LEGO Racers: I Accidentally Became A Speedrunner Because This Video Didn't Exist (Unofficial Guide)

A guide to LEGO Racers Speedrunning. Please consider joining the discord server if you would like to chat to the community about any questions you may have.
LEGO Racers Speedrun: www.speedrun.com/lr
LEGO Racers Speedrun Discord server: discord.com/invite/YHYqrvcfRt
Mentioned KZbin channels:
FlakesS: / @corn-flakes1000
Green_9: / @green_9748
Jeynick: / @jeynickruns
RDBJellyfish: / @rbdjellyfish
KeronWolf: ‪@KeronWolf‬ / @keronwolf
‪@KeronWolf‬
Timestamps:
0:00 Obligatory crab meme
0:39 Intro and intention
2:12 Part I: Let's talk glitches
8:14 Part II: Versions - 1999 vs 2001
11:09 Part III: Mechanics - car movement
12:36 Part IV: NPC pathing (on rails)
14:40 Part V: Everything items
16:18 Part VI: Hidden mechanics
19:03 Part VII: Warp dopamine
21:18 Part VIII: Chassis and bricks
22:31 Part IX: Game files and other software
24:25 Part X: Speedrun categories*
24:57 You made it!
25:28 Bonus trick
#speedrun #legoracers #guide

[@Adri9570]

Theory: the warp that makes Emmet come to the real world in the LEGO Movie is based on the warp from LEGO Racers.

[@NEEDbacon]

You know I always wanted an explanation of how the car design affected the physics. And after all these years I finally get an answer (sort of). Interestingly enough I never used the Turbo Cart Chassis.

[@vincentauronward347]

@@NEEDbacon oh! You watched my Desert Adventure Dragway video after watching this one!

[@deckie_]

11:00 OH the borders represent the theme each race is associated with! Blue for Space Grey for Castle Tan for Adventurers Yellow for Pirates which has some weird implications for Rocket Racer from the 1999 game but still

[@vincentauronward347]

Very observant! I hadn't considered that connection. I think you might be right. Here is some random trivia... In the demo version of LR the levels have different coloured borders. They must have decided to swap them very late in development.

[@GODofTimewaste2]

It's red for "absolute fucking bastard"!

[@mir7493]

the Classic Racers Associations Bureau hereby certifies this video to be 100% accurate and crab friendly

[@Latias4Ever]

I've played this game since I was a child, I still have my 1999 disc on my shelf in its original jewel case, and somehow I'm learning about mechanics I never even thought of before. I didn't even know this game had a weight system for the various chassis. I do remember using snap slides but never even thought of it as an actual mechanic, though the super warps are definitely something I've never seen before. Very informative video, I'm not a speedrunner at all but it's great to have a video that explains a lot of stuff about one of my most beloved games of all time.

[@nonAehT]

i always thought that car weight thing was a myth as a child, and now i don't know what version i was playing and will never know for sure lol

[@vincentauronward347]

@@nonAehT You and I both! If you remember what the CD and case looks like that's one way to tell. The community still is debating about how brick weight works. I only discovered about a month ago that you can weight a vehicle towards the front or back. You can find my new WR on the desert track where I manipulate the cars weight to pull back and clip into the ground for a great boost off of the start line! It's an awesome game to speedrun

[@nonAehT]

@@vincentauronward347 from a quick google search: it was definitely the cover art with the close up.of just rocket racer and gypsy moth that didn't have the green track background (with the skull thing and fireball). Which version was that (europe, pc) ?

[@Pocketkid2]

This game is too fun to speedrun, man

[@stoneapollyon8313]

YES i KNEW there was something to talk about when it comes to making your lego car. I just didn't see any videos talking about it.

[@TheUKNutter]

Interesting. I must have had the 2001 version as a kid because I specifically remember collecting 2 powerups next to each other when positioned in a line. Tried to download this and its sequel in 2013 but it was impossible.

[@autinjones7194]

Had this on the real n64. Probably my favorite racer games.

[@JeynickRuns]

Amazing Vincent, 2023 is truly the year for LR speedrunning!

[@w1ntermode]

I am so pleased to discover there are several hidden layers of depth - in possibly my alltime favourite childhood game - that make it still worth playing to this day. Godspeed

[@Corn-Flakes1000]

10:31 That FlakesS guy gotta get some better resolutions

[@Homerboy44]

I remember playing this game a lot on the Nintendo 64 when I was in elementary school. To be poetic, I even decided to walk through the single player mode on the morning before my last day at high school. I finished the single player tournament within about 30 minutes. I didn't realize that I just speedran it. I also remember an odd bug in Knightmare-Athon where if you start a warp in the final section with the floating ship, the warp ends where you just started. I remember watching this bug in action while messing around in 2 player mode. I assume it's the ship causing it, but that's just me being a bit salty.

[@vincentauronward347]

@@Homerboy44 oh interesting! I don't know about that warp one. I'll try it out. I'm hoping that with the warp going past the start line maybe a lap skip glitch can activate or something. I played the game to death as a kid and picked it up again and started speedrunning about 20 years later. It's an amazing game but definitely stuff to play for newcomers today!

[@Homerboy44]

@@vincentauronward347 I forgot to state that the warp bug I mentioned isn't a lap skip, the warp simply stalls there. I am certain I have lost a couple races over it. It's worth mentioning, but not worth speedrunning over. XD This is on the Nintendo 64 version, so I am not sure if this bug occurs on either PC version.

[@OutbackCatgirl]

the algorithm has decided i should watch this video about a videogame i didn't even know existed

[@RbdJellyfish]

Amazing video! Given how much time I spent in this game both casually and speedrunning, I never thought I'd be surprised by this game again, but this video blew my mind so many times.

[@vincentauronward347]

Oh it's you! You're brought up in the discord community every now and again. I hope you're doing well. Feel free to come on and say hi! From memory I used one of your clips in this video 😁

[@__los_6162]

Finally found time to actually fully watch the video, great job :D

[@user-xu4zp2wc6d]

Ah yes, lego racers, a game so easy to speedrun even a baby can do it. Can't imagine who's baby that is! What a informative video though, a great watch for anyone who seems interested

[@turbo_marc]

gotta love the DM Sans Bold font

[@mrcoolguy32]

i always wanted to speedrun this game but never tried. this seems like a good video to learn stuff from. thanks!

[@Jelster64]

I like this. Thanks for making this video

[@Capiosus]

“r-“ “ra-“ “race-“ “racism” 10/10 funny joke now start 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@vulduv]

18:21 Lego racers has momentum throttle.

[@zenoooooo]

Hey! This is a fantastic video! I dont care about Lego Racers speedrunning, but you made me care. Really really entertaining, i would love to see more videos from you about things youre passionate about in this style!

[@vincentauronward347]

@@zenoooooo @zenoooooo Hello! I think you're my first content creator subscriber. Incidentally I've been binging lots of TF2 content over the last week from Chucklenuts, Fishstickonastick, Uncy Dane, Weezy, and Toofty! I've watched your achievement speedrunning and Airstrike video at some point as well which were really great. Something has happened with the algorithm for LR over the last few days, this vid went from 2k views to over 6k now. Thanks for the support! I'm not a content creator, I'm just a fella who speed runs who wanted to make something fun. I recorded a new PB for LR last night though and might upload that with commentary over the next few days. Take care!

[@basdeblok2515]

Awesome in depth and well made video! :) You deserve waaaaaay more views and subs

[@anapostrock]

I really wanna try this. Can't get Lego Racers to boot on my PC though 🥺❤

[@vincentauronward347]

Join the discord server and post your questions and screenshots! Generally though you need to run in admin mode and have compatibility set for Windows XP. There are also programs like Voodoo which are external launchers which can help with graphical errors.

[@walterego-ks7rx]

Thanks for the gidue on how to become a Lego racist

[@goofbrush]

\o/

[@vigigamehacker123]

why not just....use the brick before picking the next one up to avoid contamination?

[@vincentauronward347]

@@vigigamehacker123 There are a couple of reasons. The example from the video is Knoghtmare-athon where you want to deliberately contaminate a red brick with a blue one. This is because NPCs will pick this up and immediately use the shield no matter who is around them where as they will not use the red brick unless someone drives in front of them. This means they would then drive into the green brick at.the start line with no power up in their inventory and not contaminate it like they would if they had the red brick. The second for example (Adventure Temple Trail) when you warp directly into a white brick to pick it up as you enter the warp animation. If you then drive into a blue or red brick as you exit warp then it means that you will be wasting the white brick that you deliberately picked up while entering warp. We do our best to avoid picking up these blue and red bricks as we leave warp but it can be extremely difficult at high speeds and requires a consistent setup to avoid doing so. Thanks for watching the video!

[@EnergyBurst2]

I'm curious what other downsides there are to using the N64 version minus of course the lack of access to super slides.

[@griill]

N64 version is actually very similar to 2001 PC version. So while there are obviously still differences to 99 version, N64 version should (technically) be viable for speedrunning. Through my own TASing of the N64 version, I've noticed more input lag compared to PC version. Also, you should be able to super slide by pressing A+B+R simultaneously and turning.

[@aaegerter6191]

Its pronounced Shass-ee

[@vincentauronward347]

I just googled it. Yep, you're 100% right! I just recorded a new video where I meant to use the term "post factum" but instead used the term "posthumously" to mean to have done something after I had died. I'm embarrassed to admit that my day job is as a Primary School Teacher 🙃

[@TCperry]

I like the idea of building a vehicle from scratch for a kart racer. Jesus loves you!

[@theharbingerofconflation]

Love LEGO Racists, great game (Seriously there is not a single black minifig in 1 or 2... at least there are Martians... I guess)

[@SineN0mine3]

There aren't any white minifigs either...

[@theharbingerofconflation]

@@SineN0mine3 true, they are all asian