HomeProductsPhonesLaptopsHeadphonesGaming ConsolesSmartwatchesView allReviewsBest in TechHands-OnView allGamingBest GamesPlayStationNintendoXboxView allGearAmazonAppleGoogleMicrosoftSamsungView allEntertainmentMoviesMusicTVYouTubeView allTomorrowSpaceAIRoboticsTransportationView allDealsBuying GuidesHoliday GiftsBest Kitchen GadgetsBest TechBest LaptopsBest Gaming LaptopsBest Bluetooth SpeakersVideoPodcastsLoginSign upEngadgetLoginProductsPhonesLaptopsHeadphonesGaming ConsolesSmartwatchesView allReviewsBest in TechHands-OnView allGamingBest GamesPlayStationNintendoXboxView allGearAmazonAppleGoogleMicrosoftSamsungView allEntertainmentMoviesMusicTVYouTubeView allTomorrowSpaceAIRoboticsTransportationView allDealsBuying GuidesHoliday GiftsBest Kitchen GadgetsBest TechBest LaptopsBest Gaming LaptopsBest Bluetooth SpeakersVideoPodcastsFacebookTwitterYouTubeSectionsProductsReviewsGamingGearEntertainmentTomorrowDealsBuying GuidesVideoPodcastsLoginSponsored LinksA fan reverse-engineered 1995's 'Star Wars: Dark Forces' to make it easier to play on modern systemsCreator LuciusDXL spent three years on the project.LucasFilm GamesIgor Bonifacic|@igorbonifacic|December 19, 2022 3:28 PMBy modern standards, 1995's Dark Forces doesn't look like much, but it's rightfully considered one of the more important Star Wars games ever released.Not only did it introduce important technical innovations to the first-person shooter genre, but it also went on to have an outsized effect on later Star Wars canon and spawned the Jedi Knight series.The project is primarily the work of LuciusDXL, who spent three years reverse engineering LucasArts' proprietary Jedi Engine to make the two games that were built with it — Dark Forces and 1997's Outlaws — easier to run on modern systems.Once you've installed the software, it will automatically detect the game's executable, and you can start playing without needing to do things like adjusting cycles in DOSBox.While there's no release date for that yet, LuciusDXL estimates it won't take them nearly as long now that they've gone through the process of reverse-engineering Dark Forces.All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company."