Unreleased LEGO software

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The LEGO Group has cancelled numerous software projects and concepts over the years, with a majority of the known cancelled projects being games. Their state of completion ranges from being completely finished to simply being a concept that never took shape.

Timeline of unreleased LEGO games (NOT FINISHED)

Year Title(s) Developer Planned platform(s) Notes
1986 Untitled Jim Spaceborn game — Arcade? In 1986 Jakob Stegelmann and Jeffrey James Varab were leading early production on an animated film based on the Jim Spaceborn comics for LEGO Publishing. The two also planned a tie-in LaserDisc game inspired by Don Bluth's Dragon's Lair. The game never left concept stage, and the film was cancelled due to LEGO Publishing shutting down.[1][2]
1997 LEGO Sea Challenge Mindscape Windows Project cancelled after Mindscape fired LEGO Island development team.[citation needed]
LEGO Dig Windows
1997? Untitled LEGO Space/Mars? racing game Manic Media Windows? Mentioned in leaked emails.[citation needed]
1998 LEGO Soccer 2000 Data Design Interactive Windows LEGO halted their relationship with DDI. (in 1998?) Project was passed to Silicon Dreams and became Football Mania.[citation needed]
LEGO Fantasy Krisalis Software Windows, PlayStation? Tie-in game for cancelled Adventures in Legoworld TV series. Project was passed to Silicon Dreams and became LEGO Island 2.[citation needed]
2001 LEGO Stunt Rally Intelligent Games, Asylum Entertainment PlayStation Work on the PlayStation port fell behind; Intelligent Games hired additional programmers to compensate, but LEGO Media rejected their work. The project was passed to Asylum Entertainment, where programmer Manel Sort completed it. LEGO Media rejected it again and cancelled the port.[3][4]
LEGO Bionicle: The Legend of Mata Nui Saffire Windows, GameCube Development fell behind over the course of 2001, and there were concerns over the game's compatibility with 3D graphics cards. Additionally, Saffire was facing financial difficulties during later development, and LEGO demanded the removal of any violence in the game following the September 11 attacks. Despite being close to completion, the game was cancelled in October 2001 for uncertain reasons. Two builds of the Windows version surfaced in 2018.[5][6]
2002 Academy of Flight / LEGO Flight Eurocom Entertainment Software GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox Announced in 2001 and planned for release in 2003 alongside a "centenary of flight" LEGO theme. Eurocom cancelled it during its concept stage to focus on 007: Nightfire.[7]
2003 LEGO Soccer Adventure / Football Mania 2 Blitz Games PlayStation 2 Also called Football Mania 2 maybe? Economical differences. (what does this mean?)[citation needed]
Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension Asylum Entertainment Windows, GameCube, PlayStation 2 Cancelled, but mostly-finished Windows version was later released in value packs starting in 2004.[citation needed]
Drome Racers Attention to Detail Xbox An Xbox port of Drome Racers was developed by programmer Rob Baker, based on the enhanced GameCube version released in 2003. Despite being completed, it was never released due to Attention to Detail's closure a few months after its completion.[8][9]
Drome Racers 2 / LEGO Racers 4 — A project that experimented in streaming the game's entire world from a DVD, allowing for much larger environments. It was cancelled during pre-production, prior to Attention to Detail's closure.[8][9]
2004 LEGO Racers CC Bizarre Creations PlayStation 2, Xbox Internally nicknamed "Drome Racers 2". Advertised in 2004 catalogues with December release planned.[citation needed]
2008 LEGO Castle: The Videogame Hellbent Games Nintendo DS The two titles were advertised on LEGO set boxes in 2009, the former on LEGO Castle sets and the latter on Space Police sets. Both games, as well as a LEGO Pirates game that was not advertised, were ultimately merged into LEGO Battles.[10]
LEGO Space: The Videogame
2009 LEGO Racers: The Video Game Firebrand Games Nintendo DS, Wii The DS version was advertised on LEGO Racers set boxes in 2009, alongside the aforementioned LEGO Space and LEGO Castle video games. Unlike the other two, LEGO Racers was never released.[10]
2017 LEGO Worlds: Survivor DLC Tt Games Windows LEGO Worlds ceased development.

References

  1. ↑ Sadie Meowsalot (16 February 2014). "Retro LEGO Comics/Storybooks/Animated Cartoons General Discussion". Rock Raiders United. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Varab, Jeffrey (16 February 2014). "We had planned the comics a series, feature film and game. The experimental Lego unit we worked with was really off the corporate grid." (comment on forum topic "Retro LEGO Comics/Storybooks/Animated Cartoons General Discussion"). Rock Raiders United (interview). Interviewed by Sadie Meowsalot. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Mansfield, Dylan (July 15, 2020). "Lego Stunt Rally (PSX, Unreleased)". Gaming Alexandria. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Lego Stunt Rally". Manel Sort Online Portfolio. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024.
  5. ↑ Gerencser, Aron (September 15, 2018). "The 17 Year Long Story Behind Bionicle: The Legend of Mata Nui’s Creation, Cancellation And Revival". Quillstreak. Archived from the orignal on September 20, 2018.
  6. ↑ Vincent, Ethan; Crecente, Brian (hosts); Hunt, Darvell; James, Jeff (guests) (23 June 2021). "Myth, Maori, and a Brain Tumor: The Bioncle Saga". Bits N' Bricks. Episode 25. The LEGO Group. pp. 27–28. Archived from the original on 24 March 2024. Audio version via YouTube.
  7. ↑ Matthews, Rob (25 March 2019). "Information about Academy of Flight". Rock Raiders United (interview). Interviewed by Brickome. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Goodwin, Simon (September 2010). "Drome Racers, GameCube, ATD/Lego/EA 2002". Simon N Goodwin's commercial softography (simon.mooli.org.uk). Archived from the original on 24 March 2024.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Baker, Rob (27 May 2020). "I worked at ATD during this period, on all the published Lego games." (comment on forum topic " Canceled LEGO Racers... 4?"). Rock Raiders United. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 U64 Staff (23 May 2018). "LEGO Racers: The Video Game (DS, Wii – Cancelled)". Unseen64. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024.
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