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Re: 2001 Racers now at shop.lego.com
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lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general
Date: 
Sun, 17 Dec 2000 22:38:16 GMT
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In lugnet.year.2001, Kevin McMillin writes:
> 
> Do you?  These things go against the foundations that LEGO was started on.
> You know, that something could be a castle, a racecar, and a spaceship in
> the same day.  Hasbro could easily make these things, or Mattel.  They would
> sell much better.  I get the feeling that only 4-6 year-olds will enjoy this.


But I hope the 4-6 year-olds still enjoy the building sets better.

> It appears to be a marketing scam, too. You see, the object of the game is
> like the Speed Slammer sets, sorta.  You press down on the launcher, which
> shoots the Racer off.  Apparently you try to ram it into a wall(not
> included) and the driver ejects.  Also, you have to race, so you need two of
> the racers.

Except Speed Slammer have interesting alternate models and are good for parts.



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  Re: 2001 Racers now at shop.lego.com
 
(...) Do you? These things go against the foundations that LEGO was started on. You know, that something could be a castle, a racecar, and a spaceship in the same day. Hasbro could easily make these things, or Mattel. They would sell much better. I (...) (26 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)

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