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| − | '''Parker Brothers''' is a company that was established in the [[year]] [[1800s|1883]]. |
+ | '''Parker Brothers''' is a company that was established in the [[year]] [[1800s|1883]]. The game and toy company was initally called the '''George S. Parker Company''', but when George's elder brother, Charles, joined the venture in 1888, the name was changed to its current form. Parker Brothers released the first official ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[video game]], [[Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (video game)|''Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back'']], in [[1982]].<ref name="IC135">{{InsiderCite|135|Game On!}}</ref> They also released ''[[Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle]]'' and ''[[Star Wars: Jedi Arena]]''. |
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Revision as of 21:11, 21 October 2012
Template:OOU company infobox Parker Brothers is a company that was established in the year 1883. The game and toy company was initally called the George S. Parker Company, but when George's elder brother, Charles, joined the venture in 1888, the name was changed to its current form. Parker Brothers released the first official Star Wars video game, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, in 1982.[1] They also released Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle and Star Wars: Jedi Arena.
The original "Parker Brothers" brand
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