This Star Wars game got it so right 

What was the first Star Wars game you ever played?

When I die, I’m gonna hear “it’s a new lap record!” That’s how much I played this game. Hell, I still can’t beat my lap times from when I was a kid on my N64.

Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga was my first Star Wars game. I remember failing over and over in the Mustafar level lol

NOW THIS IS PODRACI-Oh, it actually IS podracing. _ .

I remember this because every time I won, the game crashed

Last time I was this early I still had the high ground

Heh, my first SW game was Dark Forces 2. Still play the old gems frequently, just finished Racer again a few weeks ago. Since I've seen no one else explain the shops here's how it works: Watto's shop will have the parts at a higher price point but in perfect durability and thus better stats. The stats of a part drop like a stone once its durability goes down. The junkyard sells parts at cheap prices but with random durability values and worse stats. Thing is, that's what the pit droids are for. You can have 4 droids that maintain parts between races and prevent their durability from falling and even fixing broken parts, this is important; if you know how, you can use them to choose the 4 vital parts of your pod racer that will never lose durability and either neglect the parts that aren't all that important or replace them on the regular. So you can buy the best engine, best coolant unit, best accelerator and best braking system on the junkyard for cheap and have the droids maintain them and bring them back to full durability. If you're trying to get the best parts for the later races, you can just do an earlier race again; the junkyard will have random items in it and resets after every race, rinse and repeat until you have what you need. You'll save thousands of credits, always buying top shelf/replacing degrading parts is a losing game, you don't earn enough money between races for this to work as the high-end items are incredibly expensive. On the flipside, a fully upgraded pod massively outclasses anything the AI uses and isn't generally required to beat the game.

That frame rate is so smooth!

For an N64 game it certainly has alot of heart and detail in it.

Vehicle upgrades is to see what you have on your pod racer and in what condition they're in, Buy parts is to buy brand-new parts with no damage, but you need to get to the highr tier tournaments to unlock better parts, the Junkyard is to buy damaged parts at a huge discount and you can find higher tier pieces at early play time

Hey Andrew! I'm really enjoying your videos lately! Keep the good work up! Hope I'll see you again at an EA event in the future! Greetings from Austria! :D

7:30 My mind’s telling me NO. But MAH BODY, MYYY BODYYYY IS TELLING ME YEEEES!

I remember my dad getting this for me at a GameStop one night. It was $5. Still works on my N64

This Game was so nice, a new Version would be a Dream.

Its been a great week. Episode 1 Racer and Duke Nukem 3D were 2 of the first games I ever played as a wee bab and both were rereleased on the switch within 24 hours of each other.

Answer to have I ever played this game before: yes, yes I have. An excessive amount actually. I grew up playing this game and as a young adult (20) I play it almost daily still. You might wonder how I can still play it that much but it’s because I speedrun it now. The depth of the mechanics of this game go so much farther than anyone can imagine just playing it. I’m happy to see someone bigger bring it to light again :)

First game was LEGO STAR WARS. cant wait for the Skywalker saga

The first Star Wars game I ever played was Star Wars Scene Maker.

Before becoming a racer, Ebe Endocott worked as a mailman Aldar Beedo actually worked as an assassin and was hired by fellow racer Wan Sandage to kill Sebulba. Elan Mak entered the Boonta Eve Classic to kill Aldar Beedo for killing his father. Ratts Tyerell was the only fatality of the Boonta Eve Classic.

My first game was Lego Star Wars the first one. I won it in art competition and I still have the original box. Such an amazing game

this was my first game, way back on the N64. Good times.

Last time I was this early the Younglings were still alive

i remember playing the original at the arcade. sitting in that seat holding the handlebars is a feeling i will never forget.

I used to get SO PUMPED to play the arcade version of this game! I loved how they had the same steering mechanism as Anakin's actual pod racer! Loved it! Talk about nostalgia lol.

I think this game was shown on a TV in Attack of the Clones, in the bar with the death sticks guy

Just tying to imagine a young Andrew slapping his computer, to try and get it to work.

Who remembers Star Wars Racer Revenge? That was an amazing game btw my favorite racer was the last secret character Darth Vader because he had over max stats. Also I found out there's a secret hard mode to unlock it you have to get 7 KO'S with your best pod racer then after the race is over type in NO TIME then it will say ALL CHEATS ENABLE then go to the main menu screen and if you have a PS2 or PS4 hold L1+R1+L2+R2 and spam triangle until it says HARD MODE- ON and there you go gamers 😊

This was among the first three Star Wars I played. The reason I'm not sure if it was the first one is because I do remember playing two other SW games at the time. These were Episode 1: Phantom Menace and Battle for Naboo. I played those on the PC. I must've been six at the time, and I didn't understand a word of English. And yet, I played the everlasting sh*t out of those games. Somehow I managed to finish those games with barely understanding a word English. As I kept replaying those games my English improved and I started understanding what was being said. _EDIT: just checked the release date. Battle for Naboo would've been the third game as it came two years out after the other two. Funnily enough, it's the only game I can actually remember purchasing._ Those three games were my childhood. They basically were the foundation of me learning a second language, all on my own. I also had Star Wars Force Commander laying around, but six year old me clearly wasn't smart enough to know what the hell I was supposed to do in that game. That wasn't simple racing or flying a starfighter, that was a strategy game. So after hitting a brick wall in the first mission, that game disappeared in a drawer until two years later where my English had improved to the point where I could actually understand the game. Was still difficult at the time, but that was one hell of a game too. Had a banger of a main theme as well. Every time I booted it up, I let the main theme play out before I actually started a mission.

I just finished playing this on steam yesterday. I still feel to this day that episode 1: racer is way better than racers revenge. It feels more like a racing game. The tracks are better, the camera is panned further away so you can just concentrate on the track and unlike the sequel, there are no constant demolition derby elements that just ruined the game for me.

this game is like a cool version of f-zero. im definitely getting this on switch. BTw, on switch, it has motion controls

So many memories! Bought my copy from a used book/entertainment store when I was in elementary school. Mine was glitched to where I couldn't complete one of the tracks, it always froze at a cave entrance. Never finished the series Thanks for the refresh, I'll have to snatch it up again

I love this game whole heartedly. It is the first game I ever really played to complete, the first game I ever grinded. I played it on the Nintendo 64 and it made up a giant chunk of my childhood. The surprising thing is I never realized how good I was at it until I watched other people play it. I had such a knowledge of all the maps that I knew them like that back of my hand, and always won the race no matter what. I'm still in disbelief cause at the time I was only 4! This always has been and always will be my favorite star wars game and I am so happy its on PS4 for me to experience again.

Why would it slide on ice if it's hovering? 0\10 - Unplayable.

I just got this game and me and my dad had so much fun with it

my first star wars game was X-Wing from 1993, though i played it around 1995 as a 10 year old. i remember playing it together with a friend who also was into star wars. we'd sit shoulder to shoulder in front of my 15 inch screen and one of us would be the pilot and the other the "R2 unit" managing power for engines, shields and weapons as well as shield distribution. fun times to remember :) also we didn't have a stick back then... i remember the frantic and repeated pulling of the mouse up and down and up and down just to stay behind an enemy fighter xD

This takes me back... glad you finally got to play it without the issues

I feel like this is the first time I heard Andrew laugh

We want Lego Star Wars III : The Clone Wars ! Because I loved play the big battles with friends ! ❤

3:21 It's probably been explained multiple times already further down in the comments, but the difference between the parts store and junkyard is that the parts bought from the store are brand new and cost more, while parts from the junkyard are cheaper but come in various states of reduced condition and need repairs.

I loved playing this game on the n64 as a kid and now having it on my ps4 is just the best!

Hey,bombastic there was this glitch on battlefront yesterday,it reset my money and progress for maul,but came back

Bro this game was rocking in the original arcade machine of the plaza shop such nostalgia in it...

Difference between the Junkyard and the store was that the store parts were always at 100% Health, on the junkyard their parts were sometimes low on health and since parts decay they become worse over time. However you could get really high tier upgrades in the junkyard pretty early on and cheaper.

I used to RENT this game and Rogue Squadron for the N64 at the local game store. The amount of hours I spent trying to beat the final circuit... Those were the days!

Funny I just replayed this and finished it a week ago. So much fun... Gotta love GOG for making old games playable again

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire on N64 was my first introduction to Star Wars games. Although the controls felt a bit clunky sometimes I reallly have fond memories of shooting down AT-ATs and AT-STs on Hoth.

I remember having a heavy duty force feedback joystick to play this. The force feedback was so impressive.

My First Star Wars game was X-Wing vs. Tie fighter, I remember my dad bought it along with a big joystick to play on windows 98...good times

Some of my Star Wars introduction Games were Lego Star wars TCS and star wars battle front 1 and 2, but i mainly played 2 in my childhood

This brings back so many good memories

That tune of Watto at the end of every race has been stuck in my head for over 20 years now x'd (and counting) Bought it on a sale last year and i was super impressed by how well it held up. Usually when i play a super old game i remember fondly, i still enjoy them ofc, but can notice very well the setbacks of it, but this one, man it aged pretty well honestly. My only complaint after i finished it on Steam was that it wasn't longer lol i think i finished it in about 4-5 hours (i'm still playing it ofc, trying to establish and beat some records c: This game would be BOMB if they remade it well

Hi Bombastic, nice Video!!

I played it on Nintendo 64. If i remember correctly, sebulbas pod, if you quickly double tap the repair button? It would flare the vent like he did in the movie. Aslo i think the difference between the shop and junkyard, is the junkyards cheaper, but prone to over heating during a race, or taking longer to repair anyway

I think Oovo IV was later featured in SW: Bounty Hunter. I believe it’s the prison in an asteroid, one of the most difficult sections in the game and where Jango gets the Slave 1.

Junkyard parts have less durability and need to be repaired by the pit droids, if you look at the parts they all have health bars. Parts bought for full price from the store directly have Max hp while discounted parts from the junkyard are cheaper but are damaged. This isnt much of an issue if you have pit droids to repair your parts between races, so as long as you are good at not blowing up your racer you should be fine as the parts dont have less max hp they just go into your inventory already damaged.

I could never figure out how to jump over that giant dragonfly as a kid

I never played this one but i played a lot of Star Wars Racer Revenge on my PS4 when it came with the Star Wars Battlefront bundle

Dark Forces, X-Wing vs TIE Fighter, Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight, Rogue Squadron, and Podracer were all awesome games. I remember if your playthrough gave you the top engine part in the used section of Watto’s shop you were good

This brings back so much nostalgia

The junkyard is where you can buy damaged parts for a cheaper price. You have to race in order to fix it. The Buy Parts is where you go and buy new parts that aren't damaged

The tracks were honestly the best thing about this game, they all had a great unique feel to them that to my 11 year old self inspired wonderment.

OG Star Wars battle front for PS2 which is the reason I got into Star Wars in the first place

The flying trick works thank for teach me man

This and Star Wars: The Phantom Menace game were my first Star Wars games....it was all in english so back then I didnt understand anything, not to dialogue and texts...that didnt stop me ofc as I just tried every option of dialogue in Phantom Menace for the best option :D

Hey Bombastic great vid!

It was this game I just bought it yesterday when it released on the switch and it is glorious.

I played the ps2 sequel, it was so cool and such a part of my childhood, still gutted that to this day there hasn't been a proper stable pc release for either of them

Battlefront (2004) Sooooooooooooo good!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As a baby, I would sit on his lap as he played Battlefront (2004) and I would always get scared when Darth Vader started breathing.

Oh dear, I must confess my first star wars game was... Droidworks!

Oh this is wonderful news!!!! I have only played the game twice on a former friend's N64 and I enjoyed myself so much on those moments. Now i get to have a copy for myself and play the full experience. The Wipeout series personally for me is the other game that fits this niche for me

My first star wars game was Super Star Wars on SNES, this racer was my first PC full version game after starting with the Phantom Menace game Demo from Pizza (the) Hutt . But only last year I was finally able to win the last cloud track and get Bozzie Baranta^^

The upgrades have health/durability that goes down if you crash etc and gets repaired by your pit droids. The more droids you have the more gets repaired after a race. The items from the junkyard are cheaper because they already have damage on them that needs to be repaired. Btw repairs only happen after you finished a race.

Amazing video!

Can you do a series of this because this just looks amazing just like you said 😂👍

I think this was actually the first star wars game I ever played, though I wasn't into it all that much. Galactic Battlegrounds caught my attention after that, and that's partially because I was already a fan of age of empires. The game that really sold me and actually got me into star wars was jedi outcast 2; now that was a banger!

This was the first star wars game i played. And it was on the n64. I still own both the cartridge and system. And they both still work. I guess its time to play it again. I love racing games.

There is also Star Wars Racer Revenge which originally came out on PS2 and has been available on PS4 for 6 years. It's a very similar game to this.

Anybody ever play this at the arcade actually sitting in Anakins pod!!! The arcade near me had it and man I must have wasted tonssss of money playing it over my young years!

I’m pretty sure this was my first Star Wars game too, never got past Grabvine Gateway as a kid

Episode 3 the game was my introduction to star wars games

Also, I had this, of course. But my first SW game was Shadows of the Empire on N64.

Good switch of thumbnail. I finally clicked the vid

Lego Star Wars The Original Trilogy is my first Star Wars game. And i still played it today on my PC

This is still my favorite game, I beat the whole thing but my old mac computer won’t work anymore. I’m so psyched to get it again!

the racer goin speed

lego Star Wars the complete saga can't call yourself a Star Wars gamer until you play it

Love your vids bombastic

The first Star Wars game that I grew up with was Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, and I enjoyed fighting against Darth Maul.

Oh my God, I have a PS4 just for WipEout, now it's gonna be for WipEout and Star Wars Episode 1 Racer.

I plaied this game on nintendo 64 in 1999 :) still have it :D

my first was SW Demolition, a real charmer

Now this is Pod Racing!

First played it back in the day on N64, and recently on PC via GOG. The GOG version worked great btw.

I had anni's pod racing helmet and would wear it while playing this game as a kid

It was so weird playing the rerelease because the N64 version I grew up on didnt have most of the voice acting/cutscenes

I ran into the same saving glitch on LGEO Racer ironically

Episode 1 Racer is a great game. I think my first Star Wars game was Rogue Squadron on the N64.

I love playing this on the n64

My first game was LEGO clone wars on ds. I got this game and a few others with my PS4

The first Star Wars game I played was Star Wars: Force Unleashed, which is absolutely my all-time favorite, but the game that really got me into Star Wars was Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga