Star Wars (1987 video game)

Star Wars (スター・ウォーズ Sutā Wōzu) is a video game released in Japan in 1987 by Namco under their Namcot label. It was developed for the Family Computer (Famicom for short) and Hiroyuki Kawada was one of the developers. The game is a common side-scrolling platformer in which the player controls Luke, as he travels in order to join the Rebellion against the Empire.
==Opening crawl==
==Continuity==
While the game is based on Episode IV, Namco took several liberties with its storyline. For instance, Luke must rescue some of the main characters from the movie (R2-D2, C-3PO, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Princess Leia, Chewbacca and Han Solo), who are trapped on distinct planets. Luke travels using the Millennium Falcon (which in the movie was piloted only by Chewie and Han) in order to find them. On each planet, the boss appear to be none other than the Sith Darth Vader, who is typically impersonated by shapeshifting entities who will sometimes transform into a giant scorpion, a Wampa, a shark, or a pterosaur in order to continue attacking. Vader himself is eventually fought for real on the Death Star, as well as on Yavin 4.Star Wars (1987 video game)
The planets themselves are portrayed very differently than in the mainstream franchise's universe (Kessel contains ruins that resemble that of Ancient Egypt, for example), and some don't appear in the film (such as the icy planet, which, although named "Tina" in-game, is Hoth).Jason Fry confirmed in a email exchange that Tina and Hoth were treated as the same planet. In addition, Chewbacca in this game has some ability to speak Galactic Basic Standard.
Other differences include the use of a lightsaber and the Force, the latter of which Luke learned very little of until Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. In addition, Luke's in-game appearance is black haired, although instruction manual illustrations depict him with yellow hair, closer to his actual sandy-blond hair color.
===Transforming Vader===
According to both "Game On!," an article published in Star Wars Insider 135, and the game manual, the fake Vaders were "intended as illusions representing Luke's fears, like the Cave of Evil scene in Empire Strikes Back." However, those "illusions" were able to kidnap Luke Skywalker's allies and hold them prisoner.
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1987
Category:Legends console video games
Category:Nintendo Entertainment System games