Atari Star Wars arcade game Upright classic vector game 1983

[MrNapalm138]

This was my all time favorite arcade game of the 80s !!!

[JasonNation72]

Oh, man! I haven't played this game since 1988! I miss it and I love it! Thanks for posting this and letting me reminisce.

[BitzanBobs]

Good shot, kid!

[psxdc64x]

Looks fun!

[skywalkerxx1]

someone know  if is it possible to find somewere the arcade game?

[Jonwood74]

Back in the day this game was the shit...The perfect day was spending 2 hours seeing a movie then going to Nathan's Arcade and playing this game for another 2 hours then capping it off with several ulcer inducing hot dogs. I'd go home partially deaf from the arcade and wanting to puke from the dogs but it was Great!

[fearguis]

I'll never forget when I played the sit-down version of this game at the county fair many many years ago. The force was with me that night, as I played the game off one quarter for nearly an hour. A crowd actually started forming, as everyone was amazed at how perfect my game was, lol. If I remember correctly, I finally just gave up and let it kill me because I wanted to go see the rest of the fair. I never played it that well again, though. :)

[cantosis2007]

is this game still in any of the arcdes in the UK?

[davesecx]

I cant even tell you how much time and quarters I spent on this arcade game. I loved it so much.

[freeforfreebogus]

I remember playing that game every day at the arcade down the road! Spent loads of quarters! So much fun!

[Mrmtjones]

wish i grew up in the golden age of arcade gaming. or wait...no i dont! call of duty is awesome!

[steelerman1974]

This game and Tron were by far my favorite two arcade games while growing up.

[canadian4sure]

I remember this game. I played this a lot. It took me over a year to master it but I finally got over a million points and reached every level. In fact I got so good I was invited by several people to contact Atari and even the Guiness Book of Records. Reason? To achieve my million plus points, I played one game, on one quarter for 8 straight hours without a break.

[2E4N]

HA HA HA! Thats awesome....really brings back some great memories.....lol...I really l just realized the X-Wing Fighter is in reverse as it pulls away from the exploding Death Star......classic!

[djdensan]

懐かしいな〜！もう一回プレイしたいよ

[pcvideogamer]

There was a broken SW sit-down cabinet outside an arcade in Paignton Devon UK (Penny Arcade) which was there for months & months, was never rescued sadly.

[river9999uk]

You need to check out the MAME arcade emulator then ;-)

[DjJohnnyM68]

i've never found a pc version of this, except for a demo mode version which doesnt allow user participation, beyond just pressing the space bar for firing.

[BRGxRandomHero]

amazing for 83

[edofarabia]

This looks really hard!

[529550]

This looks like made with lasers...

[xtraflo]

God I love this game. Seems like it was one of the Very first FPS style Flight simulator? Atleast with this much graphic ability.

[BRAKESUK80]

jeez i remember playing the sit down version when i was really small. must have been around 1985 when i was 5 years old. could have been before actually

[laserstun]

Had this with the MAME emulator for a long time. It works pretty well with a mouse.

[dallenwood]

I loved this game! I pumped so many quarters/tokens into it, if could find it somewhere I would buy it for my man-cave.

[ghostrid3]

wow, classic many memories of this game, music to my ears, should have done it on Medium to see the bars in tunnel. spent many hours in arcade on this game, Tempest and Tron

[Herarsetoymug]

Man, I loved this game. It had to be the cabinet version, though, with everyone crowded around watching. You were the real arcade hero :)

[Herarsetoymug]

So...when Obi-Wan said, "Use the force, Luke" that was an instruction not to fire your lasers until you got to the thermal exhaust port, for an extra bonus score? *Now* you tell me!

[snidelywhiplash]

No kidding. Would've been useful information 20 years ago! : )

[crazylevipinball]

EASY?! Only pussies play SW on easy. You can blow up the death star on easy playing blindfolded.

[Herarsetoymug]

To be fair, didn't playing on easy mean your game would last a couple of levels longer. 20p was a lotta cash in those days :)

[Aaron4444444]

lol the game music sounds like it came from pokemon yellow version

[nrdesign1991]

implementing better sound would have been to expensive these days

[WatchVenusSpa]

Simply the greatest usage of a movie license in video game history!

[s123rew]

where in devon is it?

[river9999uk]

Exeter, checkout arcadebarn co uk !

[SpaceWars2025]

must be the main powerforce generator!

[Pinwormx]

Awesome game!!!!

[dusty56g]

I was 7 in 83 this was my fav game for years, finally in 1997 I bought one from a carnival guy who said it didnt work for 50 bucks, My father in law tinkered with it and got it to work, I used it for 4 years untill my wife decided it had to go.......I miss it sooo much ughh oh well.

[Junriah]

Omg I remember this, I was like 6-8 years when I found this in the arcade hall I was so hooked:p

[jefripayne102895]

This was one of the best arcade games ever.

[gog312]

when i was junior high school student, i used to play this so much at game center "Beatles" in shizuoka japan ! the wire frame was very high tech i feel at that time !

[JPPT1974]

Heard it is still a very popular game!

[aruss100]

ha ha was in a pub when i was 18! used to blow so much on it when i was wrecked BUT NEVER ON EASY DUDE!

[Naomi0111]

relive all of these on Mame!! its great

[xkddaman]

nice use of the force hehe

[elcruels]

your so right zuma......you had to be there this game ate PLENTY of my quarters let me tell you!..............

[dsconce1]

i always loved this game its too bad i cant aford one

[evilzuma]

You had to be living in this era to truly appreciate this game. I don't doubt younger people loving the movie or seeing the coolness of this game. But you had to be living in the moment...when Star Wars was still fresh...and graphics like this...and voice in games...were amazing. There hasn't been a game since that made me feel way this game has when it finally came your turn to climb into the console and play this classic.

[towringer]

You betcha! I was 19 in '83 when this game came out (right after Return Of The Jedi was first released). We didn't have home video then, and these graphics & sound effects were awesome. I spent a ton of quarters on this game. I used to love dodging the obstacles in the trench, shooting Darth Vader and the tops off the towers. May The Force Be With You.

[VaderNES]

Remember, the force will be with you, always.

[uggla03]

an arcade legend like most early atari arcade machines

[storrs19]

The explosion of the Death Star is so awesome but also tended to shorten the life of the arcade game. It is rare to see these old color vector games working anymore, let alone in excellent condition. You have a very nice machine there.

[PoPoNellie]

I used to confuse my friend by yelling at him to "use the force" like it says at the top of the screen. He would try to figure out where the "Force" button was on the control panel and loose shields.

[waschbeckenfrisch]

25 years old and still looking good :)

[patpatboy2]

Wow! All of the graphics are just nets that we would use today, but color in before releasing the game.

[DayTripperID]

yup, pretty much true, they had it all figured out, just needed to wait on the technology to catch up

[tmfcbog]

Wow I used to work in the factory making these games in ireland AWsome

[jasongamino]

I didn't know htey had an upright version. Great game. Spent lenty o' quarters in that machine!

[jefripayne102895]

Yea baby! Old school video games and arcades rocked! It's a shame we'll never see those days again. This game was awsome!

[falconlem]

U bastard you are making me jealous.. though I prefer the sit down version..

[river9999uk]

I have one of those too I am restoring on these very pages.....take a look! :-)

[skywalkerxx1]

@river9999uk were is this arcade now??? tel me please

[arcadebarn]

@skywalkerxx1 visit arcadebarn . co . uk should tell you everything :-)

[pab70]

"Red 5 standing by"

[VaderNES]

You used the force. Good job. One of the greatest movie games of all time and one of the greatest vector games.

[Alstom1995]

Absolutely!

[river9999uk]

Yeah the bearing on it are a little noisey. Should be easy to get a replacement though :-)

Cheers

[VideoJunkei]

Sound like you have a fan going out.....

[Darrylb500]

One of the best vector games ever, to be sure!