These features were, of course, later implemented in virtually every other first-person shooter, most obviously in Quake and Duke Nukem 3D the following year. It was unique at the time, not just for its setting but for making jumping, ducking, and looking up and down standard controls in its '2.5-D' graphics engine. Instead, Dark Forces was effectively a DOOM clone, equipping Kyle with blasters and explosives as he uncovered an Imperial plot involving the mysterious Dark Troopers.
The game was the first to feature Kyle Katarn - later seen in Jedi Knight and Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast - but without any Force powers.
With other old PC Star Wars games appearing on the Switch and PS4, it would make sense for Dark Forces to follow suit. 1995's Star Wars: Dark Forceswas one of LucasArts' earliest efforts after the license expired. The original movie trilogy ended in 1983, and until 1992, Carmen Sandiego developer Broderbund had the rights to the franchise on computers. Though hard to imagine today, there was a point when Star Wars video games were a novelty on PC.
