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| {{Italic title|''LEGO Rock Raiders'' (video game)}} | | {{Infobox video game |
| '''''LEGO Rock Raiders''''' is a 1999 video game developed by [[Data Design Interactive]] and published by [[LEGO Media International]] for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation. The game is based on and was developed alongside the LEGO theme [[LEGO Rock Raiders|of the same name]]. It features a team of space explorers mining for energy crystals on a hostile alien planet. | | | image = Rock Raiders PC big box front scan.jpg |
| | | alt = A scan of a PC CD-ROM "big box" front with the LEGO Rock Raiders logo at the top and a piece of CGI artwork; the art shows a LEGO minifigure piloting a small hovering craft through a cavern full of Energy Cyrstals, a large monster made of rock swinging its fist at him, and a large slug watching |
| | | caption = European "[[Wikipedia:Video game packaging|big box]]" front cover |
| | | developer = [[Data Design Interactive]] |
| | | publisher = [[LEGO Media International]] |
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| | | platforms = [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows]] |
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| | | genre = [[Wikipedia:Real-time strategy|Real-time strategy]] |
| | | modes = [[Wikipedia:Single-player video game|Single-player]] |
| | | director = Eamonn Barr |
| | | producer = Tomas Gillo |
| | | designer = {{Unbulleted list|Karl White|David Allen}} |
| | | programmer = {{Unbulleted list|Tony Stoddart|Rob Wilson}} |
| | | artist = {{Unbulleted list|Rob Dorney|Dave Garbett (animation)}} |
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| | | composer = Marl Boonyer |
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| | '''''LEGO Rock Raiders''''' is a 1999 [[Wikipedia:Real-time strategy|real-time strategy]] video game developed by [[Data Design Interactive]]. |
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| == Gameplay == | | == Gameplay == |
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| === Windows version ===
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| The Windows version of ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' is a [[Wikipedia:Real-time strategy|real-time strategy]] game.
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| === PlayStation version ===
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| The PS version is an action and strategy game.
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| == Development == | | == Development == |
| ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' was the first LEGO video game developed alongside LEGO construction sets. (CGW)
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| Development of the Microsoft Windows game began in October 1997, while development of the PlayStation game began in July 1998.
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| The game's atmosphere was inspired by Scandinavian mines.<ref name="Ultimate Media"/>
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| Artworld UK<ref name="CGW"/>
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| In early 1999, six months before the PlayStation version of ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' was supposed to be submitted to Sony, the head of LEGO Media [''who?''] decided that a real-time strategy game would not sell on the PlayStation. The game was ordered to be changed to an [[Wikipedia:Action game|action game]]. As senior producer Tomas Gillo{{efn|Only listed as "the original Producer" by Upchurch; inferred from the game's credits, which lists Gillo as Senior Producer.}} did not have time to rework the PlayStation game while finishing the Windows version, David Upchurch, who had previously worked as producer on ''[[LEGO Chess]]'' and early versions of what would become ''[[LEGO Island 2]]'', was made the producer for the PlayStation version in March 1999.<ref name="Upchurch LRR"/><ref name="Upchurch LC"/><ref name="Upchurch LI2"/>
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| |quote = ...every night I’d retire to my hotel room, exhausted, thinking to myself “That was a good day, we made good progress… but the game’s still going to crap.”
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| All in all, it was a depressing and demoralising experience that soured my attitude towards working at LEGO Media.
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| |author = David Upchurch
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| |source = dupchurch.com<ref name="Upchurch LRR"/>
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| After many strategy-focussed elements were removed from the PlayStation game, the developers were left with a 3D rendering engine that could deform terrain, some vehicle models, and small minifigure sprites. Upchurch enjoyed controlling the vehicles and suggested making the game a hybrid between [[Wikipedia:Gauntlet (1985 video game)|''Gauntlet'']] and [[Wikipedia:Blast Corps|''Blast Corps'']], where the player could complete missions either on-foot or in vehicles, and could construct vehicles and decide how to best use them to traverse caverns.<ref name="Upchurch LRR"/>
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| As the game's submission date approached, he spent nearly two months living in Birmingham while he worked on it with Data Design Interactive, playtesting and designing levels for it. After finishing work on ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' in August 1999, Upchurch left LEGO Media, later citing his experience with this game as a major reason why.<ref name="Upchurch LRR"/>
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| == Release ==
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| ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' was first announced on 10 February 1999, along with [[LEGO Racers (video game)|''LEGO Racers'']], [[LEGO Friends (1999 video game)|''LEGO Friends'']], and [[LEGOLAND (video game)|''LEGOLAND'']]. It was initially scheduled for release on Windows and PlayStation in September 1999, with a planned retail price of US$40–$45.<ref name="cdmag announces"/><ref name="IGN Snap"/> In May 1999 all four titles were displayed at [[Wikipedia:E3 1999|E3 1999]] in [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]], at the LEGO Media booth #1524 in the South Hall. A large LEGO model of [[Jet]] on a [[Hover Scout]] was built by model designers from LEGO Systems during the event. LEGO models of [[Rocket Racer|Rocket Racer's]] car and of [[Wikipedia:PlayStation controller|PlayStation]] and [[Wikipedia:Nintendo 64 controller|Nintendo 64]] controllers were also constructed before the event; the controllers were given to the winners of a contest involving the car.<ref name="cdmag E3"/><ref name="IGN E3"/>
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| The game was published in November 1999. The North American PlayStation version was delayed until August 2000.
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| == Reception ==
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| The game received mixed reviews.
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| === Legacy ===
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| Write something about the game's modding scene, with links to pages about mods and modding.
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| In 2012, Data Design Interactive founder Stewart Green announced plans to develop a ''Rock Raiders'' sequel.<ref name="StewartG help"/>
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| ''Manic Miners''
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| == Notes ==
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| == References == | | == References == |
| {{Reflist|refs= | | {{reflist|refs= |
| <ref name="cdmag announces">Fudge, James (10 February 2009). [https://web.archive.org/web/20021129091950/http://www.cdmag.com:80/articles/017/161/lego_games.html "LEGO Announces 4 New Titles"]. ''[[Wikipedia:Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games Magazine]]''. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on 29 November 2002.</ref>
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| <ref name="cdmag E3">Fudge, James (11 May 1999). [https://web.archive.org/web/20021129092135/http://www.cdmag.com:80/articles/019/136/lego_e3.html "Lego Media at E3"]. ''[[Wikipedia:Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games Magazine]]''. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on 29 November 2002.</ref>
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| <ref name="CGW">Moltenbrey, Karen (March 2000). [https://www.cgw.com/Publications/CGW/2000/Volume-23-Issue-3-March-2000-/Legos-Come-to-Life.aspx "Legos Come to Life"]. ''Computer Graphics World''. Volume 23, Issue 3. CGW Magazine. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230118103532/https://www.cgw.com/Publications/CGW/2000/Volume-23-Issue-3-March-2000-/Legos-Come-to-Life.aspx Archived] from the original on 18 January 2023.</ref>
| | == External links == |
| | | * {{Wikipedia|Lego Rock Raiders (video game)|''Lego Rock Raiders'' (video game)}} |
| <ref name="IGN E3">IGN Staff (11 May 1999). [https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/05/12/lego-medias-e3-lineup "Lego Media's E3 Lineup"]. ''IGN''. Ziff Davis. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230118131244/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/05/12/lego-medias-e3-lineup Archived] from the original on 18 January 2023 ([https://web.archive.org/web/20000309014635/http://ign64.ign.com/news/8022.html Oldest] on 9 March 2000).</ref>
| | * {{MobyGames|2993}} |
| | | * {{PCGamingWiki|Lego Rock Raiders|''Lego Rock Raiders''}} |
| <ref name="IGN Snap">IGN Staff (11 February 1999). [https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/02/12/its-a-snap "It's a Snap"]. ''IGN''. Ziff Davis. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230118131241/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/02/12/its-a-snap Archived] from the original on 18 January 2023 ([https://web.archive.org/web/20000901014827/http://psx.ign.com/news/6879.html Oldest] on 1 September 2000).</ref>
| | * {{TCRF|LEGO Rock Raiders (Windows)}} |
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| <ref name="Ultimate Media">Pickering, David; Turpin, Nick; Jenner, Caryn (eds.) (1999). "Media Magic". ''[[The Ultimate LEGO Book]]''. [[Wikipedia:DK (publisher)|DK publishing]]. pp. 26–27. ISBN 0-7894-4691-X.</ref>
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| <ref name="Upchurch LC">Upchurch, David. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180821013515/http://dupchurch.com/?portfolio=lego-chess-pc "LEGO Chess (PC)"]. ''dupchurch.com''. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018.</ref>
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| <ref name="Upchurch LI2">Upchurch, David. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180821005113/http://dupchurch.com/?portfolio=lego-island-2-various "LEGO Island 2 (Various)"]. ''dupchurch.com''. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018.</ref>
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| <ref name="Upchurch LRR">Upchurch, David. [https://web.archive.org/web/20190118171620/dupchurch.com/?portfolio=lego-rock-raiders-ps1 "LEGO Rock Raiders (PS1)"]. ''dupchurch.com''. Archived from the original on 18 January 2019.</ref>
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| <ref name="StewartG help">StewartG (26 August 2012). [https://rockraidersunited.com/topic/3942-ddi-looking-for-help-for-rock-raiders-2-rock-raiders-inspired-title "DDI looking for help with new Rock Raiders title"]. ''Rock Raiders United''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230118212630/https://rockraidersunited.com/topic/3942-ddi-looking-for-help-for-rock-raiders-2-rock-raiders-inspired-title/ Archived] from the original on 18 January 2023. [http://web.archive.org/web/20130726111724/http://www.rockraidersunited.org:80/topic/3942-ddi-looking-for-help-with-new-rock-raiders-title Original topic name] archived 26 July 2013.</ref>
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| == External Links ==
| | {{LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)}} |
| * [[Wikipedia:Lego Rock Raiders (video game)|''Lego Rock Raiders'']] at Wikipedia
| | {{LEGO Media International}} |
| | {{LEGO video games}} |
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| [[Category:LEGO video games]] | | [[Category:1999 video games]] |
| [[Category:LEGO Rock Raiders]] | | [[Category:Data Design Interactive games]] |
| | [[Category:LEGO Media International games|Rock Raiders]] |
| | [[Category:LEGO video games|Rock Raiders]] |
| | [[Category:Real-time strategy video games]] |
| | [[Category:Single-player video games]] |
| | [[Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom]] |
| | [[Category:Windows games]] |
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