Lego Island (1997) Retrospective & Analysis

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A retrospective review and analysis of Lego Island developed by Mindscape.
This video is dedicated to Wes Jenkins
Links mentioned in video:
le717.github.io/LEGO-Island-V...
github.com/itsmattkc/LEGOIsla...
github.com/le717/Island-Alter...
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Theme music by jiglr:
Cyberpunk by jiglr | / jiglrmusic
Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
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- Horror Edits
“Confrontation” & “CREEPYTOWN”
by Eric Matyas
www.soundimage.org
"Retro TV" Photo by Diego González on Unsplash
Font used is Lemon Milk by MARSNEV
Visuals:
- Lego set photos - Brickipedia
- Cut lego ISland ending - Tristan Star 360, RU-vid
-Benny photos - u/Sparrownowl, Reddit
-- All the videos, songs, images, and graphics used in the video belong to their respective owners and I nor this channel does not claim any right over them. --
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@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

This video has started to blow up in traffic, is there some Lego Island resurgence happening? Where are you all coming from? 😂

@Urammar 11 месяцев назад

I think maybe. MattKC has been covering it a bit also, but ive been googling Lego island stuff recently so who knows

@DavidFostertheFirst 11 месяцев назад

I'd love to see more old Lego video game content 👀

@Analog_Nightmare 11 месяцев назад

@@DavidFostertheFirst been thinking about checking out some of the flash games!

@mcgoombs 8 месяцев назад

Nostalgia, in our unstable present and an uncertain future, i suppose many of us come back to these childhood experiences and wonder, where did it all go wrong? A labor of love like Lego Island would not be possible today.

@fruitlion8 8 месяцев назад

Personally speaking I made a video about this game too, so I'm just curious about fellow opinions :D

@PolybiusArcadia Год назад

brick by brick is one of those songs that I still to this day, find myself singing to myself out of nowhere

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

Haha, literally just reading those words in your comment has it stuck in my head now 🤣

@StudframeAnimations 6 месяцев назад

The "pizaz" sign is such a fun detail. Never noticed it. 😆

@Analog_Nightmare 6 месяцев назад

I'd kill for some pizaz rn.

@NinaFelwitch 10 месяцев назад

I loved this game as a kid and have very fond memories of it. LEGO should make a remaster of it.

@Mick0Mania Год назад

This game was a big part of my childhood. Singlehandedly hooked me on LEGO which is still a hobby I indulge in. There is such an immersive quality to it that I rarely experience in any game, especially for the demographic. My number one complaint back then, was that the sets it was based on were discontinued by the time the game got out, and LEGO was plunging into their "almost bankrupt" era. The shelves were populated by simplified sets that relied on large ugly pieces that were shells of the brilliant designs of '96. I got the indy car transporter of the late '90s and remember feeling disappointed when I realized the in-game models were much cooler. Luckily, thanks to the nature of LEGO, I was able to collect the right pieces to build a few of the indy cars featured in the game. I was so happy when Speed Champions brought back the specific car base piece!

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

I had the exact same issue! It wasn't until bricklink when the pieces that seemed so impossible to find became accessible- I remember feeling the same about the Lego Adventures theme.

@AlonzoTompkins Год назад

I can never forget the crazy jet ski lady.

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

Been kicking around the idea of building some favourites from this one, I think she's top 5 for sure 😀

@douglasschultz9808 Год назад

I remember getting the racetrack that same Christmas. The tow truck was my favorite vehicle. I was devastated why I found out all my old Lego ended up in a yard sale

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

GET YOUR COAT WE'RE GONNA GO FIND YOU ANOTHER TOW TRUCK 😡😡 I had the same realization except we gave it all away to some family friends I think- what I wouldn't do to have it back.

@racer927 10 месяцев назад

That "warning" about going to MyAbandonWare is like the cheeky leak of the Warhammer 20k fanfilm. The original owners of the copyright couldn't let it be distributed under foreign copyright laws so they stored it on their servers and coincidentally they had a security leak that let people download said fan film. Ah yes, Bill Ding. Which brings to mind Terry McGovern voicing him, the radio announcer and Studs Lincoln in the game, he was *everywhere* in 90s games like Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith, Star Wars DroidWorks, MechWarrior 3(: Pirate's Moon), etc.

@Analog_Nightmare 10 месяцев назад

Haha I'm about to dig into Mysteries of the Sith so that's insanely good to know!!

@necrovarius225 4 месяца назад

Dude, fantastic breakdown and analysis. I wish I had looked into this more before talking about this absolute Gem of a game. Even to this day, I remember my heart being crushed and getting so angry at the giant skeleton in the race minigame.

@Analog_Nightmare 4 месяца назад

Haha thank you. It occupied way too much time as a child for me to not give it it's due :)

@AdonaelHarper Год назад

I cant tell you how many hours I spent on this game when I was 7. Came with our windows 98 computer. This and a Sonic collection. The odd part is I don't really know how much time I spent on it. I just remember when I accidently found out about the story line. Took me a few times to beat it

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

Man when I realized there was a storyline it blew my mind. I'm not old enough to have swapped playground rumours about NES and SNES games, but I feel like these late 90's PC games are some of the last remnants of "before you could just look up a guide". I've got more Lego nostalgia in the pipeline, so stay tuned!!

@slaygadethicide Год назад

Did your family also get a “COMPAQ” with windows 98? Lol 😊

@AdonaelHarper Год назад

Gateway, but a few years later we ended up with a Compaq with Windows ME 😬Disaster. Had a better time with vista.

@Dlabelmard 7 месяцев назад

1:28 Good God All my childhood I thought those damn helmets I had were broken 🤯

@ADAMSMASHRR 5 месяцев назад

1:49 I would have shat my pants as a kid knowing there was a full scale model of the Island

@Analog_Nightmare 5 месяцев назад

Honestly just finding out some of the models existed as real sets blew my mind

@rynobehnke8289 Год назад

Funny that you say that the vehicle modifications obviously have no effect on gameplay because its for kids given that just a year latter Lego races released in which the way you build your car actually has an impact on how it drives.

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

Funny, I didnt think about that!

@spacemanspud7073 7 месяцев назад

I have huge nostolgia for this game, but i've never played it! I watched the Brutalmoose episode about this game a thousand times as a kid

@Analog_Nightmare 7 месяцев назад

I didn't even realize brutalmoose had a Lego Island video!

@ADAMSMASHRR 5 месяцев назад

omg that framerate, so ahead of its time

@radmilk73 Год назад

Loved this! Thank you for the deep dive.

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

Thank you for watching!! Feel free to share with anyone you think might enjoy :)

@CeolDeamhan 4 месяца назад

This game and Lego Racers were my childhood. It's always good to see people bringing it up every so often. I just wish my disk wasn't so scratched that it's unplayable...

@Analog_Nightmare 4 месяца назад

Frame it, then download Lego Island online!!

@wesphillips7806 Месяц назад

I found out about this game, and its sets from vintage lego magazines as a kid in the 2000s. Felt like I was unearthing arcane lore. Never got to play bc I didn't have a PC or game system. Or the game. Later in life I did get to play a thrift store cd copy of lego soccer mania, so that's cool. Also a great soundtrack. Great video ❤

@Analog_Nightmare Месяц назад

Go back and try it now! It's not that in-depth but it makes for a fun afternoon

@wesphillips7806 Месяц назад

@@Analog_Nightmare I certainly won't use those free websites to download and live a childhood dream 😈🤘

@michaelparkman6134 Год назад

Great video!😀

@BenKellyMusic92 12 дней назад

Officer Nick Brick was my main man in 1997 👍 awesome retrospective pal

@WillLeGod Год назад

This game was all my childhood, Thanks for remind me these memory, and again amazing works.

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

If you know, you know! It was surreal opening up the game and hearing all the little sound effects that my brain immediately picked up on that I'd forgotten. Thank you for the comment! 😃

@WillLeGod Год назад

@@Analog_Nightmare Np Man

@ben3129 Год назад

this was an incredible video, i never get tired of this game and its weird humour and the great music!

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

More Lego videos in the pipeline!

@shaverred1030 Год назад

I really enjoyed this. Pitty it got so little views but honestly from my perspective you are doing this retrospective just as well as the bigger channels if not better but its just a lack of visibility in the algorithm

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

Yeah and the more niche games never get the same visibility but I'm thankful for every view I do get, especially great comments like this!

@aggrisabernathy8770 Год назад

Who knew Lego Island was such a chad classic?

@devinaschenbrenner2683 7 месяцев назад

I vaguely remember being super excited at a register in a computer store holding my new prized possession. Little did I know I would sink literal months worth of play time out of this tiny little game. Some many found memories and they nailed the wacky chaos the Lego oozed at the time.

@Analog_Nightmare 7 месяцев назад

It still holds up! And the chaos and just utter creativity was unreal.

@Joeseph_Mamamoa Год назад

My God the quality was so top-tier that I thought this was a channel with a full staff. This was amazing!!

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

Thank you so much!! I have an hour long video dropping this Saturday so make sure to subscribe so you don't miss it!! And if you have any suggestions I'm always interested in what people want to see :)

@reborno-o4498 Год назад

You forgot to mention that you can change the time of day on the information center. Playing the final mission during night adds more tension while chasing the Brickster. I still have the copy of the game, glad I stopped my parents from throwing it on the trash a few years back.

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

I actually didn't notice that!!

@strawbemmy4341 8 месяцев назад

having the worst day ever n watching this 2 cheer me up 🥺 another day another slay

@Analog_Nightmare 8 месяцев назад

EVER???

@guitarcovercentral9466 Год назад

Circa 2004, my mom got this gem of a game from a scholastic book order. Lots of fond memories playing this one with my brothers. I loved it so much that I eventually built all the buildings from the game (thankfully with the help of Bricklink). Great retrospective bro!

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

THE SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR. Holy shit you just unlocked a memory for me haha. I haven't thought about that in ages!!

@guitarcovercentral9466 Год назад

@@Analog_Nightmare Oh yeah, they were definitely the plug for cd rom games back in the 2000s. We eventually picked up Lego Racers (1&2), Lego Island Xtreme Stunts, Legoland, and Lego Soccer Mania from a book fair. All great games that still hold up today.

@utmostkibbles9125 7 месяцев назад

WHAT I never knew that about the "No Pizaz" sign being different for different characters!

@Analog_Nightmare 7 месяцев назад

Me either! For a game I thought I'd seen everything in there's still something new to find

@madschtz Год назад

I have been hypersifated on this game for like 2 years straight. I love it more than words can describe. You did it justice

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

Thank you! This was one of the games that I was super nervous to cover because I wanted to make sure I could do it right, glad to hear you enjoyed!

@zeliph 6 месяцев назад

I like how you can get off a moving vehicle and the vehicle drives itself running over people.

@Analog_Nightmare 6 месяцев назад

Officer it wasn't me!

@Analog_Nightmare 6 месяцев назад

Also LOVE the profile picture! Matoro?

@zeliph 6 месяцев назад

@@Analog_Nightmare Heck yeah! Bionicle Mata Nui and Metru Nui saga storylines are my most favorite from Gen 1!

@Analog_Nightmare 6 месяцев назад

Then you're gonna love one of the upcoming videos 😉

@Someguyiguess69420 10 месяцев назад

i love your videos i just subscribed to your channel

@Analog_Nightmare 10 месяцев назад

Thanks so much Gabe!

@Someguyiguess69420 10 месяцев назад

@@Analog_Nightmare i have a suggestion can you create a video about lego island 2?

@georgestefanou4250 Год назад

You are truely one with the force

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

Stay tuned for the Lego Star Wars video, it's gonna be an epic. 😎

@adampatterson7028 Год назад

God damn I love Lego

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

It's unreal

@samparker4420 3 месяца назад

In your home or in your car, you are never really far from L E G O radio

@DarthCrust66 6 месяцев назад

This game should really get an official re-release

@Analog_Nightmare 6 месяцев назад

Seeing what happened with Rock Raiders there's not much I don't think the fanbase could do!

@tarabelle7716 Год назад

The doctors spiral always makes me laugh. Genuinely good writing for a childs game lmao

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

That's why I love it, I think if you have a clever writer you don't need to "talk down" to a kid to entertain them. Like cartoons that are written to entertain parents watching with their kids!

@tarabelle7716 Год назад

@@Analog_Nightmare Yes! It's a good way to teach kids vocabulary as well. lots of heart

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

Absolutely. Absurdity is one of the best memory tricks, so having kids laugh while they learn is really a win-win.

@SunchippStudio Год назад

glad to see i made a blink and you miss it cameo around 4:57 🤣

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

I don't know how the hell you spotted that but you did! Your royalties are in the mail ;)

@SunchippStudio Год назад

@@Analog_Nightmare figured I had to check lol, I'm one of the oldest members of RRU that's still online so it only makes sense I would pop up somewhere 😂funny thing is, the topic I posted that showed in this video was to a remix I made to LEGO Island 2's Whack A Snake I did 5 Months ago

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

That's so cool! I have some more Lego content coming up and will definitely be returning to the forums for some source

@shawbag11 8 месяцев назад

This wasnt the first video game i play cus i think that was crash 3 but i think it might have been my first pc game. honestly i played this to death as a kid i actuly played it to the point where i knew most of the spawns for the chopper parts. its a shame the series kinda sucked after this game for as flawed as it was i still loved it and they was never able to recapture what made this game soo good.

@Analog_Nightmare 8 месяцев назад

That's just it isn't it? "Never able to recapture what made this game so good". I always wonder if it's that, or that I'm older and I don't view things the same way. Atleast we're able to go back and replay!

@seanrrr 8 месяцев назад

Why did this island feel as big as GTA V as a kid lol. I remember spending hours exploring every little nook and cranny, making up stories for every unused building. The underground scared the shit out of me though.

@Analog_Nightmare 8 месяцев назад

I was so convinced that I'd seen everything there was to see as a kid, lo and behold there's more hiding. I can only imagine what was cut

@truestbluu 6 месяцев назад

hey the lego island rebuilder was made by the lego island guy

@strawbemmy4341 Год назад

new video WHEN ? rewatching the lego video ain't cuttin it anymore 🥺

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

Don't make me turn this car around

@legosk8er92 Год назад

As a kid, was anyone ever able to walk on the grass? I distinctly remember being able to walk and drive on the grass on an old install and then when my parents got a new computer the fresh install of it prevented me from going on the grass. I was always so confused by that.

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

You could in 2, but I don't think in 1. I haven't looked much into the actual engine but there might be a debug/noclip option?

@firestarter6488 6 месяцев назад

I say if Lego has no interest in making a profit on their old classics, then no one should feel any sense of shame downloading them for free! These works of passion don't deserve to be forgotten and left behind, no one does that to their older Lego sets after all, so why should these games be any different?

@Analog_Nightmare 6 месяцев назад

Agreed!!

@WayOutGaming Год назад

Y'know that Chipetts version of Brick by Brick wasn't too bad lol

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

Right? Could've been worse haha. According to my stats it's the most replayed section of the video actually.

@WayOutGaming Год назад

@@Analog_Nightmare Maybe an Alvin and the Chipmunks Lego album is in order lol?

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

I'm surprised there hasn't been an Alvin and the Chipmunks Lego Ideas set yet... Atleast if there has been I haven't seen it haha

@cameronkirk8518 6 месяцев назад

3:39 well that took a dark turn quick 😐

@Analog_Nightmare 6 месяцев назад

Greedy publishers gonna greed 😔

@strawbemmy4341 Год назад

another day , another slay pop off king

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

I LEARNED IT BY WATCHING YOU, DAD

@Kennephone 11 месяцев назад

I was born in 2002, so this game is before my time, but I would have loved it as a kid, but until yesterday I didn't even know it existed.

@Analog_Nightmare 11 месяцев назад

Aw man you just missed out. How'd you discover it?

@dreworyan5652 10 месяцев назад

I was born in 96 and I guess inherited this game. Was on our first boot up computer. One of my first dreams I remember as a kid I imagined I was me but raving in a Lego car 😂

@tomtom987 Год назад

Hey do you know if the korean version rare or not ?

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

Hey! If by rare you mean hard to find, I don't think so, they have a link to the localized version on the wiki (legoisland.org). As far as rarity to find and purchase a physical copy I'm not sure! :)

@tomtom987 Год назад

@@Analog_Nightmare oh ok it because i have it and i wonder if i hade somthing rare relly Big thx for your help !

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

No problem! Make sure to like and subscribe if you liked the video!

@tomtom987 Год назад

@@Analog_Nightmare ok i will do! Btw sorry for my english

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

No worries my friend- you can speak language more than I can! ;)

@GianfrancoLaRotta Год назад

Cute

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

Thank you! Subscribe for more! :)

@CommunityTwoo 3 месяца назад

0:28

@Analog_Nightmare 3 месяца назад

There can be a space after the L if you really want there to be 😁

@Originalcopy20 Год назад

As a six year old. This was my GTA, before GTA

@Analog_Nightmare Год назад

It's like such a limited amount of freedom in a confined world like Lego Island not only served as a great tutorial as kids, but it made us appreciate the larger open world's waaaay more

@Originalcopy20 Год назад

@@Analog_Nightmare Very true. Furthermore, to get even more spiritual: Lego Island will forever be my notion of a surrealist afterlife. Some kind of weird utopian limbo, however that may sound. I can't really explain the emotions I get from this game, looking back at it now. It's both beautiful and, yet eerie and offsetting. A bit Truman Show-esque. When it comes to the brickster, they really gave me that Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs thriller vibes. All in all a good mix of the spectrum. But in the end, it's really the soundtrack that stand out and will forever be in my subconsciousness . Considering it was a, what? 3+ PEGI game? They really over-achieved on a kids game. Thinking about that moment on top of the information center + theme song, setting the sky to sun-down orange, looking into the endless sea of nothingness...