<s>
Lego	B-Application
Racers	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Lego-themed	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Lego	B-Language
Media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
a	O
minifigure	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
drive	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
cars	O
built	O
out	O
of	O
Lego	B-Language
and	O
race	O
them	O
against	O
other	O
minifigure	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Items	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
hinder	O
other	O
racers	O
 '	O
progress	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
cars	O
and	O
characters	O
with	O
unlocked	O
Lego	B-Language
bricks	O
and	O
use	O
them	O
to	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
conceived	O
by	O
High	O
Voltage	O
founder	O
Kerry	O
J	O
.	O
Ganofsky	O
,	O
creative	O
expertise	O
from	O
The	O
Lego	B-Language
Group	O
assisted	O
High	O
Voltage	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
after	O
Lego	B-Language
Media	O
agreed	O
to	O
begin	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
sequels	O
developed	O
by	O
Attention	O
to	O
Detail	O
,	O
called	O
Lego	B-Device
Racers	I-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Drome	B-Device
Racers	I-Device
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
and	O
2002	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
two	O
decades	O
later	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
ninth	B-Device
generation	I-Device
of	I-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
2K	O
Games	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
Lego	B-Language
open	O
world	O
driving	O
game	O
titled	O
Lego	B-Language
2K	O
Drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Application
Racers	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third	O
person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
hosts	O
and	O
co-racers	O
in	O
circuits	O
of	O
races	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
reach	O
and	O
beat	O
Rocket	O
Racer	O
and	O
become	O
the	O
"	O
Greatest	O
Lego	B-Language
Racer	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
completing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
either	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
pre-built	O
or	O
custom-built	O
minifigures	O
and	O
compete	O
against	O
other	O
minifigure	O
characters	O
in	O
races	O
set	O
across	O
different	O
tracks	O
in	O
the	O
Legoland	O
universe	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
cars	O
built	O
out	O
of	O
Lego	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
Lego	B-Application
Racers	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
created	O
by	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
founder	O
Kerry	O
J	O
.	O
Ganofsky	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
players	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
build	O
and	O
race	O
cars	O
created	O
with	O
Lego	B-Language
bricks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
year	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
Lego	B-Language
Media	O
began	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
hiring	O
Ganofsky	O
's	O
company	O
to	O
develop	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Language
Media	O
and	O
other	O
facilities	O
within	O
The	O
Lego	B-Language
Group	O
collaborated	O
with	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
during	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
character	O
models	O
,	O
documents	O
and	O
pictures	O
from	O
different	O
Lego	B-Language
System	O
characters	O
and	O
models	O
were	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
,	O
who	O
eventually	O
chose	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Castle	O
,	O
Space	O
,	O
Adventurers	O
and	O
Pirates	O
themes	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
lead	O
programmer	O
,	O
Dwight	O
Luetscher	O
,	O
created	O
a	O
formula	O
that	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artists	O
to	O
create	O
individual	O
Lego	B-Language
elements	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pieces	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
were	O
selected	O
from	O
hundreds	O
of	O
Lego	B-Language
elements	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
,	O
chosen	O
first	O
by	O
aesthetics	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
analysed	O
to	O
see	O
if	O
they	O
would	O
fit	O
into	O
Luetscher	O
's	O
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
high	O
number	O
of	O
Lego	B-Language
sets	O
and	O
pieces	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
custom	O
mesh	O
code	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
"	O
weld	O
"	O
the	O
geometry	O
in	O
place	O
and	O
optimize	O
the	O
cars	O
polygon	O
count	O
,	O
creating	O
one	O
solid	O
mesh	O
for	O
each	O
car	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Application
Racers	I-Application
was	O
available	O
to	O
play	O
before	O
release	O
by	O
journalists	O
at	O
E3	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Lego	B-Application
Racers	I-Application
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
received	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
an	O
above-average	O
review	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
Stateside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ben	O
Stahl	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
website	O
also	O
called	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
track	O
design	O
"	O
innovative	O
and	O
cute	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
saying	O
the	O
tracks	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
have	O
a	O
"	O
somewhat	O
real	O
look	O
"	O
that	O
makes	O
it	O
easier	O
to	O
tell	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
should	O
be	O
driving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
reviewers	O
criticised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
performance	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
website	O
's	O
Sam	O
Bishop	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
's	O
load	O
times	O
between	O
levels	O
are	O
horrendous	O
and	O
NextGen	O
Chris	O
Charla	O
calling	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
framerate	O
"	O
nauseatingly	O
slow	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imperio	O
said	O
that	O
handling	O
the	O
cars	O
is	O
"	O
surprisingly	O
tight	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
control	O
scheme	O
intuitive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
also	O
criticised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
,	O
with	O
Ward	O
calling	O
the	O
split	O
screen	O
mode	O
simple	O
,	O
and	O
Crispin	O
Boyer	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
lack	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
options	O
"	O
hurts	O
Lego	B-Application
Racers	I-Application
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
aspects	O
of	O
Lego	B-Application
Racers	I-Application
design	O
also	O
received	O
mixed	O
opinions	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
1999	O
"	O
Children's/Family	O
Title	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
:	O
Console	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Children	O
's	O
Entertainment	O
Title	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
:	O
Personal	O
Computer	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
and	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Villains	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Lego	B-Application
Racers	I-Application
success	O
,	O
news	O
arose	O
in	O
April	O
2001	O
that	O
Pocket	O
Studios	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Lego	B-Application
Racers	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Lego	B-Device
Racers	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
then	O
shown	O
at	O
E3	O
2001	O
in	O
May	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eponymous	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
counterpart	O
to	O
Lego	B-Device
Racers	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Attention	O
to	O
Detail	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
followed	O
up	O
immediately	O
after	O
Rocket	O
Racer	O
's	O
defeat	O
in	O
Lego	B-Application
Racers	I-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
shown	O
a	O
new	O
opportunity	O
to	O
reclaim	O
his	O
title	O
as	O
world	O
champion	O
,	O
by	O
travelling	O
to	O
Xalax	O
and	O
prove	O
himself	O
worthy	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Rocket	O
Racer	O
proceeds	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
and	O
succeeds	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
tasked	O
to	O
control	O
their	O
self-built	O
protagonist	O
,	O
racing	O
through	O
various	O
worlds	O
based	O
on	O
Lego	B-Language
themes	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
face	O
Rocket	O
Racer	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Device
Racers	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
received	O
less	O
favorably	O
than	O
Lego	B-Application
Racers	I-Application
,	O
and	O
incorporated	O
numerous	O
elements	O
from	O
both	O
Lego	B-Application
Racers	I-Application
and	O
Rollcage	O
,	O
another	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Attention	O
to	O
Detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arcade-style	O
version	O
of	O
Lego	B-Language
Racers''	O
was	O
shown	O
in	O
Legoland	O
Windsor	O
's	O
Lego	B-Language
Rocket	O
Racers	O
building	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Beginning	O
"	O
area	O
,	O
between	O
2000	O
and	O
2004	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
2009	O
and	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
