STAR WARS™ Episode I: Racer

I have played this on the PS2 a long time ago but was only formatted for compact disc instead of DVD-ROM which drove my PS2 motor to the point of smoldering. Now it's on PC and no worries about moving parts. After I got past the launch issues and controller enable issues with the helpful hints of the forum, it now plays beautifully with no issues. The podracing in the star wars universe in this game is well expanded on. With different tracks on different planets, choice of different pilots and upgradable podracers, cutscenes, and the original sountrack from the films made it one of the most immersive space racers of it's time. The game starts easy on the first tier, until you beat it, then as the second and third tiercome up, the game gets harder. Racer was the best racing game in the star wars universe, and with all the immersion, it's podracing at it's best.

Thanks GOG! I've honestly waited years for this. Could not get the original release to work. This game is full of nostalgia for me, just a classic game. Everything from gameplay to soundtrack is great. I love the feeling of getting new podracers and going through the scrapyard for new parts. And nothing beats the feeling when you get that Sebulba's orange beast! Btw, I ran the video settings before launching, runs smoothly in 1440p. 10/10.

Works for me no crashes on Win 10 gtx 980 driver version 388.13, have not tried updating yet since it works. Also works with my old force feedback 2 joystick. Only problem there is I found out my mototr is buring out, it is intermittently losing feedback. I would have caught this eariler but no new games support it. This is not a game issue verified with forcetest.exe.... sad times, time to get another FFB2. Game plays great just like I remebered it's super fun!.

Retail version was an 455 to run even on Windows XP. I don't know about GOG version though as I haven't bought it. I still have too many games in my library to play. But my impression for the game itself? It was great. One of the racing game that really deliver the proper feeling of being very fast. I would say it's WipeOut with MUCH better controls and recognizable characters. If gog really fix the bugs in this game, it's pretty sweet deal. I just wish GOG would do this kind of stuff more frequently, on which what they're originated from; "Good Old Games". Fixing old gems to run in the modern hardwares.

Finally after 16 years I was able to beat this game. Loved it as a child loved it as an adult. Huge recomendation for anyone looking for high adrenaline, high speed racing game.