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Star Wars

1983 80 / 100 Arcade Shooter
Star Wars is a first-person shoot 'em up based around the original Star Wars film. You take on the role of Luke Skywalker, aiming to destroy the Death Star - which, as any fan knows, involves attacking the 'weak spot' near the exhaust. To even get to this you have to pass swarms of TIE Fighters. Complete the game and it loops back around at ever-increasing difficulty. The game uses vector graphics, which allow lots Show full summary

Star Wars is a first-person shoot 'em up based around the original Star Wars film. You take on the role of Luke Skywalker, aiming to destroy the Death Star - which, as any fan knows, involves attacking the 'weak spot' near the exhaust. To even get to this you have to pass swarms of TIE Fighters. Complete the game and it loops back around at ever-increasing difficulty. The game uses vector graphics, which allow lots of action at high speed on comparatively slow systems.

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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Combat-focused Game feel
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Star Wars is a first-person shoot 'em up based around the original Star Wars film. You take on the role of Luke Skywalker, aiming to destroy the Death Star - which, as any fan knows, involves attacking the 'weak spot' near the exhaust. To even get to this you have to pass swarms of TIE Fighters. Complete the game and it loops back around at ever-increasing difficulty. The game uses vector graphics, which allow lots of action at high speed on comparatively slow systems.

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Star Wars: release, platforms, and facts

Studio, play style, releases, and official sources — compactly prepared from external IGDB data.

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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Atari Games, Atari
Publisher
Parker Brothers, Brøderbund Software, Domark Software, Atari
Franchise
Star Wars
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
First person
Themes
Action, Science fiction
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Atari 5200 1983
  • Atari ST/STE 1987
  • Mac 1988
  • Atari 2600 1983
  • Atari 8-bit 1984
  • Amiga 1989
  • Amstrad CPC 1987
  • Arcade May 01, 1983
  • BBC Microcomputer System 1987
  • ColecoVision 1984
  • Commodore C64/128/MAX 1983
  • DOS 1989
  • ZX Spectrum 1987
  • Acorn Electron 1987

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