Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is a video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991, following a similar game based on the original Star Wars film.
This is the second of three video games based on The Empire Strikes Back for home video game systems. It was preceded by a version for the Atari 2600 and succeeded by Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back for the SNES.
A "port," or conversion, of this game was released for the Nintendo Game Boy. That product was reprinted and distributed by several publishers over the course of three years.
Gameplay
The object is to destroy an Imperial Probe Droid, escape a Wampa-infested ice cavern, fight during the Battle of Hoth, meet Master Yoda on Dagobah to train with him, and attempt to rescue your friends in Cloud City from Darth Vader. Playing as Luke Skywalker, you can fight with a blaster pistol or a lightsaber. Players can ride a tauntaun. You can also board a snowspeeder during the Battle of Hoth.
Levels
- Hoth
- Battle of Hoth (vehicle-based level)
- Rebel Base
- Dagobah
- Jedi Training
- Bespin Approach (vehicle-based level)
- Bespin
- Slave I
- Rescue of Leia
- The Carbon Freezing Chamber
Enemies
Legacy
- "Time will come for... the return of the Jedi."
- ―the game's closing text
As the Empire game was released towards the end of the NES's lifecycle, a corresponding game based on Return of the Jedi was never developed or released, despite being hinted at in the text at the end of the game. Super Star Wars for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System was released nearly one year later in 1992.
Credits
| Cast | Uncredited cast | Crew | Uncredited crew | Special thanks |
Crew
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Lucasfilm Games Team
Sculptured Software, Inc. Team
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Special thanks
Appearances
| Characters | Organisms | Droid models | Events | Locations |
| Organizations and titles | Sentient species | Vehicles and vessels | Weapons and technology | Miscellanea |
Characters
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Organisms
Droid models
Events
Locations
Organizations and titles
Sentient species
Vehicles and vessels
Weapons and technology
Miscellanea
Sources
"Rebel Alliance Alert! The Empire Strikes Back at Nintendo" — The Adventurer 3- "Atari Wars: A Star Wars Video Game History" — Star Wars Insider 40
- 20th Anniversary History, Part Two: The Classics, 1990 - 1994 on LucasArts's official website (original site is defunct)
- "Red Five, I'm Going In: The History of Star Wars Video Games" — Star Wars Insider 65
- The Best Star Wars Games of the 8-bit Generation on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
The Empire Strikes Back instruction manual on Digital Press (backup link archived on July 28, 2019)
- ↑
20th Anniversary History, Part Two: The Classics, 1990 - 1994 on LucasArts's official website (original site is defunct)
- ↑ The Empire Strikes Back (video game)
External links
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back on MobyGames (backup link)
- The Empire Strikes Back at the Internet Movie Database
- The Empire Strikes Back instruction manual on Digital Press (backup link archived on July 28, 2019)
