One of the all-time greatest N64 'Star Wars' games is on Steam now
Rogue Squadron, people.
The best Star Wars game ever released for Nintendo 64 (scientifically proven) is now available on Steam. Rogue Squadron drops would-be pilots into the seat of an X-Wing -- and A/V/Y-Wings -- as they take on Imperial scum in frantic dogfights.
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It's less involved than the PC gaming classics X-Wing and TIE Fighter, but that just makes it more accessible. You get to fly through familiar Star Wars locations, blasting TIEs out of the sky. It's great.
The Steam version doesn't carry any hefty hardware requirements -- your years-old laptop can probably run it -- but it also seems to be in need of some optimization.
The top-rated "Helpful" Steam review as of launch day, Mar. 30, notes that while the game runs fine, there's only "partial" controller support. You're also not able to Alt-Tab back to the desktop or bring up the Steam overlay while the game is running.
It's also worth pointing out that the game has been available on GOG.com since 2015, and the comments there speak to some of the same issues. Steam's version clocks in at a considerably larger file size, however -- 168MB there versus 47.6MB on GOG.
Rogue Squadron 3D costs $9.99 on Steam and you can get it right now.
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Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
