Category: Star Wars Musings

All posts relating to the Star Wars franchsise.

The “Rise” of Skywalker… Oy

So, it’s been a while since we touched on Star Wars, hasn’t it?

Assuming you skip out on any video reviews I might have uploaded along the way, I think I might’ve touched on anything related to the long-running franchise only a handful of times in the past year. And yes, outside of the video games that I’ve gotten along the way, I have not touched much of Star Wars as of late. But since we’re talking about Star Wars today, I’d imagine most people would’ve expected something on the Mandalorian or one of the new upcoming series or maybe there’s a new video game that I’m not playing and choosing to ignore.

Instead, I’m going to talk about The “Rise” Of Skywalker.

Note the quotations around the word “rise” and that one image of Mark Hamill looking stern – the same one used for my piece of The Last Jedi a couple years back – and think about that for a couple seconds before realizing that you have me all figured out. Then question where you’re resigned with that thought and are left to either move on to something or click the break to learn more and perhaps be amazed by what the actual thought process is.

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Devoid Of The Star Wars… And Not Missing It

So, I will offer a bit of a nugget for you folks; outside of the first season of Mandalorian, I have not watched a single bit of Star Wars film since my last viewing of the last Star Wars movie, which I’d imagine was a year or so ago.

I’ve not watched the original films, nor the prequels, none of the spin-off films, and especially none of the sequels. I’ve got some of them on VHS, DVD, and Blu-Ray. They’re all on my iTunes/Apple TV library thing, so I can watch them at any time, but I’m just not tempted to go back and revisit these films. Even the second season of Mando has been a complete afterthought.
I did play a bit of Squadrons… and then I went back to TIE Fighter… but that’s about it.
This isn’t the first time that I’ve had long stretches of not touching anything Star Wars; it’s one of those things that comes and goes. Some of the stuff I do re-watch tends to be more easily accessible via Netflix or one of those things. Hell, I’d watch more stuff off the Impact Plus thing when I was still subscribed to it than I do Star Wars. But eventually, I’d revisit it, have some fun with it, and move on to something else… or maybe I’ll adopt a bit of a Star Wars kick and try some other stuff, whether it’d be games, novels, or whatever the case may be.
However, the thought occurred to me as of late that I haven’t touched a single bit of Star Wars… and what’s more odd is that I don’t miss it.
Actually, thinking about it, there used to be a time when the idea of new Star Wars was exciting and the prospect of new films every year was going to be something worthwhile… and then we saw the movies they put out and…
I guess that’s why I don’t miss Star Wars these days. The last trilogy left such a bad taste in my mouth that when I realize how long it’s been since I last touched a Star Wars thing, I don’t actually miss it. If anything, I realize how much better I am without it than with it.
So did the sequels ruin Star Wars for me? Or is it the toxic fanbase? Or is it Twitter being occupied by dumb shits?
Some day, I’ll find the answers to these questions and get back to you on it.

Fodder For A Future Gimmick

Limited Run Games, purveyors of limited run (no pun intended) overpriced physical packages just released their take on the X-Wing and TIE Fighter physical packages in both “standard” action-figure like backboards and a “collector’s package” that comes in a box similar to the big box PC stuff. And while I didn’t jump on board for past Star Wars gimmicks – and it wasn’t for a lack of trying – I was on board for this.

The thought occurred to pick up both the X-Wing and TIE Fighter packages, but common sense prevail when I did the math and realized I would end up paying over a couple hundred bucks for two boxes of overpriced stodge and the miserable shipping rates. So I opted with just the TIE Fighter, since it is the much better of the two games.

And yes, once I get this, I will indeed be doing a video on it.

No, I Don’t Want To Discuss It

Here’s Palpatine holding a shotgun in lieu of a trailer. Yes, I wonder how his hand passes through the handle too. No, I honestly don’t care, either. Because if they don’t care, then why should I?

So I might watch it, I’ll nod, I’ll go on with my day, and we’ll see what happens next. And that’s really all there is to it.

And then I’ll go back and watch the good movies… yes, even two of the prequels. Because Clones sucked.

Limited Run Previews Its 8-Bit Star Wars Re-Releases… And They Suck

Source: https://www.neowin.net/news/limited-run-games-to-re-release-star-wars-for-nes-and-game-boy/

So the first wave of Limited Run Star Wars re-releases come in the form of three games; Star Wars: Bounty Hunter for PS4 (basically a disc version of the PS2 emulated game you can get on PSN) and the Star Wars 8-bit game for NES and Game Boy. While Bounty Hunter is getting a basic game case like most PS4 disc games, the cart games are being re-released in these action figure-like packages… which seems really, really stupid.

Here’s the deal, kids; both games are available for dirt cheap in their original cartridge formats. And while the NES Star Wars is a pretty decent game despite a few flaws, the Game Boy version of the same game is an unmitigated disaster. Still, if you wanted these games to play, you can still easily find them for 20-30 bucks… slightly more complete in box, which includes, among other things, a genuine honest-to-god instruction manual that taught you how to play the game.

No such thing appears to be included with these things… but I guess we’ll have to wait and see when the order goes up.

And I get it. These are “collector’s items” for the collectors… the ones who want to display these on a shelf, unloved and unopened… but even in that regard, this is just lousy. Whatever happened to the good ol’ fashioned cardboard box with paper instructions?

I don’t know… we’ll see on Friday and maybe I’ll lose my mind and pick one of these up.