Editor’s take: Okay, earlier than you begin teasing me about loving Legos and asking me if I am 5, know that I am not the one employees member who loves them. Do a seek for Lego, and you may quickly discover another person who’s extra obsessed than me. Whereas this product will not be underneath the Lego model, it’s nonetheless very cool.
We adore it when Lego releases a set that permits you to construct a traditional gaming system, just like the Atari 2600, Nintendo Leisure System, or a mini Pac-Man arcade cupboard. They normally embrace cool little Easter eggs, and we won’t wait till the corporate has one other game-themed providing for us to construct and gather.
Within the meantime, Lego rival Mega Bloks simply introduced a 3:4 scale (almost full-size) Xbox 360 equipment. The constructing set consists of the console, a controller, and a Halo 3 duplicate jewel case. All elements are authentic-looking, with nice consideration to element.
The controller comes with a removable battery pack. There’s a Halo 3 disc to place contained in the jewel case. The console has the facility, AV, USB, and Ethernet ports on the again. The ability button on the entrance even lights up. It additionally has a detachable onerous drive and an “interactive” disc drive. Mega Bloks teased that there are a number of Easter eggs it has left for builders to find [Spoiler hint: Something about the fake disc and fake disc drive].
The Xbox 360 equipment solely has about 1,400 items, a far cry from Lego’s 2,600-piece NES however nonetheless sufficient elements to label as a complicated builder set. Mega Bloks recommends it for ages 18+, so it ought to present a number of hours of difficult enjoyable.
The Xbox 360 will not be the primary gaming-themed equipment from Mega Bloks. It has whole strains of Halo, Murderer’s Creed, and World of Warcraft units. Nonetheless, it’s the first online game console duplicate the corporate has launched.
The one disadvantage of constructing block units like that is they are typically comparatively costly because of the variety of items. Lego charged $230 for its NES, $270 for the Pac-Man arcade cupboard, and $240 for the Atari 2600 equipment (roughly 10 cents per piece). The Mega Bloks Xbox 360 prices $150 (11 cents per block). The set is offered solely at Goal. Pre-orders have already offered out, however presumably, Mega Bloks will ship allotments to brick-and-mortar shops when it formally launches on October 8. Goal advises to test again on launch day.