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{{Infobox video game
{{Infobox video game
| title = The Space Mystery
| title = The Space Mystery
| image = Exploriens - The Space Mystery logo.jpg
| image = Exploriens Game The Space Mystery.jpg
| developer = [[Mondo]]<ref name="mondo"/>
| publisher = [[The LEGO Group]]
| publisher = [[The LEGO Group]]
| platforms = [[Wikipedia:Browser game|Web browser]]
| platforms = [[Wikipedia:Browser game|Web browser]]
| released = 12 December 1996<ref name="press 20"/>
| released = 5 December 1996<ref name="rtl Soren"/>
| genre =  
| genre = [[Wikipedia:Adventure game|Adventure game]]
| modes = [[Wikipedia:Multiplayer video game|Multiplayer]]
| modes = [[Wikipedia:Multiplayer video game|Multiplayer]]
}}
}}
'''''Exploriens – The Space Mystery''''' is a 1996 [[Wikipedia:Browser game|browser game]] based on the [[LEGO Exploriens]] product line.
'''''Exploriens – The Space Mystery''''' is a 1996 [[Wikipedia:Browser game|browser game]] based on the [[LEGO Exploriens]] product line.


Following the success of ''[[Treasure Hunt in the Pirate Sea|Treasure Hunt]]'', ''The Space Mystery'' was released on 12 December 1996. 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"/>
Following the success of ''[[Treasure Hunt in the Pirate Sea|Treasure Hunt]]'', ''The Space Mystery'' was announced on 12 December 1996. 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"/>
 
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>


As a [[LEGO Surfer Club]] account was required to play ''The Space Mystery'', it was not archived and is currently lost media.
As a [[LEGO Surfer Club]] account was required to play ''The Space Mystery'', it was not archived and is currently lost media.
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== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="mondo">{{cite web |url=http://www.mondo.dk/game/index.html |title=LEGO Explorien Space Mystery Game |date=27 February 1998 |website=MONDO A/S |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/19980701231450/http://www.mondo.dk/game/index.html |archive-date=1998-07-01}}</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>
<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 |first=Soren |last=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>
}}
}}


[[Category:1996 video games]]
[[Category:1996 video games]]
[[Category:Adventure games]]
[[Category:Browser games]]
[[Category:Browser games]]
[[Category:LEGO.com games]]
[[Category:LEGO.com games]]
[[Category:Exploriens]]
[[Category:Exploriens]]
[[Category:Video games developed in Denmark]]
[[Category:Video games developed in Denmark]]

Revision as of 21:43, 21 June 2024

The Space Mystery
Developer(s)Mondo[1]
Publisher(s)The LEGO Group
Platform(s)Web browser
Release5 December 1996[2]
Genre(s)Adventure game
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Exploriens – The Space Mystery is a 1996 browser game based on the LEGO Exploriens product line.

Following the success of Treasure Hunt, The Space Mystery was announced on 12 December 1996. 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.[2]

By 3 May 1997, however, the game had been removed from the LEGO World Wide Web Site's "Play" page.[4] A notice was added to the game's index page stating that it had been temporarily disabled.[5]

As a LEGO Surfer Club account was required to play The Space Mystery, it was not archived and is currently lost media.

References

  1. "LEGO Explorien Space Mystery Game". MONDO A/S. 27 February 1998. Archived from the original on 1998-07-01.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Beck, Soren (1996-12-05). "NEW GAME ON WWW.LEGO.COM". Newsgrouprec.toys.lego. Usenet: [email protected]. Archived from the original on 2024-06-21.
  3. 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.
  4. "LEGO Internet Games". LEGO World Wide Web Site. The LEGO Group. May 3, 1997. Archived from the original on 1997-06-15.
  5. "LEGO: Exploriens - The Space Mystery". LEGO World Wide Web Site. The LEGO Group. Archived from the original on 1997-06-15. This game has been temporarily disabled.