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== v1.0 / August Build == | == v1.0 / August Build == | ||
This build identifies itself as version 1.0.0.0. It's files date to August 8th 1997 making this is the earliest build known to have had a retail release. Both this build and the September build predate LEGO Island's official release date (September 26, 1997), making it unclear why this circulated in retail ''at all'' (considering a newer build was already produced before release). It's theorized that perhaps Mindscape had already manufactured copies of this build, and the changes introduced in the September were considered too insignificant to discard the already manufactured copies. | This build identifies itself as version 1.0.0.0. It's files date to August 8th 1997 making this is the earliest build known to have had a retail release. Both this build and the September build predate LEGO Island's official release date (September 26, 1997), making it unclear why this circulated in retail ''at all'' (considering a newer build was already produced before release). It's theorized that perhaps [[Mindscape]] had already manufactured copies of this build, and the changes introduced in the September were considered too insignificant to discard the already manufactured copies. | ||
This version is only known to have been released in English. | This version is only known to have been released in English and Japanese. | ||
== v1.1 / September Build == | == v1.1 / September Build == | ||
This build identifies itself as version 1.1.0.0. It's files date to September 8th 1997. This is by far the most common version of LEGO Island and the most likely version that any given copy will be, since it existed before the official release date and is the latest official version to be made. | This build identifies itself as version 1.1.0.0. It's files date to September 8th 1997. This is by far the most common version of LEGO Island and the most likely version that any given copy will be, since it existed before the official release date and is the latest official version to be made. The exception is the Japanese version, which appears to have only had a v1.0 release. | ||
=== Differences compared to August build=== | === Differences compared to August build=== | ||
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* '''Window title:''' When playing in windowed mode, the August build's window title reads "Lego Island" while the September build's reads "LEGO®". This may be the only time the game uses sentence case for the word "LEGO" instead of capitalizing it as usual. | * '''Window title:''' When playing in windowed mode, the August build's window title reads "Lego Island" while the September build's reads "LEGO®". This may be the only time the game uses sentence case for the word "LEGO" instead of capitalizing it as usual. | ||
* '''Character | * '''Character selection:''' In v1.1, clicking a character's icon selects that character even if the icon isn't dragged to a location (v1.0 requires the icon to be dragged somewhere to set the character). This allows players to switch characters and exit the Information Center through other means, such as the back door. However it also necessitates a change in the Infomaniac's animation. In v1.0, selecting Mama or Papa Brickolini ends with him flying offscreen before the game transitions to the selected location, but since players of v1.1 can select a character without actually leaving the Information Center, his animation has been crudely modified to position him back on the floor rather than flying offscreen. | ||
* '''Installer | * '''Installer background:''' The background image used in the installer features two flags. In v1.0, these flags have the Mindscape and LEGO logos on them but in v1.1 they're blank white. | ||
* '''Key files have been modified and recompiled:''' This is relevant for any hex editing as the locations of most byte offsets will be different between them. Any specific byte changes will need to accommodate both versions to work correctly for all people. | * '''Key files have been modified and recompiled:''' This is relevant for any hex editing as the locations of most byte offsets will be different between them. Any specific byte changes will need to accommodate both versions to work correctly for all people. | ||
== Korean | == Language Variations == | ||
While all known non-English releases of LEGO Island are v1.1, a few versions feature differences that don't strictly affect gameplay. | |||
=== Korean === | |||
In late 2019 it was discovered that the Korean release of LEGO Island contains logs and source files for the [[Interleaf files]] on the disc. These files would have been compiled into Interleaf files with [[Weaver]], which would have been a necessary part of the translation process considering the Interleaf files contain the bulk of the voice clips. While the game itself is unremarkably still v1.1 code and the Weaver tool is still unrecovered as of this writing, these files are extremely interesting insights into the development process. | In late 2019 it was discovered that the Korean release of LEGO Island contains logs and source files for the [[Interleaf files]] on the disc. These files would have been compiled into Interleaf files with [[Weaver]], which would have been a necessary part of the translation process considering the Interleaf files contain the bulk of the voice clips. While the game itself is unremarkably still v1.1 code and the Weaver tool is still unrecovered as of this writing, these files are extremely interesting insights into the development process. | ||
=== Italian === | |||
{{Main article|SecuROM}} | |||
For unknown reasons, the Italian release features [[SecuROM]] DRM technology. It's unknown whether all Italian copies contain the DRM or whether any non-Italian copies ever featured it. | |||
=== Japanese === | |||
For unknown reasons, the Japanese LEGO Island installer features a version check that fails if the version of Windows you're using is not 4.x (e.g. 95, 98, or Me). This means the installer will fail on any Windows version newer (starting with Windows 2000). As such, for this version you should probably use the [[Getting_Started#Alternative_Installer|LEGO Island Alternative Installer]]. | |||
<center>[[File:Japanese-installer-error.png]]</center> | |||
== Minor Variations == | |||
These are versions where the game itself has been untouched, but other elements of the disc have been altered somewhat. | |||
=== Cheez Mania === | |||
This release was a promotional tie-in with Cheez Mania cheese puffs. The main game is unchanged but the disc contains a Cheez Mania themed launcher. | |||
== Future == | == Future == | ||