Star Wars Episode I: Racer Windows version uses the deprecated IPX protocol to accomplish this, while the Macintosh version uses the TCP/IP stack. The multiplayer mode can support up to 8 players. "Episode I: Racer" was later ported and released for several other platforms: Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, and Game Boy Color. The announced PlayStation version of the game was never released. The Nintendo 64 version received a special edition "Star Wars Episode I: Racer" hardware bundle, including the standard gray and black console and a copy of the game. Though the Nintendo 64 cartridge takes advantage of Nintendo's Expansion Pak memory unit to display additional
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace facial designs found in depictions of Japanese demons". King and Krzywinska say that "Qui-Gon's pony tail and Obi-Wan's position of apprentice further encourage a reading in terms of the Samurai tradition". They also say "Amidala, in keeping with her status and character, has a number of highly formal outfits ... to go with hair sculpted into a curve that frames make-up of a Japanese cast". The release on May 19, 1999 of the first new "Star Wars" film in 16 years was accompanied by a considerable amount of attention. Few film studios released films during the same week: DreamWorks and