Star Wars: Behind the Magic

Star Wars: Behind the Magic is an interactive CD-ROM released in the fall of 1998 by LucasArts. It was designed as an in-depth look at the original trilogy and features a preview for Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. The features are spread over two discs.
A partial version of the software, titled Star Wars: Behind the Magic Vehicles Special Edition was released as part of The LucasArts Archives Vol. IV: Star Wars Collection II.LucasArts Company Store Fall 1998 Catalog
==Details==
Behind the Magic's features include a detailed look at the original trilogy (with a complete script); details of the characters, locations, and technology; and a look at the making of the movies. A searchable glossary of entries is available. Several games are also included, including a trivia game and an area where you can test weapons on a stormtrooper.
The CD-ROM also included a preview of Episode I, which was set to premiere in the following year. It featured a detailed look at a few elements of the film, as well as a cast list with early descriptions of the main characters.
==Continuity==
Perhaps the most celebrated feature of Behind the Magic is its inclusion of several deleted scenes from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. These include the famous "Biggs scene," where Luke Skywalker and Biggs Darklighter talk on Tatooine, and a scene where Luke talks to his friends after witnessing the opening space battle. Two other bits of rough footage are included: one of Luke watching the space battle through binoculars and a rough cut of the Mos Eisley cantina scene.
The CD-ROM also contained a timeline of Star Wars events, which is now outdated by the release of the prequel trilogy and more Expanded Universe material. Some details later overturned include setting Obi-Wan Kenobi's birth year to 60 BBY instead of 57 BBY, placing the events of Episode III at 20 BBY, and placing the birth of the Skywalker twins at 18 BBY.
==Contents - Disc 1==
===Characters===
Most bulleted entries can be "Explore[d]", each of those offering: a "Full Description", an "Image Gallery", a "Behind the Scenes" and "BtS Images" gallery, some "Audio Clip" and a "Trivia" question.
====Main Characters====
*Luke Skywalker
*Princess Leia
*Han Solo
*Darth Vader
*C-3PO
*Obi-Wan Kenobi
*Anakin, Jacen, and Jaina Solo
*Bounty Hunters
**Bossk
**Boushh
**Dengar
**Boba Fett
**Greedo
**IG-88
**Zuckuss
*Droids
**2-1B
**4-LOM
**FX-7
**R2-D2
*Imperials
**Imperial Officers
**Palpatine
**Piett
**Tarkin
**Thrawn
**Veers
*Jabba's Court
**Salacious Crumb
**Bib Fortuna
**Jabba the Hutt
**Jabba's Droid Pool
**Jabba's Guards
**Mara Jade
**Max Rebo Band
**Oola
*Jedi Knights
**Anakin Skywalker
**Yoda
*Rebels
**Ackbar
**Garm Bel Iblis
**Biggs
**Dodonna
**Madine
**Mon Mothma
**Nien Nunb
**Rebel Enlisted
**Rieekan
**Wedge
**Wicket
**Chief Chirpa's Tribe
*Smugglers
**Chewbacca
**Chewbacca's Family
**Lando
**Lobot
*Tatooine
**Garindan
**Luke's Friends
**Owen & Beru Lars
**Modal Nodes
**Mos Eisley Cantina Patrons
====Aliens & Creatures====
*Aliens
**Bith
**Bothan
**Ewok
**Gamorrean
**Hutt
**Ithorian
**Jawa
**Rodian
**Sullustan
**Tusken Raider
**Twi'lek
**Ugnaught
**Weequay
**Wookiee
**Yuzzum
*Animals & Other Creatures
**Bantha
**Bogwing
**Bubo
**Dewback
**Ronto
**Scurrier
**Tauntan
**Womp Rat
**Worrt
*Monstrous Beasts
**Dianoga
**Dragonsnake
**Krayt Dragon
**Mynock
**Rancor
**Sarlacc
**Space Slug
**Wampa Ice Creature
====Groups & Organizations====
*Imperial Forces
**The Empire
**Imperial Gunners
**Imperial Royal Guard
**Sandtroopers
**Scout Troopers
**Snowtroopers
**Stormtroopers
**TIE Fighter Pilots
*Manufacturers
**BlasTech Industries
**Corellian Engineering Corporation
**Incom Corporation
**Kuat Drive Yards
**Sienar Fleet Systems
*Rebel Forces
**New Republic
**Rebel Alliance
**Rebel Infantry
**Rebel Pilots
**Rogue Squadron
*Organizations
**B'omarr Monks
**Black Sun
**Dark Jedi
**Jedi Knights
===Technology===
====Vehicles====
*Starfighters
**A-Wing
**B-Wing
**TIE Advanced
**TIE Bomber
**TIE Fighter
**TIE Interceptor
**X-Wing
**Y-Wing
*Aircraft
**Ewok Hang Glider
**Snowspeeder
**T-16 Skyhopper
**Twin-Pod Cloud Car
*Groundcraft
**AT-AT
**AT-ST
**Desert Skiff
**Landspeeder
**Sail Barge
**Sandcrawler
**Speeder Bike
**Swoop Bike
*Capital Ships
**Executor
**Imperial Star Destroyer
**Mon Calamari Star Cruiser
**Rebel Blockade Runner
**EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate/Legends|Rebel Cruiser
**Rebel Transport
*Other Vessels
**Imperial Landing Craft
**Imperial Shuttle
**Death Star
**Death Star II
**Millennium Falcon
**Outrider
**Slave I
*Charts
**Vehicles Speed Chart
**Vehicles Size Chart
====Weapons====
*Starship & Planetary Weapons
**Antivehicle Artillery
**Ion Cannon
**Proton Torpedo
**Anti-Infantry Battery
**Superlaser
**Turbolaser
**Quad Laser Cannon
**Laser Cannon
*Personal Weapons
**Blaster
**Bowcaster
**E-Web Repeating Blaster
**Gaderffii
**Lightsaber
**Thermal Detonator
**Vibro-Ax
**Ionization Blaster
**Force Pike
**Blaster Rifle
*Weapons Test
**Ewok Rock
**Blaster
**Lightsaber
**Thermal Detonator
**Death Star Ray
====Devices====
*Droid Devices
**Astromech Droid
**Asp Droid
**GNK Power Droid
**Interrogator Droid
**MSE Mouse Droid
**Patrol Droid
**Probot
**Protocol Droid
**Remote
**Restraining Bolt
*Personal Devices
**Comlink
**Electrobinoculars
**Meditation Chamber
**Hologram
**Imperial Code Cylinder
*Vehicle Devices
**Deflector Shield
**Hyperdrive
**Escape Pod
**Ion Engine
**Repulsorlift Engine
**Tractor Beam
*Industrial Devices
**Breath Mask
**Carbon-Freezing Chamber
**Scan Grid
**Bacta Tank
**Vaporator
**Prosthetic Replacement
===Locations===
*Core Worlds
**Alderaan
**Corellia
**Coruscant
***Imperial City
*Mid-Rim Worlds
**Kashyyyk
**Naboo
**Ord Mantell
**Yavin
***Yavin 4
****Massassi Temple
*Hutt Space
*Nar Hutta
**Nar Shaddaa
*Outer Rim Worlds
**Bespin
***Cloud City
**Dagobah
***Cave of Evil
***Yoda's Home
**Dantooine
**Endor
***Ewok Village
***Shield Generator
**Hoth
***Echo Base
***Wampa Ice Cave
***Hoth Asteroid Belt
**Kessel
**Mon Calamari
**Tatooine
***Anchorhead & Tosche Station
***Beggar's Canyon
***Great Pit of Carkoon
***Jabba's Palace
***Lars Moisture Farm
***Mos Eisley Spaceport
***Obi-Wan Kenobi's Home
***Dune Sea & Jundland Wastes
*Topics
**Real World Locations
**Hyperspace Travel Times
===Events===
*Ancient History
*Recent History
*Galactic Civil War
**Battle of Yavin
**After Yavin
**Battle of Hoth
**After Hoth
**Battle of Endor
*Era of the New Republic
**Early Conflicts
**Galactic Unrest
**Young Jedi Knights
===Episode I Preview===
*Behind the Magic - Episode I - A Preview
*Locations - Planet Naboo
*Events - About Episode I
*Behind the Scenes - Episode I Production
*Creatures, Characters and Droids - Battle Droid
*People - Episode I Cast
*Vehicles - Naboo Starfighters
*Toys and Collectibles - New Hasbro Action Figure
==Contents - Disc 2==
===Scene by Scene===
*Star Wars
*The Empire Strikes Back
*Return of the Jedi
*Lost Scenes
**Early Luke Scene
**Anchorhead Scene
**Biggs & Luke Scene
**Early Cantina Scene
===Behind the scenes===
*People
**Film Credits
**Cast Members
**Crew Members
*Processes
*Culture
**Critical Response
**Publicity
*Lucas Companies
**Industrial Light & Magic
**LucasArts
**Lucas Learning
**Lucasfilm Ltd.
**Skywalker Sound
**THX
**Skywalker Ranch
*Timeline
===Expanded Universe===
*Sources
*Timeline
==Glossary==
Found on both discs, the glossary is an encyclopedia-like reference source, based on selected information from Star Wars Encyclopedia, also released in 1998. The list is sortable into various categories:
*Alien Species
*Characters - Aliens
*Characters - Droids
*Characters - Human
*Events
*Flora and Fauna
*Groups and Organizations
*Locations - Cities
*Locations - Misc
*Locations - Planets
*Locations - Space
*Locations - Systems
*Technology
*Terminology
*Vehicles (named)
*Vehicles (types)
*Weapons
==Appearances==
==Sources==
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==Notes and references==
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