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!Pieces
!Pieces
!Minifigures
!Minifigures
!Notes
|-
|-
|4910
| 4910
|The Hover Scout
| The Hover Scout
|1999
| 1999
|39
| 39
|Jet
| Jet
|
|-
|-
|4920
| 4920
|The Rapid Rider
| The Rapid Rider
|1999
| 1999
|38
| 38
|Bandit
| Bandit
|
|-
|-
|4930
| 4930
|The Rock Raiders (UK)<br>Rock Raiders Crew (US)
| The Rock Raiders (UK)<br>Rock Raiders Crew (US)
|1999
| 1999
|38
| 38
|Axle, Bandit, Docs, Jet, Sparks
| Axle, Bandit, Docs, Jet, Sparks
|
|-
|-
|4940
| 4940
|The Granite Grinder
| The Granite Grinder
|1999
| 1999
|108
| 108
|Axle
| Axle
|
|-
|-
|4950
| 4950
|The Loader-Dozer
| The Loader-Dozer
|1999
| 1999
|89
| 89
|Axle, rock monster
| Axle, rock monster
| Also advertised as #4959; likely a typo
|-
|-
|4970
| 4970
|The Chrome Crusher
| The Chrome Crusher
|1999
| 1999
|167
| 167
|Axle
| Axle
|-
|-
|4980
| 4980
|The Tunnel Transport
| The Tunnel Transport
|1999
| 1999
|341
| 341
|Docs, Jet
| Docs, Jet
|
|-
|-
|4990
| 4990
|The Rock Raiders HQ
| The Rock Raiders HQ
|1999
| 1999
|402
| 402
|Bandit, Docs, Jet, Sparks, rock monster
| Bandit, Docs, Jet, Sparks, rock monster
|
|-
| 1274
| 1 Light Hover
| 2000
|
| Jet
| Kabaya
|-
| 1275
| 2 Chain Dozer
| 2000
|
| Bandit
| Kabaya
|-
| 1276
| 3 Heli Transporter
| 2000
|
| Docs
| Kabaya
|-
| 1277
| 4 Drill Craft
| 2000
|
| Sparks
| Kabaya
|-
| 3347
| Rock Raiders #1
| 2000
|
| Chief
| Mini Heroes Collection
|-
| 3348
| Rock Raiders #2
| 2000
|
| Bandit, Docs, Sparks
| Mini Heroes Collection
|-
| 3349
| Rock Raiders #3
| 2000
|
| Axle, Docs, Jet
| Mini Heroes Collection<br>Axle's card spells his name "Axel"
|}
|}
1999
* 4910 – The Hover Scout
* 4920 – The Rapid Rider
* 4930 – The Rock Raiders/Rock Raiders Crew
* 4940 – The Granite Grinder
* 4950 – The Loader-Dozer
* 4970 – The Chrome Crusher
* 4980 – The Tunnel Transport
* 4990 – The Rock Raiders HQ
2000
* Kabaya
** 1274 – 1 Light Hover
** 1275 – 2 Chain Dozer
** 1276 – 3 Heli Transporter
** 1277 – 4 Drill Craft
* Mini Heroes Collection
** 3347 – Rock Raiders #1 (Chief)
** 3348 – Rock Raiders #2 (Bandit, Docs, Sparks)
** 3349 – Rock Raiders #3 (Axle, Docs, Jet)


==== Play Features ====
==== Play Features ====

Revision as of 23:47, 22 January 2023

LEGO Rock Raiders was a LEGO theme focused on underground mining equipment. The theme consisted of eight main construction sets released in 1999, followed by seven smaller promotional sets in 2000. It also had a number of tie-in products, including three books and a video game.

Story

The Rock Raiders

LEGO Components

Sets

The Rock Raiders sets

Set No. Name Released Pieces Minifigures Notes
4910 The Hover Scout 1999 39 Jet
4920 The Rapid Rider 1999 38 Bandit
4930 The Rock Raiders (UK)
Rock Raiders Crew (US)
1999 38 Axle, Bandit, Docs, Jet, Sparks
4940 The Granite Grinder 1999 108 Axle
4950 The Loader-Dozer 1999 89 Axle, rock monster Also advertised as #4959; likely a typo
4970 The Chrome Crusher 1999 167 Axle
4980 The Tunnel Transport 1999 341 Docs, Jet
4990 The Rock Raiders HQ 1999 402 Bandit, Docs, Jet, Sparks, rock monster
1274 1 Light Hover 2000 Jet Kabaya
1275 2 Chain Dozer 2000 Bandit Kabaya
1276 3 Heli Transporter 2000 Docs Kabaya
1277 4 Drill Craft 2000 Sparks Kabaya
3347 Rock Raiders #1 2000 Chief Mini Heroes Collection
3348 Rock Raiders #2 2000 Bandit, Docs, Sparks Mini Heroes Collection
3349 Rock Raiders #3 2000 Axle, Docs, Jet Mini Heroes Collection
Axle's card spells his name "Axel"

Play Features

Minifigures

Unique parts

The theme introduces an abundance of unique parts. Many of the parts are large and have been criticised for being "juniorized".

Media

Video games

LEGO Rock Raiders

The Rock Raiders franchise got 2 separate video games: One for PC, and one for PlayStation. They featured vastly different gameplay, where the PC game was a resource management RTS game, and the PlayStation game was a third-person action game.

PC

The PC game was a RTS-style resouce management game where the player has to complete tasks while fending off hostile creatures and managing environmental dangers.

PlayStation 1

The PlayStation game

Comic books

Each set had comic books!

Rock Raiders comics also appeared in a number of magazines, including LEGO Mania Magazine, LEGO Adventures!, and The Beano.

Story books

Rock Raiders got 3 separate story books.

History

The Rock Raiders theme began production in 1997 with the codename "Underground". The sets stopped being produced in 2000.

Prototypes

RR Prototypes r kewl.

Release

Rock Raiders was commercially okay-ish.

Legacy

Many speculate the Raiders are still Rocking to this day.

LEGO Rock Raiders was succeeded by the incredibly popular BLock Raiders - an absolute marvellous game made by Stewart Green, a legendary computer programmer.

Oh yeah there's also Power minurss