Rebel Assault - Star Wars Games Explored

From Drink the Video Games by Brian - Drink the Movies

August 6, 2025 · 31 min

About this episode

This episode explores the game Rebel Assault and its impact on Star Wars video games and CD-ROM technology.

This month, we take a look at Rebel Assault! This game showcased the power of the CD-ROM and the power of Star Wars video games! I'll dig into how the game got created, the technology involved, how Vince Lee and team propelled Lucasarts forward, and mix up a Jet Juice with Michaela from Drink the Movies! Join us for an adventure with Rookie One and a documentary style look at Rebel Assault! https://www.instagram.com/drinkthevideogames/ https://bsky.app/profile/drinkthevideogames.bsky.social https://www.youtube.com/@DrinktheVideoGames https://drinkthemovies.com/ https://www.patreon.com/drinkthemovies *Please Drink Responsibly* Rebel Assault Assets 1-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ewRyg1PXXY Rebel Assault SEGA CD Commercial – 1993 2-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_grZVssVzBw Rebel Assault DOS Promo 3-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntnX9Qz7gtM LucasArts News Report – 1993 4-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnA380gHqSM Making of Rebel Assault 2 – Discovery Channel 5-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BxAqMJMcIQ Rebel Assault SEGA CD IE Review 1994 6-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DeCOe5J8C8 Rebel Assault DOS IE Review 1993 7-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFQpRRFWGso Rebel…

People in this episode

Host: Brian

Guest: Michaela

Topics covered

Rebel Assault
Star Wars
CD-ROM technology
Lucasarts
video game history
game development

Keywords

Rebel Assault
Star Wars games
CD-ROM
Lucasarts
video game technology
game creation
Jet Juice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lucasarts, Drink the Movies

Products: Rebel Assault