Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster Confirmed For Nintendo Switch

Oh my gosh Star Wars doom!

Seriously though I think it’s cool that they bring these games back!

Edit: I have the stupidest typos.

Hoping this finally gets released in Germany.
Still baffling to me how this got banned there while DOOM was allowed back then with a 16 rating (not even an 18 rating).
This is much more bloodless and has much less scary imagery than DOOM. Not to mention you use sci-fi weapons instead of realistic guns.

This would be a T rating at most.

OMG, remember playing this on PC way way back in the day. Decent then, but not sure if it aged well.

Looking forward to this ..... Xwing Vs Tiefighter next please

Nice, I've wanted to play a decent version of this game for years, never had a PC version and PS1 port wasn't great.

That bit where they compare the original and Remastered cutscene of Vader.... colour me worried. Why is he bobbing about? I see it has the pre-alpha disclaimer, but is that really the first impression you want to give to the world of your game?

The next in the "let's port all the bad star wars games to switch, or port the good ones badly" series. Can we get the rogue squadron trilogy?

The game that was retconned by Rogue One. I'm one of those a bit sad that Kyle Katarn didn't make the jump to the big screen.

Come on SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE, TIE FIGHTER, and ROGUE SQUADRON!!!!

@Poodlestargenerica I'll agree that the rogue squadron games are some of the best but equally this is a great game as well

@Poodlestargenerica
If they wanted to port bad games then we would have Star Wars Bounty Hunter out on switch by now.

@Duncanballs Hard disagree, I don't like any of the series, though it has a great story.

@Poodlestargenerica each to their own

@blindsquarel Bounty hunter is my second favorite star wars game of all time, and I wish they would port it.

Impressive...most impressive.

@Duncanballs Yeah I'm not trying to disparage it really, my brother played Jedi Knight nonstop when I was a kid so I watched it a lot.

@Duncanballs
I love x wing and tie fighter and x wing VS tie fighter but really what we really want is a Factor 5 star wars games collection.

This game is a classic! Amazing

I have actually never see this game before
But I really like the look of it
Please put on cartridge and I will buy

@mlt yes that would be the best option. I've seen rogue squadron 2 running on Dolphin with beefed up specs and it still looks amazing.

I'm so happy that this is getting remastered
Thank You Disney, Lucasfilms and Nightdive Studios.

I hope Nightdive can pick up Aspyr's horrible job on Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy and deliver a quality experience akin to the Quake 2 remaster. Aspyr ported the PC versions barebones and didn't even include multiplayer not rebindable keys for Jedi Outcast.

Could they get a hold of the rogue squadron series?!

I remember playing this sewer level. You had to make this jump, but i missed it time and again. Never bothered finishing it.

Remember when Rigue One came out and some of tge Dusney reps were saying that the story of how the rebels stole the Death Star plans had never been told?? Guess they never played this.....

I had fun with this long ago but I suspect age has probably not been kind here. But I will still jump if it's a good port, nostalgia and all that. And if it is then I hope they put the sequel (s??) on there since I never got to play it (them??). Also, as others are saying how about the X Wing games? And Heir to the Empire and Rogue Squadron games. And since I can't stop talking if anybody from Aspyr (Iknow this oneis Night Dive) is reading where is tge KOTOR 2 DLC??

Aww yeah! Loved this back in the day. The Jedi Knight follow ups were better IMO but I’d still pick this up.

I’d really like to have the snes trilogy and also the excellent Indiana jones game. The rogue squadron and rogue leader games tho are what I really want tho. If they could just give us rogue squadron with the 2 player support, that would be so nice.

YES! Every time I contemplate beginning Jedi Academy, I think "Man, I wish I could play Dark Forces again.".

Great news, been wanting to to revisit this game for some time. Hopefully it will still hold up, it never did play as fluidly as the original Doom games. I would love a modern day Star Wars FPS.

@Hydra_Spectre
What? I did buy it when I was young back when it got released. Are you sure it has never been released here in Germany? Sold my copy approximately 10 years ago

@NintendoPete Apparently, it was indexed, which means it couldn't be put on shelves (but they could sell it behind the counter) and could only be sold to customers 18 years or over.
The PS1 version was allowed to be released, but with an 18 rating.

This is why the game is not on Steam or GOG in Germany.

I loved this game on my PC back in the day, and I downloaded it for my PS3, and it's really the only reason I fire my PS3 back on is to play this from time to time.

I would prefer it to be a remaster of the rogue squadron saga from cube or shadows of the empire from n64

I want to know where’s my remaster of Blood: Fresh Supply on Switch. Literally the only game I want from Nightdive Studios. Not sure why they haven’t done it yet.

@Hydra_Spectre

Interesting - I must have been around 11/12 when I bought - must have been lucky then played the heck out of that game

@SmaggTheSmug Kyle Katarn was on the big screen. They just changed him into Rey.

I felt a disturbance in the force …as if millions of aging nerds were suddenly excited. Please let this happen, unlike the cancelled restored content mod on KOTOR2 for Switch, X-Wing Vs TIE Fighter for Wii, and Star Wars Battlefront 3. And everyone make sure to buy it so we get Shadows of the Empire and Rogue Squadron and Rogue Leader, neither of which seem like too much to ask.

@Judgedean I don't think it's aged any worse than any other early to mid 90s "boomer shooter." Not to mention this will be like all other Nightdive remasters where it's going to look significantly better than it did 28 years ago while staying true to the original presentation/style.

Excellent. I was obsessed with this game back when it first released.

This game is a bit too basic these days imo. Not sure it warrants a re-release.

Oh man, just seeing that LucasArts logo 3d tilt into place made me smile so much, I played this game SO much on PC back when it originally game out! And with Nightdive behind it?! Oh man, so happy!

@Trikeboy More like they split him into multiple different characters.
You can see fragments of him spread across not just Rey, but also Poe Dameron, Din Djarrin, Cassian Andor, and even Grogu.
Some people say Jyn Erso, but her name is so close to Jan Ors so I see her more as an expy of Jan Ors.

Play this on PS1 back then, it wasn't as good but was a fun time killer. Definitely may pick this up for modern platforms through a sale someday.

A physical Dark Forces / DF2 Jedi Knight 2-pack would go nicely alongside my Outcast/Academy box.

Just sayin

I always thought the mood of this game was so tense and... alone, Kyle just has the worst time throughout this entire game I really hope another stab is taken at those cutscenes, the redrawn illustrative style really isn't doing it for me. I would prefer some kind of upscaled-but-still-pixely take.

Are those cutscenes A.I. upscaled?
Looks like it from what I see.

@MattmanForever I get that but this game is "too basic" for my tastes. and it was quite short also if I recall...

Is it just me or are the remastered cutscenes kinda terrible looking and barely animated?

That old pixel art was so good. They should have kept it. This game appeals almost completely to the nostalgia audience.

As some have said I'm really hoping for a SNES Super Star Wars Trilogy release. I owned and played those 3 games so much growing up. I played a lot of the NES, SNES, and Game Boy Star Wars games. It would be amazing if they copied the TMNT Cowabunga Collection and released all those early 90's home console games in a collection of some sort. Just like the TMNT collection also include bonus art, goodies, and optional 'enhancements' because some of those games were really freaking hard and unforgiving.

This is the same studio that did the **outstanding** job on the Quake II remaster. It will be available at up to 4k resolution, and 120fps on the PC, so I'm gonna go that route...what a classic game!

I'm always down for more classic Star Wars games on Switch. I love the N64 games and the old school Battlefront games, in particular.

One of the best Star Wars games ever made, definitely in my Top-3, gimme gimme gimme.

@russell-marlow They look more drawn over with new illustrations. Not a fan!

Oh, great!

I tried this a few years ago on PC and it's a lot of fun. It plays lot like Doom, except with actual missions and a story. Definitely a precursor to what Goldeneye would do a little later.

Can't wait to get it and actually finish it on my 90s shooter machine, the Switch.

I had this on pc and man this was a dark game. Doom at least was a bit comical but this was sinister and silent until baddies came out of nowhere. The colours were dark and not bright, and the level design was confusing. It was really sinister for a young teen and I'm not sure it's worth a remaster because I don't want to open that nightmarish box again!

This is cool. Never played this back in the day, but always remember seeing tons of coverage for it back in old magazines. Star Wars meets Doom? sign me up.

What a time to be alive.

Really cool to see this game on consoles, I played it back in the day and my mind was blown. I still prefer the sequel (Jedi Outcast) but for its time Dark Forces was phenomenal.

The only sad part is that I am no longer into Star Wars after the absolute disastrous handling of the IP by Disney, but hopefully I can pretend that never happened and enjoy some nostalgia with this.

Excited for this, one of the first pc games i have memories of playing. I hope there is an option to have the original cutscenes

Another overpriced port of an ancient game?
It's too bad people will buy this, when you can get it almost free on pc.

@Duncanballs Now that I would be stoked for. One of the best SW games ever!

I loved this game and still have it. Play it in a virtual OS. A remaster would be cool and hopefully they can fix some of this issues.

@Switch_Pro .
I agree. Disney really f d SW up.

@ketrac Some people don't own a PC for games, and porting a game costs a lot of money. It's a shame some people are so selfish and don't care at all about others.

@Switch_Pro It could run on a toaster. If anything, I hope people will save their money. Very selfish indeed.

@ketrac Perhaps I am looking forward to playing it on my biggie tv through a lovely immersive living room sound system on a very comfortable couch with a controller I don't have to hunch over? I like that you say it's 'overpriced' and it's not even listed yet. Consider not ridiculing others for enjoying games they like, and wanting to play them in different ways than you might?

This trailer makes me want a Marathon trilogy remaster!

Oh geez, the memories of wearing the respirator and pretending to be darth vader all came flooding back

Also "You're not authorized in this area!"

@Duncanballs This would be an insta-buy for me.

@RandomNerds

The cube was one of the most memorable releases and I got it day 1 in the UK with Rogue Squadron, Luigi's Mansion and Super Monkey Ball.

Rogue Squadron blew my mind as it was a huge step from the rather blocky/polygon era of the 64 and PS1. It looked fantastic and still unmodified today.

I was hopeful for Star Wars Squadrons but it stopped short in my opinion of only having the cockpit view. If Rogue Squadron got the recent Metroid remaster treatment it would be up there in my game of the year list.

Edit .... As I have a couple of comments on here, just in case you were referring to my comment on X Wing Vs Tie fighter, I could play that game all day long 🙂👍