STAR WARS™: Rogue Squadron 3D

The original N64 title has its late 90s jank, but it's playable and enjoyable. This version... well, I just attempted a run of the 4th mission, on Corellia. The camera, as usual, was a menace, one I usually resolve by switching to first-person view. Problem: the camera goes into its own mode when attempting to attach tow cables to AT-ATs, as it should, but with this port the camera has a will of its own. It became desynced from my fighter and soon gave me an unhelpful view of the AT-ATs legs. This caused me to crash into those legs, twice. That was on top of the other bugs that had been piling up, such as the sound getting stuck on a loop (mixing the sound of a TIE being shot down with Chewbacca noises), and the fighters dancing around along their routes like bumblebees. And after my second death the game just froze up completely. The original Rogue Squadron is good, but this port is a janky mess. The one good - or perhaps just interesting - factor is that I can play this with a joystick. The game didn't recognize the trigger buttons on my XBox controllers, so I brought out my old joystick. I was certainly happy to give it some use - I'd only ever used this joystick for X-Wing Alliance and Mechwarrior 4, and I quite enjoy being able to use it with a game. That being said, this game is of course not designed for a joystick, and it didn't recognize my throttle control so I had to get a bit creative with the button layouts.

nextgen

Полеты..полеты никогда не меняются

Does not run at all under EndeavourOS, tried proton 8, 9, 10 and experimental. Edit: Bought it on gog and the game works pretty great under Endeavour OS. For linux users i would recommend a different store.

VERY GOOD

It's really annoying to get this to work on Windows 11, but if you do, it's a classic of 90s Star Wars gaming that deserves your time! A childhood game that I've had a very fun time revisiting.