Pharaoh's Quest: The Adventurers Reboot We Forgot About
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- Today we take a look at LEGO Pharaoh's Quest from 2011 - the Adventurer's reboot we all forgot about!
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Every time you said “gelded” hurt my brain :c
I have every set of this theme and every time I come across a brick or slope with those hyerogliphic stickers a wave of nostalgia washes over me, I can rarely look for torsos and legs without coming across a mummy's or Jake's torso... and the game was great too, what a staple of my childhood... Thank you so much for shining a light on such an underrated theme!
I'm really glad people wanted to see this one. It was one I never planned on doing, but so glad I did. I learned a lot and fell in love with this theme!
It's the same with me, tho i don't have that one set with motorbike
@@Glocc-kf6ci I don't have the battle pack or the british exclusive ones but I do have one keychain. That being said I wouldn't count any of those as "part of the wave" which i would only say are the main 6
Oh yes the game, i couldn't finish it
@@ZBricks yeah i don't count those either
Raised base plates really needs a come back. They just add so much volume to sets while keeping the piece count down. Like Imagine if some larger minecraft sets used a green variant of that raised base plate in the scorpion pyramid. That little compartment on the side just screams cave enterance or a mineshaft!
I love raised baseplates. They're terrible for MOCs, but dang, they sure are fun!
@@CheeseyStudios I loved using them to make trap temples for Indiana jones when I was younger, having a template to build from was cool and having different levels to the area already was cool to me. obviously for making MOCs now its rather limiting.
Issue is that'd really inflate prices of sets, unless lego sold them separately
I agree i liked them to sadly I don't got any
@@mdviperx maybe they could redo it again but like how they sell the baseplates now and online maybe
What an amazing reboot, but oh so underrated at the time. I'm really nostalgic for all the original LEGO IP's in the 2000's and 2010's, what a great time that was! Thank you so much for this recaps! 29:37 I bought the printed sarcophagus on a flee market today for $2, what a deal!
Perhaps I'm biased as that's when I was a kid, but I believe it was LEGO's golden era too. There was no shortage of amazing sets and themes to choose from. What a great find, too. Bricklink asks like $6 for one in terrible condition xD
The printed scarab has to be one of my favorite creatures in this theme even though it's one of the smallest. If only Lego put in the quality of that $10 set in a modern 10$ set. Beautiful exclusive vinyl and printing really sets this theme apart from others in terms of sets at this time. Absolutely love the temple. They MUST remake this without the $400 new price tag and raised base plate
The beetle is amazing. Love that we got two prints out of it somehow!
I just remembered that exact shell piece and I think this was the only set I had as a kid. Definitely a cool monster for such a small set
@@gonkdroid9325 making me jealous
@@carrot4208 Don't be, I ended up basically giving away all my lego in middle school and it remains one of my biggest regrets, if for no other reason than it would be worth a fortune today. I had the OG Boba fest, Countless pre-2000s/early 2000s rare elements and figures, some of the best of each wave of bionicles. I got back into it a couple years ago and probably have more than I did as a kid, but sometimes I think of all the legendary sets I could still have if it wasn't for that decision..
Bro this year 10$ sets are ALL AMAZING.
Dude I love pharaohs quest.
One of the first LEGO sets my parents ever bought me was the big pyramid with all the traps ($100) at the time.
I loved that thing ❤❤
That's epic! It makes for such a great playset - there's a little bit of everything there! The big bad beast, the vehicle, the traps, the massive structure, and of course the stellar figure lineup!
might seem like a small thing but i remember Golden Staff Guardians being my first ever set, i specifically remember driving the motorcycle around on the floor as my mom sewed, this video brought me back to a very happy time in my life.
i feel like the reason this theme failed was that no one knew about it. i had no idea it was even a thing until i watched this video, but if i did back in 2011 i totally would have gotten into it
I totally didn't really know it existed either. No idea why that was, because I was definitely big into LEGO in 2011. Something was handled weird in marketing it would seem!
@@CheeseyStudios did you get the lego catalogues perchance? i remember these sets being pretty prominent at the time though i could be mistaken
Adventures/ Pharaoh's quest, needs to come back.. love the historical worlds they brought us. Great video and great sets to your collection.
Indeed. I would have loved to have seen a modern take on the jungle subtheme of adventurers. There were so many cool locations to visit! I hope the rumored Indy sets give us a bit of what we're wanting.
My favorite part is that each weapon has their own unique power about them and the builds of course
I just love that Mummy’s shield, it’s SUCH a good print! I wish they had brought back Johnny Thunder back for this theme though.
Agreed. Jake just isn't the same!
I’m glad. I like Jake and it’s nice to have some new heroes
@@legoroan9866 thats fair, I just really miss good old Johnny
@@Lego_Dude5000Johnny's grandson Josh was the leader of the team in "Dino", if that helps!
I usually don’t want to watch these videos…only because I’d be super tempted to buy the entire line lol! Those Anubis Guards are beyond cool! Really wish I had more of these sets when I was younger but I think I’m just in a nostalgic mood atm haha…
LOL - I can't watch old reviews for the same reason...
I think a fun segment would be moc's where you level up some of these older sets. I really like your ideas on how to improve on some of these design flaws or shortcomings and would love to see your take on what would be a good improvement but still capture the original heart of the sets. awesome video man!
Thank you! That would be quite fun. I'll have to see if I can do that in the future with certain sets
@@CheeseyStudios any word on the lego discord server?
Did you know? -> One of the heroes from the DINO theme (with yellow and Dark-red vehicles etc) is officially a descendant from Johnny Thunder; Josh Thunder (the one wearing a green bandana). Probably a reference to the last wave of Adventurers on Dino Island.
Besides Makuta, Amset-Ra, with all the golden treasures, might be the most powerful character in Lego mythos. 🤔
Indeed. He's quite the foe with all the treasures. Invincible? Able to see the future? Can't lose a battle? YIKES
I mean, the man is literally just a cheeky offbrand Settra. And SETTRA DOES NOT SERVE!
What about the Brickster when he gets the red brick?
The Ninja from Classic Ninjago could probably find a way to best him.
I actually adored this theme so much that I wrote an awful, 300 page long novel back in 2012 (I was 13 at the time) where I based the characters off of these heroes, including their names, lol. Jake Raines was a journalist in London, and Prof. Archibald Hale was his stepfather. He had to travel to Egypt to write an article, so they met a pilot called Mac McCloud. Their plane crashed, Jake's leg broke, and after the recovery, they had to get home. Due to there being a mysterious storm in the world for weeks, it wasn't as easy as just taking a plane home (lol, that's just lazy writing), so they had to find a way home. That's when I completely changed where the novel was going: they met Helena Skvalling, who was a secret agent on a mission against the evil Dr. Inferno (yeah, from Lego Agents), whose plan was to use magnetic satellite power (whatever that means) to corrupt all electricity on Earth, only leaving out a small area of his, thus making him the only human with electricity, and making him a god. The constant storm was a side effect of these magnetic powers, for some reason. So the 3 guys joined the secret agents, and our 4 heroes had to fight against the evil Dr. Inferno (whose twin brother was the head of this agency).
Oh, thank you so much for reminding me of my awful novel from my childhood! No jokes, it's so nostalgic! The first people I showed it to were my grandparents, who are no longer with us, they were so supportive, and this just took me on an emotional journey!
Omg this totally reminds me of stuff me and my sister used to write
That's super cool though. I know my brother and I would draw terrible comics based off our favorite themes, so I can totally relate, ha! It's amazing to see what a big part of our lives these characters and themes became. Growing up with LEGO was undoubtedly a treat and fostered so much imagination and creativity.
@@CheeseyStudios I did the same, drawing those comics was so much fun
Sounds like we had very similar imaginations as kids. I miss these original Lego themes that weren't based on a show or movie or game. It let you just play it however you want. Too bad kids these days don't have that as much
Pharaoh’s Quest was one of my favorite themes as a kid along with Agents, Atlantis, Ultra Agents, & Galaxy Squad. I had all of the sets except for the Scorpion Pyramid which goes for way too much now so I just opted to get one of the exclusive Anubis Guards from the set & call it there. I even had 2 of the Scarab Attack sets because they were cheap. Really great revisiting video though!
That's awesome that you had so many of these, and I'm really glad you got one of the Anubis Guards. Such an incredible minifigure!
The 2000s and early 2010s had some of the coolest non-licensed themes ever! I’m sad that even as a working adult I can’t afford all those sets I failed to acquire as a child…
I am so glad that I bought one of the anubis guards back then as part of a fridge magnet. During that time you could remove the glue with warm water and some soap without damaging the figure. He now sleeps in a Tomb MOC waiting to be disturbed by Indiana Jones :D
My bank account hates when you do these series reviews, my nostalgia always leads me to bricklink. Thank you for such fantastic overviews!
I'm so sorry 😂 I'm the same way when I watch similar videos from other people... Atlantis is my latest. At least those are a bit more affordable than Scorpion Pyramid!
Finding out that lego collaborated with the sun is the most shocking thing I've heard all year 😂
😂 I feel like I've seen other such promotions too. Crazy stuff!
I live in the UK and for lots of year the giving free Lego toys was the only way to get poly bag sets.
They also collaborated with the Daily Mail a few times, even worse!
Imagine if they collaborated with the moon next 😂🤣
It's crazy isn't it. They even had promotions for lord of the rings and pirates of the Carribbean, and this was while the sun still had page 3 models.... I won't go into detail about that but yeahh iykyk, not exactly the most kid friendly newspaper
I discovered your "Revisiting Series" just a few days ago and its one of the best video formats about LEGO I have ever seen!
First of all the video qualitiy is amazing. The lighting, the background music, the camera work it does those good old sets more than justice. Whats even better is that its not just a detailed review of EVERY set from each wave. But its more than that the trivia like the story or bricklink prices etc. makes this 10x better.
Its like watching a documentary about the good times when LEGO was great and life was easier.
I loved the LEGO homemade Themes like Powerminers as a kid and the creative and funny play ideas it gave me. I now I love those Themes for their distinct look and for the admirable creativity that was put in their development.
I really hope you continue this series its so great :D (hopeing to see 2006 AquaRaiders or Atlantis... Man the 2000-2010 time was really awsome)
Thank you so much! These videos are a delight to do - such a nostalgia trip for me too! I'm hoping to do both Atlantis and Aqua Raiders in the future actually. Only missing one Aqua Raiders set (the big one unfortunately) and I'm actually planning on getting the last parts I need for wave one Atlantis today!
This is one of the few themes from my childhood I still have intact sets of. I did make some simple modifications to some of my sets like swapping out the black plane propeller for a silver one because it matches the color of the second between the two wings on each side better, and adding one of the spring loaded rubber missiles to the top of the vehicle from the Spinx set.
Very nice! That's the beauty of LEGO.
Yet another greatly detailed deep dive. This is the type of CZcams video I’ve dreamed of seeing and here it is. Instant classic
Really glad you enjoy these! Definitely my favorite type of video to make here.
Fun fact: that cobra’s top half was reused for a special coin bank for Pharaoh’s Quest. I think you would pull a lever to make the snake steal the coin and pull it into the bank.
Edit: Commented this and then realized you already mentioned it! Whoops!
Yeah! I had a similar bank from the Castle line. It was quite fun thought despite the build's size (if you can even call it a build - it's like 75% cardboard lol) it had hardly any room for actual coins.
@@CheeseyStudios the one with the dragon that pops out from inside?
I just had the little car poly bag, but my friend was super into this theme and I always admired the sets on the back of the instructions. This video brought back memories of Atlantis, Alien Conquest and old school Ninjago. You've definitely got the right audience here!
2000-2015 gave us some amazing LEGO sets. It was the perfect time to be growing up! I do hope to cover some of the other themes you mentioned in the future here too. In fact, I just got an Atlantis set in the mail today!
Actualy lego added display features to the pyramid, you can place the stone snake set over the snake pit, the airplane pillar over the scorpion pit and the staff set can be placed on top of the Sarcophagus area.
That's the beauty of LEGO!
I actually got the 5$ and 10$ sets back when I was a kid and LOVED this whole theme! Great video as always c:
Thank you! The small sets were so good for this theme. Lots of bang for your buck!
Fantastic showcasing of this short lived theme! Pharaoh’s Quest definitely seems to The Adventurers theme, as “The Mummy” is to “Indiana Jones”.
While it never grabbed me quite like Adventurers (due in no small part to the extravagant desert monster inclusions), I’ve always respected it. Presently I only have 7306: Golden Staff Guardians, though I can definitely see myself picking up more as time goes on.
On the topic of Mac McCloud, I think he most corresponds to the Adventurers’ pilot Harry Cane.
Short of The Adventurers returning, I wouldn’t mind seeing another series like this, pop up again… though I fear such may not come to pass until Indiana Jones has come and gone again (I truly do love Indy, just not to the exclusion of first-party IP).
I agree with the mummy and Indiana Jones comparisons. This set was more into the supernatural with the supernatural villain like the mummy. While Indiana Jones and adventures had supernatural elements it was less often for bigger impact. They both also have humans as the main antagonist
Even though I never had any of the sets, I’m super nostalgic for this theme because of the flash games Lego used to have on their website. I would play them all the time at school. I still regret never getting any sets.
I've heard a lot of great things about this game in particular. While I never played it myself (this was the LEGO Universe era!) I always loved the many flash games on LEGO's website
The fact they even decided to make this admirable, considering it didn't feel like a line that could shine from the rest of the current lines. To me this feels like one of the last lines of experimental lego, with a modern set being barely always locked to big existing lines. Great retrospective!
Thank you! I definitely agree with you. It's the last of a dying era of LEGO, represented best by the last raised baseplate too...
Unfortunately, after watching this fantastic video... I am going to pick all these sets up on eBay, and once again put off purchasing a new car. Always been my favorite theme. But never purchased them all.
I blame you. Fantastic video as always. 😂
PS: I find LEGO's attention to detail with the hieroglyphs fantastic. Using real ones we commonly find, like the Eye of Horus (symbol of wellbeing and protection.)
Oh no, what have I done? xD Which sets are you missing?
@@CheeseyStudios All but one. When they were coming out I was too young to get them because I had no $$$. But I played the games and read the comics and I've always been fascinated with ancient Egypt. I am actually learning to translate hieroglyphs! So this video brought back a wave of childhood nostalgia.
All sealed sets come out to about $900. 🥴☠️
I blame you once again. 😂
I'm sooo tired right now but tomorrow morning I'm gonna have the best breakfast while watching this. Thank you!
That was the best breakfast ever
Ayoooo let's goooo :D
There used to be a fantastic laser ride at Lego Land Windsor based on this, and the waiting line had beautiful reliefs on the walls made of Lego. I particularly remember a picture of Anubis playing basketball as a little joke for bored people in line 😆
That's awesome lol! I figured there had to be world-wide tie-ins at the parks to this theme. There's something similar at LEGOLand Florida, though I don't think there's a basketball scene unfortunately 😂
I appreciate that your reviews go over lore for the themes as well as unique parts for the themes. Great work, I’m glad I found your channel
Really glad you enjoy these! Happy you found your way here, too
Wow that's an exhaustive review of a theme I am not familiar with at all! Thank you Caleb, this was great. Does the inclusion of the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull baseplate mean we will see Indiana Jones sets reviewed next? ;-) Cheers bud!
I do promise I'll get there eventually! Definitely will do sone reviews around the time the movie drops at the very latest :)
Looking back on this theme, definitely a lot better than Hero Factory. Alien Conquest was pretty weird as well, the tail end of non-licensed new themes had a lot of good and a lot of bad sets.
The big one I forgot about was Kingdoms, too. It was the year of the GOAT
I've always thought Alien Conquest was charming, but I've also always had a soft spot for vintage B-movie aesthetics
I remember loving the Pharaoh’s Quest sets when I was a kid and I wish I had the chance to get one back then
I wish I had been more into it as a kid too! I think I missed out on a lot of fun stuff
I always saw Johnny Thunder as an Indiana Jones type, and Jake Raines as more like Nathan Drake. I loved this theme so much and would love a sequel or successor, the potential is huge
Definitely wish we could have seen more. A modern jungle expedition would be amazing with all the plant pieces we have now!
Another great showcase. I'm saddened by the fact that licensed themes sell better than original ones as this shows how great (and in my bias, superior) original themes are.
Yes! I've noticed some of these sets recently on your shelf and have been waiting for this video ever since. Great theme, I'm looking forward to pick up some sets
Thankfully most of the smaller sets are pretty affordable used. Well worth picking up Golden Staff Guardians or Flying Mummy Attack in my opinion! Amazing figures!
Absolutely hit the nail on the head when you talked about other theme competition, I remember for Christmas 2011 I of course had to choose only 1 big set of the themes I liked that I wanted, and I chose the city of Atlantis over this one, which tbh I don't regret
Though I’ve never owned any of the sets I’ve always wanted to since I was a kid so I have lots of second hand nostalgia for them. This theme is great and reminds of the best parts of LEGO. 2010-2013 really were a golden age imo. So many fantastic original themes like Pharaoh's Quest, Monster Fighters, Ninjago and Atlantis and some of the greatest sets from licensed themes like Star Wars and Lord of the Rings.
Oh cool 😊
i remember christmas 2011, when these sets were all the rage, and my male cousin got the big pyramid set while i got the small $10 set with the motorcycle. I remember being so absolutely jealous of my cousin, as this was not the first incident of him getting the big important set of a theme and me getting a tiny afterthought set, or straight up no legos at all. this trend only changed when i was a teenager and I got a couple modular sets for christmas a few years in a row while my older cousin got more "adult" gifts like gift cards or new electronics. But then i had to get rid of my whole lego collection and donate them to my way younger cousins because they were taking too much space and it was truly a sad day having to pack up all of that stuff only to find out years later they just sit in a box unused bc my cousins only play on their ipads or xbox 360. this video unlocked so many childhood memories, it's insane!
Thanks for the shout out, I really appreciate it.
It was too fun to see that you had uploaded that, and on the day I decided to make this video of all days. It helped a lot with my understanding of the theme, so I'm quite glad you made it when you did!
LETS GOOO
This theme was amazing and it is on my top 3 themes. Monster Fighters, Pharaoh Quest and Space Police 3. Honestly so sad that lego is not doing unique themes anymore such a downfall in the company's decisions.
Edit: I would love for you to revisit the Lego Monster Fighters theme
Very much agree. The unbridled creativity from these in-house themes is just so creative and fun. I miss that very much from today's modern themes.
This was one of my favorite LEGO themes back when it released, and it still is today. I had every set expect for the Scorpion Pyramid. I really wish this theme had stayed around longer, I loved it so much! Great video!
Thank you! I sure would have loved to have seen more from this one too.
This was one of my favorite themes as a kid, I wasn’t around for Adventurers so I was happy to have this. Unfortunately I didn’t get either of the big sets, but the mummy blister pack plus the pharaoh from the CMF line let me have my own version of Amset-Ra and his sarcophagus.
Excellent and nostalgic review once again!
Thank you! I'm glad they put the sarcophagus in the battle pack too. Such a fun pair of pieces!
@@CheeseyStudios for sure! Really nice of Lego to give us easier access to it.
something you might not've noticed is the way the golden sword/khopesh is held (around 17:40) is clearly reminiscent of the Ark of the Covenant from Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Makes sense since both this theme and the original Adventurers are very much inspired by Indiana Jones
Definitely some inspiration there, and I love it!
This really was a top notch video. Great Work!
I really love this style of adventure/exploration theme so it's a shame I missed it and that we haven't seen again.
Can't wait to see whats next!
Appreciate it! I would love an Adventurers reboot. There's just so much potential there!
I have a great deal of nostalgia for Pharaoh’s Quest and many other single year themes that game out around that time such as Monster Fighters, Dino, Atlantis, Galaxy Squad, and Power Miners.
And with half of these themes- Pharaoh’s Quest included- I never got a single set, I just watched a bunch of commercials.
But lately, I’ve been revisiting these old themes myself through CZcams videos and I have to say, they were all awesome.
Thanks for letting me catch a glimpse of what some of them had to offer through videos like these.
Really glad you enjoyed! There really were so many great original themes during this time
This and Alien Conquest where my childhood, and my favorite lego original sets
Alien Conquest is another one I'd like to cover at some point...
I had the sphinx and the staff guardians sets as a kid, but I remembered some friends had sets I was missing. I remember I spent a lot of time thinking about the other cool sets and how nice they would be! I think it’s fun that this theme is somewhere between Lego adventurers and the Mummy movie from 1999, another staple of my childhood.
I have to imagine there was a good deal of Mummy-inspired stuff in this theme!
I still have the 2011 catalog introducing these sets, couldn’t afford a single one but always ogled over them in the Lego store
Gotta love the catalogues. My brother and I would pour over those for hours,,,
Another great review. Only have come across 2 of those sets that I've added to my collection but continue to keep my eye out
Thank you! Hope you find more. All the sets and figs from this theme are pretty great
Im always so happy when i see that you uploaded a new video. I know its expensive to do those old lego theme videos but those are just so interesting and they bring me back to my childhood thank you for that:DD
This was indeed my most expensive video ever, but I love doing these revisiting ones. I have lots more to come, too! Very glad to know they are appreciated :D
I love how this man can make a video about a series of a set (any set) that maybe nobody could know about, and make a video thats atleast 30 minutes long, props to this man.
I do my best :)
@@CheeseyStudios and i absolutely love you for it
I’m new to the channel and I love people who are willing to go into the more niche topics in a hobby and this was so cool to see. Waiting for monster hunters one day. Loved the video.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed
I absolutely loved this theme as a kid, even though I only ever got Scarab Attack I think. It's really interesting to learn that some of my old favorite themes were reboots or inspired by older themes. Learning about Rock Raiders was another one that quite surprised me since I loved Power Miners a lot. But even beyond that it's nice to reminisce about things from my childhood.
The LEGO lore runs deep, that's for sure! I love that the small sets from this theme in particular were so good. Even just having one set gave you a ton to do as a kid!
I love this theme for how it combined the aesthetics of Adventure with the style of Ben Fraser’s the mummy and just makes me wish that Lego did more original themes nowadays
LEGO's original themes are always just so imaginative. I miss them dearly too!
Thanks for the nostalgia! I remember staring at pictures of the big pyramid for hours as a kid, wanting it desperately, but we could never afford it... a shame, cause the only set from this theme I ever got was the motorcycle one (I got 3 of them on my birthday, from 3 different people haha). I remember the video game on the LEGO website, which was loads of fun, and I also remember reading the comics. My brother and I nearly broke our printer trying to print them out. We had to get our dad to come fiddle with the settings so that it wouldn't waste ink printing all the page backgrounds black.
This theme was around when I was starting to get really interested in ancient Egypt and archaeology, which made the relative inaccessibility of some of the sets really unfortunate. Now that I could theoretically afford to, I've flirted with the idea of buying up the whole collection someday, but in some sense the value it would hold would never be as much as it would have meant to me as a kid back then. The closure alone might be worth it though, especially since it's been so long and nothing really like this has come out since (excluding Indiana Jones stuff).
I'm glad I did go and get the sets all these years later, but I will admit without that childhood connection I've ended up selling them all off. I do hope they'd be more significant to you, though, and you'd probably get a lot of joy out of them even now.
I remember watching the Johnny Thunder Adventurers live action stunt show at LEGOLAND Windsor when I was a kid and getting a lot of the Adventurers sets so this was a nice throwback. Adventurers sets would be great to get again.
The Pyramid is surreal, love the Anubis minifigures. first time I hear about this theme.
And the half-track! A half-track is an interesting hybrid of a truck and a tank with the treads in place of the driving wheels. And the Scorpion Pyramid was the first ever kit to have a half-track.
What an amazing surprise !! you mentioned you were working on a 'revisiting' for Exo-Force and Knights Kingdom II but this totally caught me off guard in the best possible way! even though it was criminally short lived Pharaoh's Quest really was a legendary original theme, out of the early 2010's its definetly tied as one of my favourites next to Monster Fighters, (which would also totally be an amazing topic for a revisit 👀👀) keep being awesome!!
Great video, great theme. Ngl, the background music you chose has a melody that reminds me strongly of Anakin and Padme's theme in Attack of the Clone and I can't unhear it every time it plays xD
Lol! I'll have to give that a listen again 😂
I was born in 2000 so adventurers was definitely before my time but I was absolutely obsessed with the theme so when pharaohs quest came out I was obviously really excited and while the sets were/are still fun they always felt a bit empty to me. Maybe that’s because adventurers felt like an expedition that let you choose how to play whereas pharaoh’s quest seemed like a battle with collectibles. Either way I believe lego should bring back more generic themes because to me they’re much more timeless than a licensed product
I definitely think Adventurers will always be the superior theme - there was just always so much going on in those sets, so many accessories and traps. The stories you could make up were endless. Pharaoh's Quest slacked a bit in some of those elements, but dang, the sets sure look good!
@@CheeseyStudios oh for sure, that bi-plane is probably one of legos pest looking planes
I had some of these sets when I was younger, and I read the webcomic! I LOVED Pharoah's Quest.
Very nice! The web comic was quite cool, and extravagant!
Unlocked forgotten memories. You're right. This series came and went without much noise. Lego adventurers deserves a proper reboot. The Johnny Thunder Biplane was my first lego set.
Be either Adventurers, Indiana Jones or Pharaoh's Quest, I love these adventure archeology-based themes! They are so full of charm and details. It's really a shame I don't posses anyone, although I'm in Japan now for a month and a half, and I'm planning to go to the LEGO discovery center's shop, which seems larger than an usual LEGO shop, so maybe there is some hope!
I think you can download the Pharaoh's Quest comic, I downloaded it years ago in my native Spanish, I think, it was very interesting n_n
McCloud’s bike is still my favorite Lego bike and overall I adore this theme (not as much as the original Adventure, which was my childhood). But anyway, amazing video, as always!!
It is pretty cool and they honestly did quite a good job with all the vehicles, simple as they were. But nothing will top the original Adventurers, that's for sure! Glad you enjoyed, thank you!
Yeah that bike looks awesome! I’d like to pick it up now 😅
@@EpicoNubletto www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=85983pb02c01&idColor=59#T=S&C=59&O={%22color%22:59,%22iconly%22:0} :)
@@CheeseyStudios Thanks man! Great job on the video! I really like this theme, post video! The vehicles are cool and very reminiscent of the Adventurers vehicles; I love the tracked vehicle because I always wanted the Dragon Fortress when I was a kid (bought it last year 😅) and it had a tracked vehicle like that one.
I loved this theme. I got the "Scarab Attack" set, as well as the Battle Pack and an Anubis Warrior keychain. I've also just bought the "Rise of the Sphinx" set; can't wait to build it.
That's awesome! This theme is so much fun. Glad you have the battle pack - the mummy warriors are great
i loved these sets, i had the first 3 and i distinctively remember taking the thing off the bottom of my plane and just using as a ww1 fighter, also something i found funny is i had that same hospital that used the raised baseplate
This line was my favorite while it was out, and I still have fond feelings for it. I remember my initial reason for wanting it was because it featured an old-fashioned biplane, and I was jealous of my older brother's biplane that he got in that snowy Adventurers set shown in the video. Surprisingly, the only set I never got my hands on was the Scarab Attack one. I've been meaning to buy one on the aftermarket for years now
Love the very professional presentation of the minifigs! Subbed!
Thank you! Glad to have ya!
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This was the only set from this wave i got as a kid. I still have the figs, staff, and bike from it. Accessories too
That's such a great little set!
I was quite young when this was coming out and I remember this vividly, I only got scarab attack but everytime I see these Sets I wish I had got more, this theme slapped
It really was great. Wish I had gotten these when I was younger too!
great summary! I have completely forgotten about this series and love seeing all of the sets in one video! many thanks. btw: is the music in the back from stronghold crusader by chance? :)
Thank you! I don't think the music is, but maybe??? It's just stuff I grabbed from the free CZcams library:
1) The Arid Land - Sir Cubworth
2) Desert Caravan - Aaron Kenny
3) Calcutta Sunset - E's Jammy Jams
@@CheeseyStudios mh...then I was wrong..thanks anyway for the track list and keep up the great work!
I can't believe I missed out on this amazing theme, I was too young to really get into Johnny Thunder but once I got into Lego I've always wanted Lego to revisit the pulpy historical fiction world
When I was a kid I was really into Egypt stuff and I remember getting the battlepack and garden set and scarab, and I remember for sure I got the battle pack at the gift shop of the king tut museum while it was in my city :)
That's super cool! I loved ancient Egypt too as a kid. Really makes me wonder how I missed this theme back then
So, bit of a headcanon - Jake Raines is actually Jonny Thunder's grand-nephew who wants to live up to his grand-uncle's legacy, but doesn't _quite_ have it in him. He's still competent in his own right, but he overestimates his abilities and tries to pull off feats that would match those of Jonny, only to get in over his head. And his temper comes from being unable to accept that, while he's still quite the explorer in his own right, he needs to stop trying to be someone he isn't.
I can get behind this bit of lore!
Revisiting these classic lego themes is just causing tidal waves of nostalgia…
I remember getting quite a kick out of the Pharoah’s Quest web game, which was a surprisingly fleshed out platformer, especially for its time!
Wish I had played it! A lot of commenters have mentioned it. Wish LEGO would archive that stuff, even if it would take some work to maintain.
Flashpoint might have it! It’s preserved thousands of old flash/other web games!
What themes are you considering visiting next? I would like to see either the original Lego agents theme or the Lego Castle Sets. I love the way these videos go through each set individually. Great video!
It will take months, (perhaps even a year or two to get to all these 😂 ), but this is roughly the list at the moment:
Knights' Kingdom II, Exo-Force, Atlantis, Prince of Persia, Aqua Raiders, Fantasy Era Castle
This is one of my favorite Lego series and thank you for doing such an interesting review of these incredible sets😉👍👌
No problem! Glad you enjoy these :D
Could we get a complete collection video one day? You truly amaze me with all the older themes you seem to have completed, it’s hard to keep track of it
Unfortunately I'm constantly rebuilding and parting out 😪 I've never had everything all put together at once. I'd recommend watching my studio tour though if you haven't already!
Hello, I just watched a lot of your videos about Lego series and sets between 2000 and 2010. You really have some very nice treasures, congratulations! Keep up the good work! I'm looking forward to future videos! Best regards, Martin from Dresden (Germany) 🙋🏻♂️
Thank you Martin! Really glad you're enjoying these. Lots more to come!
I remember seeing the Pharaoh's Quest set's in Lego Club Magazine back in the day and wanting them SO bad, especially the Sphynx and Snake, I miss that Era of Lego, but I'm glad we have the current one now
Speaking of Lego Club Magazine, I believe Archibald Hale was the character narrating the comic strips advertising the sets, cause he looks SUPER familiar to me
This Is a theme I'm sad to have missed out on being a huge fan of adventures I'd have loved all these growing up It would be nice to see a resurgence for the adventures theme like we got for Castle a huge set or something
Absolutely one of my favorite childhood themes. Me and my brother would play with our planes and flying mummies, do the online game, and even make our own comics on the Lego website. It really is crazy how much this means to fans for only having one wave.
Wow I'm in love with this theme. Thank you for bringing it up! 😁
I remember this! I was obsessed with the lego flash games on their website and one day I see a new product section, and I was amazed with the idea of the sets and the story, kind of sad looking at it now that nothing came of it.
Man, that's all I used to do with my free time too - just browse LEGO.com for cool things. They had us kids well and truly hooked, ha!
I had the scorpion pyramid set as a kid! Great memories playing with and building as a kid. The raised baseplate was honestly the coolest part of it for kid me lol! All of my Lego sets are deconstructed and mixed together in a giant Sterilite tub. I still have most of my instruction booklets and I'm thinking of going through and separating all of the pieces for individual sets and selling them used online to collectors. I have no use for these anymore and I think putting the pieces back with their original sets and booklets would be great for people looking for these old discontinued Lego sets. Unfortunately no longer have any of the boxes but can definitely bag the pieces and sell used
You've probably got some gems buried away in there! Even without boxes, or even instructions, used complete LEGO sets go for quite a bit more generally than what you originally paid for them.
Loved this theme as a kid. As a big indiana jones fan I loved this theme even without knowing about the previous theme. I have rebuilt the maroon half track into so many different types of cars and trucks and got so much use out of the pyramid raised baseplate for so many reasons.
Those baseplates are tremendously fun to have as kids. I remember finding crazy uses for mine too.
I got the scarab beetle and the cursed cobra back when I was a kid. Loved that cobra, it was so fun how it was so moveable. It also gave me all those ball joints that I later used for a very important moc.
Gotta love ball joints!
Thanks for covering this theme it was one of my favorites from my childhood although I never got a set
I definitely had my 'dream themes' too - spending way too much time drooling over LEGO catalogues.
Same, I only got one set back in the day (the plane) and I really regret not having purchased more. Regret is a terrible thing. It eats away at you.
This is another making video. You make spectacular content.
I have the main sets with the six treasures. They can take up a lot of shelf space if you spread them out individually, but some of the spaces on the Pyramid set almost seem designed to fit other sets onto it (the Cobra can fit over the snake pit, the Soul Diamond shrine can fit over the open scorpion pit, etc).
Someone else had mentioned that too! That's a really cool feature
You make spectacular videos, Cheesey. The quality and care is unmatched. You quickly became my favorite lego CZcamsr and I look forward to every video you make.
Thank you so much, Moe!
as a big fan of Egypt,I was so sad my brother never purchased that side of Adventurers,luckily,this theme came to my rescue.
Although I couldn't get the sets I really wanted,I made a good compromise with my parents and got the second set you showcased. Sure,everything but the mummies got repurposed,but I do treasure them dearly.
And,as much as I love the sets,my fondest memory of this theme is the online game,I used to be mad obsessed with it,I would play with it for hours
I've seen quite a few people mention the game! I'm curious if it's been archived somewhere. I might need to give it a try
@@CheeseyStudios it's easy to find online! It's called Curse of the Pharaoh,but you can just type in "LEGO Pharaoh's Quest online game"
I used to love that theme, I fawned over the sets in store! I only ever got the one with the flying mummies, though.
I do somewhat remember this set, and i even tried to make the pyramid from pieces i had and i think i did something close. I loved making sets without buying them it made me improvise with what i had
This theme is so OG, just like the pirate and castle themes.
It's right up there, yeah! Ah, you make me want pirates now xD