1990s
Super Star Wars
1992 · Action Platformer · SNES
Overview
Super Star Wars was a challenging action platformer adapting A New Hope on SNES with Mode 7 Millennium Falcon sequences, multiple playable characters, and difficulty calibrated for skilled players.
Deep Dive
LucasArts licensed the Star Wars property for a SNES trilogy. Super Star Wars adapted A New Hope across multiple gameplay modes: side-scrolling platformer sections and Mode 7 3D-perspective segments for the Millennium Falcon and X-Wing sequences.
Developer Story
Super Star Wars was developed by Sculptured Software under LucasArts licence and published by JVC.
Did You Know?
- Super Star Wars was notorious for its difficulty — even the early Tatooine levels were genuinely punishing.
- Two sequels followed: Super The Empire Strikes Back (1993) and Super Return of the Jedi (1994).
