Those of you who love both Star Wars and Lego are about to have your minds blown.All six Star Wars films are being remade as Lego films. Disney XD, which is an American cable and satellite channel owned by the Disney Channels Worldwide unit of the Disney–ABC Television, has just green-lit an animated series called Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales. It'll include five episodes based on the existing Star Wars films, with each episode lasting about 22 minutes.The series is expected to air later this year - just in time for the seventh Star Wars film, called Star Wars: The Force Awakens, to hit cinemas on 18 December. One unique aspect about the upcoming series is that a new narrative will be told through the eyes of robots C-3PO and R2-D2. It'll also be set after the Rebel Alliance victory on Endor, as seen at the end of Return of the Jedi.The Hollywood Reporter didn't reveal who is directing/writing the episodes but gave a synopsis: "The droids are regaling the assembled of their adventures that led them to their present situation.
An accidental kidnapping leads to a new adventure that progresses to the re-telling of the saga in the chronological order, starting from The Phantom Menace to Return of the Jedi."The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm in 2012 for $4.06 billion. Thus, while Disney is restarting the Star Wars franchise with The Force Awakens, it still has to make money (and not just through lucrative merchandising). It's therefore not surprising that Disney is capitalising on the franchise by partnering with Lego on a series that'll expand the Star Wars universe.Disney XD said it'll announce more details about the show in the coming months.READ: Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens Lego sets confirmedJump to: navigation, search Return of the Jodi GeneralAuthor(s)Team Twiizers & rotoTypeExploitLinksDownloadSourcePeripherals Return of the Jodi is a safe way to enable homebrew on a Wii without hardware modification. Return of the Jodi is achieved by playing a hacked game save for "Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga" which executes a homebrew application from an external SD card.
Examples of such homebrew .elf or .dol files can be found on the Homebrew applications page. The Return of the Jodi was created by Team Twiizers & roto. This exploit works on the original Lego Star Wars game as well as the newer (1.01) release (NTSC and PAL) all through one masterfully crafted save. Nunchuck controller (for walking over to bar) SD card (not SHDC) formatted as FAT16 or FAT32 (Preferably FAT16) Some accessibility to copy the savegame from the PC to the SD card (card reader, printer, etc.) Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (you have to boot it at least once before) Some homebrew software to load, (HackMii Installer) Although this isn't necessary, it's highly recommended (Will boot "boot.elf" file on root of SD)Wii: If you have an existing "Lego Star Wars" savegame. MOVE it to another SD CARD, THEN delete your old save off your Wii. On Computer: Rename "private" folder to "privateold" On Computer: Copy the "private" directory from the Return of the Jodi download to the root of your SD card.
On Computer: Take your homebrew (Preferably Hackmii Installer) and put it in the ROOT of your SD card as "boot.elf" Wii: Put your SD card in your Wii and turn it on. Wii: Go into Wii Options -> Data Management -> Save Data -> Wii. Wii: Go to SD card and select the "Return of the Jodi" savegame that corresponds to your game region. NOTE: Some people are having problems with the Wii not "seeing" the savegame on the SD card. If you are experiencing this, try setting the archive bit for the data.bin file. In Windows this can be either be done from the file's properties dialog (right click on it in Windows Explorer and check the box) or from the command line using "attrib +a ". More info at #wiihelp on EFnet. Wii: Copy the savegame to the Wii. Wii: Boot Lego Star Wars. Wii: Load the saved game you just copied to the Wii. Wii: Load the first savegame Wii: Go to the bar on the right and choose the character named "Return of Jodi" and press "A".
Wii: After your homebrew boots you can eject the disk and unplug your nunchuck controller lewurm for fine-tuning all code and testing the PAL region save Team Twiizers for initial LIJ source roto for doing all the heavy lifting for this exploit drmr for the awesome graphicsIn a galaxy far, far, away (…okay, actually, right here in this galaxy), there was a video game series that turned beloved franchises into blocky satirical versions of themselves… and everyone loved it. The latest installment of this series is LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, TT Games/TT Fusion’s block-ification of the big screen critical hit. While this installment doesn’t include a slew of iconic IPs, nor the fun (at times gimmicky) toys-to-life aspect of LEGO Dimensions, the game is still one of the best LEGO titles of the past few years. Here’s why you should build on. As the title suggests, LEGO The Force Awakens follows the same tale as its film counterpart. Since most enjoyed watching Rey, Finn, Poe, and the rest of the beloved cast face off against Kylo Ren and the First Order, there’s no doubt that the comedic LEGO interpretation will please even the biggest Star Wars fans;
the game stays consistently true to the source material, while adding in more silly moments. LEGO The Force Awakens spans the full movie, which means you’ll be along for the ride for Poe’s first encounter with Kylo Ren, the race through Jakku on the Falcon, and even the moment Rey hands the lightsaber over to the Jedi Master. It’s one hell of a ride. To offer more context to what’s going on in The Force Awakens for newcomers (it is Episode VII, after all), the game actually begins with the final moments of the Original (and superior) Trilogy; I’d be lying if I said nostalgia didn’t instantly hit me. Other than that deviation, the rest of the game adds a goofy spin on certain scenes. One shot demonstrates Kylo Ren’s obsession with his grandfather by showing his room adorned with all things Vader, including slippers, posters, and bed-sheets. (To put it simply, Vader is like Kylo Ren’s Justin Bieber.) The game is often times hilarious. Best of all, the game is stunning.
I mean, visuals usually aren’t a big deal in the LEGO games, but it feels like a full cinematic experience thanks to the gorgeous, fully voiced cut-scenes. While those familiar with the LEGO franchise will surely feel right at home when loading this bad boy up, it quickly becomes clear that you’ll be doing more than just solving environmental puzzles to progress. As soon as you jump into the first few missions, you’ll be taking cover behind some blocky debris and trading blaster shots with Stormtroopers. Though that isn’t to say that you should expect a full-on Gears of War-esque third-person action title (though, wouldn’t that be sweet?). Rather, the shooting galleries sprinkled throughout your usual stackable adventure adds a nice change of pace. It’s a pleasant surprise! That’s not all, though, as you’ll also be piloting an X-Wing through the skies like the real Poe Dameron. There’s even a moment where you’ll be stealing a First Order TIE Fighter from right under their helmet-covered noses.
What’s a Star Wars game without aerial combat, after all? At best, these sequences rival insane on-rails moments from the Star Fox franchise… though, it’s not always perfect. There are moments where too much is happening on the screen, but since these sequences make up a small portion of the game, it isn’t that big of a deal. Other than those two different gameplay moments, you’ll be doing the usual LEGO thing, which involves walking around, breaking everything in sight to make your inner five-year-old squeal with joy, switching between iconic characters to complete tasks, and solving moderately challenging puzzles. Despite having some great characters to use from the Star Wars franchise, none of their abilities are all that unique. One character can jump higher than the rest, while another can hack computers, and so on. These abilities have been seen in other LEGO titles. Using the Force and a lightsaber is always fun, so there’s that. This isn’t to say the game is boring, because it’s not—it just isn’t groundbreaking.
But to be fair, I don’t believe that’s what the team was setting out to reach. Why fix something that isn’t broken? You can also expect to search out plenty of collectibles if you’re looking to max out the experience. While I’m not one to spend extra hours searching through every nook and cranny to find that last red block, this, like previous iterations, is the mother-load for completionists. Just be wary of this if you have LEGO fatigue. There are a few gripes I had with my 10+ hour venture, but nothing that really hindered the experience. First, you’ll get a word scroll every time you start a new chapter, which sounds like nostalgic goodness, but it soon becomes rather annoying. The good news is, you can skip it if you want; just know that you’ll be missing out on some of the story by doing so. Second, there isn’t enough Force play, but that has more to do with the narrative of the game’s film counterpart. On the bright side, the game is loads of fun, and makes for a great weekend.