Star Wars: Episode I Insider's Guide


The Star Wars: Episode I Insider's Guide, a computer software, was launched on CD-ROM by LucasArts during the month of June of 1999. This comprehensive guide, containing over 500 entries, extensively covers the characters, technological advancements, modes of transportation, and geographical settings featured in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. Furthermore, it presents details from behind the scenes, official promotional trailers and posters for the movie, supplementary details regarding the previously released installments of the saga, and a guide dedicated to Expanded Universe content connected to Episode I.

The guide's structure bears a strong resemblance to the Star Wars: Behind the Magic CD-ROM that came out the year before.

Contents - Disc 1

Main menu screen

Characters

Many of the bulleted items can be "Explore[d]", with each offering a "Full Description", an "Image Gallery", a "Behind the Scenes" and "BtS Images" gallery, some "Audio Clip" and a "Trivia" question.

Main Characters

Other characters

Aliens & Creatures

  • Aliens Gungans Hutts Ishi Tib Jawas Neimoidians Quarren Rodians Toydarians Tusken Raiders Twi'leks

  • Creatures Bantha Colo Claw Fish Dewbacks Eopie Falumpaset Fambaa Kaadu Naboo Creatures Opee Sea Killer Ronto Sando Aqua Monster

Groups & Organizations

Technology

Vehicles

  • Trade Federation Armored Assault Tank (as Armored Attack Tank) Droid Control Ship Droid Starfighter Landing Ship STAP Multi Troop Transport

  • Naboo Bongo Flash Speeder Gian Speeder Naboo Royal Starship Naboo Starfighter

  • Republic Air Taxi Republic Cruiser

  • Sith Infiltrator Sith Speeder

  • Podracers Podracer Map

  • Charts Vehicle Size Charts

Locations

  • Coruscant Jedi Temple Palpatine's Quarters Galactic Senate Chamber
  • Naboo Otoh Gunga High Board Room Gungan Sacred Place Naboo Swamp Theed Theed Royal Palace Theed Hangar Power Generator Area Naboo Battlefield
  • Tatooine Anakin's Hovel Mos Espa Mos Espa Arena Watto's Shop

The Phantom Menace

  • Posters & Trailers
  • Scene by Scene

Contents - Disc 2

The Star Wars Saga

Behind the scenes

  • People
  • Timeline
  • Art Direction
  • Bluescreen Process
  • Casting
  • Computer Graphics
  • Concept Art
  • Costume Design
  • Creature Shop
  • Directing
  • Location Shooting
  • Motion Control
  • Model Making
  • Music
  • Pyrotechnics
  • Set Design
  • Sound Effects
  • Animatics
  • Stunts
  • Matte Painting

Expanded Universe

  • Sources

Glossary

The Glossary

Contained on both discs, the glossary functions as an encyclopedia-style reference, drawing from chosen details presented in the film and numerous related materials available at that time. The entries can be organized into different categories:

  • Alien Species
  • Characters - Aliens
  • Characters - Droids
  • Characters - Human
  • Events
  • Flora and Fauna
  • Groups and Organizations
  • Locations - Cities
  • Locations - Misc
  • Locations - Planets
  • Locations - Space
  • Locations - Systems
  • Technology
  • Terminology
  • Vehicles (named)
  • Vehicles (types)
  • Weapons

Appearances

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