With the highly anticipated game The Force Unleashed due out later this year, io9.com has decided to take a brief look at the various Star Wars video games througout the years. From The Empire Strikes Back game of the Atari 2600 to LEGO Star Wars of the next-gen systems, click here for your short history lesson.


Thanks to Ed Dolista of the Indy Cast for the link!


UPDATE: Along the same lines...Friend of TFN, "Yiddleja" sent over the following:

"Hey there. I just found this. Gametrailers.com will be doing a 10 part retrospective on most Star Wars games to have come out. I'm sure they will touch upon the movies and books as well.

Here is the link to the trailer.

I think you may have to sign up for the site (free) not 100% sure but I can't wait. I watched the final fantasy retrospective and it was fantastic. 10-20 mins episodes each."


Thanks "Yiddleja"!


UPDATE #2: Episode 1 of the Star Wars video game retrospective at Gametrailers.com is now available to check out right here.





UPDATE #3: Episode 2 of the Gametrailers.com retrospective is now online! Click here.



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UPDATE #4: Well, I figured that this fell in the category of this post so hence the update...Click here for the "Top 5 Best & Worst Star Wars Video Games" as according to hecklerspray.com.



UPDATE #5: Episode 3 of the GameTrailers.com Star Wars video game retrospective is now online for your enjoyment. Click here.



Thanks "Yiddleja"!



UPDATE #6: Our friend "Yiddleja" let us know that Episode 4 of the restrospective is up right here at GameTrailers.com.



Thanks again "Yiddleja"!



UPDATE #7: After a long wait, Episode 5 of the Star Wars video game retrospective is now online at GameTrailers.com. Click here and enjoy!



Source: EUCantina.net



UPDATE #8: Episode 6 of the Star Wars video game retrospective is now online at GameTrailers.com. Click here!



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UPDATE #9: Episode 7 is now online from GameTrailers.com and you can check it out below. (Have added the embedded videos to the updates above for the previous episodes as well!)



Thanks to "Yiddleja" and Andy for the heads up!



UPDATE #10: Nathan of Starwarsfanworks.com sent over the following:

"I just released an interview with the GameTrailers retrospective creator Brandon Jones on “The Butlerniverse: Episode 29”. We discussed the retrospective, the creative process, SW gaming in general, and made brief mention of what fans can expect from GameTrailers in the lead-up to The Force Unleashed *after* the retrospective is complete."

Thanks to Nathan for the heads up and click here to check out the interview!



UPDATE #11: See below for Episode 8 of the retrospective from GameTrailers.com...



Source: EUCantina.net



UPDATE #12: Our friend "Yiddleja" wrote to let us know that Episode 9 of the retrospective is now online. See it below!




Thanks "Yiddleja"!



UPDATE #13: IGN presents their own "The History of Star Wars Games" feature right here!

While Star Wars video games are on your mind, click here for "Star Wars lives on through games" from Yahoo News (Reuters).

Sources: ClubJade.net and Starwars.com



UPDATE #14: The final Episode of the Star Wars video game retrospective is now online from Gametrailers.com and you can check it out below!






Thanks "Yiddleja"!