ALegend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomplayer has built a Hyrule version of the speedy Podracers fromStar Wars.Tears of the Kingdomhas been out for two weeks now, and fans have been sharing fun videos of themselves diving into all that the latest blockbusterZeldagame has to offer. A new gameplay feature that has earned plenty of buzz isLink’s new Ultrahand and Fuse powers, which allow the hero of Hyrule to combine various resources to create interesting new tools, weapons, and even vehicles to help him exploreTears of the Kingdom’s open world.
Naturally, players have been taking full advantage of these new abilities to dream up some truly wild contraptions to help in the quest to defeat Ganondorf. Some of the more imaginative creations to come fromThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdominclude hovercraftsand flying attack dronesthat can unleash devastating laser blasts on Link’s enemies or working catapults that can launch the hero to anywhere he is needed. Plenty of fans are even buildingZelda-fied versions of vehicles from existing properties - and as alwaysStar Warsis a prime source for inspiration.
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A Reddit user by the handle of meatswipe posted a short video of their latestLegend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomcreation. Using various wooden logs and wind turbines, they manage to piece together a spot-on recreation of one of the Podracers seen inStar Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, and while this version isn’t quite as fast as the ones Anakin Skywalker and company rode across the dunes of Tatooine, it seems to work just fine as a means of transport through Hyrule.
While Podracing hasn’t been featured in aStar Warsmovie since1999, the very fast and very dangerous sport remains popular amongStar Warsfans - especially when it comes to video games. Thecult classicStar Wars Episode 1: Racerwas released alongside the movie and managed to win over even Prequel-era detractors with its smooth racing gameplay and various vehicles and courses. There haven’t been any newStar Warspodracing games since 2002’sStar Wars Racer Revenge, but an updated port of the originalRacerwas released on last-gen consoles back in October 2020.
Star WarsandThe Legend of Zeldashare many of the same classic fantasy tropes, so it’s only fitting for oneTears of the Kingdomfan to useLink’s new vehicle-crafting powersto recreate the iconic Podracer fromThe Phantom Menace. Hopefully Link has the Jedi reflexes needed to properly handle the powerful racing machine he has just whipped together, or his latest quest to save the kingdom of Hyrule could be a very short one.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis available now on Switch.
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