The much anticipated Star Wars: The Complete Saga Blu-ray box set was released today. This value-packed nine-disc set features all six Star Wars movies; new scenes; new characters; interviews; trivia; and much, much more. While that’s great for Star Wars fans and movie lovers, what’s out there for those video gaming Jedi?
For starters, there are the four classic Parker Brothers Star Wars titles for the Atari 2600 game system.
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back was a fun, side-scrolling shooter that featured gameplay similar to Activision’s Chopper Command. In this game, players flew a snow speeder along planet Hoth while shooting down a never-ending swarm of AT-ATs. For many Atarians, The Empire Strikes Back was the best of the Star Wars bunch.
Star Wars: Jedi Arena was a one or two-player game that used the 2600 paddle controllers. Playing as a Jedi, players used the paddles to swat away lightning bolts that were shot from a training drone. Think of this game as a poor man’s Warlords.
Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle had two phases of gameplay. In the first scene, players flew the Millennium Falcon around space shooting Imperial fighters while waiting for a hole to appear in the Death Star’s multi-colored energy shield. If a player was able to fly the Falcon through the hole, they’d be taken to a second scene where they had to blast away at the Death Star.
JVC’s Star Wars game for the original NES was a side-scroller that was loosely based on the first film. With multiple characters, various level locales, and lots of combat, this underrated game presents a nice challenge for those die-hard action gamers. An updated version called Super Star Wars was released for the SNES.
Star Wars Arcade for the Sega 32X is essentially a souped-up version of the old Atari Star Wars arcade game. In this shooter, gamers could pilot an X-Wing or Y-Wing through an asteroid field and along the surface of the Death Star as they took on TIE Fighters, turrets, and Super Star Destroyers. The presentation in Star Wars Arcade is particularly nice with its well-done polygon graphics, voice acting, and cinematic score.
Don’t just watch Star Wars. Play some Star Wars. Buy these classic Star Wars video games from eBay today!
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