The first game to really make you feel like a Jedi.
Luckily, Star Wars: Jedi Knight: DarkForces II came out and brought not only a solid first person shooter, but more importantly a third person (or first-person, however not as good) perspective on a lightsaber wielding Jedi! The lightsaber is only half of the pie when it comes to Star Wars though, with the other half belonging to the force. Luckily, this game lets you use force powers, but also allows you to choose whether you wanted to be a Sith OR a Jedi, leaving it open ended where things you did during the course of the game would change depending on the way you acted (and who you used your lightsaber to slice through). This strengthened the replay value of the game as you would want to play through it as a Jedi and also as a Sith. Multiplayer was also very fun, with people who preferred laser guns over lightsabers still being able to feel involved in a big brawl.
All in all, this gave Lucasarts a permanent stamp on the gaming market as serious game makers that could deliver the goods, and gave us the first look into what it could be like to play as a Jedi for the first time, making it seem as fun as it looked in the movies.