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'''''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]] 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. | ||
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== Gameplay == | == Gameplay == | ||
[[File:Mondo Space Mystery 2.png|thumb|left|Screenshot]] | [[File:Mondo Space Mystery 2.png|thumb|left|Screenshot]] | ||
The Explorien Space Lab at the planet Mondo II has lost contact with its SatCraft 001 spaceships.<ref name="index"/> | 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]].<ref name="mondo home"/> | ''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"/> | ||
''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"/> | ''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"/> | ||
''The Space Mystery'' was a finalist in the Interactive category in both the [[Wikipedia:Cresta International Advertising Awards|Cresta Internatinal Advertising Awards]] and the [[Wikipedia:Epica Awards|Epica Awards]] in 1997.<ref name="mondo game"/> | |||
== | == Additional images == | ||
Additional screenshots of the game from the [[Wikipedia:Wayback Machine|Wayback Machine]] and from Mondo's website. These are the only known images of the game remaining at this time. | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Exploriens The Space Mystery index.png | Landing page | Exploriens The Space Mystery index.png | Landing page with language selection | ||
Mondo Space Mystery 1.png | | Mondo Space Mystery 1.png | A SatCraft 001 | ||
Mondo Space Mystery 3.png | Exploring a room | Mondo Space Mystery 3.png | Exploring a room | ||
Mondo Space Mystery thumb2.png | |||
Mondo Space Mystery thumb3.png | Mondo Space Mystery thumb3.png | ||
Mondo Cresta 1997.jpg | |||
Mondo Epica 1997.jpg | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 20:25, 24 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) | Single-player |
Exploriens – The Space Mystery was an online 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 Explorien Space Lab at the planet Mondo II has lost contact with its SatCraft 001 spaceships.[2]
Development and release
The Space Mystery was developed by Mondo A/S,[3] the same company that designed the original LEGO World Wide Web Site.[4]
The Space Mystery was first made available on LEGO.com on 5 December 1996.[1] Mondo employees Soren Beck[5] and "Laust" advertised it on rec.toys.lego a few hours after its release.[6] The LEGO Group officially announced it in a press release on 12 December.[7]
The Space Mystery was a finalist in the Interactive category in both the Cresta Internatinal Advertising Awards and the Epica Awards in 1997.[3]
Additional images
Additional screenshots of the game from the Wayback Machine and from Mondo's website. These are the only known images of the game remaining at this time.
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Landing page with language selection
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A SatCraft 001
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Exploring a room
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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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "LEGO Explorien Space Mystery Game". MONDO. 27 February 1998. Archived from the original on 1998-07-01.
- ↑ "MODNO A/S - Internetløsninger". 18 April 1996. Archived from the original on 1996-11-11.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
