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* [[‎Anna Miranda and Mark Build a House]] - Get better scans
* [[‎Anna Miranda and Mark Build a House]] - Get better scans


== Article progress ==
== Needing to be written ==
===Themes/Products===
===Themes/Products===
* [[LEGO Mindstorms]]
* [[LEGO Mindstorms]]
* [[LEGO Rock Raiders]]
* [[LEGO Rock Raiders]]
** Figure out how to handle set stuff and other merch
* Figure out how to handle set stuff and other merch
** [[LMS Explorer]] - depictions unfinished, maybe a description of its layout?
** [[Planet (Rock Raiders)]] - barebones
** [[Power crystal]] - barebones
** Media
*** [[LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)]] - finish gameplay and reception sections
*** [[LEGO Rock Raiders (PlayStation video game)]] - barebones
*** [[Race for Survival]] - only has plot
*** [[Rock Raiders: High Adventure Deep Underground]] - only has plot
*** [[Rock Raiders (1999 book)]] - only has plot, which may need rewriting
*** [[RockRaiders EP]] - background and details regarding marl
** Characters
*** some article about the generic Rock Raider, just [[Rock Raider]] or [[Rock Raider (character)]] or [[Rock Raider (minifigure)]]?
*** [[Axle]]
*** [[Bandit]]
*** [[Chief]]
*** [[Docs]]
*** [[Jet]] - barebones
*** [[Sparks]]
**Creatures
*** [[Rock Monster]]
*** [[Ice Monster]]
*** [[Lava Monster]]
*** [[Slimy Slug]]
*** [[Bat (Rock Raiders)]]
*** [[Spider (Rock Raiders)]]
*** [[Scorpion (Rock Raiders)]]
*** [[Rock Whale]]
*** maybe one for unused creatures, especially the Lurker? as well as Armoured Dillo, Scabby Scavenger, Snake, depending on how much info each has.
** Vehicles
*** [[Cargo Carrier]]
*** [[Chrome Crusher]]
*** [[Granite Grinder]] - The only vehicle page actually mostly done, just needs some more development info and more images. Base the other vehicle pages on this?
*** [[Hover Scout]]
*** [[Large Mobile Laser Cutter]]
*** [[Loader Dozer]]
*** [[Rapid Rider]]
*** [[Small Digger]]
*** [[Small Mobile Laser Cutter]]
*** [[Small Transport Truck]]
*** [[Tunnel Scout]]
*** [[Tunnel Transport]] - no art from the pc manual, need to see how feasible it is to scan the psx manual without damaging it
** Buildings
*** [[Rock Raiders HQ]]
*** [[Docks]]
*** [[Geological Center]]
*** [[Mining Laser]]
*** [[Ore Refinery]]
*** [[Power Station]]
*** [[Super Teleport]]
*** [[Support Station]] - not quite finished but a good start
*** [[Teleport Pad]]
*** [[Tool Store]]
*** [[Upgrade Station]]
** Missions - not dealing with these pages until after the above are done. Maps?
** Files
*** [[DDI Wad]] - write more about the format using trigger's research, figure out the other four versions of it and document their specifications, maybe write about RNC?
*** [[Main Lego Config File]] - if we go into detail about every entry that might end up becoming a separate list page
*** [[Map file]] - Covering all map types?
**** [[Object List]]
**** [[Trigger List]] - finish researching this - some bytes in it are still mysterious
**** [[PTL file]]
**** [[BLX file]]? maybe just merge this into Map file
*** [[AE file]]
**** [[LightWave Object]] + [[LightWave Scene]] maybe? at least for 5.6 format
*** [[NERPs]] + tutorials on how it works
** game community stuff
*** [[Guide: Running LEGO Rock Raiders]]
*** [[OpenLRR]]
*** tools like Wad extractor, map tools?


'''Misc Fiction'''
===Companies===
* [[United Galaxies]] - need to make this more article-like while deciding how to handle articles on fictional locations and... groups? political entities? whatever this thing is
'''LEGO companies:''' {{flatlist|
* [[The LEGO Group]]
* [[‎LEGO Direct]]
* [[LEGO Futura]]
* [[LEGO Media International]]
* [[SPU-Darwin]]
}}
 
'''Game developers:''' {{flatlist|
* [[Climax]]
* [[Data Design Interactive]]
** [[Artworld UK]]
* [[High Voltage Software]]
* [[Mindscape]]
* [[Superscape]]
}}
 
'''Other companies:''' {{flatlist|
* [[Dorling Kindersley]]
}}
 
===People===
'''Kristiansen family:''' {{flatlist|
* [[Ole Kirk Christiansen]]
* [[Godtfred Kirk Christiansen]]
* [[Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen]]
}}
 
'''LEGO designers:''' {{flatlist|
* [[Steen Sig Andersen]]
* [[Jan Harder Blæsild]]
* [[Erling Dideriksen]]
* [[Søren Dyrhøj]]
* [[Bo Eggert]]
* [[Jens Kronvold Frederiksen]]
* [[Troels Halken]]
* [[Jens Nygaard Knudsen]]
* [[Bjarke Lykke Madsen]]
* [[Niels Milan Pedersen]]
* [[Jan Ryaa]]
* [[Henrik Rubin Saaby]]
* [[Sten Schmidt]]
* [[Mark Stafford]]
* [[André Sang-Tae Stenbryggen]]
* [[Jørn Thomsen]]
* [[Bjarne Tveskov]]
}}
 
'''Large-scale LEGO artists:''' {{flatlist|
* [[David Lyall]]
* [[Bjorn Richter]]
}}
 
'''Visual artists:''' {{flatlist|
* [[Christian Faber]]
* [[Roger Harris]]
* [[Niels Hartmann]]
* [[Rolf Lagersson]]
* [[Erik Nielsen]]
}}
 
'''Writers:''' {{flatlist|
* [[Anna Nilsen]]
}}


===Software===
'''Others:''' {{flatlist|
* [[‎LEGO Creator (video game)]] - start class
* [[Clive Nicholls]]
* [[LEGO Chess]]
}}
* [[LEGO Loco]]
 
=== Media ===
'''Audio:''' {{flatlist|
* ''[[Bits N' Bricks]]''
* ''[[RockRaiders EP]]''
* ''[[LEGO Universe (Original Game Soundtrack)]]''
}}
 
'''Books:''' {{flatlist|
* ''[[LEGO 1932–1957]]''
* ''[[Race for Survival]]''
* [[Rock Raiders (1999 book)|''Rock Raiders'']] (1999)
* ''[[Rock Raiders: High Adventure Deep Underground]]''
* ''[[The Ultimate LEGO Book]]''
}}
 
'''Magazines:''' {{flatlist|
* ''[[Brick Kicks]]''
* ''[[Bricks 'n Pieces]]''
* ''[[De LEGO Krant]]''
* ''[[Innovations]]''
* ''[[KLICK]]''
* ''[[Klodshans]]''
* ''[[LEGO Adventures!]]''
* ''[[LEGO bladet]]''
* ''[[LEGO Club Magazine]]''
** ''[[LEGO BrickMaster Magazine]]''
** ''[[LEGO Club Jr.]]''
* ''[[LEGO Mania Magazine]]''
* ''[[LEGO Post]]''
* ''[[LEGO World Club Magazine]]''
}}
 
'''Software:''' {{flatlist|
* [[Alternate Installers]]
* [[‎LEGO Digital Designer]]
* [[‎LEGO Digital Designer]]
* [[LEGO Fun to Build]] - need to write a gampelay section but it involves heavy japanese translation
}}
* [[LEGO Racers (video game)]]
** [[LEGO Racers (Game Boy Color video game)]] - finish this soon
** Tracks
*** [[Imperial Grand Prix]]
*** [[Dark Forest Dash]]
*** [[Magma Moon Marathon]]
*** [[Desert Adventure Dragway]]
*** [[Tribal Island Trail]]
*** [[Royal Knights Raceway]]
*** [[Ice Planet Pathway]]
*** [[Amazon Adventure Alley]]
*** [[Knightmare-athon]]
*** [[Pirate Skull Pass]]
*** [[Adventure Temple Trail]]
*** [[Alien Rally Asteroid]]
*** [[Rocket Racer Run]]
** Racers – Lots of overlap with characters from other themes
*** [[Rocket Racer]]
*** [[Veronica Voltage]]
** [[LEGO Racers 2]]
** [[Drome Racers]]
* ?
** [[LEGO Universe (Original Game Soundtrack)]]
* [[‎Brickcraft]]


* [[Build a Duck]]
'''Video games:''' {{flatlist|
* [[‎Bits and Bricks (web game)]]
* [[‎LEGO Creator (video game)|''‎LEGO Creator'']]
* ''[[LEGO Chess]]''
* ''[[LEGO Fun to Build]]''
* ''[[LEGO Island]]''
* ''[[LEGO Loco]]''
* [[LEGO Racers (video game)|''LEGO Racers'']]
** [[LEGO Racers (Game Boy Color video game)|Game Boy Color]]
* [[LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']]
** [[LEGO Rock Raiders (PlayStation video game)|PlayStation]]
* Unreleased
** ''[[‎Brickcraft]]''
}}


* [[List of LEGO video games]]
'''Web games:''' {{flatlist|
* [[‎List of LEGO web games]]
* ''[[Build a Duck]]''
* [[Alternate Installers]] - idk what MR was doing with this
* [[‎Bits and Bricks (web game)|''Bits and Bricks'']]
* [[Unreleased LEGO software]] - need to find what other software there is; there's apparently a lot from the TT era but idk what's what - some early ones in particular like the James Bond and Tomb Raider ones seem more like propositions than actually cancelled games. Also recent articles about cancelled TT stuff post-Skywalker Saga name some disney-related game but aren't clear about if it's Lego or not.
}}


===Companies===
=== Fiction ===
* [[The LEGO Group]] (or Lego Company)
'''Rock Raiders:''' {{flatlist|
** [[LEGO Futura]]
* [[LMS Explorer]]
*** <s>[[XYZ]]</s> - as short as this is it's probably done unless anyone from Lego talks about it more
* [[Planet (Rock Raiders)]]
** [[LEGO Media International]]
* [[Power crystal]]
** [[SPU-Darwin]]
* Characters
** Decide what to do about various branches of Lego in other countries - pages for each company like LEGO Systems Inc, LEGO UK Ltd, LEGO GmbH, etc. or pages like "LEGO in Germany", "History of LEGO in the United States", etc.
** [[Rock Raider]]
* [[Dorling Kindersley]] - figure out if this is gonna actually include info about DK or just be a list of Lego DK books
** [[Axle]]
* game developers
** [[Bandit]]
** [[Climax]]
** [[Chief]]
** [[Data Design Interactive]] - got up to Robocod before kinda fizzling out
** [[Docs]]
*** [[Artworld UK]]
** [[Jet]]
** [[High Voltage Software]]
** [[Sparks]]
** [[Mindscape]]
* Creatures
** [[Superscape]]
** [[Rock Monster]]
** [[Ice Monster]]
** [[Lava Monster]]
** [[Slimy Slug]]
** [[Bat (Rock Raiders)]]
** [[Spider (Rock Raiders)]]
** [[Scorpion (Rock Raiders)]]
** [[Rock Whale]]
** unused creatures
* Vehicles
** [[Cargo Carrier]]
** [[Chrome Crusher]]
** [[Granite Grinder]]
** [[Hover Scout]]
** [[Large Mobile Laser Cutter]]
** [[Loader Dozer]]
** [[Rapid Rider]]
** [[Small Digger]]
** [[Small Mobile Laser Cutter]]
** [[Small Transport Truck]]
** [[Tunnel Scout]]
** [[Tunnel Transport]]
* Buildings
** [[Rock Raiders HQ]]
** [[Docks]]
** [[Geological Center]]
** [[Mining Laser]]
** [[Ore Refinery]]
** [[Power Station]]
** [[Super Teleport]]
** [[Support Station]]  
** [[Teleport Pad]]
** [[Tool Store]]
** [[Upgrade Station]]
}}


===People===
'''Misc:''' {{flatlist|
* Kristiansen family
* [[United Galaxies]]
** [[Ole Kirk Christiansen]]
}}
** [[Godtfred Kirk Christiansen]]
** [[Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen]]
* [[LEGO designer]]
** [[Steen Sig Andersen]]
** [[Jan Harder Blæsild]]
** [[Erling Dideriksen]]
** [[Søren Dyrhøj]]
** [[Bo Eggert]]
** [[Jens Kronvold Frederiksen]]
** [[Troels Halken]]
** [[Jens Nygaard Knudsen]]
** [[Bjarke Lykke Madsen]]
** [[Niels Milan Pedersen]]
** [[Jan Ryaa]]
** [[Henrik Rubin Saaby]]
** [[Sten Schmidt]]
** [[Mark Stafford]]
** [[André Sang-Tae Stenbryggen]]
** [[Jørn Thomsen]]
** [[Bjarne Tveskov]] (or Bjarne P. Tveskov)
* Large-scale LEGO designers/artists
** [[David Lyall]]
** [[Bjorn Richter]]
* visual artists
** [[Christian Faber]]
** [[Roger Harris]]
** [[Rolf Lagersson]] (or Lagerson)
* writers
** [[Anna Nilsen]]
* misc
** [[‎Anna Nilsen]]
** [[Clive Nicholls]]


== Misc Legos + Unofficial ==
=== Misc + Unofficial ===
* [[LEGO.com]]
* [[LEGO.com]]
** [[‎List of LEGO websites]]
 
* [[Bits N' Bricks]]
* Fansites
* [[‎LEGO Direct]]
** [[DDI Dump]]
* [[List of lost LEGO media]]
* mags and books
** [[Bricks 'n Pieces]]
** [[LEGO Post]] (maybe should be moved to Lego-Post or LEGO-POST?)
** [[The Ultimate LEGO Book]]
** [[LEGO 1932–1957]]
* fansites
** [[rec.toys.lego]]
** [[rec.toys.lego]]
** [[DDI Dump]]
* Fangames
* fangames
** [[Manic Miners]] - Start class
** [[Manic Miners]] - Start class
** [[OpenLRR]]
* [[‎Guide: How to run LEGO Rock Raiders]] - Make a real guide namespace please!
* Decide what to do about various branches of Lego in other countries - pages for each company like LEGO Systems Inc, LEGO UK Ltd, LEGO GmbH, etc. or pages like "LEGO in Germany", "History of LEGO in the United States", etc.


* [[‎Guide: How to run LEGO Rock Raiders]] - Make a real guide namespace please!
'''Files:''' {{flatlist|
* [[DDI Wad]]
* [[Main Lego Config File]]
* [[Map file]]
** [[Object List]]
** [[Trigger List]]
** [[PTL file]]
** [[BLX file]]
* [[AE file]]
** [[LightWave Object]] + [[LightWave Scene]]
* [[NERPs]] + tutorials on how it works
}}
 
=== Lists ===
{{hlist | [[List of LEGO designers]] | [[List of LEGO periodicals]] | [[List of LEGO video games]] | [[‎List of LEGO web games]] | [[‎List of LEGO websites]] | [[List of lost LEGO media]] | [[Unreleased LEGO software]]}}


== other stuff needed ==
== other stuff needed ==
more magazine scans, scans of handheld and console game manuals
more magazine scans, scans of handheld and console game manuals

Revision as of 14:25, 15 August 2024

Sources to find

  • Triangle Projects (1988). Baynes, Ken (ed.). The ART of LEGO. Clwyd County Council. ISBN 0-904449-40-8.

Specific things needed

Needing to be written

Themes/Products

Companies

LEGO companies:

Game developers:

Other companies:

People

Kristiansen family:

LEGO designers:

Large-scale LEGO artists:

Visual artists:

Writers:

Others:

Media

Audio:

Books:

Magazines:

Software:

Video games:

Web games:

Fiction

Rock Raiders:

Misc:

Misc + Unofficial

Files:

Lists

other stuff needed

more magazine scans, scans of handheld and console game manuals