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Star Wars: Episode I - Racer

Windows - 1999
Also available on: Mac

It's been said that Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace gave us two good things: Duel of the Fates and the Star Wars Episode I: Racer. Your mileage may vary, of course, but if you enjoy Star Wars and/or racing games, SWEIR has a lot to offer.

There are a multitude of different pod races, each with different specs, looks and feels, and weird aliens to pilot them (unless you choose the game's Mario, Anakin). The courses offer a wide variety of styles, from the recklessly fast circuits to those that offer twists, winds, and hairpin turns, and demand a more precise style of racing. On top of that, the environments are vividly colorful and gorgeous to look at—you might even want to sacrifice a race or two just to explore every nook and cranny of these race tracks.

Perhaps what SWEIR does best is capture the feel of the dangerously fast speeds of pod-racing. The scale is just right, and the blurring kicks in at just the right time, and it evokes that same feeling as watching the scenes from the movie—you're going fast! Maybe too fast... and one wrong move will have you into the wall at hundreds of miles per hour. It's an intense game and well worth checking out for fans of racers, even if you didn't like the Phantom Menace.

Review By P. Alexander

Comments and reviews

Oleh 06 Sep. 2024

Twenty years ago, I was a little kid. I didn’t know English and didn’t understand anything, but I enjoyed playing this game. Now, I know English, but I still don’t understand the game. Yet, I still enjoy playing it.

4
GeminiBlack 05 Mar. 2024

We all know Bolls Roor was the fastest

3
Aniken 05 Oct. 2022

Now this is pod racing!

2
Note 10 Sep. 2018

why cant i see the graphic ?
ISO + x64 fix on win 10

0
Diego 31 Jul. 2018

Ótimo! Pegando perfeito no meu pc

0
SCR 24 Jun. 2018

Anyone knows how to fix ndroid_gnome release problem ?

1
Sparky 30 May. 2018

Brilliant. Got it running in Win 10 no problem. Downloaded the ISO and x64 fix. Installed from burned ISO via fix. Only problem, on first try message saying "create dxgifactory2 could not be found. solution was to rename the dxgi.dll file in the game folder to d3d11.dll. Problem solved, game runs great.

0
Daz Favor 03 May. 2018

Won't work on 64bit OS

-1
Luck SkayWaker 28 Apr. 2018

I luv It

2
THE DARK SIDE OF THE FORCE 17 Apr. 2018

I AM DARKSIDE.
I DOWNLOADED THE RIP VERSION OF THIS MAGNIFICENT GAME.
HOWEVER STARTING IT UP , THE VISUALS ARE COMPLETELY CORRUPTED IT SEEMS.
PARTIALLY BLACK, GREEN WITH SOME OF THE GAME COMING THROUGH .

HOW MIGHT I FIX THIS ?

IN THE NAME OF THE DARKSIDE OF THE FORCE.
ANSWER ME AS YOU WOULD YOUR LORD ! FOR I AM A SITH THAT LOVES POD RACING...

3
hissaelon 12 Jan. 2018

it can't find my sound card it says in the audio menu... and of course also no sound. Any way to fix this? Should I change a file or anything?

-1
whtvr 23 Dec. 2017

The RIP version isn't missing anything, is it?

-5
pablo 20 Dec. 2017

there is no sound and the menu in choosing racers is black. Do I need the CD?

1
Guymeleth 03 Dec. 2017

Excellent!!! Thanks you!
I got the bug with the camera staying in front of me but with TAB it's ok

1
pancake 21 Oct. 2017

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH

0
Sebulba 06 Jul. 2017
Top comment

IT'S A NEW LAP RECORRRD!

9
Soap 05 Feb. 2017

Do you need the disk to play?

-5
Ike 10 Sep. 2016

"Dying slows you down" has become a staple saying in my household thanks to fond memories of this classic

2
Maik 17 Sep. 2015

I turn it into .dmg, open it, click installer and it says that it cant open the file becouse its broken or incomplete....

help?

2
ThatUnproGamer 31 Mar. 2015
Top comment

I really want to play this game, but it doesn't work on OS X. A fix would be very appreciated.

7
Daevrojn 03 Dec. 2014

I downloaded this and even got Sheepshaver to work perfectly with OS9, but the file for Racer is just not able to run. I keep coming up against errors and warnings and nothing will run. I downloaded stuffit and Disc Copy and it still won't go. Would love some help.

0

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Extras

Manual Manual 1
Extra file
Windows 2 MB English English
Fix Fix 1
x64 Installer
Windows 2 MB English English

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