Lego My Star Wars
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Ah, to be a kid again. Now that I'm pushing towards a milestone age (I won't say which) I sometimes get nostalgic for the "good old days" when my toys were far simpler -- and much less expensive. One toy that I always enjoyed as a kid was my enormous bunch of Legos. These things were great and I had many adventures with my Legos long into the night after fashioning them into various configurations like moon bases, vehicles and many different kinds of space ships -- including a rather impressive (IMHO) rendition of the Millennium Falcon -- complete with yellow-faced Han Solo and a certain fledgling Jedi.This was all during a time before the good folks at Lego decided they wanted to make sets specifically from various movies like Star Wars and their other themed packs based on Bionicle, Exoforce and Batman. I loved my Legos and to this day, still think they are one of the greatest toys ever invented. So, what's got me nostalgic for those "good old days" today? Well, Lego recently announced, according to an article over at IGN, some new sets of their Battle Packs based on the Star Wars universe.
Some of these packs feature characters and vehicles from Star Wars: Episode III, including Droids and Clone Troopers, and will be available for $9.99 each. Such a small price to pay for so much fun. Sure, they're simple and maybe even a little on the lame side given the high-tech state of kid's toys today. But sometimes, simpler is better and I often do wish for the days when the simple things were all I needed. Oh well, even if I don't play with Legos anymore, I guess I'll console myself by playing a little Call of Duty 3 on my XBox 360. That's a pretty cool toy too.
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1-04-2007 @ 12:40PM
lp said...
Minor bugbear, but the plural of Lego is Lego, not legos
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego#The_Lego_trademark
:)
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1-04-2007 @ 1:33PM
Michelle Rahn said...
My 6 year old and my husband (40+) love the Lego Star Wars game we have for Game Cube. It's easy enough for the 6 year old and challenging enough for the husband. How one game can do that is a miracle.
I think it develops problem solving abilities, so I don't think the game is a bad thing for the kid.
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1-05-2007 @ 7:46AM
Jim Brady III said...
Actually, I've heard BOTH Lego and LegOS- all depends on the person speaking..
I am actually continually amazed at the new ways Lego finds to reimmerse themselves in the toy market. Who would have ever thought a video game depicting lego bricks would actually be fun AND become popular? We've highlighted their new releases countless times on our site.
Toy Fair 2007 is coming up next month, and it's always exciting to see the Lego booth- they never disappoint.
Great article Chris- keep up the good work!
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1-05-2007 @ 8:15PM
Akbar Fazil said...
Actually Jim, It DOES NOT depend on who is speaking.
Official word from Lego corporate is that the plural of Lego is Lego.
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