Star Wars: Galactic Racer is my childhood podracing dream come true

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="Yes, Sebulba is in the game." data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/ss_f94572ce18123b5dfc0baf196dde05b00a35a71e.1920x1080.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> Yes, Sebulba is in the game. </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The podracing scene in <em>The Phantom Menace</em> is one of my favorite movie sequences ever. It's just so dang cool: The futuristic racers tear over treacherous Tatooine terrain while various <em>Star Wars</em> aliens bark at each other in incomprehensible sci-fi languages. Eventually a young Anakin Skywalker proves his mettle by clawing his way from the back of the pack to win the race, which left an impression on me when I first saw it at 10 years old. I always wished I could pilot a podracer myself. Over the past several days, I've been able to live out that dream thanks to <em>Star Wars: Galactic Racer</em>, which takes everything from that brilliant scene and p …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1002887/star-wars-galactic-racer-review">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>