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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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<center>[[File:Japanese-installer-error.png]]</center> | <center>[[File:Japanese-installer-error.png]]</center> | ||
== Minor Variations | == Minor Variations == | ||
These are versions where the game itself has been untouched, but other elements of the disc have been altered somewhat. | These are versions where the game itself has been untouched, but other elements of the disc have been altered somewhat. | ||