Why do you like Star Wars so much?

[Rapine]

Agreed. 

It could have ended there.  There were cool parts to the rest of the story, but it got carried away, IMO.

More points for everyone...

[StarWars_and_Guitars]

When I was 3 years old my dad brought home the VHS copy of Star Wars. My mom was mad because she considered it too violent. It was kept out of reach on top of our piano, so my brother and I could only gaze at the box from afar. When I finally watched it, I knew it was the best movie I'd ever seen: It combined all the action and fantasy I loved about cartoons, but it was real people, and real places, and real things. Not long after, I received a Dewback, Stormtrooper, and Pilot Luke action figures, and I was hooked for life.
During the "Dark Times" (84-99) I consumed all of the Expanded Universe content I could find. The Prequel Era pushed me even further into the EU.
When the Disney buyout was announced I began seriously collecting action figures, posters, soundtracks, concept art, and.... prop replicas. 
I found US because of the wider online saber community and the release of the Archon v3. In the past two years I've owned my beloved Archon, a Menace, a Consular, and two Graflex's, and I plan on continuing to collect near-movie accurate sabers.

[Rapine]

Right on.

Good on ya for finally watching it man.

Yeah - I had all kinds of toys...

[ElvenSkywalker83]

Well I joined the forum because my mother thought it would be fun for me to share my passion in a Star Wars oriented crowd XD. My parents let me watch The Phantom Menace when I was a very lil kid, and I watched the Prequels as they came out. I'd beg to watch them over and over but one day Dad told me there were MORE Star Wars movies! I was about six and I still remember going to Wal-Mart and watching as Dad grabbed A New Hope from the movie shelf and let me see the cover. Not ashamed to say I developed  a crush on Luke Skywalker as well as a potent love for his character as I watched the Original Trilogy with such an enthusiasm. Star Wars was a perfect fairytale that got me happy, excited, nervous, sad and satisfied. And then I was introduced to The Clone Wars movie and tv show! I've loved everything up til Disney took over, but I still love Star Wars, it was my childhood, and it is my escape which allows me to be myself.

[Darth Logos]

Well I joined the forum because my mother thought it would be fun for me to share my passion in a Star Wars oriented crowd XD. My parents let me watch The Phantom Menace when I was a very lil kid, and I watched the Prequels as they came out. I'd beg to watch them over and over but one day Dad told me there were MORE Star Wars movies! I was about six and I still remember going to Wal-Mart and watching as Dad grabbed A New Hope from the movie shelf and let me see the cover. Not ashamed to say I developed  a crush on Luke Skywalker as well as a potent love for his character as I watched the Original Trilogy with such an enthusiasm. Star Wars was a perfect fairytale that got me happy, excited, nervous, sad and satisfied. And then I was introduced to The Clone Wars movie and tv show! I've loved everything up til Disney took over, but I still love Star Wars, it was my childhood, and it is my escape which allows me to be myself.

You can sit with me.

[Telelaster]

I’m not sure when it all began to be exact I was around 6-8 and remember watching the movies on TV over the weekends. Then I remember all the hype about episode 1 coming out.(I unfortunately never got to see it in theaters till that 3d rerelease). But man I remember having pod racer and that might be the game I’ve put more time into then any other game ever. I remember the movie came out and I rented it like every weekend for a month. Then I moved that summer of episode 2 to a totally new place, that luckily had a local rental place and being in a place with no friends I think I rented that the whole first school year. Later on episode 3 came out I still remember going to the midnight with friends from school, getting kicked out of the Walmart before hand for having lightsaber fights through the whole building. I guess I am about the perfect age group to have followed the movies before prequels and through all the great stuff that followed. I now get to share my passion with my own kids and maybe that’s just why it’s always stuck with me. It’s just always been there the cog in my life that keeps entertained anytime I need it and sometimes when I don’t realize I do. It’s like a security blanket for baby to me.

[Darth Logos]

I’m not sure when it all began to be exact I was around 6-8 and remember watching the movies on TV over the weekends. Then I remember all the hype about episode 1 coming out.(I unfortunately never got to see it in theaters till that 3d rerelease). But man I remember having pod racer and that might be the game I’ve put more time into then any other game ever. I remember the movie came out and I rented it like every weekend for a month. Then I moved that summer of episode 2 to a totally new place, that luckily had a local rental place and being in a place with no friends I think I rented that the whole first school year. Later on episode 3 came out I still remember going to the midnight with friends from school, getting kicked out of the Walmart before hand for having lightsaber fights through the whole building. I guess I am about the perfect age group to have followed the movies before prequels and through all the great stuff that followed. I now get to share my passion with my own kids and maybe that’s just why it’s always stuck with me. It’s just always been there the cog in my life that keeps entertained anytime I need it and sometimes when I don’t realize I do. It’s like a security blanket for baby to me.

OMG you too? I can measure time spent playing in the weeks. Did you ever get the debug code and tweak opponent racers to have the same stats you would be racing with if you were playing that character?

[Telelaster]

OMG you too? I can measure time spent playing in the weeks. Did you ever get the debug code and tweak opponent racers to have the same stats you would be racing with if you were playing that character?

No I did not but that’s sounds really cool. I just kept racing regular style but could never get enough of it, it’s like it had a hidden message in the racing.

[Darth Tepes]

Jedi Power Battles was the first Star Wars game I played... Greatest day was when I unlocked Darth Maul.  TFU was the next one and then SWTOR...which I still play from time to time.  Fallen Order has piqued my interest a bit though.

[Infinit01]

Honestly, my first love is Marvel comics which brought me into different worlds and characters with stories that I lived in for years.  Star Wars did the same thing for me, brought me into a universe that I'm quite fond of and can live in.

[Darth Logos]

No I did not but that’s sounds really cool. I just kept racing regular style but could never get enough of it, it’s like it had a hidden message in the racing.

Yeah.....I had played so much, I got bored. At first I simply increased the AI level for more of a challenge (except for Grabvine Gateway and Abyss. Just....hell no). Then I tapped into 'Edit Vehicle Stats', and found out what every pod's stats were for every upgrade. It took a while, but was worth it for the ultimate racing experience, and also helped separate the real winners from the duds.

If you ever want to get your retro-game on again: go to the code entry area and punch in RRTANGENTABACUS, then when you start a race hit pause then UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT (or up, left, down, right; it's been a while and more muscle memory than anything else). Also unlocks invincibility. Drive like a madman with no ill side affects.

[PsychoSith]

Jedi Power Battles was the first Star Wars game I played

YES! My first as well! I....

I never beat mission 3 

BUT I REPLAYED THE HELL OUTTA MISSIONS 1-2.

I should go back and beat that game sometime...

[Darth Logos]

YES! My first as well! I....

I never beat mission 3 

BUT I REPLAYED THE HELL OUTTA MISSIONS 1-2.

I should go back and beat that game sometime...

Retro gaming is the best. I had a score of games that I was no good at on the Genesis, but as I grew and played more advanced games on newer systems I got better. Going back, what was once impossible is now child's play.