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Ninja vs. "real" Castle (was: Re: More news on 2000 lineup!)
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lugnet.general, lugnet.castle
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Mon, 8 Nov 1999 22:41:45 GMT
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In lugnet.general, cjc@NOSPAMnewsguy.com (Mike Stanley) writes:
> Fredrik Glöckner <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote:
> > "Thad A. Doria" <tad@journals.uchicago.edu> writes:
> > > 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.
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> Glad I don't waste my time with RTL anymore. What kind of doofus
> would prefer Ninja to REAL Castle stuff? Gimme a break.
<soapbox>
Mike, shame on you...
First of all, Thad only wrote that the new sets looked "very skimpy"
compared to the Ninja sets...that just means smaller or less substantive, it
doesn't necessarily mean that Thad likes Ninja sets better than "real"
Castle sets. (Of course he might, but you can't draw that conclusion just
from what he wrote. And even if someone does, why does that make them a
"doofus"?)
Second, although Ninja hasn't seemed to appeal to as wide a variety of adult
builders as "real" Castle sets have, it's generally agreed that the Ninja
sets, especially the mid-range sets, represent a refreshing selection of
tasty pieces in tasty colors. As a Space-head (not a Castle head), the
Ninja play theme sets appeal to me personally more than any of the recent
"real" castle play themes like Dark Forest or Royal Knights, so I guess I'm
one of the "doofuses" who prefers the Ninja sets to other recent Castle
stuff -- at least for parts.
Third, LEGO marketed the Ninja play theme heavily in Japan, releasing
several sets there which aren't available in the regular worldwide markets.
As I'm sure you can imagine, the Ninja sets are probably pretty popular with
children as well as adults in Japan. It could hardly be a surprise if
Japanese LEGO fans prefered Ninja to "real" castle stuff, and could you call
them doofuses for that? Gawd no.
Fourth, if reading RTL is a waste of your time, you might thank Fredrik for
passing along the information he found, which did indeed contain previously
unknown tidbits of data.
</soapbox>
--Todd
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