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Super Star Wars hits different when it boots instantly in your browser. Released in 1992 on the Super Nintendo, this run and gun classic from JVC Musical Industries is ready the second you press start — no downloads, no setup.
It also features multiple playable characters with different abilities. The game features side-scrolling run and gun and platform gameplay, although it has stages which feature other challenges, such as driving a landspeeder or piloting an X-wing.
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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| D-Pad Up | ↑ | D-Pad up |
| D-Pad Down | ↓ | D-Pad down |
| D-Pad Left | ← | D-Pad left |
| D-Pad Right | → | D-Pad right |
| B (bottom) | X | Bottom face |
| A (right) | Z | Right face |
| Y (left) | S | Left face |
| X (top) | A | Top face |
| L | Q | Left shoulder |
| R | E | Right shoulder |
| Start | Enter | Start |
| Select | V | Select |
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How to Play Super Star Wars
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The Story Behind Super Star Wars
According to Webb, he was given the original handwritten scores that John Williams had created. The game's audio contains scores from the movie, which were all arranged by Sculptured Software's in-house musician Paul Webb. The game was almost completed, and was well into the playtesting phase, but in 1995 LucasArts decided to halt the development and cancel the release.
There was a trash compactor level that was deleted from the game due to lack of cartridge space. An image was published in an issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly around the time of the game's release. A Mega Drive version was in the works by Sega Interactive from late 1992 to some point in 1993, but was cancelled for unknown reasons.
How Super Star Wars Plays
For example, instead of simply buying C-3PO and R2-D2 from the Jawas, Luke Skywalker must fight his way to the top of a Jawa sandcrawler while leaping from a series of moving conveyor belts. The game was followed by two sequels based on the subsequent Star Wars films: Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1993) and Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1994). The game also features several vehicle-based levels in which the player takes control of an X-Wing or a landspeeder.
Super Star Wars is a 1992 run and gun video game based on the 1977 film Star Wars, developed by LucasArts and Sculptured Software and published by JVC Musical Industries for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The end of the game has players reenacting Luke's Death Star trench run to destroy the Death Star, with Darth Vader confronting the player in his TIE Advanced x1. It also features multiple playable characters with different abilities.
Why Players Still Load It Up
Super Star Wars is a 1992 run and gun video game based on the 1977 film Star Wars, developed by LucasArts and Sculptured Software and published by JVC Musical Industries for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Super Star Wars was ranked fourth in Nintendo Power top ten Super NES games of 1992. In 2018, Complex listed the game 38th in its list of "The Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time." In 1995, Total! ranked the game 60th on their list of the "Top 100 SNES Games", summarizing: "The sequels left a little to be desired but this is a great interpretation of the original and best film." In the same year, Flux magazine rated Super Star Wars 25th on its list of the "Top 100 Video Games", calling it "the second great SNES platform game after Super Mario World." They also praised the game's graphics and felt the game was easy.
The game was followed by two sequels based on the subsequent Star Wars films: Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1993) and Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1994). The game was re-released in November 1996 as part of Nintendo's Player's Choice series. The game was also made a part of a bundle with the purchase of Star Wars Battlefront for the PlayStation 4, which included Star Wars: Racer Revenge, Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter and Star Wars Bounty Hunter.
Super Star Wars — Frequently Asked Questions
How many players does Super Star Wars support?
Super Star Wars supports 1 player(s) in this browser version.
Can I play Super Star Wars online for free?
Absolutely. The full game loads in the player at the top of this page and runs right in your browser — no installs, no plugins, no waiting.
Do I need a controller to play Super Star Wars?
No. Keyboard controls work out of the box (see the controls panel), and any USB or Bluetooth gamepad is detected automatically.
Who developed Super Star Wars?
Development was handled by Sculptured Software / LucasArts, with JVC Musical Industries publishing the release.