Shadows of the Empire - Star Wars Games Explored

From Drink the Video Games by Brian - Drink the Movies

September 3, 2025 · 28 min · Season 3 · Episode 3

About this episode

This episode explores the marketing and multimedia aspects of Star Wars Shadows of the Empire.

This month, I'll take a look at the marketing bonanza that was 1996's Star Wars Shadows of the Empire! I'll dig into how the project came into existence, journey from the book, to the album, to the comics, toys, and video game, how it changed Star Wars marketing, and Michaela from Drink the Movies drops in to mix up a Luranian Brandy! 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*Shadows – Sources1-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4bAlPsKuPgShadows of the Empire Commercial2-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlFR7APwq3oQVC October 19963-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyTvJdHd6u4&t=11sN64 Shadows of the Empire Commercial4- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9feS0GrbMg&list=PLBmS7ma4U_KVY45d3VPuADrAe809jNg7q&index=121996 Nintendo Showcase (No Audio)5- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BfZe80VyGg&t=124sPress Coverage (2 Clips)6- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixG0yei6GiYJoel McNeely Interview – CineConcerts7-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBuh4HUC-2AKenner…

People in this episode

Host: Brian

Guest: Michaela

Topics covered

Star Wars
video game history
marketing
Shadows of the Empire
multimedia project

Keywords

Star Wars
Shadows of the Empire
video games
marketing
1996

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Drink the Movies

Books & works: Star Wars Shadows of the Empire