LEGO, the iconic construction toy franchise, has announced a new set that will make you relive the best moments of your childhood. Is about a set of 2,650 pieces with which you can recreate, in detail, the old arcade machines where you used to play Pac Man. A whole trip back in time. And the best thing is that it is functional.
How much will it cost to get this collaboration between LEGO and Pac-Man? On the official product website we can find it at 269.99 euros. A price that matches what is seen in other sets of the company. In case you want to get hold of it, you can officially buy it on June 4. On the other hand, if you are a Lego VIP subscriber, you will be able to have it on June 1, a couple of days before the rest.
This new LEGO set inspired by Pac Man comes 43 years after Bandai Namco’s first public demo of the game. It was then that the title became quite a sensation, reaching 293,822 arcade machinesassures the toy brand in its press release.
More details about this Pac-Man inspired LEGO set
As described on the product website, LEGO has included a crank on the side of the arcade machine. With her you will be able to move the pieces that make up the characters through the maze of the game. Thanks to this ingenious mechanism, we can once again see the ghosts Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde chasing the elusive Pac-Man on the makeshift screen.
LEGO has not gone into too much detail regarding the operation of this set of Pac Man. However, as seen in the promotional images, we can disassemble the back cover to see how the mechanism that allows the movement of the pieces works. In this same area there is a small figure that represents a player in front of an arcade. A tender wink to all those who grew up surrounded by these machines.
The assembled set has approximate dimensions of 32 cm in height, 25 cm in width and 17 cm in depth. In addition, LEGO has decorated it with the characteristic colors of the video game, as well as with images alluding to it. The top of the arcade machine looks crowned by three-dimensional figures of two ghosts (Blinky and Clyde) and Pac-Manwhich rotate on their own axis when the crank is activated.
On the other hand, at the bottom of the LEGO arcade machine Pac Man we will find a button where the classic is read start game. When you press it, a coin slot will light up that the company has arranged as decoration.