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Normally a post like this would be deleted, but in this topic, coming from you, it's hilarious. I'm keeping it.

I leave town for ONE DAY and this is what happens. Kill me. /s

The thought process of the 12.5% of people who voted;

Track editor When the BMP format was finally cracked, I wanted to make a new GDB viewer that showed textures, and using WillKirkby's LibLR1 that wasn't too hard. But why not an editor? So here is my track editor! Current features: - View GDB files (3D objects), with textures. - View and edit SKB files (Skyboxes). - View and edit PWB files (Powerups). - View RRB files (AI paths). - View the static object part of WDB files. Planned: - Edit RRB files (AI paths) - (partially) View and edit WDB files (Static/animated objects). - View and edit startup positions and checkpoints Known bugs: - Dragging bricks acts weird from certain angles - Semi-transparent textures only work in native LR bitmaps, and are not yet depth-sorted. NOTE: You need to have XNA Framework 4.0 installed, otherwise the application will crash. Download: http://www.rockraidersunited.com/files/lego-racers-1/tools/track-editor-12-r59/ Current version: v1.2.0.365 New in this version: (full changelog included in download) Let me know what you think! Massive thanks to WillKirkby, for making LibLR1 and the original GDB_viewer and to Sluicer for helping with both GDB and BMP file formats.

As one can tell, flags work in mysterious ways.. and are the best items ever. LU certainly had some nice items.

I just purchased a sealed original Kopaka set for 10 bucks. I'm going to savor opening this. The outer layer on the canister has been removed, which I bet hurts resell value, so I'm just going to enjoy it since I'm probably never going to get another sealed Toa Mata set. I'm extra stoked because the Kopaka that survived my childhood is a little worse for wear.

Isn't it obvious?

I have condensed this experience into a 2D visualization:

What the title says. What character in the game would you most like to.... hold hands with? Be honest, I won't judge you* *I'll probably judge you a little also in case anyone took this serious I want to make it clear that this is a parody topic.

This is a project of mine of "remastering" the Game Boy Color version of the LEGO Island 2 soundtrack (which consists of different versions of the ones in the PC/PS1 port, and some exclusive ones.) PC/PS1 Ports: (x) LEGO Island Theme (x) Castle Island Theme (x) Adventurers Island Theme (_) OGEL Island Theme (_) Phanta Sea (PC Brick Dive) (x) Dark Forest (PC Whack-a-Bot) (_) Brickster Theme (PC Brickster's Palace) (_) Boss Battle (PC Mr. Hates Boss) Originals: (x) Title Screen (_) Cave(_) Jungle(_) New LEGO Island(_) Credits (x) Cards Menu [Soundcloud Link] (note: the songs don't loop, they only play once) As I make more of these I will update the thread. any comments?

Good entertainment.

You all know what I'm talking about. That logic defying enigma of the Adventurers theme, when Baron von Barron became Sam Sinister, and Sam Sinister vanished into the ether, his only subsequent appearances defaulting to his German name Slyboots. It's become more or less the punchline to the joke of the Baron's many names, which in itself was a symptom of LEGO's problem with leaving character names and specific story details up to each individual region at the time. It's tempting to chalk it up to some error on LEGO's part, but that's proven impossible thanks to ">this infuriatingly tantalizing MANIA Magazine page that bills the character "Sam Sinister (aka Baron von Barron). So the question is, why the heck did LEGO assign the name to another character? And why did that character later assume the dress of the original? I think I may have an answer. But first of all, to avoid things getting confusing really fast, I'm going to assign identifiers to each minifig that is pertinent to this discussion. This guy will heretofore be referred to as fig A, this guy is fig B and this guy is fig C. And now, for absolute clarity, here's a rundown of the known names that have been assigned to each figure: FIGURE A 1998: Baron von Barron, Evil Eye, Mr. Hates, Ulrich Unhand 2000: Sam Sinister, Sam Sanister, Alex Gluipstra FIGURE B 1998: Sam Sinister, Lizard Boots, Slyboots FIGURE C 2003: Lord Sam Sinister This theory hinges on one major assumption: That there was a massive miscommunication in 1998 regarding the identities of the Adventurers figures. I do not believe that this is too far-fetched - continuity and consistency were the furthest things from LEGO's minds at the point, and the names and personalities of figures were by and large only a small part of what they were doing - selling toys. Look at the awful confusion of Insectiods and UFO characters that we see all over the place - it is apparent that LEGO was not devoting too much energy to fig identity at the time. So what would this massive miscommunication be, then? It's comprised of a few parts. At the core of it, this theory assumes that in the original story treatment for Adventurers, Figure B is designated the 'big bad' while Figure A is designated his sidekick or hired help. This idea may seem unintuitive to us as fans long trained to think of Figure A as the definitive villain of Adventurers, but bear with me - this will make more sense as it goes along. In fact, we know with full certainty that the original US continuity did, in fact, have Figure B as the big bad - it just chose to shine more of the spotlight on Figure A anyway. Figure A is shown as the brutish and forward muscle of the team, with Figure B as the sneaky brains. This leads us to our first major proposition - the name Sam Sinister was always originally intended for Figure A, and the name Baron von Barron was originally reserved for Figure B. "Baron von Baron," while being distinctly tongue-in-cheek, is a name that carries overtones of dignity and aristocracy. In that regard, it is much more applicable to the tux-and-tophat clad Figure B, as opposed to Figure A, who is more rough-and-ready with proper desert gear. Now we turn our attention to the other continuities. The stories in the UK and Germany overlap almost entirely, with Figure A being the villain leader and Figure B being his hired help, a retired boxing champion. When was the last time someone said 'boxing champion' and you imagined a man in a tuxedo and spectacles? Contrast that with the powerful Figure A, with battle wounds and a silhouette made more powerful by bulking his shoulders with epaulettes. Figure A is also framed as the brute of the two in the US continuity. And so I propose that in the UK/Germany continuities, the names of Figure A and Figure B were not switched, but their identities were. If we go so far as to assume all of the above is true, things begin to fall into place. In 2000, with the advent of the Dino Island line, LEGO wants to bring back Figure A as the antagonist. Rather than pursue their now two-year-old blunder in naming him Baron von Barron, they use his proper, intended name and leave a note in MANIA magazine for any readers that might remember back to the 1998 issues. This ultimately creates a problem for third-party story developers like ATD when they worked on LEGO Racers - Figure B had had a name, but now it had been taken away from him. The solution, then, would be to look at other names that had been used for that figure and select one, (Slyboots). So a few years pass and LEGO gears up to reboot Adventurers as Orient Expedition. They want to bring back the original big bad, Figure B, as the antagonist, but they run into a problem: Figure A's presence in the Dino Island theme, and later the Johnny Thunder and the Adventurers animations in 2002, had solidified him as the definitive villain of the series. Bringing back Figure B wouldn't make sense to fans, especially considering the confusion with his name that would already have been apparent. So they compromised: use Figure A, but give him Figure B's garb to channel some of that energy. A nice idea on paper, maybe, but it's given people like us some serious headaches as we wonder what the heck is going on. And so the Sam Sinister switcheroo was complete, and two Sams became one.

This is an interesting theory, and one that makes a lot of sense. However, it does raise some questions. I think that "Baron von Barron" is actually a very fitting name for Figure A, and perhaps more fitting than if the names were switched: in addition to suggesting aristocracy (and that monocle sure seems aristocratic), it also could be a nod to the Red Baron, since Figure A was always the one flying the planes in the original desert line. In fact, there was a set that, in the USA, was called "Bi-Wing Baron." Of course, your theory is very probable--and rather unique in that it attempts to see what was going on behind the scenes. Most other theories I've seen are in-universe explanations--like mine, which posits that Baron Samuel von Barron somehow cheated Lord Sam Sinister out of his title and manor and assumed the styling of "Lord Sinister" for himself, since he is now lord of the Sinister estate. This fits in nicely with his MO of using and then ditching associates, etc. However, it's certainly nothing close to what Lego intended, so kudos to you for going more meta and reaching the most likely conclusion I've seen outside of "they just didn't care."

I am working on an update. Then it should be possible to export also the textures. But I do not know how noesis will react: I have updated the script in the first post!

Man, I tell you what. Getting Kopaka and popping that free CD into the computer. That changed my life. Probably a really stupid event to set as a pivot point, all things considered. But it was big. It was like a whole new world opening up for the first time. And I guess it was.

Yeah, the Star Citizen forum rubbed off on me a bit too much. Whenever there's a weird, mind-boggling thread like this on their forum, you end up seeing this person's face a lot.

didn't vote because the sexiest is actually my lego racers oc, truck driverette, who unlocks the truck driver cheat and is also a girl

I just...

That you exist baffles me, but I love you anyway <3

My reaction to everything in this thread.