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Re: More news on 2000 lineup!
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 8 Nov 1999 21:53:09 GMT
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Fredrik Glöckner <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote:
> I found this in RTL:
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> "Thad A. Doria" <tad@journals.uchicago.edu> writes:
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> > Got one (in a Snowspeeder box) yesterday. Quick impressions:
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> > Castle is back, and it's not very nice. I was hoping for another year
> > of Ninja, but I'm afraid it's back to "Knight's Kingdom". A few new
> > castle wall pieces, the Princess is back, new catapults, and a tan
> > pedestal-like piece that's interesting, but the sets themselves look
> > very skimpy, esp. when compared to Ninja sets. Oh, the CyberSlam missile
> > launchers get recycled in black.
Glad I don't waste my time with RTL anymore. What kind of doofus
would prefer Ninja to REAL Castle stuff? Gimme a break.
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| (...) This kind of doofus. *points to self* I happen to find Japanese culture and Japanese related items facinating. As for European Castles, you've seen one, you've seen them all. CL (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Someone who is a fan of Akira Kurosawa's films might well enjoy the Ninja theme. Lego's target audience (i.e. kids) might. I wouldn't think either could inherently refered to as a "doofus". Why is Fright Knights "real" castle and Ninja not? (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) That's a bit on the uncharitable side (or there's some unresolved anger there about something else). I would be that kind of doofus :-) Your Real castle doesn't turn into forts and ports nearly as nicely for (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | More news on 2000 lineup!
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| I found this in RTL: (...) Cyberslam missile launchers?! This sounds like they wanted something that could shoot, but wanted to avoid the shooting cannons. Sounds cheesy to me. (...) We want more info... (...) Hope they're not simply using the Duplo (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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