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Star Wars (other)
''Star Wars'' is an epic science fantasy saga created by George Lucas. Star Wars may also refer to: ''Star Wars'' franchise Media within the franchise that have had the specific name ''Star Wars'' include: Film * ''Star Wars'' (film), 1977 film, also known as ''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' Music * ''Star Wars'' (soundtrack), 1977 soundtrack album for the film Comics * ''Star Wars'' comics, adaptations by Marvel Comics and Dark Horse Comics ** ''Star Wars'' (1977 comic book), Marvel Comics comic book series printed between 1977 and 1986, with a one-shot issue published in 2019 ** ''Star Wars'' (manga), adaptations of the first four films ** ''Star Wars'' (UK comics), a UK comic book series by Titan Magazines Books *'' Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker'', 1976 novelization of the 1977 film *''List of Star Wars Books'', a comprehensive list and vguide to the books in the Star Wars universe Radio * ''Star Wars'' (radio series), adaptation produced in 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Wars
''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of Star Wars, phenomenon. The franchise has been expanded into List of Star Wars films, various films and Star Wars expanded to other media, other media, including List of Star Wars television series, television series, Star Wars video games, video games, List of Star Wars books, novels, List of Star Wars comic books, comic books, List of Star Wars theme parks attractions, theme park attractions, and Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, themed areas, comprising an all-encompassing fictional universe. ''Star Wars'' is one of the List of highest-grossing media franchises, highest-grossing media franchises of all time. The original film (''Star Wars''), retroactively subtitled ''Episode IV: A New Hope'' (1977), was followed by the sequels ''The Empire Strik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Wars (1991 Video Game)
''Star Wars'' is an action game based on the 1977 film of the same name. It was released by Victor Musical Industries for the Family Computer in Japan on November 15, 1991 and by JVC Musical Industries for the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America in November 1991 and in Europe on March 26, 1992. An official mail order "Hint Book" was available for the game upon its release. Two versions for handheld game consoles were released. The Game Boy port was developed by NMS Software and published by Capcom and released shortly less than a year later in 1992. The Game Gear port was developed by Tiertex Design Studios and published by U.S. Gold and released in 1993. A Master System version was also released. The game was followed by a sequel, '' Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back'', but an NES game adaptation of ''Return of the Jedi'' was never realized. A counterpart of the game for the Super NES, '' Super Star Wars'', was released as well. On June 28, 2019, the NES and G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Wars (Indian TV Series)
''Star Wars'' is a 2017-2018 Indian-Tamil-language Celebrity Couples stunt/dare reality-comedy game show, based on the American Fear Factor. It aired on Sun TV from 5 November 2017 to 17 June 2018 on every Sunday at 12:00PM (IST) for 32 Episodes. The Contestants of is popular Television and Film artist and Hosted by Abi and Kathir in the first season and Abi and Vikram in the second season. The Show first season winners are Nancy Jennifer and Ramakrishnan and the second season winners are Nimmi and Aravind. The second season has been started from 18 February 2018, with 8 new Television and Film artist. The second season hosted by Vikiram and Abi. Seasons overview Season 1 Winners Celebrities * Shwetha Bandekar: is a Tamil television actress, who had appeared in Tamil serial on television like Chandralekha and Lakshmi Vandhachu. * Abhinayashree: is an Indian actress who has appeared in South Indian regional language films like Friends, Thathi Thavadhu Manasu, Uu Kodath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Wars (Wilco Album)
''Star Wars'' is the ninth studio album by American alternative rock group Wilco. It was self-released for free on July 16, 2015, through wilcoworld.net. It is the second Wilco album that was released on their own label dBpm. A CD version of the album was released on August 21 and a vinyl version was released on October 13. The album emerged from Wilco recording sessions at The Loft that also resulted in their 2016 album ''Schmilco''. Cover art In an interview with ''Rolling Stone'', Wilco lead singer Jeff Tweedy explained the cover art and album title. It's kind of an extension of the thought process behind, I don't know, staying in touch with some sort of wild energy as much as possible and some sort of an irreverence. But that painting of that cat hangs in the kitchen at the ilcoloft, and every day I'd look at it and go, "You know, that should just be the album cover." Then I started thinking about the phrase "Star Wars" recontextualized against that painting—it was beaut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strategic Defense Initiative
The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), derisively nicknamed the "''Star Wars'' program", was a proposed missile defense system intended to protect the United States from attack by ballistic strategic nuclear weapons (intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched ballistic missiles). The concept was announced on March 23, 1983, by President Ronald Reagan,Federation of American ScientistsMissile Defense Milestones Accessed March 10, 2007. a vocal critic of the doctrine of mutually assured destruction (MAD), which he described as a " suicide pact". Reagan called upon American scientists and engineers to develop a system that would render nuclear weapons obsolete. The Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) was set up in 1984 within the US Department of Defense to oversee development. A wide array of advanced weapon concepts, including lasers, Duarte, F. J. (Ed.), ''Proceedings of the International Conference on Lasers '87'' (STS, McLean, Va, 1988). particle be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starwars (board Game)
''Starwars'' is a 1977 board wargame published by Gamma Two Games. Gameplay ''Starwars'' is an abstract wargame in which the inhabitants of the Sol and Vega star systems use their starships to take control of each other's home system. Reception Norman S. Howe reviewed ''Starwars'' in '' The Space Gamer'' No. 16. Howe reviewed both ''UFO An unidentified flying object (UFO), more recently renamed by US officials as a UAP (unidentified aerial phenomenon), is any perceived aerial phenomenon that cannot be immediately identified or explained. On investigation, most UFOs are id ...'' and ''Starwars'' and commented that "They are attractively packaged and illustrated, and are made of sturdy materials. These are ideal games to play when you are too dazed to continue with ''War in the Pacific'', or can't bear the sound of the pencils in ''Stellar Conquest''." References Board games introduced in 1977 {{Board-game-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Wars Roleplaying Game (Fantasy Flight Games)
The ''Star Wars Roleplaying Game'' is a tabletop role-playing game set in the ''Star Wars'' universe, first published by Fantasy Flight Games in 2012. It consists of different standalone cross-compatible games where each one is a separate themed experience. The sourcebooks support games set from the Clone Wars era to the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy era; there is limited support for the ''Star Wars'' sequel trilogy era. Since 2020, the game line has been maintained by Asmodee's subsidiary Edge Studio. Publication history Fantasy Flight Games (2012–2020) Previous ''Star Wars'' roleplaying game publisher Wizards of the Coast declined to renew their license in 2010 after 11 years. At Gen Con 2011, Fantasy Flight Games announced they had acquired the license from Lucasfilm Ltd., and at the following Gen Con announcing ''Star Wars: Edge of the Empire'' for 2013, ''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' for 2014, and ''Star Wars: Force and Destiny'' for 2015, while releasing ''Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Wars Roleplaying Game (Wizards Of The Coast)
The ''Star Wars Roleplaying Game'' is a d20 System roleplaying game set in the ''Star Wars'' universe. The game was written by Bill Slavicsek, Andy Collins and J. D. Wiker and published by Wizards of the Coast in late 2000 and revised in 2002. In 2007, Wizards released the ''Saga Edition'' of the game, which made major changes in an effort to streamline the rules system. The game covers three major eras coinciding with major events in the ''Star Wars'' universe, namely the Rise of the Empire, the Galactic Civil War, and the time of the New Jedi Order. An earlier but unrelated ''Star Wars'' role-playing game was published by West End Games between 1987 and 1999. Bill Slavicsek was one of the designers of that former game as well. This game from Wizards of the Coast is currently out of print. The current official ''Star Wars'' role-playing game is the game of same title published by Fantasy Flight Games. Original and revised editions The original '' Star Wars: The Roleplay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Roleplaying Game
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Wars (1992 Pinball)
''Star Wars'' is a 1992 pinball machine released by Data East. It is based on the Star Wars original trilogy The original ''Star Wars'' trilogy, formerly marketed as the ''Star Wars'' Trilogy (and colloquially referred to as the 'original trilogy'), is the first set of three films produced in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, an American space opera crea ... of films. A semi-official update, tweaking and refining the gameplay rules was released 20 years later. References External links IPDB entry for ''Star Wars''.Recent Auction Results for ''Star Wars'' 1992 pinball machines Pinball machines based on films Star Wars pinball machines Data East pinball machines {{StarWars-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Wars (1987 Video Game)
is a Family Computer video game released in 1987 by Namco and developed by Piccari Games. Despite being based on the first '' Star Wars'' film, some levels are based on the later two ''Star Wars'' films. It is one of only two games in the ''Star Wars'' franchise that were released exclusively in Japan, the other being ''Star Wars: Attack on the Death Star''. The game is a side-scrolling platform game where the player controls Luke Skywalker as he travels to join the Rebellion against the Empire. Gameplay ''Star Wars'' is a side-scrolling platform game with two difficulty settings: novice and pro. Luke uses a lightsaber as his primary weapon and can also use the Force to execute special maneuvers like floating, speeding and stopping time. Energy to activate Force powers can be obtained through diamonds collected after killing an enemy, called "Force points". At the end of each level, the player must fight one of several apprentices of Darth Vader, who initially look the same as V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Wars (film)
''Star Wars'' (retroactively titled ''Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope'') is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas, produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is the first film in the '' Star Wars'' film series and fourth chronological chapter of the " Skywalker Saga". Set "a long time ago" in a fictional universe where the galaxy is ruled by the tyrannical Galactic Empire, the story focuses on a group of freedom fighters known as the Rebel Alliance, who aim to destroy the Empire's newest weapon, the Death Star. Luke Skywalker becomes caught in the conflict while learning the ways of a metaphysical power known as "the Force" from Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. The cast includes Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew. Lucas had the idea for a science-fiction film in the vein of '' Flash Gordon'' aro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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