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Star Wars
| Title | Star Wars |
|---|---|
| First release | 1983 |
| Developers | Atari, Inc., Vektor Grafix |
| Publishers | Atari, Inc., Broderbund, Domark Software, Lucasfilm Games, Parker Brothers |
| Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari ST, BBC Micro, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum |
| Genre | shoot 'em up |
| Players | 1 player |
| Co-op | No |
| ESRB rating | E Everyone |
| Releases | Commodore 64: 1983-04-01 (PAL), 1987-01-01 Arcade: 1983-05-05 (NTSC-U) ZX Spectrum: 1987-01-01 |
| Wikidata ID | Q54317 |
The Death Star serves as the primary target in this first-person shooter. Players pilot a craft through three repeating stages, including space battles, surface combat, and a trench run, to destroy the station's exhaust weak spot. Managing shield energy is critical, as depleting it ends the run through swarms of TIE Fighters.
Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0 Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.Sources
Arcade Database ADB
| MAME romset | starwars |
|---|---|
| Title at ADB | Star Wars (Atari, set 1) |
| Manufacturer | Atari |
| Year | 1983 |
| Genre | Shooter / Flying 1st Person |
| Players | 1 |
| MAME driver status | GOOD |
Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Atari); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).
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Box art
Box art (front) 1
Box art 5
Screenshots 11
Logos 4
Artwork 1
Commons 1
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork
(14): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Atari, Inc. · internal use only.
REG-Vault page
Box art
(1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Atari, Inc. · internal use only.
TheGamesDB page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos
(4): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Atari, Inc. · internal use only.
TheGamesDB page
Screenshots
(2): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Atari, Inc. · internal use only.
Image: User:Piotrus,
CC BY-SA 3.0,
via Wikimedia Commons (“Star Wars - 1983 video game cabinet.jpg”)
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Videos
Commodore 64 Longplay [340] Star Wars (EU)
Arcade Game: Star Wars (1983 Atari) [Re-Uploaded]
