Comparing Every Version of Star Wars Racer

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
  • In this video, we're taking a look back at Star Wars Episode 1 Racer. Released for the Nintendo 64, PC, Mac, Game Boy Color, Sega Dreamcast, Playstation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch

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  • @dcflake5645
    @dcflake5645 หลายเดือนก่อน +444

    ITS A NEW LAP RECORD!

    • @joshgallichan308
      @joshgallichan308 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      This line has been burned into my long term memory forever

    • @KenRosenbergGrad
      @KenRosenbergGrad หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Nostalgia sounds like this and Watto's fourth wall-breaking hum of the Cantina Theme...

    • @Rschr101
      @Rschr101 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Memory unlocked 😂

    • @luigi55125
      @luigi55125 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I always played the guy Neva Kee or whatever, so every time I started a race I would hear, 'The current record holder for this track is, Nevaaa Keeee".
      Permanently fused in my brain till this day.

    • @unblessedcoffee1457
      @unblessedcoffee1457 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yep, lines you can hear.

  • @jacobleetaylor
    @jacobleetaylor หลายเดือนก่อน +369

    When you said ‘25 years ago the phantom menace was everywhere’ I could feel my hair going more grey 😂

    • @Rschr101
      @Rschr101 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      I was there Gandalf...

    • @jacobleetaylor
      @jacobleetaylor หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@Rschr101 Elrond was already old by the time Isildur fucked up 😂

    • @scipioninja
      @scipioninja หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      At least you still have it, mine just falls off 😢

    • @goranisacson2502
      @goranisacson2502 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      In the words of the ancient sages Smash Mouth- the years start coming and they don't stop coming.

    • @chrisbgoodv2178
      @chrisbgoodv2178 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      1999 was an awesome year in general.

  • @joebykaeby
    @joebykaeby หลายเดือนก่อน +129

    Watto singing the Cantina song is one of those things that I haven't heard in 20 years and yet it has played in my head at least once a week for my entire life

    • @GigaDanMan
      @GigaDanMan หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      3:32

    • @rinoz47
      @rinoz47 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Have youuuuuuu.... seen my chance cube-uh?

    • @vishalsinghfilms
      @vishalsinghfilms หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bro same

    • @michaelmische1433
      @michaelmische1433 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same

    • @calvinthurston1441
      @calvinthurston1441 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I think it stopped for me like 5 years ago but its prolly back now....

  • @dylanpearson9480
    @dylanpearson9480 หลายเดือนก่อน +87

    I remember playing the arcade version and as a kid it was literally the coolest thing I'd ever seen! I got the n64 version for myself and it has a special place in my heart. One of the best tie in games in history

    • @nak3dxsnake
      @nak3dxsnake 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I had no idea there was a mode to play the N64 version with two controllers. That would be dope.

  • @MattTalkTech
    @MattTalkTech หลายเดือนก่อน +58

    It's working.... it's wooorrrrkiiinnnng!!

  • @manoffewords1
    @manoffewords1 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    "They come here... how do they find me?!...ooyi... they come here... mess up my store! IEEYH!!"
    "Ootmians!"

  • @captainviggo4575
    @captainviggo4575 หลายเดือนก่อน +62

    In my memories of the PC version, for the last levels, you had to really know the tracks perfectly and it almost felt like the only way to succeed was to be "in the zone", completely immersed in the game with dry eyes. Good memories!

    • @MelodicTurtleMetal
      @MelodicTurtleMetal หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      One level in particular, which had an upper and lower track, was damn best impossible on harder difficulties. Had to be real good to stay on the top track - could never keep up on the bottom.

    • @simonn2045
      @simonn2045 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Pc had a cheat code that others didn't: you could keep a hold of the up arrow key so you could boost at any moment

    • @backstab86
      @backstab86 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@simonn2045 that was not a cheat, it was a feature.

    • @A350Airways
      @A350Airways หลายเดือนก่อน

      The tracks that kicked my butt were Grabvine Gateway, Fire Mountain Run and Abyss, but I beat it on PC.

    • @WreckItRolfe
      @WreckItRolfe หลายเดือนก่อน

      F-Zero GX campaign is like that

  • @KenRosenbergGrad
    @KenRosenbergGrad หลายเดือนก่อน +50

    "But that's a topic for another video" has me (almost) as excited as the teaser, "So, which one was destroyed: the master, or the apprentice?"

  • @MrFancyHosen
    @MrFancyHosen หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    My favorite thing to do was to shop for parts and then watch the droids fix up the podracer in the 3D viewer. I was so immersed as a kid, I thought i had to give the droids actual time in between races to fix it up 😂

  • @johnestrada294
    @johnestrada294 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    I had fond memories of this game. The most funny was that despite having all this kind of different racing arenas, my friends on choose the Tatooine one because "that's the one from the movie!"

  • @ChaosMakesAMVs
    @ChaosMakesAMVs หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    This and Star Fox 64 were the games i played the most and utterly loved them.
    Racer was absolutely a childhood defining game for me

    • @jacoblas1371
      @jacoblas1371 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Is that the same as Lylat Wars?

    • @ChaosMakesAMVs
      @ChaosMakesAMVs หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@jacoblas1371 yes it is

    • @jacoblas1371
      @jacoblas1371 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@ChaosMakesAMVs
      My N64 game collection was Star wars :Racer, Lylat Wars, Turok and Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

  • @mirorih2TheTrueFinnmarkWierdo
    @mirorih2TheTrueFinnmarkWierdo หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    As a kid, I only knew about Star Wars Racer for N64.
    A lot of hours where spent on that game, even when the PS3 was released.
    Fond memories of weekends at my friends place playing all sorts of games, some stand out more than other. And Star Wars Racer was a favourite of ours, alongside Super Mario World, Golden Eye 007, Perfect Dark, Super Smash Bros and loads more.

  • @epidemicgames8364
    @epidemicgames8364 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    the fact we havent had a modern pod racing game is crazy, i could also imagine a VR version similar to how something like Gran Turismo does it

    • @AstroNinja1
      @AstroNinja1 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Check out Deathgrip, its a new indy spiritual successor to episode 1 racer and is in early access rn

  • @butchdeadlift7551
    @butchdeadlift7551 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    This and Rogue Squadron were two of my favorite N64 games. My brother got this for his birthday and I played it to death. A couple of my friends also got it and I remember talking about it at school all the time.
    I replayed it on Switch earlier this year and it was so much fun.

  • @SoulDeSol
    @SoulDeSol หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    Bullseye Navigator? I think you're inserting some extra letters there!

    • @LivingParadox87
      @LivingParadox87 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Yeah, I’m glad I wasn’t the only one to notice that.

    • @douglasdimmadome3104
      @douglasdimmadome3104 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      i thought me and my friends had it wrong all this time but this youtuber is just insane

    • @malapertfourohfour2112
      @malapertfourohfour2112 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I mean, especially considering the announcer literally says their names even you select em

  • @TimberWolf99
    @TimberWolf99 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    I remember Sebulba having a secret flamethrower weapon that the AI never seemed to be able to use, but was also utterly pointless for the player except in multiplayer because AI engines never overheated or took damage.

    • @o00nemesis00o
      @o00nemesis00o หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      AI uses the flame jet on lap 3.

    • @scaffoe
      @scaffoe 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      On the ps4 version its connected to a trophy.

  • @Bale4Bond
    @Bale4Bond หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    The original Racer on the Dreamcast might actually be the best Star Wars game ever released.
    So much fun!

  • @kaihedgie1747
    @kaihedgie1747 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I grew up on the N64 version. As I said in a previous video, I made it my mission to unlock Sebulba. Didn't like the character himself but his podracer was bar none my favorite. Second favorite, being Mars Guo. Speaking of which:
    It's been said that Jake Lloyd played this game when he was young and his favorite racer was also Mars. It also helps that he actually played the role of Anakin in this game as well
    RRTANGENTABACUS is what unlocks everything in both the N64 and HD versions.. While it does offer that unique twin controller option, it also unlocked two additional racers you can't otherwise get normally: Cy Yunga and Jinn Reeso. Originally, these two had their own dedicated codes to unlock, but they would replace Navior and Toy Dampner respectively when inputted. The unlock everything code I think was released some time after Episode 1's popularity died down.

    • @kasuraga
      @kasuraga หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Best part I remember is sebulba's flamethrower is a thing in the game too

    • @kaihedgie1747
      @kaihedgie1747 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kasuraga That was the other reason I wanted his podracer, even though it's technically cheating. It's actually mentioned in the instruction manual as well how to use it

    • @jonamcc
      @jonamcc 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      and you had to enter a secret keyboard to type those characters during the store menu

    • @kaihedgie1747
      @kaihedgie1747 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@jonamcc Or in the case of the console versions, holding down a button and inputting the letters with another that wasn't the Accept button

  • @ARCWolf7
    @ARCWolf7 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Episode 1 Racer is literally my favorite racing game. Nothing has topped it for me. I loved it as a kid and I loved it when I played the releases as an adult. The devs went way above and beyond for a movie tie in racing game.

  • @dw4124
    @dw4124 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    It's a NEW lap record!

  • @mj1205
    @mj1205 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Got the PC version for my birthday as a kid and proceeded to play for hours on end until my little hands cramped up into crab claws

  • @Archaia24
    @Archaia24 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Man I love these Star Wars game videos so much...thank you for making them. You unlocked a hidden memory with the photo of those arcade pod racer seats...brought back the thrill I experienced as a kid climbing into one of those at the mall.

  • @Highretrogamelord
    @Highretrogamelord หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I got the PC version of Star Wars Episode I Racer while on vacation in Denmark (I was 9, I think). I was so addicted to that game. The game always felt like a mix of a rollercoaster ride and a flight simulator (the theme park variant).
    Unfortunately, years later the CD was too scratched and I couldn't play it anymore. I was heartbroken.
    Nowadays I own the Steam version though, so it's all good.

  • @TheAtoll
    @TheAtoll หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    The level Abyss in this game is almost broken, so hard to beat. I got a first place finish a few years ago in the stage, and it was my greatest video gaming moment!

    • @Eichro
      @Eichro หลายเดือนก่อน

      Abyss more like Abuse. Particularly difficult in the N64 due to the lower framerate and huge input lag

    • @joffrecordan
      @joffrecordan 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yeah, im thinking that's gas giant level where you had to stay on the upper level or take a 3 minute detour. So brutal.

  • @tomaarten
    @tomaarten หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I have great memories of the game, I was too young to play (or not be stuck in 12th place) so I watched my dad play constantly. we even 'played' LAN with one of my nephews. same thing with the arcade, every year we went to the same place on holiday and went to the arcade where we played the arcade star wars racer. I got to sit on my dad's lap in the pod and press the boost button.
    this game gave me some of my favorite childhood memories.

  • @NickTierce
    @NickTierce หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    There's something magical about the track designs in this game. Almost hypnotic.

  • @TheOnlyOneHello
    @TheOnlyOneHello หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    Even though I never played racer, I can still appreciate the immersion of being in a podrace

    • @LeonVP70
      @LeonVP70 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      if you have any modern system its totally worth buying the remastered version ❤

  • @VoxParanoia
    @VoxParanoia หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    One of the most nostalgic games ever for me.

  • @timbartschwolfman
    @timbartschwolfman หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Dud Bolt is my Favorite Podracer in Star Wars Episode 1 Racer

  • @ShinGoukiSan
    @ShinGoukiSan หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I worked for Sega's Arcade Division when the Arcade Pod Racer came out. One of my all time favorites and I play it every time I come across one.

  • @Roggie249
    @Roggie249 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I remember my parents shopping at JC Penney at the local mall and they had a N64 with this game there. The entire time they shopped I'd play it, then go home and play it some more. One of my first games that I just could not put down.

  • @riversart2030
    @riversart2030 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Bullseye Navior is the best racer in the game in my opinion. He must be able to see for miles with those eyes, even through the dense N64 distance fog lol. Seriously though, his pod just controls the best.

    • @katoutsugi1633
      @katoutsugi1633 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Always preffered neva kee myself

    • @KamenRiderGumo
      @KamenRiderGumo หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@katoutsugi1633 I mained Ody Mandrell for most of the game. Not the fastest, but I found I could control his pod better and in a lot of cases was able to make up for the lack of speed with tighter turns.

    • @redwinedrummer
      @redwinedrummer 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Agree. Bullseye's pod has good starting stats for an early game unlock and has one of the smallest hitboxes.

  • @guitarshredddddder91
    @guitarshredddddder91 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I really like the PS2's Racer Revenge.
    & You could take people out.
    That game really was a hidden gem

  • @danielregner8550
    @danielregner8550 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    New @Flandrew covering classic Star Wars?? Weekend made ❤

  • @patrickvedell3999
    @patrickvedell3999 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The rerelease for ps4 was the best $20 I’ve ever spent! Not only was it great to play on my own, my friends and I have gotten together for a few old school racing parties, as adults. Just such a great game overall!

  • @Hogan231
    @Hogan231 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Love your videos!

  • @Dingus888
    @Dingus888 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Good day good day, flandrew has uploaded. Thanks for all your vids. I'm still toughing it out and your vids always make the day better

    • @Flandrew
      @Flandrew  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Stay strong!

  • @TylerMcNamer
    @TylerMcNamer หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The arcade is my favorite one of the bunch! Feels good to be in control of my machine.

  • @rbgabor89
    @rbgabor89 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I played this on pc 25 years ago and on switch today… feels like I’m in a time loop lol

  • @michaelandreipalon359
    @michaelandreipalon359 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I can say this, it's one of the few great racing games on the PC that I can freely enjoy without fear of car licensing rights expirations.

  • @mobile_games87
    @mobile_games87 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Back from the past, playing one of the best stars racing games.This is a good comparison

  • @cinnamondan4984
    @cinnamondan4984 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Got it on PC as one of the few non-N64 games I had in the 90s. Later played the N64 port and recall having a hard time controlling the pods in that version. The Dreamcast version is really beautiful and has great controls.

  • @aamirrazak3467
    @aamirrazak3467 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Never got to play this game back in the day, but I think it was really neat Star Wars branched out into racing and vehicle games

  • @NaiveChicken
    @NaiveChicken หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I had never heard of this game until now. Thanks Flandrew. 🙏

  • @Miodowy
    @Miodowy หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm not really into racing games, but this one was truly amazing. This speed simply pressed me to the seat. I would like to see its remake.

  • @ACARDtvMusic
    @ACARDtvMusic หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Racer Revenge was pretty good too and still own it with my Battlefront 1 and 2 in mint! I traded a lot of PS1 and PS2 games back in the day. It came crazier. GameStop and I regret selling some of them like Mafia…

  • @kiraly_gergo
    @kiraly_gergo หลายเดือนก่อน

    My favorite game of all time. I'm 25 years old, I think in every year, I pick it up, and start to play with it, then complete it in 2-3 hours. Nostalgia is so real in this game

  • @Scar_117
    @Scar_117 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I just beat this game on stream last night! Perfect timing.

  • @SBandy
    @SBandy หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The N64 version playing music only on the third lap is accurate to the film. I always liked that.

  • @MetalJordy
    @MetalJordy หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Racer was my true introduction to star wars. I think my friend bought it over, or i borrowed it or something. I just remember spending hours playing it. I think i might still have my copy somewhere

  • @philadelphus3570
    @philadelphus3570 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Still such a good game all these years later. The addition of boosting really adds a tactical element to it without the addition of more "fantastic" elements like power-ups or boost pads. I'm literally working on the script for a challenge run I did recently to see if I could beat the game without buying upgrades which gave me a whole new appreciation for all the nuances of boosting.

  • @ARCWuLF
    @ARCWuLF หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Dreamcast version also supports the VGA adapter, so if you had access to a monitor at the time (even if your PC wasn't quite up to the task of running the PC version) it looks absolutely stunning.
    Thanks for posting!

  • @yakhooves
    @yakhooves 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I was neither a big Star Wars fan nor much of a race game guy… although I loved the original F-Zero… because of the legendary soundtrack… but I *LOVED* this game! My mate and I would play, him being the “mechanic” me being the racer. He’d upgrade the pod and I’d race it. We of course switched roles for fairness’s sake but we had a blast playing it that way. I honestly don’t think we ever actually raced each other. This game takes me back to the end of my childhood at the end of the blessed 90’s and early 2000’s.

  • @Icehawk_9
    @Icehawk_9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I never knew this as a kid, but one of the final tracks is (at least in 2D) a copy of Laguna Seca (track in California).

    • @Eichro
      @Eichro หลายเดือนก่อน

      Which one? Never noticed that

    • @Icehawk_9
      @Icehawk_9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Eichro it was one of the Malastare ones, I think. Pretty sure it was on the last page in the tournament mode. But whomever designed those must have been a racing fan because I think one of the o5er layouts for that map resembled a British track (Oulton Park, iirc).

  • @antftwx
    @antftwx หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was listening to this video while on another tab and hearing "Sebulba kush, anyone?" made me more intrigued than it should've lol

  • @CFLaughs
    @CFLaughs หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One thing we never talk about:
    Anakin drove a podracer vehicle in the phantom menace as a child. Just like SpongeBob, he has no driver's license lol.

    • @AstroNinja1
      @AstroNinja1 หลายเดือนก่อน

      you think tatooine has driving laws? lol its litterally run by a cartel crime lord

  • @dc8rdecoded
    @dc8rdecoded หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I remember going to an Episode 1 event prior to the film’s release and they had the opportunity to try out Race in a room full of multiple N64s. It was great to try out and have fun with it. I didn’t play it again until 20 years later when my wife found a CD rom at a thrift store and I got it to work. It was a fun little nostalgia trip.

  • @MemekeyCubes01
    @MemekeyCubes01 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My local mall used to have an arcade with the Podracer game. I remember playing it a decent amount when I was in middle school with friends.

  • @BoosterBear
    @BoosterBear หลายเดือนก่อน

    Watto and his dialog are a core memory for me.

  • @WanderingRustus
    @WanderingRustus หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man, I spent so many hours on this game as a kid.
    I still go back and replay this game often... until Abyss becomes unavoidable. Probably the only blight on an otherwise incredible racing experience.

  • @EvilHeadBoy
    @EvilHeadBoy 13 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    The PC version can be played online with up to 12 players! There's a discord server with the mod. We ran this a lot during lockdown and it was great fun when we were all learning the game together.

  • @twooey8232
    @twooey8232 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I got to play on one of the arcade pod racers back in the day. We were at Disney, and they had a full arcade in the hotel.

  • @trevlord6863
    @trevlord6863 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    For most of my childhood, I had gotten the game from my brother in law... I NEVER KNEW YOU COULD BOOST THE PODS! I DIDN'T LEARN THAT TILL I WAS LIKE 11!

  • @axllow3914
    @axllow3914 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

    One of my favorites, played it non stop as a kid

  • @ArcanicMagician
    @ArcanicMagician หลายเดือนก่อน

    I swear your “let’s set the scene line” is something I look forward to ever video

  • @mattfick5502
    @mattfick5502 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Got such nostalgia for this. I remember playing it in my school's computer lab after doing typing class.
    Yes, I'm old enough to have done typing classes

  • @Dragoonglue
    @Dragoonglue หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Do the newer versions of the game also feature the dual analog control scheme from the Nintendo 64 version?

  • @mattb9664
    @mattb9664 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The N64 version was also one of the pack-in game options for a time, and had a special themed box for N64. Never will forget seeing a pallet of N64s at Best Buy ready for purchase!

  • @dangalfthedruid
    @dangalfthedruid หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My jam. Replayed it on switch last year, it still held up! Way easier than I remembered, but still just as fun as I remembered!

  • @Rosa_Canina
    @Rosa_Canina หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Man, this is my favorite Racing game of all time. Still own it on PC, playing with a Joystick, like back in the day. :D Sadly the remaster has quite a few graphical glitches. Havent played it in a while there (I still rather boot up the PC version) At launch there was broken skyboxes on some levels, BACKWARDS playing videos and cullout errors in starting sequenzes. Quite a graphical mess, that still played pretty good.
    Comparison between N64 and DC probably should have mentioned that the DC version was slightly better and ran a bit better (also it was 480p instead of 480i Expansion Pack, as far as I remember).

  • @LukieLuke5
    @LukieLuke5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One thing you didn't mention is the way the payout system and part system works.
    You can choose whose gets money in the race payout such as more money for the 2nd 3rd and 4th or switch it to be all on 1st place if you're feeling more risky. Definitely a cool risk vs. reward system, even if you don't really ever have a reason to not put it all on First place.
    The part system was also very innovative for the time as they're not just straight upgrades but actually have health. The more you get damaged in the race the health for parts will go down or break and you'll lose the benefits. You can buy either more expensive parts at the shop but they have full health, or get greatly discounted parts at the junkyard but they break more easily. Definitely a cool idea, but something I think would work better for more or a roguelike racing game.

  • @CHATNOCEDA
    @CHATNOCEDA หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I remember playing the arcade version back in high school during a band trip in Georgia and we stopped at a Dave & Buster's

  • @lorenabell4713
    @lorenabell4713 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Loved this game! My parents got us the N64 podracing combo. I was 9 at the time and loved Star wars! Definitely takes me back!

  • @Lieutenant_Dude
    @Lieutenant_Dude หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was one of the greatest racing games of all time.

    • @roll411
      @roll411 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      😉💎🏆🎮⌛

  • @thisiswhatilike54
    @thisiswhatilike54 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I remember being at Costco, and there was a demo N64 with Racer on it. Just two aisles over was Phantom Menace playing on all the big screen TVs. I played Racer before I saw Ep. I

  • @jedigamer9935
    @jedigamer9935 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love Star Wars Racer. They are great games. The Sega game in arcades was fun. My first one was the Game Boy Color one.

  • @sgtdrfunk
    @sgtdrfunk หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I only had the GBC version and boy do I remember that sound design. Annoying as heck, but also incredibly distinctive. It DID have a truly metal version of Duel of the Fates play over the menus that I don't think gets enough love.

  • @juanford55
    @juanford55 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i played this game for hours as a kid, they did a good job to be honest, different planets with specific themes, unique drivers and vehicles... some tracks were really hard, specially i remember if you did it bad even half a lap, the rest of the racers went away making it impossible to gain positions back.

  • @crisfrey2753
    @crisfrey2753 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I remember being overwhelmingly happy the day I got this game.

  • @GamingtheOtter
    @GamingtheOtter หลายเดือนก่อน

    Pax South 2019 had an episode 1 pod racer challenge.
    You had to clear the time trial with the fastest time with Anakin's pod racer. My time was sub 9 minutes.
    That was actually the first time I played the game too!
    Fun medal challenge for sure. 🎉

  • @beatssquaa
    @beatssquaa หลายเดือนก่อน

    fond memories of playing this on the n64 at the haircuttery we used to go to as kids

  • @nukers1234
    @nukers1234 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I remember i got this gem, still have it laying around in my house somewhere for N64 :)

  • @Yuyuzu17
    @Yuyuzu17 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This game is special to me because it came bundled with my Nintendo 64 and was my only game for a while, so I played it a lot.

  • @ajthefunkmonster4767
    @ajthefunkmonster4767 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    No joke, the arcade game made me want a zero-turn lawnmower at the time 😂

  • @PatrickGilland
    @PatrickGilland หลายเดือนก่อน

    I had this bundled with my N64 when I was 5. One of the few N64 games I owned as a kid prior to Wii Virtual Console, alongside both Zelda games and F-1 World Grand Prix. Teemto Pagalies had my favorite-looking pod-racer in the game, and I even had the micro machine.

  • @blaster915
    @blaster915 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The concept art for this game is brilliant. Classic Star Wars high art 🎨

  • @elneutrino90
    @elneutrino90 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love how the locations are almost all new original places, LucasArts and George Lucas knew how to make the star wars universe feel immense and full of wander without losing its style, Disney just reuses everything, they would have you racing the pod racer through the jedi temple just to use a known location

  • @Tac0boss
    @Tac0boss หลายเดือนก่อน

    I used to race every course for 1st place with one character and not buy an upgrade until I finished the final track. Then I would go to that shop to hear the first voice lines as my trophy.

  • @LethinGabbins
    @LethinGabbins 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It was truly an almost perfect game on its 1st release. Gg LucasArts. Youll be missed.

  • @qmighty54
    @qmighty54 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My favourite was Racer Revenge, which also happens to be my favourite Star Wars game of all time. Do that one next please.

  • @atdynax
    @atdynax หลายเดือนก่อน

    I drove 23 kilometers by bike just to watch the movie. Twice.

  • @Alhedgehog
    @Alhedgehog 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I think it would be worth mentioning that the arcade game is being run on an emulator with graphics issues. The actual arcade game features shading, skyboxes, and fog. The Sega Hikaru arcade board was a pretty capable machine.

  • @Larry
    @Larry หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Out of curiosity, are the track layouts of the arcade version the same as the home ports?

    • @kaihedgie1747
      @kaihedgie1747 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nope. Arcade version's got different tracks altogether. Only the Bounta Eve Classic is fairly similar across both versions since they're referencing the movie, plus the arcade version's shorter, I think.

  • @Kdkjdjewerdnxa
    @Kdkjdjewerdnxa 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I kind of like the music only starting on the final lap, that feels intentional. The first few laps feel more immersive and focused on the sounds of the engines, environments, etc and then the final lap increases the tension and intensity with music

  • @sleepydragonzarinthal3533
    @sleepydragonzarinthal3533 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Its simple to upgrade in tournament. Buy pit droids early, only play winner takes all and restart if youre not going to get first place. Only buy parts in the junkyard, only severely damaged, only to replace a mostly repaired part. You can manipulate more money by taking this to extreme, but theres no need. Maintain parts condition by mostly only upgrading acceleration, cooling and top speed early in, getting an early lead, being extra careful on the curves and gapping on the straights, this way you can avoid extra damage to get the most credit on exchanges.

  • @Jebotito
    @Jebotito 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    i recently installed it on steam having it in my library for years... oh sweet memories. also, quite no other game could give me the speed perception as good as racer did. you really feel the 450mph youre flying

  • @taWay21
    @taWay21 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    lmao I love watto so much. "Ehhh why nobody buy, uhhhh"

  • @MarcoHernandez-nb5dc
    @MarcoHernandez-nb5dc หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Game deserves a sequel/remake

  • @chamoo232
    @chamoo232 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I never owned an N64 but Star Wars Racer was the game on demo at my local Walmart. It was there for probably 6 months. I played every time my mom took me there. I would go straight for the electronic section and play until my mom came to get me. And then one day... it was gone... replaced by Turok 3 that I didn't care much for.

  • @waitingforacentury
    @waitingforacentury 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I loved that the music only started on the last lap

    • @VegetaLF7
      @VegetaLF7 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yeah, it added a sense of urgency to the race. That music kicked in and you knew it was coming down to the wire, like how in Mario Kart we get the last lap tune.