The Return of the Jedi debuted in video arcades in 1984. Levels in the game are set during the Battle of Endor. Digitized voices of various actors' lines from the film play at certain moments in the game. During the recording of the player's records on the high score screen, the Ewok Celebration song will play in the background.
The game was later ported to home platforms including Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum. It also appeared in the Arcade mode of Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike, like the other two Arcade games Star Wars: The Arcade Game and The Empire Strikes Back. Unlike those two, however, it can't be unlocked by regular means, and requires a two-part passcode to unlock. The passcode is "!?ATH!RD GAME?YES".
Gameplay
There are eight levels and each level is divided into three phases: in the first phase you control Princess Leia on a speeder bike and you are pursued by Imperial speeders trying to take you down. In the second phase two sequences are alternated: in one the player controls an AT-ST as Chewbacca and has to avoid tree trunks coming down, while in the other the player controls the Millennium Falcon as Lando Calrissian, escorted by two X-wings facing groups of three TIE interceptors each, flying close to Imperial Star Destroyers. The last phase enters the second Death Star with the Falcon alone and the player has to blow up the reactor while avoiding pursuing TIE interceptors.
Media
Cover gallery
Content gallery
Credits
| Cast | Uncredited cast | Crew | Uncredited crew | Special thanks |
Crew
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Arcade version
Amiga and Atari ST versions
Amstrad CPC version
Commodore 64 version
ZX Spectrum
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Appearances
| Characters | Organisms | Droid models | Events | Locations |
| Organizations and titles | Sentient species | Vehicles and vessels | Weapons and technology | Miscellanea |
Characters
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Droid models
Events
Locations
Organizations and titles
Sentient species
Vehicles and vessels
Weapons and technology
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Miscellanea
Sources
"Atari Wars: A Star Wars Video Game History" — Star Wars Insider 40- "Raiders Of The Lost Arcade" — Star Wars Galaxy Collector 7
- "Red Five, I'm Going In: The History of Star Wars Video Games" — Star Wars Insider 65
- "Destroy the Death Star" — Star Wars Insider 195
Notes and references
- ↑ Return of the Jedi. on the U.S. Copyright Office Public Records System (backup link archived on October 7, 2025)
- ↑ "The Making of... Return of the Jedi". Retro Gamer, 73, February 2010.
- ↑ The New Essential Chronology
External links
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi on GameSpot.com (backup link)
- Return Of The Jedi on Museum of the Game (backup link archived on February 17, 2021)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Operators Manual (PDF) on Museum of the Game (backup link archived on October 1, 2021)
