Random: Move over Anakin, Link is coming for that podracing title
Star Wars Racer / Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
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After a year of building The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, we thought we'd seen just about everything Hyrule had to offer. But then we see that someone has transformed the Gerudo Desert into Tattooine's Podracing scene and, suddenly, we start 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 runners with hilarious names from Star Wars – Episode I: The Phantom Menacebecause there is a new speedway in town: Link.

One creative builder, @saiotoko002took the legendary high-octane Podracing Boonta Eve Classic and brought it to Hyrule with an impressive Ultrahand build. In addition to Link's speeder — which is strikingly similar to the one driven by little Anna — the build also includes a smaller competitor driven by Korok.

The builder even demonstrates its latest design with some flashy camera angles and a few explosions thrown in for good measure (Koroks were injured in the making of this video). Yes, it's accompanied by 'Duel of the Fates' rather than the classic Podracing sound effects, but we're willing to forgive.

Not so bad, huh? We'll be adding this one to the list of nerdy builds we've seen pop up in TOTK, joining Godzilla, Metal Gear, Gundams, and even an in-game add device. Gosh, remember when the hoverbike looked cool?

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