The Star Wars Game Renaissance Is Here!

Griffin McElroy (0:00)

I think it's Bologna, I think it's outer space Bologna that they don't let you name your guy in this one. Your guy in this one's gotta be called Shade, which is top 10 most boring Star Wars names. They had an opportunity to let me carve my legend throughout the galaxy as Jizz Bumpstow or Snizz Blasto.

Russ Frushtick (0:24)

His last name, they don't really cover it, but his last name is Shade Bazorks.

Griffin McElroy (0:29)

Yeah, they only say it was. There's a single line where Subalba's like, Bazorks, blah blah blah, and then he says alien shit.

Russ Frushtick (0:37)

Yeah.

Griffin McElroy (0:38)

Still a missed opportunity, I think.

Chris Plante (0:39)

I think they're really proud of the characters that they got in here, and they want some contrast. You know, they don't want you worrying about Shade when you can be thinking about Bitty Blast.

Griffin McElroy (0:49)

I love my big Bitty Blast. We're all Bitty Blast fans around here. I just want to be right there next to them.

As Scump Drusgo. Something fun like that. A little Trandoshan, a little Scoundrel.

Russ Frushtick (1:02)

I'll whip my hairtails at people.

Griffin McElroy (1:04)

Yeah, man. I mean, that's Twi'Lex, but sure. My name is Griffin McElroy. I know the best game of the week.

Chris Plante (1:28)

My name is Christopher Thomas Plante and I know the best game of the week.

Russ Frushtick (1:31)

My name is Russ Frushtick. I know the best game of the week.

Griffin McElroy (1:35)

Welcome to The Besties, where we talk about the latest and greatest in home interactive entertainment. It's a game of the year club. Just by listening, you've become a member. This week's For the Nerds, because we're talking about Star Wars Galactic Racer. It's a Star Wars video game and it doesn't get much nerdier than that. Let me put in my pocket protector as I ask my friend Chris Plante to turn on his lightsaber and tell me all about this new one from George Lucas's Mind's Eye.

Chris Plante (2:05)

Zelinks, this is kind of a spiritual sequel to both the Burnout games and the Podracing game from the Nintendo 64 It is made by a new studio called Fuse, who has some members from Criterion. The people who we're working on, everything from Burnout to the late great Need for Speed games. Here's what you need to know though, Star Wars fans, this one takes place, I believe, between episodes 6 and 7 So, this is the future of pod racing, baby. What does that mean?

It means that pod racing takes place in episode 1 This one takes place between Return of the Jedi and...

Russ Frushtick (2:44)

Palpatine, this is before Palpatine came back, but after he died.

Griffin McElroy (2:48)

He got smoked, and Subalba is still here.

Chris Plante (2:51)

Before, he was in Fortnite, but after he died the first time.

Russ Frushtick (2:56)

Subalba must be so old.

Griffin McElroy (2:57)

Subalba must be 500 fucking years old. We'll talk about that.

Russ Frushtick (3:00)

He's actually still a baby. In Subalba, that's how they age. In Subalba years? They age 10,000 years.

I can't wait to talk about...

Chris Plante (3:09)

These movies take place over 60 years.

Russ Frushtick (3:11)

So he's a baby. Whatever.

Chris Plante (3:15)

Okay, you realize that these movies actually take place?

Griffin McElroy (3:17)

I fucking warned you guys. I warned you, so dust off your calculators, and we'll be right back.

Chris Plante (3:26)

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