Star Wars (Mac OS Classic)

In this pretentious arthouse remake of the 1977 film, variations on the climactic sequence repeat over and over with minimal dialogue, while the black-and-white camera refuses to cut away from Luke's targeting computer.

Resource Fork#

A few unused strings live in DATA 0, beginning at 000834.

Speed Control#

Fast Mode
Slow Mode

Not compatible with the MultiFinder,
the RAM Cache and other Utilities.

Compatible with the MultiFinder.

Taken together, these suggest a scrapped option to increase frame rate on slower machines by using the alternate screen buffer, which would have led to the listed compatibility trade-offs.

Credit#

Programming, 3D - Graphics and Sound by :
Juergen Friedrich

Friedrich is credited in the opening scroll and the manual, but neither enumerates his responsibilities.

Folder Comment#

The GameFolder directory has a warning in its Get Info window:

References#