I’m not beating the “LEGO Island guy” allegations with this one, am I…
This documentary represents either the last six months or the last three years depending on how you look at it. I’ve been collecting interviews and footage with the intention of making something like this since late 2021, but only in July 2024 did I feel like I finally had enough to start putting something together.
This was a wild ride and huge thanks to my Patrons for helping me stay afloat this whole time. I would love to do more stuff like this, and if you’d like to help, consider joining too so I can continue to invest more time into these larger videos:
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▶Contains music by DDRKirby(ISQ) used with permission: http://ddrkirbyisq.bandcamp.com/
▶Features clips from the following videos:
“LEGO Goes From Bricks to Bytes” – Mindscape
https://archive.org/details/LEGOIsland-VNR-BricksToBytes
“Behind The Scenes of ‘Adventures On LEGO Island'” – Mindscape
https://archive.org/details/AdventuresOnLEGOIsland-BehindTheScenes
“Lego” – How It’s Made
https://youtu.be/mwxCkmQKXkA
“How are LEGO Minifigures Made?” – LEGO
https://youtu.be/ChZotngQ3_8
“Blast Processing” – Sega
https://youtu.be/bun8tA_ksZw
“Now You’re Playing With Power!” – Nintendo
https://youtu.be/qJ4_h42V5LY
“From 1989: Playing with power on the Nintendo NES” – 13News Now
https://youtu.be/xUEfp_hsC9U
“I love the Power Glove. It’s so bad.” – The Wizard (1989)
“1955 Lego System Commercial” – LEGO
https://youtu.be/0aGLzfZ3HJU
“Lincoln Logs from Playskool (1976)” – Playskool
https://youtu.be/Eijzsw4Gtso
“Star Wars Chess” – La Mazmorra Abandon
https://youtu.be/kIUlmuEtgkY
“LEGO Research Showreel 1995 – 1998” – Alex Furer
https://www.blog.fullframestudios.ch/lego-research-showreel-1995-1998/
“LEGO – RubberDuck CD-ROM” – Alex Furer
https://www.blog.fullframestudios.ch/lego-rubberduck-8299-cd-rom/
“LEGO moving headquarters out of Connecticut” – FOX 61
https://youtu.be/Rtv87I03cJ4
“Chicago IL” – Wisdom From Beyond
https://youtu.be/JXk_UbkvYiw
“Paperboy (NES)” – NintendoComplete
https://youtu.be/PNOtlDvBVW8
“The Software Toolworks/Mindscape Name Change” – National Videogame Museum
https://youtu.be/Dy-lRg5Gfzc
“Mindscape Coffee Guy” – ABC7 News
“Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 2” – Amigos Retro Gaming
https://youtu.be/adDgGAfR-Ao
“Bruce Lee Lives” – Nap’n’Retrogaming
https://youtu.be/mbO-5v334po
“Al Unser Jr.’s Road to the Top” – LongplayArchive
https://youtu.be/LQ83xp__sxg
“The Animals! Sega CD Experience” – Absolute Longplay
https://youtu.be/rkq61-QtmKY
“Mario is Missing! Deluxe 1993” – Nap’n’Retrogaming
https://youtu.be/oJzHp9_PVmI
“Warhammer Shadow of the Horned Rat Episode 2” – The Classiest Gamer
https://youtu.be/OllNP_3X-Dw
“Whatever You Make, It’s Right” – LEGO
“Summer of Love” – PBS American Experience
https://youtu.be/B2ZExRNT0GU
“Barely Controlled Mayhem” – Lorin Tone
https://youtu.be/V3XAUv_fjrg
“Donkey Kong Country” – Nintendo Longplays
https://youtu.be/d4EUEsEM328
“Seymour Papert Introduces LEGO TC Logo”
https://youtu.be/BFAx3TDKs00
“NY Toy Fair 1997 Uncut part 1” – tvdays
https://youtu.be/BEKe0n23bGk
“USA: NEW YORK: 1995 TOY FAIR” – AP Archive
https://youtu.be/ESjQmSmAS0I
“TOY FAIR 1997 PART 2 ELMO SPAWN” – tvdays
https://youtu.be/GKzapzb9pJo
“Vin Diesel Was a Toy Fair Actor in 1995” – Entertainment Tonight
https://youtu.be/0yCZwC4eDzs
“TOY FAIR 1995 PART 2 KENNER BATMAN” – tvdays
https://youtu.be/9gWoStgJ2sg
“TOY FAIR 1997 PART 5 LEGO NYC IRA GALLEN” – tvdays
https://youtu.be/3mJyZX4-FHo
“Chuck McLeish LEGO Island Interview” – CNN
https://youtu.be/2NPJP97t-W4
“Monkey Island” – Public Art UK
https://youtu.be/14liKCUxa0s
“LEGO Land Airport” – LEGO
https://youtu.be/vWLIHuU28w4
“Windows 98 Presentation” – Microsoft
https://youtu.be/yeUyxjLhAxU
“Serious Fun” – LEGO
“Drone video shows new LEGO Campus in Billund” – BrickTastic
https://youtu.be/LCeuoeHkSxE
“Kathleen Salvia in studio with Wes Jenkins” – Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir – Skip Brown
“Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.0” – Josef Havlík
https://youtu.be/UqhvwwaZLes
“1993 Intel Commercial” – Intel
https://youtu.be/OnFFqAtUdIM
“LEGO Kids” – Mindscape
https://youtu.be/OnFFqAtUdIM
“Lego Space – Spyrius 1994” – LEGO
https://youtu.be/cusvoOu3rYw
“1994 Lego System Belville” – LEGO
https://youtu.be/QDmMuQYcQkI
“Lose My Mind” – Henry Salvia
https://youtu.be/67dJvMxDpCc
“N64 Christmas Shortage” – NBC Nightly News
https://youtu.be/TpOWhgO-oFI
“San Francisco Skyline” – Emeric
https://youtu.be/C9J1p6kO9VA
“E3 1998 – Show Floor” – NeoGamer
https://youtu.be/XFjPAVEDq2Q
“AIAS Awards Presentation” – Retro Techno
https://youtu.be/z5mWPrPj5G0
“Don’t Fear The Reaper” – The Flying Salvias
https://youtu.be/X4zIG0A53oQ
“The Sims 3 – Behind the Scenes” – Electronic Arts
https://youtu.be/ouH0G6-wK9g
“Lego chooses London” – AFP
https://youtu.be/hVeiIEgektE
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HBOMBERGUY????!?!?
As heart-warming and funny as the game itself.
I guess I never realized that without LEGO Island, you wouldn't have Lego starwars…
Seeing hbomberguy made me immediately want to close the video
I played with legos a lot as a kid and i was really into computer games but never played this. Its funny because i can tell i would have loved this game as a kid.
Epic to see hbomb doing voice over and other roles for this video
cool the Lego Island guy uploaded again!
they seem like a great bunch of people. too bad about the management
This is great! The story behind the production, the people… These heroes are responsible for a lot of games in my childhood! Lego Island, Sims, Sim City. Wow! 10/10
Amazing job!
This was great!
Can't wait for Lego Idland 2 😉
"I didn't go to work, I went to fun."
1:50 wow didnt know The Right Honorable Sir H. Bomb Erguy was a news anchor
That was really good, congrats to everyone involved, and thanks Matt for making this!
I literally looked up your channel by typing in the lego island guy into YouTube search
Why does the game suck in the controls (as you show in other videos)?
This is the fastest i’ve ever clicked on a video
Hamburger!
post credits scene smh its gold
It's always a good day when Matt uploads.
Thanks for this documentary, great work! Lego Island certainly has special place in my heart and was quite the contributing factor to my own passion for computer graphics early on.
lego island guy has upgraded to lego island historian
LEGO Rock Raiders was totally awesome as a kid
This dude is not just any blogger. Matt makes freaking CINEMA.
At 25:36 that sign directly translated says "The best is not too good" 😂
whis this game gotha remaster
I only played lego island 2