STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Remaster | Deep Dive Interview with Max Waine

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Published on February 25, 2025 1:07:50 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ave5ghqJLk

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Star Wars: Dark Forces (1995)

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In this bonus episode of Deep Dive, Locke sits down with Max Waine, Nightdive developer and project lead on STAR WARS™ : Dark Forces Remaster. In this interview, we explore Max's work on the remaster including the creation of the Vault, restoring lost CES demo level 'The Avenger', and more!

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0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Background leading up to STAR WARS: Dark Forces Remaster
1:46 - Joining Nightdive, first project
3:07 - What does being a project lead entail?
4:41 - Building the Vault in Dark Forces Remaster
6:33 - Input from the original Dark Forces team
7:20 - Deciding what to keep and what to get rid of
9:10 - Collaborative meetings with Disney, progress reports
11:15 - Getting started, locking down the art style
12:40 - Stresses with programming, problem-solving
14:31 - What are you most proud of with Dark Forces Remaster?
16:50 - Adding the unreleased CES Demo level, The Avenger
21:45 - Is the Vault becoming the norm with Nightdive releases?
23:06 - Why The Avenger is Max's favorite level
24:15 - What's your favorite Star Wars game?
26:14 - Dark Forces, what was preserved and what wasn't?
31:23 - Working with tools like Scribe
32:25 - Troubleshooting the game's original briefings
35:54 - Dragon Puncher achievement mistranslated to 'Shoryuken' in French
36:42 - Shoutout to colleagues, collaborators, and teammates
38:00 - Shoutout to DF21 fan site and Discord server
39:08 - Shoutout to The Crow's Nest and other helpful websites
40:05 - Community input is important to making a good remaster
40:46 - Shout out to YOU, the viewers and listeners of Deep Dive
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