Game Room


Game Room was a recurring section inside Star Wars Galaxy Magazine, dedicated to the examination of Star Wars video games.

Editions

Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 1: "Revving Up the 'Jedi Engine'"

Peter Spear tells the story of how Star Wars: Dark Forces was made. Contributions are included from programmer Ray Gresko, project lead for the game Daron Stinnett, and co-designer and writer of the game Justin Chin.

Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 2: "Confessions of a Super Gamer"

Tim Rooney writes about the making of Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, and includes comments from Kalani Streicher, who headed the design team, and Jon Knoles, the lead animator for the game.

Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 3: "Where Aliens Are Fair Game"

Sue Berkey pens an article focusing on the various creatures that appear in Star Wars video games. Both Justin Chin, the lead artist for Dark Forces, and Jon Knoles, lead artist on the Star Wars games for the Super Nintendo, provided their insights for the article.

Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 4: "Playing Empire Games"

Sue Berkey delivers an article that discusses the various video game adaptations of The Empire Strikes Back. Included are comments from Kalani Streicher, who produced Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.

Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 5: "Rebel Rouser"

Sue Berkey discusses Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire, the follow-up to Star Wars: Rebel Assault. Vince Lee, the creator of Rebel Assault, shared his thoughts, discussing the live-action scenes filmed by director Hal Barwood with the use of classic costumes, and the incorporation of blue screen effects.

Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 6: "Meet the New Boss"

Sue Berkey presents a profile of Jack Sorensen, the newly appointed president of LucasArts.

Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 7: "Dashing From The Shadows"

Sue Berkey offers a look at Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire for the Nintendo 64. Comments were provided by lead artist Jon Knoles, Nintendo Corporate Communications Manager Perrin Kaplan, project leader Mark Haigh-Hutchinson, and technical lead Eric Johnston.

Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 8: "Playing With the Dark Side"

Tom Byron reviews Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II. Justin Chin, who served as project lead and designer, was the primary contributor to the article.

Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 9: "LucasArts' Elder Statesman"

Tom Byron writes a profile piece on Jon Knoles.

Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 10: "Launching a New Rebellion"

Tom Byron examines Star Wars: Rebellion. The article contains comments from Wayne Cline, the game's production manager.

Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 11: "Darth Vader's Plenty Game"

Tom Byron briefly examines the appearances of Darth Vader in various video games. Additionally, the article offers previews of upcoming games, including Yoda Stories, Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, and X-Wing vs TIE Fighter.

Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 12: "These Are Fightin' Words"

Tom Byron reviews Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi. Tony Hsieh, the game's project leader, provided the majority of the comments. There was also a brief section about Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire being released for Windows computers.

Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 13: "Game Knights"

Tom Byron explores the appearances of Jedi Knights in video games. The article makes mentions of Yoda Stories, Star Wars: Rebellion, Masters of Teräs Käsi, and Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II. It also references a forthcoming video game adaptation of Star Wars Monopoly.

Appearances