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Star Wars Shadows of the Empire was one of the first third party games to launch for the Nintendo 64. LucasArts postponed the release to give the developers a bit more time to clean things up. That does not happen all that often. Anyhow, not being able to use the main characters from the movies […]
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Star Wars Shadows of the Empire Was Almost a Nintendo 64 Launch Title – December 3rd, 1996 – Today in Video Game History
December 3rd, 2020 
Carl Williams 
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic is Released – July 15th, 2003 – Today in Video Game History
July 14th, 2020 Carl Williams Today in 2003 – Bioware was battling deadlines and the expectant retaliation of fans of the Star Wars universe. The release of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR) was a big move. They were also battling the stigma that licensed games simply did not live up to expectations. Cross genre titles are also […]
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Tags: knights of the old republic, KOTOR, lucasfilm, role playing game, rpg, star wars 
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Unreal Engine Star Wars Fan Games, Hurry Before LucasArts or Disney Shut them Down
July 21st, 2019 Carl Williams Star Wars fans are a dedicated lot. Just look at any comic-con for proof of this. On the gaming side of things, they are constantly making fan games and remakes. Most are shut down due to copyright or trademark infringement. That doesn’t mean they are not fun to check out while we can. That is […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Windows Tags: Dark Forces, Episode 1 Racer, knights of the old republic, Rogue Squadron, star wars No Comments »
Disneyland expands with Galaxy’s Edge
June 11th, 2019 Carl Williams A bet already won without even needing MI lottery promo code. We are talking about Galaxy’s Edge, the new section of Disneyland in Anaheim that has been getting a resounding success since its opening day, on May 31.
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Star Wars Episode 1 Racer Unreal Engine Remake Released
March 16th, 2019 Carl Williams One of the few Star Wars prequel games to be generally accepted as a good release is finally getting the fan remake treatment. Star Wars: Episode 1 Racer is a 10 month long remake work by one fan, one, using Unreal Engine 4 to make it happen. Originally released nearly 20 years ago, this title […]
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Could Star Wars Dark Forces Remake Be Coming?
January 20th, 2019 Carl Williams Remakes, reboots, and general updates to games from yesteryear happen at a decent clip. We saw the remaster of the Crash Bandicoot games, Spyro the Dragon franchise, and even Turok which hit fame on the Nintendo 64. We might see a remake of Star Wars Dark Forces sooner than later if things move forward like […]
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Posted in Comp, Macintosh, News, Windows Tags: Dark Forces, Doom, Jedi Engine, star wars No Comments » Star Wars Commodore 64 Will Make Your Jaw Drop
November 18th, 2018 Carl Williams Before we get into this too far, let me be clear – this is a demo, not a game. Demos can make the hardware do things it could not do if there was player input to have to worry about. On computers, the demo scene is quite robust and sometimes jaw droppingly awesome, as is […]
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To Guide or Not to Guide: Totally Unauthorized PlayStation Games Book, Volume 5 (1998, BradyGames)
June 29th, 2018 Michael Crisman “To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them?” — William Shakespeare Dear old Will never had video games in mind when he penned the […]
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Posted in News, PSOne, Sony Tags: armored core, books toguideornottoguide, crash bandicoot, croc, Fighting Force, Madden, Pitfall, playstation, ps, ps1, psone, review, star wars, strategy guide, street fighter, tomb raider 2 Comments »
Retro Wars Reimagines Star Wars as Point and Click Adventure
December 31st, 2017 Carl Williams Star Wars fans are a passionate bunch. Nothing wrong with that. Star Wars is a phenomenon in many ways. From toys, games, comics, movies, etc. Speaking of games, there are some fans of this franchise that are not happy that there are genres that Star Wars skipped – namely point and click adventures. Going a […]
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Star Wars – from Movie to Arcade to Atari ST
May 4th, 2017 Stuart Williams Today being May the 4th (aka Star Wars Day), I thought I’d mark the occasion by looking back at one of the first Star Wars video games which brought simulated science fiction movie action down off the silver screen and into arcades and homes.
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Posted in Comp, Console Tags: arcade machine, arcade port, atari st, movie tie-in, star wars No Comments »
