2001 – 2010retired
Game Boy Advance
“It folded shut like a good book, and it never lost our place.”
“The boulder rolled on; the bricks stayed golden.”
Lego Indiana Jones arrived in 2008, licensed from Lucasfilm after the success of Lego Star Wars, bringing Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade to the brick. Sets from Kingdom of the Crystal Skull followed alongside the film that year, and 2009 finally delivered Temple of Doom via a large set recreating the mine-cart chase on new narrow-gauge train track. Fans also got a video game series, starting with Lego I
A sequel game, Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues, landed in November 2009 complete with a level editor, and with that the theme rode off into the sunset. It proved hard to keep down, though — Lego relaunched the line in 2023 with three sets based on Raiders and The Last Crusade. Some adventures simply wait for the right moment to roll again.
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“It folded shut like a good book, and it never lost our place.”
“Small screen, big legacy: the last Game Boy went out tiny, tidy, and dignified.”
“Big heads, bigger lips, and a briefcase full of early-2000s attitude, missed daily.”