<s>
Lego	B-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Lego-themed	O
open	O
world	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Mindscape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
Lego	B-Language
video	O
game	O
overall	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
"	O
proto-open	O
world	O
"	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
explore	O
the	O
eponymous	O
island	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
five	O
unique	O
minifigure	O
characters	O
—	O
each	O
one	O
modeled	O
after	O
an	O
intelligence	O
type	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
theory	O
of	O
multiple	O
intelligences	O
—	O
to	O
build	O
vehicles	O
and	O
complete	O
side	O
quests	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
story	O
involves	O
Pepper	O
Roni	O
,	O
a	O
pizza	O
delivery	O
boy	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
efforts	O
to	O
stop	O
an	O
escaped	O
prisoner	O
known	O
as	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
from	O
destroying	O
the	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Application
Island	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
both	O
developed	O
by	O
Silicon	O
Dreams	O
Studio	O
:	O
Lego	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Brickster	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
and	O
Island	B-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
Stunts	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
since	O
gained	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
fan-made	B-Application
sequel	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
a	O
nonlinear	O
video	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
on	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Lego	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
roam	O
around	O
and	O
customize	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
build	O
vehicles	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
auto	O
mechanic	O
Bill	O
Ding	O
,	O
or	O
complete	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
missions	O
including	O
pizza	O
delivery	O
,	O
jet	O
ski	O
racing	O
,	O
and	O
catching	O
an	O
escaped	O
prisoner	O
known	O
as	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
possesses	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
abilities	O
and	O
interactions	O
modeled	O
after	O
different	O
intelligence	O
types	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
showcases	O
two	O
additional	O
intelligence	O
types	O
via	O
non-player	O
characters	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Infomaniac	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
tour	O
guide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
necessary	O
objective	O
to	O
Lego	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
a	O
special	O
mission	O
will	O
occur	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
built	O
the	O
police	O
helicopter	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
go	O
to	O
the	O
police	O
station	O
to	O
do	O
that	O
)	O
and	O
is	O
playing	O
as	O
Pepper	O
Roni	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mistaking	O
the	O
caller	O
for	O
police	O
officer	O
Nick	O
Brick	O
,	O
Pepper	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
deliver	O
a	O
pizza	O
to	O
the	O
jail	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
(	O
who	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
somehow	O
made	O
the	O
phone	O
call	O
pretending	O
to	O
be	O
Nick	O
)	O
to	O
escape	O
from	O
his	O
cell	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
pizza	O
's	O
fumes	O
to	O
melt	O
the	O
lock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
helicopter	O
is	O
not	O
built	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
will	O
not	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
escape	O
and	O
will	O
reject	O
the	O
pizza	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
escapes	O
,	O
Nick	O
and	O
Laura	O
Brick	O
,	O
the	O
Infomaniac	O
,	O
and	O
Papa	O
and	O
Mama	O
Brickolini	O
discover	O
what	O
happened	O
and	O
Mama	O
explains	O
that	O
she	O
heard	O
the	O
helicopter	O
head	O
to	O
the	O
residential	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
decide	O
to	O
have	O
Pepper	O
help	O
recapture	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
his	O
skateboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pepper	O
travels	O
his	O
way	O
across	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
encountering	O
citizens	O
panicking	O
about	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
's	O
escape	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Pepper	O
reaches	O
the	O
residential	O
area	O
,	O
he	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
has	O
blocked	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
entrances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
encounter	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
,	O
who	O
has	O
stolen	O
the	O
ambulance	O
from	O
the	O
hospital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
police	O
officer	O
contacts	O
Nick	O
and	O
Laura	O
through	O
the	O
radio	O
about	O
the	O
ambulance	O
's	O
theft	O
and	O
that	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
is	O
planning	O
to	O
disassemble	O
the	O
town	O
with	O
a	O
laser	O
gun	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
stolen	O
power	O
brick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Nick	O
and	O
Laura	O
obtain	O
a	O
brick	O
that	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
left	O
behind	O
and	O
take	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
police	O
station	O
's	O
lab	O
for	O
analysis	O
,	O
Pepper	O
chases	O
after	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
alone	O
,	O
collecting	O
individual	O
brick	O
pieces	O
that	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
drops	O
while	O
he	O
stops	O
in	O
random	O
areas	O
to	O
disassemble	O
any	O
buildings	O
and	O
plants	O
that	O
are	O
nearby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Should	O
Pepper	O
catch	O
up	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
while	O
he	O
is	O
doing	O
this	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
quickly	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
obtaining	O
five	O
pieces	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
quickly	O
heads	O
for	O
the	O
cave	O
entrance	O
where	O
he	O
drops	O
one	O
more	O
piece	O
and	O
disappears	O
into	O
the	O
cave	O
(	O
should	O
the	O
player	O
go	O
into	O
the	O
cave	O
afterward	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
nowhere	O
to	O
be	O
seen	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
has	O
gone	O
into	O
hiding	O
,	O
Nick	O
and	O
Laura	O
deduct	O
that	O
the	O
six	O
pieces	O
that	O
Pepper	O
collected	O
are	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
helicopter	O
that	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
had	O
taken	O
apart	O
,	O
but	O
four	O
pieces	O
are	O
still	O
missing	O
;	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
hidden	O
around	O
the	O
island	O
by	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
all	O
ten	O
pieces	O
are	O
recovered	O
,	O
the	O
Infomaniac	O
sends	O
Pepper	O
to	O
the	O
police	O
station	O
to	O
rebuild	O
the	O
helicopter	O
,	O
having	O
also	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
capture	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternatively	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
pizzeria	O
,	O
Information	O
Center	O
,	O
and	O
police	O
station	O
are	O
the	O
only	O
remaining	O
buildings	O
and	O
the	O
previous	O
five	O
pieces	O
are	O
not	O
collected	O
in	O
the	O
meantime	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
will	O
instead	O
dissemble	O
the	O
Pizzeria	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
immediately	O
skips	O
to	O
the	O
part	O
where	O
they	O
must	O
rebuild	O
the	O
helicopter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
helicopter	O
is	O
rebuilt	O
,	O
the	O
Infomaniac	O
,	O
Nick	O
,	O
and	O
Laura	O
advise	O
Pepper	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
to	O
help	O
them	O
catch	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
by	O
firing	O
pizzas	O
and	O
donuts	O
using	O
an	O
invention	O
called	O
the	O
Pizza	O
Turbo	O
Chucker	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
not	O
seen	O
onscreen	O
)	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
pizzas	O
to	O
slow	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
down	O
and	O
the	O
donuts	O
to	O
speed	O
up	O
Nick	O
and	O
Laura	O
before	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
,	O
now	O
driving	O
a	O
stolen	O
police	O
motorcycle	O
(	O
it	O
is	O
unknown	O
what	O
happened	O
to	O
the	O
ambulance	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
assembled	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
recovered	O
)	O
,	O
can	O
disassemble	O
the	O
remaining	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
all	O
the	O
buildings	O
have	O
been	O
disassembled	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
Information	O
Center	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
trigger	O
the	O
ending	O
that	O
shows	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
standing	O
on	O
the	O
power	O
brick	O
,	O
gloating	O
about	O
his	O
victory	O
with	O
pieces	O
of	O
buildings	O
scattered	O
all	O
around	O
him	O
,	O
the	O
citizens	O
of	O
Lego	B-Application
Island	I-Application
left	O
crying	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Requiem	O
over	O
Spilt	O
Beer	O
"	O
by	O
Polkacide	O
playing	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Infomaniac	O
then	O
reassures	O
the	O
player	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
rebuild	O
the	O
island	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
will	O
be	O
returned	O
to	O
his	O
cell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
ending	O
unlocks	O
if	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
is	O
reached	O
by	O
the	O
police	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Brickster	I-Application
being	O
caught	O
and	O
thrown	O
back	O
in	O
jail	O
,	O
the	O
power	O
brick	O
returning	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
Information	O
Center	O
,	O
and	O
everyone	O
celebrating	O
Pepper	O
's	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Application
Island	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Mindscape	O
,	O
a	O
developer	O
of	O
edutainment	O
software	O
based	O
in	O
Novato	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
head	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
departments	O
was	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
partner	O
company	O
in	O
the	O
toy	O
industry	O
and	O
,	O
after	O
some	O
research	O
,	O
settled	O
for	O
the	O
Lego	B-Language
Group	O
,	O
the	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
Lego	B-Language
line	O
of	O
toys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jenkins	O
and	O
Melmed	O
drafted	O
a	O
game	O
concept	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Town	O
"	O
theme	O
of	O
Lego	B-Language
sets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
attended	O
the	O
Toy	O
Fair	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
in	O
February	O
1995	O
,	O
pitching	O
the	O
concept	O
to	O
the	O
Lego	B-Language
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
Lego	B-Language
Group	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
toy	O
manufacturers	O
)	O
were	O
trying	O
to	O
explore	O
or	O
gain	O
a	O
foothold	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previously	O
only	O
Lego-branded	O
video	O
game	O
was	O
Lego	B-Language
Fun	O
to	O
Build	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
December	O
1995	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Sega	B-Device
Pico	I-Device
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lego	B-Language
Group	O
had	O
established	O
the	O
Futura	O
research	O
and	O
development	O
group	O
in	O
Boston	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
looking	O
at	O
possible	O
intersections	O
between	O
Lego	B-Language
products	O
and	O
digital	O
media	O
,	O
including	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
the	O
Lego	B-Language
Group	O
employee	O
Tormod	O
Askildsen	O
was	O
tasked	O
with	O
exploring	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
potential	O
venture	O
into	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
report	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Lego	B-Language
Group	O
's	O
entrance	O
into	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
market	O
was	O
a	O
necessity	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mindscape	O
and	O
the	O
Lego	B-Language
Group	O
jointly	O
announced	O
their	O
collaboration	O
for	O
a	O
Lego-branded	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
game	O
on	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
then	O
targeting	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
created	O
a	O
bespoke	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
Lego	B-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
potential	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DirectX	B-Application
technology	O
set	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
render	O
3D	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Brown	O
,	O
graphics	B-Architecture
accelerators	I-Architecture
were	O
in	O
their	O
infancy	O
,	O
so	O
Lego	B-Application
Island	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
computers	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
one	O
,	O
while	O
simultaneously	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
an	O
accelerator	O
if	O
one	O
was	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
Lego	B-Language
Group	O
established	O
Lego	B-Language
Media	O
as	O
its	O
video	O
game	O
division	O
based	O
in	O
London	O
,	O
invested	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Lego-themed	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
created	O
Darwin	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Strategic	O
Product	O
Unit	O
"	O
that	O
absorbed	O
most	O
of	O
Futura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mindscape	O
regularly	O
communicated	O
with	O
Lego	B-Language
Media	O
and	O
Darwin	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
further	O
buildings	O
and	O
vehicles	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
exclusion	O
of	O
non-Lego	O
elements	O
like	O
ropes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
1997	O
,	O
Mindscape	O
and	O
the	O
Lego	B-Language
Group	O
reintroduced	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
now	O
titled	O
Adventures	O
on	O
Lego	B-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Lego	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
,	O
Mindscape	O
fired	O
the	O
entirety	O
of	O
Lego	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
contemporary	O
retrospective	O
of	O
another	O
Lego-based	O
edutainment	O
game	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
Australias	O
Zack	O
Zwiezen	O
noted	O
that	O
edutainment	O
titles	O
in	O
general	O
(	O
including	O
Lego	B-Application
Island	I-Application
)	O
were	O
rarely	O
reviewed	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
young	O
target	O
demographic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windsor	O
Stars	O
Paul	O
Dame	O
was	O
dismayed	O
with	O
the	O
restricted	O
building	O
options	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
recommended	O
it	O
to	O
"	O
children	O
who	O
love	O
Lego.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Duchane	O
concurred	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
he	O
attempted	O
to	O
load	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
computers	O
with	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
processors	O
clocked	O
at	O
90	O
,	O
133	O
,	O
and	O
200	O
MHz	O
,	O
and	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
only	O
ran	O
happily	O
on	O
the	O
200.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Application
Island	I-Application
won	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Family/Kids	O
Entertainment	O
Title	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
1st	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Sam	O
Loveridge	O
of	O
Digital	O
Spy	O
ranked	O
Lego	B-Application
Island	I-Application
as	O
the	O
14th	O
best	O
Lego	B-Language
game	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
15	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Lego	B-Application
Island	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
909,000	O
copies	O
between	O
1997	O
and	O
1999	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
15th-best-selling	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
that	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Lego	B-Application
Island	I-Application
revived	O
Mindscape	O
's	O
business	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
in	O
trouble	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
total	O
sales	O
rose	O
by	O
70%	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
driven	O
primarily	O
by	O
Lego	B-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
partnering	O
with	O
the	O
Lego	B-Language
Group	O
,	O
Mindscape	O
had	O
gained	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
produce	O
multiple	O
Lego-branded	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
Lego	B-Application
Island	I-Application
developers	O
 '	O
dismissal	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
conceptualizing	O
and	O
prototyping	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Beneath	O
the	O
Phanta	O
Sea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Lego	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Lego	B-Language
Group	O
terminated	O
Mindscape	O
's	O
license	O
for	O
future	O
Lego-based	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silicon	O
Dreams	O
Studio	O
eventually	O
developed	O
two	O
sequels	O
:	O
Lego	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Brickster	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
and	O
Island	B-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
Stunts	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
prior	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
was	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Lego	B-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
Beneath	O
the	O
Phanta	O
Sea	O
but	O
decided	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
new	O
concept	O
from	O
scratch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Island	B-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
Stunts	I-Application
became	O
the	O
final	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Lego	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Application
Island	I-Application
has	O
inspired	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
preservationists	O
and	O
other	O
enthusiasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
other	O
things	O
,	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
created	O
documentaries	O
with	O
archives	O
of	O
old	O
production	O
material	O
,	O
produced	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
developed	O
unofficial	O
patches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fan-made	B-Application
sequel	O
,	O
Project	O
Island	O
,	O
was	O
initiated	O
as	O
a	O
solo	O
project	O
by	O
Floris	O
Thoonen	O
in	O
the	O
mid-2010s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
formally	O
announced	O
around	O
Lego	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
twentieth	O
anniversary	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
