Name: Star Wars: Arcade Game, The
Platform: Atari 800
Region: USA
Media: Cartridge
Controller: Joystick
Gametype: Licensed
Release Year: 1984
Developer: Parker Brothers
Publisher: Parker Brothers
Players: 1
Programmer: Brad Stewart
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Conversion of Atari Games' 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.

The original coin-op Star Wars game was built using Ed Rotberg's incomplete spaceflight fortress assault game entitled Warp Speed. Add the joystick from his Military Battlezone, some licensed properties, and voila! Star Wars!

http://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-5200/star-wars
