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Photo by Josh Ling and The Empire
Strikes Back,
players could
once again play
the role of their
space heroes.
When the
Super Nintendo
Entertainment
System (SNES)
was introduced,
Star Wars fans
were rewarded
with amazing
games. Super
Star Wars, Su-
per Empire
Strikes Back, and Star Wars Arcade Ad, 1983
Revenge of the Jedi Game II Proto Super Return of
the Jedi featured spectacular and sive “Rogue Squadron” for the Nin-
identifiable graphics. Luke actu- tendo 64, and the enormous number of
harder to find in the arcades and you ally looked like Luke! Blowing away titles for the PC and Mac. When you
may even miss them at first glance, Jawas, driving Luke’s Landspeeder, look at the progression the Star Wars
dismissing them as the original Star and being able to switch between char- games have taken, it’s hard to believe
Wars arcade game. acters made the titles worthy of the it all started with a small block attacking
Star Wars name. an Imperial Walker with the aid of a
May the Force Feedback be with you The SNES Star Wars games set a joystick and one single button. So grab
Once The Crash of the video game new benchmark in game design for all a joystick and give Empire Strikes Back
industry seemed like a distant night- Star Wars titles. Since then, as tech- another whirl on your 2600. And feel
mare, Nintendo rose from the ashes nology has progressed, an impressive free to hum along with the music when
with its 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment deluge of Star Wars titles have ap- you have “The Force.”
System (NES). Once the NES estab- peared. Examples include Sega’s ar-
lished itself in the American living cade versions, allowing you to attack
room, the Star Wars video game jug- Imperial Cruisers head on, the impres- CGM
gernaut returned. Releasing Star Wars
Win an autographed copy of
“Phoenix - The Fall and Rise of

WIN! by Leonard Herman.
Videogames”

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man’s authoritative book about the history who would boast, line stanza with a 5,7,5
of videogames. "I'm the man who can syllable pattern)

eat the most"
Although he ate lots Donkey Kong climbs up
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And occasional side- Die Mario! Die!
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