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'''''LEGO Fun to Build'''''{{efn| (Represented in [[Wikipedia:Furigana|furigana]] as ファン トゥ ビルド}} is a 1995 educational children's game developed and published by [[Wikipedia:Sega|Sega]]. Released exclusively in Japan for [[Wikipedia:Sega Pico|Sega Pico]], it is the first official LEGO video game ever released, predating ''[[LEGO Island]]'' by nearly two years.
'''''LEGO Fun to Build'''''{{efn|Represented in [[Wikipedia:Furigana|furigana]] as ファン トゥ ビルド}} is a 1995 educational children's game developed and published by [[Wikipedia:Sega|Sega]]. Released exclusively in Japan for [[Wikipedia:Sega Pico|Sega Pico]], it is the first official LEGO video game ever released, predating ''[[LEGO Island]]'' by nearly two years.


== Gameplay ==
== Gameplay ==
''LEGO Fun to Build'' is an activity center game. thing. Control with stylus and stuff.{{R|manual|p=4}} how do I play this
''LEGO Fun to Build'' is an activity center game. thing. Control with stylus and stuff.{{R|manual|p=4}} It has four sections: Town, Aquazone, Castle, and Space, each accessed by turning the book. The Pico book.


== Development and release ==
== Development and release ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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<ref name="25 press">{{cite press release |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=From Bricks to Bits: The LEGO Group Celebrates 25 Years of LEGO Video Games |url=https://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/news/2020/december/lego-games-25-anniversary/ |location=[[Wikipedia:Billund, Denmark|Billund]] |publisher=[[The LEGO Group]] |date=2 December 2020 |access-date=2024-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117072343/https://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/news/2020/december/lego-games-25-anniversary/ |archive-date=2021-01-17}}</ref>
<ref name="25 press">{{cite press release |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=From Bricks to Bits: The LEGO Group Celebrates 25 Years of LEGO Video Games |url=https://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/news/2020/december/lego-games-25-anniversary/ |location=[[Wikipedia:Billund, Denmark|Billund]] |publisher=[[The LEGO Group]] |date=2 December 2020 |access-date=2024-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117072343/https://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/news/2020/december/lego-games-25-anniversary/ |archive-date=2021-01-17 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="BNB 17">{{cite web |url=https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltbc3b7e4fbaec6b02/bits_n_bricks_s01e17_lego_video_games_and_digital_play_feature_and_transcript.pdf |title=Episode 17 – LEGO Video Games and Digital Play |last1=Crecente |first1=Brian |last2=Vincent |first2=Ethan |others=Participants: Niels B. Christiansen, Julia Goldin, and Sean McEvoy |date=31 March 2021 |work=[[Bits N' Bricks]] |type=Podcast |publisher=The LEGO Group |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515152530/https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltbc3b7e4fbaec6b02/bits_n_bricks_s01e17_lego_video_games_and_digital_play_feature_and_transcript.pdf |archive-date=15 May 2024 |url-status=live}} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T82VcAe8uvw Audio version] via YouTube.</ref>
<ref name="BNB 17">{{cite web |url=https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltbc3b7e4fbaec6b02/bits_n_bricks_s01e17_lego_video_games_and_digital_play_feature_and_transcript.pdf |title=Episode 17 – LEGO Video Games and Digital Play |last1=Crecente |first1=Brian |last2=Vincent |first2=Ethan |others=Participants: Niels B. Christiansen, Julia Goldin, and Sean McEvoy |date=31 March 2021 |work=[[Bits N' Bricks]] |type=Podcast |publisher=The LEGO Group |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515152530/https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltbc3b7e4fbaec6b02/bits_n_bricks_s01e17_lego_video_games_and_digital_play_feature_and_transcript.pdf |archive-date=15 May 2024 |url-status=live}} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T82VcAe8uvw Audio version] via YouTube.</ref>
<ref name="manual">{{cite book |title=LEGO Fun to Build ガイドブック |trans-title=LEGO Fun to Build Guidebook |language=ja |publisher=Sega Enterprises Ltd |year=1995 |url=https://segaretro.org/images/b/b3/LFTB_pico_jp_manual.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214082107/https://segaretro.org/images/b/b3/LFTB_pico_jp_manual.pdf |archive-date=14 February 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="manual">{{cite book |title=LEGO Fun to Build ガイドブック |trans-title=LEGO Fun to Build Guidebook |language=ja |publisher=Sega Enterprises Ltd |year=1995 |url=https://segaretro.org/images/b/b3/LFTB_pico_jp_manual.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214082107/https://segaretro.org/images/b/b3/LFTB_pico_jp_manual.pdf |archive-date=14 February 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Revision as of 04:30, 16 May 2024

LEGO Fun to Build
Front cover
Developer(s)Sega
Publisher(s)Sega
Producer(s)Akemi Kamata[1]: 6 
Platform(s)Sega Pico
ReleaseDecember 1995[2]
Genre(s)Edutainment
Mode(s)Single-player

LEGO Fun to Build[note 1] is a 1995 educational children's game developed and published by Sega. Released exclusively in Japan for Sega Pico, it is the first official LEGO video game ever released, predating LEGO Island by nearly two years.

Gameplay

LEGO Fun to Build is an activity center game. thing. Control with stylus and stuff.[3]: 4  It has four sections: Town, Aquazone, Castle, and Space, each accessed by turning the book. The Pico book.

Development and release

LEGO Fun to Build was developed at Sega Enterprises Ltd for the educational Sega Pico video game console. The game was designed for children between the ages of three and six. Akemi Kamata headed the game's production. Kamata thought that a game featuring LEGO bricks would work well on the Pico, believing that LEGO naturally fostered creativity. She later said about it, "I thought that if I could make my favorite LEGO bricks that could be played with interactively through a TV, children's dreams would spread."[1]: 5–6  Much of the game's art is based on 1995 art assets from the marketing agency Advance.[4] Development was completed during October 1995,[5] and the game was released in Japan in December 1995.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Represented in furigana as ファン トゥ ビルド

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Crecente, Brian; Vincent, Ethan (31 March 2021). "Episode 17 – LEGO Video Games and Digital Play" (PDF). Bits N' Bricks (Podcast). Participants: Niels B. Christiansen, Julia Goldin, and Sean McEvoy. The LEGO Group. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2024. Audio version via YouTube.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "From Bricks to Bits: The LEGO Group Celebrates 25 Years of LEGO Video Games" (Press release). Billund: The LEGO Group. 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  3. ↑ LEGO Fun to Build ガイドブック [LEGO Fun to Build Guidebook] (PDF) (in 日本語). Sega Enterprises Ltd. 1995. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 February 2024.
  4. ↑ emily/Pereki (2 January 2015). "The entire game is based almost exclusively on 1995 art assets from Advance". Rock Raiders United (Comment in topic "LEGO Fun to Build: The first LEGO game?"). Archived from the original on 19 January 2019.
  5. ↑ Sega (December 1995). LEGO Fun to Build (Sega Pico). File/code: ROM header, offset 00000100. SEGA PICO – (C)SEGA 1995.OCT – LEGO—FUN TO BUILD – LEGO—FUN TO BUILD – HPC-6032-00

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