It’s working! Victory is assured. My retirement tomorrow will likely be all of the sweeter.

LEGO actually hit the gold mine when it realized there are tens of 1000’s, if not thousands and thousands, of childless man-children like myself with disposable earnings who’d moderately spend their cash on toys than no matter adults our age spent their cash on prior to now. Medicine, most likely. Over the previous few years, we’ve seen a number of units from the corporate aimed squarely on the younger Gen-X/outdated Millenial crowd. Units just like the LEGO NES, the LEGO Atari 2600, the LEGO Optimus Prime, and that $500 Lord of the Rings Rivendell set. Even the traditional LEGO Loss of life Star units didn’t attain that prime in worth. Now, we get about one or two a yr that price that or extra. The brand new LEGO Pac-Man Arcade received’t set you again as a lot as a visit to Rivendell, nevertheless it’ll nonetheless price you quite a lot of quarters.

Following the NES and the Atari 2600, LEGO has introduced the traditional Pac-Man arcade would be the subsequent ’80s arcade gaming machine to get the LEGO brick therapy. The set is a miniature model of the countertop cupboard, full with a joystick, 1 / 4 slot that lights up, and a fair smaller model of the unique cupboard for the included Minifigure. So as to add a stage of interactivity, the set additionally encompasses a hand crank that may transfer Pac-Man and the ghosts on the cupboard display screen.

Chomp your manner again to the 80’s with the brand new LEGO Icons PAC-MAN Arcade! Prepared! Construct! Play! pic.twitter.com/ZlvhV5KLVc

— LEGO (@LEGO_Group) Could 22, 2023

I’d have a lot most popular a Ms. Pac-Man set, however I feel this one is cool sufficient for me so as to add to my assortment of unopened LEGO units that I don’t have any room to show. In the event you’ve acquired a pocket stuffed with quarters and are heading to the arcade, you will get the LEGO Pac-Man Arcade beginning June 4, 2023, for $269.99.

CJ Andriessen

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