Millennium Falcon

Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle (1983): When Star Wars Games Were Still Built Around One Big Scene

Header image for Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle (1983) showing the Millennium Falcon attacking Death Star II with TIE fighters and retro pixel-style game elements layered into the scene.

There is something very pure about early Star Wars games. They did not try to retell entire trilogies. They did not promise open worlds, branching morality, or a hundred hours of side content. Most of them just looked at one great movie moment and said, more or less, “Right, that bit. Let’s make that playable.” That is exactly what Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle does. Released by Parker Brothers in 1983 for the Atari 2600, Atari 5200, and Atari 8-bit computers, and later bundled for the ZX Spectrum+ in 1985, it was one of the earliest Star Wars video games and the first one based on Return of the Jedi. And if The Empire Strikes Back (1982) showed how early home consoles could turn Hoth into a tiny, scrappy war, then Death Star Battle is the next logical step: same early-console ambition, same movie-to-game instinct, just with the…

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Millennium Falcon Ride Gets Mandalorian & Grogu Mission Starting May 2026

Millennium Falcon cockpit at Disney Parks with Mandalorian and Grogu mission announcement 2026

Big changes are officially coming to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge — and this time it’s not rumor or speculation. Disney has confirmed that Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run will receive a major new Mandalorian-themed mission beginning May 22, 2026, tying directly into the release of The Mandalorian & Grogu in theaters. And yes — this is a full gameplay and story expansion. Din Djarin and Grogu Take Over Smugglers Run Starting May 22, 2026, guests boarding the Millennium Falcon will join Din Djarin and Grogu on an all-new mission across the galaxy. The updated attraction will focus on tracking down elusive ex-Imperial officers, bringing riders directly into a fresh Star Wars storyline connected to the upcoming theatrical film. This marks the biggest update to Smugglers Run since Galaxy’s Edge first opened — and it firmly places The Mandalorian era front and center inside Disney’s parks. New Destinations Across the Galaxy One…

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