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You can actually finish this whole game with 1st place in each level without ever using the boost function. All you need to do is purchase the pit droids, and then upgrade your pod using parts only from the junkyard. Droids will repair damaged parts after each new race, allowing you to make a profit when you sell them back to the yard in exchange for other parts. You can actually max everything out within just half an hour of gameplay. Even the worst pods (looking at you, Elan Mak °o°) can get you 1st place in every level, including the invitational circuits. One other thing to keep in mind though is that the pit droids will only keep four stats fully repaired, so I usually choose just four things to upgrade and leave the rest untouched (stock parts never get damaged). I would recommend maxing out acceleration, turning, and top speed. The fourth stat you can decide based on whatever helps you the most (in my case Repair). 😼
IMO Elan Mak is mediocre, but Ody Mandrell and Neva Kee (especially the former) are probably the worst due to their horrible default speed. Gasgano at default is also very frustrating to play as without upgrades; his good speed is completely offset by weak acceleration, very slippery handling combined with poor turn response, and his engines overheat almost instantly if you boost and take forever to cool down.
Interestingly enough Elan Mak is tied for 4th fastest Pod in the game, behind Ben, Boles, Beedo and tied with Mars and Mawhonic. The game has a hidden stat called "Boost thrust", which determines how much speed each pod gains while boosting, which is the most important stat when it comes to how fast the pods can lap the tracks. In your given example of a no boost run, essentially all pods are roughly equally fast since all of them cap out at 650 top speed, you cannot go above that even if you buy better upgrades (turning, traction and repair have essentially no influence on lap times). Also the 2nd most impactful upgrade is cooling by far, at least when you actually use the booster.
@@AeonCommander OMG man, you brought back memories lol. 1G-88 is the droid in the junkyard correct? If so that particular boss battle was so hard specially since we were kids, took us hours to beat it lol.
I still have my Nintendo 64 and have both of these games, I also bought this game but on PS4. I'd too like to see Shadows of Empire in modern consoles though.
After seeing this video, I really think there's a market for these sort of reviews for older games. Because admit it or not, most people haven't played the classics from prior eras, so treating it as an explanation of the game, and review by modern standards, would be a great way to explain to people what these games are about and why they should check them out. We can see this with games like Luigis Mansion and Animal Crossing, when these came out on Switch, there was a large crowd (Me included) who didn't have a clue how they played, and then we looked up reviews and all we could see was "This Animal crossing has more stuff to do" or "This Luigis Mansion is a return to form". A return to WHAT form?
Low effort comment wants high effort games to be reduced by low effort videos, allowing the low effort to enjoy a high effort, by pressing "win". Make your own game?
Yeah, it would be nice to see more reviews of retro games from the point of view of someone who likes games but has never played or owned any retro consoles. Nostalgia-free reviews, in a sense, so you can have a better idea of if you'd like it on its own or not, and not just whether people who have nostalgia for it will get that feeling again.
While a bit glitchy, two player split screen makes Mario kart be completely forgotten about when friends are over in terms of sheer speed and reaction times!! This is now my favorite racer on the switch!!
It May look like crap, but it is fun as hell. I'm enjoying racing every single track. I wish they will make a remake or a new version of this game. Too much fun. too much. Love it
I love it. Some people can whine that it's just a basic remaster but it still makes huge improvements over the original with just controls, input lag, andframerate. Also it's much sharper and was an amazing game to begin with
Same. During my middle school years I played the shit out of the N64 version, so I can confidently say that the Switch port is not only 60FPS and 1080x720. It really has improvements (albeit minor, but the game IS a simple game) that make it smoother and easier to handle. Something as simple as having Repair & Taunt, and Accelerate & Boost actions now in separate buttons makes it that the pod racer does exactly what you want. And perhaps this is just me, but the overall speed was greater. Like, I don't remember reaching 480-ish during the first races in Tatooine and Mos Gaza. It felt quicker from the start.
As someone who missed out on the N64 release, thank you for providing info on how this game runs on the switch because I was super interested other than the fact that I was worried it might not have been ported well
I played it both in N64 and Switch: The control is more sensitive on the Switch so your racer (specially those who are VERY nimble like Slide Paramita, Neva Kee and Bullseye Navior) does exactly what you want. And there's a nanoscopic improvement that actually makes life easier: you accelerate with R and activate boost with A. Since now two different buttons are in place (unlike on the N64 where everything was with the A-button) you have more control over your own decision of when activating the boost. Nanoscopic, but it's an improvement. Everything else: it's the same as the N64.
Only found out this remaster was a thing the other day and purchased it straight away. Great bit of nostalgia. Be great if they do the same with shadows of the empire and rouge squadron.
@@maggiebeltaa5421 I assume you know the answer to this now, but supported controllers are listed on the eshop page for every game as well as the Nintendo website page for each game
@@bradaloop Thank you! I still didn't know the answer 🤣 I used to play this game on Nintendo 64 and it was the coolest. I'm thinking about getting it for the switch. Thank you so much!!
@@YoungWill163rd Think we all did. On Switch the better stick REALLY helps, as well as being 20 years older too. Made my first one-shot of that track on Switch
@@porkeyminch8044 Exactly the trouble with that track. Only ONCE have I ever one shot it on the first try. Half of that track is knowing where to boost and where to slow for the turns. Even the 2nd part of the track you could fall and fall behind some thanks to that tracks design. Seen it listed on some Top 10 hardest race track videos for a GOOD reason.,
@@Railer61 I've NEVER managed to get 1st place on it. Not first try, not 100th. Not sure if I could do it even now tbh. I tip my hat to you though, that's quite an impressive feat.
Bought it on Star Wars day and was pleasantly surprised! As a F-Zero fan who has played FAST RMX already for years by now, this was a welcome "new" futuristic racer (for me) and another cool N64 game that I don't want to miss anymore. The controls are surprisingly good, the tracks are varried enough, the speed gets intense and the music is John Williams, so wonderful. I'm glad they ported it though of course some nicer textures here and there would have been nice.
I mean, the trailer and screenshots in the eshop say it all. I bought it, knowing about the graphics and I like them. I think it has this special thing to it.
I found out recently the PC version works great (1080p, 60fps, steam, GOG) and there is a discord community that got online multiplayer working. You can have 8 players online!
The 'Switch Version' gets lag spikes and has hidden over extended wall hitboxes. Ramps and ledges kill you unless you're holding up and holding down on steep up or down sections also kill you for no reason. Game is fun overall but these are glaring issues you can't ignore as well. Xbox AND THE ORIGINAL N64 don't have this issue
It sucks that it doesn't have online, But if it ever goes on sale, I can wholeheartedly say that the split screen race intensity has replaced Mario kart at my house parties with friends!! It's just a whole nother ball game
Neva Kee was the best racer for me. Not the fastest but seemed to be the most agile podracer. Unique design because the pod was physically attached to the engines instead of tethered.
You mentioned that you'll have to hit the r button to repair when necessary. I think that it's relative. You can hit the b for brake just one quick time and stop the boost and it stops overheat and you're good. Or if you want to push the limit of the boost I recommend getting a repair upgrade asap as it takes less time to repair and therefore you get less of a speed decrease and you're back in the race. Hitting brake at the end of the overheating gives you almost instant speed reimbursement and you'll do just fine.
I would absolutely buy a modernized remake of this game, were they to do that. Add more planets, more/custom racers, modern racer physics, modern graphics, online multiplayer, etc., and it would kick so much ass.
@@sangerzonnvolt6712 Dude IKR. It's cancer but it's fun. I'd recommend using Bull's Eye Navoir, since he has amazing traction, turning, and repairing (you'll get pretty beat up if you don't slow down on tight turns).
1:14 You know this game was also released for PC and already ran at both high resolutions and 60FPS, right? I played this A LOT not only in my N64 but also on Win XP.
Neva Kee was my main guy. The line at the start of races, "The current record holder for this track is, Neeeva Keeeee" is permanently fried into my brain.
Oh, right, Prequel-hating. I'd almost forgotten about it, honestly, with the new trilogy taking so much heat. Ah, well, now I get to relive my childhood years of preferring the newer movies and getting shit for it.
I was a big M.A.S.K. fan when I was young. And in my mind (that is nearing 40) it looked fantastic, the story was great, the best saturdaymorning-cartoon ever. I recently watched an episode again. I wish I hadn't. I believe some things should be a sweet childhood memory. And I get the same feeling, when I watch this. It will never give me the same feeling I got when I first booted this game on my N64. It can only disappoint me. But then again, for someone who never played this before, this could be great.
My brother wanted this on my switch I bought it, tried it, and it looks... the same as the N64 game we played as kids (and now because we still have the N64 game) And the controls are weird Also, idk if you can, but can you change the stats when racing? On the N64 you could pause, then I think hit the R button until you see a big square and the flag of each player.
One thing you failed to mention is the horrendous rubber banding. If you get ahead, you spend pretty much the rest of the race alone in front and it is very boring. If you fall into last, good luck getting back up again to first.
i played this game soooooooooooooooooooooo much on nintendo 64 with my dad, he was a real pro :p just saw it now on ps store and was like, whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat
I know right!!! Although a shooter that old would be a pain to play now with the graphics and lag. Maybe a remaster but yes man that was my favorite game on N64. I’d gladly accept a port or anything.
Dude I loved that game so much. I played the train level so so many times. And I remember the first time I got the jetpack. My 8 year old brain could not believe how cool that was!! That game had so much variety in the gameplay too between the vehicles and the walking.
Instead of remaastering it, they should do a new Pod Racer game, I think there is such a market for it. Based on the concept but new, Star Wars is huge right now and alot of that is nostalgia.
I still have Starwars Kinect and the pod racing and tracks are pretty awesome! I still have this on 64 and I’m thinking of getting this for switch aaahhhhhh!!!
@@arturocevallossoto5203 he's a bit too slow for my liking at base form. I found the most challenging way to win the game is to start at the galactic circuit with the base roster. For me personally, I found Ebe's high base cooling stats to serve me best.
I would disagree with your part at the end Alex. I think that there is value in a game like this that you can pick up for 10 mins for a hit of simple arcade fun. Big companies don't make a lot of these kinds of games anymore and I like filling my Switch storage with Shmups, Beat em ups, Retro collections and arcade games and indie games to be the ultimate pick up and play machine.
I unabashedly love this game. Certainly not the best game, but it’s still a joy to play. I played this so much as a kid, and now my kids can play the best version of it. And no one can tell me otherwise: Neva Kee is the best racer in the game 😂
I was so hyped when this game got announced. But then I realized it was just a port from a 20+ year old game...... That I already own twice (N64 and Steam). So yeah, I was pretty disappointed.
Pretty much only good thing to come out from last last six episodes of Star Wars. Pod Racing movie scene and this game. I only wished that they would have made bigger graphical updates to this rerelease.
Honestly loved the 64 version and this new one . However , I feel it’s a bit lazy work . Could’ve made this with much better graphics . But still a fun game
It's called episode 1 PODracer not just episode 1 racer Also zed is a word not a letter. Also the prequals were great and aged v well, as opposed to disney wars that aged like milk.