Podracing Is Pretty Cool, Actually | The Phantom Menace

[@philismenko]

I came for podracing, stayed for intro to jet turbines

[@thebreadcircus]

Researching this was quite the learning experience! You can tell I still didn't know exactly how to use the word "turbine" when writing this. Turbine gets used to mean "an engine that spins", as well as the blades behind the combustion chamber. Until recently, I'd never noticed anything missing from the cross-sections drawings. When you know what to look for, though, it's either the funniest mistake ever... or it was an intentional design choice. A really strange sci-fi concept that nobody had ever appreciated until now. -DZ

[@Bizzon666]

@@thebreadcircus You knew nothing about turbines before doing this video?! Wow, you sound pretty versed in them. I know a LOT about turbines, and I have no objections on your description of them. I noticed immediately that those aren't real jet engines, and was pleased when you commented on it. As you've said, they have no turbines. (Agent JayZ short video explanation was also perfect)

[@rga1605]

This made me realize that pod racing is not just jets, but also chariots (cables linked to engines, like horses), probably inspired from the sword and sandal movies Lucas used to watch

[@youtubeaccountlol4942]

Definitely true. Lucas made THE hot rod movie after all. What's cool aboue the pod race is it's also Ben Hurr, NASCAR and F1 all in one beautiful mixing pot. The flags at the beginning are pure Hurr, along with the chariot style racers. Then the sound of the pods (quite literally) screams late 90s/early 2000s Formula One exhaust. And finally the aggressive driving styles are very Stock Car/ NASCAR influenced. Heres a real fun fact, the 8-bit song used at 1:07 is actually Fuel by Metallica, which NBC and TNT used as the NASCAR theme in the early 2000's during race intros and commercial breaks. It was also the theme for a Hot Wheels game featuring Kyle Pettys #44 Pontiac NASCAR. A minor detail, but it's either an insane coincidence choosing that song or The Bread Circus' editors knew their NASCAR history when they chose that song

[@doltBmB]

It's pretty much shot for shot ripped from Ben Hur.

[@Joe-Przybranowski]

Lucas never had an original thought that's for sure.

[@spockamania]

Amusing alternative; Clegg finished 7th because everyone else crashed, but he ran to finish 7th. I feel like Podracing is absolutely one of those races where so long as you cross that line, that's all that matters.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Now that reminds me of the marathon at the 1904 olympics, which puts wacky racers to shame.

[@mikedrop4421]

"It would depend on what limbs you have, Anakin has a similar near human body layout to Teemto" Not for long he won't.

[@EvieNesta]

what? this doesn’t make any sense

[@mikedrop4421]

@@EvieNesta think about what happens to Anakins limbs ib Ep3

[@Random_Banshee]

@@mikedrop4421This joke had the high ground

[@mikedrop4421]

@@Random_Banshee daaaayum 💀💀

[@histguy101]

20 years seems like long to me, or 10 years, decently long

[@dozyproductionss]

Pod racing really was a cool addition to Star Wars. One of the few really well done pure world building moments in a sci fi show or movie.

[@mikedrop4421]

Have you seen the guy who makes videos with deepfakes of Qii-gon, Obi-Wan and Anakin sitting in the living room watching SW movies/shows? He has built the entire personality of Qii-gon around being a slightly crazy, reckless old man with a crippling gambling addiction. So basically he suggested the whole podrace happened just because Qii-gon had to get his gambling fix lol

[@jmurray1110]

Plus it’s essential star war’s F-zero and is really popular for video game adaptations

[@MrMarinus18]

I also like how the 4 pod one malfunctioned. It is a good way to explain why they use 2 engines without going through exposition. With racing vehicles you want to do everything possible to lighten it so you have no redundancies therefore you want to avoid complexity whenever possible. You also need the engines to be balanced so that you will go straight but also easily unbalanced so that you can make tight turns. Having 4 engines makes that a lot more complicated and unreliable.

[@sinjoh53]

@@MrMarinus18 If you check the Lore , it's actually not because of his engine but because one of his opponent did sabotage him before the start of the race. That opponent is in a deleted scene i think.

[@GudHunterYT96]

​@MrMarinus18 in legends Ben actually was insanely fast and became a well renowned racer. All the racers have legends history and it's pretty cool

[@grantmorgan1794]

Now THIS is star wars commentary

[@brandonsmith4292]

I'll try watching. That's a good trick!

[@thebreadcircus]

I don't know why that line made me laugh so much. -DZ

[@brandonsmith4292]

@@thebreadcircus mostly

[@DerUberStern]

I remember Racer Revenge fondly. My father and I would spend hours on splitscreen, and taking turns running tournament mode, usually trading off when I was done with homework. By the time we unlocked Sebulba, we were on a pretty even field; though I came to main Sebulba and fly dirty like he did in the movie. My father angrily points this out, to which my snarky six year old self replied, "But that's how Sebulba would race.". I remember looking in the concept art special menu and seeing the designs for Darth Maul's podracer and wondering how to unlock it, never crossing my mind that maybe you couldn't; these were simpler times, after all, before the entire secret of a game got leaked a full month before it ships international on the regular. Nowadays, whenever I get the itch, set my PS2 up, and pop that game back in with our old save file, I run Beedo or Dud Bolt... But my dad was always a Mars man.

[@thebreadcircus]

Thank you for sharing that anecdote. That sounds really nice. I can actually relate. I used to play Episode 1: Racer N64 with my uncle. Four player split screen as well, if you can believe it. The lag was horrendous.. but it was good fun. Incidentally, my uncle owns the studio in which we record all of our audio. -ED-1TA

[@JackPorter]

you CAN unlock Maul. Darth Maul - Beat the top #1 score for KO's in all races. Darth Vader - Unlock Watto, EP.I Anakin and Darth Maul, then complete tournament mode with one of these characters. just search on youtube "Star Wars: Racer Revenge All Characters"

[@mikedrop4421]

OK, now hear me out. Whenever you and ED-1TA start a podcast you gotta name it "Now this is podcasting". Just saying.

[@DerUberStern]

"Bread Circus: Now this is podcasting!" When?

[@brandonsmith4292]

Bread Circus: It's a podcast, mostly.

[@SWIM-02354]

Anytime I see a nerd say hear me out, it's always the gayest comment possible, worded in the gayest way possible 😂 "erm juss sayin' 🤓"

[@user-to9ge8ii9n]

​@@SWIM-02354Their comment sure added much more than yours. ❤

[@DavidD570]

I love that they use the gritty, dirty, loud sounds from raw gas engines. It makes you pumped up from what's to come. It makes it all different from the quiet space engines. Too bad the games did not replicate this, huge shout out to the sounds team.

[@Caddynars]

For Clegg Holdfast, he wasn’t the one who cooked the books. Rather, it was Podracing Quarterly. They cooked the books for two reasons; to have their journalist complete a race, and to keep Sebulba’s reputation intact.

[@digitalunity]

As a man who has been playing this game his entire life, the end of this video is perhaps the most comprehensive overview of the gameplay loop I've ever heard and would easily put most streamers playthroughs to shame. well done and decently well researched!

[@TheAntiburglar]

Fuel by Midi-tallica isn't what I knew I needed, but now it's something that is central to my existence

[@thebreadcircus]

It's the second time we've used Fuel by Midi-tallica. I love it, so it won't be the last time we use it. -ED-1TA

[@captainsternn7684]

Is that what the song is @1:08!? It sounds like the endgame music from Undead Assault Chronicles (UAC) on Starcraft 2 Arcade!

[@SovereignTurkey]

to add more confusion to the Dug, Gran Malastare thing, during the senate scene a separate delegation of Dugs can be seen in the background.

[@WildmanTrading]

Bro dropped the hardest pod-racing edit and thought we wouldn't notice.

[@EdwardDanks009]

Which creates a weird issue with the Speeder that Cobb Vanth is driving in the Mandalorian (some 9 years ABY). It's likely a mistaken Easter egg, because it was still sporting Anakin's colors.

[@DIEGhostfish]

EHhh yes and no. I don't think Sebulba buying Annie's old pod is part of Disney Canon, or if it is someone put it back in his colors.

[@jldragon7855]

mars guo is my favorite second to none. has a gigantic podracer with rly cool noises and yet he himself looks like hes a foot tall

[@AntiTheory]

The scene with the detached control cables was in fact a deleted scene, not present in the original cinema cut. Rightly so, I think, because it would have been a real stretch of the imagination to think that Anakin could get a situation like that under control with just a few switches and a convenient tool for just this occasion. Also, aside from Neva Kee, there is one other podracer from the game that is not in the Boonta Eve Classic, but does make a sort of cameo appearance in the movie. Fud Sang. Anakin has a little sculpture/action figure of him that you can see in the scene where he's packing his things to leave Tatooine. It's surprising that he does, considering that Fud Sang was only allowed to canonically race on Oovo IV, where he was an inmate in the maximum security prison located there, serving multiple consecutive life sentences. Why Anakin had an action figure of someone like that, I don't know, but it's always a cool little detail if you spot it in the movie.

[@entrippyZ]

who remembers those booths where you could use podracer controls to play this? that was my favorite arcade game as a kid played a lot of gasgano.

[@Caddynars]

The Chuck E. Cheese I went to as a kid had one. It was a lot of fun.

[@LonmaHasan]

me

[@limespots]

There was one at my local arcade and I loved that game

[@FriendlyDarkwraith]

And to top it all off, he's Sneedpilled. This channel is perfect.

[@Aquatarkus96]

The pod race sequence is a big part of what inspired me to go into a career in audio (along with watching old Genesis concert videos). The sound design throughout the scene is just immaculate. The weird baffling inside of sebulbas pod could be responsible for the chugging sound his pod makes, perhaps due to weird resonances that could build up in such a cavity. Maybe it's an intentional design feature that improves performance?

[@hunterackerman1697]

The amount of humble pie Sebulba must have eaten to walk over to Ani and Qui-gon, and ask to buy the pod.

[@christopherwall2121]

Not mentioned here RE: Ratts Tyrell is that his whole family was in attendance at the Boonta race; in fact, his wife had just gotten out of the hospital after having a baby. After that race, his widow founded the Ratts Tyrell Foundation, which worked to have podracing banned as a bloodsport. Sadly, whatever reception such a goal had eventually became a moot point when the Empire banned most of the Outer Rim's moat popular forms of sport.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

The podracing scene was indeed quite an highpoint in the movie. Just the finale, but something fast with action that isn't just people shooting or punching each other. It also introduces a type of fictional sports, which is always great to expand the lore and make the place feel more real.

[@hibernianperspective6183]

This video was a loaf of fun.

[@dangalfthedruid]

Can confirm, the cable reattachment sequence was indeed added on the DVDs, it was not part of the original VHS release.

[@0rapter]

One thing I do want to point out temto was raising clean until a bug flew into his visor. That's why he unintentionally rammed into Anakin

[@atigerclaw]

"The pod racers aren't so much vehicles, as a collection of parts flying in formation." Oh COME ON! Call them what they are: Jet-powered space chariots.

[@thebreadcircus]

They certainly are that, but everyone says the chariot thing! If you just think of the engines as mechanical horses, I reckon that diminishes how glorious the engineering behind them is. Interesting username by the way, reminds me of a few stories I've enjoyed reading for many a year. -DZ

[@atigerclaw]

@@thebreadcircus Maybe, but you did stea- _Strategically Transfer Equipment to Alternate Locations_ - the joke description of a Helicopter. "Ten-thousand parts flying in close formation."

[@thebreadcircus]

Ah, now that phrase, I nicke- acquired by way of Kerbal Space Program. The closest thing I'd played at the time was Orbiter, where you'd be lucky to have moving parts to cover your hover/retro thrusters and scramjets. Maybe getting your radiators torn off by aerodynamic forces, but nothing could harm the fuselage. My KSP ships really stood out for being able to go through rapid unplanned disassembly. For the podracers, that description was so perfectly applicable I had to use it. -DZ

[@atigerclaw]

@@thebreadcircus Yeah, Pod-racers are so very Kerbal. Would make for an excellent joke to have them in the background with a 'booster pod'. Announcer Head One: "And there's Jebediah Kerman from Kerbal." Announcer Head Two: "Normally he's racing with his signature dual C7 Aerospace, J-X4 Whiplash engines. But today-" Announcer Head One: "What even IS that monstrosity?" Announcer Head Two: "Wait, I have notes. I have notes. That is the... Rockomax Conglomerate BACC4, 'QUAD-THUMPER'." Announcer Heat One: "You mean the Quad JUMPER, right?" Announcer Head Two: "No, it says it right here. Quad, Thumper. Apparently four solid fuel engines bolted together by... Struts?" Announcer Head One: "He's going to race what amounts to solid rocket boosters held together by PIPES?!" Announcer Head Two: "He's certainly going to try." Announcer Head One: "How'd he get that past the race safety officials?" Announcer Head Two: "We have safety officials?" Announcer Head One: "Oh, good point. Oh and it looks like he's giving his engines a test fire..." *_Jeb lights the boosters, they predictabily do what Solid Rocket Boosters do best... Immediately go to FULL POWER and cannot be shut off. Jeb's 'Pod-racer' immediately leaves the starting line_* Announcer Head One: "OH! A false start from Jeb! That's going to disqualify him if he doesn't get back to his positio-" *_The Struts of course fail seconds into flight, the whole assembly finds the nearest desert rock to explode spectacularly against, at least one booster spirals into the sky Quadinaros-style._* Announcer Head One: "That, looked, painful." Announcer Head Two: "Would you believe he tends to survive that?" Announcer Head One: "I'll believe anything about those little guys at this point. Anyway, the next racer is..."

[@Random_alias_JP-tl5xz]

Now this is pod racing 🎉

[@andrewwinslow9315]

The Use of 8 Bit Fuel In the intro is so perfect, reminds me of NASCAR on NBC in the early 2000's. Best Times

[@crazziemonkke]

Neva Kee was always my favorite guy. hearing all the pod sounds takes me right back to 1999 :)

[@BananaMana69]

Sebulbas pod racer makes an X because it's symbolic. Anakin (Vader) is chasing an X shaped ship through narrow trenches.

[@ADogNamedStay]

The noise you hear from sebulbas engines sounds like a piston compressor for a scuba tank and a low compression pump at the same time. Could be for the fuel, holding the fuel tanks at 4500psi would make sense for the unfamiliar fuel tanks. Like precompressed diesel.

[@jakobtehwookiee9564]

Amazing video! I love this game! I wish you talked about the last few racers. I always play as Bullseye Naviour because of his exceptional stats

[@youtubeaccountlol4942]

1:07 bro really did the full: *Fade in "Fuel" by Metallica* "NBC Sports welcomes you to the NASCAR Winston Cup Season Finale. Its the New Hampshire 300 presented by the new movie 'Behind Enemy Lines.' Its a beautiful late November day in Loudon, sunny skies, temperatures climbing towards 50 degrees. This race was originally scheduled for mid September, but was postponed because of the terrorist attacks on September 11th. Hi everyone, I'm Bill Webber, welcome to Loudon, and on behalf of everyone at NBC Sports we hope you are enjoying the Thanksgiving Weekend. This field was set by the points standings as of September 16th. Some things have changed since then, others have not. One thing that has not changed, Jeff Gordon. He was number one in points then, and he's number one in points now. One thing that is a little different, he's now a 4 time NASCAR Winston Cup Champion.." *Metallica fades out*

[@CodyCloud]

"a collection of parts flying in formation" lmao

[@sketchysketchu]

I'm still blown away that some people think the podracing in Phantom is boring

[@tendracalrissian8820]

The scene where Anakin catches the broken connector might be an allusion to his Force abilities, as these would sometimes manifest like an automatic reflex that the Force-sensitive can't control and doesn't know he's using, especially in moments of high stress.

[@braveladder1682]

Your videos are very well made, edited and narrated! Really enjoying this channel. You even kinda sound like a classic star wars uk actor from the first movie, would make a great imperial officer

[@thebreadcircus]

We really appreciate you saying that. There's a lot that goes into the sound quality, references, and editing. Also, I have to agree: I'd love to be an officer! I have faith the Imperial Navy will get around to processing my application forms any year now. -DZ

[@KaygeeFromNanotrasen]

that xamster image jumpscared the shit out of me

[@thebreadcircus]

I plan on using the P-Hub bass guitar riff one day. That's _really_ going to jumpscare the crap out of people. -ED-1TA

[@KaygeeFromNanotrasen]

@@thebreadcircus I'll keep that in mind...

[@willbelasco]

Mars Guo was my guy, every play through. That pod is OP 🔥

[@26th_Primarch]

Fun Fact: the pit droid that got sucked into Ody Mandrell's engine was named DUM-4

[@deazy3409]

This should have way more views than it does. Very detailed and we'll done!

[@bavarianbanshee]

Bread Circus confirmed based

[@thebreadcircus]

Ground Control to Major Tom. It's time to take your breadpills and put your helmet on. -DZ

[@willlauzon3744]

I didn't love podracing in tpm but I LOVED the arcade game of podracing. It was like those motorcycle ones but with a full pod racer. So much fun.

[@EvelynNdenial]

podracers could use a different heat source than fuel for the jets too. given the power of the reactors in setting if they were producing heat instead of electrical power, running the compressed air through that instead of a combustion chamber would run a jet engine just as well.

[@eventsinarizona]

Ah my daily dose of quality content

[@Marsmallos]

This is the kind of well-research, ultra-nerdy video I want to watch!

[@StarSystemStudios]

OMG I thought I was the only one who noticed 15:56 with Ody appearing after he was DNF xD

[@StarSystemStudios]

In the uncut Gleg holdfast gets wrecked by Sebulba, but then appears with Anakin right after

[@jamesavis1]

Great video, if no other reason than the frequent injection of racer engine sounds

[@thebreadcircus]

You're the first person to mention that. It was a conscious choice and it was very tedious to balance right. Makes it feel like it was worth the effort to know that just YOU enjoyed it. -ED-1TA

[@jamesavis1]

@thebreadcircus My heartfelt thanks. The effort was definitely appreciated

[@ShadowXII]

Teemto is my favorite, too! I love the enclosed cockpit.

[@PAINBRINGER]

Now THIS is starfighting!

[@fiddlesticks420]

I wonder how much work it would take to fully remaster the game

[@antonisauren8998]

There was fan remake couple years back, but got forced down by the Mouse.

[@manoz6194]

It needs a Remake, not a Remaster

[@HustlerHorstRuediger]

First of all I really enjoy your content. regarding that turbine cable scene: I was so sure I haven't seen this before when I saw it a few years ago and I watched the official VHS release of this at least 20 times when I was young. I think the versions released for streaming could be viewed as an extended cut.

[@aether6500]

The 8 bit Metallica Fuel midi was a legendary choice, sir.

[@Balsiefen]

I love how everyone who played this game has a love for one or other of the racers, and how strong and diverse those preferences are. Of course, Ebe E Endecott is obviously the best, but still...

[@VestedUTuber]

You might want to do a part 2 covering the game-exclusive characters. There's actually quite a few.

[@brandonsmith4292]

Was that a 8-bit version of "Fuel?" Amazing

[@thebreadcircus]

Absolutely! You got it. It seems the most appropriate choice. -ED-1TA

[@exodus941]

He was able to grab the cable because of his latent and untrained but enormous Jedi abilities and reflexes. He wouldn't have even been able to race if he didn't have such extraordinary powers.

[@hibernianperspective6183]

@42:48 I had the "Action Fleet" Gasgano's Pod Racer toy when I was but a wee encumbrance on my parents, and it used to make a most wonderful growl and a definitely safe to breathe smoke/smell effect when one 'revved' the Pod by the launch device.

[@thebreadcircus]

Now you mention it, I distinctly recall the smell of a particular toy train's smoke effect. I'm sure there's nothing to worry about, what could possibly go wrong? -DZ

[@selay333]

The podracing game is something wouldn't mind seeing remade and expanded upon.

[@Woug]

"Nucknog from the planet Sump" has such powerful insult potential, especially if you say it with a British accent

[@pcarrierorange]

Would have been fantastic to have the “crashing into a stalagmite” shot superimposed over the SPV’s video screen. I look forward to the 12 hour supercut podracing omnibus where this will be implemented. Excellent video as always!

[@TheMMObro]

Dude so.. most of my life, I've been obsessed with speeding. Most of my family was. As a kid I would rewatch the podracing scene over and over and over lol. I've mellowed out a bit now, but I gotta let it out sometimes. At the height of it, I used go on weekly speed runs in the middle of the night. It was like busting a nut. Oh and I played the n64 game a shit ton

[@Midheaven616]

Neva Kee does appear on the track in the very first shot on the ground, in the back, hes being hauled.

[@thebreadcircus]

We didn't know about that until two months ago! One of the prominent members of our discord community is a big fan of podracing, and he overturned the knowledge we'd taken for granted over the past twenty years. He managed to find Neva Kee in several different scenes, both before and during the race. I doubted a few of them at first, but he recreated a single frame of the starting grid in a 3D program, and proved this could only be Neva Kee peeks in from the edge of the screen. Incredible stuff, I was blown away by this revelation. We'll have an updated version of this video out shortly, in a compilation with the rest of the TPM series. -DZ

[@foxhoundms9051]

Suck, squeeze, bang, blow, easy way to remember how jet engines work 😂anyways, Holdfast and Beedo are my favorites, awesome video!

[@wannabehero2652]

nailed that thumbnail

[@thebreadcircus]

Thank you, thumbnails are often the part we're least sure about. Most of the feedback is about the video itself, which is of course a good thing. Still, it's nice to hear which thumbnails are the most well-liked. -DZ

[@AndrewChumKaser]

The game's stats are misleading: there's a few critically important stats that are entirely missing from the stats screen for the racers: prominently heating rate and boost velocity. Heating rate is how quickly the engines start overheating as you boost, and boost velocity is how much actual speed you gain from boosting. Conceptionally, some of the terrible stats some racers have (Elan in particular) is offset by these stats: Elan's boost is actually far above average in speed, making him one of the faster racers you can play to start with. This is also why ben is the best racer including upgrades: because he has the highest boost velocity and a good heat rate to compliment.

[@Nedums]

15:56 - So basically, this shot was reordered. In a Deleted scene, i assume BEFORE Ody Mandrells Pit Accident, Ark "Bumpy" Roose went and pitted, if you watch the Food Salesman scene, you can see his pod fly by at a very much slower pace. That scene was then removed and reordered to be right after Ody Mandrells pit accident.

[@dontaskmeagain4091]

I've been looking forward to this. My happiness has doubled with this new video.

[@wesleyrussell8386]

There was an extended version of episode 1 on tape, I forget what all was added but I'm pretty sure the podrace was made like 10 minutes longer. What you saw on TV that didn't have anakin catching the control cable, was probably the theatrical version (or just edited for time) and then you had the extended version on VHS

[@L_Train]

At 3:00 you give credit to warped perspective. The actual channel name is warped perception.

[@nerd1000ify]

Ratts Tyerell's funny exhausts are inspired by jet engine "hush kits" applied to reduce the noise output of turbojets and low bypass turbofans. The star shape encourages the hot, fast moving exhaust to quickly mix with cooler surrounding air as it exits, reducing noise coming from the fast moving exhaust jet 'shearing' the surrounding air. The funky nozzle shape does reduce thrust however. The same idea still crops up in the zig-zag shaped rear edges of the nacelles on some airliners.

[@strcmdrbookwyrm]

I've always described pod racing as "chariot races with jet engines instead of horses." Now I think I'll revise that statement to "The coolest parts of every kind of racing rolled into one." Idea for why Dud bolt and Aldar Beedo's engines have the sloping fronts and small intakes: Downforce. If these engines are getting enough air for their needs already, the slopes could have been added to force the engines down and give more control, similar to/reminiscent of how the wings on formula one cars use the front and back wings to get more grip.

[@arttus1287]

Gotta appreciate this video so much. Enjoyed the realistic engine analysis of each podracer. Boles Roor was my favourite pilot and I liked his vehicle design the most in Racer. Especially the cockpit of his pod was cool and stood out as being the longest in lenght. Fully upgraded his pod could rival the speed of Quadrinaros, at least in the Dreamcast version. I've noticed that the N64 had subtle differences in gameplay here and there. It makes me glad how much TPM gets love on your channel, it has always been my favourite Star Wars film despite popular opinions. Are you gonna make a continuation video for the additional game only pilots from Racer and Racer Revenge?

[@toastyrules8221]

Superb video.

[@thebreadcircus]

Thank you! Our intention was to create the definitive video on this topic. Granted, there aren't too many podracer videos out there, at least not yet. We thought it'd be a good idea to make a decent one, something that could become a classic. -DZ

[@toastyrules8221]

@@thebreadcircus Decent is a hard undersell. The only way this could've been more in depth or detailed is if you had someone from ILM or Lucas himself talking about podracing. As Palpatine said it best in EP1, we will watch your your career with great interest.

[@IANF126]

I had this on N64 as a kid, i did totally play a lot of anakin but sometimes i hopped around when i did 2 player split screen. I think the only reason i really remember neva kee, or rather the pod, even though it wasn't seen in the movie, is because it's so different from all the others. Also i always liked dud bolt just for the design and name, nothing more.

[@chrissavage5298]

The VHS of Phantom Menace that I owned had that shorter Podrace sequence edit that you spoke of. I can't remember if anything else about the movie was changed, but the podrace was noticeable. To be honest though, I preferred the shorter cut. To this day, it's still jarring to see the additions to the scene in the Bluray version. Not only are they more cartoony in logic and throw off the pacing a little, but they also suffer in terms of the character animations and textures. Maybe due to the fact they weren't used in the original theatrical/VHS cut and so weren't priority... I could just be forever used to the original version I grew up with, though!

[@thebreadcircus]

Interesting, good to have that confirmation! I definitely prefer the original versions of any Star Wars movie that had been later changed. For TPM in particular, I loved Yoda being a puppet instead of the later CGI versions. -DZ

[@ackbarfan5556]

Love the intro where you did an 8-bit version of Fuel by Metallica. Flashbacks to old NASCAR on NBC there.

[@simeonbairaktaris4092]

1) You seem to have put a lot more thought in how podracers work than anyone who was involved in making the movie. I bet those people were like "magic space technology go brrrrrr!" 2) I remember reading somewhere, on some canon source back in the day, that the podracers that have big turbine fans in the front use jet engine, while those that have no fans, use rocket engines. 3) You left out some of the game exclusive podracers, I think Bozzie Baranta, Fud Sang and the secret characters Jin Reeso and Cy Yunga have some of the best looking and most interesting podracers. 4) Aldar Beedos podracers is my favorite to use ingame. I usually beat the whole game with anakins stock podracer, then after I've beaten all maps, I buy the upgrades. After that they no longer take damage between the races, so I can keep my podracers upgraded forever and replay any level I like. Also, that salute by aldar beedo is just, eh, suspicious xD

[@nothingclever7582]

This video reminds me of speed racer special features

[@MrMarinus18]

12:35 In the book they explain how it works. Jet engines have spinning parts so they have centrifical force. On a plane usually you have 2 engines spinning in opposite direction to cancel out this effect though on single engine fighters this is something you have to account for. The engines on the pod aren't attached to anything and actually rely on the centrifical force to hold them in place. They are perpetually trying to pull apart with the energy beam binding them together.

[@potluck5896]

I never thought I'd see the day where each podracer's engines get a deep dive. I know nothing about engines btw, I learned a lot!

[@dicksoncider5099]

Hail The Bread Circus

[@thebreadcircus]

Hail to you, champion. -DZ

[@brokenursa9986]

This game was so great when I was a kid, and I still love it. I'm glad to see someone else who appreciates it. Also, Mars Guo OP, pls don't nerf.

[@StarSystemStudios]

I really enjoyed this video thank you for the effort!

[@sandllc1361]

You should talk about Grav-ball and some of the other sports in Star Wars, it's very interesting

[@willworkforicecream]

My favorite deleted scene is when they show us Ratts Tyrell's wife and kids before he dies in a gigantic fireball.

[@riftshredder5438]

You should have played the deleted scene which was an extensive cut of the introductions, some of these characters actually appeared in that deleted scene

[@VestedUTuber]

So... Millennium Falcon: street legal hot rod Podracer: Supermodified Sprint Car during the "golden age" of oval racing.

[@kevinvassago]

Ben Quadranaros A Star Wars Story is the real movie we need!!

[@Lanterns_light]

Still working on this vid 😅 2/3 through now. Imo the video would have benefited from reversing opacity when highlighting something. Ie everything else is a white blur EXCEPT the point of interest. Xoxox

[@thebreadcircus]

For sure. I was at the end of my wits and at the end of 15 hour work days when I did a lot of the effects work. Crunch. It kind of shows. -ED-1TA

[@inspectorn]

Great commentary

[@ShiroiTengu]

How could you just leave out the best pod in the game!? My man Bullseye Navior!

[@katathoombs]

I remembered this game during the past year and found the CD-ROM at my parents' place, but I've not tried to install it yet. Knowing what he77 my Rogue Squadron 1 brings me trying to play it I've been afraid it wouldn't be worth it. Maybe it would. And maybe it would work no problem.

[@thebreadcircus]

Both of those games are probably going to bring heck upon you. If you join our Discord, we'll help you get both working properly. You won't need your discs. -ED-1TA

[@robertharris6092]

Theres also star wars: starfighter. Jedi starfighter is a sequel. (And considerably better from what child me remembers) also had some hilarious bloopers. Had them both on xbox.

[@InspectorWhoReacts]

Pod Racing is actually my favorite part of Phantom Menace, its a different kind of intense action we don't see in star wars. And not that it would have saved the movie, but I thought it would have been cool if Last Jedi brought back pod racing instead of those horses they used.

[@davidt5901]

I recognize Fuel anywhere 🤘🏼.

[@Garthack]

Mars Guo hands down for me, the reason his cooling was so bad was because his boost lasted 2-3x longer then other racers.

[@twistedyogert]

I wonder if his force abilities also played a role in his mechanical aptitude. One of the things about the force is that it gives those gifted with it more awareness of the entire world, which could possibly extend to non-biological objects such as pod-racers or droids.

[@foxdavion6865]

The podracing game on the N64 is an incredible game when you think about that system's limitations, I think it along with only a small number of other titles on the system had a consistently high framerate, which is unheard of for the N64 normally, because 90% of it's library of games ran between 10 and 15fps (only other games were Nintendo's and Rareware's games that ran at 20 to 30fps but even those games dropped down to 20fps). Meanwhile Podracing ran at 30fps consistently, very smooth fast paced game where you hit 500+km/h. Pod Racing had so much potential to be something awesome as either a basis for a series or used for video games - imagine a free to play service game based on Pod Racing? But Lucas Arts did nothing with it beyond just one game for the N64 which took 20 years to port to PC, Lucas films did nothing with it and after Disney bought Star Wars they did nothing with it.