Star Wars: Racer Arcade

Star Wars: Racer Arcade is a 2000 arcade racing game developed by AM5 and LucasArts and released by Sega.[2] It is based on the Podrace scenes in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. It was unveiled at ATEI in London in 2000.[3] It features four tracks, Tatooine (Easy) Bantha Tracks, Etti IV (Normal), Smuggler's Cove, Malastare (Hard) Pixelito Challenge has four laps and Tatooine (Expert) Boonta Eve Classic has three laps. Four Podracer pilots are available for play, including Anakin Skywalker, Ben Quadinaros, Gasgano and Sebulba.[4] The player controls the podracer via two handheld throttle controls, similar to how pods are controlled in the film.[3] Unlike the home console video game Star Wars Episode I: Racer, the player's podracer is indestructible, although it can suffer slowdown from collision damage, and it is possible, yet difficult to destroy opposing podracers. It was available in multiple configurations, one of which was a twin type; two individual games joined in the center.[5] It was the final Star Wars game developed by Sega.[6] The deluxe cabinet featured a 50" screen and was molded to appear like the cockpit of Anakin Skywalker's podracer. Up to four cabinets could be linked for multiplayer.[7] Kotaku's Lewis Packwood called the "beefier, fancier-looking version of Episode I: Racer."[8]

Star Wars: Racer Arcade
Developer(s)Sega-AM5
LucasArts
Publisher(s)Sega
Platform(s)Arcade
Release
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemSega Hikaru
CPU(2x) Hitachi SH-4 128-bit RISC @200 MHz
Sound(2x) ARM7 Yamaha AICA @45 MHz

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Star Wars: Racer Arcade on their August 15, 2000 issue as being the fifth most-successful dedicated arcade game of the year.[9]

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See also

References
  1. "Star Wars Racer Arcade". Arcade-History. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. "Star Wars in the Arcades". May 4, 2012.
  3. "Impressions: Episode 1 Racer Arcade".
  4. "TheForce.net: The Star Wars Show: Rancho Obi-Wan Visit, Playing Star Wars: Racer Arcade, And More!". www.theforce.net.
  5. "Arcade Game Manual: Star Wars Racer Arcade Twin Type Part 1". April 14, 2000 – via Internet Archive.
  6. "Star Wars Racer Arcade - IGN" – via www.ign.com.
  7. Carroll, Martyn (February 12, 2012). "Retrospective: Star Wars Episode I Racer".
  8. "Every Star Wars Game Ever, From Worst to Best". Kotaku Australia. February 27, 2020.
  9. "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - 完成品夕イプのTVゲーム機 (Dedicated Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 616. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 August 2000. p. 17.
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