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Re: Lego E3 report: Star Wars Mindstorms, video games, visited Legoland
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Thu, 20 May 1999 14:56:51 GMT
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I wanna see that dragon!!!!
-----Original Message-----
From: Jason Spangler <stormwind@wombatgames.com>
To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com <lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
Date: Thursday, May 20, 1999 10:48 AM
Subject: Lego E3 report: Star Wars Mindstorms, video games, visited Legoland
> Sorry for the large number of cross-posted groups but there is a lot of
> different news here. Follow-ups set to lugnet.general.
>
> I went to E3 in LA last weekend on business. Lego had a nice display, they • had
> normal Mindstorms, the Star Wars Mindstorm sets, and the new Scout RCX • brick (2
> inputs, 2 outputs, infrared, programmable using front display). I also got • to
> play Rock Raiders game and watch people play Legoland, both games look • pretty
> cool.
> Lego also had a neat gumball machine that used at least one RCX: you insert • your
> business card and it drops a gumball down lots of chutes, conveyor belts, • and
> other contraptions.
>
> The Star Wars Mindstorm models were kinda neat. We played with the Battle
> Droid/Stap model and blew it up. Hehehe...
>
> Rock Raiders is a real time strategy game where you mine energy crystals, • build
> structures, and defend your base from the rock monsters who want the • crystals
> back. It is full 3D, with overhead and first person camera views • available.
> The buildings fall from the sky and get built in a Lego-esque way, which is • a
> pretty cool effect.
>
> It's funny when the rock monsters come after the minifigs, they get scared, • drop
> their crystals, and run with their arms waving in the air. The rock • monsters
> will start pounding your base and throwing rocks at it. They took a • nonviolent
> fictional approach to the game: when your buildings are damaged too much by • the
> rock monsters they are teleported back to home base instead of being • destroyed.
> You can also use repulsor guns to frustrate the rock monsters.
>
> Legoland lets you build a Lego theme park like Carlsbad, reminded me of a • Theme
> Park for younger people.
>
> At a separate booth Lego had robot wars for participants that signed up. • They
> used one RCX for the remote control, and one or more RCX bricks for • controlling
> the robot motors. One large robot contained a second smaller robot that • drove
> out from a storage area using a lowerable ramp.
>
> We then skipped out of the last day of E3 (all of our meetings were done) • and
> went down to Legoland in Carlsbad... Way cool! Miniland, the dragon • inside the
> castle rollercoaster, and the factory tour were my favorite areas.
>
> I have some pictures of the new mindstorms stuff (Star Wars and Scout) and • lots
> of pictures from Legoland. If anyone is interested I'll toss the pictures • up on
> my web page.
> --
> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
>
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