Here is all the old news:

Please note that links on this page might be out of date.

For current news, please see the home page.

> 20/12/2005

> Rebel Assault: Mac Demo

> Direct linking to downloads

> 14/12/2005

> Rebel Assault: Mac and 3DO

> 2/12/2005

> Yoda Stories on Windows XP

> 17/10/2005

> Pit Droids: A lick of paint

> 16/10/2005

> Rebel Assault: Mega CD

> 12/10/2005

> New Site Design: First Look - Rebel Assault

> 22/09/2005

> Rebel Assault Demo

> 15/09/2005

> Demos and patches online

> 26/04/2005

> X-Wing Alliance / Cedega - Call to Arms

> Demos and Patches Offline

> 6/03/2005

> Poll Results In

> 30/01/2005

> New News Engine

> 23/01/2005

It's a 'Yes!'

Over 50 people have voted 'Yes' to bring back Star Wars Gamer as a retro site.

50 positive votes was the break point where I'd decided that I'd actually do it. It's only take 11 days to gather these votes, which is much faster than I'd anticipated.

Some rough ideas for the new site are in place, for example the current site was entirely hand-coded, and at over 300 pages you can probably imagine how impossible that is to maintain, as such that's going to be ditched in favour of a much more modern, and cooler, XML backend, proberly powered by AxKit.

However there's more to the site redesign that just knocking up a new backend, the content needs a refresh too. To assist I'm asking you to vote for which game you'd like to get the most priority. Please vote with the buttons above, the games with the highest numbers of votes will get their content updated first.

The games above include their expansion packs, i.e. if you're wanting to see 'Mysteries of the Sith' covered then vote for 'Jedi Knight'

You can vote once per source IP address, apologies if you're behind a proxy and someones already voted with your IP but it's the easiest way to prevent ballot stuffing

The full poll results were:

Yes!:	78% (52)
Don't care	21% (14)
No	1% (1)

67 Total Votes

> 12/01/2005

Retro Gamer?

It's nearly 5 years since Star Wars Gamer got a serious update so most of the games it covers are now considered retro, for example the original X-Wing game was released way back in 1993 a staggering 12 years ago.
I've been thiking about revamping the site content with a retro twist. Ideas for new content include:

• Making it work. How to play these games on today's Windows XP and Linux systems.
• Updated reviews, what games have stood the test of time?
• A wiki, or perhaps forums, so you can talk about the games.
• More strategy guides a posibility.

If you'd like to see Star Wars Gamer make a comeback, or if you think it's a daft idea, vote using the buttons above.

> 08/12/2004

Demo's Online

After 8 months demos and patches are back on line again. Thanks to Gareth for the offer of the free hosting. Please be considerate with your bandwidth usage.

> 28/04/2004

Demo's Offline

We've lost access to our free hosting, so unfortunatly demos and patches are offline for the time being. On the flip-side the rest of the site has just moved to a shiny new server :)

> 08/05/2003

Demos and Patches

I've been through all the demos and patches, some are now quite hard to find so I've made them all available on this site. Please be considerate with your bandwidth usage.

Wanted

I've been unable to find either the demo for Pit Droids or the expansion patch for Gungan Frontier, if you've got a copy of either or know where I can get a copy please let me know; webmaster@swgamer.com.

> 29/04/2003

Way back when...

Having come over all nostalgic looking over this site I thought I'd look around some of my older files to see if I could find any of the old site layouts. Despite finding all kinds of things I'd thought long lost, there was nothing to be found. Then remembering that anything you ever publish on the internet will follow you for the rest of your life, I hopped over to the Wayback Machine and found the following 2 pages:

• http://www.dur.ac.uk/~d617cd/ : One of the early looks but unfortunatly not the first. The uni unix servers served(?) as the sites first home.
• http://www.blackjedi.eu.org/gamer/ : Teaming up with BlackJedi sees us go for a new look and also a 'TV experience' (no you can't see the video!).

If you'd like an overview of the site these days take a look at our site map.

> 28/04/2003

Tidying up.

Well I never realised that we still got over 80 visitors a day. Okay so it's not the golden days of 1000 a day but we've not had a serious site update for 3 years ;-). In honor of those 80 visitors I've been tidying things up, the download links are now not completely broken, however they still need checking for 404's. Also I've cleaned up this front page, clearly some of the newer (less old?) content got lost along the way, *shrug*. The X-Wing Alliance strategy guide films are back on-line.

'No, we have no magazines'

A word to the lady who emailed in to say:

I am writing to request a complementary subscription for our client xxxcom Consumer Products for your publication, Star Wars Gamer.

We still don't publish a magazine, and to anyone else out there we don't dish out corporate feebies.

> 24/04/2003

We've moved

Star Wars Gamer has just moved hosts to newswall.org.uk. Visit them and say hello.

> 28/08/2002

Magazine, what!?!?!

I keep getting various emails with people saying they're not recieving copies of a magazine they've subscribed to. I've no idea what the magazine is but it's defiantly nothing to do with this site :)

> 02/04/2002

It's Back!

Well after an absense of the best part of a year and a half swgamer.com is back on-line. I've no plans to update any of the content on the site particularly but it's all here as a reference, hope you find it useful. Some of the cgi stuff is broken at the moment, I'll try and get it fixed. Some content has been lost over the year but hey never mind!

> 21/06/2000

Force Commander Reviewed

I've finally put up the review for Force Commander which you can get here.

I'm back

Yes I know it's been a month since the last update but I've just had my degree finals, anyway they're done now so I can get back to the important things in life ;)

> 17/05/2000

E3: News

Here is a round up of all the E3 going's on from around the web:

Video Footage

Daily Radar have just posted some video clips of all the new LucasArts games, take a look to see the games in action.

EP1: ObiWan

Well-Rounded.com have posted their preview of Obi-Wan.

LucasGames.com have posted a preview of Obi-Wan.

GamesDomain.co.uk have another Obi-Wan preview.

Daily Radar have a preview.

EP1: Battle for Naboo

GamesDomain.co.uk have a preview of Battle for Naboo.

GameFan.com have another preview.

I'll add more E3 stuff just as soon as I get a chance, but my finals start next week so I'm a bit busy at the moment. Anyway more news soon...

> 11/05/2000

LucasArts E3: News

LucasArts have announced details of their remaining titles for E3, so in full we have:

StarFighter, Space sim for PlayStation 2, with screenshots (press release)
ObiWan, Dark Forces 3 for PC, with new screenshots, (press release)
Battle For Naboo, Rogue Squadron prequel for N64, (press release)
Jedi Power Battles, Action for Dreamcast, (press release)
Super Bombad Racing, Kids racing, for Dreamcast, PS2, PC and Mac, with screenshots, (press release)

> 04/05/2000

Episode 1: Battle For Naboo

LucasArts have announced another title in the run up to E3, it's EP1: Battle For Naboo and it is going to be available on the N64 only. It's going to be based on Rogue Squadron, only set in EP1 obviously. It is currently scheduled for a autumn 2000 release. You can find the preview and press release here, here's a snip from the press release:

"Battle for Naboo follows the tradition of the award-winning Nintendo 64 flight action game, Rogue Squadron," says Tom Byron, director of product marketing for LucasArts. "The game extends the genre by incorporating a wide variety of vehicles and massive levels. Star Wars fans will be enthralled by Battle for Naboo’s storyline, which introduces a host of new characters and locations to the universe."

> 27/04/2000

Escape from Monkey Island

LucasArts have announced another new game, it's Esacpe from Monkey Island, a new addition to the very popular Monkey Island series. It's going to be fully 3D and the screenshots are looking very nice already, take a look here.

100,000th visitor

Just in case you didn't notice we got out 100,000th visitor yesterday (since 1st May 99), we're very proud and would like to take this moment to thank everybody who has lent a hand during the building of Star Wars Gamer.

> 26/04/2000

Star Wars: Demolition

In the run up to E3 LucasArts are anouncing a whole new raft of games, the first of which is Star Wars: Demolition, it is a racing/combat game, set during the ESB and RotJ period. It's currently scheduled to be a PlayStation only game, you can find the full press release here.

GameFan have a preview of Demolition here, which is worth a read if you're after more info.

Force Commander: Cheats

If you're after Force Commander cheats then check out GameSpot UK and The Adrenaline Vault, for all you need to know.

The poll is back

As you can see above the poll is back, so tell us what you think of Force Commander, sorry it wasn't around for ages but we were having technical details (or was it me just being stupid?).

Updates

Sorry it's been ages since the last update but I've been busy at work and trying to revise for my finals (which are next month). We've got some great new stuff lined up for you though, more details nearer the time.

> 06/04/2000

Obi-Wan: Official news and more screenshots

LucasArts have finally acknowledged Obi-Wan at their website, you can see the new short preview here. Also GameSpot UK have some new screenshots which you can see here.

Jedi Power Battles: Codes

I have found some codes for JPB that were printed on a promotional leaflet advertising JPB along with the current Lego models. All the leaflet gives in way of instructions is to say 'try these secret codes', I have not been able to try them out since JPB isn't out in the UK yet, so make of them what you will.

a: Saesee Tiin
b: Yaddle
c: Even Piell
d: Depa Billaba

Let me know how you got on in the forum, especially if you find out how they work, I presume you enter them as your player name, but who knows.

Jedi Power Battles & Racer (Dreamcast) released in US

Both Jedi Power Battles and EP1: Racer on the Dreamcast have been released in the United States, we're expecting a UK release on Monday.

Poll Results

EP IV: The Empire Strikes Back, was voted the best Star Wars movie, narrowly beating EP1: The Phantom Menace into second place, full results here.

> 02/04/2000

Force Commander: Demo and Video

LucasArts have released a demo for Force Commander along with the intro from the game in QuickTime 4 format, grab them both here. Be warned though the game is a 79Mb download and the movie is 23Mb.

Here are some more reviews of FC; Ex Gaming, Games Weekly, GameSpy, PC GameWorld, GameZone, GameProWorld, Thresh's Firing Squad.

> 30/03/2000

Force Commander

For those of you who live in the UK who didn't know, Force Commander is released tomorrow.

Some more reviews can be found at Well-Rounded, GameDaily, Game-Guru, Sci-fi Gaming, the first two are positive and the last two are negative, think what you like, you'll read the definitve review here.

Another new Star Wars game

TheForce.net is reporting about a new Star Wars game that is in development, here's the heads-up

LucasArts is developing what sounds to be an Episode I related flight simulator type of game. The project is code named "Europa" and is anticipated to run only on the higest end PCs and one of the next generation consoles.

From what I've seen it looks like it's shaping up into a very cool game. One source suggested that Europa is, quite simply, the most beautiful flight/simulator/shooter that just has to be seen to be appreciated. More soon.

Jedi Power Battles: Preview

Also whilst I was at TheForce.net I noticed that GameSpot UK have posted their preview of Jedi Power Battles.

> 27/03/2000

Future direction of LucasArts

mcvnow.com has an article in which Simon Jeffery talks about the future of LucasArts, check it out here.

System downtime

Sorry if you were unable to access our website earlier today but we were temporarily offline while the routers were upgraded.

> 26/03/2000

Force Commander: News

Even before it gets a UK release a patch is available. It improves internet play, but be warned it isn't compatible with your old saved games.

More reviews of FC can be found at gameaddict.net, pc.ign.com, Computer Games Online and GameSpot.

The Adrenaline Vault have got a cheat for FC, that lets you access all the levels.

Obi-Wan: New Screenshots

Obi-WanKenobi.net have 2 new screenshots of Obi-Wan, it's a new site, go check it out.

Racer (Dreamcast): Goes Gold

The Dreamcast version of Ep1: Racer has gone gold, you can find a teaser video from LucasArts here.

Star Wars Online: Interview

EQVault has a transcript of a chat with John Smedley the CEO of Verant about the new Star Wars online game, get it here.

> 22/03/2000

Force Commander: Reviews

Here are a couple of reviews from around the net, we're still waiting for the UK release.

DailyRadar.com
GameFan

LucasLearning: Anakin's Speedway

Just noticed that Anakin's Speedway now has its own website at www.anakinsspeedway.com, it also seems to be available for purchase, but I haven't seen it on any shelves in the UK yet. Here's a quick description if you don't know what it's about:

Direct from Lucas Learning comes Anakin's Speedway; the ultimate Star Wars Podracer playset for ages 4 and up! Create thousands of Podrace test tracks filled with turns, loops, jumps, and tunnels and learn about cause-and-effect relationships as you drive your Podracer through them. Easy-to-use, flip 'n fly tracks allow you to build a Podrace course in seconds. Control a Podracer's speed as he races through these tracks filled with rich animations and funny sounds.

> 21/03/2000

Force Commander: Released in US

Force Commander is now available in the US, you should be able to find a copy down your local store. It's still another 10 days before it gets its UK release.

Jedi Power Battles: Goes Gold

Jedi Power Battles has gone gold and is expected to be released on the 4th of April (at the same time as the VHS release of TPM). We can expected it to appear about a week later in the UK.

Force Commander Compo Closed

The competition to win a copy of Force Commander is now closed, we're checking the answers now and the winner win be announced as soon as possible.

> 18/03/2000

Racer (Dreamcast): New Screenshots

LucasArts have added yet more screenshots for Racer on the Dreamcast to their product spotlight.

> 17/03/2000

Massively Multiplayer Star Wars game announced

LucasArts have just announced their latest game, it's a online only game in partnership with Verant and Sony Online Entertainment. Check the press release here. Now all we need is for cheaper net access in the UK.

> 16/03/2000

Force Commander: Mission Breiefings

LucasArts have added mission briefings for all the missions in Force Commander to the product spotlight, well worth a look if you want to know what you'll get in Force Commander

Jedi Power Battles: New Product Spotlight

LucasArts have a new product spotlight for Jedi Power Battles, there's a new gameplay video which is worth checking out.

> 14/03/2000

Force Commander News

UK Release Date = 31/03/2000, just found this out from the EB store in Durham, only 17 days to go to UK release.

dextram1 was the first of many to write in that this months PC Gamer (UK) contains a world exclusive review of Force Commander, they give it the game of the month award and a healthy 90%. Well worth a look as it's loaded with more screenshots and detail.

LucasArts have released another two MP3's from Force Commander, check them out here.

Jedi Power Battles: Video

A video of Jedi Power Battles is now available, find it here (You'll need to be a starwars.com member, it's a free sign-up).

Obi-Wan: Preview

Also in this months PC Gamer (UK) there is a preview of Obi-Wan with more details about the game.

Internet Connection Nightmare

Sorry about the lack of updates over the last couple of days, I've not been able to get an Internet connection.

> 10/03/2000

Force Commander: Another preview

The latest StarWars.com newsletter arrived today and I notice that they have their own preview of Force Commander, check it out here.

> 09/03/2000

> Obi-Wan: More Screenshots

I spotted on JK.net that GameZone (a German site), have a preview of Obi-Wan with 3 new screenshots along with some cool work in progress shots (pages 3 onward), take a look here.

I have added an English translation of this preview in the Obi-Wan section.

> Force Commander: Music to Download

LucasArts have added some music from the game which you can download to their Force Commander Product Spotlight, it's in MP3 so you'll need something like WinAmp to play it.

> StarWars.com Site Hosting

StarWars.com have announced that they can now host fan sites on their servers, so if you are looking for somewhere to host your site then check it out.

> 07/03/2000

> Force Commander: GOES GOLD

Yay, Force Commander finally goes gold. It's expected in the shops during the week of 20/03/2000, and we'll probably see it the week after in the UK. Also LucasArts have got a new Flash intro, promoting FC.

> 06/03/2000

> Force Commander: More updates

LucasArts have done another update on the product spotlight for Force Commander, it now includes a brief strategy guide, which is a bit odd given the game isn't even out yet!

> 01/03/2000

> Force Commander: Product Spotlight updated

LucasArts have come good and updated the product spotlight for Force Commander, there are now pics and descriptions for characters, units, planets and buildings.

> 29/02/2000

> New forums soon

I am in the process of setting up a new set of forums, which should be easier to use and look nicer than the current ones.

I want your opinions on the new forums, so check them out here, and post a message to let me know what you think.

> 28/02/2000

> Force Commander Preview at GameSpot

I spotted on JK.net that GameSpot have been to LucasArts to find out about Force Commander, they've also got some new screenshots, you can read all about it here.

> 24/02/2000

> LucasLearning Stuff

I've added the cheats for Droid Works.

A patch for Ep1: Gungan Frontier is available to add three new creatures.

> Poll results are in

Force Commander was voted the most anticipated Star Wars game, just beating Obi-Wan, with Jedi Power Battles coming in third. Full results here. A new poll has started, vote above.

> 23/02/2000

> Quickies

The Force Commander Outpost has opened, it's part of the Massassi Network.

PitDroids.net must be the only site dedicated to Pit Droids, or at least the only one I know of.

The X-Wing Legacy have added a Project Registry to which you can add your X-Wing project.

> 21/02/2000

> WIN Force Commander in 'So you think you're a Jedi?'

We are pleased to announce our first ever quiz with a copy of Force Commander going to the winner. The quiz will run until Force Commander is released in the United States. What are you waiting for, take the quiz.

> 19/02/2000

> Force Commander: New Product Spotlight

LucasArts have a brand new product spotlight for Force Commander including new screenshots and a video! You can find it here.

The minimum specs seem quite high, PII,64Mb RAM etc.. also there's no promise of support for the original 3dFX VoodooI cards, which is a bit annoying, full specs here.

> 18/02/2000

> Previews Updated

I have updated the previews for Force Commander, Ep1: Obi-Wan, and EP1: Jedi Power Battles.
I've changed them to a different colour as well to make it a bit more obvious that they are previews.

> 14/02/2000

> Phantom Menace: Walkthrough

We are pleased to announce that the walkthrough for The Phantom Menace is now available, so if you're stuck go here.

> 13/02/2000

> LucasArts register starwarson-line.com

TheForce.net has news that LucasArts have registered the domain name starwarson-line.com, but interestingly starwarsonline.com and starwars-online.com are both registered to other people, given LucasFilms recent takeover of tatooine.com I'm surprised they didn't demand that these other derivatives be handed over.

Hopefully though this means that we will be getting the first on-line Star Wars game. We reported on 21/01/2000 that LucasArts are in talks with Verant who are the developers of EverQuest (an on-line role play game).

> Obi-Wan: LucasArts 'dissapointed'

Acording to The official Australian Star Wars Gamers Academny the screen shots released last week by LucasArts of Obi-Wan were leaked by an employee who has since been sacked. They claim that LucasArts are dissapointed that these screenshots were released since they are low-res and low-detail.

> 10/02/2000

> Jedi Power Battles: Product Spotlight Updated

LucasArts have updated their product spotlight of Jedi Power Battles to include more about the game and 8 new screen shots and some concept art, you can check it out here.

> Poll: Your chance to decide the next question

We'll be starting a new poll soon, but we want to know what you think the next question should be. Submit your ideas in this forum thread.

> LucasArts Profile

Checkout.com have an interesting profile of LucasArts, check it out (ho ho) here.

> Force Commander: News

LucasArts have added some new screenshots to the Force Commander Product Spotlight.

The Daily Radar have a new preview of Force Commander.

> 08/02/2000

> Dreamcast Racer: IGN Preview

The Dreamcast arm of IGN.COM have a preview of the Dreamcast version of EP1: Racer, it also has twenty new screenshots, check it out here.

> Mac Racer: Patch Available

A patch is available for the Mac version of Racer you can grab it here. These are the significant changes in the patch:

3D accelerator cards using 3dfx Voodoo2/Voodoo3 chipsets will run without 32-bit Z buffering enabled (see 16-bit buffer Setting in updated Switches.txt file)
Mouse enabled in game menus
Added ability to manually calibrate joysticks
Updated Read Me file with latest troubleshooting information

> 06/02/2000

> Obi-Wan: More Screeshots

JediKnight.net have two new screenshots of Obi-Wan.

> 05/02/2000

> Obi-Wan IS delayed

Just to clear something up from a few days ago, The Obi-Wan Network is saying that Obi-Wan IS delayed, it's just not caused by engine changes, hope that's clear now.

> 03/02/2000

> Racer (Dreamcast): New screenshots

LucasArts have updated their product preview for Racer on the Dreamcast to include some new screenshots.

> Jedi Knight Competition

The Admiral's Command Chamber is holding a competition, the aim is to match upto 100 Jedi Knight screenshots with the levels they are taken from.

> X-Wing Legacy Opens

X-Wing Legacy has opened its doors to all X-Wing Alliance and XvT editors and mission builders, check it out.

> 01/02/2000

> Racer (Dreamcast): Press Release

LucasArts have finally confirmed the (much talked about) release of Ep1: Racer on the Sega Dreamcast. It will feature high-res graphics and allow players to post their high scores on the Internet through the Sega Dreamcast network. You can read the press release here.

> 31/01/2000

> Obi-Wan: Screenshots

The Obi-Wan Network has three screeshots of Obi-Wan, they are also claiming that the reports in PC Gamer UK about delays are wrong.
[Discuss this in the forum]

> Star Wars in Shockwave

Just found Star Wars in Shockwave, it's a Star Wars based game created in Shockware (as you might have guessed from the name), you can travel between six planets in the Star Wars universe trading items as you go. Good for a distraction whilst you're at work.

> 28/01/2000

> Force Commander: Product Spotlight Appears

After much anticipation the Force Commander Product Spotlight finally appears at the LucasArts site. Here are some highlights:

... over 40 military vehicles, units and buildings, including AT-ATs, rebel tanks and snowspeeders - plus many new to the Star Wars universe - that players lead into intense ground battles.

... 24 engaging single-player missions and 27 multiplayer missions via the Internet or a local area network.

... Force Commander lets players do what they do best: mix it up on the battlefield.

... Players can battle up to three others in any combination of Imperial and Rebel teams.

And 4 new screenshots too.
[Discuss this in the forum]

> 27/01/2000

> X-Wing Alliance: Bits & Bobs

SBC Nemisis have released V1.2 of their Pilot Editor

Code Alliance have realsed V0.3 of their Engine Glow editor and V0.5 of their XW Texture Replacer, you can find more details here.

> 24/01/2000

> Tatooine.com to be handed over

Furter to the report on 16/01/2000 about LucasFilm requesting that Tatooine.com be handed over to them, it looks like they have got their way.
The webmaster of Tatooine.com has decided to hand the domain over without a fight. You can see his letter and some general questions and answers here.
[Discuss this in the forum]

> New poll

A new poll has started, you can vote above.

There were 242 votes in the last poll asking what your favourite Star Wars game is, Jedi Knight and Mysteries of the Sith were top with 90 votes, X-Wing Alliance came in second with 25 votes, closely followed by Dark Forces and Episode 1: The Phantom Menace with 24 votes each. You can see the full results here.
[Discuss this in the forum]

> Links Directory

The links directory is now officially open, all the problems with Netscape have now been resolved. Feel free to add a link or suggest changes.

> 22/01/2000

> Forums Re-open

The updates to the forums are now complete, there's more coming over the next couple of weeks. If you've got any questions or comments then post them in the forums.

> 21/01/2000

> New Star Wars Game?

In this months PC Gamer (UK) magazine there is a little story about a new game in development by Verant (creators of EverQuest) which will be the first on-line only Star Wars game, it is to be set during Episode I. No details yet, not even a title.

> Forums being updated

We are currently redeveloping the forums, the work should take only a day or two. I'll update you when it's done.

> 20/01/2000

> Obi-Wan: ETA 4th Quarter 2000

In this months PC Gamer (UK) magazine there is a preview of new games for 2000. It is reporting that engine changes have caused Obi-Wan to slip back to Christmas 2000, although we are promised it is still in the Jedi Knight style, with force powers and sabre duelling.

> 18/01/2000

> X-Wing Alliance: Mission films now available

After much blood, sweat and tears over the last few weeks we can now bring you mission films for each and every mission in X-Wing Alliance. If you are stuck on a mission then download the mission film to see a possible tactic in action, go over to the Strategy Guide to check out the films.
[Update] The problem with downloading the files is now fixed, enjoy!

> 16/01/2000

> LucasFilm fights for Tatooine.com

LucasFilm have writen to the owners of tatooine.com insiting that they hand their domain over to LucasFilm. You can read the full story on C-Net News.

> 15/01/2000

> Change at the top for LucasArts

Acording to this story at The Adrenaline Vault a new president and vice-president for worldwide sales has been apointed at LucasArts. Here's a snip:

George Lucas, chairman of the board of LucasArts Entertainment, Thursday appointed Simon Jeffery as president of LucasArts. In addition, Lucas named Mary Bihr to the new position of vice president of worldwide sales for the company. Jeffery had directed product development and international business activities for LucasArts, managing the distribution of the company's titles in more than 30 foreign territories.
[Full Story]

> Force Commander: News on the horizon?

LucasArts have changed their preview of Force Commander from the Media Kit from E3 to a single picture saying 'War Is Imminent'. Hopefully this means we are nearing a release. Check it out here.

> 13/01/2000

> Jedi Power Battles: New Screenshots

LucasArts have released some screenshots for Jedi Power Battles you can check them out here.

> LucasLearning: Anakin’s Speedway Playset

LucasLearning have anounced their latest title. It is call Anakin's Speedway Playset. Here's a snip from the press release:

Anakin’s Speedway challenges children to build Podrace tracks and learn about the dynamics of speed and momentum as they construct and master courses with their favorite Episode I characters such as Sebulba, Anakin and Gasgano.
You can find the full press release here.

> 06/01/2000

> Newsletter

Do you want the latest news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for our free newsletter here.

> Force Commander Interview

The Daily Radar has an interview with Garry Gaber, the project leader for Force Commander you can read it here.

> 02/01/2000

> Links Directory

Well it looks like some of you using Netscape are having problems viewing the Links Directory, well I did say it was still in beta testing. Hopefully we'll have the problem resolved by the end of the day.

> ICQ

You can now see when I am online, look at the indicator at the bottom of the left-hand column. Feel free to contact me if you have ICQ my number is 37847038

[Update] I've had to remove this feature since ICQ can't be run on the University network, it will be back when the holidays arrive.

> 31/12/1999

> Happy New Year

In the last update before I go out tonight I'd like to wish all our vistors a happy new year.

> Links Directory goes BETA

We are please to announce that our new links directory is now in beta testing, you can try it here. Please tell us if you have any comments.

> 28/12/1999

> New Links Page

We are currently in the process of building a new general Star Wars, links page, covering all aspects of Star Wars stuff, if you know of a site that should be listed then let us know.

> 25/12/1999

> Merry Christmas

I hope Santa bought you what you wanted for Christmas, and you didn't eat too much turkey.

> 24/12/1999

> All-time favourite Star Wars game poll

As you can see above we are asking what is your all-time favourite Star Wars game. All games since the early Atari 2600 games to the new Episode 1 games are available for you to pick.

The games are listed alphabetically above but be aware that there are several different games with the same name. The platform the game was released on is shown along with the year of release.

> 20/12/1999

> Episode 1: Racer demo for Mac

A demo for Episode 1:Racer is now available for the Mac.

> 16/12/1999

> Episode 1: Racer released for Mac

Episode 1:Racer has now been released for the Mac (in the US), haven't seen it in the UK yet, probably next week.

> 15/12/1999

> Force Commander Interview

Checkout.com has an interview with Garry Gaber the project leader of Force Commander, check it out here.

> 14/12/1999

> Force Commander Units

'Roy the Starkiller' has sent in some info about Force Commander. He has figured out what units might be in the finished game from some screenshots, check it out here.

> 8/12/1999

> Ep1: Racer for Mac goes gold

The Mac version of Episode 1: Racer has finally gone gold, it is expected in stores next week in the states and I presume we'll see it in the UK shortly after.

> Advertising

Those of you who have been to this site before we became swgamer.com will have noticed the addition of advertising. We have had to add advertising because our hosting is no longer free and we need to cover our costs. We hope it doesn't inconvenience you too much. If you would like to advertise on this site click here.

> 7/12/1999

> Star Wars Gamer Launched

Hello and welcome to Star Wars Gamer. We aim to bring you the latest news, reviews, cheats and more for every Star Wars game on the PC. Just click on the game you are interested in and get going.

We hope you find what you are looking for but if you don't feel free to post a request for information in the forums, and we'll try to find what you are looking for.

> Hmm, seen this before have I?

We were previously hosted at www.blackjedi.eu.org/gamer but we were unable to continue our arrangement with them so we used this opportunity to go it alone and create the new force (sorry!) in Star Wars gaming news. Many thanks to Jason for all his work in the past.

This is news before we became swgamer.com

> 24/11/1999

> Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles

LucasArts have announced their lasest Episode 1 game. It's PlayStation ONLY and pits Jedi Knights against opponents from the Sith and Trade Federation. More details here.

> PlayStation games

I have added a new PlayStation section to cover the new Episode 1 game and Masters of Teräs Käsi.

> 23/11/1999

> Rebellion screenshots

I have added some new screenshots for Rebellion.

> Rebel Assault I patch

Details of the Rebel Assault I patch are now available. It fixes several of the problems you may have been finding.

> 22/11/1999

> The Phantom Menace reviewed

A review of The Phantom Menace is now available.

> Titles

I have added the text from the introductions of the following games:
The Phantom Menace, Racer, X-Wing Alliance, Tie Fighter.

> X-Wing Alliance Rankings

You can find a list of all the rankings and the family gifts you recieve in X-Wing Alliance here

> 15/11/1999

> Episode 1: Pit Droids

Pit Droids is the latest title from LucasLearning it's aimed at kids of all ages. You can find a review and other stuff here.

> 14/11/1999

> Episode 1: Racer

There is a new review for Racer and also some new screenshots.

> 08/11/1999

> Screenshots

The display of the screenshots has changed so that they pop open in their own mini-window, I hope this makes it easier to browse them.

> 07/11/1999

> Tie Fighter Strategy Guide

The first five battles of the Tie Fighter Strategy Guide are now complete, the following battles will appear over the next few weeks.

> 01/11/1999

> Site Relaunched

Welcome to the new look Star Wars Gamer. After a bit of a break for the summer we are back, bringing you the latest news, reviews and more for all the Star Wars games, both past and present.

> New Location

As you will have noticed if you have been here before the address for this site has changed. You can now find it at swgaming.op.nu, this is a temporary address until we can get a proper host. Rest assured that this new address will point to the site after it moves hosts again.

Unfortunatly until we get a proper host we have had to suspend the forums and poll, they will reappear when we get a host with cgi capabilities.

If by any chance you have any space space on your server and it supports cgi, and you would consider donating it to a worthy cause (i.e. Star Wars Gamer), then we would be pleased to hear from you.

> Thanks to BlackJedi & VAS-Net

Many thanks to BlackJedi and VAS-Net for hosting this site in the past.

Hello again everybody, sorry it's been such an age since the last update but I've been having some problems with the power supply. Everything seems to be working again now so hopefully we sould be back to regular updates. I'll catch up with the backlog of e-mail over the next couple of days.

There is a new Star Wars Monopoly review and details of the patch. I know it's ages old but I thought it was about time I did one. BTW the review is in the new look which will appear across the whole site soon.

I am still playing through The Phantom Menace and the review will be published as soon as I've finsihed it, initial opinions are a bit mixed, I'll let you know more soon.

Thanks to Wout Huybrechts for being the first to e-mail with the news the demos are now available from the two new EP1 games. Check them out at www.lucasarts.com

The Phantom Menace and Racer are finally released in the UK today. I'll let you know my opinions as soon as I've had a chance to play them a bit.

Sorry there haven't been many updates over the last couple of days, but I have just started a new job, which is and extra 1h30m commute every day. I am currently looking for anybody who might be interested in helping out with the news gathering, if you think you can help e-mail me, including your ICQ number if you have one.

A new site design is coming soon. I'll give you a preview as soon as it's ready.

Preview boxes for the new Episode 1 Games have started to appear in shops. Beaties is offering Racer for the N64 for £39.99 including a free memory expansion pack.

A strategy guide for Rogue Squadron is now available. Covering every mission from the game (bonus missions coming soon). You can find it here.

We are pleased to announce that we are now able to offer you the latest Star Wars games delivered straight to your door. We have the Episode One games and the Classic games. Most can be delivered to your door within 48 hours.

You can find a list of sites with reviews for Episode 1:Racer here.

Teaser videos for The Phantom Menace and Racer are now available from LucasArts. You can find them here: TPM, Racer

LucasArts have announced a delay in the release of The Phantom Menace for the PlayStation.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. We believe these final months of refinement will help us build a more satisfying product for our customers.

It is now expected to be released in August.

A patch for X-Wing Alliance to enable multi-crew options in the YT-1300 and YT-2000 and Falcon is available from Outpost D34. It can be downloaded here (5Kb). Here's the info on installing it:

All you have to do is copy the shiplist.txt from this zip to your XWA directory and boom there you have it. There will be 2 player slots, the blue one for the pilot and green one for the gunner. the YT-1300, YT-2000 and the Falcon will all have Gunner postions in multiplayer. HOWEVER ALL players must have the modified shiplist.txt for it to work, otherwise XWA tends to get evil.

We are currently trying to arrance a discount for The Phantom Menace and Racer for our European fans. More details as we get them.

The Phantom Menace (PC): 4 June - £34.99
Racer (PC): 4 June - £34.99
Racer (N64): 4 June - £49.99
The Phantom Menace (PSX): 18 June - £39.99

I have some cheats for Episode 1: Racer here. I have not tested them personally as I don't own an N64. Post any feedback about them in the Episode 1 Forum, or email me directly at gjohnston@blackjedi.eu.org.

Electronics Boutique has confirmed release dates of 4th June for The Phantom Menace and Racer in the UK, no info on prices yet though (probably 35 quid).

Some problems with the Netscape Navigator style sheet have been corrected.

Stealth of Code Alliance has released a new utility for XWing Alliance, XEG_01.ZIP (XW_Engine_Glow). It`s an editor that will allow you to change the parameters of the engine glows in XWA ship models. For more details and to download, go to the Stealth`s House of Opt site.

Here are some sites that have E3 reports about Episode 1: Obi-Wan:
GameSpot
PC.IGN
Wellrounded.com

The LucasArts Archives Vol III has been released in the UK. It contains Dark Forces, Full Throttle, The Dig, Monkey Island I & II and Afterlife. It retails at 29.99 UK pounds.

There have been some, as yet uncomfirmed, reports that the patch for X-Wing Alliance can cause problems in the second Battle of Endor mission. It appears that the Death Star manages to destroy all of the ships in the first 30 secs or so. More details when I've checked it out.

As you may have noticed the counter on the left has changed. If you are wondering why this counter has a higher number of people, it is because it tracks people who only visit a section of the site rather than those who visit this page. You can click it to see the stats if you want.

Forums are now available for discussion of every Star Wars game. If you have a question or would like to voice an opinion then check them out.

You can now search the site if you can't find what you are looking for. Just type into the box on the right and press enter. Please note that we are still testing the search routines so be patient if you do not get the desired response.

A new poll has started. The Phantom Menace was voted the most expected new game, full results can be found here. A new poll has started which now uses my own poll code, so be gentle with it.

Full details of the X-Wing Alliance Update can be found here

LucasArts has announced another Episode 1 title, and it's going to be a first person game like Jedi Knight and Mysteries of the Sith. It's going to be called Episode 1:Obi-Wan and is not expected to be released until Autumn/Winter 1999. This game is going to use motion capture techniques to ensure realsitic movement. More details as we get them.

LucasArts has released a 'digital media kit' which is a copy of the press release from E3. It has new screenshots for The Phantom Menace, Racer, Force Commander and Indiana Jones, check it out here.

The X-Wing Alliance 2.01 update is now available. You can download it here. More info as soon as I've tested it.

The Phantom Menace and Racer have been released to manufacturing, here's the headline from the e-mail.

LUCASARTS RELEASES PC VERSIONS OF STAR WARS(R): EPISODE I THE PHANTOM MENACE(TM) AND STAR WARS(R): EPISODE I RACER(TM) TO MANUFACTURING; BOTH GAMES EXPECTED ON STORE SHELVES WEEK OF MAY 17

LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC is pleased to announce that their two PC titles based on the film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace have been released to manufacturing. STAR WARS(r): EPISODE I THE PHANTOM MENACE(tm) and STAR WARS(r): EPISODE I RACER(tm) were developed for the Windows 95/98 platform and require 3D-accelerator hardware. Both games are expected to be on store shelves in the U.S. and Canada the week of May 17, 1999; and worldwide by the first week of June.

Velociraptor has spotted Racer running on an N64 in Toys 'R' Us in the States.

A review of the demo for The Gungan Frontier is now available, check it out if you are thinking of downloading it.

Game in the UK has a release date of 4th June for Racer on the N64, no release dates for any of the PC versions yet though.

I have updated the Price Watch. Nothing particularly amazing, most places are still offering 5 pounds off X-Wing Alliance.

More download locations for the demo of The Gungan Frontier are now available.

A demo for The Gungan Frontier is now available for download. A review of it will be available over the next day or two.

I have updated the preview to Racer, you can find out more information relating to the gameplay and other things.

I have updated the preview to The Phantom Menace, its now much longer with more information, I have been careful not to include any spoilers to the movie.

The Empire Strikes Back was voted the most popular Star Wars Movie just beating off a strong challenge from Return of the Jedi, full results available here. A new poll has started you can vote in above.

The X-Wing Alliance Strategy Guide is now complete. It details a strategy for each and every X-Wing Alliance mission, if you're stuck then check it out.

LucasLearning has new educational Star Wars game in the pipeline called the Gungan Frontier, check out the site here.

LucasArts have updated their Phantom Menace preview, no new screenshots for the PC version though. Check out the new page here.

The Price Watch page has been updated. The main highlight is that HMV is currently offering X-Wing Alliance for £29.99 and you also get a free joypad (not a very good one, to be honest). This is a sale price and probably won't last for ever, so if you still holding off from buying X-Wing Alliance hop down the high street and buy it.

Jedi Nights has been sent the following release dates and prices (from a bloke at Best Buy) for the new Star Wars games. (These are US dates not UK ones).

The Phantom Menace - 29/5/99 $44.99
Racer - 29/5/99 $44.99
The Gungan Frontier - 29/5/99 $29.99
Episode 1: Insiders Guide - 25/6/99 $29.99
Force Commander - 30/10/99 $49.99

Just in case you're wondering Episode 1: Insiders Guide is basically a version of Behind The Magic for Episode 1.

A new version of the second Star Wars:TPM trailer is now available at the Apple website. You will need Quicktime 4.0 to view the new version. The trailer is now in a higher resolution and with better quality sound. You can find a mirror for downloading it at countingdown.com.

I have redesigned all the games pages to bring them into line with the rest of the new site design. I hope you like them.

Just to clear up a problem some of you have been having with the X-Wing Alliance demo, it requires a joystick to play it. There is no keyboard/mouse alternative.

Star Wars Gamer has joined forces with BlackJedi to provide a site which covers a much larger range of Star Wars stuff. As you can see this has meant a couple of changes around the site, for the better I hope you'll agree. The main difference this will make to you is the availability of the site without annoying adverts and a higher level of stablility.

Our venture with BlackJedi will mean that the other site mirrors will close over the next few days, so bookmark this new page now. Thanks to GeoCities, Xoom, and, WebJump for providing the free webspace.

Another video of X-Wing Alliance is now available at LucasArts you will need QuickTime 3.0 to view it.

Well it appears from all your e-mails that the X-Wing Alliance cheats don't work which is a shame.

I've started a new poll, asking what your favourite original Star Wars movie is.

I'm still reorganising parts of this site, so expect to see some changes over the next few days.

Updated X-Wing Vs Tie Fighter add-ons page.

Updated Price Watch.

Well it's another new look to the site. I've decided to change to a navigation bar on the main page rather than a framed side bar. I think that this enables you to find what you want more easily and also gives more screen space to the reviews. Please let me know what you think of the new look.

New X-Wing Alliance cheats. Don't know if they work yet, but if they do then let me know.

The problems with the Durham mirror appear to have been resolved.

Hi, I'm back. Sorry about the lack of updates recently, but as soon as I'd got Linux up and running I had to leave town for a week and a bit. Doesn't look like much has been happening over the last few days anyway. I'll be going through the backlog of e-mails tommorow so plase be patient.

A new Price Watch section. Here I shall list the prices of Star Wars games at UK high street stores. If you wish to contribute then mail me.

X-Wing Alliance is now available in the UK. It is priced at 34.99 pounds.

DroidWorks is now available in the UK. It is priced at 29.99 pounds.

There are a few problems with the Durham mirror (www.dur.ac.uk) at the moment. So use on the of the others if you experience any problems.

I've done a brief review of the X-Wing Alliance demo. To say I am impressed with it is an understatement.

I am intending to switch from WinNT4 to Linux tonight and tomorrow, hopefully everything will go smoothly, but there might be a brief interuption to the updates, see you on the other side.

I've added a preview for DroidWorks the educational Star Wars title from LucasLearning. I know that it's available in the US but it is yet to get a release here in the UK.

Next Generation has an article on the making of The Phantom Menace (the game).

New previews for Episode 1: The Phantom Menace and Episode 1: Racer are now available. You better start saving those pennies as these games are both expected to be released on May 21st.

Force Commander is now not expected till the very end of this year or possibly the start of 2000. It is still going to be set during Episodes 4-6 of the Star Wars movies and acording to LucasArts it has not been canned.

A new side bar is available for people using 640x480 displays. It's basically the same as the normal one except the graphics have been removed.

X-Wing Alliance has been released according to LucasArts. Don't yet have a confirmed release date for the UK though.

LucasArts have announced the first two games to be based upon Star Wars: A Phantom Menace, called Star Wars Episode I: A Phantom Menace and Star Wars Episode I: Racer. These links are to the official LucasArts pages. I'll have some pages of my own in the next day or two.

Hi, I'm back home and my computer has just about survived the journey. While I've been away a demo has been released for X-Wing Alliance. I haven't had a chance to check it out yet as it's a massive 28Mb download and I'm using a 33.6 Modem at home rather than my nice university link. I'll tell you more once I've had a chance to play it.

X-Wing Alliance is set for release in the week of March 22nd. This is acording to an official LucasArts mailing.
There will be no more updates for a couple of days as it's the end of term and I've go to take my stuff home and set it up there

There is an advert for X-Wing Alliance in this months PC Gamer (UK edition). Text of the advert
A new poll has started. A Voodoo II / Banshee was the most popular 3D card. Full results can be reviewed here. Please vote in the new poll.

I've gone through the site and corrected a few problems with it, and also removed all the dead links that I could find. If you find a broken link then mail me and I'll remove it.

Just to let you know I am starting a section on emulation of old Star Wars games (eg Snes / MegaDrive games and even the old arcade games). If you have any games that you would like to see covered or want to recomend any emulator / site then please mail me.

The new Star Wars episode 1 trailer is here!. Goto http://countingdown.com to find a mirror.
X-Wing Alliance has been released to manufacturing, and is scheduled for a March 23rd release.

I have added text descriptions to all the images so you can now browse with them turned off if you like.

A new Yoda Stories area. Loads of you were asking for stuff about Yoda stories I thought I'd set up some pages. Unfortunataly there is no review by me yet, just links to other peoples ones.
New demo links for X-Wing and Tie Fighter
Updated demo links for X-Wing Vs. Tie Fighter and Rogue Squadron

The last poll has now closed. The most popular processor was a PII 350-450 MHz. More details can be found here. A new poll has started, please vote.
You should now be able to browse this site without a frames enabled browser. At the bottom of each game page there are links to the other sections about that game.

A new Newsletter is now avaiable. I have developed the list management myself to save you from having to see adverts as in the old service. If you have any problems with the new sign up process then let me know.

Thanks to all our visitors, we have now reached 1000 visitors since the site redesign.
New Jedi Knight and Mysteries of the Sith links and add-ons.
New Shadows of the Empire links.

New Rebel Assault 1 and 2 links.

A new poll has started. Rogue Squadron was voted the best Star Wars game with 30% of the votes, full results can be viewed here.
New Shadows Of The Empire review.
New Dark Forces links, add-ons and demo pages.
Old news placed into the new News Archive.
New X-Wing Alliance links and new Rogue Squadron links.

A new mirror has been set up at swgames.webjump.com. The service provided seems quite fast and stable, but adverts are placed along the top of the window. Try it out and let me know what you think.
New Shadows Of The Empire cheats.

New Rebellion links added.

A X-Wing Alliance preview video is now available from LucasArts website. Click here and then pick the version that you want. If you use the Quicktime version you will need Quicktime 3 from the Apple website.

New Force Commander screenshots.
New Rebellion review.

New X-Wing Alliance preview, more details and some screen shots.