Star Wars: Episode I - Racer
Star Wars: Episode 1 - Racer lets you participate in the famous pod race sequence that was the critical highlight of the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace. These lightning-quick vehicles are…
Star Wars: Episode I - Racer is a racing developed by Pax Softnica, released 6 December 1999 on Game Boy Color.
What Star Wars: Episode I - Racer is
Star Wars: Episode I - Racer is a racing game developed by Pax Softnica and released in 1999. It was published by LucasArts. It is available on Game Boy Color only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Star Wars: Episode 1 - Racer lets you participate in the famous pod race sequence that was the critical highlight of the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace. These lightning-quick vehicles are capable of reaching simulated speeds of up to 600 miles per hour while skimming a mere 4 feet above the ground. The Game Boy Color version of the game is a top-down racer that faces you against one other rival podracer, in single player or multiplayer with a link cable.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Star Wars series
Star Wars: Episode I - Racer is the 66th of 334 entries we hold in the Star Wars series. The next entry was Star Wars: Episode I - Droid Fighter Attack in 1999.
What it launched against
Star Wars: Episode I - Racer launched on 6 December 1999, within three weeks of Unreal Tournament, Pokémon Gold Version, Pokémon Silver Version and Quake III Arena.
Released around the same time: Unreal Tournament, Pokémon Gold Version, Pokémon Silver Version, Quake III Arena.
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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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