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Episode I: Racer is the best thing to come out of the worst Star Wars movie
LucasArts shipped Episode I: Racer a day before The Phantom Menace, built it in under two years on a reused engine, and sold 3.12 million copies. How it was made, how the ports and the 2020 remaster held up, and why the Galactic Racer team still plays it.
Every Star Wars racing game, ranked: Episode I Racer still leads the pack
Five Star Wars racing games ranked on review scores, then on whether you can still play them. Episode I Racer wins and costs $9.99 on Steam; Racer Revenge is second and lives on PlayStation. Plus the odd ones out, and Galactic Racer, out Tuesday.
Episode I Racer: the best podracer, and the upgrade order that wins
Ben Quadinaros is the fastest pod in Episode I Racer once his parts are maxed, Bullseye Navior is the best all-rounder, and Sebulba is a trap. Here is who to race, in what order, and which parts to buy first.
How to play Episode I Racer on a modern PC: which store, which launcher, and why the frame rate matters
Episode I Racer runs on Windows 11 from GOG or Steam, but it can freeze while loading, stretches on a wide screen and breaks its own physics at high frame rates. The store to buy from, the community launcher that fixes most of it, and the fixes for everything else.