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Star Wars Trilogy Arcade
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Star Wars Trilogy Arcade can be relived on your own PC through the free RetroPlayers.Club Player app — full speed, with a controller and saves just like your hardware. You confirm you own the game from your library, and no need to connect your console.
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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| D-Pad Up | ↑ | D-Pad up |
| D-Pad Down | ↓ | D-Pad down |
| D-Pad Left | ← | D-Pad left |
| D-Pad Right | → | D-Pad right |
| B (bottom) | X | Bottom face |
| A (right) | Z | Right face |
| Y (left) | S | Left face |
| X (top) | A | Top face |
| L | Q | Left shoulder |
| R | E | Right shoulder |
| Start | Enter | Start |
| Select | V | Select |
🎮 Sega Arcade controls
These are the keys the RetroPlayers.Club Player app uses for Sega Arcade, shown for reference. Your controller still lights up below so you can confirm it is detected — Premium members can remap here (keyboard or USB controller) and the app applies the map at the next launch.
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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Flight Stick Up | W | Stick up |
| Flight Stick Down | S | Stick down |
| Flight Stick Left | A | Stick left |
| Flight Stick Right | D | Stick right |
| Fire (trigger) | J | Arcade button 1 |
| Event Button | K | Arcade button 2 |
| Start | F | Start |
| Coin | Shift | Arcade coin |
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Star Wars Trilogy Arcade is a 1998 rail shooter video game developed by Sega AM Annex and published by Sega for arcades. It is based on the original trilogy of Star Wars films, and was released shortly after those films' special editions.
How to Play Star Wars Trilogy Arcade
The app maps Star Wars Trilogy Arcade for you out of the box; the table below is the starting point, and Controller Mapping tunes it to a keyboard or any USB / Bluetooth pad.
The Story Behind Star Wars Trilogy Arcade
Star Wars Trilogy Arcade is a 1998 rail shooter video game developed by Sega AM Annex and published by Sega for arcades. It is based on the original trilogy of Star Wars films, and was released shortly after those films' special editions. Accompanied by the Star Wars Trilogy pinball game, it is the second in Sega's Star Wars Arcade series, preceded by 1993's Star Wars Arcade and followed by 2000's Star Wars Racer Arcade.
What You'll Play
The Empire Strikes Back mission reenacts the film's opening battle on Hoth. The second, after clearing all three missions, involves the player dueling Darth Vader on the second Death Star. The second part of the stage has the player moving towards the Empire's base on Endor, shooting any enemies on the way.
The second part of the mission involves flying along the Death Star's surface, shooting TIE fighters and XX-9 heavy turbolaser turret guns, and confronting Darth Vader's TIE fighter. Two boss stages are accessed immediately after beating the conventional missions, although the player is not required to win either to finish the game. The mission from A New Hope reenacts the final space battle at Yavin, with Luke Skywalker piloting an X-wing fighter against TIE fighters.
Why It Still Hits
The French magazine Player One rated it at 61%, saying that the film settings were well chosen, and compared the lightsaber fight choreography to the pioneering Dragon's Lair (1983)but complained that the production quality seemed rushed. It is based on the original trilogy of Star Wars films, and was released shortly after those films' special editions. Christopher Michael Baker of AllGame rated the game at 4.5 out of 5, finding it virtually flawless, with excellent graphics, sound, and play control.
He found the bonus missions' play control to be "clunky and linear" but nevertheless to feel like a realistic lightsaber could, and to generally be a "delight". He said that the game's mission designs generally range from "awesome" to "more awesome", and the A New Hope missions follow 1983's Star Wars arcade game exactly. The joystick controller was said to provide a reactive feel which meaningfully mimics a lightsaber, but the game's only flaw is a minor imperfection in play control during the two bonus stages against Boba Fett and Darth Vader.
Star Wars Trilogy Arcade — Frequently Asked Questions
Can I save my progress in Star Wars Trilogy Arcade?
Yes, with Premium: the app lets you save a state at any point in Star Wars Trilogy Arcade and resume from exactly there.
Where can I buy the original Star Wars Trilogy Arcade?
See the "Other Places You Can Get This Game" section below the article for legitimate places to buy real-world versions.
Do I need to download anything to play Star Wars Trilogy Arcade?
Star Wars Trilogy Arcade plays through the free RetroPlayers.Club Player app rather than in the browser, because the Sega Model 3 needs the full power of your desktop. The preview above shows the actual game running.
Can I remap the controls in Star Wars Trilogy Arcade?
Yes. The RetroPlayers.Club Player includes full controller mapping — open Controller Mapping in the app to rebind any key or gamepad button for Star Wars Trilogy Arcade.