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Classic Star Wars Games Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy and Episode I: Racer Head to the Switch

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Two classic Star Wars games have just received Nintendo Switch ports. People can immediately grab Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, while Star Wars Episode I: Racer will apparently be “launching soon.”

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Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy originally launched on PCs and the Xbox in 2003. The single-player mode follows Luke Skywalker’s Jedi Academy student Jaden Korr as he learns about being a Jedi while investigating the Sith. In the multiplayer mode, up to 16 people can go online to face off in Capture the Flag, Free for All, and Siege modes. It is out now for $19.99.

As for Star Wars Episode I: Racer, it is a multiplatform pod-racing game that made its debut on the Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, and PCs in 1999, before heading to the Dreamcast in 2000. No details about the Nintendo Switch version have been revealed yet.

Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the first of the classic Star Wars game ports to arrive on the Nintendo Switch, and people can get it today. Star Wars Episode I: Racer is also coming soon to the system.

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