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| released = 5 December 1996<ref name="rtl Soren"/>
| released = 5 December 1996<ref name="rtl Soren"/>
| genre = [[Wikipedia:Adventure game|Adventure game]]
| genre = [[Wikipedia:Adventure game|Adventure game]]
| modes = [[Wikipedia:Multiplayer video game|Multiplayer]]
| modes = [[Wikipedia:Single-player video game|Single-player]]
}}
}}
'''''Exploriens – The Space Mystery''''' was an [[Wikipedia:Browser game|online]] [[Wikipedia:point-and-click adventure game|point-and-click adventure game]].
'''''Exploriens – The Space Mystery''''' was an [[Wikipedia:Browser game|online]] [[Wikipedia:point-and-click adventure game|point-and-click adventure game]].
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''The Space Mystery''
''The Space Mystery''


The Explorien Space Lab at the planet Mondo II has lost contact with its SatCraft 001 spaceships.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lego.com/cgi-explore/game.cgi?ID=LEGO&LANG=0 |author=Mondo |year=1996 |title=LEGO Exploriens - The Space Mystery (English LEGO Surferclub signup) |website=[[LEGO World Wide Web Site]] |publisher=[[The LEGO Group]] |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/19970110033956/http://www.lego.com/cgi-explore/game.cgi?ID=LEGO&LANG=0 |archive-date=1997-01-10}}</ref>
The Explorien Space Lab at the planet Mondo II has lost contact with its SatCraft 001 spaceships.<ref name="index"/>




== Development and release ==
== Development and release ==
[[File:The Space Mystery anm.gif|thumb|Icon on LEGO.com]]
[[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]].<ref name="mondo home"/>
 
 
 
 


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 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"/>
''The Space Mystery'' was first made available on LEGO.com on 5 December 1996.<ref name="rtl Soren"/> Mondo employees Soren Beck<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/sorenbeck/details/experience/ |title=Experience – Soren Beck Jensen |website=[[Wikipedia:LinkedIn|LinkedIn]] |quote=Mondo A/S – Nov 1994-Jun 1998, 3 yrs 8 mos – First employee in the company. Started as HTML slave and was involved in many projects. Helped develop MondoSearch and give birth to Mondosoft.}}</ref> 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"/>


<!--Following the success of ''[[Treasure Hunt in the Pirate Sea|Treasure Hunt]]'', ''The Space Mystery'' was announced on 12 December 1996.
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<gallery>
<gallery>
Exploriens The Space Mystery index.png | Landing page
Exploriens The Space Mystery index.png | Landing page
Mondo Space Mystery 1.png
Mondo Space Mystery 1.png | Gameplay showing a SatCraft 001
Mondo Space Mystery 3.png
Mondo Space Mystery 3.png | Exploring a room
Mondo Space Mystery thumb3.png
Mondo Space Mystery thumb3.png
</gallery>
</gallery>
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== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="index">{{cite web |url=http://www.lego.com/cgi-explore/game.cgi?ID=LEGO&LANG=0 |author=Mondo |year=1996 |title=LEGO Exploriens - The Space Mystery (English LEGO Surferclub signup) |website=[[LEGO World Wide Web Site]] |publisher=[[The LEGO Group]] |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/19970110033956/http://www.lego.com/cgi-explore/game.cgi?ID=LEGO&LANG=0 |archive-date=1997-01-10}}</ref>
<ref name="mondo game">{{cite web |url=http://www.mondo.dk/game/index.html |title=LEGO Explorien Space Mystery Game |date=27 February 1998 |website=MONDO |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/19980701231450/http://www.mondo.dk/game/index.html |archive-date=1998-07-01}}</ref>
<ref name="mondo game">{{cite web |url=http://www.mondo.dk/game/index.html |title=LEGO Explorien Space Mystery Game |date=27 February 1998 |website=MONDO |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/19980701231450/http://www.mondo.dk/game/index.html |archive-date=1998-07-01}}</ref>
<ref name="mondo home">{{cite web |url=http://www.mondo.dk/ |title=MODNO A/S - Internetløsninger |date=18 April 1996 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/19961111101334/http://www.mondo.dk/ |archive-date=1996-11-11}}</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="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>
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[[Category:LEGO.com games]]
[[Category:LEGO.com games]]
[[Category:Mondo games]]
[[Category:Mondo games]]
[[Category:Single-player video games]]
[[Category:Video games developed in Denmark]]
[[Category:Video games developed in Denmark]]

Revision as of 19:54, 23 June 2024

The Space Mystery
Developer(s)Mondo
Publisher(s)The LEGO Group
Platform(s)Web browser
Release5 December 1996[1]
Genre(s)Adventure game
Mode(s)Single-player

Exploriens – The Space Mystery was an online point-and-click adventure game.

launched in December 1996 and ran for six months

developed by Mondo.

...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

Screenshot

The Space Mystery

The Explorien Space Lab at the planet Mondo II has lost contact with its SatCraft 001 spaceships.[2]


Development and release

Icon on LEGO.com

The Space Mystery was developed by Mondo A/S,[3] the same company that designed the original LEGO World Wide Web Site.[4]



Unlike Treasure Hunt, which was only available in English, The Space Mystery could be played in Danish, English, German, or Spanish.[5]

The Space Mystery was first made available on LEGO.com on 5 December 1996.[1] Mondo employees Soren Beck[6] and "Laust" advertised it on rec.toys.lego a few hours after its release.[7] The LEGO Group officially announced it in a press release on 12 December.[5]


Gallery

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Soren Beck (1996-12-05). "NEW GAME ON WWW.LEGO.COM". Newsgrouprec.toys.lego. Usenet: [email protected]. Archived from the original on 2024-06-21.
  2. Mondo (1996). "LEGO Exploriens - The Space Mystery (English LEGO Surferclub signup)". LEGO World Wide Web Site. The LEGO Group. Archived from the original on 1997-01-10.
  3. "LEGO Explorien Space Mystery Game". MONDO. 27 February 1998. Archived from the original on 1998-07-01.
  4. "MODNO A/S - Internetløsninger". 18 April 1996. Archived from the original on 1996-11-11.
  5. 5.0 5.1 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.
  6. "Experience – Soren Beck Jensen". LinkedIn. Mondo A/S – Nov 1994-Jun 1998, 3 yrs 8 mos – First employee in the company. Started as HTML slave and was involved in many projects. Helped develop MondoSearch and give birth to Mondosoft.
  7. Jeff Findley (1996-12-10). "Re: NEW GAME ON WWW.LEGO.COM". Newsgrouprec.toys.lego. Usenet: [email protected]. Archived from the original on 2024-06-22.