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| producer      = {{Unbulleted list|Tomas Gillo|David Upchurch}}
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| artist        = {{Unbulleted list|Rob Dorney|Dave Garbett (animation)}}
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== Gameplay ==
 
== Development ==
 
== Reception ==
 
== References ==
{{reflist}}
 
== External links ==
* [[Wikipedia:Lego Rock Raiders (video game)|''Lego Rock Raiders'']] at [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]
* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/191389/lego-rock-raiders/ ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' (1999 on PlayStation)] at [[Wikipedia:MobyGames|MobyGames]]
** [https://www.mobygames.com/game/195892/lego-rock-raiders/ ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' (2000 on PlayStation)] at MobyGames
 
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| composer      = Joseph Harper{{citation needed}}
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| programmer = {{Unbulleted list|Tony Stoddart|Steve Deacon}}
| artist = {{Unbulleted list|Rob Dorney|Dave Garbett}}
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'''''LEGO Rock Raiders''''' is a 1999 [[Wikipedia:Action game|action]] and [[Wikipedia:Strategy video game|strategy game]] developed by [[Data Design Interactive]] and published by [[LEGO Media International]] for [[Wikipedia:PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]. The game is based on and was developed alongside the LEGO theme [[LEGO Rock Raiders|of the same name]]. Like the Windows version of [[LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']], it features a team of space explorers mining for energy crystals on a hostile alien planet. Rather than managing a team of Rock Raiders, however, the player directly controls one character in each level, traversing challenges using their chosen character's skills and any vehicles they find.
'''''LEGO Rock Raiders''''' is a 1999 [[Wikipedia:Action game|action]] and [[Wikipedia:Strategy video game|strategy game]] developed by [[Data Design Interactive]] and published by [[LEGO Media International]] for [[Wikipedia:PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]. The game is based on and was developed alongside the LEGO theme [[LEGO Rock Raiders|of the same name]]. Like the Windows version of [[LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']], it features a team of space explorers mining for energy crystals on a hostile alien planet. Rather than managing a team of Rock Raiders, however, the player directly controls one character in each level, traversing challenges using their chosen character's skills and any vehicles they find.


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The PlayStation version of ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' was initially intended to be a [[Wikipedia:Real-time strategy|real-time strategy]] like the Windows version. In February 1999, however, LEGO Media's worldwide managing director Mark Livingstone decided that real-time strategy games did not work on the PlayStation, following the commercial failure of a [[Wikipedia:Command & Conquer|''Command & Conquer'']] title on the system.<ref name="Monaghan"/><ref name="credits EU WMM"/> Despite having only six months before the game was due to be submitted to [[Wikipedia:Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]], the developers were ordered to rework it into an [[Wikipedia:Action game|action game]].<ref name="Upchurch Rock"/> Tomas Gillo, the project's senior producer,<ref name="credits EU SP"/> insisted he did not have time to rework the PlayStation game while finishing work on the Windows version, so David Upchurch was made the PlayStation version's producer in March 1999.<ref name="Upchurch Rock"/> Upchurch had previously worked for LEGO Media as a producer for ''[[LEGO Chess]]'' and [[LEGO Fantasy|early versions]] of what would eventually become ''[[LEGO Island 2]]'',<ref name="Upchurch Chess"/><ref name="Upchurch Fantasy"/> and had visited Data Design to playtest the Windows version of ''Rock Raiders'' several times.{{r|BNB 28|p=10}}
The PlayStation version of ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' was initially intended to be a [[Wikipedia:Real-time strategy|real-time strategy]] like the Windows version. In February 1999, however, LEGO Media's worldwide managing director Mark Livingstone decided that real-time strategy games did not work on the PlayStation, following the commercial failure of a [[Wikipedia:Command & Conquer|''Command & Conquer'']] title on the system.<ref name="Monaghan"/><ref name="credits EU WMM"/> Despite having only six months before the game was due to be submitted to [[Wikipedia:Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]], the developers were ordered to rework it into an [[Wikipedia:Action game|action game]].<ref name="Upchurch Rock"/> Tomas Gillo, the project's senior producer,<ref name="credits EU SP"/> insisted he did not have time to rework the PlayStation game while finishing work on the Windows version, so David Upchurch was made the PlayStation version's producer in March 1999.<ref name="Upchurch Rock"/> Upchurch had previously worked for LEGO Media as a producer for ''[[LEGO Chess]]'' and [[LEGO Fantasy|early versions]] of what would eventually become ''[[LEGO Island 2]]'',<ref name="Upchurch Chess"/><ref name="Upchurch Fantasy"/> and had visited Data Design to playtest the Windows version of ''Rock Raiders'' several times.{{r|BNB 28|p=10}}


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<ref name="Chips">{{Cite web |title=''Lego Rock Raiders'' for PlayStation |url=http://chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=1598 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010426032611/http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=1598 |archive-date=26 April 2001 |access-date=7 June 2024 |website=Chipsworld}}</ref>
<ref name="Chips">{{Cite web |title=''Lego Rock Raiders'' for PlayStation |url=http://chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=1598 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010426032611/http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=1598 |archive-date=26 April 2001 |access-date=7 June 2024 |website=Chipsworld}}</ref>


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<ref name="GRPS">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/197778-lego-rock-raiders/index.html |title=LEGO Rock Raiders for PlayStation |website=[[Wikipedia:GameRankings|GameRankings]] |publisher=[[Wikipedia:CBS Interactive|CBS Interactive]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501070507/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/197778-lego-rock-raiders/index.html |archive-date=1 May 2019 |access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref>
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<ref name="Steinman">{{cite magazine |last=Steinman |first=Gary |date=October 2000 |title=Reviews: Lego Rock Raiders |url=https://archive.org/details/official-u.-s.-playstation-magazine-issue-37-october-2000/page/132/mode/2up?view=theater |magazine=[[Wikipedia:Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine|Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]] |issue=37 |location=[[Wikipedia:Oak Brook, Illinois|Oak Brook]] |publisher=[[Wikipedia:Ziff Davis Media|Ziff Davis Media]] |page=133}} </ref>
<ref name="Steinman">{{cite magazine |last=Steinman |first=Gary |date=October 2000 |title=Reviews: Lego Rock Raiders |url=https://archive.org/details/official-u.-s.-playstation-magazine-issue-37-october-2000/page/132/mode/2up?view=theater |magazine=[[Wikipedia:Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine|Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]] |issue=37 |location=[[Wikipedia:Oak Brook, Illinois|Oak Brook]] |publisher=[[Wikipedia:Ziff Davis Media|Ziff Davis Media]] |page=133}} </ref>


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<ref name="Fielder">{{cite web |url=http://www.videogames.com/psx/adventure/legorock/index.html |title=Lego Rock Raiders Preview [last updated March 21, 2000] |last=Fielder |first=Lauren |date=April 28, 1999 |website=[[Wikipedia:GameSpot|videogames.com]] |publisher=[[Wikipedia:ZDNet|ZDNet]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816004357/http://www.videogames.com:80/psx/adventure/legorock/index.html |archive-date=16 August 2000 |access-date=3 June 2024}} Proper date sourced from [https://web.archive.org/web/20030725012027/http://www.gamespot.com/ps/adventure/legorockraiders/preview_2548128.html ''GameSpot'' mirror].</ref>
<ref name="Fielder">{{cite web |url=http://www.videogames.com/psx/adventure/legorock/index.html |title=Lego Rock Raiders Preview [last updated March 21, 2000] |last=Fielder |first=Lauren |date=April 28, 1999 |website=[[Wikipedia:GameSpot|videogames.com]] |publisher=[[Wikipedia:ZDNet|ZDNet]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816004357/http://www.videogames.com:80/psx/adventure/legorock/index.html |archive-date=16 August 2000 |access-date=3 June 2024}} Proper date sourced from [https://web.archive.org/web/20030725012027/http://www.gamespot.com/ps/adventure/legorockraiders/preview_2548128.html ''GameSpot'' mirror].</ref>
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<ref name="Zdyrko">{{cite web |url=http://psx.ign.com:80/previews/11740.html |title= New screens of Lego Media's venture into strategic mining action -- mining has never been this fun! |last=Zdyrko |first=Dave |date=August 4, 2000 |website=[[Wikipedia:IGN|IGN PSX]] |publisher=Snowball.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815063155/http://psx.ign.com:80/previews/11740.html |archive-date=August 15, 2000}}</ref>
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<ref name="BNB 28">{{cite web |url=https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt91b7459c7d4a7c4f/bits_n_bricks_s02e28_feature_and_transcript.pdf |title=Episode 28 – The Fans, Devs, and Remake of RTS Classic LEGO Rock Raiders |last1=Crecente |first1=Brian |last2=Vincent |first2=Ethan |others=Participants: Simon Eriksson, Ferdinand Köstler, Alan Sokol, and Karl White |date=14 July 2021 |work=[[Bits N' Bricks]] |type=Podcast |publisher=[[The LEGO Group]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119070931/https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt91b7459c7d4a7c4f/bits_n_bricks_s02e28_feature_and_transcript.pdf |archive-date=19 January 2023 |access-date=30 May 2024 |url-status=live}} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDGAJObpSAA Audio version] via YouTube.</ref>
<ref name="BNB 28">{{cite web |url=https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt91b7459c7d4a7c4f/bits_n_bricks_s02e28_feature_and_transcript.pdf |title=Episode 28 – The Fans, Devs, and Remake of RTS Classic LEGO Rock Raiders |last1=Crecente |first1=Brian |last2=Vincent |first2=Ethan |others=Participants: Simon Eriksson, Ferdinand Köstler, Alan Sokol, and Karl White |date=14 July 2021 |work=[[Bits N' Bricks]] |type=Podcast |publisher=[[The LEGO Group]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119070931/https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt91b7459c7d4a7c4f/bits_n_bricks_s02e28_feature_and_transcript.pdf |archive-date=19 January 2023 |access-date=30 May 2024 |url-status=live}} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDGAJObpSAA Audio version] via YouTube.</ref>


<ref name="Monaghan">{{cite podcast |url=https://maximumpowerup.com/episode-83-dave-upchurch-interview/ |title=Episode 83: Dave Upchurch Interview |website=Maximum Power Up |publisher=[[Wikipedia:Libsyn|Libsyn]] |last=Monaghan |first=Paul |date=21 January 2019 |time=2:23:36<!--2:30:25-->–2:35:00 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531045917/https://maximumpowerup.com/episode-83-dave-upchurch-interview/ |archive-date=31 May 2024 |access-date=31 May 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Monaghan">{{cite podcast |url=https://maximumpowerup.com/episode-83-dave-upchurch-interview/ |title=Episode 83: Dave Upchurch Interview |website=Maximum Power Up |publisher=[[Wikipedia:Libsyn|Libsyn]] |last=Monaghan |first=Paul |date=21 January 2019 |time=2:23:36<!--2:30:25- ->–2:35:00 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531045917/https://maximumpowerup.com/episode-83-dave-upchurch-interview/ |archive-date=31 May 2024 |access-date=31 May 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>


<ref name="rru ps1">{{cite web |url=http://www.rockraidersunited.com/topic/4102-lego-interactive-producer-located#comment-85183 |title=I had an email conversation with Dave back in December, he's a really nice guy and had lots of cool stuff to share. |author=jamesster |date=17 February 2013 |type=comment on forum topic "LEGO Interactive producer located" |website=Rock Raiders United |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007222710/http://www.rockraidersunited.com/topic/4102-lego-interactive-producer-located#comment-85183 |archive-date= 7 October 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="rru ps1">{{cite web |url=http://www.rockraidersunited.com/topic/4102-lego-interactive-producer-located#comment-85183 |title=I had an email conversation with Dave back in December, he's a really nice guy and had lots of cool stuff to share. |author=jamesster |date=17 February 2013 |type=comment on forum topic "LEGO Interactive producer located" |website=Rock Raiders United |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007222710/http://www.rockraidersunited.com/topic/4102-lego-interactive-producer-located#comment-85183 |archive-date= 7 October 2015}}</ref>
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<ref name="Upchurch Rock">{{cite web |url=http://dupchurch.com/?portfolio=lego-rock-raiders-ps1 |title=LEGO Rock Raiders (PS1) |last=Upchurch |first=David |year=2012 |website=DUpchurch.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190118171620/http://dupchurch.com/?portfolio=lego-rock-raiders-ps1 |archive-date=18 January 2019 |url-status=usurped}}</ref>
<ref name="Upchurch Rock">{{cite web |url=http://dupchurch.com/?portfolio=lego-rock-raiders-ps1 |title=LEGO Rock Raiders (PS1) |last=Upchurch |first=David |year=2012 |website=DUpchurch.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190118171620/http://dupchurch.com/?portfolio=lego-rock-raiders-ps1 |archive-date=18 January 2019 |url-status=usurped}}</ref>


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<ref name="credits EU SP">{{cite video game |title=LEGO Rock Raiders |developer=[[Data Design Interactive]] |publisher=[[LEGO Media International]] |date=November 1999 |platform=PlayStation |version=PAL|scene=Credits |language=English |quote=Senior Producer: Tomas Gillo — Producer: David Upchurch}}</ref>
<ref name="credits EU SP">{{cite video game |title=LEGO Rock Raiders |developer=[[Data Design Interactive]] |publisher=[[LEGO Media International]] |date=November 1999 |platform=PlayStation |version=PAL|scene=Credits |language=English |quote=Senior Producer: Tomas Gillo — Producer: David Upchurch}}</ref>
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<ref name="credits NA GW7">{{cite video game |title=LEGO Rock Raiders |developer=[[Data Design Interactive]] |publisher=[[LEGO Media International]] |date=August 15, 2000 |platform=PlayStation |version=NTSC-U/C |scene=Credits |language=English |quote=LEVEL DESIGN – Gameworld Seven Ltd – [email protected]}}</ref>
<ref name="credits NA GW7">{{cite video game |title=LEGO Rock Raiders |developer=[[Data Design Interactive]] |publisher=[[LEGO Media International]] |date=August 15, 2000 |platform=PlayStation |version=NTSC-U/C |scene=Credits |language=English |quote=LEVEL DESIGN – Gameworld Seven Ltd – [email protected]}}</ref>


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<ref name="WC memo">{{cite web |last=Schwelling |first=Amy |date=17 May 1999 |title=LEGO Rock Raiders "Behind the Scenes..." for the LEGO World Club Magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/DDI-RockRaiders-RaidersWorldClub/mode/2up?view=theater |publisher=[[LEGO Media]] |type=memo |access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref>
<ref name="WC memo">{{cite web |last=Schwelling |first=Amy |date=17 May 1999 |title=LEGO Rock Raiders "Behind the Scenes..." for the LEGO World Club Magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/DDI-RockRaiders-RaidersWorldClub/mode/2up?view=theater |publisher=[[LEGO Media]] |type=memo |access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref>
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== External Links ==
* [[Wikipedia:Lego Rock Raiders (video game)|''Lego Rock Raiders'']] at [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]
* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/191389/lego-rock-raiders/ ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' (1999 on PlayStation)] at [[Wikipedia:MobyGames|MobyGames]]
** [https://www.mobygames.com/game/195892/lego-rock-raiders/ ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' (2000 on PlayStation)] at MobyGames
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Revision as of 03:46, 15 May 2025

European front cover
Developer(s)Data Design Interactive
Publisher(s)LEGO Media International
Producer(s)
  • Tomas Gillo
  • David Upchurch
Programmer(s)
  • Tony Stoddart
  • Steve Deacon
Artist(s)
  • Rob Dorney
  • Dave Garbett (animation)
Platform(s)PlayStation
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

Development

Reception

References

External links


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