Gaffer Tape said:

But then the prequels came along and gave both Yoda and Palpatine lightsabers, so... yeah....

Some of you are aware of my continued quest to shield my kids from the Prequels. So it probably doesn't surprise you that we have a Galactic Heroes Yoda floating around the house that has had its lightsabre dremel'd off.

But I agree with you Gaff, (it's so great having a female Star Wars fan that shares my innermost thoughts on the subject (PM sent!)) I was shocked and dismayed to see Yoda and the Emperor with lightsabres. It seems that they were certainly above or beyond this in the OT. I thought it was kind of amusing that the Force Unleashed took it upon itself to show Palpatine losing his sabre before you fight him. They seemed to want an OT style fight between you and the Emperor, but they felt they had to explain why he wasn't using a lightsabre.