In a galaxy not so far away (i.e., your internet browser), one of the most underrated Star Wars games of all time just went full free-to-play. No, it’s not some microtransaction-infested mobile app. It’s the classic 1998 real-time strategy gem: Star Wars: Rebellion. Right now, you can grab it for zero credits thanks to GOG’s Summer Sale giveaway. It’s part nostalgia trip, part galactic chessboard, and all beautifully chaotic. What Is Star Wars: Rebellion? Released back when Star Wars video games were still experimenting with genres harder than a Tatooine spice dealer, Rebellion is a grand strategy title that lets you control the Galactic Empire or the Rebel Alliance. Your job? Total domination. Whether by diplomacy, espionage, fleet battles, or political manipulation, victory is all about outsmarting your opponent across a galactic map. Key features include: It’s like a poker game between Emperor Palpatine and Admiral Ackbar — bluff, scheme,…
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Super Star Wars Trilogy Anniversary: Blasters, Bosses, and Brutal Platforming Since 1992
Some anniversaries pass quietly. This one kicks down the door with a thermal detonator and demands a side-scrolling boss fight. On this day in gaming history, Super Star Wars (1992), Super Empire Strikes Back (1993), and Super Return of the Jedi (1994) each blasted their way onto the SNES in three consecutive years—setting the tone for what “hardcore Star Wars gaming” would look like for a generation. If you’ve ever jumped over a Sarlacc pit, rage-quit on a lava planet, or been blindsided by a Jawa wielding an unreasonable amount of screen presence—congrats, you were there. 🕹️ Super Star Wars (1992): Where Sandcrawlers Feel Like Death Traps Released in 1992, Super Star Wars took the events of A New Hope and turned them into a side-scrolling gauntlet of lasers, lava, and angry Tusken Raiders. You start off blasting womp rats as Luke Skywalker (pre-Jedi, obviously), then pick up Han and…