Split-screen on PC

Star Wars: Episode I - Racer

Up to 8 players on one PC, with controllers, keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice.

8Verified handler

Handler “Star Wars Racer 1” by Bizzo, version 4

P4+4 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 8 players can play Star Wars: Episode I - Racer together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers, keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice. The free community handler “Star Wars Racer 1” by Bizzo does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 4, updated 26 Feb 2022. Star Wars: Episode I - Racer is a racing game from 1999.

Players8
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceOne per player
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Star Wars: Episode I - Racer split screen on PC

Get Nucleus Co-op
Download Nucleus Co-op, free for Windows 10 and 11, and unzip it into its own folder, for example C:\NucleusCo-op. There is no installer.
Keep it out of Program Files, your user folder and OneDrive.
Download Nucleus Co-op
Install the Star Wars: Episode I - Racer handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Star Wars: Episode I - Racer and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Star Wars: Episode I - Racer is installed.
Download the handler file (.nc)
Take a seat
Each player presses a button on their own controller to join and takes a spot on the screen. Pick a layout that fits your players.
Playing with several keyboards and mice? Press End once everything is in place to give each window its own cursor.
Launch and connect
Press Launch: Nucleus opens one copy of Star Wars: Episode I - Racer per player and lays the windows out on your screen. Then link them in game, usually one player hosts a LAN or online session and the others join it. The handler notes say how.

What you need

A Windows 10 or 11 PC
Nucleus Co-op runs on Windows only. System requirements
Star Wars: Episode I - Racer for Windows
Installed on that PC. Nucleus starts every player's window from that one install.
Nucleus Co-op, free
With .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later and the Visual C++ 2015–2022 runtimes (x86 and x64). Download
Something to play with
One controller per player, or one keyboard and mouse per player. Controllers · Keyboards and mice
A PC that can run 8 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Star Wars: Episode I - Racer, so the PC carries several times the usual load. Lower the graphics settings if it struggles. Performance tips
A multiplayer mode
Nucleus links the windows through the game's own LAN or online mode; the handler takes care of it.

Handler notes

How to:

Create a server in the first instance, choose your podracer and choose how many laps (You will not able to change the laps anymore, so do it at the start).
Before start the next instance, move your gamepad and be sure that is recognized by the instance.
Join in the server and choose your podracer (*start the next instance).
After you click 'ok' on the last Nucleus prompt (hook/sends fake messages) you will not be able to use the mouse anymore.

Only the first player is able to change the podracer and the track with the gamepad.

Credit: Nucleuscoop, dgVoodoo2, Nircmd and the Splitscreen Dreams discord.

https://github.com/ZeroFox5866/nucleuscoop

http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2.html

https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html

Donate if you like the project: https://www.reddit.com/r/nucleuscoop/comments/fjdqid/list_of_new_supported_games_and_faq/

About Star Wars: Episode I - Racer

Star Wars: Episode 1 - Racer lets you participate in the famous pod race sequence that was the critical highlight of the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace. These lightning-quick vehicles are capable of reaching simulated speeds of up to 600 miles per hour while skimming a mere 4 feet above the ground. You can race alone or against a friend in split-screen mode on more than 21 courses among eight worlds. Take the controls as Jedi-to-be Anakin Skywalker or any one of over 20 pod racers. Feel the full-force blast while avoiding hazards such as methane lakes, meteor showers, and the unfriendly Tusken Raiders.

Summary from IGDB

Star Wars: Episode I - Racer screenshots

Version history

v4Current
Added new Gamepad context variable
26 Feb 2022VerifiedDownload (1.4 MB)
v3
Updated descriptions inside the script.
7 Jan 2021VerifiedDownload (1.4 MB)
v2
Updated for R5.
28 Dec 2020VerifiedDownload (1.4 MB)
v1
First Release.
27 Nov 2020UnverifiedDownload (1.4 MB)