

There may be some info on the ROTJ Edit in Q2 / thunderclap’s Prequel Trilogy ‘The Fall of the Jedi Trilogy (Released)’ project thread?
 

Dammit! Things not going right for the RedMen at all. Out-thought, out-fought, out-run and outplayed tonight.

Fair play to Chelsea - deserved the win, and played some intelligent and quality footy throughout. Ugh! 😉