Star Wars: Episode I Racer
Publication information
Developer(s)	LucasArts
Publisher(s)	LucasArts (Nintendo published the N64 version)
Release date	May 19, 1999 April 4, 2000 (Dreamcast)
Genre	Racing
Modes	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Everyone (E)
Platform(s)	Nintendo 64 Dreamcast Game Boy Color PC Mac
Chronology
Timeline	32 BBY

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Star Wars: Episode I Racer is a racing game released by LucasArts for the PC, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Macintosh, and Dreamcast platforms.

It is a racing game, putting you in the cockpit of 25 (23 on the PC version) different podracers on 25 different tracks on 8 unique worlds. The game features Jake Lloyd as the voice of Anakin Skywalker.

Opening crawlEdit

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 structureEdit

Players can enter the tournament with a character and race for 1st, 2nd or 3rd place, which 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 podracer.

Amateur Podracing CircuitEdit

1. Boonta Training Course
2. Mon Gazza Speedway
3. Beedo's Wild Ride
4. Aquilaris Classic
5. Malastare 100
6. Vengeance
7. Spice Mine Run

Semipro Podracing CircuitEdit

1. Sunken City
2. Howler Gorge
3. Dug Derby
4. Scrapper's Run
5. Zugga Challenge
6. Baroo Coast
7. Bumpy's Breakers

Galactic Podracing CircuitEdit

1. Executioner
2. Sebulba's Legacy
3. Grabvine Gateway
4. Andobi Mountain Run
5. Dethro's Revenge
6. Fire Mountain Rally
7. The Boonta Classic

Invitational Podracing CircuitEdit

1. Ando Prime Centrum
2. Abyss
3. The Gauntlet
4. Inferno

Planets Edit

• Tatooine
• Mon Gazza
• Ando Prime
• Aquilaris
• Malastare
• Oovo IV
• Ord Ibanna
• Baroonda

UpgradesEdit

R-20 Repulsorgrip 250 Truguts R-60 Repulsorgrip 400 Truguts R-80 Repulsorgrip 600 Truguts R-100 Repulsorgrip 1200 Truguts R-300 Repulsorgrip 2600 Truguts R-600 Repulsorgrip 6000 Truguts

Control Linkage 200 Truguts Control Shift Plate 400 Truguts Control Vectro-Jet 700 Truguts Control Coupling 1600 Truguts Control Nozzle 3800 Truguts Control Stabilizer 7500 Truguts

Dual 20 PCX Injector 800 Truguts 44 PCX Injector 2200 Truguts Dual 32 PCX Injector 5600 Truguts Quad 32 PCX Injector 7000 Truguts Quad 44 Injector 10400 Truguts Mag-6 Injector 14000 Truguts

AppearancesEdit

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PC versionEdit

The PC version of the game appears to be nearly identical to the Nintendo 64 one, except that Toy Dampner races on a track called Executioner instead of Malevolent. The cheat codes are also different, 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.

Behind The ScenesEdit

In the Star Wars novel and the movie, Anakin Skywalker's podracer clocked at 941 kph (about 584.7 mph), granting his podracer the "Fastest Podracer in the Galaxy." The game Episode 1 Racer disregards this information because of podracers, with maximum acceleration could achieve speeds of 1046.1 kph (650 miles per hour) 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 321.9 kph (200 mph,) thus, granting Quadinaro's pod with a stunning top speed of 1689.8 kph, (1050mph) which is the fastest speed of all podracers, on a flat surface.

Voice castEdit

• Jake Lloyd—Anakin Skywalker
• Andrew Secombe—Watto
• Lewis MacLeod—Sebulba
• Scott Capurro—Fode
• Greg Proops—Beed
• Dominic Armato—Ben Quadinaros/Clegg Holdfast
• Bob Bergen—Ody Mandrell/Jinn Reeso/Cy Yunga/Gasgano
• Gregg Berger—Wan Sandage
• Dave Fennoy—Toy Dampner
• Roger Jackson—Ark "Bumpy" Roose|/Ebe Endocott
• Nick Jameson—Aldar Beedo
• David Jeremiah—Dud Bolt/"Bullseye" Navior
• Tom Kane—Elan Mak/Slide Paramita
• Peter Lurie—Boles Roor/Neva Kee
• Terence McGovern—Ratts Tyerell/Bozzie Baranta
• Michael Sorich—Mawhonic/Teemto Pagalies
• Jim Ward—Mars Guo/Fud Sang

Behind the scenesEdit

In March 2004, GMR Magazine rated Episode I Racer the fifth best Star Wars game of all time.

See alsoEdit

• Star Wars: Episode I Racer: Official Nintendo Player's Guide
• Star Wars: Episode I Racer: Prima's Official Strategy Guide

SourcesEdit

•  Star Wars: Episode I: Racer official site on LucasArts.com (archived at Internet Archive)

External linksEdit

• Official Nintendo Japan Star Wars Episode I: Racer site
• Star Wars Episode I: Racer on Wikipedia
•  Race Different - Racer for the Mac on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
•  New Games Available Now on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
• Star Wars: Episode I - Racer on MobyGames