OpenSWE1R

About

Star Wars Episode I: Racer is a 1999 racing game developed and published by LucasArts, based on the podracing sequence in The Phantom Menace. OpenSWE1R is an open-source port of Star Wars Episode I: Racer that combines x86 CPU emulation with a WINE-like implementation of the Windows functions the game uses, patching open-source code into the original game at runtime. It targets the x86 Windows version and is only partially complete; development has halted.

How it differs from the original

Not all original code has been replaced yet, so it still relies on the original game binary, but the API and CPU abstraction let the game run cross-platform.

Getting started

You need the original game for its binary and art assets (levels, sounds). The project wiki has a Getting Started guide covering building and running it.

Additional notes

Goal

The stated goal is to eventually replace all of the original code with an open-source equivalent, possibly adding Mac, Dreamcast or N64 version support later.