Star WarsNintendo 64Racing
Star Wars Episode I: Racer
Developer: LucasArts · Published by Nintendo · 1999
Buy the upgrades, feel the speed: the podrace as a real game.
About This Game
Star Wars Episode I: Racer is a 1999 futuristic racing game from LucasArts, published on Nintendo 64 by Nintendo, based on the podrace from The Phantom Menace. You buy upgrades to turn a twitchy pod into a blistering machine across exotic tracks. It also released on PC.
POCG Review
4
Excellent
Review Verdict
Star Wars Episode I: Racer
Upgrade your pod and the sense of speed is superb across long, varied tracks. Only the average sound holds it back.
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ReleaseHow to Play TodayYour options for running this game in 2026
Original Hardware
A Nintendo 64 and the cart; also released on PC.
Emulation / Other Options
Runs on N64 emulators; the PC version has had modern re-releases on Steam and GOG.