It is based on the first installment of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, The Phantom Menace.

Released in June 1999, Star Wars Episode I was the last game manufactured by WMS industries (Williams and Bally labels) before the company announced the closure of their pinball division on October 25 of the same year.

To get to the duel one must spell "J-E-D-I" by completing the various modes started at the Holoprojector or being randomly awarded a letter through various other means.

Other ways to get Jedi Letters include: Multiball is started by putting a ball into each of the saucers (Mos Espa Market and Watto’s Junk Shop).

The pattern for jackpots: After one has lost two of the three balls in play, the multiball ends and the saucers go dark.