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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 = {{start date|2020|11|25}}
| ended       = {{end date|2023|06|13}}
| ended = {{end date|2023|06|13}}
| host         = Ethan Vincent, [[Wikipedia:Brian Crecente|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     = {{URL|https://web.archive.org/web/20221105041820/https://www.lego.com/en-us/legogames-25|lego.com/legogames-25}}
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20201214094551/https://www.lego.com/en-us/legogames-25 Archived official web page]
| length       = 30–85 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|''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 ==
== History ==
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=== Season 3 ===
=== Season 3 ===
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'''Participants:''' Ranjit Bhatnagar, Naomi Clark, Frank Lantz, Eric Zimmerman
'''Participants:''' Ranjit Bhatnagar, Naomi Clark, Frank Lantz, Eric Zimmerman
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=== Season 4 ===
=== Season 4 ===
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=== Season 5 ===
=== Season 5 ===
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=== Season 6 ===
=== Season 6 ===
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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
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39"LEGO Harry Potter – A Journey Through All Eight Films"54:44November 10, 2021 (2021-11-10)MP3PDF
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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
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44"Creating Worlds with LEGO Bricks"44:16December 15, 2021 (2021-12-15)MP3PDF
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45"25 Years of LEGO Lessons"55:17December 22, 2021 (2021-12-22)MP3PDF
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46"Postscript"3:15December 29, 2021 (2021-12-29)MP3None
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Season 5

No.TitleRuntimeOriginal air dateAudioTranscript
47"The Rise of BrickLink"1:10:21January 31, 2022 (2022-01-31)MP3PDF
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48"The LEGO Group’s Playful 90th"1:12:04August 10, 2022 (2022-08-10)MP3PDF
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49"A Journey Into the Real LEGO City"59:34August 31, 2022 (2022-08-31)MP3PDF
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50"The Tale of LEGO Bricktales"58:24October 23, 2022 (2022-10-23)MP3PDF
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Season 6

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