They didn't realize the potential profits of the product and what LEGO was about. "Well… time, budget, technology, and other… but mostly because Mindscape got in a dispute with LEGO over distribution and lost their contract – political issues, mostly. In an interview with a Lego Island fan site, director Wes Jenkins says that "Yes the 2nd floor was an homage – hey, cool that you went there! We thought it was funny that the ocean was on the second floor…" referring to the second floor of the elevator in the game where the easter egg can be spotted.Īlso in the same interview, Wes Jenkins also talks about why Beneath the Phanta-Sea was canceled, stating: Beneath the Phanta-Sea is the most notable out of the six games as there is an easter egg in Lego Island that shows a teaser for the game. The game was met with great success and before the release of Lego Island, six more games were already in the planning stages. On September 26th, 1997, the first Lego video game titled Lego Island was released.
This was done in part to help expand the Lego brand beyond Lego sets and into other mediums of entertainment.
In 1996, the Lego Group invested $2 million into developing Lego-themed video games.
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