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Source: Lego’s new 2,650-piece Pac-Man arcade includes a mechanical crank

Summary
Lego has unveiled a new 2,650-piece Logos Icons Pac-Man set. It recreates the classic arcade cabinet of the game, complete with a light-up coin-slot, joystick, and mechanical crank that lets you move characters around the maze. There are also brick versions of Pac-Man and the ghosts Blinky and Clyde.

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🧱 The 2,650-piece set allows customers to build the classic Pac-Man arcade cabinet, featuring elements like a light-up coin slot and a joystick.

🕹️ The set also lets customers move mechanical renditions of the characters around the maze but not play the game.

📅 The game was focus-tested with members of the public on May 22, 1980, and first released in Japan on June 29, 1980.

💰 The Lego Icons Pac-Man Arcade set, available on June 1 for Lego VIP members and June 4 for anyone, costs $270 (£230).

🟡 Pac-Man’s color was inspired by the “iconic yellow of the Lego brick,” according to the game’s creator, Toru Iwatani.

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