Star Wars Day Star Wars Day "Star Wars" Day, May4, celebrates George Lucas' "Star Wars". It is observed by fans of the media franchise. Observance of the commemorative day spread quickly through media and grassroots celebrations. The date was chosen for the pun on the catchphrase "May the Force be with you" as "May the Fourth be with you". Even though the holiday was not created or declared by Lucasfilm, many "Star Wars" fans across the world have chosen to celebrate the holiday. It has since been embraced by Lucasfilm as an annual celebration of "Star Wars". Apocryphally, the reference was first used
Star Wars audio dramas: the three-part "Dark Empire" saga, "Tales of the Jedi", "", the "Dark Forces" trilogy, and "Crimson Empire" (1998). "Return of the Jedi" was adapted into 6-episodes in 1996, featuring Daniels. The first officially licensed "Star Wars" electronic game was Kenner's 1979 table-top "Star Wars" Electronic Battle Command. In 1982, Parker Brothers published the first "Star Wars" video game for the Atari 2600, "". It was followed in 1983 by Atari's rail shooter arcade game "Star Wars", which used vector graphics and was based on the Death Star trench run scene from the 1977 film. The next game, ""