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LucasArts Memory @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social · 56m

28 years ago today...

Star Wars: Jedi Knight (LucasArts, 1997): 8T88, art by Peter Chan

LucasArts Memory @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social · 2d

Fracture (Day 1 Studios/LucasArts) was released 17 years ago today.

Lucidity (LucasArts) was released 16 years ago today.

These were Lucasarts' last two original (non-IP) games. 🫡

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LucasArts Memory @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social · 3d

Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes (Krome Studios/LucasArts) was released 16 years ago today.

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LucasArts Memory @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social · 4d

Maniac Mansion (Lucasfilm Games) was released circa 38 years ago.

Art by Gary Winnick:

This Wanted Poster describes the game's main antagonist: the "slimy purple murderous meteor" who has crash-landed and is mind-controlling the mansion's residents.

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LucasArts Memory @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social · 13d

Art of Afterlife (LucasArts, 1996) by Paul Mica

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LucasArts Memory @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social · 18d

Like Battlefront, Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft) was released 21 years ago today.

Same cover art than the very first Star Wars DVD box set, released the same day.

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LucasArts Memory @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social · 18d

The beloved Star Wars: Battlefront (Pandemic Studios/LucasArts) was released 21 years ago today!

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LucasArts Memory @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social · 23d

Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (Raven Software/LucasArts/Activision) was released 22 years ago.

"You play a young Jedi Academy student who must help stop an evil plot by Dark Jedi to collect and use Dark Side energy for their own ends."

This is a print advertisement for the classic 2003 video game Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. The ad is designed to look like an official recruitment poster for Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy, inviting the reader to become a student and a "future guardian of the galaxy."

The ad highlights the game's core features: learning the powers of the Force, customizing your character and lightsaber (including the iconic double-bladed variant), and engaging in single-player missions or multiplayer battles.

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LucasArts Memory @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social · 23d

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts) was released 17 years ago today. The game is an adult next year!

One of the last Star Wars events launched with the guidance of George Lucas, TFU was also an ambitious transmedia project at a time when SW movies were a thing of the past.

Crashing star Destroyer, art by Amy Beth Christensen

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LucasArts Memory @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social · 23d

It was in another life but I remember I understood everything :D

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LucasArts Memory @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social · 24d

Each time I was like

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LucasArts Memory @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social · 24d

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (LucasArts, 1996): Dash Rendar with a jetpack, early art by Jon Knoles

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LucasArts Memory @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social · 24d

They translated so many LucasArts games in French 🙏

I remember looking at the game credits and thinking, “These are the same translators ☝️.”

Words of Magic @wordsofmagic.bsky.social · Jan 29

20+ years of work on a single picture... All these games, we translated into French with our little fingers. Still, many are not pictured here. Thanks to all the devs and publishers who trusted us over the years.

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LucasArts Memory @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social · 24d

The MMO Clone Wars Adventures (Sony Online Entertainment) was released 15 years ago today. The servers were turned off four years later.

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LucasArts Memory @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social · 26d

Star Wars: Pit Droids (Lucas Learning) was released 26 years ago today.

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LucasArts Memory @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social · 26d

Maniac Mansion (Lucasfilm Games) was released on NES 37 years ago.

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LucasArts Memory @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social · 28d

Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Traveller's Tales/LucasArts) was released 19 years ago today.

Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy cover art

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LucasArts Memory @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social · Aug 3

I would never have saved the galaxy in Squadrons if I hadn't already saved the galaxy in all the previous games. 👌

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LucasArts Memory @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social · Jul 31

Herc's Adventures (Big Ape Productions/LucasArts) was released 28 years ago today.

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LucasArts Memory @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social · Jul 8

Here are the games Prime Gaming members can claim in July

Amazon has revealed July's Prime Gaming titles, and this month members can get their hands on the likes of Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered.

www.eurogamer.net

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LucasArts Memory @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social · Jul 8

Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (LucasArts, 1997) is currently "free" for Prime subscribers!

Awesome game 🔥

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LucasArts Memory @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social · Jul 7

Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge and Tales of Monkey Island were released 15 and 16 years ago respectively today.

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LucasArts Memory @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social · Jun 27

You can get, currently, Star Wars Rebellion (Coolhand Interactive/LucasArts, 1998) for free if you're a Prime subscriber.

I spent a lot of nights on this 4X. 😁

Claim Star Wars Rebellion with Prime Gaming | Included with a Prime membership

It is a time of great upheaval. The first Death Star has been destroyed, marking a major victory for the Rebellion. But the Empire remains strong. As commander, you must choose to take control of eith...

gaming.amazon.com

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LucasArts Memory @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social · Jun 26

Star Wars Galaxies (Sony Online Entertainment/LucasArts) opened 22 years ago today.

This first-ever Star Wars MMORPG, as beloved as ever, marks a milestone for LucasArts and SW games.

A two-page print advertisement for the video game "Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided."
A bustling marketplace scene on Tatooine, rendered in 3D game graphics. In the foreground, a landspeeder is partially visible. Various alien and human characters, including a Wookiee and an R2-D2 unit, populate the marketplace with its domed sand-colored buildings. A Stormtrooper stands prominently in the mid-ground, holding a blaster. A character in a green jacket and light pants stands between two Stormtroopers, one of whom is partially obscured in the foreground, holding a large blaster. In the background, another figure with a dark hood is visible near a building entrance.

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LucasArts Memory @lucasartsmemory.bsky.social · Jun 26

It makes me feel old lol

The Star Wars Underworld @theswu.bsky.social · Jun 26

#Superman actor David Corenswet discussed his love for classic #StarWars video games with IGN Brasil:

“I played ‘Battlefront’ and ‘Battlefront II’ back in the day on the Xbox 360. And… ‘Jedi Outcast’… ‘Jedi Academy’ was my first computer game when I was 13 or 14.”

🎮 buff.ly/I7XPrfG

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