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== Development and release ==
== Development and release ==
[[File:The Space Mystery anm.gif|thumb|Icon]]
''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]].


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''The Space Mystery'' was first made available on LEGO.com on 5 December 1996.<ref name="rtl Soren"/> Mondo programmer Soren Beck announced it on [[rec.toys.lego]] a few hours after its release. 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 programmer Soren Beck announced it on [[rec.toys.lego]] a few hours after its release. The LEGO Group officially announced it in a press release on 12 December.<ref name="press 20"/>
Over one million participants played the game.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Exploriens The Space Mystery index.png
Exploriens The Space Mystery index.png | Landing page
Mondo Space Mystery 1.png
Mondo Space Mystery 1.png
Mondo Space Mystery 3.png
Mondo Space Mystery 3.png
Mondo Space Mystery thumb3.png
Mondo Space Mystery thumb3.png
Exploriens - The Space Mystery logo.jpg
The Space Mystery anm.gif
The Space Mystery anm.gif
</gallery>
</gallery>

Revision as of 01:26, 22 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)Multiplayer

Exploriens – The Space Mystery is a 1996 browser-based point-and-click adventure game based on the LEGO Exploriens product line.

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

By 3 May 1997, however, the game had been removed from the LEGO World Wide Web Site's "Play" page.[2] A notice was added to the game's index page stating that it had been temporarily disabled.[3]

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 from Mondo

The Space Mystery

Development and release

Icon

The Space Mystery was developed by Mondo A/S,[4] 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.[5]

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

Over one million participants played the game.

Gallery

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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.
  2. "LEGO Internet Games". LEGO World Wide Web Site. The LEGO Group. May 3, 1997. Archived from the original on 1997-06-15.
  3. "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.
  4. "LEGO Explorien Space Mystery Game". MONDO A/S. 27 February 1998. Archived from the original on 1998-07-01.
  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.