Not really forgotten.
This era had a small number of 'gems' for fans: The Thrawn books series, the SW RPG (d6), and the Dark Horse comics - Dark Forces was another in the lineup for fans.
This was one of the pivotal video games for Star Wars fans and was probably (at least in my experience) one of the key games that opened the market for later Star Wars games.
Who forgot DF? Maybe young'ns too young to remember playing it when it came out.