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'''LEGO Rock Raiders''' | '''LEGO Rock Raiders''' is a discontinued playtheme released by the LEGO Company in 1999. It featured 8 main sets, 4 promotional Kabaya toy sets, and 3 Mini Heroes Collection sets. | ||
== Story == | == Story == | ||
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== LEGO Components == | == LEGO Components == | ||
=== Sets === | === Sets === | ||
The Rock Raiders sets | The Rock Raiders sets <ref name="Shop At Home - Summer 1999"/> | ||
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| rowspan="8" | 1999 | | rowspan="8" | 1999 | ||
| 4910 || The [[Hover Scout]] || || Jet || | | 4910 || The [[Hover Scout]] || 39 || Jet || | ||
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| 4920 || The [[Rapid Rider]] || || Bandit || | | 4920 || The [[Rapid Rider]] || 38 || Bandit || | ||
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| 4930 || The Rock Raiders || || Axle, Bandit, Docs, Jet, Sparks || | | 4930 || The Rock Raiders{{efn|Released in the United States as "Rock Raiders Crew" and "Rock Raiders Figures".<ref name="Shop At Home - January 2000"/>}} || 38<ref name="Shop At Home - January 2000"/> || Axle, Bandit, Docs, Jet, Sparks || | ||
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| 4940 || The [[Granite Grinder]] || || Axle || | | 4940 || The [[Granite Grinder]] || 108 || Axle || | ||
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| 4950 || The [[Loader-Dozer]] || || Axle, Rock Monster || | | 4950 || The [[Loader-Dozer]] || 89 || Axle, Rock Monster || | ||
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| 4970 || The [[Chrome Crusher]] || || Axle || | | 4970 || The [[Chrome Crusher]] || 167 || Axle || | ||
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| 4980 || The [[Tunnel Transport]] || || Docs, Jet || | | 4980 || The [[Tunnel Transport]] || 349 || Docs, Jet || | ||
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| 4990 || The [[Rock Raiders HQ]] || || Bandit, Docs, Jet, Sparks, Rock Monster || | | 4990 || The [[Rock Raiders HQ]] || 402 || Bandit, Docs, Jet, Sparks, Rock Monster || | ||
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Chief is cool and not worth the price. | Chief is cool and not worth the price. | ||
* [[Axle]] − The driver | * [[Axle]] − The driver. Don't trust his evil twin Axel! | ||
* [[Bandit]] − The sailor | * [[Bandit]] − The sailor | ||
* [[Chief]] − The leader | * [[Chief]] − The leader | ||
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The Rock Raiders franchise got 2 separate video games: One for PC, and one for PlayStation 1. They featured vastly different gameplay, where the PC game was a resource management RTS game, and the PlayStation game was a third-person action game. | The Rock Raiders franchise got 2 separate video games: One for PC, and one for PlayStation 1. They featured vastly different gameplay, where the PC game was a resource management RTS game, and the PlayStation game was a third-person action game. | ||
Developed by [[Data Design Interactive]] and published by [[LEGO Media International]]. | |||
==== PC ==== | ==== PC ==== | ||
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Rock Raiders got 3 separate story books. | Rock Raiders got 3 separate story books. | ||
* ''[[Rock Raiders (1999 book)|Rock Raiders]]'' | * ''[[Rock Raiders (1999 book)|Rock Raiders]]'' – An "interactive puzzle storybook" written by [[Anna Knight]], illustrated by [[Roger Harris]], and published in 1999 by [[Dorling Kindersley]] as part of the ''LEGO Game Books'' series. | ||
* ''[[Race for Survival]]'' | * ''[[Race for Survival]]'' – A short novel written by [[Marie Birkinshaw]], illustrated by Roger Harris, and published in 2000 as part of the Dorling Kindersley ''Readers'' series. | ||
* ''[[Rock Raiders: High Adventure Deep Underground]]'' | * ''[[Rock Raiders: High Adventure Deep Underground]]'' – A graphic novel written by [[Alan Grant]] and illustrated by Robin Smith and [[LEGO Media International]], published in 2000. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Oh yeah there's also Power minurss | Oh yeah there's also Power minurss | ||
== Notes == | |||
{{notelist}} | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist|refs= | {{reflist|refs= | ||
<ref name="Shop At Home - Summer 1999">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/Lego-Shop-At-Home-Summer-1999-Rock-Raiders-Cover/page/n1/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Underground Adventures! |magazine=[[LEGO Shop-At-Home]] |date=Summer 1999 |publisher=[[LEGO Systems, Inc|LEGO Shop At Home Services]] |location=[[Wikipedia:Enfield, Connecticut|Enfield, Connecticut]] |pages=2-5}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="Shop At Home - January 2000">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/Lego-shop-at-home-January-2000/img031.jpg |title=Get the Brickonium Before the Rock Monster Gets You! |magazine=[[LEGO Shop-At-Home]] |date=January 2000 |publisher=[[LEGO Systems, Inc|LEGO Shop At Home Services]] |location=[[Wikipedia:Enfield, Connecticut|Enfield, Connecticut]] |page=31}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="Ultimate Lego Book">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/ultimatelegobook0000unse/page/30/mode/2up?view=theater |title=The Ultimate LEGO Book |publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |location=[[Wikipedia:London|London]] |editor-first1=David |editor-last1=Pickering |editor-first2=Nick |editor-last2=Turpin |editor-first3=Caryn |editor-last3=Jenner |pages=30–31 |year=1999 |section=The Design Concept |ISBN=0-7513-5948-3}}</ref> | <ref name="Ultimate Lego Book">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/ultimatelegobook0000unse/page/30/mode/2up?view=theater |title=The Ultimate LEGO Book |publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |location=[[Wikipedia:London|London]] |editor-first1=David |editor-last1=Pickering |editor-first2=Nick |editor-last2=Turpin |editor-first3=Caryn |editor-last3=Jenner |pages=30–31 |year=1999 |section=The Design Concept |ISBN=0-7513-5948-3}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 10:13, 9 September 2025
| Availability | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Total sets | 15 |
| Characters | 7 |
LEGO Rock Raiders is a discontinued playtheme released by the LEGO Company in 1999. It featured 8 main sets, 4 promotional Kabaya toy sets, and 3 Mini Heroes Collection sets.
Story
The Rock Raiders
LEGO Components
Sets
The Rock Raiders sets [1]
| Year | Item No. | Name | Pieces | Figures | Designer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4910 | The Hover Scout | 39 | Jet | |
| 4920 | The Rapid Rider | 38 | Bandit | ||
| 4930 | The Rock Raiders[note 1] | 38[2] | Axle, Bandit, Docs, Jet, Sparks | ||
| 4940 | The Granite Grinder | 108 | Axle | ||
| 4950 | The Loader-Dozer | 89 | Axle, Rock Monster | ||
| 4970 | The Chrome Crusher | 167 | Axle | ||
| 4980 | The Tunnel Transport | 349 | Docs, Jet | ||
| 4990 | The Rock Raiders HQ | 402 | Bandit, Docs, Jet, Sparks, Rock Monster |
Play Features
Minifigures
Chief is cool and not worth the price.
- Axle − The driver. Don't trust his evil twin Axel!
- Bandit − The sailor
- Chief − The leader
- Docs − The geologist
- Jet − The pilot
- Sparks − The engineer
- Rock Monster − Large figures
Write a little about each figure, maybe some of the media-exclusive ones too?
Unique parts
The theme introduces an abundance of unique parts. Many of the parts are large and have been criticized for being "juniorized".
Media
Video games
The Rock Raiders franchise got 2 separate video games: One for PC, and one for PlayStation 1. They featured vastly different gameplay, where the PC game was a resource management RTS game, and the PlayStation game was a third-person action game. Developed by Data Design Interactive and published by LEGO Media International.
PC
The PC game was a RTS-style resouce management game where the player has to complete tasks while fending off hostile creatures and managing environmental dangers.
PlayStation 1
The PlayStation game
Comic books
Each set had comic books! There were some in magazines too.
Story books
Rock Raiders got 3 separate story books.
- Rock Raiders – An "interactive puzzle storybook" written by Anna Knight, illustrated by Roger Harris, and published in 1999 by Dorling Kindersley as part of the LEGO Game Books series.
- Race for Survival – A short novel written by Marie Birkinshaw, illustrated by Roger Harris, and published in 2000 as part of the Dorling Kindersley Readers series.
- Rock Raiders: High Adventure Deep Underground – A graphic novel written by Alan Grant and illustrated by Robin Smith and LEGO Media International, published in 2000.
History
The Rock Raiders theme began production in 1997 with the codename "Underground". The sets stopped being produced in 2000. They wrote about it in The Ultimate LEGO Book.[3]
Prototypes
RR Prototypes r kewl.
Release
Rock Raiders was commercially okay-ish.
Legacy
Many speculate the Raiders are still Rocking to this day.
LEGO Rock Raiders was succeeded by the incredibly popular BLock Raiders - an absolute marvellous game made by Stewart Green, a legendary computer programmer.
Oh yeah there's also Power minurss
Notes
References
- ↑ "Underground Adventures!". LEGO Shop-At-Home. Enfield, Connecticut: LEGO Shop At Home Services. Summer 1999. pp. 2–5.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Get the Brickonium Before the Rock Monster Gets You!". LEGO Shop-At-Home. Enfield, Connecticut: LEGO Shop At Home Services. January 2000. p. 31.
- ↑ Pickering, David; Turpin, Nick; Jenner, Caryn, eds. (1999). "The Design Concept". The Ultimate LEGO Book. London: Dorling Kindersley. pp. 30–31. ISBN 0-7513-5948-3.
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