That meant parents brought the Death Star out for a big, surprise reveal. It was the kind of box that was so big it was obvious what was in it. The Death Star cost $20 in those days, which is just more than $60 in today’s dollars, and you were darn lucky if you found its sizable box wrapped and tucked behind your Christmas tree. That giant gun in the background used to be a bunk bed. (These fantasies were best accompanied by a hummed soundtrack of the “ Imperial March.”) Darth Vader, Obi-Wan and R2-D2 illuminated by our LED lights. It helped bring to life all the things your little grade-schooler mind dreamed during the morning walk to school - fighting your way through a throng of Imperial troops or spiraling the Millennium Falcon through a swarm of TIE Fighters. Like its menacing tractor beam, the Death Star pulled you into the world of Star Wars. I remember a cousin and I reimagining the battle station as a skyscraper, the centerpiece of a sprawling space-port city, which we built for our Star Wars figures out of oddly shaped styrofoam packing materials, plastic bowls and cardboard boxes. And you could fire a cannon against oncoming X-Wings or pit Obi Wan Kenobi against Darth Vader in a fated light saber duel.īut the great thing about the Death Star was that you could do anything with it. You could plummet Han, Chewie and the rest into the trash compactor, where they took refuge from a blaze of Imperial blaster fire. You could swing Luke and Leia across a gaping cavern to escape from a Storm Trooper ambush. Today you can find the original online for $600. Kenner released the Death Star play set in 1978. It was big, rising seemingly to your waist, and included three floors upon which you could reenact some of the coolest scenes from the very first Star Wars move, “A New Hope,” which was released in 1977. In 1982, the best toy you could get for Christmas was Kenner’s Death Star play set. It’s refashioned from an old fire house play set and includes bristling cannons and LED lights. The “Death Star” Imperial battle station my son Jack and I built over the holidays. Northwest Women VC & Angel Investor List.2025 Podcast – sponsored by Northern Trust.Geek Real Estate by Realogics Sotheby’s.Junior Geek of the Month presented by Northern Trust.
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