Now, I am not a big computer games player. True, I've been known to play a few hands of Texas Hold'em, but only to hone my skills for a tournament. Then there are, admittedly, a few times when I've invested my precious time in a few dozen rounds of Reversi or a very rare game of Solitaire. ? Not my kind of entertainment. First-person shooters? Not my kind of thing either.

But amongst all of the computer games I've played there was one from a long time ago that I really enjoyed. I bought it for my son when he was around 7 and both he and I loved it. The game was "," published by Lucas Arts.

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This race consisted of a number of bizarre vehicles that skimmed the ground of a huge course crossing a forbidding desert at insane speeds. In other words, the race was the high point of an otherwise leaden movie, iconic though it may be.

So, some time ago I decided to spring clean and hauled out a box of DVDs to throw away the cruft. Lo and behold, there was my original disk for "Star Wars Episode I: Racer"!