Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back

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Released alongside the film of the same name. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is a scrolling shooter video game written by Rex Bradford for the Atari 2600 and published by Parker Brothers in 1982. It was the first licensed Star Wars video game.

Platform :	Atari 2600
Format :	Cartridge
Publisher :	Parker Brothers
Authors :	Rex Bradford
Date :	1983
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Other Software by Parker Brothers:

Item	Manufacturer	Platform	Format	Date
Spider-Man	Parker Brothers	Atari 2600	Cartridge	1982
Super Cobra	Parker Brothers	Atari 2600	Cartridge	1982
Astrochase (Disk)	Parker Brothers	Atari 8 Bit	Cartridge	1982
Reactor	Parker brothers	Atari 2600	Cartridge	1 Jan 1982
Star Wars - Return of the Jedi Death Star Battle	Parker Brothers	Atari 2600	Cartridge	1983
Star Wars Jedi Arena	Parker Brothers	Atari 2600	Cartridge	1983
Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back	Parker Brothers	Atari 2600	Cartridge	1983
Tutankham	Parker Brothers	Atari 2600	Cartridge	1983
Super Cobra (Cartridge)	Parker Brothers	Atari 8 Bit	Cartridge	1983
Q*Bert	Parker Brothers	Atari 8 Bit	Cartridge	1983
Panama Joe	Parker Brothers	ZX Spectrum	Cassette	1984
Panama Joe	Parker Brothers	ZX Spectrum	Cassette	1984
RealSports Soccer	Parker Brothers	Atari 2600	Cartridge	1988

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