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Nov 14, 2024 18 min

The Empire Strikes Back (1982)

from The Arcade - Deep Dive Hosted by Christian Heinke

🎮 Before Fallen Order, before KOTOR, there was... a handful of pixels and a dream! Journey back to 1982 when Parker Brothers squeezed the epic Battle of Hoth into the Atari 2600's limited memory. The first-ever Star Wars video game had no John Williams score, no voice acting, and definitely no ray tracing - just you in a Snowspeeder, taking on an endless wave of AT-ATs one blip at a time. Join us for the untold story of how a simple scrolling shooter launched the Star Wars gaming empire we know today! 🚀 Disclaimer: Arden Keene & Thorne Marlow are characters from the Heinkeverse. This podcast was created using NotebookLM. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:The_Empire_Strikes_Back(1982_video_game) https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Wars:The_Empire_Strikes_Back(1982_video_game) https://www.giantbomb.com/star-wars-the-empire-strikes-back/3030-22407/ https://gamerant.com/first-star-wars-empire-strikes-back-game-atari-40-years-later/

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