SotE

About

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire is a 1996 action game developed by LucasArts and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64, primarily a third-person shooter with vehicular-combat sequences; a Windows version followed in 1997. SotE is an in-progress decompilation of a prototype build of Shadows of the Empire for the Nintendo 64, verified against a specific prototype ROM by its SHA1 checksum.

How it differs from the original

Rather than the finished retail release, it specifically decompiles a prototype build of the game, verified against a particular ROM dump by SHA1 checksum.

Known issues & limitations

• The decompilation is still in progress.

What you need to run it

FAQ

What is SotE?

SotE is an open-source decompilation of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire. Source code reconstructed from the original game's compiled binary, so the game can be understood, rebuilt and ported. The original game ran on N64.

Do I need the original game files to run SotE?

Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy. Requires the N64 prototype ROM with SHA1 0f642f17693adf1b97121a61bbeca37df59bb55a.