Not only did Star Wars become the most successful attempt at a game/movie tie-in ever, it also served to push the gaming industry forward with its state of the art 3D colour vector graphics. In fact, this iconic arcade experience ultimately landed at #4 on the Killer List of Video Games "Most Popular Ever" ranking. Programmed by Bob Smith and released in 1983, Star Wars: The Arcade Game revolutionised the interactive entertainment space by bringing fans a fully-immersive space simulator where the user takes the perspective of a rebel pilot as they race against time to stop this galactic menace.Īlthough the game featured a storyline out of Episode IV: A New Hope (The Battle of Yavin, if you wanna be a nerd about it), the title was put on the market at peak hysteria, in the wake of the theatrical release of, Return of the Jedi, the third and final chapter in the saga, giving the arcade game an immediate and ravenous following by fans of the franchise.
But simply living vicariously through the young Padawan was not enough for many earthbound amateur Jedi's, so Atari decided to give the masses an ability to pilot their own X-Wing and save the galaxy without the need to check midichlorian levels. They feel the urgency of the situation and fear for his safety, while cheering him on as he makes his way closer and closer to the space stations one weakness. Watching Luke Skywalker navigate the narrow trench of the Death Star in Episode IV elicits many different emotional reactions from moviegoers.
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