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'''''Exploriens – The Space Mystery''''' is a 1996 [[Wikipedia:Browser game|browser-based]] [[Wikipedia:point-and-click adventure game|point-and-click adventure game]] based on the [[LEGO Exploriens]] product line. | '''''Exploriens – The Space Mystery''''' is a 1996 [[Wikipedia:Browser game|browser-based]] [[Wikipedia:point-and-click adventure game|point-and-click adventure game]] based on the [[LEGO Exploriens]] product line. | ||
As a [[LEGO Surfer Club]] account was required to play ''The Space Mystery'', it was not archived on the [[Wikipedia:Wayback Machine|Wayback Machine]] and is currently lost media. | As a [[LEGO Surfer Club]] account was required to play ''The Space Mystery'', it was not archived on the [[Wikipedia:Wayback Machine|Wayback Machine]] and is currently lost media. | ||
== Gameplay == | == Gameplay == | ||
[[File:Mondo Space Mystery 2.png|thumb|left|Screenshot | [[File:Mondo Space Mystery 2.png|thumb|left|Screenshot]] | ||
''The Space Mystery'' | ''The Space Mystery'' | ||
== Development and release == | == Development and release == | ||
[[File:The Space Mystery anm.gif|thumb|Icon]] | [[File:The Space Mystery anm.gif|thumb|Icon on LEGO.com]] | ||
''The Space Mystery'' was developed by Mondo A/S,<ref name="mondo game"/> the same company that designed the original [[LEGO World Wide Web Site]]. | ''The Space Mystery'' was developed by Mondo A/S,<ref name="mondo game"/> the same company that designed the original [[LEGO World Wide Web Site]]. | ||
Unlike ''Treasure Hunt'', which was only available in English, ''The Space Mystery'' could be played in Danish, English, German, or Spanish.<ref name="press 20"/> | Unlike ''Treasure Hunt'', which was only available in English, ''The Space Mystery'' could be played in Danish, English, German, or Spanish.<ref name="press 20"/> | ||
''The Space Mystery'' was first made available on LEGO.com on 5 December 1996.<ref name="rtl Soren"/> Mondo | ''The Space Mystery'' was first made available on LEGO.com on 5 December 1996.<ref name="rtl Soren"/> Mondo employees Soren Beck and "Laust" advertised it on [[rec.toys.lego]] a few hours after its release.<ref>{{cite newsgroup |url=https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/QMkEjSpjUGo/m/UsbxQJgLzCwJ |title=Re: NEW GAME ON WWW.LEGO.COM |date=1996-12-10 |author=Jeff Findley |newsgroup=rec.toys.lego |[email protected] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622043247/https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/QMkEjSpjUGo/m/UsbxQJgLzCwJ |archive-date=2024-06-22}}</ref> The LEGO Group officially announced it in a press release on 12 December.<ref name="press 20"/> | ||
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By 3 May 1997, however, the game had been removed from the LEGO World Wide Web Site's "Play" page.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lego.com:80/play/index.html |title=LEGO Internet Games |date=May 3, 1997 |website=LEGO World Wide Web Site |publisher=The LEGO Group |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/19970615085042/http://www.lego.com:80/play/index.html |archive-date=1997-06-15}}</ref> A notice was added to the game's index page stating that it had been temporarily disabled.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lego.com:80/play/explore/index.html |title=LEGO: Exploriens - The Space Mystery |website=LEGO World Wide Web Site |publisher=The LEGO Group |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/19970615092411/http://www.lego.com:80/play/explore/index.html |archive-date=1997-06-15 |quote=This game has been temporarily disabled.}}</ref>--> | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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Mondo Space Mystery 3.png | Mondo Space Mystery 3.png | ||
Mondo Space Mystery thumb3.png | Mondo Space Mystery thumb3.png | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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<ref name="press 20">{{cite web |url=http://www.lego.com/press/press_20.html |title=Space-travel game on the Internet |date=December 12, 1996 |website=[[LEGO World Wide Web]] Press Info |publisher=The LEGO Group |first=Mads |last=Nipper |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/19970110034117/http://www.lego.com/press/press_20.html |archive-date=1997-01-10}}</ref> | <ref name="press 20">{{cite web |url=http://www.lego.com/press/press_20.html |title=Space-travel game on the Internet |date=December 12, 1996 |website=[[LEGO World Wide Web]] Press Info |publisher=The LEGO Group |first=Mads |last=Nipper |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/19970110034117/http://www.lego.com/press/press_20.html |archive-date=1997-01-10}}</ref> | ||
<ref name="rtl Soren">{{cite newsgroup |url=https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/QMkEjSpjUGo/m/heISFm-kiHwJ |title=NEW GAME ON WWW.LEGO.COM | | <ref name="rtl Soren">{{cite newsgroup |url=https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/QMkEjSpjUGo/m/heISFm-kiHwJ |title=NEW GAME ON WWW.LEGO.COM |author=Soren Beck |date=1996-12-05 |newsgroup=rec.toys.lego |[email protected] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621180844/https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/QMkEjSpjUGo/m/heISFm-kiHwJ |archive-date=2024-06-21 |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 06:52, 22 June 2024
| The Space Mystery | |
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| Developer(s) | Mondo |
| Publisher(s) | The LEGO Group |
| Platform(s) | Web browser |
| Release | 5 December 1996[1] |
| Genre(s) | Adventure game |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Exploriens – The Space Mystery is a 1996 browser-based point-and-click adventure game based on the LEGO Exploriens product line.
As a LEGO Surfer Club account was required to play The Space Mystery, it was not archived on the Wayback Machine and is currently lost media.
Gameplay
The Space Mystery
Development and release
The Space Mystery was developed by Mondo A/S,[2] the same company that designed the original LEGO World Wide Web Site.
Unlike Treasure Hunt, which was only available in English, The Space Mystery could be played in Danish, English, German, or Spanish.[3]
The Space Mystery was first made available on LEGO.com on 5 December 1996.[1] Mondo employees Soren Beck and "Laust" advertised it on rec.toys.lego a few hours after its release.[4] The LEGO Group officially announced it in a press release on 12 December.[3]
Gallery
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Landing page
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Soren Beck (1996-12-05). "NEW GAME ON WWW.LEGO.COM". Newsgroup: rec.toys.lego. Usenet: [email protected]. Archived from the original on 2024-06-21.
- ↑ "LEGO Explorien Space Mystery Game". MONDO A/S. 27 February 1998. Archived from the original on 1998-07-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nipper, Mads (December 12, 1996). "Space-travel game on the Internet". LEGO World Wide Web Press Info. The LEGO Group. Archived from the original on 1997-01-10.
- ↑ Jeff Findley (1996-12-10). "Re: NEW GAME ON WWW.LEGO.COM". Newsgroup: rec.toys.lego. Usenet: [email protected]. Archived from the original on 2024-06-22.
