It's almost like LucasArts suddenly realised the value of the old games they had gathering dust in their proverbial gaming cupboard. Following on from Monkey Island, Indiana Jones and the rest comes yet more retro goodies. Super Star Wars has been released for the Wii, with the other two games in the series out soon. Okay, it's not the Grim Fandango re-release we all want but let's not complain.
Back in the early 90s the Super Star Wars games were as close as you could get to reliving the original trilogy. Ok the films didn't feature any tricky platforming but hey, the graphics were great for their day. When I remember the games – and I haven't played or seen them since 1994 – I think of extreme difficulty and impressive audio. The landspeeder level sticks out too. I'm guessing the music won't be as impressive this time round but the difficulty level – after 15 years of softening up as games have gotten checkpoint-friendly and generally easier - will likely be a killer. Will today's gamers have the patience to persevere with Skywalker and co?
Anyway, Super Star Wars – are you tempted? And what do you want to see released next from the LucasArts archive?
