After a year of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom builds, we thought that we had seen just about everything Hyrule has to offer. But then we see someone has transformed the Gerudo Desert into Tattooine's Podracing scene and, all of a sudden, we're starting to wonder if we've even scratched the surface of what this game is capable of.
Forget Anakin Skywalker, Sebulba, Ben Quadinaros, Teemto Pagalies or any of the other hilariously-named racers from Star Wars - Episode I: The Phantom Menace, because there's a new speedster in town: Link.
One creative builder, @saiotoko002, has taken the iconic high-octane Podracing of the Boonta Eve Classic and brought it to Hyrule with an impressive Ultrahand build. Aside from Link's racer — which bears a remarkable similarity to the one driven by little Anni — the build also includes a smaller competitor driven by a Korok.
The builder even demonstrates their latest design with some flashy camera angles and a couple of explosions thrown in for good measure (Koroks were harmed in the making of this video). Yeah, it's accompanied by 'Duel of the Fates' rather than the classic Podracing sound effects, but we're willing to forgive.
Not too bad, eh? We'll add this one to the list of nerdy builds we've seen crop up in TOTK, joining the likes of Godzilla, Metal Gear, Gundams and even an in-game adding device. Gosh, remember when the hoverbike looked cool?
Do you think Link would have what it takes to out-race Sebulba? Let us know in the comments.
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Now THIS is podracing!
Kudos to ども domo for making a podracer in TotK and that pretty funny video about it, too (and yes, Link absolutely has what it takes to out-race Sebulba)!
I finally beat this game over the weekend… the ending was pretty strong and rousing and I found myself thinking “what a great game!” Then I remembered that I spent the whole time I played it complaining non-stop about nearly every single choice they made. When I see builds like this, it reinforces for me that this game is a sandbox for a different kind of personality… someone who makes their own fun and is intrinsically motivated. Like Minecraft, I’m constantly amazed at what people are doing with this system.
Niice! Also, just noticed AquaticAmbi mentioned in the tweet.
Known for shenanigans from BotW. All around funny posts.
The full battery stack gets depleted in a matter of seconds.
@MSaturn I agree mixed feelings about the overall experience. Ending was fenomenal. But not a huge fan of crafting and Im fairly confident I don't feel a ton of want to explore since for the most part it's a recycled world. Not a bad game, or even just a good game by any means, just not sure I enjoyed it overall more than BOTW.
@MSaturn I gotta agree, the last couple of hours are amazing…. But are 2 hours really worth it after spending 150 hours on a slog of a game? Nah.
Would have been better to have a condensed and focused experience + that finale. Not a “let’s throw ***** at the wall and see what sticks”.
And vehicle building just feels as out of place in Zelda as it felt out of place in Banjo Kazooie almost two decades ago. What were they thinking?
Another TOTK crafting post where commenters ignore the post itself and take to dunking on the game
@Folkloner lol not me though, as you can see above.
I cried laughing. So good. Oh my God, this is perfect! 🤣
@Yoshi3 One thing for sure : they were not thinking of children ( who can`t legally drive ) !
Great video I love it and I would like to race with it.
Played Star Wars Episode 1: Racer on the Dreamcast not long ago. It is quite awesome and I am impressed how good it still holds up today.
Makes me want to dip back in. I was overwhelmed with all the options in the game, played around a little, then finished up the main story. I personally hope there is more of this in the future - but I would love permanence. If I choose to fix up Castle Town, it stays that way. People move in. I’m sure that’s a huge ask on a technical level, but I would love it if it were possible!
I wonder how they managed to get that camera angle from under the pod, inside the canyon.
Looks amazingly cool.
Just kicked Ganon's butt once more and I can confirm the story is epic and insanely romantic. I absolutely love this game. Gameplay (aside from combat) is really cool and the environments are so full of great vibes overall. Likely my favourite Zelda of all times.
I wonder how they'll ever be able to top this with the next games ...
Happy to see such creations, and how different players make different things of the same game.
@Yoshi3 i think it works better in zelda than in banjo because zelda is a slower-paced game. having to slow down and build works a lot better in an action-adventure game than a platformer
I wish I could hit the like button a million times.
Really cool to see people still doin stuff like this!
Oh wow that is a fantastic build and video! The creator's midichlorian count must be off the charts!!
this is actually amazing, it makes me want to fire up tears of the kingdom again
I always love seeing these things because while I loved TOTK a lot, I was never creative enough to build anything but the most basic ascension vehicles.
It's a new lap record!
It's over, Anakin. Link has the high ground.
Some of the best Star Wars content we’ve had in ages 😜
For an instant, I thought the title of the article was "Move over Anakin, Link's is coming for the younglings" 😬
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