Words like "groundbreaking" and "revolutionary" get thrown around a lot, but when Star Wars hit arcades in 1983, it was a total nerd fest - in the absolute best way. This game was THE shit back then (pardon my French).
You pilot Luke's X-Wing fighter in a recreation of the Battle of Yavin from A New Hope. Using a flight yoke, you aim and fire lasers while managing limited shields. Digitized voices straight from the movie ("Use the Force, Luke!") and John Williams iconic score were causing maximum nerd chills.
The game had three looping stages with increasing difficulty:
Space combat: You dogfight swarms of TIE fighters while dodging lasers.
Death Star surface: You skim the trench-filled exterior, blasting towers and turrets.
Trench run: You try to drop a proton torpedo into the exhaust port with Darth Vader’s TIE Advanced right behind you on your tail!
May the Force be with you! Always.
>Jim Caviezel
>Gets cast as Jesus in Mel Gibson's the Passion of the Christ
>Warned by Mel Gibson that playing Jesus would ruin his career
>"My initials are J.C and im 33 we have to do it"
>Actually gets struck by lightning while filming the Sermon on the Mount
>Dislocates his shoulder carrying the cross and finishes the scene
>Hollywood sidelines him for years
>Doesn't compromise, remains a devout Catholic
>Comes back with Sound of Freedom and breaks the box office
>Inspires millions with his speeches
>Stands by the unborn and the vulnerable
Unfathomably based