Let's play Star Wars Episode 1 Racer - Late to the Party

[@ScottFerman]

"There's a bantha there for scale." Um... That's a dewback, Johnny.

[@highlander6100]

I am glad someone besides me said this.

[@eurogamer]

Dammit

[@Befuddled_Ostrich]

Don't forget the ronto.

[@imajica1863]

19:00 Anakin dies a second time, but resurrects in time to maintain first place, further proving he's basically Star Wars Jesus.

[@Nono-hk3is]

Best star wars game is TIE Fighter. Once you get passed the guilt associated with killing X-Wing and A-Wing pilots, you'll find yourself shouting, "Die Rebel Scum" with glee as you viscerally pound their shields down with your ion cannons before switching to lasers to blow them sky high. But what really made the game enjoyable was the plotline, which centered around an attempted coup within the Empire, and your character's induction into the spy network that in my head canon was the Emperor's Hand. It was legitimately a great flight simulator. AFAIK it was PC only, and while you could use a keyboard, you don't get the full flight simulator experience unless you have a PC joystick with several thumb buttons in addition to the trigger (to adjust shields and cycle through targets), and a slide lever that let's you control your engine speed. It's a DOS game, so it takes some work to get a virtual machine or emulator working well with your joystick. It was preceded by X-Wing which was in comparison (same type of games, just an order of magnitude less sophisticated) and followed by X-Wing vs TIE Fighter, which was pretty good but didn't have the same epic feeling that the Imperial Coup storyline provided. There was an episode 1 game called Jedi Starfighter that had a similar and fairly satisfying flight simulator feeling. I played it on PS2, and suddenly have the urge to dig it out to play again.

[@drymice500]

There also was X-Wing Alliance. I think it belonged to the same series, but I’m not certain. Loved it as a child.

[@dustinp120]

I've been stuck on the last cloud city level for 2 decades.

[@scottsanerd]

Initially I was so overcome with joyful nostalgia that I bought this on Steam whilst watching you guys. That lovely feeling turned quickly into incandescent rage when I couldn't get it to work. Unknowingly you have ruined my night 😫

[@Woodthorn]

I got it from gog a while ago and have had no problem getting it to run.

[@scottsanerd]

@@Woodthorn maybe i'll try that instead. did you have to do anything at all? or did it just run straight away?

[@Woodthorn]

@@scottsanerd It was a while ago, but I don't recall having to do much fiddling. I'd recommend checking and asking in the forums for more up to date info.

[@robertgronewold3326]

I'm glad I still have my N64 and this game stored away. My family usually bring out the old games at Christmas for big multiplayer events.

[@scottsanerd]

Unfortunately I'm living abroad at the moment and don't have my trusty N64 with me, otherwise I would have got that thing out at about 450 speed

[@alexanderhansen659]

Nowadays each additional pit droid would cost an exponentially increasing amount of truguts, but of course you would be able to spend real money for those.

[@jacoblynam923]

Don’t hate me, but I honestly really liked episode 1, and it doesn’t deserve the amount of hate it receives.

[@joelmcclendon7513]

I also love TPM.

[@leozar69]

Jacob Lynam I feel the same.

[@dumbledoreous3080]

Alright if we do a little math here... if Ian was in Uni when Episode 1 came out then he must be like... 40. And this is not meant to be a negative comment at all, I have never seen a 40 year old ginger with such good skin! Whats the secret? I assume staying indoors and gaming.

[@Nymunariya]

oh hell yeah! I LOVE Episode 1 Racer. I hope you two play this with two N64 controllers.

[@Eight-Bit-Kit]

VR podracing Ian? Try wipEout Omega Collection! Try it without VR too, it's chuffin' great.

[@Eight-Bit-Kit]

@@atfruitbat whoops, forgot about that!

[@scottsanerd]

Star Wars Run? YES PLEASE!

[@LeesChannel]

"Physically I'm not a prepubescent child" That's not what I've heard

[@linorn]

I have fond memories of this game, but more because when I was holding the box in the queue in Game or EB, a small kid told me it was pretty good. It was so sweet

[@AlexSamaras]

A "Dark Forces" Late to the Party? YES PLEASE! Great game. The sequel, Jedi Knight, was also a great game. And the sequel to that, Jedi Outcast was the best of them all (though maybe not the best for LTTP, because it takes a bit of play before you get the light saber, and that's the best thing about the game). Especially if you enable g_saberrealisticcombat. :D Jedi Academy was also pretty decent, but unfortunately, they disabled all of the dismemberment. :( I'd really be happy to see Johnny play these. :)

[@mattball8622]

11:20 resonated with me. This is one of those stories that needs some context, so, oh boy, strap in. I'm a Geordie who's lived down south for years now. One of my (all too) rare forays up to my hometown happened during the whole Raoul Moat thing. I was in a country pub in South Tyneside when all of a sudden a lad from the other side of the bar who was watching the tele as the whole shit show unraveled in the corner suddenly piped up with "GAZZA'S SHOWN UP" and it was like someone had dropped the bomb. Dead silence, landlord had the volume on full, the works. It was the most surreal moment in my life, and I'm not sure I'll ever forget it.

[@nightcatarts]

Bit rude of the game to keep reminding you that you're a POS.. When it comes to the prequels, I really can't blame the actors for any of it. They should have grown a spine & said no to George's directions to act like they were spaced out on ketamine, but there is a chance the script made them have to genuinely space out on ketamine just to get through it too.

[@nightcatarts]

@@josephmichealholland5381 Exactly; they were all uniformly lacking in expression or animation.

[@amirulizzat7395]

I know im over reaching. But if EA still have some creativity left in them, EA could make a star wars podracer game developed by the need for speed team with the story being a need for speed in space with bounty hunters, republic/empire and jedi/sith elements put in it.

[@marhawkman303]

Honestly, with the way the SW universe works, the idea of a NASCAR equivalent that's a multi-system entity with thousands of competitors on dozens of tracks is completely believable. You could even have it with multiple divisions so that pod racing is simply the low-budget bush leagues, and the top tier competition has you flying small space ships through asteroid fields while hoping you don't end up like those TIE fighters in Episode 4. :p

[@TheHughgee]

Could maybe integrate swoop races in there?

[@nny0012]

you know with how weird people can be I wouldn't be surprised if someone had a piccolo sex doll.

[@emmabenton6414]

Ahhhh I remember this gameeee. I was crap at it but I loved it. I was 5 when it came out but I still remember trying to play it with a joystick and failing miserably. Oh what a lovely reminder ❤️ thanks for playing it!

[@joelmcclendon7513]

When the N64 got mentioned, I got my hopes up for a moment that you were gonna pull out those ridiculous N64 controllers.

[@marhawkman303]

You mean the ones Jane described as being made of unknowable eldritch evil?

[@bunnygraf9125]

omy! this is the very first star wars game that i played on pc wayback exactly 1999 when i was just 9 yrs old

[@thecastawaydc]

YES! DARK FORCES! Johnny has technically played the last in the series on a LTTP before though (Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy)

[@jeffballentine40]

I second Dark Forces and would add TIE Fighter or X-Wing.

[@Maxbeedo2]

Yes to all of the above.

[@JBantha]

Right before you spawn, a CPU vehicle crashed on the same place you did. Because this game has spawn flags, you two respawn at the same time, same place. That's the glitch. *CPU had a lower respawn speed

[@navtektv]

Feel so bad for Jake Loyd. He was a kid who was told lines to say to a camera and the Star Wars fans were ruthless to him. I mean blame the script writer, the Director or even the casting agent but a nine year old boy is fair game because you didn't like the movie? Is it any wonder the boy grew up angry and is mentally adled? I'm not saying his condition is solely because of Star Wars but it certainly played a part. People are so willing to forgive Hayden, who in my opinion was the worse of the two actors especially in AotC, but the nine year old should be publicly bullied because people are angry about a movie with laser swords and magic powers. So brave.

[@sarelbezuidenhout4348]

Ian's shirt just keeps giving me the giggles whenever I see it out the corner of my eye. MYAH!

[@theDegausser]

Holy s*it, Johnny you and I think the exact same, as soon as I saw that picture of “Elon Musk” and sex doll was mentioned I was going to say it looked like a Namekian from Dragon Ball Z... but you beat me to it. XD

[@Khakimonk]

Love that t-shirt Ian

[@imajica1863]

I was wracking my memory about Anakin's mother's name - looking it up, it was Shmi. I was simultaneously very close though also very far off with Smee...

[@ChrisWTube]

Johnny, the reason you found this challenging as a kid is it ran at about 12fps on N64. I still liked it alot though.

[@NecRomant1c]

Ian: I think I have Dark Forces on Steam. Me: I have an entire category labled "Star Wars"....

[@CosmoPlaysGamesChannel]

I played this all the way through as a kid. Loved it!

[@tomcox5311]

Amazing game. Brought back some great memories (of Pod Racer and not Episode 1). Am I the only one bemused with the lack of boosting?

[@shade1451]

Star wars dark forces is so fun, but goodness do they make me feel like I have vertigo everytime I look at those games.

[@jamesmuir7840]

Sebulba? I hardly know 'er!

[@theoutsider2128]

Which light saber would you have? I would have the light saber that the leader of Death Watch from the Clone Wars series had. The one which was stolen from the Jedi temple by his ancestors. It was black and the laser blade was sword/knife shaped. Plus, since it is black, it would be sealthly when sneaking or harder for your enemy to track the blade's movement while your in a duel.

[@starwarsunfiltered7848]

22:26 caused me to spit out my soda.

[@G00N3R7883]

I played this on PC when it was new. I don't really like racing games, but I like Star Wars so I had to give it a try. It was alright.

[@00pugsly48]

I was waiting it the 'now this is pod racing' line and was not disappointed 😂

[@LiamADHD]

NEEDS MORE LIKES!

[@the.seagull.35]

I really enjoyed this game for the 64. Very underrated

[@thecastawaydc]

I had this on PC & I loved this game! However, the rubber banding force is strong in this one. I used to not accelerate of the line at the start, wait for the entire field to lap me & then start and go on to still win the race.

[@johnsharplin]

Damn, I LOVED this on N64, what an absolute classic

[@Blackflame000]

This game was epic. Although even the 64 controller was better than keyboard for this game lol

[@Blackflame000]

Also if i remember correctly, Tuskan Raiders do shoot at you in the hardest version of the Tat course

[@Jillbles]

They got Greg Proops back for the game, too, huh? BTW, way to make me feel old. Ian was still at university, but I'd just graduated. My then-boyfriend and I took his kids (3 &5) to see Episode 1. They're in their 20's, now.

[@mikepatterson1]

I loved playing this on Nintendo 64. Looks seriously dated now

[@jacobdunn3950]

Good shit mate, missing the blonde swearing beast but you dudes still make some gold

[@cassandra1418]

Both of you were on point from the beginning. Hello there

[@kylebabcock6869]

Should have changed the winnings scheme to winner takes all to effectively double your winnings.

[@robertgronewold3326]

The later Tatooine stages have Raiders shooting at you at certain stretches.

[@Vamptonius]

4:00 - I still have this on N64 and to this day don't understand how these vehicles have traction of any kind.

[@Vamptonius]

20:00 - That hoop right at the start of the lap can be flown through.

[@Vamptonius]

27:50 - He'll not be a big fan of lava, either…

[@Vamptonius]

29:50 - Those doors switch.

[@marhawkman303]

@@Vamptonius maybe traction is shorthand for lateral thrusters? I mean you do have side jets that push you left and right as well as traditional steering.

[@Vamptonius]

43:15 - Vengeance? You're in for some sheeeeeet!

[@87macravs]

Star Wars : Shadows of the Empire is another good one on 64, I thought Dash Rendars ship and speeder bike were pretty sweet too

[@ragnarok9661]

Plus 20 points for Ian's MYAHS shirt

[@davidking2528]

Not much boosting skill here. This game was all about the risk reward of boosting. Boost to go ahead of the pack whilst it destroys your engines then use the repair as a strategy to slow down on corners.

[@marhawkman303]

This game reminds me a lot of Hydro Thunder, but simpler and with a career mode where you upgrade. That said... It reminds me of Hydro Thunder because that game's course layouts are permanently etched into my brain. I wonder how much fun this would be with a racing seat setup? Also I wonder how you'd rig the controls, since it kinda has three forms of steering. Maybe dual joysticks? I played several mech combat games back in the day that used dual-stick setups and were great.

[@brocksisson7128]

I am disappointed Mr Chiodini, multiple visits to a junkyard and no delightful shouts of junkyard, junkyard, junkyard... such a missed chance to completely confuse Ian.

[@TimHoekstra]

Such a great title, happy to see it works on modern machines again, next time, up arrow to get a boost loaded then shift ;)

[@grandmoffschnipps1036]

Boost! Where's the boost?!

[@marhawkman303]

I'm not sure but I think his craft's boost is his lowest stat(Accel, which looks to be about 20% of max), thus the boost does nearly nothing.

[@hardtech87]

Super Bombad Racing next!

[@maxlittlewood]

Holy shit I forgot this game existed what a great pick!

[@dominateeye]

About the reflection underneath the sofacam in this video: I understand having something there is necessary for a game of this resolution, but please, don't put this in again. It's REALLY distracting and kind of gives me a headache. I'd honestly prefer a Eurogamer logo with that soothing blue background or something static like that in that space in the future. Thanks!

[@dominateeye]

I know it's reasonably common, but I never expect Ian to actually say "fuck" because I'm so used to him saying "fook" instead. It's like when you first hear your parents swear, it's kind of like a punch to the gut, but a really funny one.

[@johnpatrickramirez9894]

Yes I fucking love you guys for this one🖖🍻

[@fredslipknot9]

Johnny the Swoodge!

[@Gothead420]

Shmee, or something...THAT was his mothers name!

[@xraystyle00]

This was the only game I ever was better than my older brother at.

[@doc2344]

What is the name of the tune that plays at the Late to the Party logo? Where is it from? It sounds so familiar but I just can't place it.

[@nightcatarts]

It reminds me of the victory theme intro from Final Fantasy VII, but I believe it's an original work.

[@stephenmitchell4263]

At least names weren't Toy Sang and......

[@jsedi89]

God I remember I asked for this game for my birthday, and our family pc was too shit too play it. The disappointment was only topped by when I actually got to play the game.

[@MrDudeshutup123]

Johnny: Better than Episode 1. Me: Urmmmm. I'm guessing this doesn't have Darth Maul so it isn't!

[@marhawkman303]

Darth Maul was so badass that it's actually canon that he survived getting cut in half, and later got cybernetic legs. Yes, that's right, Clone Wars, ALL of it is canon!

[@MrDudeshutup123]

@@marhawkman303 I know, watched the Clone Wars and Rebels where he dies trying the same kill strike to Obiwan he did to Qui-Gon Jin.

[@AwsumPeterDude]

Does it bother anyone else that Ian kept buying upgrades and then trading them back for the slower equipment?

[@ryansizemore5064]

"This isn't pod racing"

[@DropkickRemy]

I’d take phantom menace over Last Jedi.... there, I said it.

[@leozar69]

This game need to be remastered. Edit: maybe remove Anakin, and put a character/pod creator. Or just ad the creator.

[@joelmcclendon7513]

Is it just me, or does the Sebulba model is this look kind of like a crawdad?

[@marhawkman303]

That's his canon appearance. :p

[@lancewest7419]

Oh God ya dark forces

[@DragonBotherer]

Fud Sang! hahahaha! *soils self, doesn't care*

[@robertgronewold3326]

Episode One actually is my favorite Star Wars movies. Though I really don't like the new trilogy, so I can understand people's dislike for the prequels.

[@matthewfrfly]

Johnny, keep your politics out of my games and let me race my child slave through this space prison for the entertainment of the powerful gangsters who run this interplanetary gambling sports league

[@ussselesss]

Why r u playing this with a keyboard?

[@mfboodles9810]

Well this is podracing

[@mfboodles9810]

I'm sorry...

[@nightcatarts]

@@mfboodles9810 You will be.. You will be..

[@barrybumblecrumpets8977]

I was like number 420! WORSHIP ME!

[@devylia]

This game was real boring to watch :/

[@sarbinikarim3930]

First Dude!🤣