Whether you liked Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace or not, you have to admit, those podracing scenes were pretty darn awesome. All that tension as we were rooting for young Anakin Skywalker to win the race!
Sure, there are a whole bunch of podracing toys out there, including podracing LEGO sets, but a fully-playable, arcade-style LEGO mindstorms podracing game? LEGO enthusiast Alexis Dos Santos has answered our prayers.
Inspired by the 1999 racing game Star Wars Episode I: Racer, Alexis created this beauty powered by the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 robotics system, which features more than 6,000 pieces, 4 motors, and a touch sensor.
Players use a functioning joystick to steer their pod left and right across 5 lanes, avoiding obstacles like spaceship debris along the way. The lanes are made up of LEGO conveyor belts which each move at different speeds, increasing the difficulty level for players! Watch out though, one collision with an obstacle and it’s game over.
Now this is podracing!
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