$270, 2,561-piece Lego Pac-Man arcade cabinet will eat ghosts, disposable income
Lego's 2,561-piece Pac-Man arcade cabinet. [credit: Lego ]
Lego's video game-themed sets for adults have focused mostly on home consoles and the Super Mario universe, but its newest set is turning its eyes to the arcade era. A new 2,561-piece Lego Icons set re-creates the original Pac-Man arcade cabinet, complete with a hand crank on the side that makes Pac-Man, Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde move (along pre-determined paths) on its "screen."
The set will launch on June 4 for $270.
The Pac-Man set isn't a full re-creation of the 1980 original-it looks more like a half-height bartop arcade cabinet rather than one that goes all the way to the floor-but the marquee, the controls, and the decals on the sides are all dead ringers for the old bright-yellow cabinet.