I'm still feeling nostalgic and therefore we are archiving yet another game from my youth. First we archived the Pink Panther game and now we archive the first Lego Island. Back when I was a kid we did not have a very good and powerful PC, which meant that the amount of games I could play on it were limited.
One of the games that did work on it was Lego Island and I remember playing this game over and over and absolutely loving it. It came out in 1997 and can therefore be seen as one of the first 3D open world games as you get to explore Lego Island in a non-linear style in glorious 3D.
The real star of the game is its super colorful and relaxing atmosphere. It feels like going on vacation and though you can do various activities and minigames, it was also nice to just walk around and take in the atmosphere. There are random events that play out throughout the island that add some flavor and it never takes itself serious.
Activities include jet ski races, pizza deliveries, building various vehicles and driving around in an ambulance. The funny thing is that back in the day I remember this game feeling massive, but now that I play this as an adult I realize that its a rather small game. I completed it in less than 90 minutes whereas it took me days to complete when I was little.
Nevertheless I had an absolute blast from the past as I revisited this amazing game and I am so glad that I can now add it to the archives.
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