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FranchiseStar Wars

Star Wars

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First release
May 01, 1983
Developer
Atari Games
Genres
Shooter, Arcade · Action, Science fiction
Platforms
Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, DOS, Mac, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Amiga, Arcade, Atari 2600, Acorn Electron, Atari ST/STE, Atari 8-bit, Atari 5200, ColecoVision, BBC Microcomputer System

Star Wars is a first-person shoot 'em up based around the original Star Wars film. You take on the role of Luke Skywalker, aiming to destroy the Death Star - which, as any fan knows, involves attacking the 'weak spot' near the exhaust. To even get to this you have to pass swarms of TIE Fighters. Complete the game and it loops back around at ever-increasing difficulty. The game uses vector graphics, which allow lots of action at high speed on comparatively slow systems.

Also known as Star Wars 1983, SW, Star Wars: The Arcade Game

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Release dates
Arcade
May 01, 1983
Commodore C64/128/MAX
1983
Atari 2600
1983
All 14 release dates
Atari 5200
1983
Atari 8-bit
1984
ColecoVision
1984
Amstrad CPC
1987
ZX Spectrum
1987
Acorn Electron
1987
Atari ST/STE
1987
BBC Microcomputer System
1987
Mac
1988
DOS
1989
Amiga
1989
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
1h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
aliens, rail shooter, vehicular combat, robots, star wars
… All 20, flight, based on - movie, snow, vehicle combat, digital distribution, licensed game, bonus stage, leveling up, real-time combat, stormtrooper, galactic civil war, x-wing, button mashing, sega model 3, b-wing

At a Glance

Critic Score
90
Main + Extras (IGDB)
1h
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How it plays

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  • Englishinterface, audio
IGDB · recorded 23 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 23 Oct 2026