Star Wars Episode I: Racer received generally positive reviews from critics. Several major media outlets listed it as one of the top "Star Wars" video games. , the game holds the Guinness record as the best-selling sci-fi racing game, having worldwide sales of 3.12 million and beating other series like "Wipeout" and "F-Zero". Two titles featuring podracing were released after "Episode I: Racer"'s release. "", an arcade game featuring many similar tracks and characters, was released in 2000. A sequel, "Star Wars Racer Revenge" was released in 2002 for the PlayStation 2. "Star Wars Episode I: Racer" features a variety of tracks spanning several different
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Lucas decided the movies would work best as a trilogy. In the final act of the trilogy's final episode, "Return of the Jedi", Vader is ultimately redeemed through an act of sacrifice for Luke. This was in 1983, more than six years since the release of "Star Wars". Lucas admitted to being "burned out" and announced he would take a break from working on the saga. Throughout the 1980s, George Lucas remarked he had no desire to return to "Star Wars" and had unofficially canceled his sequel trilogy by the time of "Return of the Jedi". Because Lucas had developed