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This article is about the console and computer versions of the game.
You may be looking for the Sega arcade game Star Wars Racer Arcade.

Star Wars: Episode I Racer, alternatively styled Star Wars Episode I: Racer, Star Wars: Episode I: Racer, or simply Star Wars: Racer, is a racing game released by LucasArts for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Macintosh, and Dreamcast platforms.

It is a racing game that is based on the podracing scene from Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, putting the player in the cockpit of 23 (25 counting cheat code character replacements in the Nintendo 64 version) different podracers on 25 different tracks on 8 unique worlds. Jake Lloyd, Andrew Secombe, Lewis MacLeod, Greg Proops, and Scott Capurro all reprise their roles from the movie.

Opening crawl[]

EPISODE I RACER
For generations, the GALACTIC PODRACING
CIRCUIT has thrilled citizens of the Outer
Rim Territories with its fast and dangerous
contests of repulsor and turbine-driven
land vehicles.

Amid the ruffian and racing elite, one
champion stands above the rest. His name
is Sebulba, a cunning and ruthless pilot
who wins by any means necessary.

To challenge him, all the best Podrace
pilots gather on the desert planet Tatooine
for the legendary BOONTA CLASSIC
determined to claim the title of fastest
podracer in the Galaxy...

Tournament structure[]

Andoprimerace

Sebulba races through the winter terrain of Ando Prime.

Players can enter the tournament with a character, wherein placing first, second, or third earns the player prize winnings (if chosen) and unlocks the champion of the track. Not all tracks feature unlockable racers; however, winning a race also unlocks new tracks. With the prize money, players can buy upgrades for their podracers.

Amateur Podracing Circuit[]

  1. Boonta Training Course (Sebulba)
  2. Mon Gazza Speedway (Teemto Pagalies)
  3. Beedo's Wild Ride (Aldar Beedo)
  4. Aquilaris Classic (Clegg Holdfast)
  5. Malastare 100 (Dud Bolt)
  6. Vengeance (Fud Sang)
  7. Spice Mine Run (Mars Guo)

Semipro Podracing Circuit[]

  1. Sunken City ("Bullseye" Navior)
  2. Howler Gorge (Ratts Tyerell)
  3. Dug Derby (Elan Mak)
  4. Scrapper's Run (Wan Sandage)
  5. Zugga Challenge (Boles Roor)
  6. Baroo Coast (Neva Kee)
  7. Bumpy's Breakers (Ark "Bumpy" Roose)

Galactic Podracing Circuit[]

  1. Executioner (Toy Dampner)
  2. Sebulba's Legacy (Sebulba)
  3. Grabvine Gateway (Anakin Skywalker)
  4. Andobi Mountain Run (Mawhonic)
  5. Dethro's Revenge (Ody Mandrell)
  6. Fire Mountain Rally (Ebe Endocott)
  7. The Boonta Classic (Sebulba)

Invitational Podracing Circuit[]

  1. Ando Prime Centrum (Slide Paramita)
  2. Abyss (Bozzie Baranta)
  3. The Gauntlet (Gasgano)
  4. Inferno (Ben Quadinaros)

Planets[]

Starting Racers[]

Unlockable Racers[]

Cheat Code Racers[]

Upgrades[]

Traction
R20Repulsorgrip-SWE1R R-20 Repulsorgrip 250 truguts
R60Repulsorgrip-SWE1R R-60 Repulsorgrip 400 truguts
R80Repulsorgrip-SWE1R R-80 Repulsorgrip 600 truguts
R100RepulsorGrip-SWE1R R-100 Repulsorgrip 1200 truguts
R300Repulsorgrip-SWE1R R-300 Repulsorgrip 2600 truguts
R600Repulsorgrip-SWE1R R-600 Repulsorgrip 6000 truguts
Turning
ControlLinkage-SWE1R Control Linkage 200 truguts
ControlShiftPlate-SWE1R Control Shift Plate 400 truguts
ControlVectroJet-SWE1R Control Vectro-Jet 700 truguts
ControlCoupling-SWE1R Control Coupling 1600 truguts
ControlNozzle-SWE1R Control Nozzle 3800 truguts
ControlStabilizer-SWE1R Control Stabilizer 7500 truguts
Acceleration
Dual20PCXInjector-SWE1R Dual 20 PCX Injector 800 truguts
44PCXInjector-SWE1R 44 PCX Injector 2200 truguts
Dual32PCXInjector-SWE1R Dual 32 PCX Injector 5600 truguts
Quad32PCXInjector-SWE1R Quad 32 PCX Injector 7000 truguts
Quad44Injector-SWE1R Quad 44 Injector 10400 truguts
Mag6Injector-SWE1R Mag-6 Injector 14000 truguts
Top Speed
PLUG2 Plug2 Thrust Coil 1000 truguts
PLUG 3 Plug3 Thrust Coil 2400 truguts
PLUG5 Plug5 Thrust Coil 6000 truguts
Plug8 Plug8 Thrust Coil 14000 truguts
BLOCK5 Block5 Thrust Coil 17500 truguts
Block6thrustcoil Block6 Thrust Coil 20000 truguts
Air Brake
MARK II Mark II Air Brake 700 truguts
MARK III Mark III Air Brake 1400 truguts
MARK IV Mark IV Air Brake 3600 truguts
MARK V Mark V Air Brake 7000 truguts
Tri-Jet Air Brake Tri-Jet Air Brake 10400 truguts
QUADRIJET Quadrijet Air Brake 14000 truguts
Cooling
Coolant Radiator Coolant Radiator 50 truguts
STACK-3 Stack-3 Radiator 100 truguts
Stack6 Stack-6 Radiator 300 truguts
Rod Coolant Pump Rod Coolant Pump 900 truguts
Dual Coolant Pump Dual Coolant Pump 2700 truguts
Turbo Coolant Pump Turbo Coolant Pump 5400 truguts
Repair
Single Power Cell Single Power Cell 150 truguts
Dual Power Cell Dual Power Cell 300 truguts
Quad Power Cell Quad Power Cell 800 truguts
Cluster Power Plug Cluster Power Plug 1400 truguts
Rotary Power Plug Rotary Power Plug 4000 truguts
Cluster2 Power Plug Cluster2 Power Plug 7000 truguts

Other versions[]

PC version[]

The PC version has different cheat codes, as well as additional cut scenes for the racetracks introductions as well as an opening cinematic (scenes of which were re-created with in-game models and tracks in the N64 version). It should be noted that in the PC's opening movie, Gasgano is seen being knocked out of the Boonta Eve Classic by Sebulba, though other sources list Gasgano as having finished the race. The music is vastly superior in the PC version (it plays from the CD and is in WAV format), and the speedometer uses vector graphics instead of raster graphics in the N64 version, for a superior effect. Also, the title screen is different, and the PC version supports multiplayer over IPX, instead of multiplayer on the same platform.

Game Boy Color Version[]

The Nintendo Game Boy Color version of the game is notably different from the other versions. Tracks are played out like Drag Races, as in there is one lap. Players race against a track favorite, and winning will grant the player a new character to play as. In addition, at the game's start only Anakin Skywalker is available. All of the racers, except Neva Kee, appear, but only a handful of the planets remain. The planets in this version are Tatooine, Ando Prime, Baroonda, Mon Gazza, and Malastare. However, each planet has four different courses. Upon beating four races on one planet, players may duel Sebulba. If they win, they gain Sebulba's pod. If they lose a future race, they lose Sebulba's pod until they unlock it again.

Gameboy Color Planets and Courses[]

Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch release[]

Twenty-one years after the original release of the game, it received an HD re-release for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch that added local multiplayer functionality. It was originally scheduled for May 12, 2020, but was delayed and eventually released on June 23 of that same year.[5] The Switch version also supports motion controls, allowing players to use them to operate the individual throttles of the podracer's twin engines.[6]

Xbox One[]

The Xbox One version released on October 27, 2020.[4]

Reception[]

In March 2004, GMR Magazine rated Episode I Racer the fifth best Star Wars game of all time. WatchMojo.com ranked the game as an honorable mention in a Top 10 Star Wars Video Games list.[7]

Review scores
Publication Score
IGN 7.6 of 10 (N64) 8.0 of 10 (PC)
GameSpot 8.4 of 10
EGM 9.5/9.0/9.0/9.0 (N64) 8.0/8.0/8.0 (PC version)
Compilations of multiple reviews
Game Rankings 76 of 100

Continuity[]

In the Episode I novel and movie, Anakin Skywalker's podracer was clocked at 941 kph (about 585 mph), granting it the title "Fastest Podracer in the Galaxy". Episode I Racer disregards this information because podracers, with maximum acceleration, could achieve speeds of 1046.1 kph (650 mph) without boosting.

Also, in the game, Ben Quadinaros's podracer had a boost thrust of +643.7 kph (400 mph), which is double the boost thrust of Anakin's pod, 321.9 kph (200 mph), thus granting Quadinaros's pod a stunning top speed of 1,689.8 kph, (1,050 mph) which is the fastest speed of all podracers, on a flat surface.

Strangely, the game also shows Anakin Skywalker potentially racing on a number of planets, and even being favored for a race track on the planet Baroonda, even though there is very little (if any) indication that he ever raced on any planet other than Tatooine. Therefore, it is likely that any involvement he had with podracing on these other planets would be non-canon in the Legends continuity

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Editions[]

Cover gallery[]

Credits[]

Appearances[]

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Organizations and titles

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

Weapons and technology

Miscellanea

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