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The film was the first in the series to be adapted for video games, beginning with Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1982) developed by Parker Brothers for the Atari 2600 games console. [288] [289] This was followed in 1985 by the Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back arcade game. [290] Star Wars Trilogy Arcade (1998) features the Hoth battle as ...
It is the sequel to Star Wars (1977), [a] the second film in the Star Wars film series, and the fifth chronological chapter of the Skywalker Saga. Set three years after the events of Star Wars, its story follows the battle between the Galactic Empire led by Emperor Palpatine and the Rebel Alliance led by Princess Leia.
Star Wars Episode I (1999) – Pinball; Star Wars Episode I: Racer (1999) – Windows, Mac, Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color. Re-released for: Nintendo Switch (2020), PlayStation 4 (2020), Xbox One (2020) Star Wars: Racer Arcade (2000) – Arcade; Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles (2000) – PlayStation, Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance
The main Star Wars film series is a trilogy of subtrilogies; as it neared completion, Lucasfilm began to refer to it as the "Skywalker Saga". [1] [2] It was released beginning with the original trilogy (Episodes IV, V, and VI, 1977–1983), followed by the prequel trilogy (Episodes I, II, and III, 1999–2005) and the sequel trilogy (Episodes VII, VIII, and IX, 2015–2019).
The first Star Wars games were developed by a variety of companies after Star Wars creator George Lucas licensed the rights to Star Wars video games; several of these games were released under the "Lucasfilm Games" banner. Early licensed games, released during the 8-bit and 16-bit eras of gaming, barely featured any kind of narrative, and many ...
The Battle of Yavin serves as the reference point for the Star Wars timeline. Events are dated in relation to it using 365-day years. [ 76 ] For example, the Battle of Geonosis , which marks the start of the Clone Wars , takes place in 22 BBY, while the Battle of Endor, which marks the end of the Galactic Civil War, takes place in 4 ABY.
As in Star Wars, the player takes the role of Luke Skywalker in a set of battle sequences from a first-person perspective. The game features the Battle of Hoth and the subsequent escape of the Millennium Falcon through an asteroid field. It is the third Star Wars arcade title from Atari; the raster game Return of the Jedi came out the previous ...
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo was released on December 18, 2000, for the Nintendo 64 and on March 12, 2001, for PC, and was developed by Factor 5. "Battle for Naboo" is a spiritual successor to the original game in its design, with added land and water combat.