5706 LEGOLAND
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5706 |
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Krisalis Software |
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Lego Media |
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Windows PC |
5706 LEGOLAND is a video game released for PC in 2000 In the game, players design LEGOLAND Parks in a similar style to the Rollercoaster Tycoon series.
Development[edit | edit source]
Legoland was developed by a small team of six people, with three artists and three programmers. The game was initially planned to receive a PlayStation version, alongside PC, but the PlayStation port was canceled, as the system was not powerful enough to handle the graphics.[1]
Minigames were considered for the game; however, only two were ever designed. One was a Wild West game like Frogger, and the other was a jungle game similar to River Raid. Both were cut because there wasn't enough time to finish them.[1]
The minifigures in the game were rendered in real time, while the backgrounds and buildings were pre-rendered. The developers initially planned to use pre-rendered characters as well, but this caused animation issues on rides that moved upside down.
Main Characters[edit | edit source]
- Professor Voltage, the Time Traveller
- J.P., the Mechanic
- Bob Longtree, the Gardener
- Rosie Brickolini, the Chef
- Jonathan Ablebody, the Duty Manager
- Mr. Bimble, the Park Inspector
Levels and Requirements[edit | edit source]
- 5 Tutorial Levels
- Level 1: Miniland San Francisco
- Level 2: Miniland France and Belgium
- Level 3: Miniland Washington D.C.
- Level 4: Miniland New York
- Level 5: Miniland India
- Level 6: Miniland Holland
- Level 7: Miniland London
- Level 8: Miniland Australia
- Level 9: Miniland Italy
- Level 10: Miniland Egypt
The levels get progressively harder. The Town Theme is in all levels, the Western Theme is in at Tutorial Level 5, the Castle Theme is in at Level 2 and the Adventures Theme comes in at Level 6. Level 7 introduces an "Egyptian" part for the Adventures Theme.
In order to pass the levels one must have the following requirements completed:
- ATTRACTIONS
- Large Driving School (Levels 1, 2, 5, 10)
- Large Boating School (Level 9)
- Large Log Flume (Levels 2, 4, 5, 6)
- Large Sensory Coaster (Levels 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10)
- Large Jungle Cruise (Levels 6, 7, 9)
- Rides Connected
- SCENERY
- Amount
- Variety
- FOOD STORES
- Amount
- Variety
- SHOPS (Levels 5-10)
- Amount
- Variety
- VISITORS
- POWER LEVEL
Other LEGO Games Mentioned[edit | edit source]
- LEGO Friends — JP's favourite song is "I like to dance" by Tuff Stuff.
- LEGO Racers — Professor Voltage is Veronica Voltage's grandfather.
- LEGO Island — Rosie is Mama Brickolini's cousin.
- LEGO Rock Raiders — A small cutscene is edited from the PC game to involve Professor Voltage saving them and recovering energy crystals.
- LEGO Chess — The western cutscene takes place at the same time of the first cutscene from the western story in this game.
Notes[edit | edit source]
- The pirates theme makes an appearance as the boating school.
- During the intro, Biker Bob makes an appearance.
- Professor Voltage's time machine appears to be based off the time machine from the 1960 film version of H.G. Wells' book "The Time Machine."
- During development, The team visited Legoland Windsor to see how real parks were designed, although lead programmer Mark Rabjohn claims the trip didn't impact their development plans very much.
