LEGO Island is a Lego-based Action-adventure comedy
computer game developed by Mindscape. Released for Microsoft Windows on October
2, 1997, the game is the first in the Lego Island series (and the very
first Lego video game ever created), followed by Lego Island 2 The
Brickster's Revenge, Island Xtreme Stunts, and Lego Island Xtreme
Stunts Lego sets.
Gameplay
Lego Island is a nonlinear game with a first-person
perspective. The game features a series of missions including pizza
delivery, jet ski racing, and putting the
Brickster back in jail. It also features a variety of playable characters that
each have unique abilities that can help the player throughout the game.
Plot
There is no necessary objective to Lego Island. The player can choose
to roam around customizing the island or do missions. The primary mission is
getting a call from a criminal named the Brickster and thinking it's a police
officer, a pizza must be delivered to the jail using the character Pepper,
which will in turn let the Brickster out of jail. The only way for him to get
out, however, is if the player is not only controlling Pepper, but also have
built the helicopter (he escapes in it). After the Brickster escapes, Pepper
must go around the Island and do certain missions to get him back in before he
disassembles the entire island. After this, the player can still roam around
the Island.
Customization
It is possible to customize the game. When playing as Pepper, players can
change plants and change hats. Pepper can also change Mrs. Post's house. When
playing as Nick, players can change colors of things. When playing as Laura,
players can change walking animations, or "moods." Laura also can
change the way plants and houses that can't be entered react. Players can also
build various vehicles and customize colors and textures.
Characters
Playable characters
- Pepper Roni is the adopted son of Mama and Papa Brickolini and may be considered the main character. He is a child who fantasizes of heroism and is good at math, but has dyslexia. While playing as him, a narrative game can be triggered in which the Brickster escapes, destroys the helicopter, and begins deconstructing the island. Pepper has to reassemble the helicopter and assist Nick and Laura in catching the Brickster before he destroys the entire island. He was voiced by Toy Story voice actor John Morris.
- Papa Brickolini is an aging Italian chef who runs the Pizzeria, and can sometimes be slightly forgetful. He was voiced by Ralph Pedusto.
- Mama Brickolini is a piano player and Papa Brickolini's wife. She immigrated to Lego Island with nothing but the clothes on her back and her grand piano. Like Papa, she is of Italian descent. She is quite motherly. Her two favorite things in life are "hot pizza and cool music." She was voiced by legendary voice actress June Foray.
- Nick Brick is a police detective whose behavior and actions mimic those of a detective in film noir. He has a very monotonous voice and calm demeanor. He was voiced by Fred Raker.
- Laura Brick is a somewhat gung-ho cop who "is all about people - people and respect." and is Nick Brick's sister. She is very down-to-earth and active. She speaks with a Minnesota accent and was voiced by Erin-Kate Whitcomb.
Non-playable characters
- The Infomaniac is a rather eccentric old man who lives in the Information Center. He guides the player around the island and provides help whenever needed. He was voiced by Patrick Hagan.
- The Brickster is a criminal who for the most part remains incarcerated in the jail. If Pepper delivers a pizza to him after building the helicopter, the Brickster is able to escape by melting the lock on his cell with the fumes from the extremely spicy pizza. He then proceeds to wreak havoc until the player is able to recapture him. He was voiced by David Lander.
- Nubby Stevens is the owner of the gas station, who appears to be a highly philosophical man who, according to Laura, "won't stop talking about the mysteries of life." He was voiced by John Debanard.
- Enter and Return are a pair of dimwitted hospital workers who assist the player in the hospital minigame. They were respectively voiced by two of the game's programmers, Wes Jenkins and Frank Hausman.
- Mr. Super is the unseen mascot from the Superstore who speaks in a Boston accent. He appears in a long-winded advertisement for the Superstore's wide selection of hats and was voiced by Wes Jenkins.
- Pollywanna is a cynical recurring character, a bird who appears in a wide variety of odd places to complain about whatever situation he is in.
- Captain Click is a skeleton who, in the game, appears to be a disembodied voice who appears mysteriously in two locations on the island, talking with a pirate-like accent. Clicking on a certain cupboard in the sky deck of the information center causes the voice to demand that the player "find the key", apparently on the opposite side of the island. It also appears when one clicks on a door in the cave, but says nothing of substance.
- Bill Ding is the man who assists the player in building the various vehicles in the game. He dons a wide variety of hats that cause him to adopt various personalities pertaining to whatever location he is in. He was voiced by Terry McGovern.
