Star Wars Episode I: Racer is a solid port of the classic podracing game that originally released on PC and Nintendo 64. You can read my full review here.
Achieving the Platinum is fairly easy and should take around 3–6 hours depending on skill and how many cheats you enable from the start. For example, activating invincibility can push you toward the 3-hour estimate.
Update 1: There have been reports of several trophies not unlocking on Patch 1.01. Please be aware.
Update 2: Since this guide was originally published, three trophies were changed on the server. This guide has been updated accordingly.
Introduction
Some quick tips for playing:
- To boost, hold R2 to accelerate and push the left analog stick Up. Watch the boost charge (bottom-right of the HUD). When it’s full, press X to boost.
- Boosting too long overheats your engines and can destroy your racer. Listen for overheating audio cues.
- There is a handbrake (O), but usually easing off the accelerator and tapping through corners is best.
- You can drift, but it isn’t very readable. Consider ignoring drift (L1) unless you’ve mastered it.
- Buy two pit droids early. Then buy cheap junkyard parts, race once to auto-repair them, and trade back at full value. You can temporarily downgrade parts to do this.
- Only buy upgrades from the Junkyard and avoid overpaying Watto. You’ll need as many credits as possible to purchase all podracer upgrades.
Cheats
I had no issues unlocking trophies using the cheats below. Another user reported problems when using several cheats (including Autopilot, which I didn’t test). To be safe, complete your final race for the “win all races” trophy with no cheats enabled.
To enter cheat codes: create a new profile, hold L2, and use L1 to type the code.
- Invincibility:
RRJABBA - Mirror Mode:
RRTHEBEAST - Debug Mode:
RRDEBUG - Unlock All Cheats:
RRTANGENTABACUS
To activate cheats during a race, pause and press Left, Down, Right, Up on the D-Pad to open the cheat menu. You can enable invisibility and other options here, but some tough tracks still require skill—don’t rely on invisibility as a crutch.
Platinum Guide
You’ll earn the following trophies while playing the first 21 races across the three circuits. Aim for first place every time and restart if a loss is likely. Set each race to “Winner Takes All” for more credits—there’s no post-game credit grind. Stick to cheap Junkyard upgrades and restart races you’re going to lose.
- Complete Amateur Podracing Circuit
- Complete Semi-Pro Podracing Circuit
- Complete Galactic Podracing Circuit
- Come in first place
- Finish your first race
- Reach 700 MPH
- Reach 1000 MPH — If you’re struggling, try “Andobi Mountain Run” (Galactic Circuit). There’s a long straight mid-track where 1000 MPH is easy.
- Set a new lap record
- Purchase your first upgrade
- Max out your Pit Droid Crew — Buy pit droids ASAP, then “cheese” the Junkyard: downgrade to a damaged part, race once to repair, and sell back for profit.
- Perform a boost
- Perform a boost start — Like many racers, press accelerate at the final moment of the countdown.
- Unlock Bullseye Navior
- Unlock Wan Sandage
- Unlock Teemto Pagalies
- Unlock Fud Sang
- Unlock Sebulba
- Unlock Aldar Beedo
After the main three circuits, one circuit with four races remains. If you have enough credits, begin buying each top-level part for your racer. You may need one more race to afford the last part. You’ll unlock:
- Purchase all of the best upgrades
Next, replay any completed race as Sebulba. Double-tap △ to fire his weapon and try to hit ten enemies.
- Hit 10 enemies with Sebulba’s weapon
- Win a race with Sebulba
While boosting, press △ once to taunt for two easy trophies (taunt + taunt during boost). Finish the race for extra credits if needed.
- Taunt your opponents
- Taunt during a boost
If you still need it, enable Invisibility and Mirror Mode (see codes above) and start a race as Anakin Skywalker. Pause at the start and toggle both options in the cheat menu.
For the repair trophy, if you didn’t get it naturally, enable invisibility and hold boost until the engines catch fire, then hold R1 to repair. Finish the mirrored race to unlock the mirror trophy.
- Complete a Mirrored Race
- Repair your engines from “warning” status back to stable as Anakin
Finally, complete the four races in the Invitational Podracing Circuit. These are the toughest tracks. Invisibility helps on three of them, but on “Abyss,” falling off is the bigger danger—choose your best-handling racer.
- Complete Invitational Podracing Circuit
- Unlock Slide Paramita
- Unlock Bozzie Baranta
- Finish all races in first place
Ding! You’ve earned the Platinum Trophy. Have tips or need help? Drop a comment below.
