Ride Across Jakku in a Speeder! Updated with YouTube Version.
Posted today on Star Wars’ Facebook page is an video ride across Jakku that includes a feature that will let you look around 360 degrees as you zip through the wreckage of the battle 30 years ago.
Although the video is only about one minute long, you can “grab and drag” the camera view a full 360 degrees around you as your speeder runs along a predetermined course as you look at all sorts of “scenery” while zipping along. There’s a a downed Star Destroyer, Tie Fighter, and (if you look quickly), you can even see BB-8 peeking out from some other wreckage…and you can see it HERE, enjoy!
UPDATE!
Many readers are complaining that they can’t play the video, so here’s a youtube version, that is not 360, but will do:
Unkar Thug from the lego set is there too!
Yeah I noticed that, that was kinda neat
diet Tusken Raider
Now we’re talking!
It’s an interesting idea. I can’t wait to have people dissect the heck out of it and tell me what I missed.
Tatooine hasn’t changed much in 30 years. Except a jawa that was 4 years old is now 34 years old.
How many suns do I see? Another nail in the coffin for the Jakkuine theory…
*cough*
Starkiller Base took out the other one.
*cough*
(Or not. Probably not.)
That would wipe out the entire system.
Not according to troll science!
It’s scientifically sound… from a certain point of view! 😉
Exactly. The Starkiller Base would be too strong to not wipe out the other sun and stuff, unless its power can be controlled.
Did you actively avoid when they – Lucasfilm, JJ Abrams, and EA – all said it’s a different planet?
If you have been keeping up with the new literature, you would know that this is actually a new planet.
Can’t wait for the First Order to move in and start gentrifying everything into condos and other mixed-use development.
Luggabeast!
And this guy from Comic-Con!
Not the same creature,but similar,this one is bigger
They’re the same, but the yellow device looks like it’s been slightly enlarged.
Now that was cool. Was trying to check if there were two suns or not lol
Apparently Jakku means “junk” in Huttese.
Makes sense.
Really?
No it’s not true. I’ve seen Ian’s account on other movie site just spamming, posting that Jakku is Huttese and in longer posts, that its still Tatoonine. Again and again and again with no frame of reference.
Seems like Jakku is Jacket in finnish.
Go to google translate and leave it to autodetect
In FINNish. BAM!
Yea, a jakku is a type of women’s jacket, kinda like a blazer. Something a businesswoman would wear, very popular in the 80s sporting huge shoulder paddings.
Love the sounds the speeder makes.
Great. Now they are rebooting podracing.
Huh. I always thought podracing was a reboot of the speeder bike chase.
Well, I always thought speeder bike chase was a reboot of the Hoth snowspeeder fight.
Ditto!
Can you see any escape pods near that Star Destroyer thinking about Lost Stars I can’t get it over how awesome that book was just finished it this morning I absolutely love it.
The one in the video doesn’t seem to be the same Star Destroyer. But I agree. Great book. It’s my fave of the new novels.
Why not? She was assigned a regular ol’ SD, which is exactly what we see in this vd.
The other Star Destroyers we have seen are laying flat which indicates to me that they were probably critically damaged near or in the atmosphere and the gravity of the planet pulled them to the surface. The Inflictor on the other hand was intentionally crashed into the surface, so I tend to think that it is the one we see at the beginning of teaser #2 that is knifed into the surface of the planet. I also think that with all the connections the author made in the book with the OT, that it is more likely to be the one we have already seen on screen in TFA.
After watching it a few more times, I’m not convinced of your theory. I feel pretty confident that we are looking at the Inflictor. The angle is right and everything.
I just really hope we get to find out more about the captain of that star destroyer. We have to find out more about Thane and Ciena.
This is cool, but just give me the trailer already.
Just give me December
Well, yeah, obviously December 18th can’t come any quicker for all of us. Only 85 more days!
I bet the trailer drops the same day tickets go on sale in October.
Apparently the trailer will be in this 360 format as well
Apart from a few bits of random footage, the main trailer for Star Trek: Into Darkness only came about six weeks before that movie opened. If the same happens with TFA, we might not see the full trailer until early November – maybe with SPECTRE?
It’s a shame there’s no HD option. It’s very low res.
Feels like Myst. 🙂
I would LOVE a myst-esque star wars adventure game.
Your first ride for the Star Wars Land at Disney, right here!
Alternatively you have your first Star Wars game for the Oculus Rift right here
Looking at the wreckage of Jakku is ten times cooler now that I have read Lost Stars.
Couldn’t agree more
Can anyone spot Jar Jars bones on there?
Maybe is under that Destroyer
Hopefully you mean.
Lol. I was actually looking for them, but no luck.
They definitely stole the Doom 1 and Doom 2 sounds for this speeder stopping in this little feature. Tell me if you hear the resemblance. I knew it reminded me of something when I heard it.
https://youtu.be/el72n7U4Pos?t=40
yeah , but they are stock off the shelf sounds anyway , not created for doom. …. doom used em but so did loads of tv ,movies and games
It’s all practical effects;)
Is this a troll?
Nope.
Okay, well in that case, let me explain. This 3D experience is all CGI. The MOVIE is what’s going to be mostly practical. This little video is entirely digital.
Duh. I was being sarcastic. haha. Why is everyone so uptight these days?
Well it’s not all practical effects. This 360 experience is all CGI, actually.
Anyone else think Jakku is actually on the other side of Tatooine and that they are telling us the truth from certain point of view?
NO!
Is this a serious question? I really can’t tell anymore when people are questioning this subject.
I think they are two separate planets with similar environments. Also why don’t people compare Tatooine with Geonosis? They’re similar also. They both have sand and rocky terrain.
I can totally understand why one would think Jakku is Tatooine (even though I don’t), but Geonosis? Way too different to even bring into this.
I mean,I don’t understand why would they copied everything from Tatooine to put on Jakku (all those gangs,exactly the same type of sand planet,pirates,and much more) I mean,if we never see Tatooine in this trilogy again,I would make that planet Tatooine,but if we see Tatooine again,I wouldn’t mind Jakku in new trilogy. Of course,I will like the movie,but they copied exactly the same elements from Tatooine on Jakku. And I am not type of guy who thinky Boyega is Lando’s son only because he is black,or Kylo is a sith only because he has a red lightsaber,but I really think Jakku is just a small part of Tatooine,because J.J. is a well known for trolling a fans
Do we know this is an entire sand planet? it would actually be nice to see a planet that wasnt entirely one element for a change 😉
Agree,but they released a whole planet look from distance,and it is a sand planet
No, it’s a different planet. But my guess is that it should have been Tatooine and they just changed the name as shootings were now taking place in Abu Dhabi instead of Tunisia. Changing the planet explains the ‘slightly’ different terrain and architecture (yes, … there would be people who would complain 😉 ).
So what if the terrain is different a bit? Tatooine looks different in parts, terrain varries, it’s a big planet.
STOP THE PRESSES!!!!!!!
http://www.starwars.com/news/from-concept-to-screen-banthas
…….and there is BB-8, chilling to the left of that debris….LOL. Cool stuff. I agree about Lost Stars…….it is a must read. Only took 2 days to read, which is rare for me…it was that engaging of a book.
Good catch. 🙂
I can’t get this video to play. I’ve done the browser update on Firefox. I used Chrome and it played for about 6 sec. but very slowly before kicking me off and telling me it won’t play in this browser. Anyone have any ideas?
More flash with no bang. We get it the movie looks great, now show if the story and characters will be great too
how the hell could they show that without showing the movie??? stop complaining
Your head wouldve exploded if you grew up in the 70’s/80’s with such a sense of entitlement
The story happens in the movie. The movie comes out in December. It is not December.
Therefore, the story is not going to be shown for the time being until December comes.
“Never his mind on where he was, what he was doing.”
this is just a silly trolling comment, and of course we want great characterizations and story, and how you could be complaining about that in a minute long video giving us a cool lil ride…sigh…..but man if any universe is to also be enjoyed for visuals and “cool stuff” and escapism – its star wars. A great deal of the appeal is the visuals, the planets, the worlds, the things that make you WONDER and stretch your own imagination.
You’re an idiot kylo ren. That is the most valid and well deserved criticism of this production, that we don’t give a SH*T about the effects anymore, we know they will look nice. We’ve heard JACK about the actual film and if you blindly support this Disney crock you’re a troll.
You COMPLETELY miss my point about effects AND you resort to name calling and insulting. I support Star Wars and I’m confident in Kasdan, the cast, and the hundreds of people involved in the production. If the movie stinks, I’ll admit it. I don’t think it will. I’m optimistic about it, though. To call me an idiot and a troll and in the SAME paragraph point out that I support the movie is totally irrational. Your hostile attitude and conflicting viewpoints illuminate that it is in fact you who are the troll. And not a very good one. See ya.
Comments with name calling will be deleted. I removed the comment you replied to.
Thanks Viral Hide, and Ill watch to keep my own posting amicable with all opinions. Its fine to debate and disagree, and keep it cool at the same time…even with the dark side flowing through me 😛
cmon some of these people should be beaten publicly.. let us at least shame them
I loved it, anyone who can find any reason to call this a negative is being an ass.
So if I am understanding all the info correctly, there is this crashed star destroyer, which is the SD inflictor from lost stars, and a completely separate SUPER star destroyer crashed on its back in the trailer? Does this happen in lost stars also?
Happens in Battlefront.
I’m pretty sure the first one we see in teaser #2 when the camera pans to the right and Rey is on her speeder in the foreground is the Inflictor from Lost Stars. The one where the Falcon flies through later is laying prostrate instead of wedged like a knife in the desert sand.
******SPOILER*******’
They mention the Super SD in the new book Aftermath is the ‘last’ one – the “Ravager”. Safe bet the Super wreck we see the Falcon flying through in the TFA trailer is “Ravager”…
omg, love these real sets and practical effects. i told you sw was in the right hands when jj took over: lucas would cgi the hell out of it while jj put actual crashed star destroyers in abu dhabi desert! who cares about a story if you have a movie that good looking?
dude… it’s not the movie…
Youre either really stretching for something to complain about or just way too simple jack to realize this isnt movie footage
Some PT defenders feel the OT fans are old and don’t understand the internet. Many in denial that many PT “Age” fans still don’t like those films.
funny thing is Ive been on the internet since ’92, probably well before most of them have been alive 😉
no, actually, I’m trying to expose how ridiculously disney and lucasfilm treat the fans in 2015.. we’ve been stacked with empty press release type of statements from both creative team and the main actors, repeated practical effects BS and all these eye candies in order to sell us merchadise from the movie we haven’t seen yet! youre buying action figures of the characters you dont even know you will like! lego sets from the scenes in the movie we havent seen a glimpse of yet! its as though they are thinking, they could shovel anything into sw fanbase and we would take it all in and go “december cant come fast enough” a bazzilionth time. i feel that i am a part of an increasingly growing group of fans who are tired of looking at pretty behind the scenes footage or that sort of digital collage gimmick things instead of real materials that should promote the movie like the main story outline, details about charaters, background of the political situation in the TFA era or even that godforsaken trailer. it all starts to look really hollow if you ask me, the whole pretty packaging for something that might turn out rather dull.
your a totall dbag nerd. stop bitching and shut the fuck up
haha, i just love how ANY criticism of jj, disney or the marketing of Ep7 makes one instanteanously a “douchebag nerd” on this website. may the force be with you sir
oh please, just stop. sigh. you know what, the hell with it, hey jj, disney, disregard the planets, the worlds, the starships, the awe and wonder, forget the wonderful escapism, just have it take place in an empty room so these whiners have NO special effects or magic to complain about. i hope to the gods this movie is one of the visually most stunning, amazing pieces of escapist art ever. i want to feel like im actually there, a long time, in a galaxy far, far away.
Not compatible with my phone and my laptop is at work and I’m off Ill so won’t get it till Monday. I bet my old XP machine won’t play it either 🙁
Here you are 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX57YSsUHq0
Many thanks for the link 🙂 the 2d version will tide me over for now. It looks great, can’t wait for 360 degree, but am I the only one thinking episode 1 pod race?
All angles version…http://www.theforceawakensblog.com/the-force-awakens-immersive-3d-jakku-speeder-ride-video/
360 works great on my iPad. Can’t wait to try this out.
Hmm, doesnt work on mine … I have the iPad Air 1 and all i get is an error msg “360 videos aren’t currently viewable on iOS.” So how are you able to?
Yeah. I had made the comment before I had watched the video. Didn’t work on mine either. Kind of a bummer though. I don’t know why they didn’t put the video on YouTube also. 360 works great there.
there’s only one sun there.. just lens flare making it look like two….
The very first ship on the right, that’s the underbelly of the Falcon isn’t it?
I particularly like the way this was made entirely from practical effects.
Lol
lolno