ColecoVision · 1983
Star Wars
A 1983 ColecoVision action title that adapts the opening crawl's trench run into a fixed-format cartridge experience.
- Publisher
- Atari, Inc.
- Format
- Cartridge
- Genre
- shoot 'em up
- Released
- 1983
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Overview
The game presents a straightforward arcade-style mission in which the player pilots a craft through a series of obstacle-laden sections. It belongs to the early wave of licensed Star Wars video games and reflects the era's typical cartridge-based presentation. The experience is best understood as a snapshot of what licensed science-fiction shooters looked like at the end of the 1980s console generation.
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Why it matters
It is one of the early licensed Star Wars games released for ColecoVision, marking the franchise's presence in that platform's launch-era library. Its packaging and label style provide a useful reference point for collectors studying 1983-era Atari-branded ColecoVision cartridges.
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The physical edition
A typical complete copy includes the cartridge, box, and any printed materials shipped with that specific release. Regional and promotional editions can vary in cover art, insert content, and included documentation, so physical condition and edition-specific details should be confirmed before purchase.
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Playing it today
The game can be played on original ColecoVision hardware or on modern emulators that support ColecoVision ROMs. For emulator play, obtain ROM files from a legitimate source you already own before use.