| |
In lugnet.general, Jon Palmer writes:
> I've been searching through a ton of Japanese Lego sites to add to a link
> list in the future. One of the stranger things I found (and I've found a
> lot of strange stuff) is a site with some pics of old LEGO clone bricks that
> appear to be made by Nintendo-- called N&B Block.
>
> http://home7.highway.ne.jp/clublego/deai/deai3.html
>
> I knew what Nintendo made toys before they made games but I had no idea they
> made a LEGO clone.
>
> Some interesting things on the page:
>
> -First check out the old Nintendo logo in the bottom left of the first
> image.
> -Interesting "peanut" 2x5 bricks
> -In the 3rd image look at all the cool round pieces. 4 cone pieces that
> stacked up to a point.
> -The 4th image has a shot of the sets. Looks very much like old school LEGO
> sets.
> -chrome silver bricks
> -weird fairy tell sets at the bottom.
>
> Anybody in the west or in Japan have any more information on these? I can't
> tell the date on them but it looks like sometime in the 70's.
>
> -Jon
It doesn't surprise me that Nintendo, at one time, made toys such as this.
Some of the pieces are very cool, I like the stacking cones, I wish Lego
would do something like that, as they would make a great "point" at the end
to a weapon or perhaps a galvanized arm on a large mecha or something.
The Nintendo company was originally started somewhere around 1887,
originally producing playing cards. Through the history of the company, they
have produced many different products; these Lego-like bricks are just one
example.
|
|
Message is in Reply To:
8 Messages in This Thread:
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
