Star Wars
Star Wars is an action-platform video game based on the 1977 film of the same name. It was released by Victor Musical Industries for the Family Computer in Japan on November 15, 1991, and by JVC Musical Industries for the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America in November 1991, and in Europe on March 26, 1992. An official mail order "Hint Book" was available for the game upon its release.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1991
- Developer
- Lucasfilm Games
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 1 November 1991 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Lucasfilm Games, Krome Studios Melbourne, Tiertex Design Studios |
| Publisher | Tectoy, Victor Interactive Software, U.S. Gold |
| Platforms | Game Boy |
| Genres | platformer |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q54320, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Star Wars? How long to beat it
Total play time for Star Wars is about 3.7 hours to do everything, and around 2.8 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 2.8h | 20 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 3.7h | 3 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 3.7h | 6 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Star Wars sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Star Wars lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 45ahead of 4% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 16ahead of 65% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Star Wars
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Star Wars
What platforms is Star Wars on?
Star Wars is available on Game Boy. It first released in 1991.
Who made Star Wars?
Star Wars was developed by Lucasfilm Games, Krome Studios Melbourne, Tiertex Design Studios and published by Tectoy, Victor Interactive Software, U.S. Gold.
How long does it take to beat Star Wars?
about 2.8 hours for the main story, 3.7 hours with the main extras, 3.7 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.