This page details one or more prototype versions of LEGO Racers (Windows, Nintendo 64, PlayStation).
What seems to be a demo of the 2001 Windows release was posted by Almogzxp on the Rock Raiders United forums on June 8, 2012. The last edit date for the executable is October 20, 1999, while the .jam archive date is October 14, 1999. The demo is also available on here.
General Differences
Intro
The intro cinematics are different and actually the same as the console versions: this applies to the LEGO screen, the High Voltage scene and the racing scene to introduce the game. In the demo, like in the console versions, these three scenes are animated in real time using 3D geometry and animations unlike the final game, where these are prerendered videos with separate .avi files stored in the main directory for the game.
- Circuit, time, and versus modes aren't playable.
- Only Imperial Grand Prix is available for racing. All other tracks are inaccessible and their data isn't present inside the .jam archive.
- Only the prebuilt racers are available since one can't create their own through the racer builder, though if the game is tricked into loading a save file from the 1999 or 2001 version the last selected racer shows up and you can actually race with it. Sadly, once the race is completed or exited, that doesn't happen anymore.
- The racer builder is present and fully functional, though only the create racer option is selectable and when exiting the racer doesn't get saved. The test track is also absent.
- Game, player 2, and credits options are inaccessible.
Other
- The sound for the warp powerup is the same as the 2001 release (it doesn't loop infinitely until the player exits it, instead playing only once at the beginning).
Gameplay Differences
- The game has been modified to remove the old brick-based physics.
- Steering feels extraordinarily awful and the game tends to lag way more than in the 1999 version.
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Windows | LEGO Chess • LEGO Rock Raiders • LEGOLAND • LEGO Football • LEGO Creator • LEGO Digital Designer • Galidor • LEGO Builder Bots • LEGO Bricktopia • LEGO Worlds |
Game Boy Advance | Soccer Mania • Galidor |
Wii | Rock Band |
PlayStation 4, Xbox One | Dimensions • LEGO Worlds |
Nintendo Switch | LEGO Worlds |
Android, iOS | Life of George |
PlayStation | Rock Raiders • LEGO no Sekai |
PlayStation 2 | Soccer Mania |
Adobe Flash | Aqua Raiders: Treasure Trench • Castle • Mars Mission: CrystAlien Conflict |
Adobe Shockwave | Junkbot • World Builder • World Builder 2 • Stack-It • Spybot: The Nightfall Incident • Studios Backlot |
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The LEGO Movie |
Windows/Consoles | The LEGO Movie • The LEGO Movie 2 |
Nintendo 3DS | The LEGO Movie |
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Batman |
Windows | The Videogame • 2: DC Super Heroes • 3: Beyond Gotham • DC Super-Villains |
Wii | The Videogame • 2: DC Super Heroes |
Nintendo DS | The Videogame |
PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable | The Videogame |
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | The Videogame • 2: DC Super Heroes • 3: Beyond Gotham |
Wii U | 2: DC Super Heroes • 3: Beyond Gotham |
Xbox One, PlayStation 4 | 3: Beyond Gotham • DC Super-Villains |
Nintendo Switch | DC Super-Villains |
Mac OS X | 2: DC Super Heroes • 3: Beyond Gotham • DC Super-Villains |
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Bionicle |
Game Boy Advance | LEGO Bionicle • Bionicle • Maze of Shadows |
Windows, Mac OS X | Nestlé • Heroes • Glatorian Arena |
PlayStation 2 | Bionicle • Heroes |
GameCube, Wii | Heroes |
Adobe Flash | Mata Nui Online Game • Mata Nui Online Game II: The Final Chronicle • Voya Nui Online Game • Mistika |
Unity Web Player | Glatorian Arena |
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City |
Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | Undercover |
Wii U | Undercover |
Nintendo 3DS | Undercover: The Chase Begins |
Adobe Flash | Train Game • Police Chase • Build It • Time to Build • On Patrol |
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Disney |
Windows | Pirates of the Caribbean • The Incredibles |
Nintendo DS | Pirates of the Caribbean |
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Friends |
Nintendo DS | Friends |
Nintendo 3DS | Friends |
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Harry Potter |
Windows | LEGO Creator: Harry Potter • Years 1-4 • Years 5-7 |
Consoles | Years 1-4 • Years 5-7 |
Nintendo DS | Years 1-4 |
PlayStation Portable | Years 1-4 |
Nintendo 3DS | Years 5-7 |
PlayStation Vita | Years 5-7 |
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Indiana Jones |
Windows | The Original Adventures • 2: The Adventure Continues |
Nintendo DS | The Original Adventures • 2: The Adventure Continues |
PlayStation Portable | The Original Adventures • 2: The Adventure Continues |
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Island |
Windows | LEGO Island (Prototype) • LEGO Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge • Island Xtreme Stunts |
PlayStation | LEGO Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge (Prototypes) |
Game Boy Color | LEGO Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge (Prototype) |
Game Boy Advance | LEGO Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge • Island Xtreme Stunts |
Adobe Shockwave | Pepper's Skateboarding Challenge |
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Jurassic Park |
Windows | LEGO Jurassic World |
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Marvel |
Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac OS X | Marvel Super Heroes • Marvel's Avengers • Marvel Super Heroes 2 |
Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | Marvel Super Heroes • Marvel's Avengers |
Nintendo Switch | Marvel Super Heroes 2 |
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Middle Earth |
Windows | The Lord of the Rings • The Hobbit |
Wii | The Lord of the Rings |
Wii U | The Hobbit |
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Ninjago |
Windows | The LEGO Ninjago Movie |
Adobe Flash | Spinjitzu Smash (DX) • Smash Creations • Smash Party • The Four Paths • Viper Smash • Spinjitzu Spinball |
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Racers |
Windows | Racers (Demo) • Racers 2 |
Nintendo 64, PlayStation | Racers |
GameCube | Drome Racers |
Game Boy Color | Racers |
Game Boy Advance | Racers 2 (Prototype) |
Adobe Flash | The Robot Chronicles • World Racers (Prototypes) • RampAge |
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Star Wars |
Game Boy Advance | The Video Game • II: The Original Trilogy |
Windows | The Video Game • The Complete Saga • II: The Original Trilogy • III: The Clone Wars • The Force Awakens • The Skywalker Saga |
Mac OS X | II: The Original Trilogy • The Force Awakens |
GameCube | The Video Game • II: The Original Trilogy |
Xbox | The Video Game • II: The Original Trilogy |
PlayStation 2 | The Video Game (Prototype) • II: The Original Trilogy (Prototype) |
Wii | The Complete Saga • III: The Clone Wars |
Nintendo DS | The Complete Saga • II: The Original Trilogy • III: The Clone Wars |
PlayStation Portable | II: The Original Trilogy |
Xbox 360 | II: The Original Trilogy • III: The Clone Wars • The Force Awakens |
Xbox One | The Force Awakens • The Skywalker Saga |
PlayStation 3 | III: The Clone Wars • The Force Awakens |
PlayStation 4 | The Force Awakens • The Skywalker Saga |
Wii U | The Force Awakens |
Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X | The Skywalker Saga |