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: Racer be inserted into the game card to activate vibration. The game received a digital re-release via the DRM-free digital distribution store GOG.com in May 2018. The game was met with positive to average reception. GameRankings gave it a score of 75.78% for the Nintendo 64 version; 75.42% for the Dreamcast version; 73.79% for the PC version; and 69.44% for the Game Boy Color version. It has been featured on several lists of the best "Star Wars" video games. In March 2004, "GMR" rated "Episode I: Racer" the fifth best "Star Wars" game of all time. In 2015 "PC Gamer" listed