''Star Wars: Racer Arcade'' is a 2000 arcade racing game developed by AM5 and LucasArts and is the final ''Star Wars'' game released by

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. It is based on the

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scenes in the 1999 film ''

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''.

Gameplay

''Racer Arcade'' features four tracks:

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Bantha Tracks (Easy), Etti IV Smuggler's Cove (Normal),

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Pixelito Challenge (Hard), which has four laps, and Tatooine Boonta Eve Classic (Expert), which has three laps. Four Podracer pilots are playable:

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, Ben Quadinaros, Gasgano and Sebulba. The player controls the podracer via two handheld throttle controls, similar to how pods are controlled in the film. 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.

Development and release

The game was unveiled at ATEI in London in 2000. It was available in multiple configurations, one of which was a twin type; two individual games joined in the center. 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.

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 month. In a 2020 retrospective,

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's Lewis Packwood called the arcade game a "beefier, fancier-looking version of ''Episode I: Racer''."

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External links

* {{Star Wars games 2000 video games Racer Arcade Racer Arcade Racing video games Sega arcade games Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace video games LucasArts games Arcade video games Arcade-only video games Video games developed in Japan

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Development and release

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