Pac-Man set teased!
Posted by Huw,
LEGO has dropped a teaser on social media for what appears to be a forthcoming set based on Pac-Man! If that's what it is, it should be followed by a full reveal early next week.
View the video after the break...
READY! Waka waka waka! Something really cool is munching its way here.... @officialpacman pic.twitter.com/noaSguffTs
— LEGO (@LEGO_Group) May 20, 2023
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My guess is a arcade cab that has a joystick that moves pac around. Possibly using a wheel with universal joints to make pacman and the ghosts move around. 240 or 300 like the other game stuff.
Noice!
For classic arcade I would have preferred Space Invaders, but Pac-Man's a very close second. Looking forward to seeing/buying this!
So, do you think we'll get Pac-Man minifigs based on the 80's animated series?
If they somehow make it a (semi-)playable game.....now that would be something! Curious what they will come up with....
A 5000 piece, UCS-style giant yellow ball?
Seen the leak previously and potentially disappointing if it only includes two ghosts and not all four. But then again Lego are very good at own goals.
@DoonsterBuildsLego said:
"A 5000 piece, UCS-style giant yellow ball?"
Crap, I kinda want that now.
@PurpleDave said:
"So, do you think we'll get Pac-Man minifigs based on the 80's animated series?"
Brickheadz would be more likely.
I was thinking it was a bit soon for another video game set, but apparently 10306 isn't that far off a year ago... Not for me I suspect but clearly 80s game nostalgia is a winning formula.
Yawn
*accidentally eats a weird dot and then a ghost*
Pac-Man wall art would be really lovely. Like, the ability to build different “courses” and mini-builds of Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, the ghosts in each of their different forms, and endless fruits and dots.
I could see a lot of people wanting one of those for their gaming cave.
what does 0937 at the end of the trailer mean?
Tomb Raider next! Or Resident Evil!
@fluffy39126 said:
"what does 0937 at the end of the trailer mean?"
LEGO upside down
Pass
It'll probably be oversized and several hundred dollars.
@DoonsterBuildsLego said:
"A 5000 piece, UCS-style giant yellow ball?"
To go with the equally bland and boring 3,000 piece Captain America shield?
Waka Waka Waka, is this about the 2010 Soccer World Cup (or the Shakira song), or Pac-Man ?
It’s gonna be some arcade with brick-built movable screen. Like the Super Marion NES tv-set. No figures.
@TeriXeri said:
"Waka Waka Waka, is this about the 2010 Soccer World Cup (or the Shakira song)"
No, that was Waka Waka.
@Zink said:
"ugh who asked for this"
Me. And many other people. But not you apparently. And the few other regulars here that love to complain above everything else.
Getting a bit fed up with comments like yours. If you don't like it, shut up, or say exactly that: "I don't like it". But stop with ridiculous comments like "Who asked for this."
Newsflash: not everybody likes the same things you do and hates the same things you do. If they did, the world would be an incredibly boring place.
I wonder if it'll be a mini arcade cabinet, a physical representation in the same spirit as the NES and 2600, or if it'll lean more Mario with interactive play features? Or a hangable wall-art tile mosaic? Or all of the above, I'd be fine with all of the above--lots of possibility!
The funny thing is I'm super into these video game Icons sets despite two of the three really being before my time. I have a lot of love for the late 70's/early 80's gaming era despite not really being aware of it and my first console being an NES in '86 or so.
@StyleCounselor said:
" @DoonsterBuildsLego said:
"A 5000 piece, UCS-style giant yellow ball?"
Crap, I kinda want that now."
With the play feature of an opening mouth as you roll him along.
@fluffy39126:
When you eat anything but regular dots, you see a point total flash on the screen for a bit to let you know how much more valuable it was than regular dots. The specific number, as mentioned already, looks a bit like the word "LEGO" written upside-down.
@EtudeTheBadger said:
" @TeriXeri said:
"Waka Waka Waka, is this about the 2010 Soccer World Cup (or the Shakira song)"
No, that was Waka Waka."
No, that was Fozzie Bear.
It'll probably cost a fortune for something vaguely cute. What the hell - there are plenty of great sets set for release this Summer
@PurpleDave said:
" @fluffy39126:
When you eat anything but regular dots, you see a point total flash on the screen for a bit to let you know how much more valuable it was than regular dots. The specific number, as mentioned already, looks a bit like the word "LEGO" written upside-down.
@EtudeTheBadger said:
" @TeriXeri said:
"Waka Waka Waka, is this about the 2010 Soccer World Cup (or the Shakira song)"
No, that was Waka Waka."
No, that was Fozzie Bear."
No, that was Wocka Wocka.
The set leaked a month or two ago, it is an arcade machine, can people stop with the guessing please.
Aren't there already enough videogame-themed sets this year? Donkey Kong, Sonic the Hedgehog, etc. Although don't get me wrong, I think this will turn out great!
@ozbrickcreator said:
"Aren't there already enough videogame-themed sets this year? Donkey Kong, Sonic the Hedgehog, etc. Although don't get me wrong, I think this will turn out great!"
Isn't this like complaining that there are enough movie sets being made? Because despite the video game themes and one-off sets that we have gotten over the last several years, there are still more sets and themes based on movie franchises annually. Unless you just think there are too many licensed sets in general, which is a totally valid opinion.
Personally, I'm all for more. The game industry is bigger than the movie industry at this point, and it's about time that LEGO recognizes this.
Everyone is...here?
@Ridgeheart said:
" @ozbrickcreator said:
"Aren't there already enough videogame-themed sets this year?"
No.
Lego Marvel versus Capcom, please."
Wolfenstein 3D! Doom! Carmageddon! Leisure Suit Larry! Mortal Kombat! Duke Nukem 3D! Grand Theft Auto!
Why do I have a feeling none of these will ever happen with Lego?
I'm really excited for this, since Pac-Man's probably my all time favourite game. Although £370 will get you a
proper fully functional 3/4 size arcade machine, so I really hope Lego aren't too outrageous with the pricing of this one.
@MegaBlocks said:
"The set leaked a month or two ago, it is an arcade machine, can people stop with the guessing please."
Well now that you’ve ruined the surprise, sure…
@MegaBlocks said:
"The set leaked a month or two ago, it is an arcade machine, can people stop with the guessing please."
Everyone doesn’t seek out leaks though, so to them the guesses are completely valid.
I like '1942' and '1943' myself. Space Invaders and Pac Man are cool though.
So, we've got the Mario crew, Sonic, and now Pac-Man. Shame Mega has the Pokémon license, and that there a few properties in it that Lego wouldn't touch, because a Smash Bros set would be awesome.
@shootvolio said: "LEGO upside down"
Why do I sense the hand of Ogel here?
@MegaBlocks said:
"The set leaked a month or two ago, it is an arcade machine, can people stop with the guessing please."
The first time a user has made me want to hide comments
Leaks are great. Can't wait for my Jazz Club pizza van to arrive...
@Ridgeheart said:
"I should be more excited about this. I'm an old gamer, I grew up in arcades.
But the leaks I saw a while back looked... less than promising."
Arcades, nickle arcades, computer games (floppy disk), gaming systems, and... this sweet watch that I bought myself with my X-mas money in 1981 (except mine was the non-joystick version).
https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/fmlguo/nelsonic_i_bought_this_pacman_game_watch_in_1982/
@shootvolio said:
" @fluffy39126 said:
"what does 0937 at the end of the trailer mean?"
LEGO upside down
"
I absolutely agree this was their intention. But I've just realised, it should be 0637. Their 'g' is the right way up already :)
@Ridgeheart said:
" @loftmanukjnr said:
" @shootvolio said:
" @fluffy39126 said:
"what does 0937 at the end of the trailer mean?"
LEGO upside down
"
I absolutely agree this was their intention. But I've just realised, it should be 0637. Their 'g' is the right way up already :)"
Rotate your screen for a second there, chief. I think TLG have the right of it."
Either works, depending on whether you're reading upper- or lower-case "G".
So you're both correct.
@DoonsterBuildsLego said:
" @Ridgeheart said:
" @loftmanukjnr said:
" @shootvolio said:
" @fluffy39126 said:
"what does 0937 at the end of the trailer mean?"
LEGO upside down
"
I absolutely agree this was their intention. But I've just realised, it should be 0637. Their 'g' is the right way up already :)"
Rotate your screen for a second there, chief. I think TLG have the right of it."
Either works, depending on whether you're reading upper- or lower-case "G".
So you're both correct."
That’s a rare happy ending on the inter web!
@Kynareth said:
"That’s a rare happy ending on the inter web!"
Happy endings rare on the inter web? Try turning SafeSearch off ;-)
@Kynareth said:
" @MegaBlocks said:
"The set leaked a month or two ago, it is an arcade machine, can people stop with the guessing please."
The first time a user has made me want to hide comments "
Knowing what set Lego are going to produce is hardly a spoiler alert. Not like spoiling the end of a movie.
Fortunately as you've blocked me, you won't see this comment!
@DoonsterBuildsLego said:
"Either works, depending on whether you're reading upper- or lower-case "G".
So you're both correct."
From what I remember LEGO is pretty adamant that it's always spelled in all caps, "LEGO", and never "Lego", so if we're really pedantic about it, 0937 is the only correct version. Look at all their press releases and you'll never see lowercase, not even when they write out an URL to their website. It's LEGO.com not lego.com, and so on.
The catalogues changed from Lego to LEGO during my dark age so for me it will always be Lego, with LEGO simply being the logo. I really don't care how much they want me to SHOUT LEGO, it ain't happening!
Oh sorry, I wasn't implying Marvel vs. Capcom would be too violent for Lego, just listing a number of games I would love to see a set from but am pretty sure of it will never ever happen. For pretty obvious reasons.
Maybe some more realistic alternatives (that still very much show my age....): Lemmings! Worms! The Incredible Machine! Gobliiins! Supaplex!
I really hate it that Lego has to release a set like this. Why can’t they just let me keep some money in my bank account?
But seriously, where am I going to put this? Half my office is Lego, the other half video games. I already have my Lego NES on the video game side, directly above my 2 original NES’s. But I don’t have an original Pac-Man cabinet (or even an Arcade 1-UP), so do I now have to buy one of those as well? Please don’t say yes or I probably will.
Of course I won’t really be in trouble until Lego decides to create a Chrono Trigger line.
@alfred_the_buttler:
Seems pretty clear to me. You put it at the midpoint of your office, sandwiched between the LEGO side and the video games.
@MegaBlocks said:
" @Kynareth said:
" @MegaBlocks said:
"The set leaked a month or two ago, it is an arcade machine, can people stop with the guessing please."
The first time a user has made me want to hide comments "
Knowing what set Lego are going to produce is hardly a spoiler alert. Not like spoiling the end of a movie. (...)"
I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that it's the second half of of your original comment that has irked Kynareth, not the actual spoiler itself.
Asking people to stop enjoying themselves speculating what the set might be makes you a grade-A fun-sponge.