Lego's new 2,650-piece Pac-Man arcade includes a mechanical crank
for the Atari 2600 console released in the 1970s, and now it's paying homage torecreates the classic Pac-Man arcade cabinet, complete with a light-up coin-slot, joystick and mechanical crank that lets you move characters around the maze mechanically .
There are brick versions of Pac-Man, along with the ghosts Blinky and Clyde, that can rotate on a base or be displayed on top of the cabinet."Once complete, you can light up the coin-slot, plus there is a small vignette of a female mini-figure playing Pac-Man on an arcade, hidden inside the cabinet," Lego notes in aLego detailed some of the history for Pac-Man, noting that first focus test with members of the public was held 43 years ago today on May 22nd, 1980.
The main character's color was inspired by the"iconic yellow of the Lego brick," according to the game's creator Toru Iwatani."Since Pac-Man yellow was actually inspired by the Lego Group yellow, it made the [collaboration] even more natural," said Bandai Namco's Aadil Tayouga. Great deals on consumer electronics delivered straight to your inbox, curated by Engadget’s editorial team.
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