LEGO Stunt Rally

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LEGO Stunt Rally

Item №:	see Versions
LEGO Theme:	Video Games, Race
Price:	see Versions
Developer(s):	Intelligent Games Graphic State (GBC) Asylum Entertainment (PS1, canceled)
Publisher(s):	LEGO Media
Date Released:	2000
Genre:	Racing
Mode(s):	Single Player, Multiplayer
Rating:	E/3+
Platforms:	Windows PC, PlayStation (Unreleased), Game Boy Color

LEGO Stunt Rally is a video game released in 2000. It was developed by Intelligent Games (IG), who had also created LEGO Loco, and was published by LEGO Media for PC and Game Boy Color. A PlayStation version was in development, but it was cancelled before release. The game features a track builder, which allows the player to create a track in Single Player or Multiplayer mode.

Development[]

The PlayStation version was initially being developed by Intelligent Games, the studio responsible for the PC version. The PlayStation development team at IG went through several staff changes, and progress on the PlayStation version started to lag behind its PC counterpart. Despite the project starting to catch up, LEGO rejected their prototype, and gave the job to Asylum Entertainment instead (who would later go on to develop Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension).

A build of IG's version for PlayStation, dating to early June 2000, was found by one of its developers and posted on video game preservation website, Gaming Alexandria on July 15, 2020. While incomplete, it is believed to be the latest build of this version of the game. The campaign is technically playable, but only the city tracks have unique designs, with all following tracks being a simple placeholder city track. Upon completing the final race with Mr. X, the game freezes on the loading screen. The track builder is somewhat functional, but like the rest of the game, has many bugs and placeholders. Most of the track pieces are similar to the final selection in the PC game, the biggest exception being a magnet trap similar to early concept art for the game.

The prototype of IG's PlayStation version also contains names for all the campaign tracks, even though most of the tracks hadn't been created/implemented yet:

Megahertz Practice Track
Sandy's Surf Turf Track
Dodgy Town Track
Rally Challenge
Radioactive City
Dune Buggy Track
Ghost Town Track
Pharaoh's Orders Track
Mexican Mountain Dash
Baron's Las Vegas Track
Jungle Beats Track
Cannibal Village Track
Sherweird Forest Track
Inca Temple Track
Army Tank Training Track
Ice-track Disco
Siberian Nightmare Track
Santa's Reindeer School
Abominable Snowman Trail
Glacias Ice Haven Track
Mr. X Final Level

Little has been seen of Asylum Entertainment's version, though one of its developers claims it was completed, but rejected by LEGO Media.

Characters[]

Heroes[]

Barney: Barney was literally the class brains. He was so good that he left school at the age of five to pursue a career in the mechanic industry. His vehicle is the Dragster.
Chip: A joker who loves tigers. His vehicle is the Rocket Kart.
Lucky: A true believer of luck, she likes green and clovers. Her vehicle is from the Mud Monster.
Wrench: A mechanic whose favorite food is fast food. His vehicle is the Boost Buggy.

Opponents[]

Mega Hurtz: A robot with clip elements for arms.
Sandy Surf: A happy-go-lucky surfer girl who always seems cheery.
Sid Vacant: A street gang-like character who seems to always have a bad attitude.
Brad Speedo: A generic stuntman character. Wears a white suit and helmet reminiscent of Evel Knievel. He is not very bright as he likes to hit himself on the head. He also likes to chew bubble gum, and drives the F1 Racer.

Bosses[]

Radium: Was once a Rock Raider, but was expelled from the program for performing radioactive tests on people. He wears a yellow radioactive suit to protect others from his glowing radiation. He is drives the Rad Truck (a modified version of 2148 LEGO Truck) and is the City Champion.
Baron Flambo: An oil tycoon, who always has an evil smirk on his face. He plans on unmasking Mr. X and eventually taking over all of Stunt Island. He wears a red suit and top hat. Baron Flambo drives a red Hot Rod and is the desert champion.
Snake: Once in the Army, he was expelled for being too harsh. He now resides in the Jungle, where he likes to race and eat leaves. He drives a green jeep, and is the Jungle Champion.
Glacia: An icy cold queen who drives a blue monster truck, the Ice Monster. She is the Arctic champion.
Mr. X, The World Champion and current owner of Stunt Island. He speaks with a slight British accent. He wears a purple suit and top hat, and a small black mask over his face to protect his identity. He drives the X car, considered the best in the game. He also provides hints and tips to the player.

Unlockables[]

You can unlock many items in the game including cars, paint jobs with different themes, and construction items to build your custom tracks.

Notes[]

One of the City scenery items is an advertisement for 5701 LEGO Loco.
The intro FMV of the game has a few cameos of minifigures seen in previous themes. In order of appearance, Baron Von Barron (although his left hand appears to be a regular black hand instead of a hook) can be seen dropping a container onto Lucky's Mud Monster. After a brief scene of the other racers driving past her destroyed vehicle, Johnny Thunder (with Baron Von Barron's torso print) can be seen shouting "Do it boy!" to a crane operator. That crane operator is Slyboots (dressed as Baron Von Barron, but without epaulets and with two yellow hands), who answers "Alright, coming up!" and proceeds to move a loop the loop into position. During the last scene, some of the minifigures in the crowd are Rock Raiders crew members, and several others have their torso prints on different coloured torsos; these were here as LEGO Media International, who made the intro FMV, had previously made these assets for 2200945 Rock Raiders - High Adventure Deep Underground.
Axle of the Rock Raiders can be seen at the start of the podium FMVs, and the whole Rock Raiders crew, except Chief, can be seen in the crowd of the outro FMV.
The PlayStation version of this game was advertised on the back cover of the manual for the NTSC release of 5775 LEGO Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge on PlayStation, as it was still planned to release in mid 2001 when the manuals were printed.
There is a DVD-ROM version of the game, which contains some bonus material looking at the development of the game, as well as having a higher quality version of the intro FMV than the one seen at the start of the game. For a while, it was unknown how or where this version of the game was sold, as it has only ever been seen in its own case, which does not have a barcode. In 2022, it was discovered to have been part of a promotional offer with certain Toshiba DVD drives sold throughout Europe.