I miss the days of Lego Island and Rock Raiders.
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catloaf@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Seeing Lego just milking brands is pretty disappointing.
tonytins@pawb.social 2 months ago
CosmoNova@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Loved those games and the sets even though the latter came with a few huge pieces and empty spaces. That certainly didn’t sit well with everyone.
nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
It was the Star Wars IP that saved LEGO in the late 90s and early 00s. They do still have their own lines, and they have brought back some of the old faves for a time.
echodot@feddit.uk 2 months ago
I don’t mind them having themed sets based on popular IP it’s just I wish they would do some larger sets.
Personally I dropped some serious cash on the Lego USS Enterprise, hell they could even do Lego Expense, why are they doing boring small scale stuff?
Zahille7@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Because not everyone is going to or wants to drop serious cash for a big set. Some people don’t have the space or whatever the reasoning may be.
Also, imo The Expanse is a bit too adult for Lego to adapt. But they did make an ornithopter from Dune (the new one, complete with a floating Baron Harkonnen minifig), so who knows.
echodot@feddit.uk 2 months ago
A little shuttlecraft wouldn’t be big. I’m just saying that they should give themselves the options to expand.
nolannice@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I would agree, but they recently did Dune another adult Scifi so it’s not impossible
themurphy@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
I have to disagree.
To play with these brands in the LEGO ecosystem is fantastic for me and the kid. We really enjoy the cross overs you can make, and LEGO makes sure everything fits.
But if LEGO didnt måle “OG content”, I would agree. But they do.
Zahille7@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Ninjago is still going strong after like what? 10 years? And it’s a pretty good theme with all kinds of badass builds and part usage. City has never not been a thing since it’s creation, and we’re still regularly getting modulars every year since like 2005. Lego is still churning out tons of their original stuff: the new Neo Space, Dreamzzz, Friends, the aforementioned Ninjago.
Sure they’re making more and more licensed stuff, but I’d honestly “blame” Dimensions and people as a whole. Who else would want to see Lego Ghostbusters or Pokemon or Sonic interact with each other? Fans of those franchises, that’s who. Lego is just giving people what they want.
Idk why this was a whole rant, but hey.