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Star Wars: Video Game References

Below is a list of video games that have, in some way, Star Wars references. Thank you to all of our faithful TFNGames readers that have contributed to this page and if you find any more that we are yet to list, please send them in.

Ace Combat 5

There is a point in the game on a mission, mid flight, when on the radio chatter, your wingmen drop the phrase 'I've got a Bad feeling about This', Immediately following by a sneak attack from your supposed allies, with your other wingman screaming 'Its a Trap!' through the radio.

Age of Empires 2: Age of Kings

In the Saladin campaign, during one of the missions, a message will appear from the Master of the Templar saying: "If you strike me down, I will grow more powerful than you can possibly imagine..."

Anachronox

Warning: The following contains a spoiler to this game. Highlight to read.

At a point in the game, the planet you're on is about to self-destruct, and you're racing through the spaceport to get to your ship. There are two guys sitting on a couch. If you talk to them, you'll hear the following:

"Should we evacuate?"
"In our moment of triumph?"

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magic Obscura

In the city of Tarant, the guards outside the boil call it "a wretched hive of scum and villany" and warn you not to go there.

Armed & Dangerous

Just wanted to let you know that in the Armed and Dangerous demo for Xbox there is a Star Wars reference cutscene. Your squad of three characters find their friend freezing, the one character explains he knows a simple way to warm him up and carries the frozen team mate to a creature that's lying on it's side. While this is happening your main character explains that he has seen it before and that your robotic friend (the one carrying the frozen guy) is going to cut open the stomach of the beast and wrap the frozen body in their entendrils to keep him warm. The robot then replies that it isn't necessary and shoves the little body up the creature's rear. The creature then wakes up and runs around wildly.

Atlantis : The Lost Tales

At one point, the uber-badguy captures your 'girlfriend', Anna, and you must save her... So, later, you arrive on his flying boat, and the girl's there... in a slave garment designed by Creon, the bad guy in question... Sounds familiar ? Yes... Jabba's sail barge and Leia's famous slave costume.

The Bouncer

Every once in a while, some of the loading screens includes text detailing past events of the main characters. Keep an eye out for a conversation where someone says: "Impressive. Most impressive".

Crono Trigger & Crono Cross

Wedge, Biggs and Piet appear in this series. In Crono Trigger, Biggs was named Vicks. Wedge and Biggs are soilders in "Norstein Bekkler's Lab", and Piet was a pilot.

Dark Forces

When you are climbing through the ventilation shafts on the Death Star if you have your light on you can read a pixelated "EWOKS SUCK" on the walls. I wonder if this was put in by the Emperor himself?

Day of the Tentacle

There's a Vader calendar in an office in the present. When you interact with you got "It's a calendar of my favorite movie." and "I already got three of them at home."
There's a Stromtrooper helmet on a shelf in the present, in the room of the Tentacle.
On a TV commercial to buy a diamond, it says you should call 1-800-STAR-WARS and it says : "Tell them Yoda sent you."
At the end, the three main characters say to the doctor : "Help us Dr. Fred, you're our only hope."

Deus Ex

Every once in a while you will receive an email, which you can read at one of the many terminals. One of the emails is called "Classic Movies". If you read it, it states that a copy of "Blue Harvest" is on its way to you.

The Dig

In most of the light bridge controls, you can see familiar Star Wars characters and vehicles.

Discworld Noir

When your protagonist, Lewton, is questioning a half-elf bartender named Mankin, he remarks that the bar seems like a nice place. Mankin replys, "No, it doesn't. It's a wretched hive of scum and villainy."

Escape Velocity

There is a system named THX-1138.
In one of the missions you meet up with an old man named George Lucas.

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requim

Actor Bill (William) Hootkins, well known for his part in Star Wars: A New Hope as Jek Porkins, is credited as being the voice of Dr. Maximilian Roivas in this Nintendo thriller.

Falcon 4.0

The Falcon program has a sampled pilot saying "this is just like Beggars canyon back home."

Fallout 2

One of the usable weapons in the game is a vibroblade.
One of the families in New Reno is called "Salvatores". R.A. Salvatore anyone?
There is a character called "Derek" in the Den. There is also another guy called "Wes" somewhere in the game.
On the "big map" of California when you're traveling arround, look at the legend in the corner of the screen that says "Vault-Tech". You can clearly see "L5-AA23" - where Princess Leia was held and TK-421 - the designation of the Storm Trooper that Luke stole ("TK-421 why aren't you at your post?).
One of the Bridge Guards at Arroyo is named Mynoc.
When you ask Whinkey Bob about The Den in Kalamath, he refers to it with: "You will not find a more wretched hive of scum and villany"
In New Reno at the Golden Globe porn studio, one of the *ahem* NPCs says "Aren't you a little short for a Stormtrooper?"
Also in New Reno, one of the dailogue line choices when you're trying to bluff you car back from T-Ray is "Perhaps you feel you are being treated...unfairly?"
After completing the game, if you choose to keep playing you can hear some of the NPCs to say "I felt a great disturbance...as if a hundred evil bastards on an oil derrick suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. Strange."

Final Fantasy

Final Fantasy has many Star Wars related references. The reason? Hironobu Sakaguchi, who conceived the Final Fantasy games, has cited Star Wars as his main influence on several occasions.

Two characters have appeared in the Final Fantasy series since FFVI. They are Biggs and Wedge, and were imperial soldiers. Originally Biggs was called Vicks in 6, but this was later changed back to Biggs in the recent re-release of VI on the playstation. Both were part of an underground rebellion at the beginning of FFVII against the Shinra Corporate, and went back to being troopers in FFVIII.
There have been plenty of other well known names that have appeared, or seem to appear, in the FF series. These include Nida, who pilots Balamb Garden, Piet, who is in charge of Esthar's space station, as well as Camie and Fixer, who are fellow rebels in FF7.
A character called Cid has appeared in the FF series since FF6, and according to Sakaguchi, is very much like Master Yoda himself
Another character, that many have been talking about, is RedXIII. Is it a reference to the X-Wing call sign? Not quite, according to Bry-Gon:
Once the player reaches Cosmo Canyon (in FF7), it is revealed that Red XIII's real name is "Nanaki". Now, just rearrange the letters slightly ... take the first letter and put it at the end. Anakin.
Well known phrases have also appeared in the FF series. The final boss of Final Fantasy IX says "Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering."
Another villain in FF9 quotes the Emperor: "Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen".
While playing Final Fantasy 9, in Memoria disk 4 when you are going about collecting information about your past, there is a scene where you have witnessed the destruction of a town (no names given just incase it spoils it for someone who hasn't played the game). At the end of it a guy named Garland speaks to you in your mind saying the classic words of Yoda:
Fear leads to anger,
Anger leads to hate,
Hate leads to suffering.....
In Final Fantasy seven there is a charecter called Cait Sith with the ability to read the future.
In Final Fantasy X the main bad guy is the main charecters father.
Biggs and wedge appear once again, this time as blitzball players in the :uca fint gate
Final Fantasy VII. In Nibelheim, if you look closely at the sign above the bar it says "The Ewok"

Flashback

The following are passwords for the game:

Bantha (open level 1)
Kasyyk (open level 3)
Sarlac (open level 4)
Maenoc (open level 5) - pronounced "Mynock" in French
Sulust (open level 6)

Freelancer

In one of the last story missions you are to get some kind of special energy source from a giant nomad hive. After you've entered the system and the massive construction emerges from the thick fog, one of your copilots coughs: "Look at the size of that thing!"

Frogger: The Great Quest

On one level Frogger must go into a cave beneath a twisted tree and defeat the "Dark One". The Dark One looks like the grim reaper, but when you defeat him, part of his skull falls away to reveal Frogger's face. Very similar to the scene in "The Empire Strikes Back".

Full Throttle

When you find the lady in the dumpster, she says "Help me Ben, you're my only hope."

Galactic Battlegrounds

Stormtroopers sometimes identifies themselves as "one-one-three-eight" after you select them.

Gex 64: Enter the Gecko

A level is named "The Umpire Strikes Out" which has X-wing and TIE fighter looking ships.
In the above TV and "Pain in the Astoriods" TV, Gex wears a storm trooper outfit
If stormie Gex idles, he pulls out a lightsaber and swings it a few times
Gex will say "R2, I have a Gecko on my tail see what you can do with it" periodically in the two levels.
A driod which looks like an R2 unit will roll around and pull out a really big gun on Gex
A "Trekkie" alien enemy has a purple lightsaber.

Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec

During the Tokyo track, somewhere in the crowd are three Rebel pilots dressed in their usual orange fighter gear. As one reader pointed out "Guess they were visiting the Neimoidians".

Grand Theft Auto: San Andres

It come during a mission called "Air Raid", where you have to shoot at toy airplanes from a rooftop. At one point, when you shoot down a plane, your character exclaims "Hey! I got one!!" Another character named Zero (voiced by David Cross) replies, "Great shot, now don't get cocky!"

Grabbed by the Ghoulies

In the middle of the boss fight against "Baron Von Ghoul", he stops the fight and begins to talk. He says "Mwa haa! Your puny attacks cannot harm me! You must join me and together we shall rule the mansion as father and son..!" Then Cooper, your character, says "Nooooooo! That's not true! That's impossible!". Then "Baron Von Ghoul" says "No, wait...wrong speech! What I meant to say is I'm a sporting gentleman, so take this weapon. It'll give you a fighting chance!". Obvious refrence to the dialog at the end of the "Bespin Duel". Mike also provided us with some screenshots of the dialog, 1, 2, and 3.

Half-Life: Opposing Force

Before a Security Guard and Scientist get killed in a scripted sequence (happens just after you encounter a portly security guard with his arm stuck in a broken vending machine), the security guard asks the scientist something like "have you seen the new IG-88".

Heroes of Might and Magic 4

there is a campaign that requires a specific hero to go through a specific portal. If you try to go through the portal with the wrong character the message is: "You're not the hero we're looking for. Move along, move along..."

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis

There's a street in Monte Carlo named "Rue des Guerres des Etoiles", which means "Star Wars Street".

Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine

Believe it or not, but one of Indy's chalk drawings is of R2-D2.
In the opening cutscene's newspaper, one of the authors of an article is "D. Maul Sith".

Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb

In the 2nd to last level for the Prague Chapter, where Indiana Jones is going after the "Soul Crystal" as he walks into the room he says "I have a bad feeling about this".
a couple of things that Indy says in the game:
- "I have a bad feeling about this." at least 5 different times
- "Sometimes I even amaze myself."

Interstate '82

There is a mission entitled trench run in which the objective is to destroy the control tower. As you come out from a difficult track 3 cars come up behind you armed with lasers- Your partner Vixen abandons you at your orders and you hear a message from the center one in Vaders voice- Ignore the truck...stay on Stampede (You) He continues "There is much strength in you..young road warrior... Your character: "What?" "Stampede .. I am your Fath ..... 'static'. After you kill the three enemies you must drive down a long trench full of laser turrets- Then take out the tower. When you have done that your character says "Hmm reminds me of that space station in 63.. " And the mission is completed.

Jedi Starfighter

During Act I, Mission III (an attack on an orbital prison facility), the text before the mission states that the prison's designation is "1138."
Not a Star Wars reference, but an interesting easter egg: in the mountain level where you are supposed to blow up the ore extractors there are small little buildings which you can blow up with one shot. In one of the groups of buildings there is a battle droid making a snow battle droid like a snow man, including a blaster.

Kirby 64: Legend of the Crystal Shards

If Kirby has the combined cutting and electric ability, he will whip out a yellow double bladed lightsaber, and it makes sounds very similar to a lightsaber too.

LEGO Island 2

In the sequence where Cedric the Bull is shooting cannons at you, sometimes Pepper will say "If you strike me down, Cedric, I will just come back more powerful than you can imagine!"

Leisure Suit Larry

When Larry talks to a female character named Bilzarbra, she tells him she wants to be in movies. During their conversation, Larry daydreams a lot, but she mentions that she had met Hayden, was blown away by his acting in AOTC, etc. She even thought he should play Batman in the horrid "Batman & Robin" movie!
Later on, Larry gets her to read a script he wrote and says she has to imagine that he is playing the part of her "dream date" Hayden.

Little Big Adventure

One of the guys in the Library (which is located on the "Principal Island") tells you: "'m a huge STAR WARSz fan. The saga's sequel should be released soon, so I already reserved my seat in the movie theater!"
The kicker? The game was released in 1994.

The Longest Journey

At one point during the game, there is a large sphere on the ground in front of a cafe. If you click on it, your character says "Can you say 'Death Star'?" and if you click it again she says "Let's blow this thing and go home!", "Look at the size of that thing!" or "Good shot Red 2!".

Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete

During the game, a townsperson says "Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering." One of the characters in your party comments "Didn't you get that from ... somewhere ... else?"

Maniac Mansion

There is an X-wing hanging in Weird Ed Edison's room

Medal of Honor: Spearhead

As the level starts, the Soviet characters are standing around talking as soldiers do, but in Russian of course. Subtitle are supplied at the bottom of the screen. The part that got my attention was as one Soviet says "Have you seen the new T-34's?", and the second Soviet replies "No, but some of the other guys were telling me about them." Just then they are interrupted and the action ensues.
SithMaster writes in: "The T-34's in Spearhead are not a Sar Wars referance, they were actually Russian tanks in World War 2"

The Monkey Island Saga

Monkey Island

Guybrush has just arrived on Monkey Island. A fellow pirate is scoping out his ship, and utters "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought."
When you talk to Wally at the begining of the game, one of your options is "Aren't you a little short for a pirate?".
When surveying the fort from atop the grassy knoll, Guybrush remarks "Thats funny, the damage doesn't look as bad from out here,".

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge

Guybrush is talking to this Voodoo lady and suddenly she feels "a great disturbance in the Force. As if a tiny, tiny voice called out in fear, and then hastily scratched a message in a table." She's talking, of course, about little Wally the Cartographer, who's just been nabbed by the nefarious Largo!
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING IS ALSO A SPOILER TO THE ENDING. HIGHLIGHT TO READ: At the end, LeChuck reveals that he's Guybrush's brother, and there are a few lines that are similar to Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi: "I'm your brother." "No! That's impossible!" "Help me take off this mask so you can look my true form."

The Secret of Monkey Island

At the beginning, Guybrush is begging the Voodoo Lady to accompany him on his new quest: "You're my only hope!" "No. There is another."
When Guybrush arrives on Monkey Island and talks to Herman Toothrot, He says "I'm Guybrush Threepwood, I'm here to rescue someone,"
Guybrush is trying to bum a ride to Skull Island, and this exchange occurs between him and the ferryman: "I'm not afraid." "You will be. You WILL be!"
Toward the end, Guybrush is recounting LeChuck's horrifying revelation from the end of MI2, and once again, LeChuck utters "Search your feelings, you know it to be true!"
Guybrush walks into a barber shop after being tarred and feathered, and one of the owners says "We don't serve your kind here!"

Escape from Monkey Island

One of the many characters in the game mentions that the REAL Guybrush Threepwood has "1138" tatooed on his head.
In one area of the Mists of Tyme swamp, a half-sunken X-wing can be seen in the background.
The medical notes on Pegnose Pete state that the model number of his prosthetic nose is TK-421.
When you're talking to Ozzie for the first time, you can say "Aren't you the one who's supposed to bring balance to the Force?"
At the very end of the game, off the side of the cliff, Guybrush yells out various names, including "George" and concluding with "Jar Jar?"

Curse of Monkey Island

Cabana Boy: Let me see your membership card and I'll let you through!
Guybrush Threepwood: You don't need to see my identification.
Cabana Boy: I don't need to see your identification.
Guybrush Threepwood: I'm not the pirate you're looking for.
Cabana Boy: You're not the pirate I'm looking for.
Guybrush Threepwood: I can go about my business.
Cabana Boy: You can go about your business.
Guybrush Threepwood: Move along.
Cabana Boy: Move along, move along... hey! Your mind tricks won't work on me, boy!

NHL 2001

As you all know, sports commentators make plenty of strange comments during play. In this EA Sports title, listen out to the following comment: "He's hockey's answer to Yoda. He sees all, he knows all, he uses the Force to guide him" or something similar.

NBA 2001

Sometimes the commentator says "This guy is the jedi master of blocking"

No One Lives Forever

The cheat codes are from the Bentframe rap song "Star Wars Gangsta Rap". Those are lyrics that are found at the end of the song.
The cheats for weapons, armor and god mode are : imyourfather and : wegotdeathstar (or defstar as the game spells it).
Also, when you call up extra ammo, the text at the top of the screen reads: "knock'em out of the box Luke!". Box, or Death Star? You decide.

Phantasy Star Online

Some of the weapons in this online RPG look very similar to lightsabers.

Pokemon Gold

In Violet City you encounter a guy named Earl who runs a Pokemon Academy and he seems to talk suspiciously backwards like a certain Green Jedi Master.....

Red Faction

When you are escaping from the mines, the troopers that try to stop your escape shout out a few words or two. One of their phrases, believe it or not, centers around calling you "Rebel scum".

Sacrifice

There is a mission where you are given a choice from one God to betray another. The God says "I can give you rewards beyond what you can imagine." If you refuse, your character says "I don't know, I can imagine quite a lot."

Sam & Max Hit the Road

There's a cleaning droid which looks a lot like R2 and when you activate it, it projects a small blue holo looking a lot like Leia (something like 3 pixels) that says : "Help me Sam & Max, you're my only hope."
Shuv-ool says : "[...] millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror... and were suddenly silenced [...]"

The Simpsons: Road Rage

Keep an eye out while driving through the Downtown area, as there is a store named "Java the Hutt", a now well known joke first seen in The Phantom Menace's credits as well as a take on Jabba the Hutt himself.

The Simpsons: Hit and Run

When you're driving as Homer you'll sometimes hear him say "Stay on target! Stay on target!"

The Sims

It has been mentioned that two Star Wars still shots appear somewhere in the original Sims, and its expansion paks (House Party, Livin' Large and Hot Date). The most expensive PC has what looks like a still from Return of the Jedi or A New Hope, similar to ships flying in towards the death star, with a blue/green planet in the background (Endor?). And it's also been mentioned that a scene from Episode I's Pod Racing sequence appears on the TV.

SiN

On the Warehouse level Blade (player's character) and JC (Blade's hacker sidekick) discusses security grid, dialog follows:
JC: "My remote sensors show some tight security there, so stealth is the key, oh noisy-one-kenobi."
Blade: "They won't even know I'm here!"

Starcraft

In one of the earlier Terran missions you have to lead Jim Raynor and a group of soldiers through an installation to retrieve computer data. On the way, you meet several enemies, some of whom taunt you. One of these taunts is "You rebel scum"

Star Trek Elite Force II

In a Klingon bar in the 9th level there is a conversation between an Andorian, a Klingon and a smuggler that is nearly the exact same conversation that takes place between Han, Luke, and Obi-Wan inthe Mos Eisley Cantina. It is actually quite funny as all the Star Wars references are replaced with their Star Trek equivalents.

Starfox & Starfox 64

The Arwing, the attack ship used by the main characters of the SNES classic and it's sequel, Starfox 64, sounds much like an attack craft flown in the Star Wars galaxy, the A-Wing, and looks ever so slightly like the X-Wing (although without the X style engine design).
After the final battle in Starfox 64, you must escape the wave of fire following you in the tunnels, and find your way out. Not only does fox's father (who is showing you the path to the exit) mention a phrase much like that of Obi-Wan in A New Hope, once you find the way out, the FMV sequence following (and the entire escape level itself) follows a similar line to the Falcon's escape from the second Death Star.
When you enter All-range mode, although the Arwings' wings move outwards, you get the feeling the developers were following the X-Wing "S-foils into attack position" style.

Star Wars: Obi-Wan

During the training level, when you reach the area to learn the Force Throw ability, the voice over mentions ". . . throw one of the objects at training droid 1138"

Super Smash Brothers

A weapon in the game looks awfully like a red lightsaber.

Super Smash Brothers Melee

Just like the N64 original (above) one of the many weapons in the game looks the same as a lightsaber.

S.W.I.N.E.

One of the enemy's taunts when attacking is "Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?"

SSX Tricky

If you play as Eddy and you crash, sometimes he will say Red Leader to base I've been hit

The Thing

Toward the beginning of the game, after your engineer's restored power to the infirmary you have to get an access code from the computer to open a locked door. The code is 1138... a nice nod to Star Wars in a sicko (but cool) game.

TIE Fighter

During one particular mission, you must target and identify several cargo containers to see if they contain smuggled weapons for the Alliance. The containers themselves are given call numbers. One of these containers and has the number THX-1138.

ToeJam & Earl 3: Misson To Earth on Xbox.

On multiple occasions Lamont says "May The Funk Be With You" & "Use The Funk" and other "Force" related quotes.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3

The great Sith Darth Maul appears as a secret playable character in this skateboard title on PS2. He uses both his lightsaber and dark force powers in certain tricks.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4

Jango Fett makes an appearance as an unlockable character. You have to buy him, and his code name is "Star Warrior". His moves are:
- Rocket Pack Grab (When launching off a vert ramp he ignites his Jet Pack while holding onto his Hoverboard. BIG AIR)
- Blaster Grind (While grinding, he spins his blaster on his finger and fires a couple shots)
- Grapple Hook Grab (When launching off a vert ramp he tosses his Hoverboard away then fires his arm grapple line to grab it and pull it in. If you do it while spinning, it looks even cooler)

True Crime: Streets of LA

In True Crime, there is a criminal who has stolen the car of a certain "Borge Lucas"(Something Like That) and in that car is "The Script For The Upcoming Space Wars Sequel".

Unreal Tournament 2004

One of the assault missions involves a massive attack in "one man fighters" against a space station/ship of large proportions. I saw the mission and in it's walkthrough, it is very evident that this is a nod to the two battles over the Death Stars in Star Wars! Along with fighter engagements, you do have to fly into the superstructure and disable key points lowering the shield in order to destroy the station.

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos

One of the things that Blizzard does to spice up their games, is that if you rapidly click on a unit, something happens. For the critters, which are basically moving scenery, they blow up. For actual game units, they say something not related to the game, sometimes comical. Many of those comments are based on well known Star Wars phrases, or are in relation to the saga:
Orcs- Grunt:
"Me no sound like Yoda... Do I?"

Neutral- Goblin Zepplin:
"You worry about the towers, I'll worry about the mini map." - aka Luke to Wedge in A New Hope

Human- Griffon Rider:
(with scottish accent) "Judge meh' by mah' size, do yeh'?" - aka Yoda in Empire Strikes Back

Human- Gyrocopter:
"Stay on target!" and when dying: "It came...from...behind." - both from Pops, the last Y-Wing pilot shot down in A New Hope

Night Elves- Dryad:
"I'm not the Dryad you're looking for." - aka Obi-wan Kenobi in A New Hope

Undead- Acolyte:
"Once you head down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny ... And you get dental." - funny take of Yoda from Empire Strikes Back
One of the storyline characters is a human archmage named Jaina (aka Jaina Solo)
Before setting out on the quest to get the Frostmourne sword, the Mountain King hero says "I have a bad feeling about this."
When Demon Hunter heroes are finished training or reviving they say "At last we will have revenge."
The mercenary Troll Priests will sometimes say "E chu ta" when you click on them.

World War 2 Online

This isn't actually part of the game, but take a look inside the flap of the box, at the bottom right hand corner there is a newspaper headline that says "Forget the **** about Dwarves and Wookies!". An interesting quote, wouldn't you say?