Lego Island (isle-portable)
Games
port of classic game
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How HN took it
11 positive, 19 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 36 comments about the project. Thread score +0.21.
Design: 1 for, 3 againstIdea: 4 for, 0 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Impressive that the classic game runs in a browser
From 3 comments
I haven't been in the time this game was popular, but I cannot deny that making it playable in a web browser is crazy. And to all the people that did play and enjoy it back then,…
Jotalea on HNHoly cow that's incredible. I remember playing this when I was ~6 on Windows 95 and being able to walk around and everything was so cool. Now it runs in the browser. The decomp…
msgodel on HNThis is impressive on so many levels. What an absolute nostaliga trip! Thank you for this.
skibz on HN
Nostalgia for the game
From 3 comments
this is one of those games that lives in my head. the quirky narrator and the personalities of all the characters felt really unique at the time. seeing stuff like this, and…
lpa22 on HNThis is impressive on so many levels. What an absolute nostaliga trip! Thank you for this.
skibz on HNHoly cow that's incredible. I remember playing this when I was ~6 on Windows 95 and being able to walk around and everything was so cool. Now it runs in the browser. The decomp…
msgodel on HN
Objections
Main menu is confusing and hard to understand
From 2 comments
I remember watching my young nephew play Lego Island and the introductory video where the camera flies around the island is amazing. But then he was totally baffled by the 'main…
tempaway43563 on HNYeah, its just the contrast between the very exciting intro video and the completely baffling main menu was kindof crushing
tempaway43563 on HN
Browser version hangs when inspecting elements or losing focus
From 2 comments
It hangs after I try to inspect elements...
iqandjoke on HNIt has trouble with regaining focus at times. Try switching back and forth between the game and another tab/window and it will recover eventually (the hanging is just the game…
foxtacles on HN
Requests
Make LEGO Racers next
From 2 comments
Who wants to do LEGO racers next?
fastball on HNYes yes yes!
mrbluecoat on HN
Lego Island 2 support
From 1 comment
I'd love to be able to play Lego Island 2.
SwiftyBug on HN
Mata Nui port
From 1 comment
What about Mata Nui?
johnea on HN
Questions
Is the project legal given Lego copyright?
From 2 comments
How is this legal? Specifically, distributing copyrighted assets and using their name/logo without permission.
ranger_danger on HNTL;DR: it's in a gray area, but nobody with power actually cares (at least for now), so it's effectively fine. As I understand it, Lego is aware of the project (there's been a…
ktkaufman on HN
How is Direct3D retained mode implemented in the browser?
From 1 comment
How is Direct3D retained mode implemented in the browser?
sidewndr46 on HN
Alternatives named
Original Lego Island on Windows or XP VM
From 1 comment
Oh man, this is great timing – I played the hell out of this game in middle school, and I've recently been investigating either getting it running on modern hardware. I got it…
favorited on HN
Mata Nui Flash game
From 1 comment
Isn't that a Flash game? You can already run that in a browser today.
ycombinatrix on HN