Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

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Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, sometimes called Super The Empire Strikes Back or simply Super Empire Strikes Back is a platform game for the Super Nintendo (Super Famicom in Japan) which follows Super Star Wars and precedes Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. It is largely based on the second film of the original Star Wars trilogy, Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back.

The game's manual added a number of names and details not spelled out in the game itself. The Super Empire Strikes Back Official Game Secrets guide released separately added even more details.^[3]

Publisher's summary[]

Will You Accept the Challenge of a Jedi Knight?

Pursued across the galaxy, you and your Rebel Forces now marshall new strength on the remote ice world of Hoth. Although tracked by probe droids, attacked by ice monsters, and confronted by an army of gigantic Imperial Walkers, you must not give in. You are the Alliance's only hope. Learn the ways of the Force, then test your skills in this fast-based, action-packed sequel to the hit game, Super Star Wars.

Opening crawl[]

Episode V
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK

It is a dark time for the
Rebellion. Although the Death
Star has been destroyed,
Imperial troops have driven the
Rebel forces from their hidden
base and pursued them across
the galaxy.

Evading the dreaded Imperial
Starfleet, a group of freedom
fighters led by Luke Skywalker
has established a new secret
base on the remote ice world
of Hoth.

The evil lord Darth Vader,
obsessed with finding young
Skywalker, has dispatched
thousands of remote probes into
the far reaches of space....

Gameplay[]

While the game roughly followed the plot of the film, several changes were made to accommodate gameplay. Characters fought their way from scene to scene and are confronted by multiple enemies. Other changes included Han Solo being carbon-frozen while searching for C-3PO, rather than captured, and Luke Skywalker fighting Cloud Cars in his X-wing fighter while approaching Cloud City.

Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back followed closely the standard set by Super Star Wars, with multiple playable characters and Mode 7 quasi-3D vehicle sequences. Controls were very similar to the first game, but with an enhanced double-jump. Unlike its predecessor, the player was able to use Force powers. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Chewbacca were all playable characters. Darth Vader and a Giant Wampa appeared as bosses. The game included a password system so users could effectively save games without needing any onboard cartridge memory.

Levels[]

Empirestrikesbackgameplay — Luke Skywalker on Hoth

Hoth 1
Wampa Cave 1 - Boss: Giant Wampa Creature
Hoth 2
Wampa Cave 2
Hoth 3 - Boss: Imperial Probe Droid
Echo Base 1
Snowspeeder
Outside AT-AT
Inside AT-AT
Top of AT-AT - Boss: AT-AT Head
Echo Base 2 - Boss: C-A-T (Combat Attack Transport)
Echo Base 3 - Boss: AT-ST
Asteroid Field
Dagobah 1
Dagobah 2
Dagobah 3 - Boss: Swamp Creature Habogad
Cloud City 1 - Boss: Tibanna Hover Transport
Ugnaught Factory - Boss: Ugharro mining crusher
Carbon Freezing Chamber - Boss: Carbon Freezing Chamber Generator
Cloud City 2 - Boss: Boba Fett, Slave I
X-Wing to Cloud City
Cloud City Reactor - Boss: Darth Vader

Weapons[]

Enemies[]

The game manual refers to some bounty hunters by their singular names, but since multiple versions appear in one scene this list assumes they are more than one of the same species or droid model.

Acid Plants
Air Assault Troopers
AT-ST walkers
AT-AT walkers
Armor Droids
Cloud Cars
Dagbats
Dagobian caterpillars
Dagopillers
Darth Vader's Security Force troopers
Darth Vader's Security Force troopers with E-Web blaster
Darth Vader's Security Force Grenadier troopers
Dengar look-alikes
Fire Bats
Gands
Grenadier Droids
Grenadier Troopers
Gundarks (as "Gundarc")
Helios
Hoth hogs
Hoth jellyfish
Hover Droids
Ice Bats
Ice-breathing Wampas
Ice Cats

Credits[]

By type

Cast

Uncredited cast

Crew

Uncredited crew

Special thanks

Crew

LucasArts Entertainment Company Team

Direction and Design by Kalani Streicher
Art Supervisor - Harrison Fong
Animation Supervisor - Jon Knoles
Art and Animation by Harrison Fong, Jon Knoles, Paul Mica, Peter Chan, Leonard Robel
Associate Producer - Wayne Cline
Lead Tester - Brett Tosti
Marketing Manager - Mary Bihr
Public Relations Manager - Sue Seserman
Produced by Kalani Streicher

Sculptured Software, Inc. Team

Programmed by Peter Ward and Ryan Ridges
Music and Sound-Effects arranged and performed by Paul Webb
Art and Animation by Mike Lott, Chris Hawkes, Heinee Hinrichsen, Joel Izatt, Virginia Sargent
Additional Programming by John Lund, Steve Aguirre
Project Management by Hal Rushton