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Bookends From A Galaxy Far, Far Away

August 19, 2022 By ausretrogamer

Social media scrolling at 4am is usually fraught with danger as you flick your finger up the screen. We are happy to report that on this occasion, it wasn’t all doom and gloom!

We stumbled upon these very cool Star Wars inspired bookends, which are quite clever in capturing the spirit and theme of Star Wars.

Which one is your favourite?

This Star Wars fan desperately needs some of these bookends 😉
source: Star Wars always via Facebook




Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: A New Hope, book ends, bookends, Books, darth vader, Empire Strikes Back, Geek, geeky, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Mandalorian, nerd, nerdy, Obi Wan Kenobi, Princes Leia, Return of the Jedi, Skywalker, Star Wars, Star Wars bookends, Yoda

Darth Vader: Artworks of the Dark Lord Of The Sith

July 26, 2022 By ausretrogamer

When it comes to villains, we reckon no one tops Darth Vader. He has been our fave antagonist from the first time we saw him wield his lightsaber and force choke his underlings.

The story of Darth Vader has evolved since we were kids in the late 70s and early 80s, but that doesn’t diminish our love for the character, on the contrary, the latest Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series cemented Lord Vader as our favourite villain of all time.

With that said, here are some awesome Lord Vader artwork!

image source: Star Wars Always (Facebook) – Stern Pinball Inc.- Fine Art America – Pinterest – myhotposters – comicbookmovie – Artsper – disneyartonmain – Robert Voisenni




Filed Under: History, Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: A New Hope, Anakin Skylwalker, Art, Artists, artwork, comic, Cosplay, darth vader, Empire Strikes Back, Geek, Lord Vader, Obi-Wan, pinball, Pop culture, Randy Matrinez, Return of the Jedi, Sith Lord, Star Wars, Vader art

New Star Wars Game

April 29, 2019 By ausretrogamer

By: D.C. Cutler, U.S.A.

This month, at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago, the trailer for a new Star Wars game, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, was released to a room full of diehard Star Wars fans. The two-minute trailer for the Electronic Arts game gave fans an intriguing story preview and stunning action-packed visuals.

I grew up playing Star Wars games. The Empire Strikes Back for Super Nintendo is still one of my favorite video games. It’s also one of the hardest. I played a little of it recently and I was reminded of how difficult each level was.

Jedi: Fallen Order had a great trailer, but there was little gameplay shown. It takes more than a good trailer to get Star Wars fans excited for a new game. The last few Star War games haven’t been stellar outings. I enjoyed Star Wars Battlefront II, but it felt like it wasn’t the game that was advertised. Star Wars in gaming is like a sleeping giant; with the right creative team and the vast universe at their disposal, something really special could be produced any year.

Star Wars games have always had excellent trailers, but most of the games haven’t lived up to their stellar previews. Jedi: Fallen Order looks like a fugitive story where the protagonist is running from the Empire. That’s a cool, original set-up. The story takes place after Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, when Order 66 was initiated. It’s like a superhero origin story where the hero has to hide their powers. In Jedi: Fallen Order, the main character’s powers are The Force. The trailer shows a new Star Wars location; that gives me hope that it’ll be entertaining. However, Jedi: Fallen Order won’t have multiplayer.

The EA game will be released around the same time as the new Disney+ series The Mandalorian. Will the Star Wars faithful be more hyped to play Jedi: Fallen Order or watch The Mandalorian if the entire series drops? Fans can do both, but my main focus will be seeing what Jon Favreau does with a Star Wars bounty hunter series. For many fans, the game will be put on hold if they can stream all of The Mandalorian.

Jedi: Fallen Order, which will be released on November 15, looks like it has great potential. Star Wars needs a game that knocks it out of the park.

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: darth vader, DC Cutler, disney, Disney Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Jedi: Fallen Order, Jon Favreau, Luke Skywalker, Order 66, Sith, SNES, Star Wars, Star Wars game, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, super nintendo, The Mandalorian

Happy Star Wars Day: May the 4th be With You!

May 4, 2018 By ausretrogamer

We got excited with today being Friday (Ed: TGIF!), but we got even more excited when we realised it was the fourth day of May, Star Wars Day! So, May the 4th Be With You all!

To celebrate the day, we thought we’d curate a few awesome Star Wars stories we’ve published (just click on each pic!) which should get your lightsabers glowing!

 

Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: darth vader, Data East Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Episode IV, Jabba, May the 4th be with you, New Hope, Return of the Jedi, Sega Star Wars, SNES, Solo, Star Wars, Star Wars art, Star Wars Day, Star Wars pinball, Stern Pinball Star Wars, The Last Jedi, The Phantom Menace

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