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{{Infobox podcast
{{Infobox podcast
| image = Bits N' Bricks Logo.png
| image       = Bits N' Bricks icon.png
| image_size = 255
| image_size   =  
| title = LEGO Bits N' Bricks
| caption     =
| caption = LEGO Bits N' Bricks Icon
| num_seasons = 6
| num_seasons = 6
| num_episodes = 56
| num_episodes = 55
| began       = {{start date|2020|11|25}}
| began = 2020-11-25
| ended        = {{end date|2023|06|13}}
| host = Ethan Vincent, Brian Crecent
| host         = Ethan Vincent, [[Wikipedia:Brian Crecente|Brian Crecent]]
| genre = Video games
| genre       = Video games
| production = Ronny Schere
| production   = Ronny Schere
| writer = Brian Crecente
| writer       = Brian Crecente
| composer = Peter Prieme
| composer     = Peter Prieme
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20201214094551/https://www.lego.com/en-us/legogames-25 Archived official web page]
| website     = {{URL|https://web.archive.org/web/20221105041820/https://www.lego.com/en-us/legogames-25|lego.com/legogames-25}}
| length = 30–70 minutes
| length       = 30–85 minutes
| provider    = [[LEGO.com]]
}}
}}


'''LEGO Bits N' Bricks''' is an official LEGO podcast about the history of its video games, PC games, and digital play experiences. It launched on the 25th anniversary of the LEGO Group's first video game [[LEGO Fun to Build]].<ref name="podcast-announcement" />
'''''Bits N' Bricks''''' is an official LEGO podcast about the history of LEGO video games, software, and digital play experiences. It was launched in December 2020, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the first LEGO video game, ''[[LEGO Fun to Build]]''.<ref name="podcast-announcement" /> The podcast ran for six seasons; the final season was released in June 2023 and was not made available on the LEGO website.
 
== History ==
Fill in history, or maybe a separate format/content section too?


== Episodes ==
== Episodes ==
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| episodes1  = 20
| start1    = {{Start date|2020|11|25}}
| end1      = {{Start date|2021|4|14}}
| color2    = #D3A5EC
| link2      = #Season 2
| episodes2  = 9
| start2    = {{Start date|2021|5|4}}
| end2      = {{Start date|2021|7|14}}
| color3    = #004171
| link3      = #Season 3
| episodes3  = 9
| start3    = {{Start date|2021|8|18}}
| end3      = {{Start date|2021|10|13}}
| color4    = #B2030B
| link4      = #Season 4
| episodes4  = 9
| start4    = {{Start date|2021|11|3}}
| end4      = {{Start date|2021|12|29}}
| color5    = #5DC4EA
| link5      = #Season 5
| episodes5  = 4
| start5    = {{Start date|2022|1|31}}
| end5      = {{Start date|2022|10|23}}
| color6S    = #015D23
| link6S    = #Season 6
| linkT6S    = 6
| episodes6S = 5
| start6S    = {{Start date|2023|6|13}}
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=== Season 1 ===
=== Season 1 ===
{| class="wikitable"
{{Episode table
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!Title
{{Episode list
!Date
| EpisodeNumber  = 0
!Transcript
| Title           = Introduction
|-
| Aux1            = 10:36
| 0 || Introduction || 2020-11-25 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltd07ce71dc20595ee/bits_n_bricks_s01e00_introduction_transcript.pdf PDF]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|11|25}}
|-
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt28089a26c6579533/Episode_0_-_BnBs01e0.mp3 MP3]
| 1 || Minecraft || 2020-12-08 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltf87fd15a8f67c6fd/bits_n_bricks_s01e01_minecraft_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltd07ce71dc20595ee/bits_n_bricks_s01e00_introduction_transcript.pdf PDF]
|-
| ShortSummary    = Brian Crecente and Ethan Vincent introduce ''Bits N' Bricks''.
| 2 || Fluid Play || 2020-12-16 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltfb18e128b11cda97/bits_n_bricks_s01e02_fluid_play_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| LineColor      = #DEB008
|-
}}
| 3 || Holiday Special || 2020-12-23 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blte630b4bfbeba738c/bits_n_bricks_s01e03_holiday_special_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
{{Episode list
|-
| EpisodeNumber  = 1
| 4 || LEGO® Island || 2020-12-30 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltd399c039fb565168/bits_n_bricks_s01e04_lego_island_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| Title          = Minecraft
|-
| Aux1            = 1:00:20
| 5 || Unity || 2021-01-06 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blte9cf5310b09a81d3/bits_n_bricks_s01e05_unity_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|08}}
|-
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltd842b803d4903240/bits_n_bricks_s01e01_minecraft.mp3 MP3]
| 6 || LEGO® Builder's Journey || 2021-01-13 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltba5070400e8decbf/bits_n_bricks_s01e06_lego_builders_journey_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltf87fd15a8f67c6fd/bits_n_bricks_s01e01_minecraft_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
|-
| ShortSummary    = Crecente and Vincent learn about the failed LEGO ''[[Wikipedia:Minecraft|Minecraft]]'' game, ''[[Brickcraft]]''.
| 7 || LEGO® Friends: A Conversation || 2021-01-20 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt286410a1ba5b807a/bits_n_bricks_s01e07_lego_friends_a_conversation_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
 
|-
'''Participants:''' Danny Bergmann, Daniel Kaplan, Daniel Mathiasen, Paal Smith-Meyer, Ronny Scherer
| 8 || LEGO® Minifigures: A Conversation || 2021-01-27 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt6b793d2604b98954/bits_n_bricks_s01e08_lego_minfigures_a_conversation_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| LineColor      = #DEB008
|-
}}
| 9 || TT Games || 2021-02-03 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt493e62cc4d8fbfa5/bits_n_bricks_s01e09_tt_games_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
{{Episode list
|-
| EpisodeNumber  = 2
| 10 || LEGO® Sonic Mania™: A Conversation || 2021-02-10 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt2cb17ea177c443d4/bits_n_bricks_s01e10_lego_sonic_mania_a_conversation_feature_and_transcript_(1).pdf PDF]
| Title          = Fluid Play
|-
| Aux1            = 59:48
| 11 || LEGO® Universe: Birth of an Idea || 2021-02-17 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt73b64af9a0b918a8/bits_n_bricks_s01e11_lego_universe_part_1_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|16}}
|-
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt03dbab5b5fdb1889/bits_n_bricks_s01e02_fluid_play.mp3 MP3]
| 12 || LEGO® Universe Soundtrack: A Conversation || 2021-02-24 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blte9b95c5e32114d2a/bits_n_bricks_s01e12_lego_universe_soundtrack_a_conversation_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltfb18e128b11cda97/bits_n_bricks_s01e02_fluid_play_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
|-
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:''' Sam Coates, Cephas Howard, Paal Smith-Meyer, John Sokolowski, Michael Vanting
| 13 || LEGO® Universe: Death of an Dream || 2021-03-03 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt7d7fdb550ee498b3/bits_n_bricks_s01e13_lego_universe_part_2_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| LineColor      = #DEB008
|-
}}
| 14 || LEGO® VIDIYO™: A Conversation || 2021-03-10 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt00ec7c507339eb3a/bits_n_bricks_s01e14_lego_vidiyo_a_conversation_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
{{Episode list
|-
| EpisodeNumber  = 3
| 15 || LEGO® Overwatch®: A Conversation || 2021-03-17 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltbf2d35a2597ebfaa/bits_n_bricks_s01e15_lego_overwatch_a_conversation_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| Title          = Holiday Special
|-
| Aux1            = 33:04
| 16 || [[SPU Darwin|Darwin]] || 2021-03-24 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt4212e2be20008c99/bits_n_bricks_s01e16_darwin_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|23}}
|-
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltc4228a41cbc3e019/bits_n_bricks_s01e03_holiday_special.mp3 MP3]
| 17 || LEGO® Video Games and Digital Play || 2021-03-31 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltbc3b7e4fbaec6b02/bits_n_bricks_s01e17_lego_video_games_and_digital_play_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blte630b4bfbeba738c/bits_n_bricks_s01e03_holiday_special_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
|-
| ShortSummary    = Ken Cunningham, director of the 2020 Christmas special ''LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special'', talks about its development at [[Wikipedia:Atomic Cartoons|Atomic Cartoons]].
| 18 || A Fabled History || 2021-04-07 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt9683a284a3ea1597/bits_n_bricks_s01e18_a_fabled_history_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
'''Participant:''' Ken Cunningham
|-
| LineColor      = #DEB008
| 19 || To Be Continued || 2021-04-14 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltc4f25d07ba958b6f/bits_n_bricks_s01e19_to_be_continued_transcript.pdf PDF]
}}
|}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 4
| Title          = LEGO Island
| Aux1            = 55:33
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|30}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blta1be51def1c45430/bits_n_bricks_s01ep04_lego_island.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltd399c039fb565168/bits_n_bricks_s01e04_lego_island_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:''' Scott Anderson, Tormod Askildsen, Jim Brown, Ben Davies, Katie O'Neill, Michael Thompsen, Floris Thoonen
| LineColor      = #DEB008
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 5
| Title          = Unity
| Aux1            = 53:19
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|6}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt334b587af1f7b91c/bits_n_bricks_s01ep05_unity.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blte9cf5310b09a81d3/bits_n_bricks_s01e05_unity_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:''' Tormod Askildsen, Naomi Clark, Jesper Erstvang, Vip Gupta, Anders Tankred Holm, Ronny Scherer, Tara Wike
| LineColor      = #DEB008
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 6
| Title          = LEGO Builder's Journey
| Aux1            = 1:11:38
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|13}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt0f4288316b9342e7/bits_n_bricks_s01e06_lego_builders_journey.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltba5070400e8decbf/bits_n_bricks_s01e06_lego_builders_journey_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:''' Kristian Reimer Hauge, Jonas Haugesen, Henrik Lindstrand, Karsten Lund, Mads Prahm, Michael Stahl
| LineColor      = #DEB008
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 7
| Title          = LEGO Friends: A Conversation
| Aux1            = 36:47
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|20}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blta350b2946490c149/bits_n_bricks_s01e07_lego_friends_a_conversation.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt286410a1ba5b807a/bits_n_bricks_s01e07_lego_friends_a_conversation_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = Elena Catón discusses her research into developing software for girls and how it led to the 1999 ''[[LEGO Friends (1999 video game)|LEGO Friends]]'' game.
'''Participant:''' Elena Catón
| LineColor      = #DEB008
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 8
| Title          = LEGO Minifigures: A Conversation
| Aux1            = 43:01
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|27}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt509e7eaf43223e4b/bits_n_bricks_s01e08_lego_minfigures_a_conversation.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt6b793d2604b98954/bits_n_bricks_s01e08_lego_minfigures_a_conversation_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = Tara Wike discusses the history of the LEGO
Minifigures collectibles product line and the 2015 ''LEGO Minifigures Online'' video game.
'''Participant:''' Tara Wike
| LineColor      = #DEB008
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 9
| Title          = TT Games
| Aux1            = 1:08:04
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|2|3}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt52c47e4976016cb3/bits_n_bricks_s01e09_tt_games.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt493e62cc4d8fbfa5/bits_n_bricks_s01e09_tt_games_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:''' Philip James, Darryl Kelley, Arthur Parsons, Tom Stone, Jonathan Smith, Martin Tremblay
| LineColor      = #DEB008
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 10
| Title          = LEGO Sonic Mania: A Conversation
| Aux1            = 44:25
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|2|10}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltb3acc26cd05fdc2a/bits_n_bricks_s01e10_lego_sonic_mania_a_conversation.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt2cb17ea177c443d4/bits_n_bricks_s01e10_lego_sonic_mania_a_conversation_feature_and_transcript_(1).pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:''' John Choon, Samuel Johnson
| LineColor      = #DEB008
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 11
| Title          = LEGO Universe: Birth of an Idea
| Aux1            = 1:08:30
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|2|17}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltbf3021f173c3a63d/bits_n_bricks_s01e11_lego_universe_part_1.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt73b64af9a0b918a8/bits_n_bricks_s01e11_lego_universe_part_1_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = C and V look into the history of ''[[LEGO Universe]]''.
'''Participants:''' Scott Brown, Mark Hansen, Peter Grundy, Ryan Seabury, Ronny Scherer, Lisbeth Valther
(Additional voices: Brian Johnson, Nathan Gray, Chris Sherland, Erik Urdang)
| LineColor      = #DEB008
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 12
| Title          = LEGO Universe Soundtrack: A Conversation
| Aux1            = 43:37
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|2|24}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt2de73c0ec2adda9f/bits_n_bricks_s01e12_lego_universe_soundtrack_a_conversation.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blte9b95c5e32114d2a/bits_n_bricks_s01e12_lego_universe_soundtrack_a_conversation_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = Composer Brian Tyler and producer Richard Dekkard discuss the music of ''LEGO Universe''. This episode uses music from the [[LEGO Universe Original Game Soundtrack|''LEGO Universe'' soundtrack]], which released on [[Wikipedia:Bandcamp|Bandcamp]] the same day this episode premiered.
'''Participants:''' Richard Dekkard, Brian Tyler
| LineColor      = #DEB008
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 13
| Title          = LEGO Universe: Death of an Dream
| Aux1            = 1:26:11
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|3|3}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blta8f8a046026002c4/bits_n_bricks_s01e13_lego_universe_part_2.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt7d7fdb550ee498b3/bits_n_bricks_s01e13_lego_universe_part_2_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:''' Scott Brown, Richard Dekkard, Randall Furino, Peter Grundy, Mark Hansen, Brian Johnson, Ronny Scherer, Ryan Seabury, Chris Sherland, Brian Tyler, Lisbeth Valther
| LineColor      = #DEB008
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 14
| Title          = LEGO VIDIYO: A Conversation
| Aux1            = 40:30
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|3|10}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blta7eac3ccd8a4b983/bits_n_bricks_s01e14_lego_vidiyo_a_conversation.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt00ec7c507339eb3a/bits_n_bricks_s01e14_lego_vidiyo_a_conversation_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:''' Julia Goldin, William Thorogood
| LineColor      = #DEB008
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 15
| Title          = LEGO Overwatch: A Conversation
| Aux1            = 44:45
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|3|17}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt084c5cbd5796e1ab/bits_n_bricks_s01e15_lego_overwatch_a_conversation.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltbf2d35a2597ebfaa/bits_n_bricks_s01e15_lego_overwatch_a_conversation_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:''' Mike Hummel, Sten Funder Lysdahl
| LineColor      = #DEB008
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 16
| Title          = Darwin
| Aux1            = 1:10:44
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|3|24}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltba99d0388392070b/bits_n_bricks_s01e16_darwin.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt4212e2be20008c99/bits_n_bricks_s01e16_darwin_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = Crecente and Vincent interview a number of people involved with [[SPU-Darwin]], including the two animators of Dent-de-Lion du Midi's 1994 short film ''[[The LEGO Movie (1994 film)|The LEGO Movie]]'', to learn about the secretive R&D unit's creation, rise, and fall.
 
'''Participants:''' Claude Aebersold, Alex Furer, Julian Gómez, [[Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen]], [[Bjarne Tveskov]]
(Additional voices: Adriana Eyzaguirre, Dent-de-Lion du Midi)
| LineColor      = #DEB008
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 17
| Title          = LEGO Video Games and Digital Play
| Aux1            = 46:36
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|3|31}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltbfd8c962b3474d25/bits_n_bricks_s01e17_lego_video_games_and_digital_play.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltbc3b7e4fbaec6b02/bits_n_bricks_s01e17_lego_video_games_and_digital_play_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:''' Niels B. Christiansen, Julia Goldin, Sean McEvoy
| LineColor      = #DEB008
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 18
| Title          = A Fabled History
| Aux1            = 1:01:13
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|4|7}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt6b97110366187643/bits_n_bricks_s01e18_a_fabled_history.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt9683a284a3ea1597/bits_n_bricks_s01e18_a_fabled_history_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:''' Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen
| LineColor      = #DEB008
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 19
| Title          = To Be Continued
| Aux1            = 55:29
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|4|14}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt437eed408cc4ee8f/bits_n_bricks_s01e19_to_be_continued.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltc4f25d07ba958b6f/bits_n_bricks_s01e19_to_be_continued_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:''' Nannan Li, Ronny Scherer, Dave Tach, Ben Unguren
| LineColor      = #DEB008
}}
}}


=== Season 2 ===
=== Season 2 ===
{| class="wikitable"
{{Episode table
!Episode
|background=#D3A5EC |overall= |title= |aux1= |aux1T=Runtime |airdate= |aux4=1 |aux4T=Audio |aux5=1 |aux5T=Transcript |episodes=
!Title
{{Episode list
!Date
| EpisodeNumber  = 20
!Transcript
| Title          = May the Fourth Be With You
|-
| Aux1            = 1:02:14
| 20 || May the Fourth Be With You || 2021-05-04 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt93c10901ef238f89/bits_n_bricks_s02e20_may_the_4th_be_with_you_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]  
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|5|4}}
|-
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt68408526952bdc85/bits_n_bricks_s02e20_may_the_4th_be_with_you.mp3 MP3]
| 21 || Birth of a LEGO® Brawls-er || 2021-05-26 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltd15856b68f8639ec/bits_n_bricks_s02e21_lego_brawls_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt93c10901ef238f89/bits_n_bricks_s02e20_may_the_4th_be_with_you_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
|-
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:''' Matt Fillbrandt, Matt Shell, Jonathan Smith
| 22 ||  LEGO® Marvel and the Missing Spider-Stan Song || 2021-06-02 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt66e5232effac55aa/bits_n_bricks_s02e22_lego_marvel_super_heroes_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]  
| LineColor      = #D3A5EC
|-
}}
| 23 || LEGO® Loco: The LEGO Group’s Take on SimCity || 2021-06-09 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blte6610f363e13c7e2/bits_n_bricks_s02e23_lego_loco_feature_and_transcript_(1).pdf PDF]  
{{Episode list
|-
| EpisodeNumber  = 21
| 24 || Inside LEGO® City Undercover: From Segway® to Zombie Hordes || 2021-06-16 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt90ca2910bb495317/bits_n_bricks_s02e24_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| Title          = Birth of a LEGO Brawls-er
|-
| Aux1            = 52:18
| 25 || Myth, Maori, and a Brain Tumor: The BIONICLE® Saga || 2021-06-23 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt78d61957cc67955f/bits_n_bricks_s02e25_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|5|26}}
|-
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt4d23509c7b832944/bits_n_bricks_s02e21_lego_brawls.mp3 MP3]
| 26 || Rocket Racer, Veronica Voltage and the Legend of LEGO® Racers || 2021-06-30 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt8a05e16ed605493b/bits_n_bricks_s02e26_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltd15856b68f8639ec/bits_n_bricks_s02e21_lego_brawls_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
|-
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:''' Jared Kroff, Jenirae Reynolds
| 27 || Roblox Meets Minecraft™ in China’s LEGO® Cube || 2021-07-07 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt37dabf9cb2461b45/bits_n_bricks_s02e27_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| LineColor      = #D3A5EC
|-
}}
| 28 || The Fans, Devs, and Remake of Real-Time Strategy Classic LEGO® Rock Raiders || 2021-07-14 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt91b7459c7d4a7c4f/bits_n_bricks_s02e28_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
{{Episode list
|-
| EpisodeNumber  = 22
| 29 || Junkbot: The Lovable LEGO® Garbage Game || 2021-08-18 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blte95c26554f38a01a/bits_n_bricks_s03e29_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| Title          = LEGO Marvel and the Missing Spider-Stan Song
|}
| Aux1            = 47:34
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|6|2}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt00624828c069d791/bits_n_bricks_s02e22_lego_marvel_super_heroes.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt66e5232effac55aa/bits_n_bricks_s02e22_lego_marvel_super_heroes_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:''' Chris Baker, Andrew Dolan, Arthur Parsons
| LineColor      = #D3A5EC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 23
| Title          = LEGO Loco: The LEGO Group’s Take on SimCity
| Aux1            = 35:07
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|6|9}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt535aa9c00d8cb0ba/bits_n_bricks_s02e23_lego_loco.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blte6610f363e13c7e2/bits_n_bricks_s02e23_lego_loco_feature_and_transcript_(1).pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = Rob Smith describes the formation of [[LEGO Media International]] in 1996, and several ''[[LEGO Loco]]'' developers discuss the game's creation and the history of [[Intelligent Games]].
'''Participants:''' Suzanne Maddison, Kevin Shrapnell, Rob Smith, Matthew Stibbe
| LineColor      = #D3A5EC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 24
| Title          = Inside LEGO City Undercover: From Segway to Zombie Hordes
| Aux1            = 49:26
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|6|16}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltd5ec7a8a5856d042/bits_n_bricks_s02e24.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt90ca2910bb495317/bits_n_bricks_s02e24_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:''' Ste Bate, Darryl Kelley, Matt Palmer
| LineColor      = #D3A5EC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 25
| Title          = Myth, Maori, and a Brain Tumor: The BIONICLE Saga
| Aux1            = 1:14:04
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|6|23}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt36c722aa7270535f/bits_n_bricks_s02e25.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt78d61957cc67955f/bits_n_bricks_s02e25_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:''' Christian Faber, Darvell Hunt, Jeff James, Liam Scott, Maui Solomon, Alastair Swinnerton
| LineColor      = #D3A5EC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 26
| Title          = Rocket Racer, Veronica Voltage and the Legend of LEGO Racers
| Aux1            = 47:05
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|6|30}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt1d68c221878184cb/bits_n_bricks_s02e26_FINAL_(2).mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt8a05e16ed605493b/bits_n_bricks_s02e26_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:''' Keith Morton, Eric Nofsinger, Cary Penczek
| LineColor      = #D3A5EC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 27
| Title          = Roblox Meets Minecraft in China’s LEGO Cube
| Aux1            = 53:44
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|7|7}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt83f2a9a8de619418/bits_n_bricks_s02e27_FINAL.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt37dabf9cb2461b45/bits_n_bricks_s02e27_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:''' Long Cao, Micki Fjeldgaard, Nannan Li, Sean McEvoy, Ronny Scherer
| LineColor      = #D3A5EC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 28
| Title          = The Fans, Devs, and Remake of Real-Time Strategy Classic LEGO Rock Raiders
| Aux1            = 46:29
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|7|14}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltaa8951b1eb580838/bits_n_bricks_s02e28.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt91b7459c7d4a7c4f/bits_n_bricks_s02e28_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = Karl White describes his experience as a programmer for the 1999 ''[[LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)|LEGO Rock Raiders]]'' video game. Crecente and Vincent then discuss the game's fan community, interviewing Alan Sokol, then the owner of the LEGO game modding forum [[Rock Raiders United]], and Simon Eriksson, developer of the ''Rock Raiders'' remake ''[[Manic Miners]]''.
'''Participants:''' Simon Eriksson, Ferdinand Köstler, Alan Sokol, Karl White
| LineColor      = #D3A5EC
}}
}}


=== Season 3 ===
=== Season 3 ===
{| class="wikitable"
{{Episode table
!Episode
|background=#004171 |overall= |title= |aux1= |aux1T=Runtime |airdate= |aux4=1 |aux4T=Audio |aux5=1 |aux5T=Transcript |episodes=
!Title
{{Episode list
!Date
| EpisodeNumber  = 29
!Transcript
| Title           = Junkbot: The Lovable LEGO Garbage Game
|-
| Aux1            = 40:42
| 30 || The Legacy of LEGO® Legacy: Heroes Unboxed || 2021-08-25 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blte5a1a1f36fd440d0/bits_n_bricks_s03e30_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|8|18}}
|-
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltd9bc72fd7572f60d/bits_n_bricks_s03e29_FINAL.mp3 MP3]
| 31 || Prototype, Playtest, Repeat: Inside Light Brick Studio || 2021-09-01 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt760b37c8e24af7dd/bits_n_bricks_s03e31_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blte95c26554f38a01a/bits_n_bricks_s03e29_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
|-
| ShortSummary    = ''[[Junkbot]]''
| 32 || The Life (and Legacy) of George || 2021-09-08 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltafe6700d2dee6ad2/bits_n_bricks_s03e32_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
'''Participants:''' Ranjit Bhatnagar, Naomi Clark, Frank Lantz, Eric Zimmerman
|-
| LineColor      = #004171
| 33 || Nexo Knights and the Big Bang Theory || 2021-09-15 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt37e4342badb01030/bits_n_bricks_s03e33_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
}}
|-
{{Episode list
| 34 || Holy Game Development, LEGO Batman || 2021-09-22 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltdf19340d405b701b/bits_n_bricks_s03e34_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| EpisodeNumber  = 30
|-
| Title          = The Legacy of LEGO Legacy: Heroes Unboxed
| 35 || Return of the LEGO® Star Wars™ Battles || 2021-09-29 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltdfd946f36c5fc003/bits_n_bricks_s03e35_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| Aux1            = 37:19
|-
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|8|25}}
| 36 || DUPLO® World, Create & Cruise, and LEGO Games for Pre-K || 2021-10-06 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt7f52a3f525787f33/bits_n_bricks_s03e36_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltc120695f1a8d41a1/bits_n_bricks_s03e30.mp3 MP3]
|-
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blte5a1a1f36fd440d0/bits_n_bricks_s03e30_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| 37 || The Surreal History of the LEGO Galidor TV Show, Game Console, and Action Figure || 2021-10-13 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltd6c9fecf8bee9f9b/bits_n_bricks_s03e37_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:'''
|-
| LineColor      = #004171
| 38 || Tiny LEGO Brick Towers, Big LEGO Brick Ideas || 2021-11-03 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltd7f4c8a48e0041c8/bits_n_bricks_s04e38_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
}}
|-
{{Episode list
| 39 || LEGO® Harry Potter™ – A Journey Through All Eight Films || 2021-11-10 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt8bb6cbb9424fa5aa/bits_n_bricks_s04e39_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| EpisodeNumber  = 31
|}
| Title          = Prototype, Playtest, Repeat: Inside Light Brick Studio
| Aux1            = 42:34
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|9|1}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt2762f42eb3ed935e/bits_n_bricks_s03e31.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt760b37c8e24af7dd/bits_n_bricks_s03e31_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:'''
| LineColor      = #004171
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 32
| Title          = The Life (and Legacy) of George
| Aux1            = 39:22
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|9|8}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltf66ee897be2e26e9/bits_n_bricks_s03e32.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltafe6700d2dee6ad2/bits_n_bricks_s03e32_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:'''
| LineColor      = #004171
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 33
| Title          = Nexo Knights and the Big Bang Theory
| Aux1            = 43:59
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|9|15}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt1deb08fc20802752/bits_n_bricks_s03e33.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt37e4342badb01030/bits_n_bricks_s03e33_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:'''
| LineColor      = #004171
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 34
| Title          = Holy Game Development, LEGO Batman
| Aux1            = 42:59
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|9|22}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt1c008e0935019ba7/bits_n_bricks_s03e34.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltdf19340d405b701b/bits_n_bricks_s03e34_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:'''
| LineColor      = #004171
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 35
| Title          = Return of the LEGO Star Wars Battles
| Aux1            = 44:27
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|9|29}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt36f9b978afc44f90/bits_n_bricks_s03e35.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltdfd946f36c5fc003/bits_n_bricks_s03e35_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:'''
| LineColor      = #004171
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 36
| Title          = DUPLO World, Create & Cruise, and LEGO Games for Pre-K
| Aux1            = 42:23
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|10|6}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt80f291c00fc99d56/bits_n_bricks_s03e36.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt7f52a3f525787f33/bits_n_bricks_s03e36_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:'''
| LineColor      = #004171
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 37
| Title          = The Surreal History of the LEGO Galidor TV Show, Game Console, and Action Figure
| Aux1            = 1:12:47
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|10|13}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltffc1e117a5157f8c/bits_n_bricks_s03e37.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltd6c9fecf8bee9f9b/bits_n_bricks_s03e37_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = '''Participants:'''
| LineColor      = #004171
}}
}}


=== Season 4 ===
=== Season 4 ===
{| class="wikitable"
{{Episode table
!Episode
|background=#B2030B |overall= |title= |aux1= |aux1T=Runtime |airdate= |aux4=1 |aux4T=Audio |aux5=1 |aux5T=Transcript |episodes=
!Title
{{Episode list
!Date
| EpisodeNumber  = 38
!Transcript
| Title           = Tiny LEGO Brick Towers, Big LEGO Brick Ideas
|-
| Aux1            = 37:38
| 40 || Alligators, Buckaroo Banzai, and LEGO Studios Backlot || 2021-11-17 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt7dfc5d5e10b85966/bits_n_bricks_s04e40_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|11|3}}
|-
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltece30a4e7304db9c/bits_n_bricks_s04e38.mp3 MP3]
| 41 || When Forza Cars Met LEGO Bricks || 2021-11-24 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt019a3a1fa5cac4ab/bits_n_bricks_s04e41_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltd7f4c8a48e0041c8/bits_n_bricks_s04e38_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
|-
| ShortSummary    = xyz
| 42 || How a Soccer Net Almost Killed Football Mania || 2021-12-01 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt380ca89dd537fa8b/bits_n_bricks_s04e42_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| LineColor      =#B2030B
|-
}}
| 43 || The LEGO Game That Unlocked True Digital Creation || 2021-12-08 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blte53dbf634332aa73/bits_n_bricks_s04e43_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
{{Episode list
|-
| EpisodeNumber  = 39
| 44 || Creating Worlds with LEGO® Bricks || 2021-12-15 || [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt719f137e0ec2b131/bits_n_bricks_s04e44_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| Title          = LEGO Harry Potter – A Journey Through All Eight Films
|}
| Aux1            = 54:44
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|11|10}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt827cde49237935e7/bits_n_bricks_s04e39.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt8bb6cbb9424fa5aa/bits_n_bricks_s04e39_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = xyz
| LineColor      =#B2030B
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 40
| Title          = Alligators, Buckaroo Banzai, and LEGO Studios Backlot
| Aux1            = 46:59
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|11|17}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt07e920474956fa06/bits_n_bricks_s04e40.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt7dfc5d5e10b85966/bits_n_bricks_s04e40_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = xyz
| LineColor      =#B2030B
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 41
| Title          = When Forza Cars Met LEGO Bricks
| Aux1            = 37:27
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|11|24}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blte979ca9c0fe7daf1/bits_n_bricks_s04e41.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt019a3a1fa5cac4ab/bits_n_bricks_s04e41_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = xyz
| LineColor      =#B2030B
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 42
| Title          = How a Soccer Net Almost Killed Football Mania
| Aux1            = 31:05
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|12|1}}
| Aux4            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt86a470e0ee221dda/bits_n_bricks_s04e42.mp3 MP3]
| Aux5            = [https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt380ca89dd537fa8b/bits_n_bricks_s04e42_feature_and_transcript.pdf PDF]
| ShortSummary    = xyz
| LineColor      =#B2030B
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 43
| Title          = The LEGO Game That Unlocked True Digital Creation
| Aux1            = 44:21
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|12|8}}
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=== Season 5 ===
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=== Season 6 ===
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| 52 || Creating beehives, stunning art, and a prosthetic limb with LEGO® toys || 2023-06-13
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* [https://www.lego.com/en-us/legogames-25-transcripts Episode summaries and transcripts] at [[LEGO.com]]
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== References ==
== References ==
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<ref name="podcast-announcement">{{cite web |url=https://www.lego.com/en-gb/aboutus/news/2020/december/lego-games-25-anniversary |title=From Bricks to Bits: The LEGO Group Celebrates 25 Years of LEGO Video Games |date=2020-12-02 |website=LEGO.com |accessdate=2024-06-30
<ref name="podcast-announcement">{{cite press release |url=https://www.lego.com/en-gb/aboutus/news/2020/december/lego-games-25-anniversary |title=From Bricks to Bits: The LEGO Group Celebrates 25 Years of LEGO Video Games |date=December 2, 2020 |website=[[LEGO.com]] |publisher=[[The LEGO Group]] |location=[[Wikipedia:Billund, Denmark|Billund]] |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210127113928/https://www.lego.com/en-gb/aboutus/news/2020/december/lego-games-25-anniversary/ |archive-date=2021-01-27 |accessdate=2024-06-30
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== External links ==
* [https://open.spotify.com/show/40EbVoUMdbKCkdaHKBt9UO ''LEGO Bits N’ Bricks''] at [[Wikipedia:Spotify|Spotify]]
* [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lego-bits-n-bricks/id1542166642 ''LEGO Bits N’ Bricks''] at [[Wikipedia:Apple Podcasts|Apple Podcasts]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLayhyO1epulTt6ZISzbVV-nTaKJSVKj93 ''Bits N’ Bricks''] at [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]
* [https://www.lego.com/en-us/legogames-25-subpage Episodes 0-28 transcripts] at [[LEGO.com]]
* [https://www.lego.com/en-us/legogames-25-transcripts Episodes 29-50 transcripts] at LEGO.com
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Latest revision as of 05:02, 16 November 2025

Bits N' Bricks
Presentation
Hosted byEthan Vincent, Brian Crecent
GenreVideo games
Written byBrian Crecente
Length30–85 minutes
Production
ProductionRonny Schere
Composed byPeter Prieme
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes56
Publication
Original releaseNovember 25, 2020 (2020-11-25) –
June 13, 2023 (2023-06-13)
ProviderLEGO.com
Related
Websitelego.com/legogames-25

Bits N' Bricks is an official LEGO podcast about the history of LEGO video games, software, and digital play experiences. It was launched in December 2020, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the first LEGO video game, LEGO Fun to Build.[1] The podcast ran for six seasons; the final season was released in June 2023 and was not made available on the LEGO website.

History

Fill in history, or maybe a separate format/content section too?

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
120November 25, 2020 (2020-11-25)April 14, 2021 (2021-04-14)
29May 4, 2021 (2021-05-04)July 14, 2021 (2021-07-14)
39August 18, 2021 (2021-08-18)October 13, 2021 (2021-10-13)
49November 3, 2021 (2021-11-03)December 29, 2021 (2021-12-29)
54January 31, 2022 (2022-01-31)October 23, 2022 (2022-10-23)
65June 13, 2023 (2023-06-13)

Season 1

No.TitleRuntimeOriginal air dateAudioTranscript
0"Introduction"10:36November 25, 2020 (2020-11-25)MP3PDF
Brian Crecente and Ethan Vincent introduce Bits N' Bricks.
1"Minecraft"1:00:20December 8, 2020 (2020-12-08)MP3PDF

Crecente and Vincent learn about the failed LEGO Minecraft game, Brickcraft.

Participants: Danny Bergmann, Daniel Kaplan, Daniel Mathiasen, Paal Smith-Meyer, Ronny Scherer
2"Fluid Play"59:48December 16, 2020 (2020-12-16)MP3PDF
Participants: Sam Coates, Cephas Howard, Paal Smith-Meyer, John Sokolowski, Michael Vanting
3"Holiday Special"33:04December 23, 2020 (2020-12-23)MP3PDF

Ken Cunningham, director of the 2020 Christmas special LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, talks about its development at Atomic Cartoons.

Participant: Ken Cunningham
4"LEGO Island"55:33December 30, 2020 (2020-12-30)MP3PDF
Participants: Scott Anderson, Tormod Askildsen, Jim Brown, Ben Davies, Katie O'Neill, Michael Thompsen, Floris Thoonen
5"Unity"53:19January 6, 2021 (2021-01-06)MP3PDF
Participants: Tormod Askildsen, Naomi Clark, Jesper Erstvang, Vip Gupta, Anders Tankred Holm, Ronny Scherer, Tara Wike
6"LEGO Builder's Journey"1:11:38January 13, 2021 (2021-01-13)MP3PDF
Participants: Kristian Reimer Hauge, Jonas Haugesen, Henrik Lindstrand, Karsten Lund, Mads Prahm, Michael Stahl
7"LEGO Friends: A Conversation"36:47January 20, 2021 (2021-01-20)MP3PDF

Elena Catón discusses her research into developing software for girls and how it led to the 1999 LEGO Friends game.

Participant: Elena Catón
8"LEGO Minifigures: A Conversation"43:01January 27, 2021 (2021-01-27)MP3PDF

Tara Wike discusses the history of the LEGO Minifigures collectibles product line and the 2015 LEGO Minifigures Online video game.

Participant: Tara Wike
9"TT Games"1:08:04February 3, 2021 (2021-02-03)MP3PDF
Participants: Philip James, Darryl Kelley, Arthur Parsons, Tom Stone, Jonathan Smith, Martin Tremblay
10"LEGO Sonic Mania: A Conversation"44:25February 10, 2021 (2021-02-10)MP3PDF
Participants: John Choon, Samuel Johnson
11"LEGO Universe: Birth of an Idea"1:08:30February 17, 2021 (2021-02-17)MP3PDF

C and V look into the history of LEGO Universe. Participants: Scott Brown, Mark Hansen, Peter Grundy, Ryan Seabury, Ronny Scherer, Lisbeth Valther

(Additional voices: Brian Johnson, Nathan Gray, Chris Sherland, Erik Urdang)
12"LEGO Universe Soundtrack: A Conversation"43:37February 24, 2021 (2021-02-24)MP3PDF

Composer Brian Tyler and producer Richard Dekkard discuss the music of LEGO Universe. This episode uses music from the LEGO Universe soundtrack, which released on Bandcamp the same day this episode premiered.

Participants: Richard Dekkard, Brian Tyler
13"LEGO Universe: Death of an Dream"1:26:11March 3, 2021 (2021-03-03)MP3PDF
Participants: Scott Brown, Richard Dekkard, Randall Furino, Peter Grundy, Mark Hansen, Brian Johnson, Ronny Scherer, Ryan Seabury, Chris Sherland, Brian Tyler, Lisbeth Valther
14"LEGO VIDIYO: A Conversation"40:30March 10, 2021 (2021-03-10)MP3PDF
Participants: Julia Goldin, William Thorogood
15"LEGO Overwatch: A Conversation"44:45March 17, 2021 (2021-03-17)MP3PDF
Participants: Mike Hummel, Sten Funder Lysdahl
16"Darwin"1:10:44March 24, 2021 (2021-03-24)MP3PDF

Crecente and Vincent interview a number of people involved with SPU-Darwin, including the two animators of Dent-de-Lion du Midi's 1994 short film The LEGO Movie, to learn about the secretive R&D unit's creation, rise, and fall.

Participants: Claude Aebersold, Alex Furer, Julian Gómez, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, Bjarne Tveskov

(Additional voices: Adriana Eyzaguirre, Dent-de-Lion du Midi)
17"LEGO Video Games and Digital Play"46:36March 31, 2021 (2021-03-31)MP3PDF
Participants: Niels B. Christiansen, Julia Goldin, Sean McEvoy
18"A Fabled History"1:01:13April 7, 2021 (2021-04-07)MP3PDF
Participants: Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen
19"To Be Continued"55:29April 14, 2021 (2021-04-14)MP3PDF
Participants: Nannan Li, Ronny Scherer, Dave Tach, Ben Unguren

Season 2

No.TitleRuntimeOriginal air dateAudioTranscript
20"May the Fourth Be With You"1:02:14May 4, 2021 (2021-05-04)MP3PDF
Participants: Matt Fillbrandt, Matt Shell, Jonathan Smith
21"Birth of a LEGO Brawls-er"52:18May 26, 2021 (2021-05-26)MP3PDF
Participants: Jared Kroff, Jenirae Reynolds
22"LEGO Marvel and the Missing Spider-Stan Song"47:34June 2, 2021 (2021-06-02)MP3PDF
Participants: Chris Baker, Andrew Dolan, Arthur Parsons
23"LEGO Loco: The LEGO Group’s Take on SimCity"35:07June 9, 2021 (2021-06-09)MP3PDF

Rob Smith describes the formation of LEGO Media International in 1996, and several LEGO Loco developers discuss the game's creation and the history of Intelligent Games.

Participants: Suzanne Maddison, Kevin Shrapnell, Rob Smith, Matthew Stibbe
24"Inside LEGO City Undercover: From Segway to Zombie Hordes"49:26June 16, 2021 (2021-06-16)MP3PDF
Participants: Ste Bate, Darryl Kelley, Matt Palmer
25"Myth, Maori, and a Brain Tumor: The BIONICLE Saga"1:14:04June 23, 2021 (2021-06-23)MP3PDF
Participants: Christian Faber, Darvell Hunt, Jeff James, Liam Scott, Maui Solomon, Alastair Swinnerton
26"Rocket Racer, Veronica Voltage and the Legend of LEGO Racers"47:05June 30, 2021 (2021-06-30)MP3PDF
Participants: Keith Morton, Eric Nofsinger, Cary Penczek
27"Roblox Meets Minecraft in China’s LEGO Cube"53:44July 7, 2021 (2021-07-07)MP3PDF
Participants: Long Cao, Micki Fjeldgaard, Nannan Li, Sean McEvoy, Ronny Scherer
28"The Fans, Devs, and Remake of Real-Time Strategy Classic LEGO Rock Raiders"46:29July 14, 2021 (2021-07-14)MP3PDF

Karl White describes his experience as a programmer for the 1999 LEGO Rock Raiders video game. Crecente and Vincent then discuss the game's fan community, interviewing Alan Sokol, then the owner of the LEGO game modding forum Rock Raiders United, and Simon Eriksson, developer of the Rock Raiders remake Manic Miners.

Participants: Simon Eriksson, Ferdinand Köstler, Alan Sokol, Karl White

Season 3

No.TitleRuntimeOriginal air dateAudioTranscript
29"Junkbot: The Lovable LEGO Garbage Game"40:42August 18, 2021 (2021-08-18)MP3PDF

Junkbot

Participants: Ranjit Bhatnagar, Naomi Clark, Frank Lantz, Eric Zimmerman
30"The Legacy of LEGO Legacy: Heroes Unboxed"37:19August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25)MP3PDF
Participants:
31"Prototype, Playtest, Repeat: Inside Light Brick Studio"42:34September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)MP3PDF
Participants:
32"The Life (and Legacy) of George"39:22September 8, 2021 (2021-09-08)MP3PDF
Participants:
33"Nexo Knights and the Big Bang Theory"43:59September 15, 2021 (2021-09-15)MP3PDF
Participants:
34"Holy Game Development, LEGO Batman"42:59September 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)MP3PDF
Participants:
35"Return of the LEGO Star Wars Battles"44:27September 29, 2021 (2021-09-29)MP3PDF
Participants:
36"DUPLO World, Create & Cruise, and LEGO Games for Pre-K"42:23October 6, 2021 (2021-10-06)MP3PDF
Participants:
37"The Surreal History of the LEGO Galidor TV Show, Game Console, and Action Figure"1:12:47October 13, 2021 (2021-10-13)MP3PDF
Participants:

Season 4

No.TitleRuntimeOriginal air dateAudioTranscript
38"Tiny LEGO Brick Towers, Big LEGO Brick Ideas"37:38November 3, 2021 (2021-11-03)MP3PDF
xyz
39"LEGO Harry Potter – A Journey Through All Eight Films"54:44November 10, 2021 (2021-11-10)MP3PDF
xyz
40"Alligators, Buckaroo Banzai, and LEGO Studios Backlot"46:59November 17, 2021 (2021-11-17)MP3PDF
xyz
41"When Forza Cars Met LEGO Bricks"37:27November 24, 2021 (2021-11-24)MP3PDF
xyz
42"How a Soccer Net Almost Killed Football Mania"31:05December 1, 2021 (2021-12-01)MP3PDF
xyz
43"The LEGO Game That Unlocked True Digital Creation"44:21December 8, 2021 (2021-12-08)MP3PDF
xyz
44"Creating Worlds with LEGO Bricks"44:16December 15, 2021 (2021-12-15)MP3PDF
xyz
45"25 Years of LEGO Lessons"55:17December 22, 2021 (2021-12-22)MP3PDF
xyz
46"Postscript"3:15December 29, 2021 (2021-12-29)MP3None
xyz

Season 5

No.TitleRuntimeOriginal air dateAudioTranscript
47"The Rise of BrickLink"1:10:21January 31, 2022 (2022-01-31)MP3PDF
xyz
48"The LEGO Group’s Playful 90th"1:12:04August 10, 2022 (2022-08-10)MP3PDF
xyz
49"A Journey Into the Real LEGO City"59:34August 31, 2022 (2022-08-31)MP3PDF
xyz
50"The Tale of LEGO Bricktales"58:24October 23, 2022 (2022-10-23)MP3PDF
xyz

Season 6

No.TitleRuntimeOriginal air dateAudio
–"Season 06 Trailer"4:34June 13, 2023 (2023-06-13)MP3
xyz
51"Demogorgons, Frogs, and Car Parts: Inside the Creation of LEGO Botanicals"48:42June 13, 2023 (2023-06-13)MP3
xyz
52"Creating beehives, stunning art, and a prosthetic limb with LEGO toys"58:15June 13, 2023 (2023-06-13)MP3
xyz
53"Sustainability and the Everlasting LEGO Brick"41:48June 13, 2023 (2023-06-13)MP3
xyz
54"Why LEGO Bricks Stick"28:26June 13, 2023 (2023-06-13)MP3
xyz
55"Conspiracies, Fans, and LEGO Designers: Inside the Disappearance of the LEGO Goat"27:12June 13, 2023 (2023-06-13)MP3
xyz

References

  1. ↑ "From Bricks to Bits: The LEGO Group Celebrates 25 Years of LEGO Video Games". LEGO.com (Press release). Billund: The LEGO Group. December 2, 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
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