Play Star Wars Empire Strikes Back Online

Battle imperial forces as Luke Skywalker and pilot a snowspeeder across Hoth and Dagobah.

Star Wars Empire Strikes Back Game
Star Wars Empire Strikes Back game

🎮 Game Controls

Make sure the game window is active to play.

  • ↑↓←→ Move
  • Z Btn A (Jump)
  • X Btn B (Run/Fire)
  • Enter Start
  • V Select
1 / 2: Quick Save / Quick Load | + : Fast Forward

About Star Wars Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back came out for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992, published by Parker Brothers. It arrived late in the NES lifecycle, a time when more complex 16-bit games were already appearing on other systems. This was one of the few attempts to translate the film's story directly into an NES action game.

You control Luke Skywalker, moving screen by screen across Hoth and Dagobah. Your main goal is to survive imperial forces and confront Darth Vader. You switch between a blaster for ranged attacks and a lightsaber for close combat; you also pilot a snowspeeder to trip AT-AT walkers with tow cables. The game is notoriously difficult, with relentless enemy patterns and limited continues. Finishing a level gives a real sense of relief, knowing you narrowly made it through.

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