Star Wars (1991) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Star Wars

This game is based entirely on the first Star Wars movie, Episode IV: A New Hope. The opening of the game features an animated cinematic of the opening scene of the film. After that the player takes control of…

15 November 1991

What Star Wars is

Star Wars is a platform game developed by Beam Software and released in 1991. It was published by JVC. It is available on Sega Game Gear, Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Master System/Mark III.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This game is based entirely on the first Star Wars movie, Episode IV: A New Hope. The opening of the game features an animated cinematic of the opening scene of the film. After that the player takes control of Luke Skywalker, driving the landspeeder across Tatooine in search of R2-D2. Luke Skywalker explores various locations throughout Tatooine, fighting numerous enemies including Jawas and Stormtroopers. The game features many locations from the movie including the Chalmun's Cantina in Mos Eisley where Luke meets Han Solo for the first time. This section of the game features a classic 8-bit rendition of the "Cantina Band" theme as played by the fictitious band, Figrin D'an and the Modal…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Star Wars series

Star Wars is the 13th of 334 entries we hold in the Star Wars series. It arrived 3 years after Star Wars: Droids - The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO. The next entry was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in 1991.

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