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''LEGO Creator'' was released on 11 November 1998,<ref name="PCZ"/> the same day as ''[[LEGO Chess]]'' and ''[[LEGO Loco]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_70_December_1998/page/n25/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Shorts: Lego Chess |magazine=[[Wikipedia:PC Zone|PC Zone]] |publisher=[[Wikipedia:Dennis Publishing|Dennish Publishing Ltd]] |number=70 |date=December 1998 |page=26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.igl.co.uk/News.htm |title=Take the Fast Train to Computer Fun |date=24 November 1998 |website=[[Intelligent Games]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990221191516/http://www.igl.co.uk/News.htm |archive-date=21 February 1999 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the United Kingdom it was initially priced at £39.99 GBP.<ref name="PCZ"/>
''LEGO Creator'' was released on 11 November 1998,<ref name="PCZ"/> the same day as ''[[LEGO Chess]]'' and ''[[LEGO Loco]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_70_December_1998/page/n25/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Shorts: Lego Chess |magazine=[[Wikipedia:PC Zone|PC Zone]] |publisher=[[Wikipedia:Dennis Publishing|Dennish Publishing Ltd]] |number=70 |date=December 1998 |page=26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.igl.co.uk/News.htm |title=Take the Fast Train to Computer Fun |date=24 November 1998 |website=[[Intelligent Games]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990221191516/http://www.igl.co.uk/News.htm |archive-date=21 February 1999 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the United Kingdom it was initially priced at £39.99 GBP.<ref name="PCZ"/>
== Reception ==
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Jonathan Davies of ''[[Wikipedia:PC Gamer (UK)|PC Gamer]]'' stated that ''LEGO Creator'' was "undeniably impressive" but lacked the fun of playing with physical LEGO elements, comparing it unfavourably to ''[[Wikipedia:3D Construction Kit|3D Construction Kit]]'' on [[Wikipedia:Amiga|Amiga]].<ref name="PC Gamer UK review">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/pc-gamer-uk-issue-071-july-1999/page/108/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Creator |last=Davies |first=Jonathan |date=July 1999 |magazine=[[Wikipedia:PC Gamer (UK)|PC Gamer]] |publisher=[[Wikipedia:Future Publishing|Future Publishing]] |location=[[Wikipedia:Bath, Somerset|Bath, Somerset]] |issue=71 |page=108}}</ref> ''[[Wikipedia:AllGame|AllGame]]'''s Jonathan Sutyak criticised the game's interface and some other stuff.<ref name="Sutyak">{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=19086&tab=review |title=LEGO Creator |first=Jonathan |last=Sutyak |website=[[Wikipedia:AllGame|AllGame]] |publisher=AEC One Stop Group, Inc |year=1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116034815/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=19086&tab=review |archive-date=16 November 2014 |access-date=8 May 2025}}</ref>


== Legacy ==
== Legacy ==

Latest revision as of 22:42, 8 May 2025

LEGO Creator
Developer(s)Superscape
Publisher(s)LEGO Media
Director(s)Ian Meredith
Producer(s)Rob Smith
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release11 November 1998[1]
Genre(s)Construction simulation
Mode(s)Single-player

LEGO Creator is a 1998 construction-based sandbox game developed by Superscape and published by LEGO Media for Microsoft Windows. [2]

Gameplay

The wizard's curse

Development

The original concept was by Rob Smith.[3]: 38  It was made by the Content Solutions Group at Superscape using VRT5.[4]

Release

In September 1998 LEGO Media International previewed LEGO Creator and an early version of LEGO Racers at the European Computer Trade Show, held at the Olympia Exhibition Centre in London.[1][5]

LEGO Creator was released on 11 November 1998,[1] the same day as LEGO Chess and LEGO Loco.[6][7] In the United Kingdom it was initially priced at £39.99 GBP.[1]

Reception

Jonathan Davies of PC Gamer stated that LEGO Creator was "undeniably impressive" but lacked the fun of playing with physical LEGO elements, comparing it unfavourably to 3D Construction Kit on Amiga.[9] AllGame's Jonathan Sutyak criticised the game's interface and some other stuff.[8]

Legacy

Sequels: LEGO Creator: Knights' Kingdom, LEGO Creator: Harry Potter, Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Something about Star Wars demo[10] and unmade Life on Mars game. Technically LEGO Digital Designer is a successor through Qube, and as LDD's replacement Bricklink Studio is as well.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rose, Paul (November 1998). "Building Games with Lego". PC Zone. No. 69. Dennis Publishing Ltd. p. 32.
  2. ↑ Crecente, Brian; Vincent, Ethan (8 December 2021). "The LEGO Game That Unlocked True Digital Creation" (PDF). Bits N' Bricks (Podcast). Episode 43. Participants: Rob Smith, Servan Keondjian, Ronny Scherer. The LEGO Group. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 October 2023. Audio version via YouTube.
  3. ↑ LEGO Creator Instruction Manual. LEGO Media. 6 November 1998. Serial no. IB2G-CRE3.
  4. ↑ "Case Studies: LEGO Creator". Superscape. Archived from the original on 11 October 1999.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ↑ Garcia, Mike [mgarcia] (April 12, 2019). "Special Events: 1998 - European Computer Trade Show". Net Yaroze. Archived from the original on 2024-04-20. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  6. ↑ "Shorts: Lego Chess". PC Zone. No. 70. Dennish Publishing Ltd. December 1998. p. 26.
  7. ↑ "Take the Fast Train to Computer Fun". Intelligent Games. 24 November 1998. Archived from the original on 21 February 1999.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Sutyak, Jonathan (1998). "LEGO Creator". AllGame. AEC One Stop Group, Inc. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Davies, Jonathan (July 1999). "Creator". PC Gamer. No. 71. Bath, Somerset: Future Publishing. p. 108.
  10. ↑ Meacock, Simon. "LEGO Creator - Star Wars demo"". Oddmags Graphics. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024.

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