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New Star Wars DVD for Trivia Buffs

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the yeah-but-how-MANY-bothans-died dept.

Klytus writes "Following the release of the original Star Wars trilogy on DVD comes news of a new DVD to hit store shelves early next year. GamingReport.com has details on a Star Wars: Trivial Pursuit DVD game for release in 2005. Details on if this DVD is to have new or enhanced scenes is unclear. Also up on deck is a Star Wars Risk variant based on what sounds like the new film."

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  1. Get this out of the way... by bje2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    How long until Lucas puts out the "Star Wars: Trivial Pursuit Special Edition DVD"?

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    1. Re:Get this out of the way... by mikael · · Score: 2, Funny

      According to various DVD mail order companies, there is also going to be several animated adventures to be released as well.

      Star Wars Ewok Adventures: Caravan of Courage / The Battle for Endor

      Star Wars Animated Adventures: Droids

      Star Wars Animated Adventures: Ewoks

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  2. First question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Who shot first?"
    - rylin

    1. Re:First question by TAGmclaren · · Score: 4, Funny

      in the forthcoming Star Wars(TM) Monopoly(TM) board game, the player who chooses the Greedo token automatically gets first go.

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    2. Re:First question by cyber0ne · · Score: 5, Funny

      Alex would say Hans; you would say Who shot first

      "Hans"? "HANS"? That's it. You are no longer welcome here. Turn in your geek card at the door and go sit in the pit of shame.

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    3. Re:First question by bje2 · · Score: 4, Funny

      yeah, but as soon as he moves, the Han token takes him out...

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    4. Re:First question by theonetruekeebler · · Score: 4, Funny

      Instead of "Hans" it should be "hans", which is his login name on the Galactic Smuggler BBS, which, as the we all know, is first name plus first letter of last name. So the g-parent actually gets geekpoints for using Solo's login name.

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    5. Re:First question by LDoggg_ · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Did anbody the original trilogy? I could have sworn Lucas made few million with it.

      I always hear that "Han shot first".
      Han was the only one to shoot. Therefore he also shot last.

      How about "Greedo never fired a shot".

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    6. Re:First question by prell · · Score: 4, Funny

      The card reads "In the Mos Eisley cantina scene in A New Hope in which Han Solo meets with, and kills, the bounty hunter Greedo, who shoots first?"

      The back of the card (the answer) reads: "NO, YOU'RE WRONG!!!"

    7. Re:First question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Great... how many star wars "fans" are going about the world saying did you see the cantina scene with HANS AND GUIDO...

    8. Re:First question by Rallion · · Score: 2, Informative

      (Disclaimer: I know the above was a joke. It was funny.) You know, there actually is already a Star Wars Monopoly game, and a very nice one at that. Episode 1, though. No Greedo.

    9. Re:First question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Han... I mean Greedo... I mean .... /Flys of bridge

  3. XBOX Dashboard by xabi · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Hope this time this StarWars DVD doesn't kill my XBOX dashboard as latest StarWars extras DVD tried to do.

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    1. Re:XBOX Dashboard by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      splurge and spend an extra $29.00 and buy a apex DVD player and get something that play's back DVD's 10 times better than the Xbox and PS2 can.

      cripes, the video game systes is for VIDEO GAMES....

  4. Re:Played the SW:TP board game... by Morgahastu · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Of course it's going to be easy. It's based on 5 or 6 films as opposed to the regular game which is based on everything known to man.

  5. Re:Played the SW:TP board game... by Howski · · Score: 3, Interesting

    You may want to play a few more times. At first glance, the questions can seem pretty general. However, just when you think you've completely PWN3D all your friends at the game, you'll come across a question that just boggles the mind. Like, what's the name of the character who Vader speaks to when he first boards the Death Star early in RotJ? and questions about dialogue with mind-boggling specificity.

    (By the same token, though, there are already a few cards I have removed from the box because they were erroneous. So, YMMV.)

    Howski

  6. And soon to be released.... by DeDmeTe · · Score: 4, Informative

    Star Wars Stratego... If you guys (and gals) haven't seen "Triumph the Insult Dog's" "bit" at the Star Wars premier.. do yourself a favor and check it out. "Spoilers? Here's a spoiler... you will die alone." http://www.milkandcookies.com/article/924/

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    1. Re:And soon to be released.... by SeanDuggan · · Score: 3, Informative

      {wrinkles brow} Not sure if I'm utterly missing the joke here, but there already has been Star Wars Stratego. Heck, it's been out long enough that it landed in Kroger's $5 section. Pretty decent game, at that. There's standard Stratego and there's also a version where some of the named pieces get special powers along the lines of added movement or being able to reveal an enemy piece without attacking.

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  7. Let me summarize all future posts by zymurgy_cat · · Score: 5, Funny
    Oh boy. A SW story on Slashdot. Let me sum up all the posts to save us all time (and see how much karma I can burn):
    • Lucas ruined SW.
    • Spielberg should have directed it.
    • Han shot first, damnit!
    • Oh boy, Lucas is milking us for more money after ruining a great story.
    • Why can't they make a movie out of the books, those were good!
    • Don't let Lucas direct another movie based on a book, he'll ruin it.
    • Lucas has replaced good story telling with glitzy special effects.
    • @#$%ing dancing Ewoks. What was Lucas smoking?
    • (insert random Jar-Jar rant of your choice)

    Did I miss anything?
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    1. Re:Let me summarize all future posts by antifoidulus · · Score: 3, Funny

      You forgot: Obligatory comment about Carrie Fisher, not to mention the most aggregious offense: digitally editing out a nipple that was there for 2 or 3 frames!

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    2. Re:Let me summarize all future posts by hambonewilkins · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Who the hell ever asks Spielberg to direct it? Dear Lord, it's bad enough as is!

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  8. Not a hot topic. by Dan+East · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The lack of discussion regarding this story tells volumes.

    Dan East

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  9. The perfect gift... by Anita+Coney · · Score: 4, Insightful

    For that 45 year old son living in your basement.

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  10. Impossible Game by CrazyTalk · · Score: 4, Insightful

    How can a Star Wars Trivia game even be possible, when the movie changes every few years with each new special edition and home release? The dialog keeps changing, entire scenes are added and deleted, even the actors that voice the characters (e.g. Boba Fett) change!

  11. Another question... by Taulin · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can already see this question in the game... "How many editions of the original Star Wars were released to the public? Including VHS, DVD, LD and CED".

  12. however... by Savatte · · Score: 2, Funny

    in the special boxed set version of the game, han and greedo move at the same time.

  13. from the yeah-but-how-MANY-bothans-died dept. by p3d0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I just have to say that's the funniest "from the dept." line I have ever seen here. (Not that that's saying much.)

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