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==Analysis== | ==Analysis== | ||
The changelog | The changelog is dated from June 3, 1997 to July 24, 1997 indicating LEGO Island's beta phase lasted roughly 7 weeks. The [[LEGO_Island_Versions#v1.0_.2F_August_Build|first known retail release]] is dated only two weeks later (on August 8, 1997). | ||
The changelogs for the | The changelogs for the earlier betas contain information on playing/beating the game, as well as preemptive apologies for bugs, ostensibly for testers. The first build's changelog also instructs players to uninstall previous versions of LEGO Island and manually delete registry keys, indicating earlier pre-beta/alpha versions of the game were distributed to some testers too. | ||
Occasionally, the changelog lists fixes for [[Glitches| | Occasionally, the changelog lists fixes for bugs that [[Glitches|remain in the retail releases]] or [[Compatibility Issues|have re-emerged in newer versions of Windows]] (particularly crashes involving leaving the game). These sections of the game may have been poorly implemented and fixed via hacks or workarounds that later became incompatible with more modern versions of Windows, causing the original bug to re-emerge. | ||
==Changelog== | ==Changelog== |