Star Wars Episode I: Racer
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Star Wars Episode I: Racer is a 1999 racing video game developed and published by LucasArts. It is based on the podracing sequence in the film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. The game features all of the racers and race course on Tatooine from The Phantom Menace. It adds several courses, on Tatooine and various planets. The game has several single-player modes, including a tournament mode. The format of multiplayer mode varies by platform. Jake Lloyd and Lewis MacLeod, who portrayed Anakin Skywalker and Sebulba in The Phantom Menace, reprise their roles in the game.
Episode I: Racer received generally positive reviews from critics. Several major media outlets listed it as one of the top Star Wars video games. As of 2011, the game holds the Guinness record as the best-selling sci-fi racing game, with worldwide sales of 3.12 million units, followed by series like Wipeout and F-Zero. Two podracing games were released later. Star Wars: Racer Arcade, an arcade game featuring many similar tracks and characters, was released in 2000. A sequel, Star Wars Racer Revenge was released in 2002 for the PlayStation 2.
It received an HD re-release for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in June 2020. It was later released on Xbox One in October 2020.
From Wikipedia's article Star Wars Episode I: Racer
Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
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Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
3.0 Good job
GameRankings 69%
Review scorecard
- Graphics 3.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Sound 3.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Control 3.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Fun Factor 3.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
Overall fallback: GameRankings 69%. Overall source The same 69/100 overall rating fills missing categories using the face scale; these are not separate category scores.
What the reviews talk about
Key wordstoughfun
What the critics said
Next Generation reviewed the Nintendo 64 version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "Yes, it's fast, it's largely customizable, features a lot of options, and it's fun, but it's tough to shake the feeling that if it weren't for the Star Wars license, it wouldn't otherwise stand out."
— Next Generation, 1999
AllGame editor Lisa Karen Savignano gave the Classic Mac OS port a positive review, stating "if you just love racing in general, you will enjoy this game".
— AllGame (Lisa Karen Savignano)
From the Reception section of Wikipedia's Star Wars Episode I: Racer article.
Scores
- 93 Game Informer2000 (PC) 9.25/10 ; (N64) 9/10 ; (GBC) 8.25/10
- 82 GameSpot1999 (PC) 8.2/10 ; (N64) 8.4/10 ; (GBC) 6.9/10 ; (DC) 7.5/10
- 80 IGN1999 (PC) 8/10 ; (N64) 7.2/10 ; (GBC) 6/10 ; (DC) 6/10
- 60 Edge1999 (N64) 6/10
- 60 Next Generation (N64) 3/5
- 59 Nintendo Power1999 (N64) 8/10 ; (GBC) 5.9/10
- 50 AllGame (PC) 2.5/5 ; (N64) 3.5/5 ; (GBC) 4/5 ; (Mac) 4/5 ; (DC) 2/5
From the review table in Wikipedia's Star Wars Episode I: Racer article.
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