Star Wars (1987 video game)

The Japanese version of Star Wars released in 1988 by Namco, was released for the Famicom. This version is a common side-scrolling platformer in which the player controls Luke, as he travels in order to join the Rebellion against the Empire.

Story inconsistencies
While the game is based on Episode IV, Namco took several liberties with the its storyline. For instance, Luke must rescue some of the main characters from the movie (R2-D2, C-3PO, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Princess Leia, Chewbacca and Han Solo), who are trapped in distinct planets. As such, Luke travels using the Millennium Falcon (which in the movie was piloted only by Chewie and Han) in order to find them. Also, on each planet, the boss is none other than Darth Vader, who will sometimes transform into a giant scorpion in order to continue attacking. As for the planets themselves, some of them don't really exist in the franchise's universe (one of them contain Egyptian ruins, for example "=the Massassi ruins of Yavin 4 ?") and some don't appear in the actual film (such as the icy planet, which is most likely Hoth).

Other differences include the use of a lightsaber and the Force, the latter of which Luke learned very little until Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.