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| system=[[Sega Mega Drive]], [[Sega Mega-CD]]
 
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a 1992 Super Nintendo action game developed by [[Sculptured Software]] and [[LucasArts]] based upon the 1977 ''[[wikipedia:Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' film. Development on a [[Sega Mega Drive]] version was said to be almost complete, before LucasArts switched to the [[Mega-CD]] for its superior graphical abilities. Ultimately neither version was released. Although articles at the time only mentioned LucasArts, it is likely that publishing duties for either port would've fallen in the hands of [[JVC]], as they were publishers of the original SNES version and of other LucasArts products on Sega platforms, including the Mega-CD version of ''[[Star Wars: Rebel Assault]]''. It is also not known if Sculptured was involved with either of these planned ports.
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a side-scrolling action game released for the Super NES in 1992 developed by [[Sculptured Software]] and [[LucasArts]] based upon the 1977 ''[[wikipedia:Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' film. Development on a [[Sega Mega Drive]] version was said to be almost complete, before LucasArts switched to the [[Sega Mega-CD]] for its superior graphical abilities. Ultimately neither version was released.
  
''Super Star Wars'' would be followed by adaptations of the subsequent ''Star Wars'' films, ''Empire Strikes Back'' and ''Return of the Jedi'', also on SNES, although ''Jedi'' would be the only one of the three to see a port to a Sega platform, in this case the Game Gear.
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''Super Star Wars'' would be followed by adaptations of the subsequent ''Star Wars'' films, ''Empire Strikes Back'' and ''Return of the Jedi'', also on Super NES. Only ''[[Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi]]'' would see a port to a Sega platform, in this case the [[Sega Game Gear]].
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An early prototype of the Mega Drive version was found and dumped by [[sonic:User:Drx|drx]] in 2019, and released on [[sonic:Hidden Palace|Hidden Palace]] on January 1, 2020 as part of the Holiday 2019 releases{{ref|https://hiddenpalace.org/News/Holiday_2019_(Day_8)_-_Super_Star_Wars_(Canceled_Mega_Drive_Port)}}.
  
 
==Magazine articles==
 
==Magazine articles==
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CVG UK 138.pdf|page=12|Preview in ''C&VG'' #138, May 1993.
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==Technical information==
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===ROM dump status===
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:09, 28 October 2024

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Super Star Wars
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD
Developer: Sega InterActive
Licensor: LucasArts
Planned release date(s):

Sega Mega Drive
1993-05[1], 1993-12[2]

Sega Mega-CD
1993-05[3]

State before cancellation: Partially-developed
Status of prototype(s): Mega Drive prototype dumped
Sound driver:
Sega Mega Drive
GEMS

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Super Star Wars is a side-scrolling action game released for the Super NES in 1992 developed by Sculptured Software and LucasArts based upon the 1977 Star Wars film. Development on a Sega Mega Drive version was said to be almost complete, before LucasArts switched to the Sega Mega-CD for its superior graphical abilities. Ultimately neither version was released.

Super Star Wars would be followed by adaptations of the subsequent Star Wars films, Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, also on Super NES. Only Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi would see a port to a Sega platform, in this case the Sega Game Gear.

An early prototype of the Mega Drive version was found and dumped by drx in 2019, and released on Hidden Palace on January 1, 2020 as part of the Holiday 2019 releases[4].

Magazine articles

Main article: Super Star Wars/Magazine articles.

Technical information

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[5]
Sega Mega Drive
60
Based on
1 review

Super Star Wars

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
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CRC32 e1c32fec
MD5 1c5709f2919cd703fac29aa8bcf6a137
SHA-1 46cd5c0380f09c93f4a53de14a65481037e4dba5
1MB 1993-01-25 EPROMs[6] Download.svg (406 kB) (info) Page

References



Star Wars games for Sega systems / published by Sega
Arcade
Star Wars Arcade (1993) | Star Wars Trilogy Arcade (1998) | Star Wars Racer Arcade (2001)
Sega Master System
Star Wars (1993)
Sega Mega Drive
Super Star Wars (unreleased)
Sega Game Gear
Star Wars (1993) | Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1995)
Sega Mega-CD
Star Wars: Rebel Assault (1993) | The Software Toolworks' Star Wars Chess (1994) | Super Star Wars (unreleased)
Sega 32X
Star Wars Arcade (1994)
Sega Saturn
Rebel Strike (unreleased) | Alien Hive (unreleased)
Pinball
Star Wars (1987) | Star Wars (1992) | Star Wars Trilogy (1997)
Sega Dreamcast
Star Wars: Episode I Racer (2000) | Star Wars: Episode I Jedi Power Battles (2000) | Star Wars Demolition (2000) | Star Wars: Episode I Obi-Wan (unreleased) | Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing (unreleased)
Sony PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Nintendo Switch
Lego Star Wars Skywalker Saga (2022)
Star Wars related media
Toy
Homestar R2-D2 (2011) | Homestar R2-D2 EX (2013) | Homestar Darth Vader (2013)