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- "Tatooine's twin suns are calling you to this spectacular vacation getaway! Experience first-hand the non-stop action of a moisture farm or the sultry night life of the Mos Eisley cantina. Bring the entire family to meet the native Tusken Raiders and enjoy their curious rituals and customs. The sands are beckoning you so book your vacation now!"
- ―Sales pitch accompanying the poster.
Tatooine Travel Advertisement was the name of an advertising poster available in the galaxy sometime after the Battle of Yavin, a pivotal battle in the conflict between the Alliance to Restore the Republic and the Galactic Empire known as the Galactic Civil War, which took place in 0 BBY. The poster was meant to lure tourists to Tatooine, a planet in the Tatoo system. The advertisement depicted a city or town on the planet, with several domed buildings and people walking through the streets. Aurebesh text, the alphabet of Galactic Basic Standard, at the top of the poster read "Tatooine".
Description
The Tatooine advertisement depicted a typical settlement on the planet with several domed building, some with tall spires. Several ships were barely visible in the sky and a few sentients could be seen bustling through the sandy, dusty streets. Text at the top of the poster, written in the Galactic Basic Standard alphabet Aurebesh, read "Tatooine".[1]
History
Tatooine Travel Advertisement was an advertising poster that was available in the galaxy[1] around 1 ABY, following the conclusion of the Battle of Yavin, a crucial battle in the conflict between the Alliance to Restore the Republic and the Galactic Empire known as the Galactic Civil War. The purpose of the poster was to convince travellers and tourists to visit Tatooine, a planet in the Tatoo system.[1]
Behind the scenes
The Tatooine Travel Advertisement was a decorative item in the massively-multiplayer online role-playing video game Star Wars Galaxies, which was released to the public on June 26, 2003 and shut down on December 15, 2011.[1] The game shut down on December 15, 2011.[2] Players could obtain the poster as a loot item from the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game expansion set Agents of Deception. Several other similarly themed advertisement posters were available through the trading card game. Once obtained, the player could use the poster as decoration in one of their personal structures.
Appearances
- Template:SWG (First appearance)
Sources
Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — [[{{{set}}}]] (Card: Tatooine Travel Advertisement) (backup link (https://swg.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Redirect/file/Tatooine_Travel_Advertisement_(card).JPG) not verified!)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Template:SWG
- ↑ Exclusive: Smedley on the sunsetting of Star Wars Galaxies (Updated), published by AOL Inc on Massively (June 24, 2011): "Sony Online Entertainment has announced that Star Wars Galaxies will be shutting down on December 15th of this year" (backup link not verified!)
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