You know, Lego is notoriously chill with their licenses, there are at least two bionicle fan games in production right now, so if you asked nicely I bet they would allow you to release this game
Especially right now they're trying to branch out and put a lot of variety out there. If someone is willing to do all the work for them, they must know people have wanted a LEGO Island remake/remaster for a long time.
There are some videos about them talking about it. They stopped focusing on licenses and patents, and started focusing on trademark. So if he didn't call this game LEGO island he would probably be fine releasing it. But he screwed it now..
Haha, if I remember correctly the game ran on 10fps by default. It was also CPU dependend, if you played it on a pentium 3 or higher, you would have insane fps but the physics would go ham too and made it unplayable.
My old college teacher was one of the devs for Lego Island. It was so cool to just be near someone who was part of something so iconic and a big piece of my early life! Hopefully he and the other devs see this
I may be late to this party but something worth noting is that the iconic original soundtrack master tapes were quite literally drowned in the sea. The OSTs composer Lorin Nelson successfully restored most of the iconic tracks which are free for download on the project island website. I'm not as privy on game dev knowledge or even usage rights but imagine how cool it could be traversing the island as the original soundtrack plays, tracks transitioning from one location on the island to the next
Love the idea! But I have a somewhat devious suggestion. Hear me out... there are lots of tutorials here on TH-cam on how to use Geometry Nodes in Blender to turn models... into Lego. Think about it, the entirety of Lego Island's landscape. Made out of Lego.
There is a blender tutorial out there that tells you how to make anything into lego blocks so that would be dope, th-cam.com/video/LrEHoaq6QFE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=EUXj49PopDGiVwaf
For graphics, you should either mimic the 3d rendered versions of the island as seen on the box & in the intro/outro, or you should go the full photorealistic route but make the landscape elements feel large to mimic the feel of being a lego man in your parents' backyard.
I always wanted a Lego Racers/Island mashup - Brickster made it into Lego Soccer, but I was always sad that the Brickster bots didn't make their way over to Rocket Racer's realm, that would have been epic.
TH-cam recommendations on point! I played this game as a kid and was blown away! Still have the song “you can move a mountain brick by brick” in my head!
@@NielsGx Then don't use the unreal assets but just convert it to the wdb file. We already know how the wdb file works. Maybe change the code a bit to support the high-res textures. That's all.
@@Gamer-ct6hb the issue isn't the support of the model formats, but the actual rendering of the models. The new models have many many more triangles than the old games' models had.
Absolutely fabulous work. I sure hope it can be released publicly someday. Lego Island was my very first PC game (not including games like Solitaire) and I've been a diehard fan all of my life. Seeing the Island in Unreal Engine 5 is a stunning treat, and that reveal at 4:40 literally made my jaw drop. Great work!
It has been almost a year since you posted this. I'm not upset that there is no part 2 yet or anything, I'm just a little concerned. Are you well? You didn't get sick, did you?
@@7EEVEE It might be a waste of time like you, but other can just take as the entertainment it is. Is every fiction book/movie/show a waste of time cuz you'll never go there or do that? Are woodworking/maker videos a waste of time cuz you'll never get to use what they made? Is anime a waste of time since you'll never go or interact with it at all? etc.. Yeah its all a 'waste' of time but thats the point, to pass the time without accomplishing anything. Should everyone go unalive themselves since life is just a waste of time cuz they'll eventually die anyway?
@@7EEVEEthat’s what I’m saying. It’s a scummy gate keeping thing to do. Like make it open if it’s not finished and let us finish it. Like literally no reason for him to not release it
I was born in 1998 and grew up on this game. I never thought I would see a video about it in 2023. Those old clips really brought back some nostalgic memories for me. This is really awesome what you're doing.
This game screams nostalgia, even if you haven't played it, you will feel nostalgic. I hope you're able to recreate the opening cutscene and the bad ending!
lol, of course right after i watched the last mattkc video on his lego island efforts here's another lego island video! and here i am, fascinated about a game I don't even think I heard of until this year.
Not only was this recreation impressive, the writing of the episode & the fun additions made this very enjoyable to watch. Can’t wait for the next episode!
This is SUPER cool! And I like alot that you are using character models and having them interact. Remaking the island is cool, but part of it is the people, the interactions, the world itself so that it's alive. Thank you for having some fun animations to it!
I wasn't born during the time of Lego Island 1 but this video made me look it up and saw Lego Island 2 which I did play around the time it came out. I loved that game and played so much of it because I didn't have internet at home and it was the only game I had at the time, brings up so many good memories.
There is a Island Project that will be released remake of Lego Island. And team even at Lego official podcast on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of lego games.
i dont get why he makes such incredible fan games with a lot of passion effort in em, and then proceeds to not share it available to the public, thus basically wasting time and effort, im pretty sure lego is probably chill with this game, as long as its not for monetary gain
I would very much enjoy playing such a remake, please don't tease folks like me with something this awesome! 10:04 there are a handful of buildings in LEGO Island that have never existed as a set: Super 2, Information Center, the Bank, the Hospital, and at least one of the houses if memory serves. The other houses were special regional exclusives in Europe. I've always wanted to have physical sets of those...
Things to think about: - Clouds that are shaped like LEGO's to keep the theme (just like Minecraft's square clouds) - Raining small semitransparent blue studs, imagine the satisfying sound they would make - Add dirt and scratches to the LEGO pieces to make them look used, just like the game LEGO Builder's Journey - Kids games used the arrow keys, instead of WASD - Have someone to remaster/redo the music. The original files are terrible, but the music is quite good
LEGO has allowed a fan made bionicle game to be released for free so at least they're leniant. You may be in the clear as long as you ask for permission first.
Seeing the lighting systems makes me wonder how they could be used in a totally different setting. What if LEGO pieces themselves are the only light sources in a setting? LEGO Rock Raiders takes place in deep dark caves and anything not near the cursor is shrouded in darkness unless it is lava, a crystal or an artificial light source. I look forward to seeing what you can do with the race track on Lego Island, which is also underground. Or maybe just nighttime scenes where only the street lights and cars are bright light sources.
Hey man are you alright? Haven't heard an update in over a year, we've been waiting for a sign from you! I hope you're doing well and we'd love to see a second episode on your Lego Island game ❤️ hope to hear from you
@@draconic5129 No, they're doing it for the purpose of not getting sued by a multi-billion dollar corporation because of a little thing called licensing and trademarks...
@@LuxTheWizard I don't fully buy that reason, sure it seems like the most obvious reason but there are ways around it, both honest/lеgal and underhanded/grеy arеa.
this is the kind of remake project that needs expansion. you are starting with an island, so you can add more islands :P more islands, more legos, more sets, have fun with the growing chaos :P
I think it's very impressive just how much progress you're making, just by adding features and remaking assets, after all... "You can move a mountain if you do it Brick by Brick..."
Truly amazing work done! As cool as it is to recreate the island it would be pretty cool to make to Island more “LEGO like”. As if you were walking through the LEGO movie!
I have a suggestion: In the 90s, Lego often made sets using what's called "Raised baseplates", which are basically building plates that have 3d terrain and raised sections on them. I think it'd be really awesome if you designed the terrain in the game to look like one of those. To my eye it looks like the game map could translate to that style really well.
I remember getting this in 1997 (as a 9 year old), it was the coolest thing. I played it for months. I am so happy and thankful you guys are embarking on something truly historic. Looking forward to your next update!
As others have said, LEGO has a licensing thing for fan games, where you can make a fan game using Lego's name and likeness without the worry of their lawyers entering your DM's. Not sure of the details but saw an article about a bionicle fan-game and the article mentioned the licensing thing.
What would be really cool for the landscape is instead of creating ultra-realistic details, you could recreate the Lego baseplates that existed at the time. If you wanted some texture for the cliffs, I'd play around with adding some LURPs and BURPs (Little/Big Ugly Rock Pieces).
I kind of wish people making remakes would finish them in secret and leak them by “accident” before a reveal video but I realize how problematic that would be. Nonetheless I would love an official remake of this game that didn’t change any of the goofy mechanics of the original.
You know, Lego is notoriously chill with their licenses, there are at least two bionicle fan games in production right now, so if you asked nicely I bet they would allow you to release this game
dont forget rock raiders
Especially right now they're trying to branch out and put a lot of variety out there. If someone is willing to do all the work for them, they must know people have wanted a LEGO Island remake/remaster for a long time.
There are some videos about them talking about it. They stopped focusing on licenses and patents, and started focusing on trademark. So if he didn't call this game LEGO island he would probably be fine releasing it. But he screwed it now..
Unless you're remaking Lego Universe :( Though they did allow the project to finish at least just no public servers allowed per their rules
plz do this
Never realized as a kid that this game could run faster than a slideshow, I played it at about 3-5fps and loved it.
Haha, if I remember correctly the game ran on 10fps by default.
It was also CPU dependend, if you played it on a pentium 3 or higher, you would have insane fps but the physics would go ham too and made it unplayable.
Link to download Simpsons Hit and Run?
@@sellingacoerwa8318 The Simpsons Hit and Run version he created is the same as this, not to be shared
Same here, my pc was underpowered and my friends were shocked that I thought 2fps was the intended playing experience.
It was the pc being weak. The fastest the stock game can go is 90fps
My old college teacher was one of the devs for Lego Island. It was so cool to just be near someone who was part of something so iconic and a big piece of my early life! Hopefully he and the other devs see this
MattKC has a project to decompile the game's source code. If possible, you should consider putting him in contact with the old teacher.
@@ZaquMan exactly what i thought
I may be late to this party but something worth noting is that the iconic original soundtrack master tapes were quite literally drowned in the sea. The OSTs composer Lorin Nelson successfully restored most of the iconic tracks which are free for download on the project island website. I'm not as privy on game dev knowledge or even usage rights but imagine how cool it could be traversing the island as the original soundtrack plays, tracks transitioning from one location on the island to the next
MattKC releases a lego island decomp video and now this!? What age do we live in!
Ayyy nice to see someone else watching Matt the Lego obsessed lunatic 😂
What a time to be alive!
MattKC gang WYA
I wonder if he's going to get Matt's help with the music!
was just gonna say, its a lego island week for us
Love the idea! But I have a somewhat devious suggestion.
Hear me out... there are lots of tutorials here on TH-cam on how to use Geometry Nodes in Blender to turn models... into Lego.
Think about it, the entirety of Lego Island's landscape. Made out of Lego.
yessssss
this would be awesome
Even the 90s Legos still had more complicated lego bases that the lego was built on top of though. Kind of similar concept here
There is a blender tutorial out there that tells you how to make anything into lego blocks so that would be dope, th-cam.com/video/LrEHoaq6QFE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=EUXj49PopDGiVwaf
Please do this. It’s why the Lego movie is so great - everything is Lego.
How dare you remake my childhood memories and then not let me play with it. Unforgivable.
That’s what I’m saying. THIS WAS THE GAME TO GET ME INTO GAMES IN MY CHILDHOOD
Calm the hell down both of you if this is only one reubs need ask lego permission to download it or not if they will get sued but who knows.
@@eriktokar4487feck reubs
@@eriktokar4487just "accidentally" leak it, the internet does the rest of the work for you
boom no sue (100% real)
maybe a remaster mod may be possible
Where is episode 2? :(
Not here
Surely I'm not the only one desperate to see the next instalment!?
Matt kc got competition!
I mean not really? Matt is undoing Lego land og
@@CaptainW_rCrimes comp for #1 Lego TH-cam guy! 😂
absolutely not mattkc is way cooler and way better
@@MicklePickle that’s just rude
@@MicklePickle He would never gatekeep
For graphics, you should either mimic the 3d rendered versions of the island as seen on the box & in the intro/outro, or you should go the full photorealistic route but make the landscape elements feel large to mimic the feel of being a lego man in your parents' backyard.
if doing the second one, a shallow depth of field is a _must_ to sell the small size
I feel like the option to unlock both graphic modes is a must.
The part of the game where the brickster breaks out of jail HAUNTED me. Sticking with the lego theme.... I'd KILL for a Lego Racers remake
Me too man, ME, TOO.
I mean, lego 2k drive brought me back to that feeling pretty good
I always wanted a Lego Racers/Island mashup - Brickster made it into Lego Soccer, but I was always sad that the Brickster bots didn't make their way over to Rocket Racer's realm, that would have been epic.
irulez22 is doing exactly that (with a demo on itch)
You are awaking some seriously deep memories of my childhood here. Super keen for this remaster :)
"we can't wait to bring you episode two"
almost 1 year later...
1 month later... still nothing
Hey, wait a minute, you're not MattKC the lego island guy? /s
Nice to see you working on another project.
TH-cam recommendations on point! I played this game as a kid and was blown away! Still have the song “you can move a mountain brick by brick” in my head!
Maybe not releasing your version but if MattKC is successful with his decomp, using your assets as an add-on would be such a GREAT thing to experience
I was surprised at all the LEGO Island content popping up on my feed recently, between Matt and this
bruh the decomp will be basically the same old engine.
good luck (really) using unreal assets in the og engine
@@DadJokeCinema too true. Lofi Girl just collabed with LEGO, had the same thought.
@@NielsGx Then don't use the unreal assets but just convert it to the wdb file. We already know how the wdb file works. Maybe change the code a bit to support the high-res textures. That's all.
@@Gamer-ct6hb the issue isn't the support of the model formats, but the actual rendering of the models. The new models have many many more triangles than the old games' models had.
Absolutely fabulous work. I sure hope it can be released publicly someday. Lego Island was my very first PC game (not including games like Solitaire) and I've been a diehard fan all of my life. Seeing the Island in Unreal Engine 5 is a stunning treat, and that reveal at 4:40 literally made my jaw drop. Great work!
Keep remaking games people want and saying you arent releasing them its just a slap in the face imo
Ultimate gatekeeping
Why is it that every time someone remakes an old game it’s always hyper realistic. It just breaks the theme.
The aurora borealis localised entirely on your Lego island ?
Also love the project keep it up, can't wait to see the finished project
Steamed Hams reference there X)
My god....this game was one of my favorites growing up and after watching this video, I have never wanted a game more....amazing
Ok it’s been nearly 4 months… Where’s part 2 Reubs?
15 months later...still patiently waiting for episode 2
MattKC is going to be very happy about this.
It has been almost a year since you posted this. I'm not upset that there is no part 2 yet or anything, I'm just a little concerned.
Are you well? You didn't get sick, did you?
We're part 2
strap in boys, we're about to undergo another year of blue balls and wishing it was gonna get released
As fun as it is, I'm not sure how much I can keep watching amazing looking game remakes that I'll never actually be able to play
Honestly, I am more frustrated about this than I was with The Simpsons: Hit and Run. I get his reasonings, it still sucks though.
Literal waste of time, I didn't watch past the text intro lol
@@7EEVEE It might be a waste of time like you, but other can just take as the entertainment it is.
Is every fiction book/movie/show a waste of time cuz you'll never go there or do that?
Are woodworking/maker videos a waste of time cuz you'll never get to use what they made?
Is anime a waste of time since you'll never go or interact with it at all?
etc..
Yeah its all a 'waste' of time but thats the point, to pass the time without accomplishing anything.
Should everyone go unalive themselves since life is just a waste of time cuz they'll eventually die anyway?
@@mtndew314 are you high dude? This is like someone documenting the making of a book/anime but never letting you read or watch it.
@@7EEVEEthat’s what I’m saying. It’s a scummy gate keeping thing to do. Like make it open if it’s not finished and let us finish it. Like literally no reason for him to not release it
I'm gonna say this, ask a lawyer on it, you might not in trouble for releasing it as lego island sits in the waste of abandoned.
I was born in 1998 and grew up on this game. I never thought I would see a video about it in 2023. Those old clips really brought back some nostalgic memories for me. This is really awesome what you're doing.
There is not enough lego, everything should be lego, the water, the clouds, the terrain, the sun, the moon, you. EVERYTHING
I have played this game A LOT in my childhood. I know by now, I will LOVE this series
MattKC will love this one
0:16 "Why did I move here? I guess it was the weather"
Island X-Treme Stunts is going to blow this guy's mind.
This game screams nostalgia, even if you haven't played it, you will feel nostalgic. I hope you're able to recreate the opening cutscene and the bad ending!
I feel like this will turn into a MattKC collab
That would be wild, and awesome. :D
lol, of course right after i watched the last mattkc video on his lego island efforts here's another lego island video! and here i am, fascinated about a game I don't even think I heard of until this year.
When’s episode 2????
Not only was this recreation impressive, the writing of the episode & the fun additions made this very enjoyable to watch. Can’t wait for the next episode!
This is SUPER cool! And I like alot that you are using character models and having them interact. Remaking the island is cool, but part of it is the people, the interactions, the world itself so that it's alive. Thank you for having some fun animations to it!
I wasn't born during the time of Lego Island 1 but this video made me look it up and saw Lego Island 2 which I did play around the time it came out. I loved that game and played so much of it because I didn't have internet at home and it was the only game I had at the time, brings up so many good memories.
Something you could do is making the terrain as well as clouds look like legos too
As someone who has never played Lego Island, This looks awesome!
It just goes to show. You can move a mountain, if you do it... brick by brick.
Come on man!
We deserve access to the game!
There is a Island Project that will be released remake of Lego Island.
And team even at Lego official podcast on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of lego games.
I am here to ask humbly for part 2
i dont get why he makes such incredible fan games with a lot of passion effort in em, and then proceeds to not share it available to the public, thus basically wasting time and effort, im pretty sure lego is probably chill with this game, as long as its not for monetary gain
I would very much enjoy playing such a remake, please don't tease folks like me with something this awesome!
10:04 there are a handful of buildings in LEGO Island that have never existed as a set: Super 2, Information Center, the Bank, the Hospital, and at least one of the houses if memory serves. The other houses were special regional exclusives in Europe. I've always wanted to have physical sets of those...
Things to think about:
- Clouds that are shaped like LEGO's to keep the theme (just like Minecraft's square clouds)
- Raining small semitransparent blue studs, imagine the satisfying sound they would make
- Add dirt and scratches to the LEGO pieces to make them look used, just like the game LEGO Builder's Journey
- Kids games used the arrow keys, instead of WASD
- Have someone to remaster/redo the music. The original files are terrible, but the music is quite good
Still checking on this 10 months later :)
Oh my gosh, I am so here for this project. I just installed LI in a W98SE install in PCem a couple weeks ago, so the Island is fresh in my head brain
where are you, episode 2?
It’s heartbreaking that this won’t come out - can’t even allow myself to watch this video or I will become despondent 😢
Where’s episode 2?
Ironically even now it looks better than gta trilogy. Nice Project BTW 😊
I always loved that the humor of lego games has never changed
Matt is recompiling the original code
@orca984 even the star wars game or the movie have the same humor
bro really gave it the "Nintendo Hire This Man" treatment
Short video but I absolutely can’t wait to see the finished game, it’s a shame we can never play this
LEGO has allowed a fan made bionicle game to be released for free so at least they're leniant. You may be in the clear as long as you ask for permission first.
Yo, where the new episode broseph
Watching this on 8/28/2024. Where is the update?!?! Looks amazing so far!
You didn't even finish Hit and Run, and you already started a new project?....
Seeing the lighting systems makes me wonder how they could be used in a totally different setting. What if LEGO pieces themselves are the only light sources in a setting? LEGO Rock Raiders takes place in deep dark caves and anything not near the cursor is shrouded in darkness unless it is lava, a crystal or an artificial light source. I look forward to seeing what you can do with the race track on Lego Island, which is also underground. Or maybe just nighttime scenes where only the street lights and cars are bright light sources.
So stoked you’re doing a new series!!
Hey man are you alright? Haven't heard an update in over a year, we've been waiting for a sign from you! I hope you're doing well and we'd love to see a second episode on your Lego Island game ❤️ hope to hear from you
Nice, really excited to see where this'll end!
I can't believe big Lego got to him RIP
It's so upsetting when fans remake games but don't release them for download but it's fascinating and really cool knowing it CAN be done!
They want to release them, but they legally can not
@@CapnFlappyJaw42So? Just do it. It's the Internet, just put it out there and let people do the rest.
Quit being a lame square
They're just doing it for the purpose of taunting people, because these types of taunt videos get more views because of it.
@@draconic5129 No, they're doing it for the purpose of not getting sued by a multi-billion dollar corporation because of a little thing called licensing and trademarks...
@@LuxTheWizard I don't fully buy that reason, sure it seems like the most obvious reason but there are ways around it, both honest/lеgal and underhanded/grеy arеa.
this is the kind of remake project that needs expansion. you are starting with an island, so you can add more islands :P more islands, more legos, more sets, have fun with the growing chaos :P
Lego island is literally abandonware, why would you not release this project?
Because people are lame and think laws are real
1. abandonware is not a legal concept and if a company is petty enough you don't have a leg to stand on in court
2. LEGO is absolutely that petty
Love this - anxious for an update!
This needs geometry grass (either realistic or that lego grass). Could use nanite to make it possible
Bro you do not know how stoked I am that you're doing this game
I think it's very impressive just how much progress you're making, just by adding features and remaking assets, after all...
"You can move a mountain if you do it Brick by Brick..."
episode 2 when
Truly amazing work done! As cool as it is to recreate the island it would be pretty cool to make to Island more “LEGO like”. As if you were walking through the LEGO movie!
Part 2?
I have a suggestion: In the 90s, Lego often made sets using what's called "Raised baseplates", which are basically building plates that have 3d terrain and raised sections on them. I think it'd be really awesome if you designed the terrain in the game to look like one of those. To my eye it looks like the game map could translate to that style really well.
bro... like, when?
holy shit, i want to see lego island with rtx
speaking of lego island i wonder how mattkc is doing with his lego island decomp
I remember getting this in 1997 (as a 9 year old), it was the coolest thing. I played it for months. I am so happy and thankful you guys are embarking on something truly historic. Looking forward to your next update!
what happened to this series i love the vids
Pretty sure I had this. "Bit by Bit, Tock by Tick" still got that damn song in my head after all these decades.
gagging for part 2
Lego Island 2 is one of my favorite Games of all time, so seeing this is soooo cool!
Is this still happening?
Totally hook up with MattKC who's decompiling the entire game lol
Where the heck is part 2
As others have said, LEGO has a licensing thing for fan games, where you can make a fan game using Lego's name and likeness without the worry of their lawyers entering your DM's. Not sure of the details but saw an article about a bionicle fan-game and the article mentioned the licensing thing.
you need to remake Disney Cars from 2006 its one of my favourite games and would love to see the game in 2023 graphics and see what you would change!
What would be really cool for the landscape is instead of creating ultra-realistic details, you could recreate the Lego baseplates that existed at the time. If you wanted some texture for the cliffs, I'd play around with adding some LURPs and BURPs (Little/Big Ugly Rock Pieces).
For a second I thought this was a video by MattKC (who is decompiling Lego Island right now), so I was seriously confused.
Man I love LEGO island 2 as a kid. That game was incredibly entertaining for the amount of content it had.
wheres episode 2?
I kind of wish people making remakes would finish them in secret and leak them by “accident” before a reveal video but I realize how problematic that would be. Nonetheless I would love an official remake of this game that didn’t change any of the goofy mechanics of the original.
Yo where's the next ep!