Lego will release a 2,561 piece Pac-Man arcade set
Block party! Lego unveils Pac-Man arcade game made of bricks with a light-up coin slot and a removable back panel that reveals the ‘workings’ of the toy
- To mark the 43rd anniversary of Pac-Man’s initial release, Lego announced a new model based on the classic game
- It is shaped like an arcade cabinet and contains 2,650 pieces, complete with a joystick and a coin slot that lights up
- The Lego set has a hand crank on the side that allows you to move Pac-Man and the ghosts through the maze
Lego plans to release a special edition that pays homage to the iconic Pac-Man arcade game and celebrates its cultural impact.
At 2,561 pieces, the set appears to replicate the popular 1980s arcade game and comes complete with bricks that illuminate the coin slot.
Unfortunately, the Lego set doesn’t actually function as a playable game – but the fun, for Lego and Pac-Man fans alike, lies in creating the iconic device, which is packed with nostalgic details.
The company says the piece is “loaded with retro gaming details you’ll want to devour.”
One of the main features is a ‘mechanical maze’ that can be operated by turning a lever on the side of the finished model.
To mark the 43rd anniversary of Pac-Man’s first reveal, Lego announced a new set based on the classic game
Shaped like an arcade cabinet, it contains 2,561 pieces, complete with a joystick and even a coin slot that lights up
The Pac-Man Arcade Lego set will go on sale June 4 as part of Lego’s Icons collection, priced at $270 in the US and £230 in the UK
The original PacMan arcade was created by game designer Toru Iwatani when he was just 25 years old and released in 1980
As it is rotated, the characters in the maze move thanks to clever Lego engineering.
The miniature Lego arcade game measures 13 x 10 x 7 inches and even has a removable back panel that allows owners to look inside to see the inner workings of the machine.
The Pac-Man Arcade Lego set will go on sale on June 4 as part of Lego’s Icons collection, priced at $270 in the US and £230 in the UK.
The original Pac-Man arcade was created by game designer Toru Iwatani in 1980, when he was just 25 years old.
The miniature Lego arcade game measures 13 x 10 x 7 inches and even has a removable back panel that allows owners to look inside and see the inner workings of the machine
Part of the fun is turning the crank and watching everything move inside
Lego says the piece is ‘loaded with retro gaming details you’ll want to devour’
The Pac-Man figures and fragile ghosts can be seen in this photo from the new Lego set
The toy comes with a coin slot that lights up at the touch of a button
The Lego set has a hand crank on the side that allows you to move Pac-Man and the ghosts through the maze
It revolutionized gameplay and game design by introducing groundbreaking features at the time, such as a ‘power-up’ – a pill that made ghouls vulnerable – along with short animated sequences between levels.
Recognizing his significant contribution to video game history, Pac-Man was inducted into the permanent collection of New York’s Museum of Modern Art in 2012.
After launch, the game was installed in 293,822 arcade units in seven years.
In addition to numerous video game appearances, Pac-Man was later turned into a cartoon hit by Hanna-Barbera in the 1980s.
It also appeared in Disney’s Wreck-It-Ralph movie in 2012 and its 2018 sequel, Ralph Breaks the Internet.