Making customised spaceships and vehicles is one of those childhood pleasures that everyone wishes they didn't have to grow out of. Luckily, for those of us who can no longer justify spending the mortgage money on the latest Lego theme set, Lego Racers includes enough knobbly plastic bricks to satisfy any building nostalgia as well as enough racing action to appeal to all those who're fortunate enough to still own a Lego set or two.
Lego Racers Video Game Cover
Time to game LEGO® style! Combining the fun and open-ended play of LEGO® toys with the excitement of video gaming, LEGO video games for PC and console immerse players in thrilling stories featuring favorite characters from blockbuster movies and LEGO themes. Description of LEGO Racers Windows. 1999, the year LEGO Racers was released on Windows. Made by High Voltage Software, Inc. And published by LEGO Media International, Inc., this racing / driving game is available for free on this page. LEGO Racers is a LEGO racing video game developed by High Voltage Software and published by LEGO Media, released for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 64, and PlayStation in 1999 and 2000 and for Game Boy Color in 2000 and 2001. Lego Racers is a Lego-themed racing video game developed by High Voltage Software and published by Lego Media. The game was released on July 31, 1999, for Microsoft Windows, on October 12, 1999, for the Nintendo 64, on December 17, 1999, for the PlayStation. Get the best deal for LEGO Racers Video Games from the largest online selection at eBay.com. Browse your favorite brands affordable prices free shipping on many items.
This is a driving game in the familiar Mario Kart style which also gives you the ability to race your own customised cars. You can make them as outlandish as you like, using a good selection of basic parts, and you can enter them in a series of seven different trophies, each defended by a Lego boss character. If you defeat them you'll be able to cannibalise their cars for choice bits, enabling you to remodel your current vehicle or just build a new one from scratch.
Lego Racers is a Lego-themed racing video game developed by High Voltage Software and published by Lego Media.The game was released on July 31, 1999, for Microsoft Windows, on October 12, 1999, for the Nintendo 64, on December 17, 1999, for the PlayStation and on December 29, 2000, for the Game Boy Color.
The Lego theme extends to the weapons you pick up on the tracks, which can be powered up by collecting extra white blocks. For example, if you get a speed booster, you can use it straight away to gain a limited advantage or hold on to it until you get a couple, in which case it turns your car into a rocket- powered flying machine. Unfortunately the actual game play isn't quite up to the standard the concept deserves. The handling is twitchy and imprecise, so it's annoyingly difficult to adjust your line to grab the right power-up, and the results of the three-lap races are usually determined at the start. If you miss time your turbo, it's often impossible to catch the leader - you can race like Schumacher, but you'll finish third or fourth, with the race winner almost a full lap ahead. But if you can put up with these shortcomings, Lego Racers is actually pretty good, and the create-a-car feature makes it a unique racer.
Overall rating: 7
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LEGO Racers: The Video Game | |
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LEGO Theme: | Video Games Racers |
Developer(s): | Firebrand Games |
Date Released: | Canceled, likely would have been released in 2009 |
Genre: | Racing |
Platforms: | Wii, DS |
Lego Racing Video Game
LEGO Racers: The Video Game was an unreleased video game developed by Firebrand Games for the Nintendo Wii and DS. It was advertised on set boxes for 2009Racers sets, but canceled before the release for unknown reasons.
Lego Racers Video Game
The ad on set boxes was all that was known about the game until 2013, when a developer from Firebrand Games posted samples of work he’d done on the game, and stated it was unreleased without an explanation why. Included were four rendered videos (showing three car models and an animated minifigure), and two in-game screenshots.
The developer said the game was for Nintendo DS, but the screenshots show higher graphical quality than the DS is capable of, and are 640×456 – a standard resolution for Wii games. Going by other games by developed or ported by Firebrand, it seems likely the game was planned for both systems.
Gallery
An ad on the box for 8166 Wing Jumper
Wii screenshot
Wii screenshot
A minifigure from the game
LEGO Racers The Video Game DS, Wii - Cancelled
External links
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Video games: | LEGO Racers | LEGO Racers 2 | Drome Racers | LEGO Racers 4 | LEGO Racers CC | LEGO Racers (mobile) | LEGO Racers: The Video Game |
Characters: | Achu | Admiral | Alpha Draconis | Ann Droid | Baron Rosso | Basil the Bat Lord | Berg | Black Knight | Blackjack Hawkins | Captain Redbeard | Cassiopeia | Chill | Commander Cold | Duster | Fireman Gavin | Frankie Solido | Freeze | Ghost | Governor Broadside | Gypsy Moth | Islander | Joan of Kart | Johnny Thunder | King Kahuka | Lightor | Mac | Mike the Postman | Mr. Cunningham | Nova Hunter | P.C. Bobby | Pharaoh Hotep | Pippin Reed | Rigel | Rob-N-Hood | Roboracer | Rocket Racer | Royal King | Scooter | Sam Sinister (LEGO Racers/Racers 2) | Snake | Turbo Charger | Veronica Voltage | Warrior | Willa the Witch | Workman Fred |
Other: | Xalax |