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'''''LEGO Creator''''' is a 1998 construction-based [[Wikipedia:Sandbox game|sandbox game]] developed by [[Superscape]] and published by [[LEGO Media]] for [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]].
'''''LEGO Creator''''' is a 1998 construction-based [[Wikipedia:Sandbox game|sandbox game]] developed by [[Superscape]] and published by [[LEGO Media]] for [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]].
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== Gameplay ==
== Gameplay ==
The wizard's curse


== Development ==
== Development ==
The original concept was by Rob Smith.{{R|manual|p=38}} It was made by the Content Solutions Group at Superscape using VRT5.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.superscape.com/case/entertainment/lego.htm |title=Case Studies: LEGO Creator |website=[[Superscape]] |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/19991011135223/http://www.superscape.com/case/entertainment/lego.htm |archive-date=11 October 1999}}</ref>
== Release ==
''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 |quote=IG completed LEGO Loco on schedule last week for LEGO Media International. It will be released on 11 November.}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
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<ref name="manual">[https://archive.org/details/LEGOCreator-manual-EU-IB2G-CRE3/mode/2up?view=theater ''LEGO Creator'' Instruction Manual]. [[LEGO Media International]] and [[Superscape]]. 6 November 1998. Serial no. IB2G-CRE3.</ref>
 
<ref name="BnB">{{cite web |url=https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blte53dbf634332aa73/bits_n_bricks_s04e43_feature_and_transcript.pdf |title=The LEGO Game That Unlocked True Digital Creation |last1=Crecente |first1=Brian |last2=Vincent |first2=Ethan |date=8 December 2021 |series=''[[Bits N' Bricks]]''. Episode 43 |publisher=The LEGO Group |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20231024000231/https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blte53dbf634332aa73/bits_n_bricks_s04e43_feature_and_transcript.pdf |archive-date=24 October 2023 }} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W92a0b_quU Audio version] via YouTube.</ref>
 
<ref name="PCZ">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_69_November_1998/page/n31/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Building Games with Lego |magazine=[[Wikipedia:PC Zone|PC Zone]] |number=69 |page=32 |date=November 1998 |publisher=[[Wikipedia:Dennis Publishing|Dennis Publishing Ltd]] }}</ref>
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [[Wikipedia:Lego Creator (video game)|''Lego Creator'']] at [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]
* [[Wikipedia:Lego Creator (video game)|''Lego Creator'']] at [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]
* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/36013/lego-creator ''LEGO Creator''] at [[Wikipedia:MobyGames|MobyGames]]
* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/36013/lego-creator ''LEGO Creator''] at [[Wikipedia:MobyGames|MobyGames]]
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[[Category:1998 video games]]
[[Category:1998 video games]]

Revision as of 13:18, 20 April 2024

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

LEGO Creator was released on 11 November 1998,[1] the same day as LEGO Chess and LEGO Loco.[5][6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Building Games with Lego". PC Zone. No. 69. Dennis Publishing Ltd. November 1998. p. 32.
  2. Crecente, Brian; Vincent, Ethan (8 December 2021). "The LEGO Game That Unlocked True Digital Creation" (PDF). Bits N' Bricks. Episode 43. The LEGO Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2023. Audio version via YouTube.
  3. LEGO Creator Instruction Manual. LEGO Media International and Superscape. 6 November 1998. Serial no. IB2G-CRE3.
  4. "Case Studies: LEGO Creator". Superscape. Archived from the original on 11 October 1999.
  5. "Shorts: Lego Chess". PC Zone. No. 70. Dennish Publishing Ltd. December 1998. p. 26.
  6. "Take the Fast Train to Computer Fun". Intelligent Games. 24 November 1998. Archived from the original on 21 February 1999. IG completed LEGO Loco on schedule last week for LEGO Media International. It will be released on 11 November.

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