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Re: More news on 2000 lineup!
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 9 Nov 1999 02:15:29 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Alex Roode writes
> In lugnet.general, Fredrik Glöckner writes:
> > I found this in RTL:
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> > "Thad A. Doria" <tad@journals.uchicago.edu> writes:
> >
> > > Got one (in a Snowspeeder box) yesterday. Quick impressions:
> > >
> > > 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".
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> Ooh! Knight's Kingdom. How magical and shinny.
>
> I was hoping for something maybe like Turok. (heh heh.) Get some dinos!
> Okay, so I know they will be in the Adventurures sets... but the whole
> indian-with-the-laser-blowing-the-heads-off-dinosuar thing is pretty cool...
>
> > > 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.
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> Ninja stinks!
>
> > > Oh, the CyberSlam missile
> > > launchers get recycled in black.
> >
> > Cyberslam missile launchers?! This sounds like they wanted something
> > that could shoot, but wanted to avoid the shooting cannons. Sounds
> > cheesy to me.
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> Cyberslam missile launchers?! Wat are those...?
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> > > Star Wars. Much has already been said. The Episode 1 Trade Federation
> > > stuff looks *very* nice, and the Model Team sets are astounding.
> >
> > We want more info...
> >
> > > Adventurers. Only a teaser page (not out until July). Get ready for
> > > at least three kinds of Lego Dinosaurs!
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> yay!
> turok... come on, turok...
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> >
> > Hope they're not simply using the Duplo dinos!
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> If they do they are SO dead.
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> >
> > > Town. Town's been dead for years, and it won't be coming back to life
> > > anytime soon.
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> Duh.
>
> > >
> > > Arctic. Not too bad. Lots of orange, lots of tank treads. And a very
> > > interesting new wall piece that'll go nicely with Star Wars sets.
> > > (Bit like the Death Star detention cells.)
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> Death star, here I come...
>
> > > Yes, the minifigs are wearing
> > > parkas, and being chased by Lego polar bears, and watching meteorites
> > > containing radioactive insects fall from the sky...
> > > (No orange parkas. Just green, and blue for that "Han Solo on Hoth"
> > > look...)
> >
> > Sounds like Rock Raiders gone arctic to me. The rock monsters have
> > become ice monsters, energy crystals have become radioactive insects and
> > so on.
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> Radioactive bugs. That is SUCH a good plot!
>
> C-cold..... oh w-wow.... some es-eskimo thing...
> S-south Park?
> Oh my god, you killed Kenobi!
>
> >
> > > RoboRiders. If you liked Throwbots/Slizers, you'll probably like these
> > > motorbike characters that somehow shoot their wheels. They're colored
> > > like counterparts to the Fire, Ski, Electro, Rock, Amazon, and Jet
> > > Throwbots.
> >
> > Slizers on wheels? Sounds interesting.
>
> Their first sentence
> "Wheeee!"
>
> >
> > > Futbol. Really hard to describe. The designers actually expect you to
> > > play a game with this. I have no idea if it works. Anyway, there's a
> > > field, an elaborate tv crew setup, team vans, etc.
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> Futbol!
> Cool name!
>
> >
Yeah I'm with you on this one Alex, I cant wait to see what the hell it is!
And want to see the look on someones face the first time I say "Hi I collect
Futbol!"
Wonder where they got this name from, is it Danish? whats a Futbol??? Can
anyone enlighten us?
The Dino thing is killing me, I need to see them!!!!!!!! Drool, pant,
(Lots of fingernail biting going on here)
Rachel
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> >
> >
> > Fredrik
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> Alex Me
> Take the SW quiz: http://Roode.tripod.com/astarwars/quiz/index.html
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| (...) Er, Um, Football is the European name for Soccer. If I'm vaguely remembering my Spanish lessons in highschool correctly, Football was spelled "Futbal" or something along those lines. I could be wrong though. Kya (27 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Ooh! Knight's Kingdom. How magical and shinny. I was hoping for something maybe like Turok. (heh heh.) Get some dinos! Okay, so I know they will be in the Adventurures sets... but the whole indian-with-the-lase...f-dinosuar thing is pretty (...) (27 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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