Star Wars: Namco (FC)

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Star Wars
Star Wars - Namco - FC.jpg
Platform: FC
Year: 1987
Developer: Namco
This is for the game created by Namco. For the NES game made by Lucasfilm Games and released in 1991, see Star Wars: Lucasfilm Games (NES).

Star Wars is a Family Computer video game created by Namco and released in 1987. Though its primarily based on the first Star Wars film, some levels are based on the later two films. It is one of 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.

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The title screen.

Music

Hiroyuki Kawada arranged John Williams' score and themes from the films by arranging it in ear, and transcribed the music into Music Macro Language. The compositions were converted into Namco's NES driver.

Recording

# Title ComposerArranger Length Listen Download
01 Star Wars Theme (Title Screen) John WilliamsYuriko Keino 0:55
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02 Future Creator Namco Hiroyuki KawadaHiroyuki Kawada 0:05
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03 The Imperial March (Cutscene) John WilliamsHiroyuki Kawada 0:09
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04 TIE Fighter Attack John WilliamsHiroyuki Kawada 0:45
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05 The Throne Room / End Titles John WilliamsHiroyuki Kawada 0:55
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06 End Titles (Stage Theme) John WilliamsHiroyuki Kawada 1:40
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07 Cutscene John WilliamsHiroyuki Kawada 0:13
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08 Rescue John WilliamsHiroyuki Kawada 0:07
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Credits

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Game Rip

Format

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Ripping NES music is a very arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site. The recording was made in NSFPlay Synthesia Mod.

Audio Devices

The game uses the 2A03 of the NES. It uses Namco's sound driver.

Releases

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Star Wars - Namco - FC.jpg
Title: スターウォーズ (Star Wars)
Platform: FC
Released: 1987-12-04
Publisher: Namco

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