10 Fastest Podracers in Star Wars
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@attilathehun5067 6 жыл бұрын
"Luckily for Quadineros, the BT310's engines exploded before he was even able to start the race". You know it's bad when he's LUCKY his engines exploded.
@GenerationTech 6 жыл бұрын
Yea he would’ve most likely died that podracer was way too powerful for him
@attilathehun5067 6 жыл бұрын
And to cap it all off, he probably lost the bet because of the technicality that he never actually drove the pod. At least, that's what I would have done if I were whoever made that bet.
@irvinmorales1409 5 жыл бұрын
@@attilathehun5067 Quadineros was actually seen later on. He was last seen being promoted in a poster where he was racing against Sebulba.
@717jeezy 4 жыл бұрын
Quadinero reminds me of the fat catapiller in the movie "a bugs life"
@GamerPete101 6 жыл бұрын
Now I want a new podracing game.
@ThatOneNerd14 4 жыл бұрын
Some guy is working on making an HD remake or data pack for the original Star Wars Episode 1 Racer game..
@Dstinct_HaKai 4 жыл бұрын
A remaster of the game is coming to the Switch with Online racing as well 👍🏽
@Snuifduif198 4 жыл бұрын
@@Dstinct_HaKai Nintendo Switch?
@DarthBane959 4 жыл бұрын
Caio-Lucas Abreu dude you just made my day...
@GrantFunkyFrabe 4 жыл бұрын
@@Dstinct_HaKai it's not a remaster, it's just a port over
@CuppaTeaExe 6 жыл бұрын
Top 10 ships to say “spinning is a good trick” while flying.
@lukasr1166 6 жыл бұрын
Top 10 situations to say "you're a blod one"
@717jeezy 4 жыл бұрын
@@lukasr1166 Kenobi dropping in on a batallion of droids of all sorts led by General grievous . now that's a "bold one"
@yourfriendlyneighbourhoodb7585 4 жыл бұрын
Lukas R dying*
@kieranheaton4951 3 ай бұрын
Me at the course "Vengeance" in star wars racer in the zero gravity chamber section.
@KingofPotatoPeople 6 жыл бұрын
It’s a neat idea that Sebulba’s Pod’s split X configuration foreshadows Anakin’s pursuit of Luke’s X wing in ANH.
@anthonydevito4450 6 жыл бұрын
Holy cow,I never thought of that
@KilluaZoldyck-de1hq 5 жыл бұрын
holy shit
@fluffyboisquad7477 5 жыл бұрын
Anh has 3 letters the illuminati has 3 sides ILLUMINATI CONFIRMED
@vahidhosoda6614 4 ай бұрын
Me too!!!😊
@the-real-zpero 3 жыл бұрын
Interestingly, Anakin's modifications to his engines also made them easy to stall when starting up, hence why he stalls at the beginning of the race.
@filmgoblin5016 2 жыл бұрын
And if his engines didn’t stall he would’ve been in 1st place a lot sooner.
@seanberry1 Жыл бұрын
This has a parallel with performance-tuned engines with lightened flywheels. Faster throttle response, but the crank-shaft loses momentum quickly.
@OneNidim Жыл бұрын
@@seanberry1 the attention to details for the whole race was perfect
@ulrickts 5 жыл бұрын
I loved using Neva-Kee's absurd acceleration in Episode One Racer. Definitely my personal favorite. My little sister and I always cheered for Sebulba just because his face kinda resembled our dog's. It's too bad he had to be the antagonist and get destroyed by a little, annoying, human boy.
@joe78man 2 жыл бұрын
The sound of the engine is like the harley davidson of the pods
@manz7860 2 жыл бұрын
Kid anakin is the greatest thing in star wars.
@InventorZahran 6 жыл бұрын
Keep in mind that the Radon-Ulzer engines were designed for use in starfighters, not pod-racers. Therefore, their power and acceleration was far superior to any purpose-built pod-racer engine.
@torenwikberg 6 жыл бұрын
really dig the real world comparisons
@TheFish711 6 жыл бұрын
“It’s like a performance enhancing drug on steroids” you mean steroid steroids?
@maaderllin 6 жыл бұрын
I always took Neva Kee and its FG 8T8 in the old star wars podracer game because I didn't like how the other pods were always swinging left and right on the slightest change of direction :P
@ludwigiapilosa508 6 жыл бұрын
Always used Neva Kee in the N64 game. Best podracer
@johnboy4025 4 жыл бұрын
Ludwigia pilosa Mars Guo
@xREAPER1101x 4 жыл бұрын
Neva Kee was the best racer to use
@kyleray4952 4 жыл бұрын
Depended on the track. But primarily Mars guo was every I used. I remember doing lots of in game testing to find the pod with the fastest top speed and Mars guo had it. He was one of the few that would be able to get over 1000kph.
@ludwigiapilosa508 4 жыл бұрын
Kyle Ray - I preferred Neva Kee because of the exceptional control. Mars Guo might be better if you can handle him. In any case, I'd play a remake of that game. With today's technology it could be really fun.
@kyleray4952 4 жыл бұрын
@@ludwigiapilosa508 I would love a remake! The are releasing it for the switch soon. I'll play that but I really want a remake.
@seanurciuoli245 6 жыл бұрын
Always remember to eat your Ackbar cereal
@ajamcan7264 6 жыл бұрын
Interesting you actually went into detail about the F8F and the Dornier 235. I’m impressed.
@kieranheaton4951 3 ай бұрын
The amount of lore in such a small video is immense. Wish I delved into this in my earlier years. Fascinating video. Now this is podracing. A+
@ohyeahgamer3736 6 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised Anakin's podracer was that fast at all. But he did win the race because everyone crashed lol.
@GudHunterYT96 5 жыл бұрын
Almost* Teemto is the only podracer who showed respect to Ani lol
@irvinmorales1409 5 жыл бұрын
In that race, the only fatality was Ratts Tyrell.
@717jeezy 4 жыл бұрын
@@irvinmorales1409 its a miracle only 1 casualty occurred especially with the amount of crashes and with the velocity the pods were racing at , you'd think that any crash had a 75%-90% fatality rate .
@irvinmorales1409 4 жыл бұрын
@@717jeezy There was another racer who veered off course and was never heard from again. Make that two fatalities.
@717jeezy 4 жыл бұрын
@@irvinmorales1409 thats what i thought too at first. Idk why I said only 1 died. Maybe its cuz I heard it in the video somewhere and it was fresh in my mind.
@kukumbagumba2264 4 жыл бұрын
I was always wondering how didn't their face melt off with those massive engines right in front
@filmgoblin5016 2 жыл бұрын
Their engines weren’t technically in front of them. Also their pods go above the engines while their accelerating.
@manoz6194 7 ай бұрын
@@filmgoblin5016 It would still be bloody hot though. I've been in a hot air balloon and you can feel the heat of the burner with your head and I'm a short man!
@filmgoblin5016 7 ай бұрын
@@manoz6194 bro this is Star Wars where they have laser swords as hot as the sun and you’re concerned about pod engines feeling hot while racing in a already hot desert planet? Come on now
@DuttonWebb 3 жыл бұрын
3:50 Neva Kee has the fastest podracer in the game! What are you talking about it being slow.
@darkcheshireking 6 жыл бұрын
really liked this video! loved the analysis of each racer and thoughtful comparisons to war era fighters and modern jets...very cool!
@OttomanDrifter91 6 жыл бұрын
this was by far the most entertaining video you guys ever made and i love the real life comparisons :)
@darman12able 6 жыл бұрын
I never understood why humans aren't suited for podracing considering we see plenty of humans piloting starfighters that are far faster than any podracer
@GenerationTech 6 жыл бұрын
Yea I think it was just to make anakin seem special. But some aliens definitely had faster reflexes than humans
@BennyLlama39 6 жыл бұрын
darman12able The key word is "starfighter". They're less likely to crash into rocks or other obstacles in space. 🙂
@CanadianFabe 6 жыл бұрын
starfighters have inertial dampeners to counter G-forces. I doubt pod racers do.
@sts3121 6 жыл бұрын
Podracing is more challenging because of the many obstacles they can crash into and humans, unless they are force sensitive, can't maneuver through all of them safely.
@danzelmoore6153 5 жыл бұрын
And Anakin was ' years old he shouldn't have been able to race anyways
@ScottyMuzik 6 жыл бұрын
Truly underrated and incredible channel! Nice work gentlemen.
@DragonxFlutter 6 жыл бұрын
You sound less enthusiastic than usual. You feeling alright, Alan?
@GenerationTech 6 жыл бұрын
Haha yea in good it just gets really hot in our office when I tecord
@finlayanderson4652 6 жыл бұрын
Generation Tech are these spelling errors on purpose?
@really296 6 жыл бұрын
Theres no auto correct on tattooine finaly
@lilcolgatevert3715 6 жыл бұрын
Generation Tech Mr. Alan don't feel so good..
@boku5192 6 жыл бұрын
instead of alan I read allah XD
@enterprise-h312 6 жыл бұрын
Is it just me or is this the most zen episode that you've ever done?
@GenerationTech 6 жыл бұрын
Lol maybe
@gregariousham6210 6 жыл бұрын
I’m learning Star Wars facts and air history, this is real multitasking.
@GearGuardianGaming 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting i find this now of all times. Good info, great speed comparison, excellent delivery. My favorites to use were anakin because you can understand him, bozzie baranta because of how hard it is to get him, ark 'bumpy' roose because bumpy and that awesome accelleration, and aldar beedo because he had the best paint scheme imo. Also those massive engines.
@Straswa 2 жыл бұрын
Great vid GenTech, I like how how you compared speeds to real-life aircraft.
@Alpharius93 6 жыл бұрын
Podracing is one of the most awesome things from the prequels! Literaly my childhood, especially with that PC game :) (the PlayStation sequel to it was quite awesome too)
@argokarrus2731 6 жыл бұрын
*now this is pod racing! *
@francisco4benites 6 жыл бұрын
I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO SEE THIS VIDEO FOR A LONG TIME NOW THANK YOU
@gustajuy5983 3 жыл бұрын
Rest In Peace - most famous Aleena Rats Tyrell 😔
@wildone8397 3 жыл бұрын
Is that the guy who's "narrating"? Sad to hear..
@Xaptor43 5 жыл бұрын
"Luckily, they're able to use echo-location, which" -- which is just how useful at 750kmh? What even.
@L0stEngineer 6 жыл бұрын
*Now this is youtubing!* Try spinning that's a neat trick.... Oh wait no.... This isn't a political channel.
@peterbanderas8184 6 жыл бұрын
Jonathan Schmidt I don't know... Alan has shown some pro-Imperial slant...
@danzelmoore6153 5 жыл бұрын
Wtf
@derwyndalegosavage9840 5 жыл бұрын
Wow that explains why the race is dangerous
@njsullyalex2744 6 жыл бұрын
I actually really enjoyed this video, and as an avgeek, I really enjoyed the comparisons between podracers and WWII planes/modern airliners.
@justicetaylor2695 6 жыл бұрын
The Ord's shape was also my favorite. It's the one I could pick out among a crowd and green was my favorite color at the time.
@lukasr1166 6 жыл бұрын
Now that's podraceing!
@iliadnetfear2586 6 жыл бұрын
Now this is pod racin'.
@Flight-wo6jn 6 жыл бұрын
Loved that comparison between the pods and real world craft!
@Skizzaable 6 жыл бұрын
no love for ody mandrells racer? :( its even faster than some on the list (790kph) sadly in the race he got griefed by his pit droids :D
@OttomanDrifter91 6 жыл бұрын
he got himself rekt, so nah i guess :D
@cs3087 4 жыл бұрын
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@PsychoticBovine 5 жыл бұрын
Funny: One of the engines was named very close to the Quadrajet 4 barrel carburetor used in 60's and 70's era cars. I know this because my brother is a genius with fixing them for people.
@FactoryofRedstone 6 жыл бұрын
I'm happy to see, that you eventually use the metric system. Thumbs up!
@gregariousham6210 6 жыл бұрын
Don’t Tusken raiders pod race on their cycler rifles?
@brandonguild1666 2 жыл бұрын
What prevents the cockpit of a podracer from lunging forward when braking? Since it's connected by a cable, it would have to have its own braking system or the slack in the cable would send it flying forward over the engines when braking. But I am not sure that is the case.
@legocreator1998 2 ай бұрын
What are the names of the background music you used? Specifically for Gasgano, Ratts Tyrell, and Anakin Skywalker? those songs are fire
@really296 6 жыл бұрын
Hi guys welcome back this is alan, I'm generation tech!
@zaca3256 6 жыл бұрын
I don't recognize a lot of the movie footage. Where there different edits of ep 1 released? I've only seen the vhs copy released in 1999.
@uncletom1971 4 жыл бұрын
How do you know the specs in such detail? What is your source?
@ryanbarth6691 5 жыл бұрын
I want a part 2 of this!!!! Please
@Vaith 4 жыл бұрын
If Sebulba had not sabotaged Anakins Pod, Anakin would have lapped everyone by the 3rd lap lol
@jopu8180 6 жыл бұрын
Now this is podracing
@jeusvox2878 2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the Honda reference 👍
@ZoidsNut 6 жыл бұрын
It's been forever since I played the N64 game but I believe the pod I was best with was Bullseye Navoir.
@wilfig Ай бұрын
I always dug the sound of Sebulba's Plug-F Mammoth. It sounds like a junker, but it's still crazy fast.
@lordinquisitorsionmasterof128 6 жыл бұрын
Wat about a vs series between different science fiction universes?
@DemonRage90 Жыл бұрын
I always pick Bullseye Navior, PodRacer is insanely fast and the way it looks, always caught my eye.
@juggsauce 5 ай бұрын
Same. I always mained Mars Guo until I could unlock bullseye. Guos machine was so underrated too. It responded well to mods and hardly drifted at all in turns. But by the end of the game I needed bullseye to win.
@GryphonWahle 4 жыл бұрын
What's with leaving out Neva Kee's name when talking about the FG 8T8? Every other pod racer mentioned here (minus all the others that weren't) had mentioned who piloted them.
@MrAsaqe 2 жыл бұрын
The 8t8 is what I call a Swoop and Speeder had decided to raise a kid together.
@baconboi4482 3 жыл бұрын
We should have a movie like Cars that focuses on Pod racing
@JoshdaKnight 4 жыл бұрын
I like how you compare them to planes for speed. It puts it in better perspective.
@priestmorrison6564 3 жыл бұрын
!! hey man!!!? what happened to your kylo Ren's TIE fighter episode?! I can't find it anywhere in your queue
@RDeathmark 6 жыл бұрын
Mars goo was always my favorite in the podracer game
@chrismarek7864 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah lol. Once you unlocked him and used him, most of the rest of the game became cake.
@patrickracer43 2 жыл бұрын
The pod race we saw in episode 1 is a major event in terms of Pod Racing, it's real world equivalents would be events like NASCAR's Daytona 500, IndyCar's Indianapolis 500, Formula One's Grand Prix of Monaco, Endurance Sports Car Racing's 24 Hours of Le Mans, the National Hot Rod Association's US Nationals and the Australian V8 Supercars Bathurst 1,000
@mikhaillionel6352 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe for Tatooine, a lawless dust bowl in the Outer Rim but it’s real world equivalent would be more akin to an unsanctioned drag race in the desert that allows 9 year old kid slaves to race.
@sam_marley 2 жыл бұрын
I know Lucas couldn’t have made the scene any longer than he did, but the fact that this race was literally only 3 laps is daft. All those thousands of people attending to see 3 laps
@budavargas 6 жыл бұрын
I would love to buy two Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9 engines and... well... you know...
@stargazeronesixseven 3 жыл бұрын
Love the comparison of speed with some WWII Fighters >>> Classic & Nostalgic ... Stay Safe & Stay Humble! 🕯🌷🕊
@kyleskatesnh 5 жыл бұрын
great video
@Barmkin01 6 жыл бұрын
I like how half of the video is about star wars and the other half is about planes
@tlotpwist3417 3 жыл бұрын
"BANTHA POODOO!" ~Sebulba
@gorilly3023 6 жыл бұрын
With all those insanely high speed crashes and low safety standards, it really is a miracle that there were only 1 or 2 fatalities during the Boonta Eve Classic. I mean Teemto really should have died after the Tuskens shot his pod.
@chrissonofpear3657 6 жыл бұрын
Ratts Tyrell was gone. Maybe Mars Guo too, and Neva Kee never showed up again...
@gorilly3023 6 жыл бұрын
Mars Guo survived, but he was put out of action for quite a while. Ratts was the only confirmed fatality, but I am guessing they just never found Neva's crash or the Jawa's scrapped it first.
@chrissonofpear3657 6 жыл бұрын
Cool. I never confirmed Guo's survival before.
@r.chamaemorus8025 6 жыл бұрын
It was that Nuknog, what was he called, and another one that collided but both survived and ended up in hospital.
@r.chamaemorus8025 6 жыл бұрын
Ark "Bumpy" Roose!
@lordinquisitorsionmasterof128 6 жыл бұрын
Wat about a video on star fighter races?
@StarlightEater 4 жыл бұрын
The pod racing game was so fuckin sweet. Wish they made more!
@emersonflorez97 4 жыл бұрын
Agree, How a REAL pod racer secuel could work: 1 many tracks 2 custom pod racers and machines 3 online lobby 4 create a track mode
@PsychedeliKompot 3 жыл бұрын
They did. There was a sequel for consoles called "Racer Revenge", the Pod Race also made an appearance in Lego Star Wars Episode 1, there was also an Arcade version of Racer Episode 1 that featured better graphics but only 4 tracks and where you werent easily at the front all the time, AND there was also a Star Wars Racer mode in Kinect Star Wars with a number of different pods to play and tracks to race. Still would be cool to get one with modern graphics and updated models.
@StarlightEater 3 жыл бұрын
@@PsychedeliKompot shit son, thanks for the tip
@landenb.hitchcock8986 6 жыл бұрын
We must go FAS
@ryanbarth6691 6 жыл бұрын
Part 2 please!!!!!
@clintyoung6851 3 жыл бұрын
I STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU ADDRESS ALL THIS TO LEGO SO THEY CAN START PRODUCING THEM.
@justicetaylor2695 6 жыл бұрын
Lol, that ending. Leave it to a force user to give us bragging rights.
@jansjedenekamp9788 5 жыл бұрын
Best channel ever
@rionfouts916 2 жыл бұрын
2:24 selbulba causes Mars Guo to crash into the ground. Please do tell me whether he survived or not.
@kasinokaiser1319 6 жыл бұрын
Can you podrace with a T-16 Skyhopper or Airspeeder?
@sts3121 6 жыл бұрын
You wouldn't be able to because most to my knwoledge are not nearly as fast and seem to have only commuting purposes like regular cars.
@broden4838 4 жыл бұрын
I wonder what would win in a race; a podracer or an F-Zero machine
@joshglover2370 4 жыл бұрын
I would give it a try! I think I could do it!
@ryanbarth6691 6 жыл бұрын
Do a video of the other pods if you can.
@lordinquisitorsionmasterof128 6 жыл бұрын
Question: how did the death star MOVE: i have looked all over the thing and i don't see any large enough propulsion system
@chrissonofpear3657 6 жыл бұрын
There are lots of small engines around the equator, that are not detailed on the model. Small being a relative term - they are still similar in size to star destroyer engines. (see the cross-sections books)
@r.chamaemorus8025 6 жыл бұрын
I thought it used orbits to move when it was'nt in hyperspace.
@ClemPrime13 4 жыл бұрын
Big ass hyperdrive.
@marshallcarhart579 6 жыл бұрын
Can you make a video about Bacta please?for the 5th time?
@x9360 4 жыл бұрын
*Hmmmm,how if cars were replaced with podracers?*
@chrismarek7864 2 жыл бұрын
So GM’s old Rochester division built Boles Roor’s podracer? That explains a lot.
@manz7860 3 жыл бұрын
2:27 I always lmao when I hear that alien about to die. God I love episode 1
@OtisCluck 2 жыл бұрын
He actually survived that, somehow
@manz7860 2 жыл бұрын
@@OtisCluck no way
@H0wlrunn3r 6 жыл бұрын
RAAAAWR
@H0wlrunn3r 6 жыл бұрын
Beezle Da Warlock same bro haha
@CalumHGaming 5 жыл бұрын
RAAUUUUUUUUUURRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
@Amadeo790 6 жыл бұрын
I played the game and the Behemoth made up it's slow start speed with tremendous boost. Didn't turn well though.
@filmgoblin5016 2 жыл бұрын
Man pod racing needs to be put more into Star Wars stories just as much as Lightsaber battles and spaceship battles. I know pod racing has nothing to do with wars even but still. I mean heck they could literally make a spin-off series about pod racing like speed racer. Or do a ford vs ferrari type story.
@kyleray4952 4 жыл бұрын
Where did you do your research? Some of these backstorys seam a little made up (which is fun). But if you played the game you'd find a pretty different outcome to your list.
@justicetaylor2695 6 жыл бұрын
I didn't know there were any connected pod racer designs.
@really296 6 жыл бұрын
I like generation tech
@noseblind2088 4 жыл бұрын
"This podracer was nothing special" - makes number 5 on fastest podracer list
@eldrenofthemist2492 6 жыл бұрын
what about swoop racing that we see in the Knights of the Old republic games. :)
@nathancamara6285 5 жыл бұрын
These pods are slower than I thought. But look how big the engines are.
@thefish53_68 6 жыл бұрын
This also works as a lesson on obscure late world war 2 aircraft.
@reddatyoshi3773 5 жыл бұрын
I hope mars survived, that crash was brutal but kind of is satisfying to me
@MattSipka Жыл бұрын
Anakin won because he was a Jedi. Not because he was human. He says he’s the only human who can pilot a podracer and Qui gon states he must have Jedi reflexes in order to be able to race pods. Reflexes quick enough to deflect blaster shots with a lightsaber.
@starwars_caedmon5178 5 жыл бұрын
My favorite is the ord Pedrovia
@justicetaylor2695 6 жыл бұрын
The Wasp looks like its seat hangs below it's pod. Is that the case?
@tariffictypist7372 5 жыл бұрын
That's not a barrel role, what Anakin did was something called a Ailerion Role. Get yo facts straight.
@matthewanderson9754 3 жыл бұрын
Best n64 game ever!!!!!!! And now I'm gonna watch the movie again lol 😆
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