Star Wars Longplay (Arcade) [4K]

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Developed and published by Atari in 1983
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Just as the original Star Wars proved to be a ground-breaking movie, Atari's 1983 coin-op interpretation of George Lucas' science fiction classic proved to be equally remarkable.
For one thing, the game's vector graphics looked absolutely gorgeous for the time, and still look pretty good today. The wireframe 3D environments and spacecraft were truly breath-taking to behold, not to mention the speed and relative smoothness at which the game operated.
The game is set during the final, climactic moments of the of the film, as the Rebel Alliance launch an assault on the under-construction Death Star. Players must engage in frantic dogfights with Imperial Tie Fighters, making efforts to not only take down the craft, but to nullify their "fireball" blaster fire as well. Darth Vader himself will show up on later difficulty levels, kitted out in his own personal Tie Fighter, equipped with a shield.
Break through the fighter defences, and you'll skim across the surface of the Death Star itself, dodging blaster fire from turrets and laser towers. Make it through, and you'll embark on the iconic - not to mention deadly - trench run, attempting to knock out the super weapons platform by firing a pair of proton torpedoes into the exposed exhaust port. Succeed, and you'll be hailed a hero of the Alliance and earn a serious amount of points; fail, and you'll be forced to run the trench all over again.
Although I was far too young to ever experience the real arcade machine (I'd have been barely 1 year old at the time of release), I certainly remember playing the C64 and Amiga conversions many years later. These really don't do the arcade game justice, and I can only imagine just how mind blowing this must have seemed back in the day. The music, graphics, not to mention speech effects, really were a showcase for Atari, a company clearly at the top of its game.
As for the video, I played up till the completion of wave 10 before consigning myself to the void. The game has no ending and simply loops forever, but I think the video is pretty representative of everything in the game, and I even managed to "Use the Force" in the trench a couple of times toward the end!
** Update **
The surnames of game's developers appear on the side of the Star Destroyer at 03:32:
Mike Hally
Greg Rivera
Jed Margolin (www.jmargolin.com/)
Norm Avellar
Earl Vickers
Erik Durfey
Chapters
00:00 Attract mode & instructions
01:24 Wave 1
02:50 Wave 2
05:01 Wave 3
07:21 Wave 4
09:39 Wave 5
12:00 Wave 6
14:19 Wave 7
16:45 Wave 8
19:09 Wave 9
21:37 Wave 10
#starwars
#atari
#retrogaming

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@erikgregory7311 9 ай бұрын

It doesn't look like much now, but it was pure magic to me back in the day.

@zebra1915 8 ай бұрын

what do you mean was MF, still is :)

@Jim_the_Hermit 8 ай бұрын

The next step above Battlezone

@DavidJG242 8 ай бұрын

Still pure magic

@biglebowski5737 8 ай бұрын

So were the shiny beads to the natives when they were tricked into surrendering their lands.

@chopperh5791 8 ай бұрын

Spent so much money in the cabinet version of this game. Magical times indeed!❤

@joetoth5465 9 ай бұрын

Amazing how the sounds of an arcade game can take a 50 year old back to when he was 10. I used to play this at the Chuck E Cheese in Cudahy Ca. in 1983. I still remember it used to be in the very back up against the wall. The place would be packed and that wonderful 80s music would be blasting out of their speakers. Some of my best childhood memories thank you for the trip back in time.

@dirkdiggler69 9 ай бұрын

Wow bro you aren’t alone with that, all us Gen Xers feel same

@joetoth5465 9 ай бұрын

@@dirkdiggler69 Thank you for your comment. I’m glad to hear this and happy to report that the little kid and his sense of adventure still lives inside me. Take care my fellow time traveler.

@theusher2893 8 ай бұрын

Arcades we're just a destination, they were an experience. Nothing will compare to my brother and I working together playing Gauntlet in 1987.

@joetoth5465 8 ай бұрын

@@theusher2893 I agree. Remember Dragons Lair? We all thought it was so ahead of it’s time back then. I could never figure it out and lost many quarters in that machine. Thanks for stopping by and long live the eighties.

@vchism712 8 ай бұрын

There's a full play through video on KZfaq for Dragons Lair!@@joetoth5465

@quantumphaser 8 ай бұрын

What doesn't translate in this video was just how good the flight yoke controller felt. It was Heavy Metal center and heavy plastic grips that just felt so good to fly with. A big reason why every home version failed dismally, none of them were faithful to the coin op, especially the sit down version. My favorite arcade game of all time.

@TheStumyu 8 ай бұрын

metal grips. Home computer versions in the UK did very well and played very much like the arcade

@MrKelaher 8 ай бұрын

Good news is Glen's retro store makes an exact replica now ! Works both via USB and also as authentic analogue controller. Expensive, but feels identical and as a bonus is hall effect based and should last basically forever :)

@TheStumyu 8 ай бұрын

@@MrKelaher where is that available?

@vittosphonecollection57289 3 ай бұрын

Aww.... would've preferred a rock, a jazz or a blues center, but I guess the heavy metal one is fine...

@evanhanley6437 2 жыл бұрын

Played this game at a convention 12 years ago. It feel so cool to actually play the cockpit version. Its amazing how good it is. To hear that music and those soundbites from the film in great quality given the time period it was made in was mindblowing. One of my favourite Star Wars games of all time.

@deang5622 2 жыл бұрын

Cockpit version was great. Only version we had in our arcade

@Dan-di9jd 10 ай бұрын

I only ever seen the game once at the airport as a kid. My mom had to fly out and at the time you could go with your family to the gates. I recall seeing it in the corner and I played it. It was the cockpit version of the game I recall. This was maybe 1992-94 timeframe.

@jimjam51075 9 ай бұрын

The sounds are pretty good. I just wish Chewbacca didn't sound like someone throwing up into the sleeve of their coat. 5:30

@newsbender 9 ай бұрын

@@jimjam51075those are the sounds of the TIEs flying past

@jimjam51075 9 ай бұрын

@@newsbender Ah. Makes sense since you're in an X-Wing. Well, the TIE's flying past sound like someone throwing up into their coat sleeve, then. source: I have witnessed someone throw up into the sleeve of their coat while wearing it.

@bendeco 9 ай бұрын

When this game first hit the arcade, the noise of the arcade and the other games against the noise of this game made this game so unbelievably cool that you felt like you were in a live-action movie. You could not wait to put your next quarter in the slot. That stary laser fire from the tie fighters, pure insanity stress. Amazing time to be in the arcade as a kid.

@coulombedon 9 ай бұрын

I spent so many hours and so many quarters on this game... it was the best game in the arcade. Thanks for the memories.

@bbtund81 2 ай бұрын

Watch how you spend, don't make the same mistake I did when I was 18.

@roxair1 8 ай бұрын

It was mindblowing at the time - but it is surprising how well it has aged. The vector graphics design, driven by the limitations of the hardware, now shines as a real work of art: beautiful!

@Trainlover1995 Жыл бұрын

The alternate timeline where the Empire built a ton of Death Stars, all with the same weakness.

@gamechanger8908 Жыл бұрын

Palps may have gone bankrupt by then.

@midknight9232 8 ай бұрын

A weakness in the form of a thermal exhaust port that lacks ray-shielding, no less.

@fmario 7 ай бұрын

It's not really that alternate. Given the resources, they would have done it. They are that incompetent!

@666elrey666 20 күн бұрын

They were factory built on an assembly line, so they had the same design, maybe some built by Chevy, and gmc had different color schemes

@gpeasel 9 ай бұрын

As a kid you really thought of yourself as Luke in the X-Wing! Such a great game!

@GeorgiZhukov33 9 ай бұрын

Few better memories from my childhood than being in a packed arcade with all the sights and sounds; with a $5 bill walking to the change machine to get a pocketful of quarters.

@ChicagoIrishman 8 ай бұрын

Poetry.

@jeffhmason1 5 ай бұрын

I once found a $20 bill someone dropped when I went to get more quarters (this had to be no later than '84). I tried to turn it in, but no one claimed it and the worker there gave me the money. Man, I played a LOT of games that day!

@davidbarajas5290 4 ай бұрын

The owners of one bar in my village once forgot the Keys to open his video machine. We atole It with 13 year's old and all the guys in the village played for free in every video machine in the village for weeks in 1988, because that ley opened every machine ...

@judyheom6540 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the blast of nostalgia. I played this game at the arcades after school. Used up so many quarters but the adrenaline high was worth it. I played mostly the cockpit versions: the enclosed space of the seating, the soundbites right by your head and the pace of the game hyping you up was the best. I probably never got past level five as I always died in the trench on repeat plays. It was a great game and one of the things I’d buy if I win the big lottery prize.

@Rockstago Жыл бұрын

I never saw the cockpit version at any of my local arcade's but remember the sounds being 1 of the best parts. I can imagine being surrounded by the sound effect & voices made this much better, much more immersive. -Good times!!

@BajaSurf 10 ай бұрын

You just describe me in 6th grade. I used to get in trouble a lot. There was an arcade center next to my school on the way to the subway, and I would often spend my subway money there, which meant I had to walk home instead. As a result, I would often be late getting home and get into trouble with my parents. I would sometimes be grounded for weeks, but as you always say, it was worth it.

@ex-navyspook 8 ай бұрын

Oh, I'd definitely buy one of the free-standing arcade games; that's what I remember.

@daneast 9 ай бұрын

This game came out when I was 11, and our local grocery store had it. I would play it the whole time my mom was shopping. I could usually destroy the Death Star 3-4 times in a single play, and had the pattern of barriers in the trench memorized. It was an extremely good game back then. The digitized speech was extremely cutting edge and a new technology, plus the colorful graphics and multi-channel music all made for an amazing arcade game of that era. I can remember getting cold chills when Obi Wan said to use the force. :)

@LifeByKpop 9 ай бұрын

Thousand of my quarters went into this game back in the day. My all time fav. Thanks for the memories.

@quatz1981 2 жыл бұрын

Remember playing the cockpit version when i was really little. Mind blowing at the time.

@IAMPAUL2021 Жыл бұрын

Me too.

@gamebriz4163 9 ай бұрын

I saw this in 84 when I was 10 I could not believe what I was seeing 😂

@datacipher 9 ай бұрын

⁠@@gamebriz4163lol… you guys are a bit weird but if you were 10 I understand. I was 13 by 84 and an experienced gamer… just starting programming! This was hardly mind blowing… in fact I questioned the chef of regressive vector graphics, but I enjoyed it greatly, mainly I think due to the audio. The authentic music, effects and voices really made the game!

@worsethanhitlerpt.2539 2 ай бұрын

Like Space Harrier it delivers the 3D action nothing else could even approach. You gotta have respect for the programmers

@mattpurcell2462 2 жыл бұрын

Lost count how many times I played this at Showbiz Pizza Place when I was a kid...just awesome.

@AnthonyThomas_Ant 9 ай бұрын

Showbiz, that’s a blast from the past.

@yellow_gacha7152 2 жыл бұрын

I remember this game coming into the arcade that I used to go to when I was a kid. There was always a big queue for it. The good old days..

@Rockstago Жыл бұрын

Indeed... the good old days...

@Glostahdude 9 ай бұрын

This and Gauntlet!

@MR-vj8dn 8 ай бұрын

@@Glostahdude Omg, Gauntlet! Yes!

@Glostahdude 8 ай бұрын

@@MR-vj8dnlove that game! My stepfather has a business that designs and builds PC boards and aftermarket screens for old Pinball and Arcade machines! Plus he owns the local Bowling Alley where he puts some of the games that he fixes!! Gauntlet is very hard to find and get it in GOOD WORKING ORDER. Been trying to find one for a decent price for a long while…. But none that are reasonable and in good working condition, nearby.

@jlaw8882 2 жыл бұрын

The video does NO justice to the actual arcade experiance though! 😂 12 years old and 5 or 6 kids hanging off the machine watching you play, the loud suround sound of the effects, the over sensitive joystick and that precious last 20c coin you just droped in that slot after waiting ages for a turn to play... Now pove yourself Luke!!! Oh the nerves. 💥

@angelowentzler9961 Жыл бұрын

THIS 100%

@donbetser3732 8 ай бұрын

So true!

@mikefarristhegamebunny 9 ай бұрын

This is the first video game I can remember. It was at my local Pizza Hut. I was fascinated by the color design. Looking at it now, the fact it had real voices and 3D environments in the early 80s…..wow.

@GuitarAnthony 2 жыл бұрын

Was never a Star Wars fan but this was always enjoyable to play in the arcades. Never did find a cockpit version.

@Rockstago Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I never saw one of those either.

@alienlife7754 9 ай бұрын

The “cockpit version” was just a seat. Nothing special.

@Patralgan 7 ай бұрын

Feels like the game was about 10 years ahead of its time

@worsethanhitlerpt.2539 2 ай бұрын

It was a true 3D experience and since its Wire-frame it has awesome psychedelic effects if you get stoned. Great game all-round

@ThunderStruck115 Жыл бұрын

I remember playing this as a kid on the GameCube as it was included as a Bonus in Rogue Squadron 3 and having a blast with it.

@supercat2087 Жыл бұрын

Oh fr?

@MrPoke Жыл бұрын

it also had the Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi Arcade games, though they arent as good as this one

@drax1152 Жыл бұрын

Yep, still got my copies on GameCube of it, glad to see someone played it as well !

@mikedski9698 9 ай бұрын

So Do I.

@MegaKronos1 Жыл бұрын

I remember this came out when empire strikes back was first in theaters back in the 80's, and when I saw this cabinet going to the screen room when I was little, I had told myself I HAD to play it after the movie! I was INSTANTLY hooked.

@arymonem 8 ай бұрын

It was September of 1984, and my mom and I were visiting my brother living in Frankfurt, west Germany. One day as we were walking on a busy street, I could hear from far away the sound of an arcade across the street filled with all kind of games. As a young teen I was mesmerized and walked towards the entrance. The very first game was this gigantic cockpit version of this game, that just blew my mind. Those were the days!

@geoffallan 8 ай бұрын

This game blew my tiny little brain in 1984 when we found it in the Amusements in Aviemore, Scotland. We were on a school trip, outward bounds. Go Karts and Star Wars in the same day, amazing.

@donnieminsteelernation7935 Жыл бұрын

Ah… Memories. Loved this game.

@alisonanddanlindsey 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for doing this. It brought back a lot of great memories. My all time favorite video game, hands down. 😊

@ArttuTheCat 2 жыл бұрын

A legendary classic arcade game. And the soundtrack is amazing. Use the arcade force, AL82. I also have this game on my Amiga 500. Sadly, i never had it on my Commodore 64. Thanx for an awesome arcade longplay. 😺👍🕹️ May the force be with you.

@TheRealDannAlexander Жыл бұрын

Still among the best arcade games of all time.

@vincent6670 8 ай бұрын

Awesome vector games,takes me back..... fun & simple👍

@RicoTheHorizon 9 ай бұрын

The expressiveness of line art is wonderful.😳カッコイイ！

@therealisation5500 8 ай бұрын

Well that's a blast from the past thanks for uploading it

@m3talentagency680 8 ай бұрын

Great memories! I first played this videogame mid-eighties in an Arcade close to Broadway during a vacation to New York City. The vector style was very unique, and the synthesized voices were state-of-the-art. A great treat for a huge Star Wars fan!

@michaelfitzsimmons8393 8 ай бұрын

I totally bow to your obscene Jedi skills in this. I could never get past wave 7 myself and you did it while even using the force on the trench scene. Bravo!

@badkittynomilktonight3334 8 ай бұрын

This brings back many happy memories and quarters well spent. I remember that highest level was fiendishly hard to navigate the trench run. Thanks for the memories.

@borusa32 9 ай бұрын

A lot of the fun of this game was the wonderful arcade cockpit.

@Peter_Morris 2 жыл бұрын

I remember sitting down in a seat to play this, trying to figure out how to use that weird control yoke. To say it felt like being in an X-Wing at the time is not an understatement. I wasn’t very good, but man did I love being in the arcades.

@datacipher 2 жыл бұрын

??? Seriously? You had trouble with the yolk? Pretty intuitive - takes 5 seconds… and it wasn’t the first game with a yolk. Far from it.

@elfman5781 8 ай бұрын

Thank you. Thank you for bringing up so many great memories from the youth. There was a corner store where i grew up in West Philly that had 2-3 arcade games and they would switch in new games every so often. When this game showed up it was heaven. I spent many hours being Luke, shooting down tie fighters, blowing up the death star like i always wanted to do when i 6 when the movie first game out. I was the player in my neighborhood, nobody ever beat my high score. well over 800,000. It was a sad day when i went into play one day and it was gone.

@DerekGoveDesign 8 ай бұрын

I Loved this game. Played it all the time as a kid, and often in the cockpit version. This video is brilliant to see, and I would LOVE to be able to play it again.

@martinr8278 8 ай бұрын

I haven’t seen this since I played it at southerpark mall in Youngstown when I was teen. Arcades were so crazy popular back then. Feels Like it was just a few days ago! Thank you for getting this on. Miss those days and these games.

@322kfunk 8 ай бұрын

wow thanks for the memories !!! This and tempest were my two favorite games

@franzhaas3712 9 ай бұрын

I have not seen this sense I was 13. Wow, this brings back memories. I loved playing this. Thank you for this .

@francomorganti6041 8 ай бұрын

Awesome! The king of vector games. Sound, music, synthesized voice, all is top gaming experience

@Rockstago Жыл бұрын

Great sound quality! Bach when this was in the arcade's, I remember the sound effects & the voice reproduction really setting this 1 apart from others of that time. It sounds really great here- 👍

@TheBierp 8 ай бұрын

40 years later, watching from the comfort of my chair, and those 24 minutes were exhausting! I kept leaning, cringing and puckering up the old bunghole. All the maneuvers I could never master, and all the damned obstacles I hit. Best arcade game of the era, by far. The flight yoke was just amazing. The music and the voice synth was better than anything out there. For all that, I almost always died on wave 3.

@Sieism 10 ай бұрын

I noticed it looked like writing on the Death Star when its zooming out 4:48 So I played back at .25% and sure enough it was some names. I googled them and found an article explaining its some of the developers, and on stages when its zooming in it says “may the force be with you”, pretty neat! I guess this Easter egg marks the first time developers are mentioned in credits, and they got into some hot water at Atari for it lol.

@ojc147 8 ай бұрын

My favorite all-time arcade game as a kid! Great video capture of it. Brings back such awesome memories :) My local arcade was called Tilt at The Oaks Mall in Thousand Oaks California.

@user-sj9ee8bn3g Жыл бұрын

After spending a small fortune on this game when I was a kid, I had no idea there was a "Use the Force" bonus! This game never gets old IMO

@daimyo2k 8 ай бұрын

What is the "use the force" bonus??

@tylers2059 8 ай бұрын

You get that bonus by NOT firing your lasers during the trench run. The only time you shoot is at the exhaust port (and hope you don't miss).

@randallpickens5690 Жыл бұрын

I played this in 1983-1984 during lunch breaks when I was in the U.S. Army at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri. There was a shoppette with this arcade game in it near the chapel where I worked and I enjoyed playing it. I played it more than any arcade game. As the levels progressed the fire power and obstacles coming at you was so fast and intense that it got your adrenaline going. I played the standing version.

@jamesedwards5702 8 ай бұрын

Man, the 80s were great! This is like a time machine back. Saw Star Wars in 1977 at the theater when i was 12. Back then life was magical. Thank you for the memory lane trip.

@philipchiu9835 8 ай бұрын

Ah brings back memories of old Atari....love the cheesy graphics and wire model frames...like Moon lander, tank war, Tempest, space war, missile command. I miss the 80s. Great times

@Adrenaline416 8 ай бұрын

So surreal- I haven't heard these sounds or seen this since the last time I put one of countless quarters in this game probably back in 1986, not knowing it would be the last time I put a quarter in that game. Not sure how you did this but this was cool to see again.

@notallthatbad 8 ай бұрын

I used to play this on one of the old full-size arcade consoles in the pizzeria the next town over. Such wonderful memories. Thanks for this!

@whoami7721 9 ай бұрын

Such great memories of playing this when it came out way back in 1983 - forty years ago! I'll never forget the feeling of shooting Darth Vader's TIE fighter for the first time, sending him spinning off into space. It was hard to do at first, and if you couldn't, he'd shoot so many fireballs at you, he couldn't be touched.

@BillKrayer12thMan 8 ай бұрын

OMG I'm 12 again, back in Ocean Township NJ at Aladdin's Arcade in Seaview Square Mall playing the cockpit version, spending my entire allowance trying (and failing) to beat the game ‼️ Thanks for the trip in the time machine ‼️ Greetings from this 50 year old Jersey transplant in Seattle ‼️ May the Force be with you always ‼️

@skywalkerranch 7 ай бұрын

Watching this is like stepping into a time machine. Awesome, just awesome.

@matthewmacdonald4687 8 ай бұрын

This game was at a Pizza Place called Mountain Mikes in Pig Pine Key Florida when I was growing up. The owner would sometimes give us 5 quarters for a dollar when when our family would get a pizza and play in the arcade. It was so much fun. Thank you for posting this.

@skywalkerranch 7 ай бұрын

That trench run on wave 10 was awesome. You certainly had the force.

@samcadwallader2899 9 ай бұрын

I almost lost faith until you used the force at the end :D. When I first played this game, when it came out, in Blackpool, UK you could only find the cockpit version. It was mind blowing at the time. I even found one at 'Coral Island' a well known arcade where someone else had buggered up the coin box and you could trigger as many credits as you wanted. I spent hours playing it and was nowhere near the skill you showed here. :)

@nordattack 2 ай бұрын

I played this game so much I became a Star Wars Master. I could put one quarter in and play forever. My high score was 15 million which I think took like 3 hours. I capped the score there because I was tired, so I just stopped playing and let my ship die. The world record at that time was 100 million which probably took 24 hrs or more of continuous play to achieve! I noticed in your video on wave 8-10 you used the Force. Great job! Most people didn't know if you can fly through the trench and never fire a single laser shot and only fire the proton torpedo's into the exhaust vent at the end, you get a big 100,000 extra points. HUGE thanks for these memories.

@joebill3400 9 ай бұрын

Played in when I was twelve. I was Luke Skywalker for about 5 minutes and it was a priceless experience.

@me-cq7wv Ай бұрын

For 20 mins their I was transported back to an arcade when things were good in the 1980s still hard but good times. Thanks for the memories.

@abomination482 2 жыл бұрын

One of my first Games I've ever played, '88 on Atari ST, great times

@okamijubei Жыл бұрын

You can see the evolution from that arcade game to NES to Super Star Wars SNES to Sega Star Wars Trilogy arcade to Rouge Squadron 2 GameCube and to the recent games.

@ezequielgomez7083 Жыл бұрын

Star Wars was my number 1 favorite Star Wars and Vector Game of all-time I play my first time playing Arcade1UP at GameStop

@AnonAnonAnon 8 ай бұрын

Lunch time in Manchester city centre 1983-86, into the arcade next to the Odeon cinema on Oxford Road, playing this for an hour or so, a climb into a cabin arcade game! Brilliant times, long gone.

@dr.dannygentry7823 8 ай бұрын

On Saturdays when I was a freshman in college, my nerd buddies and I would all go get a roll of quarters and head down to the arcade at the mall. They had a cockpit version of this game. It was my all time favorite! I think it was the pacing of the game that made it so exciting…and the voiceovers of course. Seeing this video takes me back to much simpler times!

@thesukiyaki2510 2 жыл бұрын

このゲーム大好きだった！懐かしい。ベクタースキャンの美しさったらない！

@tonyfondacaro1980 8 ай бұрын

One of my first memories is sitting on my older brother’s lap in the cockpit of this game back in 1984 shooting the guns while he did everything else.

@giftedlogical 8 ай бұрын

My favourite arcade game. So many hours spent playing this over the years. Eventually a single credit would last me 2-3 hours, especially if it was in easy mode and the yoke worked.

@wolfmancaesar1517 8 ай бұрын

I found one set to 9 shields with 1 given every level. Played 1 game for 5+ hours to level 112 before giving up for a bathroom break and a cigarette.

@sfneurosurgeon 7 ай бұрын

OMG. I forgot about how great this game was. Graphics were leading edge imo. Battle zone was another game with similar graphics that I loved as a kid. Thanks for bringing back the good memories.

@Luis777More 2 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Chile guys

@georgeshelton6281 Жыл бұрын

I was thinking of uttering; too bad that this video game wasn't made for 2 players, in order to begin with. If it was it would be easier; for the players to eliminate all death star laser defense towers, bunkers, and trench turrets.

@KillsAll. 9 ай бұрын

Greetings from bacon and eggs

@Crash765 9 ай бұрын

This brings back a lot of memories. This game and Q-bert were the only two arcade games I could say I mastered...meaning keeping a game going for as long as I wanted to play. On Star Wars, the difficulty settings varied from one arcade to the next. What you were playing here (8 shields, 1 back each wave completed) was the most common setting. I had seen others that were 6 shields and you never got any back. Eventually, you lost playing those. I had seen others that had 9 shields and gave you 3 back each wave. Those weren't even a challenge.

@soonerborn6694 8 ай бұрын

Quail Springs Mall food court arcade - 1983. Thanks for memories - wasted time then, but see it differently now.

@metalboo8491 9 ай бұрын

Those tie fighter sounds are cracking me up!

@ryanz4823 Жыл бұрын

The skill level of this player is amazing! Congrats! Not an easy task, but, makes it look easy.

@user-oh6vf6pn4i 9 ай бұрын

I loved this. Vector graphic 3D video game was very rare at that time in Japan. Thanks for nice memory.

@chilliconn071 6 ай бұрын

Pure arcade gold. I can remember going into an arcade on the sea front at Rhyl and they had the sit-down versions of all three Star Wars machines next to each other. The sounds of the arcades in the early 80's was something else.

@lelandfranklin3487 Жыл бұрын

Hooks Drugs in local Mall had the sit-down version in front. Loved this game...had forgotten the sounds! Thanks!

@PhantomDrums917 8 ай бұрын

I first played this at college and fell in love with it. Soon after I graduated...the only machine around was found in an arcade gallery at Seaside Heights NJ. Hurricane Sandy took care of my chance of ever playing it again. :(

@daniellee5490 8 ай бұрын

the feelings cannot be described or duplicated. it was truly a one-of-a-kind experience.

@kirk1968 Жыл бұрын

Crikey, man. Sure wish I knew how much allowance money I poured into this game back in the day. Thank you for the look back!

@dolemite10005 4 ай бұрын

Oh man, I’m 12 years old all over again! They had this game in the arcade at one of the hotels in Atlantic City back in the mid 80’s. Once a year my parents would take us there, and they’d go downstairs to the casino with my Aunt and Uncle and give me and my cousins $20 each in quarters to keep us occupied. I’d spend my entire $20 on this game. Every year that day was pure magic.

@GokouZWAR 8 ай бұрын

I remember playing this in the arcade in a full sit machine with a flight yoke. Total immersion 80s style lol.

@heredownunder Жыл бұрын

My friend and I used to play the cockpit version at the local arcade place back in the 80s. My thumbs used to hurt after playing so much!

@MR-vj8dn 8 ай бұрын

Wow! Never thought I'd see this game again. I played this in 1986 while on vacation with my parents and little brother to Italy, Numana. (We went there by car, all the way from Sweden.) It was in an arcade machine where I could sit inside, like a cockpit. I have a picture of me playing it.

@scottfitzpatrick1939 8 ай бұрын

This game was so immerseive for the time, the controls the sounds the action the challenge level. Really takes me back.

@bernie4366 9 ай бұрын

Man I had completely forgotten this game. Taking me back in time right now lol

@jackdoe552 Жыл бұрын

Just an amazing game all-around, with the choice of difficulty at the beginning, and the different stages that presented unique challenges. For my quarters, one of the best arcade games ever made. And don't forget to use the force (not fire) during the bombing run for a bonus.

@ManahManah77 9 ай бұрын

I remember this game located in two places when I was a kid. There was a "stand-up" model in the front of a local department store, and the full "sit-down" model at Busch Gardens in VA. My local arcade (Aladdin's Castle) never got it. Never forgotten the sound effects and all. Good times.

@Rich77UK 9 ай бұрын

I used to play this in the seated cabinet in my favourite arcade in Sheringham (UK) circa 1984 -1987. Loved it, the tunes and sounds. Great game.

@amorrison1 8 ай бұрын

Wow. I don’t remember getting further than wave 3. This was awesome!

@Yewbzee 7 ай бұрын

I was blown away by this when it came out. The whole big cabinet, yoke and sim feel to it. It was awesome. I couldn’t imagine ever owning a computer that could have graphics that good. Now we carry around things in our pocket that would probably run every game in the arcade at the same time.

@retropuffer2986 Жыл бұрын

My 80s mall had the sit down version. Huge line up to play.

@csilt 8 ай бұрын

This was the main arcade game I used to play. One of my favorites of all time

@patricklogan6089 8 ай бұрын

Greatly enjoyed that

@Noonien96-nx6yj 8 ай бұрын

They had this game up in the Seattle Center Space Needle when I was a little boy. This brings me back.😀

@josephsanchez5684 8 ай бұрын

I dropped so many quarters on this game in east side San Jose Chuck E. Cheese on the second floor with the bangles “walk like an Egyptian” blaring….. I flipped it so many times……then street fighter came along……………….

@greygorilla9696 2 жыл бұрын

I remember playing this at the laundromat as a kid, good times with great memories

@paulbrown2457 8 ай бұрын

We were truly blessed, golden era of gaming - This amazing game at my local arcade, along with Spyhunter - Spending my pocket money as a 11yrd old. Then Elite on the C64 at home! Great days.. Not grown up yet, now play EVE Online on the PC and Elite Dangerous on PS4!

@chriswilkinson7636 Жыл бұрын

One of my absolute favourite arcade games ever❤️❤️❤️

@Hossir 2 жыл бұрын

AL82, could you do one on the Discs of Tron arcade game? It is one of my favorite. It has great audio and graphics. The set/stage looks as though it is floating in mid air. A wonderfully designed game!