So, a few things about Abyss: - The Speedrun record for this course with Skips is under 20 seconds. - It is possible to climb back up from the bottom track to the top track, but if you do it at the wrong place you will end up dying on the top track for no discernable reason due to poorly designed collision. - Veteran Runners consider Grabvine Gateway to be a more difficult track, which is comical given how bad Abyss feels for newcomers. - The Ports of this game actually have completely different physics from the original game as a result of badly coded traction in the year this game was released. For whatever reason, traction scales with framerate, so higher framerate means higher traction. The result is that the power slide has been nerfed, but the base traction of every vehicle is playable at bare minimum without upgrading traction, and upsetting if you upgrade too far or at all. - The Speedrun community for this game is alive and well, discovering new speed tech and skips as recently as 2021. We have a discord, we are in the middle of a no upgrades amateur circuit tourney right now. - Your struggles on Abyss are known by all who own this game, but the best racers to overcome it are Neva and Bullseye. Bullseye is preferable because of lower acceleration. Just some fun facts to share with you because this is my favorite star wars game of all time as well EDIT: Corrected an inaccuracy. GVG is harder than FMR
I beat this game on the 64 and the One; this was the only track I had some difficulty on. Best advice I can give anyone is to use Mars Guo; if upgraded, he has one of the (if not the highest) top speeds in the game. However, that’s not what makes him essential for this level, it’s his stability. The gripping power of his pod is second to none. Granted, I used him on this map when he was fully upgraded which I have no doubt helped me immensely, but it’s not the Everest mountain that he’s making it out to be. You can do it after some practice; hardest thing to overcome is just not falling. After that, you’re golden. May the Force be with you, racer!
@@c-secofficer123 i know lmfao. Its when they meet up for the first time in years in Empire Strikes Back, its right when Lando pulls him in for a hug th-cam.com/video/U2f4W8ZuYr8/w-d-xo.html
This was my very first video game EVER on the n64 when I was 3 years old. It was and still is by far my favorite video game and cheered in celebration when I had figured out that it was released on Nintendo switch. I love that this game has had a revival, even if short lived. I love the content you’re making my dude!
This game dose not lag at all you really really can't blame anything lag xD if you fail it really is your driving xD that's what I like about this game it takes practice and skill no luck no lag just skill (least on PS4 and I have every 🏆)
Bounty Hunter is a tougher game. All it makes me do is wish for a few roam Witcher style Star Wars game. Where the credits earned from bounty actually let you buy equipment. Doing jobs for certain groups get you special style armors Mandalorian for instance. Travel between worlds and use speeders, beasts, and even your pub ship as a sort of fast travel between large settlements. There even is some customizable features if you ship’s interior. In your travels you can get jumped by pirates, go on salvage jobs, or smuggling runs. Use your Ion cannons to capture running bounties.
I never got this far in the game. I played it on N64, which was a blurry choppy mess. When I got a Dreamcast and tried it there my mind was blown. Double the resolution and always smooth framerates. It was much more fun.
I remember how ecstatic I was when I finished this track first. Pure joy. It was so hard to complete first it took me few weeks of occasionally trying. Star Wars: Racer is easily my favorite racing game. And this level is one of the reasons why - its just won over as I was winning over it. Sheer skill test at maximum. I still reinstall this game from time to time - it is still brings much joy.
Dude! I was just thinking about this game this past week and specifically how this track was so hard and made me rage quit back in the day. And now here you are making a video taking about going through the same stuff 👍.
Interesting that you didn't figure out the short cut at the end of the second multilayer section. When you complete that section and you end up above the tunnel, just go straight. You don't need to follow the tunnel. It's a great short cut and you can boost there. Another hint, smaller pods are better for this track because the track becomes bigger giving you more room for mistakes up top.
So glad this game's getting more recognition these days with the releases on modern consoles. When you said you chose Sebulba for this track I was like, "Oh, so you've chosen pain". I was expecting you to change racers at any time but by gawd you stuck with it. Hats off to you. Want more challenge? Beat the tournament mode without buying any upgrades at all. Use every racer to beat abyss. Fully upgrade Anakin and wait at the starting line of the Boonta Classic for the same amount of time as in the movie and see if you can still win. It's possible! Please developers, make Star Wars Forza 5 Pod Racer.
If you're going too fast and aim the pod down slightly you'll catch on the ground and that will sometimes cause you to explode. Sucks but it just kinda happens if you're throttling it too much. Also I couldn't tell if you were taking advantage of all the shortcuts on this track either- after you get out of the early mesh tunnel but right before you go into that 180 degree curve you can bank hard left and cut right around all the structures instead of going through the narrow slit between them. Also if you manage to stay on the top level the second time through in the later part, don't follow the snaking tunnel from above and instead go straight through the flags- you'll end up going straight into the next part of the course.
when i was young, this was the hardest race ever. I picked this game up on the switch and beat all the courses in just a few hours...not nearly as hard as i remember.
I remember playing this on the N64 as a kid and being infuriated. Now, I learned how to upgrade the podracers properly and I have played a handful of racing games since. It's not too bad, just be ready to use the brakes. Also, racers like Anakin, Teemto Pagales, Bullseye Navoir, and Slide Paramita are the best choices (pretty much in general).
I remember as a kid my parents couldn’t afford a n64 for me so I would ride my bike to local toysrus just to play, good times with this game. I love the prequel games
When i started replaying this on Steam last year and early this year (2023), i didn't remember this track. I was having the time of my life, going about happyly and then BAM loaded in this stage....it all came back rushing to me.... the crashes, the stupidly RIDICULOUS hard curves, the double track tunnels where u'd do everything u could to stay on the top one.... god the pain,.... god the suffering.... and i got to re-live it :^)
Never before has a videogame TH-cam video spoken to me on a spiritual level before. I understand your pain all too well.... Congrats on beating this track.
Omg this level broke me and I haven't been able to beat it and put the game down. This is inspiring me to give it a try again, kudos on the win and the good content!
After the second tunnel if you stay on top to the part with no walls, you can launch straight off the side in-between the flags at 5:38 and land on the platform (the minimap shows the split and the AI will make the jump, too).
Hi, coming from the Speedrun community for this game: You're half right. Bullseye is really good for this track, though top level runners will use Ben Quadinaros. Upgrading traction is actually really bad though, as it will dampen the slide ability (which very few players actually seem to know exists or how to effectively use it for some reason, maybe no one read the manual back then). The best thing to do for a novice is to take that first corner slowly and go from there, but experienced runner not only can take that corner at speed, but can get back into the top track from the bottom by tilting sideways and climbing the wall of the tunnel. As an additional note, the port he's playing here runs at a higher FPS, which (because this game was coded kinda badly) increases his traction considerably
unlocking bozzie is still one of my halmark gaming moments from childhood. this map is still burned into my memory and i bring it up. its crazy to see other people agree after so long
I used to play this game all the time as a kid. This course was by far the hardest racing course in the entire game in my opinion. That said, I remember playing it and practicing it so much that it eventually became easy. My dad, younger brother, and I used to compete for the best times on all of the tracks; so there was plenty of incentive to keep practicing this course until we mastered it. I remember us figuring out all of the shortcuts as well. Man. Good times.
You succeeded trough the power of the dark side. Your anger, it motivated you, gave you focus, made you stronger. I remember beating that level as an 8 year old. My father taught me that in order to take turns you have to first slow down. Since I learned that lesson I became unbeatable in racing games among my friend group who had not learned this at the time.
I laughed all the way through this video, remembering those days when my life depended on finished those god damn levels, this game feels so great and the handling is awesome. This was such a throwback....
If i can give you my personal opinion, you need a race pod which has good traction and turning, not top speed. Sebulba shouldn't be a good pick in this one, cuz, although he has top speed, this track has tons of tricky turns and tricks to nail it. However, if you already thought this and wanted a challenge for yourself, then nevermind :)
Bombastic: Podracer is the hardest star wars game! SNES Super Star Wars: Am I a joke to you? It literally took me 10 years and multiple mental breakdowns to beat this game and it's sequel. Pray for my mental health.
I remember having this and how much the expansion chip in the N64 helped. At that time it was mind blowing. Yes, this was one of those few good movie release games.
This just opened up the nostalgic part of my brain in the most painful and best ways possible. I used to play this on my brother's hand-me-down N64, while my friends laughed at me constantly dying lol
The first time I saw Sebulba's pod here I thought it was an HD remake. This game really holds up. And now I want to go beat it on my original N64 cartridge to finally unlock Sebulba!
i never expected to see this gem again. I loved to play this on my ps2 as a child, sometime more focused to knock out all opponents rather than being first lol
Star Wars Racer Revenge (the next game after yours) was our families go to game. We loved it and spent untold hours unlocking pods for young Anakin, Darth Maul, Darth Vader and others.
Agreed. Went back to play it last year because it was one of my favorite games ever and I didn't realize how insanely difficult it really was back then.
I bought this game this summer on the switch (having played the N64 version) and in my experience finally tackling the tournament, Grabvine Gateway and Abyss are the two most difficult tracks for different obvious reasons Clearing Abyss was the biggest “thank GOD it’s over” I’ve felt playing this game
I won this race once back on Gamecube but it was through i glitch. I finished 5th place but when showing my time i was in 1st by 0.010 of a second. I have never been so shocked and happy. I screamed and my mom came over asking if i was alright. I was almost as happy as that when i found out the game was on Switch (which i just got a couple weeks ago). I almost started crying because that game was my childhood. It was the friend i went to when i had a bad day.
Funny, this game never released on GameCube. PC Mac N64 Dreamcast Gameboy Color (weird story there) But never GameCube... Perhaps you've remembered incorrectly
I vividly remember this map, I booted up my old 64 and saw I had cleared the game in my childhood, I went back and tried to do it again as an adult and was dumbfounded that my child self could beat the game when adult me could not. Insane. Took me a really really long time to win this race as an adult
Late comment but two words. Bullseye Navior. Feels like he turns on a dime, I used him on every single track on winner take all. This was still had but definitely more doable with him. Sebulba? Forget it. I don't even use him, he's too floaty. On that track? Yeah that's pain
Man winning this race was the bane of child me! So many hours of frustration! But. All the rigorous practice paid off. After that crucible, I was easily the best racer amongst my friends. So, worth?
I quit video games in 1993 (I had a problem). 1998, Star Wars. I geared up and built a PC gaming system. My big splurge was a agp VooDoo 3 card. I bought all the Star Wars games. I won every level on every game (I could not finish one level on a game with ATATs and something about bombing Mos Eisley). I knew I had a problem and quit gaming until 2020. I'm back. I remember that race, it sucked!!
Honestly, Racer's Revenge was a great follow-up adding perma-death to the racers making the idea of knocking opponents out a viable option like in the movie. Something that follows both this and RR would be great.
That was a hard ass race for sure. The way I used to win it on the N64 as a kid was to use Mars Guo. His racer is fast, but for one of the big ones handles pretty well, but also the MASSIVE engines seemed to make it easier for me to keep it on the track up top when I wanted to. Stay on top on the first bit, but I also went bottom on the second bit on purpose and then take the shortcut like you were doing. I won't say it was easy, but once I got myself a winning method I stuck to it.
That track was designed by a sadist. Hairpin turns that are so short and precise, you need almost robotic reflexes to make them, and glitchy collision where you wreck by touching nothing.
I'm actually hugely suprised there hasn't been a new Pod Racer game. This would be EPIC as a current/next gen game. Where you make your own racer, make your own pod. Modify it, with hunderds of parts. Basicly make it as deep as a good racing sim game (like Forza or Gran Turisimo) but Star Wars.
As someone who played this as a kid way back in the 90's... yeah. yeah this shit doesn't mess about o.o GREAT racing game though!! Insane sense of speed!
I love this game and I feel your pain I get stuck on a few levels here and there but I still love it. I don’t have it on a PS system or Xbox but I have it on the old Nintendo 64. It was the best $10 I have ever spent.
blows my mind that this wasn't the final level, was expecting complete hell for the other two after this one
Watto humming the Cantina Band after winning this map is the most satisfying thing ever.
200 thousand tears ready with a million more well on the way
Amazing
I feel this
I like that reference
I’m sorry, my innocence died almost ten years ago
That’s good news
So, a few things about Abyss:
- The Speedrun record for this course with Skips is under 20 seconds.
- It is possible to climb back up from the bottom track to the top track, but if you do it at the wrong place you will end up dying on the top track for no discernable reason due to poorly designed collision.
- Veteran Runners consider Grabvine Gateway to be a more difficult track, which is comical given how bad Abyss feels for newcomers.
- The Ports of this game actually have completely different physics from the original game as a result of badly coded traction in the year this game was released. For whatever reason, traction scales with framerate, so higher framerate means higher traction. The result is that the power slide has been nerfed, but the base traction of every vehicle is playable at bare minimum without upgrading traction, and upsetting if you upgrade too far or at all.
- The Speedrun community for this game is alive and well, discovering new speed tech and skips as recently as 2021. We have a discord, we are in the middle of a no upgrades amateur circuit tourney right now.
- Your struggles on Abyss are known by all who own this game, but the best racers to overcome it are Neva and Bullseye. Bullseye is preferable because of lower acceleration.
Just some fun facts to share with you because this is my favorite star wars game of all time as well
EDIT: Corrected an inaccuracy. GVG is harder than FMR
@kyn tws never said it was hard, just that new players often struggle with it
interesting.
@kyn tws wow bro you're pretty cool
The speed run community uses glitches that don’t represent intended gameplay.
That’s a different game altogether
@@nickmhc and?
So glad I found this channel. Probably my favourite Star Wars channel now
Me too
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I beat this game on the 64 and the One; this was the only track I had some difficulty on. Best advice I can give anyone is to use Mars Guo; if upgraded, he has one of the (if not the highest) top speeds in the game. However, that’s not what makes him essential for this level, it’s his stability. The gripping power of his pod is second to none. Granted, I used him on this map when he was fully upgraded which I have no doubt helped me immensely, but it’s not the Everest mountain that he’s making it out to be. You can do it after some practice; hardest thing to overcome is just not falling. After that, you’re golden.
May the Force be with you, racer!
That’s friggin’ Lando catches me off guard EVERY SINGLE TIME, and I laugh EVERY SINGLE TIME
"Hey everyone, its andrew!-" HEH HEH HEH!!
@@c0l3manknowsall where is that from?!
1:07
@@c0l3manknowsall no I meant that clip lol with the Lando laugh, is that from a parody video?
@@c-secofficer123 i know lmfao. Its when they meet up for the first time in years in Empire Strikes Back, its right when Lando pulls him in for a hug th-cam.com/video/U2f4W8ZuYr8/w-d-xo.html
This was my very first video game EVER on the n64 when I was 3 years old. It was and still is by far my favorite video game and cheered in celebration when I had figured out that it was released on Nintendo switch. I love that this game has had a revival, even if short lived. I love the content you’re making my dude!
Me too, my first n64 game
Very challenging indeed
"If you lose a game blame it on lag." - SunTzu
lord zanny 😫😫
If you lose a beacon it’s lag -grian 2021
This game dose not lag at all you really really can't blame anything lag xD if you fail it really is your driving xD that's what I like about this game it takes practice and skill no luck no lag just skill (least on PS4 and I have every 🏆)
Andrew: This is the hardest thing to do in a Star Wars game
Republic Comando: Am I a joke to you?
Stab, stab, stab, stab
Yup
Star Wars Bounty Hunter: “As am I to you?”
Republic Commando is easy as.
Bounty Hunter is a tougher game. All it makes me do is wish for a few roam Witcher style Star Wars game. Where the credits earned from bounty actually let you buy equipment. Doing jobs for certain groups get you special style armors Mandalorian for instance. Travel between worlds and use speeders, beasts, and even your pub ship as a sort of fast travel between large settlements. There even is some customizable features if you ship’s interior. In your travels you can get jumped by pirates, go on salvage jobs, or smuggling runs. Use your Ion cannons to capture running bounties.
You helped inspire me to beat this mission today!! Thank you
I feel both your pain and accomplishment for finishing this race. I can't tell you how many times I raced this track before finally winning first.
I never got this far in the game. I played it on N64, which was a blurry choppy mess. When I got a Dreamcast and tried it there my mind was blown. Double the resolution and always smooth framerates. It was much more fun.
this track on the nintendo 64 when i was a kid was hell for me
Credit to Tim Schafer, who as the end credits say, "Never actively tried to sabotage the project."
I remember how ecstatic I was when I finished this track first. Pure joy. It was so hard to complete first it took me few weeks of occasionally trying.
Star Wars: Racer is easily my favorite racing game. And this level is one of the reasons why - its just won over as I was winning over it. Sheer skill test at maximum. I still reinstall this game from time to time - it is still brings much joy.
Dude! I was just thinking about this game this past week and specifically how this track was so hard and made me rage quit back in the day. And now here you are making a video taking about going through the same stuff 👍.
Interesting that you didn't figure out the short cut at the end of the second multilayer section. When you complete that section and you end up above the tunnel, just go straight. You don't need to follow the tunnel. It's a great short cut and you can boost there.
Another hint, smaller pods are better for this track because the track becomes bigger giving you more room for mistakes up top.
So glad this game's getting more recognition these days with the releases on modern consoles. When you said you chose Sebulba for this track I was like, "Oh, so you've chosen pain". I was expecting you to change racers at any time but by gawd you stuck with it. Hats off to you. Want more challenge? Beat the tournament mode without buying any upgrades at all. Use every racer to beat abyss. Fully upgrade Anakin and wait at the starting line of the Boonta Classic for the same amount of time as in the movie and see if you can still win. It's possible!
Please developers, make Star Wars Forza 5 Pod Racer.
If you're going too fast and aim the pod down slightly you'll catch on the ground and that will sometimes cause you to explode. Sucks but it just kinda happens if you're throttling it too much. Also I couldn't tell if you were taking advantage of all the shortcuts on this track either- after you get out of the early mesh tunnel but right before you go into that 180 degree curve you can bank hard left and cut right around all the structures instead of going through the narrow slit between them. Also if you manage to stay on the top level the second time through in the later part, don't follow the snaking tunnel from above and instead go straight through the flags- you'll end up going straight into the next part of the course.
when i was young, this was the hardest race ever. I picked this game up on the switch and beat all the courses in just a few hours...not nearly as hard as i remember.
I remember playing this on the N64 as a kid and being infuriated. Now, I learned how to upgrade the podracers properly and I have played a handful of racing games since. It's not too bad, just be ready to use the brakes. Also, racers like Anakin, Teemto Pagales, Bullseye Navoir, and Slide Paramita are the best choices (pretty much in general).
I remember as a kid my parents couldn’t afford a n64 for me so I would ride my bike to local toysrus just to play, good times with this game. I love the prequel games
When i started replaying this on Steam last year and early this year (2023), i didn't remember this track. I was having the time of my life, going about happyly and then BAM loaded in this stage....it all came back rushing to me.... the crashes, the stupidly RIDICULOUS hard curves, the double track tunnels where u'd do everything u could to stay on the top one.... god the pain,.... god the suffering.... and i got to re-live it :^)
Tips:
In 5:38 you can drive straight ahead between those two flags. It`s a kind of shortcut :)
I’ve been playing this game for twenty years and never noticed that before
6:08 He's not only the Track Favorite on Abyss, but he is your 'prize' for beating this race xD
Never before has a videogame TH-cam video spoken to me on a spiritual level before. I understand your pain all too well.... Congrats on beating this track.
If you like impossible missions: Ezezayar’s The Goodest Boah in the West
Omg this level broke me and I haven't been able to beat it and put the game down. This is inspiring me to give it a try again, kudos on the win and the good content!
After the second tunnel if you stay on top to the part with no walls, you can launch straight off the side in-between the flags at 5:38 and land on the platform (the minimap shows the split and the AI will make the jump, too).
I’ve been playing this game for twenty years and I’ve never noticed that
Yeah it shaves about 5 seconds off your time, can make a huge difference.
I don't think I ever placed first on this level. I just tried to survive it. This level is a struggle! Congrats on finally getting first place!
I could never beat this level as a kid. Now, I beat it on my first or second try.
Me realizing I cant complete this level then watching bombastic
So it wasn’t only me 😮😮😮
I was feeling so lonely about this track when I was a kid.
I loved this game as a kid and played it so much that I almost perfected every track. It was such a awesome feeling when I first unlocked Sebulba :)
Bullseye navoir I think is the best racer. The real secret is using a pod racer with good traction. And buying the upgrades is hugely important.
Hi, coming from the Speedrun community for this game:
You're half right.
Bullseye is really good for this track, though top level runners will use Ben Quadinaros. Upgrading traction is actually really bad though, as it will dampen the slide ability (which very few players actually seem to know exists or how to effectively use it for some reason, maybe no one read the manual back then). The best thing to do for a novice is to take that first corner slowly and go from there, but experienced runner not only can take that corner at speed, but can get back into the top track from the bottom by tilting sideways and climbing the wall of the tunnel.
As an additional note, the port he's playing here runs at a higher FPS, which (because this game was coded kinda badly) increases his traction considerably
unlocking bozzie is still one of my halmark gaming moments from childhood. this map is still burned into my memory and i bring it up. its crazy to see other people agree after so long
I used to play this game all the time as a kid. This course was by far the hardest racing course in the entire game in my opinion. That said, I remember playing it and practicing it so much that it eventually became easy. My dad, younger brother, and I used to compete for the best times on all of the tracks; so there was plenty of incentive to keep practicing this course until we mastered it. I remember us figuring out all of the shortcuts as well.
Man. Good times.
You succeeded trough the power of the dark side.
Your anger, it motivated you, gave you focus, made you stronger.
I remember beating that level as an 8 year old.
My father taught me that in order to take turns you have to first slow down. Since I learned that lesson I became unbeatable in racing games among my friend group who had not learned this at the time.
The blood, sweat and tears went into completing this race
As a kid i really did go crazy about it,i still have ptsd today
Its been over 20 years but I remember this track kicking my ass.
I laughed all the way through this video, remembering those days when my life depended on finished those god damn levels, this game feels so great and the handling is awesome. This was such a throwback....
If i can give you my personal opinion, you need a race pod which has good traction and turning, not top speed. Sebulba shouldn't be a good pick in this one, cuz, although he has top speed, this track has tons of tricky turns and tricks to nail it. However, if you already thought this and wanted a challenge for yourself, then nevermind :)
Bombastic: Podracer is the hardest star wars game!
SNES Super Star Wars: Am I a joke to you?
It literally took me 10 years and multiple mental breakdowns to beat this game and it's sequel.
Pray for my mental health.
The reason you had some issues is because you didnt use Mars Guo with high traction. That cloud track requires traction, that is basicly it.
Im still playing this on n64, such an awesome game
I remember having this and how much the expansion chip in the N64 helped. At that time it was mind blowing. Yes, this was one of those few good movie release games.
You must have activated your magkeyou sharingan, well done Andrew, CONGRATS!!!!
Youre my fav you tuber thanks for your daily videos. Without them i could not exist, dont forget to keep it up
This just opened up the nostalgic part of my brain in the most painful and best ways possible. I used to play this on my brother's hand-me-down N64, while my friends laughed at me constantly dying lol
got so good at this game as a kid, I tried it last year when it came out on modern consoles, was still able to speedrun it after like 20 years!
I played this on N64 as a kid, I played a ROM of it on PC as a teen, and I played it remastered on my Nintendo Switch as an adult. I cried every time.
The first time I saw Sebulba's pod here I thought it was an HD remake. This game really holds up. And now I want to go beat it on my original N64 cartridge to finally unlock Sebulba!
i never expected to see this gem again. I loved to play this on my ps2 as a child, sometime more focused to knock out all opponents rather than being first lol
I fucking love that lando calrissian laugh in the beginning of every episode
Now this is podracing!!!!!!!!!!!! :) You are a champion
This game needs a remake or a sequel tbh.
Star Wars Racer Revenge (the next game after yours) was our families go to game. We loved it and spent untold hours unlocking pods for young Anakin, Darth Maul, Darth Vader and others.
I love this game, I beat over and over as a kid. The hardest starwars game I know of is Jedi power battles on ps1, now that's frustrating.
Agreed. Went back to play it last year because it was one of my favorite games ever and I didn't realize how insanely difficult it really was back then.
Nar shadda streets in jedi outcast is also very hard
I bought this game this summer on the switch (having played the N64 version) and in my experience finally tackling the tournament, Grabvine Gateway and Abyss are the two most difficult tracks for different obvious reasons
Clearing Abyss was the biggest “thank GOD it’s over” I’ve felt playing this game
Replayed it a couple times last year, still very easily doable
I saw the thumbnail.
I read the title.
I knew exactly what game you were talking about.
That was the only map I never got 1st place on!
I love this game. As a kid I was unable to complete it, but as an adult I have done it very easily. Bullseye Navior is the key.
This was my favorite game as a kid played it way way too much have it on my ps4 now I still remembered every track like the back of my hand
I won this race once back on Gamecube but it was through i glitch. I finished 5th place but when showing my time i was in 1st by 0.010 of a second. I have never been so shocked and happy. I screamed and my mom came over asking if i was alright.
I was almost as happy as that when i found out the game was on Switch (which i just got a couple weeks ago). I almost started crying because that game was my childhood. It was the friend i went to when i had a bad day.
Funny, this game never released on GameCube.
PC
Mac
N64
Dreamcast
Gameboy Color (weird story there)
But never GameCube... Perhaps you've remembered incorrectly
Oops N64 not GameCube
That one level takes supreme patience and practice to win. I know. I feel your pain.
I vividly remember this map, I booted up my old 64 and saw I had cleared the game in my childhood, I went back and tried to do it again as an adult and was dumbfounded that my child self could beat the game when adult me could not. Insane. Took me a really really long time to win this race as an adult
Late comment but two words. Bullseye Navior. Feels like he turns on a dime, I used him on every single track on winner take all. This was still had but definitely more doable with him. Sebulba? Forget it. I don't even use him, he's too floaty. On that track? Yeah that's pain
The spontaneous combustion was the exact same time as that moment in episode II when Anakin tapped into the dark side with the sand people.
'Biiiiiil Quadranaros!' Nice job man
Man winning this race was the bane of child me! So many hours of frustration! But. All the rigorous practice paid off. After that crucible, I was easily the best racer amongst my friends. So, worth?
happy that you were able to win
Great vid man👍
I quit video games in 1993 (I had a problem). 1998, Star Wars. I geared up and built a PC gaming system. My big splurge was a agp VooDoo 3 card. I bought all the Star Wars games. I won every level on every game (I could not finish one level on a game with ATATs and something about bombing Mos Eisley). I knew I had a problem and quit gaming until 2020. I'm back. I remember that race, it sucked!!
Honestly, Racer's Revenge was a great follow-up adding perma-death to the racers making the idea of knocking opponents out a viable option like in the movie. Something that follows both this and RR would be great.
Wow..I’ve never been able to do that.. teach me your ways master
Read the title like a Keemstar Drama Alert intro, makes it 100% better
I grew up with this game and this video brings back memories. Frustrating memories
That was a hard ass race for sure. The way I used to win it on the N64 as a kid was to use Mars Guo. His racer is fast, but for one of the big ones handles pretty well, but also the MASSIVE engines seemed to make it easier for me to keep it on the track up top when I wanted to. Stay on top on the first bit, but I also went bottom on the second bit on purpose and then take the shortcut like you were doing. I won't say it was easy, but once I got myself a winning method I stuck to it.
Now This Is Pod racing 🇵🇹
This game only takes a couple of hours to 100% but it’s still my favourite racing game ever. I still think it looks good even it’s from the 90s.
Congratulations on winning the Abyss without twin stick mode engaged!
6:25 the road says: "Blow me, Andrew". 😭
Was that a "Mommy Dearest" reference? I'm impressed.
This video was a trip down memory lane
My trick was to fully downgrade the max speed. When you have more time to react, it is much easier to stay on the top.
man I loved this game. On the N64 there's a dual stick mode using two controllers. I remember beating it on the n64 way back.
That track was designed by a sadist. Hairpin turns that are so short and precise, you need almost robotic reflexes to make them, and glitchy collision where you wreck by touching nothing.
I remember playing this game on N64 and the sequel on PS2.
I'm actually hugely suprised there hasn't been a new Pod Racer game. This would be EPIC as a current/next gen game. Where you make your own racer, make your own pod. Modify it, with hunderds of parts. Basicly make it as deep as a good racing sim game (like Forza or Gran Turisimo) but Star Wars.
Literally just beat this track 2 weeks ago for the first time in my life. I’ve been playing this game since it was originally released on N64.
I loved this one! Can't remember if I was any good, probably not, but I loved it
By far that’s the hardest race in the game. Took me several attempts to get first too.
I loved it as a child and would definitly play a new one
As someone who played this as a kid way back in the 90's... yeah. yeah this shit doesn't mess about o.o
GREAT racing game though!! Insane sense of speed!
I love this game and I feel your pain I get stuck on a few levels here and there but I still love it. I don’t have it on a PS system or Xbox but I have it on the old Nintendo 64. It was the best $10 I have ever spent.
I remember this was a fun one to play; I loved crashing the pod into everything on the course.
You need to play with Mars Guo on this track. He’s the only one with decent enough speed, traction and brake to pull it off
OMG lol i was thinking the same thing!! He is the only one I was able to pull off the turns without strafing.
Bullseye navior and neva kee are good as well