May the Fourth etc.; I don't see a lot of reasons to celebrate the fun commercialized meme from Disney, these days. At least we have gotten neat games in the now hundreds of Star Wars releases. Star Wars: Electronic Battle Command isn't the first ever, it's the second. Sorry 😔 BUT it is infinitely cooler than its simple head-to-head predecessor.
The dedicated console simulates space fights, where X-Wings and TIE Fighters go at it, in between other obstacles like black holes. Red dots indicate spaces that are inhabited, after which a player can give a set of fixed commands. The winning player is the one who has Force units remaining. While not as fun without the tactile element, the game has since been digitized.
Here's the commercial from the game 👇