Star Wars: Behind the Magic

Star Wars: Behind the Magic
Star Wars: Behind the Magic
Developer	LucasArts
Publisher	LucasArts
Platform	Windows
Release	September 1998
Genre	Multimedia
Mode	Single-player

Star Wars: Behind the Magic is a 1998 multimedia CD-ROM from LucasArts.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Summary

Behind the Magic is spread over two discs and includes video clips of the making of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.^[2] A wealth of imagery is presented through more than 2,500 photos, 600 pieces of production art, 30 models, 40 minutes of digitized video, 20 minutes of audio, and 30 ship schematics, plus a searchable database with more than 700 glossary terms.^[4]

Development

Behind the Magic was shown by LucasArts behind closed doors at E3.^[5] Rumors circulated online that the title that would feature the first movie trailer for Star Wars: Episode One, but that was denied.^[5]

Reception

The Daily Chronicle said "More than anything, Behind the Magic is the kind of CD-ROM you can get completely lost in, not just because of the content but because of the proverbial bells and whistles"^[7]

Romanian magazine PC Gaming gave it a score of 92 out of 100^[6]

Entertainment Weekly ranked it as the best CD-ROM of 1998.^[8]

References

^ "LucasArts History". LucasArts. Archived from the original on June 26, 2006. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "New CD-ROM offers more Star Wars magic". Courier-Post. September 23, 1998. p. 78. Archived from the original on February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Star Wars: Behind the Magic". PC PowerPlay. November 1998. p. 108. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Bassave, Roy (October 22, 1998). "Star Wars: Behind the Magic". Hartford Courant. p. 64. Archived from the original on February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Ocampo, Jason (September 1998). "LucasArts denies rumor that commercial will be included with Star Wars encyclopedia". Computer Games Magazine. Archived from the original on December 1, 2002. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Star Wars: Behind the Magic". PC Gaming (in Romanian). 1998. p. 57. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
^ Costello, Bruce (October 17, 1998). "Review - Star Wars: Behind the Magic". Daily Chronicle. p. 7. Archived from the original on May 6, 2025. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Walk, Gary (December 25, 1998). "Multimedia: The best and worst of 1998". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

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[1] "LucasArts History". LucasArts. Archived from the original on June 26, 2006. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

[release-2] "New CD-ROM offers more Star Wars magic". Courier-Post. September 23, 1998. p. 78. Archived from the original on February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Star Wars: Behind the Magic". PC PowerPlay. November 1998. p. 108. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

[HC-4] Bassave, Roy (October 22, 1998). "Star Wars: Behind the Magic". Hartford Courant. p. 64. Archived from the original on February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[CGM-5] Ocampo, Jason (September 1998). "LucasArts denies rumor that commercial will be included with Star Wars encyclopedia". Computer Games Magazine. Archived from the original on December 1, 2002. Retrieved July 25, 2025.

[review-6] "Star Wars: Behind the Magic". PC Gaming (in Romanian). 1998. p. 57. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

[7] Costello, Bruce (October 17, 1998). "Review - Star Wars: Behind the Magic". Daily Chronicle. p. 7. Archived from the original on May 6, 2025. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] Walk, Gary (December 25, 1998). "Multimedia: The best and worst of 1998". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

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