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Re: legos biggest mistake is...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 22 Jun 2000 14:05:40 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Markus Wolf writes:
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> I don't buy the
> sets with what I consider "dark" minifigs, i.e. UFO, Insectoid, whatever • the
> aquazone baddies were called, etc.
I thought those were just aliens (except for the Aquaraiders, those are
"baddies" I suppose) If it's non-human, it's evil?
> I believe it was a big mistake that
> alienated (no pun intended) a good customer base of parents and • educators who
> wanted fun loving toys for their kids, as opposed to the • Power-Ranger-Mutant-
> Whatever's-Passing trends.
Got any statistics on that? Most kids I've ever known love to play with
"monster" toys.
> These all made their appearance in my "dark ages"
> and I recall commenting how Legos aren't the same as they used to be. • Time
> Twisters was such a turn-off compared to the great space themes and • forest
> men.
> But I believe in what I think the core principle of Lego toys are.
Really? Then why not just toss out the "angry" heads you don't like and
stick some good ol' smileys on them? That's the beauty of Lego. You can
make it what you want.
~Mark
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| (...) I don't have a problem with aliens per se. In fact, someone else just pointed out that most of the insectoids weren't as dark as I thought. So I stand corrected there. The only aquaraiders sets I saw had some really yuck faces to them, and I (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) making (...) And that, my friend, was the start of this whole post. I don't buy the sets with what I consider "dark" minifigs, i.e. UFO, Insectoid, whatever the aquazone baddies were called, etc. I believe it was a big mistake that alienated (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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