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 Author: jonwil View Messages Posted By jonwil
 Posted: Dec 22, 2023 02:06
 Subject: Is Rock Raiders a space theme?
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jonwil (82)

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Someone on another forum claimed that (despite what Brickset, Bricklink and Rebrickable
list it as) that Rock Raiders is actually a space theme and cited this from the
Rock Raiders video game:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/941768359471624293/1187624923238236252/image.png?ex=659790e6&is=65851be6&hm=04f150db837a2b538a2e21db0be740b526f3350ce35fe26511de0d700883363b&

So is Rock Raiders a space theme or not?
 Author: tonnic View Messages Posted By tonnic
 Posted: Dec 22, 2023 03:37
 Subject: Re: Is Rock Raiders a space theme?
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In LEGO products, jonwil writes:
  Someone on another forum claimed that (despite what Brickset, Bricklink and Rebrickable
list it as) that Rock Raiders is actually a space theme and cited this from the
Rock Raiders video game:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/941768359471624293/1187624923238236252/image.png?ex=659790e6&is=65851be6&hm=04f150db837a2b538a2e21db0be740b526f3350ce35fe26511de0d700883363b&

So is Rock Raiders a space theme or not?

Let’s not go there.
If it is your goal to put them into the ‘space’ section I would be against it,
if RR goes in other may well be following too and cumulate inside an already
large categorie.
Split categories work better in my opinion, better than subcategories.
I already think the ‘space’ section should be smaller with more having their
own categorie.
 Author: jonwil View Messages Posted By jonwil
 Posted: Dec 22, 2023 05:47
 Subject: Re: Is Rock Raiders a space theme?
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My goal would be to figure out what LEGO officially considers "space"
(which is what should be under the "space" category) and what they don't.
 Author: yorbrick View Messages Posted By yorbrick
 Posted: Dec 22, 2023 10:06
 Subject: Re: Is Rock Raiders a space theme?
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In LEGO products, jonwil writes:
  My goal would be to figure out what LEGO officially considers "space"
(which is what should be under the "space" category) and what they don't.

 
Set No: 5002812  Name: Classic Spaceman Minifigure
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5002812-1 (Inv) Classic Spaceman Minifigure
2 Minifigures, 2014
Sets: Space: Classic Space
had a booklet with a Space theme timeline in it, and Rock Raiders
is not in that. Whether that is proof that they don't consider a Space theme
is debatable.

I doubt they care too much, at least for public facing information, as it is
not a current theme. And even if it was a current theme, it would just be classed
as "Rock Raiders" for the website. There is no space theme on LEGO's
official website.

I assume that the sets would appear if it was current and you used the menu to
choose "interests" then "space", just like if you use that today
it will bring up anything space related. But that is not really a theme selector,
as if you use it now it picks up the ICONS Space Shuttle through to the Duplo
Space Shuttle, the City Space theme, the ICONS Galaxy Explorer and the Star Wars
theme. It is "space" as an interest filter for current products, not
"Space" as a branch of a historical catalogue.
 Author: deems View Messages Posted By deems
 Posted: Dec 22, 2023 06:14
 Subject: Re: Is Rock Raiders a space theme?
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In LEGO products, jonwil writes:
  Someone on another forum claimed that (despite what Brickset, Bricklink and Rebrickable
list it as) that Rock Raiders is actually a space theme and cited this from the
Rock Raiders video game:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/941768359471624293/1187624923238236252/image.png?ex=659790e6&is=65851be6&hm=04f150db837a2b538a2e21db0be740b526f3350ce35fe26511de0d700883363b&

So is Rock Raiders a space theme or not?

Im going to be honest, i always thought it was, i was surprised when i didnt
see it categorized as such
 Author: popsicle View Messages Posted By popsicle
 Posted: Dec 22, 2023 12:10
 Subject: Re: Is Rock Raiders a space theme?
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In LEGO products, jonwil writes:
  Someone on another forum claimed that (despite what Brickset, Bricklink and Rebrickable
list it as) that Rock Raiders is actually a space theme and cited this from the
Rock Raiders video game:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/941768359471624293/1187624923238236252/image.png?ex=659790e6&is=65851be6&hm=04f150db837a2b538a2e21db0be740b526f3350ce35fe26511de0d700883363b&

So is Rock Raiders a space theme or not?

Interesting post. I'm following it hoping to glean something about what is
a fun and fairly unique Lego line. I've always dug (pun intended)
the theme, sadly without knowing a thing of it's origin or even storyline.

https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1434568

-popsicle
 Author: Saitobricks.ca View Messages Posted By Saitobricks.ca
 Posted: Dec 23, 2023 11:05
 Subject: Re: Is Rock Raiders a space theme?
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Yes rock raiders is a space theme. At least according to the video game.

HOWEVER take away the game and there is little evidence of space anything.
In the game the rock raiders come from a massive space ship that was sucked into
a wormhole. And the rock monsters are aliens.
But take the game away and they are just miners, and the rock monsters are, well
just rock monsters.

It all depends on how you look at it. There is evidence that the game was developed
with the sets, therefore meaning that the game and the theme are vary closely
related and go together.

But the theme was heavily influenced by the game which in my opinion means that
rock raiders is indeed, a space theme.