I waited 21 years to do this...

[@Bombastic]

Favourite podracer?

[@Advay69]

Bombastic first reply love ur vids 💓

[@Theshadow4873]

Oak

[@dj-dahlen]

Anakin Skywalker :)

[@PurplePandaGuy88]

Sebulba

[@wheelie-z1043]

Anikan

[@derpywaffles4life79]

“The closest thing to living out a pod racing fantasy in a videogame” Me: has flashbacks from LEGO Star Wars the complete saga

[@insertnamehere8455]

The final level of this visually is just like the original lego podracing level

[@legg8866]

I think they stole assets lol

[@Capitals301-austin]

For 90s kids and earlier this was the best representation of pod racing still like this over the lego version I'd wear my anakin pod racing helmet and play

[@danielscheiman723]

Imagine if Star Wars Squadrons has a secret/Easter egg pod racing mode. That would be incredible. Nice video btw.

[@alpha00z26]

vr podracing

[@theswissmiss69]

Daniel Scheiman I would love to see more secrets in games like this!

[@willm.9687]

Either that or Rogue Squadron.

[@levihuerta8279]

@@willm.9687 Yo that'd be dope, they should make a new Rogue Squadron game!

[@miguelcornelius7341]

Squadrons has a timed obstacle course that's kinda secret, it's pretty fun

[@THEDRIFTER823]

I’ve waited one day for this...

[@THEDRIFTER823]

*cough* TWO days for this...

[@FifthRobin]

Long have I waited

[@1MeowMix]

This was my all time favorite N64 game as a kid, along with Shadows of the Empire! They used to have the machines for this set up in arcades everywhere too and it was all decked out to look like a pod racer cockpit those were awesome. Never did make it past ord ibanna in the invitational either, and my game remains unfinished to this day because of that.

[@arichdaulat7673]

Him: just yesterday i realized there was a button you can press to drift Me: THE WHAT

[@foxdie49]

Really man? That's the core mechanic to win any race against a human player

[@arichdaulat7673]

@@foxdie49 i was dumb kid lol

[@therealfossil5438]

@@arichdaulat7673 I didn't know this either prob y i lost every match against bots but i was like 4

[@hawkeye2467]

Ea with games all of a sudden: MORE MORE MORE

[@dragonslayer3631]

Especially Star Wars games, they are trying to make as many games as possible until they can Renew their contract

[@iamadopted1382]

As much as I hate to admit it these new star wars games are Amazing, especially fallen order

[@theflock4916]

Disney: That’s enough... THAT’S ENOOOUGH!

[@ScoutTrooperTK]

Be glad. They've cancelled more games than they've released, but they suddenly realized they're sitting on a goldmine

[@dragonslayer3631]

Scout Trooper TK 3202 especially after the success of battlefront II

[@zakkhuitema3748]

ive waited 21 years for them to remake this game. but this is still by far one of my all time greatest games. played it on n64 when i was a kid, then recently got from steam 2 weeks ago and its like i never put the control down. still know the tracks like the back of my hand. took me over 2 years to finish the game then. took me 4-5 hours this time round.

[@anthonystownsend]

This was my first game on the N64, it came as a bundle with a yellow controller. I couldn't beat the last circuits so 13yr old me thought I was so smart when I found the hidden menu and set all the other racer pods at slow speed and me hella fast. Ahhhhhh, what a childhood memory.

[@jamiebush8758]

That was so wholesome when he said he jumped up and put his hands in the air

[@karenb5592]

I wonder when there’s gonna be worst to best pod racing mods

[@Sillyboy1202]

They need to remaster this series and make a 3rd one with all the charm and control of the first but higher visual fedelity. That would be awesome.

[@robinservet8525]

2 great memories from when I played it as a child : the map where you can kind of "fly" because there is a tunnel without gravity was so exciting ! But I remember another map where you must use the nitro boost to get over a bridge and I failed everytime because I didn't even know you could do that 😅

[@user-cv6kj9cl6w]

Now this is podrac- wait...

[@fishyboopkins65]

Well it is in fact podracing

[@Reelando]

I remember when my mother installed it for me and my brother for the first time. cool thing was, she wanted to be the first to play it. My mother is not huge in video games. (Still isn't) So I was kinda wondering why she wanted to take a crack at it. She won in first place. I thought she did a great job.

[@tjb1322]

Well before anything else I want to say thank you to you Bombastic after watching this I’ve been playing for about 6 hours now I’m absolutely and indefinitely hooked. I wasn’t even born when this game came out but yet I really love it. THANK YOU for making this video man I just hope one day there will be a second game or a remake.

[@vehimouchas9743]

I remember when I was a kid, at Pojo's they had this big arcade machine with the actual side controls you gripped like Anakin's podracer and then you raced. And that's why I was so happy when they released this for the Nintendo Switch, because the nostalgia of that podracing arcade from my childhood is real.

[@chrisbutler9594]

Favorite memory? My dad and I used to play this, and I could never beat him. I even bought a new copy to try, never got to play it with him on the dreamcast, but maybe I can do this.

[@TheKingofbrooklin]

One thing I really loved on this game were the many different planets which expanded the Star Wars Galaxy much more for me as a child. I think my favourite maps were these prison and water planets.

[@yuh.favorite]

I feel like sebulba wouldn’t act that way if he got 2nd place. I feel like he would just go and yeet Anakin off the podium

[@justinschultheisz4673]

I’ve had this game on my N64 since I was little, I never really picked it up, but having done so recently I can see why it’s regarded as one of the best Star Wars games ever made. The audio and visual quality from the N64 gives it a certain charm that I love. The tracks on Baroonda and Ando Prime suck, change my mind. Dud Bolt FTW.

[@dragonslayer3631]

Guess what, when the PS5 comes out, if you have this on disk from a previous ps console, the PS5 will make it so you can play it and it remasters it automatically

[@dragonslayer3631]

Jeshuah Gerard Mercado the PS5 will definitely be backwards compatible, and it definitely upgrades graphics automatically

[@lolman4389]

It does not make the graphicks better

[@petrified7348]

Will it keep the memory

[@dragonslayer3631]

DOPE SKULL DUDE if you are using the disk, then it should. Because the memory is stored on the disk I think. Maybe... depends

[@beepboop7525]

@@petrified7348 I don't think so, the memory is stored on the console. It is a sad truth.

[@sttssymbl]

on the ord ibanna level, that first bit where you fly through the tunnel, you need to stay on the upper track, even if you have to really slow down to do it it's worth it, the lower track takes you a much longer route

[@English-fk2zb]

4:14 racer revenge

[@the_guy-1995]

Oh man, you gotta love this game, it's so good for its time. I owned this game on the n64 back in the day but now I have it once again on switch and its just as good as I remember

[@BKAngmar]

"This is the closest thing to living out a podracing fantasy" laughs in kotor swoop bikes

[@geraltofrivia323]

swoop bikes were more dragracing than chariot racing, though.

[@zakkhuitema3748]

also swoop bikes are, well swoop bikes. playing a podracer game is magnitudes closer to podracing that swoop bikes. like saying riding a push bike is the closest youll get to being a f1 driver

[@jorymo4964]

@@geraltofrivia323 Well, I just learned they're based on chariots lol

[@minicle426]

Podracing. Swoop Bikes. Yeah...

[@BKAngmar]

@@minicle426 pretty much the same thing

[@ASCARNAZ]

The second race on the invitational tournament is actually impossible if you mess up once. On the first mesh tunnel you have to stay on the top level at all times, otherwise you'll add almost a minute to your time. The second mesh tunnel is the same thing but only about 20 seconds, also, after you exit the second mesh tunnel (from the top) you are supposed to jump through the flags you see on the left as you'll land on some floating platforms that are a straight shot to the next section. Also, another shortcut is found on the building section of the track (6:05), instead of following the pipes on top of you turn left, there is a wall with an opening there

[@davo86]

Oh the nostalgia, loved this game back on the N64 in my early teens! Hope it gets remade one day, just imagine this in unreal engine 4 or 5!

[@witherbricks5869]

The person in that's thumbnail is looking gooood

[@surajeswaran635]

He be looking kinda THICC

[@mrfett7582]

Ben Quadinaros

[@witherbricks5869]

Lol

[@ctwarboss6913]

Ye true

[@domdabomb10138]

YOU PLAY ON XBOX LIKE ME

[@konstantinos_p4466]

The nostalgia

[@cellianexurianity5021]

You should look at star wars racer's revenge

[@pilkers2]

“I’ve waited 21 years for this”

[@kingofthegod8983]

I was 10 years old when this game released, now I'm 31 feel pretty old lol 😆

[@Mark-rf4px]

EA watching this video: CEO: We need a pod racing game Assistant: But sir we already have squadrons in the making CEO: Well then make it a DLC Assistant: Uhh Yes sir we’ll work on it And that’s my prediction

[@jonasringor8711]

Why is everyone sleeping on Star Wars Racer Revenge. It has been put for a while on PS4 and this game was way more refined

[@novo6462]

3:00 The solution to Abyss is to slow down a bit and stay on the top level, else if you fall down you need to take the loop which adds considerable time.

[@minicle426]

Also pick a Pod with high traction, like Neva Kee.

[@turtlehelmmemes]

“Closest thing to living out a pod racing fantasy in a video game” Me: uhhhh Lego Star Wars the complete saga.

[@Stoopid_Sandwich]

my favorite racer in this game is Mars Guo. He crafts one of the fastest and largest pods in the game so hes a tough one to master. but I love going full throttle with that guy. Sometimes I idle at the starting line and give the other racers a solid minute head start and then just try to catch up with them at full throttle, gunning the accelerator, using shortcuts, drifting around corners. Its just super fun. An absolute thrill each and every time.

[@radicallarry1006]

"I've been looking forward to this!"

[@Luke-bz9vi]

What about Racer Revenge?

[@namelessdada4898]

I would love to see this game get a remake, new graphics and textures as good as battlefront 2. Movie accurate sound effects and more voice lines. New locations based off canon material. Could be great

[@therealfossil5438]

Just hope EA dosnt do it cuz they'll give better graphics at the cost of taking everything good out of the game.

[@z3r0_35]

Didn’t have the N64 version growing up, but I did have the GBC...”port” would be putting it generously (I didn’t get a console at all till around 2005 - I was a PC and portable system gamer for most of my childhood). It was memorable for a couple of reasons, the first being that you could unlock Sebulba just by beating all the races on a given planet then beating him on any of the tracks...but you also lost him again if you ever lost while playing as him. Anakin’s pod was the only one you could improve, specifically increasing its top speed with each planet you cleared. It was also the game thar taught me about battery backup saves because I turned it on one day to find all my progress had reset, and it didn’t save again after beating a couple of tracks, so the game was effectively broken.

[@IamtheWV17]

Anyone else get teary when bomb talked about standing up and cheering? (also a new pod racing game is a life dream)

[@CT--xu4te]

Now this is pod racing!

[@zwippie92]

EA should make a new pod racer game with VR support, much like Star Wars Squadrons have.

[@meutainer8696]

For the hardest track you MUST stay on the top track, take your time, basically just tap the accelerator button through the parts where the track has an upper/lower level. Mars Guo is my go to but for this track I use Bullseye Novour (or whatever his name is, it’s been a few years since I played this) as he’s probably the smallest and most nibble without making any upgrades.

[@CommanderDiamond678]

me: buys game however thinks its still broken because it skips the tutorial for me Watches video* Me: No, WHAT

[@dresdenwarlock7978]

I was 12 in 1999 and I'd been geeking out about star wars since the Special Editions came out at the perfect age for me at 10. I had a subscription to Star Wars Kids AND Star Wars Insider magazines, and was an avid player of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire and Rogue Squadron on the N64 so when RACER came out it was a Day 1 purchase, mom took me to Walmart to pick it up, I remember coming home and jumping right in. I spent the better part of the next year mastering every level with every character. I even had a Podracing poster on my wall next to my tv.

[@andyd6622]

Sebulba wasn't my favorite racer but I loved that he was the only one that could cheat. His pod has a special ability that allows him to vent fire out either side at his opponents. I can't remember if that was AI only or if you could use that ability once you unlocked him. Either way it was neat that they incorporated Anakin's line about Sebulba flashing him with his vents into the game.

[@Jimodebob]

i remember playing this as a wee fella! i always remembered the ice texture from the ice level. when i used to play it it seemed to be bugged out so on the character select screen it kept scrolling through very fast, so i'd sit and try and press select at the right time to get anakin

[@Scrambles_Eggs755]

I feel so happy for you mate!!

[@DorsenFilm]

Who would win? Ben quadinaros or anakin skywalker? Ben is of course our lord and saviour, but anakin is the chosen one. What do you think?

[@ScoutTrooperTK]

Didn't Bens racer quit on him in the movie?

[@kemasuk]

"Its a New Lap Record!" is my phone text alert noise. Slide Paramita is my favorite racer.

[@alexg4751]

Late to the party, but Mars Guo/Jinn Reeso was my favorite racer, despite being a bit too big for some of the maps. I felt that exact same way when I beat both Boonta Eve and Abyss (the Ord Ibanna invitational map) for the first time. I learned after about 10 years of struggling that the only way to reliably remain in the front of the pack was to let other racers through the entrance of the first set of stacked lanes and then drive on the top lane because that's where you can skip the entire loop around the superstructure by simply making the jump onto that fork where the tracks reunite.

[@GoldenSunAlex]

Why would you let the other racers through? You should just be able to zoom ahead and pick up a lead before the first turning.

[@icollectstories5702]

Congratulations! On ps1, I spent days in Jet Moto 3, mostly at Khumbu Falls, where I had a tendency to crash into a bridge abutment near the finish line.😥

[@partyman748596415263]

Well The was actually broken for me too, but in a different way. If I would restart certain races too many times I would get this glitch where one of my pods will just spontaneously combust every time I have to fly off a ramp or a jump. The only way around this was to change the podracer everytime this started to happen. I specifically remember this happening on the tracks set on Ord Ibanna.

[@MercHunter]

This looks like it’s plays better than I thought it would. It’s only $14.99 on the PlayStation store, I’ll definitely be picking this game up now. Thanks Bombastic!

[@levihuerta8279]

My brothers and I always played this game on the N64. We loved to go neck-to-neck on these tracks. Unfortunately our 64 broke, maybe I'll get it on the Nintendo Switch or on the PS4 just so we can play this again.

[@SuperStarWarsFan1138]

I love how these "remasters" are just upscaled ports. And yes, that statement was full of sarcasm.

[@EliteSim27]

Used to play this in 2002 with a joystick on pc of course. This and rogue squadron. Great games!

[@Lo-bx7de]

At least it's not fallen order secrets

[@billycurrythe2nd]

@Bombastic have you ever played the arcade version of this game? Its great but so hard. You sit in Annie's cockpit and use the 2 handles to accelerate and turn corners (to go left you pull back on the left handle and push forward on the right etc). Now THAT is a podracer experience

[@middleman5463]

Now imagine a pod racing game with Star Wars squadron mechanics

[@maxinefinnfoxen]

My favorite pod racer has got to be the guy who never left the starting line. He reminds me of myself!

[@theamazingquetzal3933]

“Star Wars: Pod Racer is the closest thing to living out a Pod Racing fantasy, in a video game” Cries in Star Wars: Racer Revenge

[@bronzeliver6735]

Now this is podracing

[@nilspochat8665]

"Shloss go du boska mallya" -Jabba the Hutt at the start of the bounta race Commenting about it in the last video about this game i got interested in today's state of the arcade machines of this game where you can sit in the pod and steer it from the fps pov with the tank-like sticks and all. If you've waited for 21y to finish racer i'll probably never be able to sit in a $4k anakin pod again even 20y after trying it out ( www.arcade-game-sales.com/arcade-machines/arcade-driving-machines/star-wars-arcade-racer/7591-1.html ) but by the force i want to and no midichlorian can ever change that. You can't be teemto pagalis, mars guo, odi mandrell or ben quadrinaros (the character whose name inspired Han Solo to name his kid after, being a pod racing fan for sure, and not after an old wizard he met once for a few hours) only Sebulba or 'local boy Anakin Skyyyywalker' but it's still the closest you'll get from an actual sim. Also, the lines all come from the movie, that's why 'it's a new lap record' is the only line for the race, same for watto's shop, the character's names, etc no one came to record for the game.

[@amezcarl]

8:15 for many, I guess it is stupid but for me... I feel you bro.

[@weecountygamer0956]

Plot Twist: Bombastic was sponsored by this game.

[@marlish1]

Who do you think has the least chance in being in lego star wars?

[@weecountygamer0956]

Bombastic? Can you please tell me what editing softwares you use cause I am trying to edit my own videos and think think of what softwares to get. Thank you of u reply💗

[@DarthSears]

One thing I remember to this day is something I could never recreate. Sebulba having a flamethrower that set another NPC Racer's pod on fire. I think it's a rare chance occurrence. Edit: Also word of warning to people wanting to play this, the game is a coin toss whether it wants to work or not on PC, even using third party fixes.

[@GoldenSunAlex]

You need to press the taunt button to do so.

[@DarthSears]

@@GoldenSunAlex The what.

[@GoldenSunAlex]

@@DarthSears Taunt button? There will be one that makes the racer taunt. Sebulbas does his flamethrower.

[@seanmatthewacuna7567]

Hey Boombastic, I *SPEED* up to watch your video, also take the *SHORTCUT* instead. And *RACED* to the comments :D *FLASH*tastic

[@matekorde1510]

My favourite podracer is Clegg Holdfast. He looks pretty funny, and a good racer.

[@roanderyker6170]

The green one that’s like super dangerous because the motors are super close to the pilot.

[@brysonconrad7590]

“THEY FLY NOW?!?!”

[@jonjonmia]

Abyss was so god dang hard! The only way to win is to stay on the top level of the track. If you fall once you lose!

[@erictennison4673]

Favorite pod racer is definitely neva kee, the pod isn’t natural like the others. Only real memory I have of this game was first played it at a haircut store while waiting on my parents. The second being me playing it on emulation and using the cheat menu to go stupid levels of fast

[@cupakmester]

The trick to win the Ord Ibanna map is not to fall down to the lower road EVER. If you stay on the top one you can win but if you fall the opponents will rubberband like hell on purpose. So slow down as much you need to keep your pod on the top floor. Also for PC the GOG version is the most stable version of the game.

[@Chovyy-f25]

What is actually more dangerous? Speeder Biking or Pod Racing?

[@Midewin]

i still brag about 100% completing this game when i was 10 or 11. it feels as good today, as it did 20 years ago. the sequel was pretty good too though, you only had one life, and earned bounties for wrecking other racers.

[@kushviper]

Everyone’s favorite pod racer is young Heineken Skywalker

[@Theguy1911]

Yes

[@tardisglitch547]

How palpatine felt when anakin burned on mustafar: I waited 13 years, for *this.*

[@mrbanana8887]

I think endor would be a good planet to race with all the twists and turns and there could be ewoks throwing rocks and them in the road carrying logs

[@Revilod]

Can you make a guide? Your last video on the game convinced me to buy it and I've had a lot of fun with is so far but it's really hard to find the controls as there's no tutorial. Half the controls I've had to look up such as; boost and engine lift to glide your pod over jumps. I still have no idea how to repair your engines.

[@RictusHolloweye]

Always played Mars Guo and dominated my friends in multiplayer races!

[@kellen5042]

Bombastic speaking in an emperor palpitine voice “ Long have I waited”

[@TheGalaxyVoyagerr]

3:00 - You mean.. Parsecs?

[@leightonmarsh7835]

Star Wars Racer came out on PS4 & Switch. Xbox One: Am I a bloody joke to you?

[@jodyberger111]

Pod, Racer, GAME!? YES!

[@cooperlevinson8149]

Can you do another mod showcase.

[@obi-wankenobi1916]

I’ve been looking forward to this

[@Penguin-lc3eg]

Have you played racer's revenge? Pretty sure it's the sequel to this game and I have it on PS4

[@ericmacgillivray537]

Loved it when it came out so glad it holds up...great review

[@FifthRobin]

My fav Pod Racer is DARTH VADER

[@viktorgavorn4635]

lol I just beat this game for the first time a few days ago on PC. First played on N64. Best pod is Aldar Beedo's... ...and this video is how I found out about the repair mechanic...

[@jakepearce8060]

watching this gave me flashbacks of that one level in lego star wars

[@crescentus5413]

Ben Quadinaros do be looking fresh in the thumbnail

[@BigSooshiRoll]

Omg I’ve played this before but I’d completely forgotten about it thank you so much for allowing me to remember this game

[@jpkproductions27]

And 4 year old me thought the Lego podracer mission was hard...