Star Wars : Episode I Racer Star Wars : Episode I Racer is a racing game released by LucasArts for , Nintendo 64 , Game Boy Color , , and Dreamcast platforms . It is a racing game that is based on the podracing scene from , 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 . Tournament structure . 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 . 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 are no laps . 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 appear , but only a handful of the planets remain . 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 . Reception . In March 2004 , " GMR Magazine " rated " Episode I Racer " the fifth best " Star Wars " game of all time . Continuity . In the Episode I and , 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 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 pod , 321 . 9 kph ( 200 mph ) , thus granting Quadinaros ' s pod a stunning top speed of 1689 . 8 kph , ( 1050mph ) 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 .