When captured by the Sith, you are asked the location of the Jedi Base. You can lie and say Alderaan while the base is actually on Dantooine. In Episode 4 of the movies, while Princess Leia is captured by the Galactic Empire, she is questioned about the location of the rebel base. She lies and says Dantoonie to try and save Alderaan.
Mission Vao says, "I have a bad feeling about this," at least twice. This is an homage to a repeated line in each of the "Star Wars" films.
Probable ancestors of characters seen in the films can be seen in this game or at least spoken of in literature. Examples include: Galduran Calrissian - Probable ancestor of Lando Calrissian; Cassus Fett - Probable ancestor of Jango and Boba Fett; Komad Fortuna - Probable ancestor of Bib Fortuna; Admiral Forn Dodonna - Probable ancestor of General Jan Dodonna. The wealthy Organa family is also mentioned early on in the game.
The name "Starkiller" was originally supposed to be the name of Luke Skywalker, and is given to character Bendak Starkiller as an homage.
When speaking to Canderous, he mentions chasing an asteroid ship out of the galaxy. This is a reference to the Yuuzhan Vong, the villain race in the main Star Wars novel story at the time.