History YMMV / LegoRacers

** The PSX version is also awful, with very muddled down graphics, LoadsAndLoadsOfLoading, and worst of all, horrible input lag. In a racing game that requires you to make precise maneuvers and fast reflexes, the game is almost completely unplayable due to this.

** Gypsy Moth is [[MyRulesAreNotYourRules just plain-out faster than you]][[note]]Heck, nearly all of the bosses are, but it's most obvious with her[[/note]], so you ''cannot'' keep up with her without using the Turbo Boost powerups, exploiting shortcuts, or slowing her down with other powerups. Even skillful driving isn't enough to cut it most of the time. Furthermore, unlike Rocket Racer and his Rocket Racer Run, ''her'' tracks ''aren't'' set up to allow you to [[GameplayDerailment spam]] [[GameBreaker Warp]], which is actually quite scarce on some of the tracks (and if she's ahead of you, ''count'' on her getting - and using - the green bricks before you). Also, it's a ''circuit'', so you have to beat her ''more than once'' to win.

** Gypsy Moth is [[MyRulesAreNotYourRules just plain-out faster than you,]] so you ''cannot'' keep up with her without using the Turbo Boost powerups, or slowing her down with other powerups. Even skillful driving isn't enough to cut it most of the time. Furthermore, unlike Rocket Racer and his Rocket Racer Run, ''her'' tracks ''aren't'' set up to allow you to [[GameplayDerailment spam]] [[GameBreaker Warp]], which is actually quite scarce on some of the tracks (and if she's ahead of you, ''count'' on her getting - and using - the green bricks before you). Also, it's a ''circuit'', so you have to beat her ''more than once'' to win.

*** Rocket Racer's unique track only has red, green and white bricks, and this allows him to spam the game-breaking warp drive whenever he gets the chance, more so than any other opponent. You're left in the dust if you don't do the same -- [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools and it makes for an amazing showdown.]]

* ThatOneSidequest: In the first game, Veronica Voltage has her own construction kit, but don't expect to get it without defeating her TimeTrial ghosts on ''every. Single. Track.'' [[ShmuckBait Try defeating her in Adventure Temple Trail]]... we'll wait for you.

** In the first game, a breather ''circuit'' would be Johnny Thunder, who hosts the fourth circuit. After you make it through [[ThatOneLevel Basil the Bat Lord]], it's really strange to see the first four tracks again which are significantly lower in difficulty. What's more though, Johnny Thunder is arguably even ''easier'' than Captain Redbeard, as he's not quite as spam-happy with his projectiles (since he prefers to upgrade them just a little bit first before actually using them, meaning he uses them a lot more infrequently). While Baron von Barron doesn't typically give anyone a run for their money either, he's at least a bit more aggressive and his tracks being a little harder still means the difficulty caves at Johnny Thunder's circuit.
** In the second game, Mars. Dino Island has a lot of long, boring, drawn-out tracks and some surprisingly aggressive opponents, but Mars features much easier and shorter tracks. After that comes Arctic, which brings out the worst of the game's controls due to being a SlippySlideyIceWorld.
** Similarly, Smash n' Bash in Xalax, for an actual breather ''level'', also in the second game. Most of Xalax's tracks are gigantic and full of gimmicks, but Smash n' Bash takes place on a very small figure-8 circuit that you can finish in about five seconds. The gimmick of it seems to be that since everyone meets in the middle, everyone is supposed to crash into each other, but in practice this rarely ever happens. It doesn't help that despite the track's size there are still ''two'' repair checkpoints (many much bigger courses only have one), which means your car breaking apart is a complete nonissue.

** The Berg from the second game. Dear gosh, the Berg. He starts at the first red light, and lays icebergs on the track, and due to the controls, it's made much harder than it should be to dodge them. Reigel comes in a close second, as he uses a HumongousMecha. Both can't use power-ups nor be affected by them, so almost every power-up except the drill become useless.
** Another notable mention is Basil the Bat Lord from the first game. Infamously difficult because, unlike most boss racers in the game, he doesn't prefer any one brick type, causing him to use all of the powerups equally and effectively.
** [[RobotGirl Gypsy]] [[AcePilot Moth.]] She's [[MyRulesAreNotYourRules just plain-out faster than you,]] so you ''cannot'' keep up with her without using the Turbo Boost powerups, or slowing her down with other powerups. Even skilful driving isn't enough to cut it most of the time. Furthermore, unlike Rocket Racer and his Rocket Racer Run, ''her'' tracks ''aren't'' set up to allow you to [[GameplayDerailment spam]] [[GameBreaker Warp]], which is actually quite scarce on some of the tracks (and if she's ahead of you, ''count'' on her getting - and using - the green bricks before you). Also, it's a ''circuit'', so you have to beat her ''more than once'' to win.

** The boss levels in the second game. Sam Sinister is tricky enough with his super-fast car but at least he's just as vulnerable as you are to getting his car destroyed, which is more than can be said for the next two. Riegel drives HumongousMecha which is invulnerable to any powerups you can use (essentially making all powerups worthless). Berg starts running ''before the countdown ends'', and while there is a simple trick to getting ahead of him this little detail can be very frustrating combined with the fact that, again, since he's on foot, power-ups are completely useless.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: The game is not clear on Gypsy Moth's gender, and you need outside knowledge on the Insectoids theme in order to know (she's the ''queen'' of the Zotaxians).