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== Release ==
== 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>
''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>
== Legacy ==
Sequels: [[LEGO Creator: Knights' Kingdom]], ''[[LEGO Creator: Harry Potter]]'', ''[[Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''. Something about Star Wars demo<ref>Meacock, Simon. [http://shaolinmonk.net/smeacock/oddmags/realtime_lego1a.shtml "LEGO Creator - Star Wars demo"]. Oddmags Graphics. [https://web.archive.org/web/20240328200523/http://shaolinmonk.net/smeacock/oddmags/realtime_lego1a.shtml Archived] from the original on 28 March 2024.</ref> and unmade Life on Mars game. Technically [[LEGO Digital Designer]] is a successor through Qube, and as LDD's replacement [[Bricklink Studio]] is as well.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 13:28, 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]

Legacy

Sequels: LEGO Creator: Knights' Kingdom, LEGO Creator: Harry Potter, Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Something about Star Wars demo[7] and unmade Life on Mars game. Technically LEGO Digital Designer is a successor through Qube, and as LDD's replacement Bricklink Studio is as well.

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. {{cite web}}: Invalid |url-status=usuped (help)
  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.
  7. Meacock, Simon. "LEGO Creator - Star Wars demo". Oddmags Graphics. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024.

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