Star Wars: Episode I Racer

Star Wars: Episode I Racer, alternatively styled Star Wars Episode I: Racer, Star Wars: Episode I: Racer, or simply Star Wars: Racer, is a racing game released by LucasArts for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Macintosh, and Dreamcast platforms.
It is a racing game that is based on the podracing scene from Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, 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.
==Opening crawl==
==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.
===Amateur Podracing Circuit===
#Boonta Training Course (Sebulba)
#Mon Gazza Speedway (Teemto Pagalies)
#Beedo's Wild Ride (Aldar Beedo)
#Aquilaris Classic (Clegg Holdfast)
#Malastare 100 (Dud Bolt)
#Vengeance (Fud Sang)
#Spice Mine Run (Mars Guo)
===Semipro Podracing Circuit===
#Sunken City ("Bullseye" Navior)
#Howler Gorge (Ratts Tyerell)
#Dug Derby (Elan Mak)
#Scrapper's Run (Wan Sandage)
#Zugga Challenge (Boles Roor)
#Baroo Coast (Neva Kee)
#Bumpy's Breakers (Ark "Bumpy" Roose)
===Galactic Podracing Circuit===
#Executioner (Toy Dampner)
#Sebulba's Legacy (Sebulba)
#Grabvine Gateway (Anakin Skywalker)
#Andobi Mountain Run (Mawhonic)
#Dethro's Revenge (Ody Mandrell)
#Fire Mountain Rally (Ebe Endocott)
#The Boonta Classic (Sebulba)
===Invitational Podracing Circuit===
#Ando Prime Centrum (Slide Paramita)
#Abyss (Bozzie Baranta)
#The Gauntlet (Gasgano)
#Inferno (Ben Quadinaros)
==Planets==
*Ando Prime
*Aquilaris
*Baroonda
*Malastare
*Mon Gazza
*Oovo IV
*Ord Ibanna
*Tatooine
==Starting Racers==
*Anakin Skywalker
*Dud Bolt
*Ebe Endocott
*Elan Mak
*Gasgano
*Ody Mandrell
==Unlockable Racers==
*Aldar Beedo
*Ark "Bumpy" Roose
*Ben Quadinaros
*Boles Roor
*Bozzie Baranta
*"Bullseye" Navior
*Clegg Holdfast
*Fud Sang
*Mars Guo
*Mawhonic
*Neva Kee
*Ratts Tyerell
*Sebulba
*Slide Paramita
*Teemto Pagalies
*Toy Dampner
*Wan Sandage
==Cheat Code Racers==
*Cy Yunga - Replaces "Bullseye" Navior
*Jinn Reeso - Replaces Mars Guo
==Upgrades==
{|	Traction 	Traction 	Traction
	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	
{|	Top Speed 	Top Speed 	Top Speed
	Plug2 Thrust Coil 	1000 truguts 	
	Plug3 Thrust Coil 	2400 truguts 	
	Plug5 Thrust Coil 	6000 truguts 	
	Plug8 Thrust Coil 	14000 truguts	
	Block5 Thrust Coil	17500 truguts	
	Block6 Thrust Coil	20000 truguts	
{|	Repair 	Repair 	Repair
	Single Power Cell 	150 truguts 	
	Dual Power Cell 	300 truguts 	
	Quad Power Cell 	800 truguts 	
	Cluster Power Plug 	1400 truguts	
	Rotary Power Plug 	4000 truguts	
	Cluster2 Power Plug	7000 truguts	
==Other versions==
===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 is one lap. 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, except Neva Kee, appear, but only a handful of the planets remain. The planets in this version are Tatooine, Ando Prime, Baroonda, Mon Gazza, and Malastare. 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.
====Gameboy Color Planets and Courses====
*Tatooine
**Tatooine drag course 1 
**Tatooine drag course 2 
**Tatooine drag course 3 
**Tatooine drag course 4 
*Ando Prime
**Ando Prime drag course 1 
**Ando Prime drag course 2 
**Ando Prime drag course 3 
**Ando Prime drag course 4 
*Baroonda
**Baroonda drag course 1 
**Baroonda drag course 2 
**Baroonda drag course 3 
**Baroonda drag course 4 
*Mon Gazza
**Mon Gazza drag course 1 
**Mon Gazza drag course 2 
**Mon Gazza drag course 3 
**Mon Gazza drag course 4 
*Malastare
**Malastare drag course 1 
**Malastare drag course 2 
**Malastare drag course 3 
**Malastare drag course 4 
*Any drag course 
===Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch release===
Twenty-one years after the original release of the game, it received an HD re-release for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch that added local multiplayer functionality. It was originally scheduled for May 12, 2020, but was delayed and eventually released on June 23 of that same year. The Switch version also supports motion controls, allowing players to use them to operate the individual throttles of the podracer's twin engines.
===Xbox One===
The Xbox One version released on October 27, 2020.
==Continuity==
In the Episode I novel and movie, 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 podracers, with maximum acceleration, could achieve speeds of 1046.1 kph (650 mph) 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 1,689.8 kph, (1,050 mph) 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
==Media==
===Editions===
*UPC 023272653422; April 30, 2001; LucasArts Entertainment Company; LucasArts Archive Series editionStar Wars: Racer, LucasArts Archive Series edition
===Cover gallery===
File:Racer N64.jpg|Nintendo 64 edition
File:StarWarsRacer-LucasArtsArchiveSeries.png|LucasArts Archive Series edition
==Credits==
==Appearances==
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Category:Legends computer games
Category:Legends console video games
Category:LucasArts Archive Series
Category:Racing games