But Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace brought the franchise back in full force in 1999, arriving alongside an onslaught of merchandise, novels, and, of course, video games. Star Wars Episode 1: ...

When Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace came out, the dramatic backlash against its slapstick humor and precocious kid hero prompted George Lucas to argue that Star Wars was – and ...