Dark Forces & the Jedi Knight Series - Star Wars Video Games Explored

From Drink the Video Games by Brian - Drink the Movies

November 5, 2025 · 24 min · Season 3 · Episode 5

About this episode

The episode explores the Dark Forces game and its impact on the Jedi Knight series while featuring a cocktail inspired by the Moldy Crow.

This month we are climbing aboard the Moldy Crow to see if Lucasarts can pull off the the ultimate Doom competitor with Dark Forces! I'll take a look at the technology that helped give Kyle Katarn an upper hand (and a lightsaber!), about the lasting legacy of the franchise, and Michaela from Drink the Movies stops by to bring a cocktail in honor of our trusty ship! ⁠https://www.instagram.com/drinkthevideogames/⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/drinkthevideogames.bsky.social⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@DrinktheVideoGames⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.drinkthemovies.com/⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/drinkthemovies⁠ **Please Drink Responsibly** Dark Forces Source List 1-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBZJ6w8w6h8 Dark Forces Showcase – Computer Chronicles 2-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqyuAUxyXTQ Interactive Entertainment – Dark Forces 1995 3-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wunfHCvkZAg Being Kyle Katarn – Films in Review 4-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p15ijBIvCTM Interactive Entertainment – CES 1994 5-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQKQo6L8W-w&t=74s Lucasarts Interview – 1995 Aaron Giles 6-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nuVftOSct8&t=5s Lucasarts Press Coverage 1997 7…

People in this episode

Host: Brian

Guest: Michaela

Topics covered

Star Wars
video games
Dark Forces
Jedi Knight Series
cocktails
gaming technology

Keywords

Dark Forces
Jedi Knight
Star Wars
Lucasarts
video games
gaming technology
cocktail

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lucasarts

Products: Dark Forces, Jedi Knight Series

Books & works: Moldy Crow, Star Wars Video Games, Drink the Movies