Star Wars

This article is about the 1993 game. For other Star Wars games, see Star Wars.

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Master System Game Gear
Star Wars
System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: U.S. Gold
Developer: LucasArts, Beam Software, Tiertex
Distributor: Tec Toy (BR)
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code EU 1993-10 29014-50 EU (Kixx) 199x 29014-50 PT 199x UK 1993-10 £34.9934.99 29014-50 AU 199x $79.9579.95 FSTA05SEC BR 199x 028260 US 1993-10 $39.9539.95 T-79098 EU 1993-06 79098-50 EU (Kixx) 199x PT 199x UK 1993-09 79098-50 UK (Kixx) 199x AU 199x $79.9579.95
Non-Sega versions Famicom Nintendo Entertainment System

Star Wars is a platform game based on the 1977 Star Wars film, and was originally released for the NES in 1991 and developed by Beam Software. In 1993 the game was ported to the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear by US Gold and Tiertex, with the Game Gear one being the only one of the two versions to see release in North America.

Gameplay

Pause menu

The game is a side-scrolling platformer played as one of three characters: Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, or Leia Organa. The character can be moved with and , can jump with , and can crouch with . Each character has a weapon that can be used with . Weapons can be used while jumping or crouching. Holding while holding or makes the character run. Characters can jump much higher and farther when running. The game has many areas that must be cleared with running jumps. Ladders are climbed with and descended with . Doorways and elevators can be entered with .

Luke is the only character that is mandatory (with the exception of Leia in the introductory stage of the Game Gear version). It is optional to find the others (despite that this can confound the plot). In addition to the three playable characters, there are three support characters that provide their own benefits: C-3PO, R2-D2, and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Characters can be switched by pausing the game with  PAUSE  on the Master System or  START  on the Game Gear. The current character must be standing still to bring up the pause menu. This menu can also be used to switch Luke's weapon between his blaster and his lightsaber (once acquired).

Each character has 16 hit points and loses hit points when taking damage from enemies or environmental hazards. Hit points can be restored by finding items. When a character loses all of his or her hit points, he or she dies. Luke has a life system and loses a life when he dies; extra lives for him are found in the stages. When Han or Leia die, they can be revived by Obi-Wan, but only up to five times. Each character has a separate hit point meter; hit points are retained from stage to stage. The game ends when Luke runs out of lives, but it can be continued as long as there are continues remaining.

A few stages offer different gameplay styles. When controlling the landspeeder in the Tatooine hub world of the Master System version, the D-Pad moves it around the map, and it can be accelerated with . When piloting the Millennium Falcon in the asteroid field, the D-Pad moves the ship; the vertical controls are inverted, so climbs and descends. In the first-person shooting stages for the Millennium Falcon and Luke's X-Wing, the D-Pad moves the targeting reticle and or fires the lasers (which can be held for continuous fire). In the final stage, played as Luke's X-Wing from an overhead perspective, the D-Pad moves the ship around, fires the torpedoes, and fires the lasers.

There are two difficulty levels, Cadet and Jedi. There are fewer enemies on Cadet, and characters take no damage falling from heights (though exceptionally great heights kill the character regardless of difficulty). Healing items are also more beneficial on Cadet than on Jedi.

Characters

R2-D2's Death Star map

	Luke Skywalker
	Main character. Can be team leader (playable). Armed with a blaster. Can also receive a lightsaber from Obi-Wan Kenobi, which is melee range but the most powerful weapon in the game.
	Han Solo
	Smuggler and captain of the Millennium Falcon. Can be team leader (playable). Armed with a blaster. His blaster is the most powerful of the playable characters. Finding Han is optional, though Luke can take the Millennium Falcon regardless.
	Leia Organa
	Princess of Alderaan and Rebel leader. Can be team leader (playable). Armed with a blaster. Finding Leia is optional, though she is always played in the first stage of the Game Gear version.
	C-3PO
	Protocol droid. He occasionally offers hints or advice when selected in the pause menu. He is initially available at the beginning of the game along with Luke.
	R2-D2
	Astromech droid. R2 can tap into the Imperial computer network and display a map of the interior of the Death Star. R2 can also repair Luke's X-Wing fighter. R2 is found in the Jawa sandcrawler on Tatooine. Finding R2-D2 is optional in the Master System version of the game.
	Obi-Wan Kenobi
	Exiled Jedi Knight. When he is found, Obi-Wan gives Luke a lightsaber. He can resurrect Han and Leia up to five times by selecting him in the pause menu when either of them is defeated. Obi-Wan is found in a cave on Tatooine. Finding Obi-Wan is optional in the Master System version of the game.

Items

	Small Health Ball
	Partially heals the current character for 8 hit points on Cadet difficulty and 3 hit points on Jedi difficulty. This item is only found in the Master System version.
	Big Health Ball
	Fully heals the current character on Cadet difficulty and partially heals the current character for 9 hit points on Jedi difficulty.
	Faster Blaster
	Gives Luke a faster-firing blaster. This item is found on the first stage with Luke in both versions.
	Millennium Falcon Shield
	Gives the Millennium Falcon an additional point of shielding, up to 8 maximum. The player can collect these in the early part of the game to give the Millennium Falcon more survivability in its stages.
	1-Up
	Gives Luke an extra life. Han and Leia do not use Luke's lives and can instead be revived by Obi-Wan.

Stages

Master System version

After the first cave and before Mos Eisley, all of the Tatooine stages are optional and can be played in any order. There is a hub world where Luke can navigate his landspeeder between the stages. The player can find R2-D2 and Obi-Wan Kenobi and collect shield upgrades for the Millennium Falcon in these early stages.

After Mos Eisley, all of the stages are played in order. The Death Star computer room is optional and gives R2-D2 the ability to display a map of the hallway area. Princess Leia can be found in the detention block stage, but it is not required to find her to complete the game.

Tatooine

Cave 1

Sandcrawler

Cave 2

Cave 3

Cave 4

Cave 5

Cave 6

Mos Eisley

Cantina

Docking Bay 94

Asteroid Field

Death Star Hangar

Death Star Hallways

Control Room

Tractor Beam

Detention Block

Death Star Escape 1

Trash Compactor

Death Star Escape 2

Falcon Gunner

X-Wing Interlude

X-Wing Fighter

Death Star Trench

Game Gear version

This version begins with an additional stage with Princess Leia on her Alderaan cruiser. It has been forcefully boarded by Imperial forces, and she must find R2-D2 to record a message for Obi-Wan Kenobi. Unlike the Master System version, all of the Tatooine stages are played in order, and there are short, linear transition stages in between them. The cave stages have been consolidated into a single stage. There is a brief, unplayable interlude with Luke in his landspeeder before the Mos Eisley stage.

The computer room on the Death Star is again optional. The detention block has been redesigned in this version and no longer resembles the preceding hallways stage.

Because none of the Tatooine stages are optional, the player always finds R2-D2 and Obi-Wan Kenobi in this version, though it is still not mandatory to find Han Solo or Princess Leia.

Alderaan Cruiser

Tatooine 1

Sandcrawler

Tatooine 2

Cave

Tatooine 3

Landspeeder Interlude

Mos Eisley

Cantina

Docking Bay 94

Asteroid Field

Death Star Hangar

Death Star Hallways

Control Room

Tractor Beam

Detention Block

Death Star Escape 1

Trash Compactor

Death Star Escape 2

Falcon Gunner

X-Wing Interlude

X-Wing Fighter

Death Star Trench

Completion

The game rates the player on how much of the game has been completed since much of it is optional. This score can be viewed by pausing the game. It is also shown after completing the final stage.

Task	Score
Picking up Faster Blaster	3%
Picking up Han Solo	3%
Picking up Lightsaber	3%
Picking up R2-D2	3%
Picking up Obi-Wan Kenobi	5%
Completing the Asteroid Field stage	10%
Hooking up R2-D2 to the Control Room	3%
Destroying the Tractor Beam	10%
Rescuing Princess Leia	5%
Defeating the Trash Monster	10%
Surviving Falcon Gunner	10%
Surviving X-Wing Fighter	10%
Completing Death Star Trench	15%
Completing game with all items collected and characters found	10%

Magazine articles

Main article: Star Wars/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Game Gear print advert in Sega Visions (US) #15: "October/November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:

• Sega Visions (US) #16: "December/January 1993/1994" (1993-xx-xx)
• Sega Visions (US) #17: "February/March 1994" (199x-xx-xx)

Print advert in Mega Force (FR) #21: "Octobre 1993" (1993-10-08)

Artwork

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Physical scans

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Publication Version Score Consoles + (FR) PAL 85 Game Power (IT) PAL 79 Joypad (FR) PAL 83 Mega Force (FR) 82 Mega Fun (DE) PAL 73 Player One (FR) PAL 70 Sega Power (UK) PAL 59 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 89 Sega Zone (UK) PAL 72 Sega Master Force (UK) PAL 89 Todo Sega (ES) 85 Video Games (DE) PAL 55

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Publication Version Score Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U 78 Game Power (IT) PAL 84 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 93 Game Informer (US) NTSC-U 90 Joypad (FR) PAL 74 Mega Force (FR) 78 Mega Fun (DE) PAL 73 Player One (FR) PAL 72 Sega Power (UK) PAL 57 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 90 Sega Force (SE) PAL 74 Todo Sega (ES) PAL 93 Video Games (DE) PAL 61

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Technical information

ROM dump status

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