Star Wars Episode I: Racer

It was a bold move to base a tie-in on a relatively small segment of the movie, but it paid off. Episode I: Racer brought podracing to life and is both faithful to and expands upon its source. As a racing game, it has an impressive amount of depth compared to what had been seen previously, on the N64 at least: podracers can be pitched, repaired on the fly, flip vertically and even blow an engine if a boost is held too long. The game's frame rate and speed is very impressive with an Expansion Pak installed, as is the discreet fogging, though admittedly not perfect; visually demanding sections of track can occasionally cause issues. Quite a solid racer nonetheless.