Via Starwars.com:

IN THE ’80S, THE GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY CAME TO THE NES. THE RESULTS WERE CLASSIC — AND STRANGE.
Last time we broke down the best Star Wars games of the Atari generation. Now we’re moving on to the 8-bit world — when Nintendo brought gaming back in a big, big way. You see, games kind of bombed for a time after the Atari peaked, but a toy company from Japan reinvigorated the industry and made it into the behemoth it is today. But despite a renaissance that produced some of the most iconic games ever created (Super Mario Bros., Tetris, etc.), it wasn’t exactly a great time for Star Wars titles. Sometimes the best aren’t great, but hey, at least there were options for diehard fans like ourselves.

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