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* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: The Death Star on the playfield spins, even though it has no need to.


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* SpectacularSpinning: The Death Star on the playfield spins, even though it has no need to.
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* BigNo: Luke's only line in the pinball game.
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Couldn't find a transparent image of the entire machine, so the backglass will have to suffice.


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[[caption-width-right:300:"Use the Force, Luke."]]

''Star Wars'' is a PhysicalPinballTable designed by Creator/JohnBorg and released by Creator/DataEastPinball in 1992. Of note, this was the first released pinball game in Borg's career.

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''Star Wars'' is a PhysicalPinballTable designed by Creator/JohnBorg (the first game of his that was ever released) and released by Creator/DataEastPinball in 1992. Of note, this was the first released pinball game in Borg's career.
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* SpellingBonus: S-T-A-R-W-A-R-S, what else?

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* SpellingBonus: S-T-A-R-W-A-R-S, what else?else? The letters are earned by shooting either orbit and a moderate point bonus is earned if it is spelled fully.



** The Speeder Mode is a subversion. It is basically just an UnskippableCutscene that requires no input which awards points at the end.

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** The Speeder Mode is a subversion. It is basically just an UnskippableCutscene that requires requiring no input which awards points at the end.
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** The Speeder Mode is a subversion. It is basically just an UnskippableCutscene that awards points at the end.

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** The Speeder Mode is a subversion. It is basically just an UnskippableCutscene that requires no input which awards points at the end.
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** The Speeder Mode is a subversion. It is basically just an UnskippableCutscene that awards points at the end.
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General consensus is that ''Star Wars'' is a fun and diverse pinball game, though there is too much emphasis on shooting the center ramp. It would eventually become Data East's most popular pinball table, with over 10,000 machines made.

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General consensus is that ''Star Wars'' is a fun and diverse pinball game, though there is too much emphasis on shooting the center ramp. It would eventually become Data East's most popular pinball table, with over 10,000 machines made.
made - if you've seen a ''Star Wars'' pinball machine in your time, chances are this is the one.
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* InMemoriam: The December 2012 update is dedicated to Neil Falconer, who programmed the original.
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* WritingAroundTrademarks: The phrase "Tri-Ball" is used to avoid infringing on Creator/WilliamsElectronics' trademark for "multiball."
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-->''Devoper Notes for the software update:'' "Double Jackpot should be the highest award overall. This needs to be the money shot. Nothing in the game should trump it! ''You are blowing up the Death Star!!!''"

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-->''Devoper -->''Developer Notes for the software update:'' "Double Jackpot should be the highest award overall. This needs to be the money shot. Nothing in the game should trump it! ''You are blowing up the Death Star!!!''"

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