Lego fans of a certain age had a bit of a moment last month, when pizza delivery kid Pepper Roni – yes, from stone-cold 1997 classic Lego Island – popped up in a trailer for a new video game.
The redheaded hero, last seen more than two decades ago, has been resurrected by the Lego Group for a cool cameo in Lego Tycoon: Tilted Towers – a game made for a very different generation of Lego fans, but one which this Lego Island veteran has also had fun with.
Lego Tycoon is the latest official experience for the brick building brand to launch in Fortnite, following the arrival of Epic Games’ main Lego Fortnite mode last year and a smattering of smaller, more experimental mini-games since. It’s made by Beyond Creative, a Dublin-based development studio dedicated entirely to building games in Fortnite.
A mash-up of the popular tycoon genre, Fortnite’s most iconic location, and millions of virtual Lego bricks, Lego Tycoon: Tilted Towers is the most accomplished Lego experience yet outside of Epic’s own mode – and helps raise the bar for what can be created in Fortnite’s powerful UEFN creative toolset.