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When Star Wars Became Playable: Why Classic Star Wars Games Still Hit So Hard

Star Wars was never just a movie series. Retro fans have always known that. After 1977 it spilled out everywhere — toy boxes, playgrounds, lunchboxes, comics, TV specials, Saturday morning cartoons, VHS tapes, and eventually

The Ewok Movies Were Star Wars’ Most Unusual Adventures of the 80s

Mickey Yarber

Long before prequels and streaming shows, the Ewok movies brought Star Wars to Sunday night TV, offering kids two cozy, slightly strange adventures on the forest moon of Endor.

The Birth of a Universe: Star Wars and Its Endless Impact

Mickey Yarber

Star Wars didn’t just debut in 1977. It exploded, sending kids back to theaters again and again and launching a pop‑culture universe of toys, books, sequels, and memories that never stopped growing.

Superman vs. Darth Vader: The Crossover That Nearly Happened

Mickey Yarber

Pop culture crossovers are everywhere today, but for most of its history, Star Wars stayed surprisingly isolated from other fictional universes. Aside from playful nods…like Indiana Jones discovering Han Solo’s remains, or Luke Skywalker visiting

Life Day Letdown: The Story of the Star Wars Holiday Special

Mickey Yarber

In November 1978, just a year and a half after Star Wars had taken the world by storm, fans were hungry for more. George Lucas’s space opera had become a cultural phenomenon, and the idea

Time Capsule: 1982 Return of the Jedi Toys Catalog

The Retro Network

In celebration of Star Wars Day, we’re please to present this Time Capsule for your enjoyment featuring a full scan of the Return of the Jedi toys catalog from 1982.

New Star Wars Darth Vader Tamagotchi Lets You Lead Darth Vader To the Dark Side

The Retro Network

With the new Star Wars Darth Vader Tamagotchi, you can raise Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader through fun mini-games. Have your Jedi do lightsaber training, go on the Death Star trench run, and battle Obi-Wan

The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 10 | The Funko Pops We Need

Chad Droze

Episode 10 of the Retro Resurgence features two special guests, friends of the TRN Community Karen Flieger (@retrodolls77) and Chris Bailey (@beatles_toybox). The gang discuss all the major movies celebrating milestone anniversaries in 2025, including

From Endor to Saturday Morning: The Animated World of the Ewoks

The Retro Network

Those cute, bear-like denizens of Endor, first introduced in Return of the Jedi, received their own show two years later (not to mention some new action figures…). The Ewoks had proven their continued popularity in the

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 2000.5

Adam Pope

SO MUCH fun as we continue our exploration of Wizard 2000! Adam gives his review of the Garth Ennis Punisher series, the madness of a crazy superhero mash-up character, the Top 10 Most Desolate Comic

The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 5 | Top 5 Breakfast Cereals

Chad Droze

Happy November Listeners. Episode 5 of The Retro Resurgence Podcast rolls along. After a brief discussion of how Halloween 2024 went for Ken and Chad, the show gets going. The guys discuss Cartoon Campaign 2000

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 100.5

Adam Pope

Adam is joined by returning guest and comic book artist, Phillip Sevy to talk about Wizard’s Best of the Best awards for 1999, the 10 Overused Comics Book Plot Lines and a Last Man Standing

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 99

Adam Pope

This episode belongs to DOOM! That’s right, Doctor Doom himself attempts to conquer the WIZARDS podcast by sitting in with Mike Schwartz to discuss the comic book news of 1999 including a First Look at

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 96.5

Adam Pope

Mike Schwartz returns to report on his visit to San Diego ComicCon 2024, then the hosts discuss a Last Man Standing battle between Iron Man and Kyle Rayner/Green Lantern, a Casting Call for Young Justice,

84 From ’84: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Pitfall Gary

Admiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned U.S.S. Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis Planet to recover Spock’s body. Cast: 1984 viewing In 1984 I was still a huge

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 91

Adam Pope

In this issue we discover the connection between pro wrestling and comic books, learn the extent of Gambit’s mutant powers, dig into the hype of the short lived Travis Charest run on Wildcats, reveal the

Ben Cooper Halloween Costumes from the ’80s (and late ’70s)

OldSchool80s

Most of us who grew up during the ’70s and ’80s very likely have had the experience of wearing a Ben Cooper Halloween costume. You might not necessarily know them by the brand name, but