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Game entry

Star Wars: Episode I - Racer

1999 · Racing · PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 64, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Dreamcast · Aspyr Media

GameForever voters place Star Wars: Episode I - Racer no. 553 in the world ranking, with 1,676 ELO points and 62% of wins across 162 duels settled. Grand Theft Auto V is the rival it has faced most: 9 duels, 3 wins and 6 losses. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 18 out of 259 (Racing).

World rank

no. 553

ELO score

1,676

Wins

62%

Duels played

162

Join the debate · 40

About 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 film Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace back in 1999.

Take the controls as Jedi-to-be Anakin Skywalker or any one of over 20 pod racers. 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. Feel the full-force blast while avoiding hazards such as methane lakes, meteor showers, and the notorious Tusken Raiders. You can race alone or against a friend in split-screen mode on more than 21 courses that span over 8 different worlds. This level of customization adds excellent replay value.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,676 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The standing

Where Star Wars: Episode I - Racer ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Star Wars: Episode I - Racer stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 18 out of 259 (Racing).

Where Star Wars: Episode I - Racer ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 553 5,110
Racing 18 259
1990s 107 655
1999 22 116

The community

The debate

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  1. Tromp53

    Every single time this thing pops up against a GTA game I have to explain why it's not the same league. It's a podracer game from the Phantom Menace era, it has no business winning that many duels honestly.

    SilviaAce

    Puede que sea injusto compararlo con juegos tan distintos, pero creo que justo por eso gana tantos duelos, ofrece algo que ninguno de esos otros títulos intenta.

    Pons39

    Mon frère chronométrait mes courses au dixième près.

  2. ArcadeOwl

    Booted it up again not long ago expecting it to feel ancient... the speed sense still slaps, honestly.

    Frame_Rippin

    booted it solo last week after reading this, same rush as when my cousin handed me the controller first time

    Celia_44

    Replying to Frame_Rippin

    Yo lo jugaba con mi hermana mirando, ella gritaba más que yo cuando ganaba

  3. Craig_2007

    Oh sure, let's put a podracing game from a kids movie next to open world crime epics, seems like a totally fair fight to me.

    rowe_trystan

    Fair point actually, still doesn't deserve the win streak though

  4. Eloisa_40

    The tracks blur together after a while and nobody wants to admit it, but that SPEED sensation is genuinely rare.

  5. CritMaster95

    I was maybe eight, sitting way too close to the TV, convinced I was the fastest podracer pilot alive. Looking back the courses were basically straight lines with a curve thrown in for variety.

    SilentRunner

    ¿Rocas evitando rocas durante horas dices? Yo también jugaba de niño y no recuerdo quejarme tanto entonces.

    FrameKid2

    Replying to SilentRunner

    ¿Sebulba también arruinaba tus carreras a ti? Empiezo a pensar que ese piloto nació para hacernos sufrir a todos.

    IronKid2

    Vaya, el nostálgico de turno con su infancia perfecta frente al televisor, qué sorpresa.

    Vinyl_Alfonso

    Replying to SilentRunner

    Lo de niño no te quejabas porque no tenías con qué compararlo, ahora sí

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