It's the 20th anniversary of one of the most legendary video games of all time; LEGO Star Wars. This week we pay homage by looking at the history of how we ended up with this classic, and why we like it. 

We love running around the galaxy far, far away and finding bricks to build more bricks so we can stop the Empire. It’s the classic 2005 video game LEGO Star Wars. 

 

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What we’re Enjoying

Jay revisited a classic 1955 Spencer Tracy classic called Bad Day at Black Rock. It’s a modern day western and mystery that will keep you in suspense and keep you guessing what’s really happening. You can find it at AppleTV. Shua read the last Dennis E. Taylor of his published works, Feedback. It’s a very short, but very mind bending time travel tale and the weird results that it might cause. You can check it out on Audible. 

 

 

Sci-Fi Saturdays

This week on Sci-Fi Saturdays Jay puts on the chaps and revisits the 2011 Jon Favreau passion project Cowboys & Aliens. It’s a blending of genres in a fun action outing with Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig.  Read his article on RetroZap.com. And make sure to play around with the interactive map on MCULocationScout.com. Plus, you can tune in to SHIELD: Case Files where Jay and Shua talk about great stuff in the MCU.

Enjoy Video Games! 

In 2005 game developers Traveller’s Tales was tasked to create a blending of Star Wars with LEGO. The amazing LEGO sets had been out for six years at this point, but could it be translated into an interactive world? Turns out the answer is not only ‘yes’, but it’s ‘Yes, and it’s going to be the first of many iconic follow ups with Star Wars and a variety of other franchises.’ Let’s take a trip back to the beginnings of the LEGO company and how it evolved into this digital version and interpretation of favorite characters and settings. Then let’s look at why we love it so much!

Did you love to play LEGO Star Wars? Were you a Jedi, Droid, or Shooter? First person that emails me with the subject line, “Things are really clicking together” will get a special mention on the show.  Let us know. Come talk to us in the Discord channel or send us an email to [email protected]