LEGO PAC-MAN Arcade Review 

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here's a neat little fun fact: Inky moves around in the lower right corner, which is actually something that happens in game in the lesser known Scatter mode which intermittently happens during gameplay. if scatter mode lasted long enough, Inky would circle that specific block over and over.

This is one of those sets that is absolutely incredible when it shouldn’t even exist

I expected this to just be a static display piece but the motion actions?? Absolutely insane mechanics

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The quality of Lego sets has gone up dramatically just within the last 5 years or so. I remeber that fans used to say, "Look at all these wonderful MOCs. Why can't official Lego products be THIS cool?" Lego is more expensive than ever yes, but starting maybe 3 years ago, starting round the time they started focusing more on Adults Welcome sets, people no longer say this because official Lego sets are staggeringly good these days.

This is probably the best usage of these Lego chains that I've ever seen. The grey chains on Mando's ship engines were cool, but this is truly a special and totally utilitarian use of the pieces for specifically what they are. Amazing.

The reason it seems to crank backwards is because there is error in the instructions. If you look at the photo on the box, the chain is applied the other way round, so it will go in correct direction.

Your reviews are quite detailed and very helpful.

LEGO not pricing this at $256 is one of the all time biggest missed opportunities.

At 5:19 when you talk about the direction of the crankshaft. Try mirroring the gear on the right so that you have "yellow+gear+gray+gray" instead of "gray+gray+gear+yellow". This should make them run the opposite direction. The other one cannot be mirrored , but that does not matter much. Another fix would be to simply turn the tile with pacman printed 180 degrees to make him run forward instead of backwards. Thanks for a nice review!

In theory, couldn't you just rotate pac man 180 degrees so that he is chasing the two ghosts when you wind the crank clockwise?

The out-of-the-box Lego sets are always my favorites to build. I loved the typewriter and piano and figuring out how what I was building was going to work in the final build.

Lego did a good job with this set! Definitely reminds me of the classic game.

As somebody who is obsessed with retro gaming this set is a must have for me! The mechanism looks absolutely amazing too!

I want this lego set so bad

Seeing those maze tiles makes me think we need a Tetris set. Not sure if tiles have been produced in the T and L shapes before, but it could be done.

I literally was just looking up reviews for this five minutes ago. THANK YOU!

Gotta love that function

Yeah, this is the kind of Lego that you cannot escape from. Very nice.

The chain mechanism in genius!

OMG, the mechanism is insane! Now I want the set even more.

4:12 I'm sure this has occurred before, with one of the larger sets? maybe Titanic, Colosseum, etc.

Great set. I am looking forward to see another one release the one with the big minifigure. Great review

epic videos mate. Clear, concise and to the point. It also helps you literally worked for LEGO. Thanks for being an ambassador to the community.

7:29 I know that $270 is a bit overpriced but the Nintendo system costs the same price currently with the price increase

Utterly brilliant. Hats off to the designers

lego icons/creator expert continues to prove it's the best product line

As someone who spends most of my time playing games, I really like it when LEGO releases sets based around gaming. I’ve already started building the set and I am thoroughly enjoying it (building the same thing 64 times doesn’t bother me as I built the Eiffel Tower).

I don't know why RU-vid threw me into this corner of the site but I love this. I would never have believed that not only would Pac-Man get an incredible lego set but that they'd pour so much love into the designs. Pac-Man absolutely deserves this kind of awesome stuff.

That mechanism blew me away!!! Wow!

when you also take into consideration the custom pieces and the prints it makes more sense why it's that pirce. Plus the work done by the engineers to make it work.

I really appreciate your reviews specially about the set I already like it makes me like them even more. Great video as usual

Really love the look of it. Plus the great mechanics..But the big turning pacman on top of the arcade is the only thing I really want...

7:08 that modular builing is so beautiful!

Lifelong Pac-Man fan here... this is gorgeous and very surprising that it exists at all. Video game fans are totally eating in the modern day. We got Mario, Atari, Sonic.. and this?! What?! So cool. Main criticism for many must be that's a way too expensive set (prohibitively, really!), as always with the Lego Company which continuously deeply disappoint me as a business with over-charging for their plastic despite them often delivering great quality and stunning creativity. Cool video, subbed!

I've found that the NES jams because the clear disk behind Mario is being pushed right up against the screen and so is jams if the screen is uneven. A very simple fix for this is to move the whole Mario assembly away from the screen a little to give the disk some clearance. This does require you to remove a piece or two from the screen cover but it's not noticeable from the outside at all. This is one of the best sets ever made in my opinion so it's really is a shame about that price. Hopefully it gets discounted sooner rather than later. I do wish it used more prints though like the NES did, but I completely understand the use of stickers for the large tiles. As someone who's wanted to use those linked chains in builds but just found them too annoying to integrate them into the main LEGO system, that new link piece is incredible. There's as infinite amount of possibilities from the existence of that piece. I like what I'm seeing with the rise of gears and mechanisms in normal LEGO sets like in this and the new Friends beach set. I also love how both sets are designed to easily be able to see the actual mechanism to appreciate the engineering involved in getting it to rn.

Another fantastic video Tiago 😀😀. That is such a great set. So many memories of the original game. Andcthecplay features are great 🎉🎉

This is an amazing looking set that I really want. The Minifig scale Pacman arcade cabinet will look really good with the Defender arcade cabinet that came with LEGO Dimensions. I might have to save up for this one...

I would LOVE to see a 3re party option to replace the crank with a motor, switch and battery or USB plug to let it just keep running. Also an 3rd party sound module that you could add the game sound effects yourself to as this would be too hard to license for a 3rd party and Lego just wouldn’t offer it.

I just wish the minifigure-scale arcade machine was available separately.

I saw this in the London Lego shop on display for “coming soon” and it was really cool!

Great review Tiago! Exactly what I was looking for to check out the cool mechanics. The function works better than I expected. Incredible job by the designers! However, I’d still choose Ninjago City Markets over this as I’m a sucker for modulars.

This is what I want, A REVIEW!

Been waiting for this one

Not quite building the same structure more than 64x, but the building instructions for the Eiffel Tower ask you to place a round one-stud piece 144x in a single step, 263. In step 80, you do have to build 48 mini-lamps with 3 pieces each, and in step 336 you have to snap into place and align 72 rods, so you may want to steer clear of that set, as you have so far :-). I actually did not find it too boring, by spreading the build over several weekends and listening to my favorite tunes on the more repetitive parts. The final result is monumentally fantastic and I haven't gotten tired of admiring it almost 6 months later!

Great review on this one! Thanks Tiago!

When my NES started getting jammed I just had to make sure all of the tiles were pushed in as the should be. It was frustrating for a while, but an easy fix fortunately!

They were building one at the Lego store while I was there 2 days ago. Was a lot bigger than I thought it would be

I would so replace that with a screen and keep the knob that would be so cool

Looks amazing. Another one I wasn’t planning on but think I now want lol

Nice review mate, now im really hyped to check it lol myself

Omg he functions are soo cool

Amazing engineering! Shame about the very high price. (Well, that applies to pretty much everything LEGO these days...) I'm an OG who remembers the arcade PAC-MAN units in the local pizzaria in 1981. I can still recall munching on my pepperoni pizza while hearing the constant WAKA-WAKA-WAKA-WAKA going on in the background. Good times.😎

I really love this set, it's a great display set. I will wait with buying it, hoping for a great discount in a few months.

Definitely picking this up

This wi look great next to my Atari set with custom pacman cartridge and mini display set. Cant wait to get this.

Great set. Will definitely get it for myself. By the way, my NES TV mechanism still works flawlessly after having it built back when it launched.

Wow, that looks incredible

Nice work Tiago keep up the useful reviews

Great vid as always.! I'm glad I watched it. I would likely never have considered purchasing it based on the box + nostalgia + price.

Built it in 2 and a bit days fun and great Lego set

If you like the 25c arcade light there is a keychain you can buy of one of those. It lights up and all. Only thing is it’s a bit expensive for a Keychain. 15 dollars or so. Good for a gift.

I just can’t wait to see your double/complete Disney castle!

Really cool. Kinda want one

I like that review is honest as always 😊

An amazing one off/nostalgic Lego set only marred by the price. While I fully appreciate the amount of detail/prints and technical/building solutions no one can really ignore how expensive these sets have gotten over the past two years. Primary reason seems to be Lego feels the price justifies what's being built not just the components/pieces it's built from. Same could basically be said for the Technic theme as a good percentage of the piece count is just pins, and axels which shouldn't be anywhere near the 10 cents per piece mark to produce sell. Only other complaint is the use of stickers at all at this point as a premium display item shouldn't have to rely on them at this price point.

Great review, thanks.

i like all the new pieces like the chain bits.

I'm saving up for this set it's literally a true masterpiece in lego consoles

Wow such a cool set!

Inky for sure didn't have a name when I was a kid nor did it stay in that corner lmao. Build looks great. The NES is my favorite all time build in fun to build. Or voltron. Keep the nostalgia up thanks

Bought it this week. Can't wait to start it!

ill consider getting it because I like going to arcades playing the timless classic

You could swap blinky and pacman on the build to change the orientation for the lever mechanism, that way it works the opposite way?

A gem of a set! A bit expensive but a great one!

If you swap Blinky and PAC-man the crank can be rotated clockwise (intuitively)

The old age question of- ‘is it just worth buying the real thing over Lego’ 😂

That’s amazingly clever. Like someone said here, the quality of Lego sets, the designs has taken a leap forward over the past three years. Excellent review as always. I think I would miss this one though. Too many small pieces perhaps

As a big arcade fan, I would love to see a line of Arcade builds in the future. They have the Namco licence is seems so Galaga was pretty popular and could work. And of course they have Sega and Nintendo on board. Donkey Kong Arcade would fly off the shelves.

Seeing the mini build makes me really want a Lego modular arcade! Could see it being combined with an Optometrist as a nice bit of classic Lego humour.

This is actually incredible

Tiago: uploads video Me: rushes to watch it immediately lol great work as usual.

This is so cool. If they make a Galaga one, it will be an instant purchase for me.

I love watching your videos!

Looks amazing will go nice with my Nintendo set

This is insane! I gotta get my brother to do this with me.

I've recently built the table football set. Now, i want this set as well ❤😊

this set is amazing...they really knocked it out of the park...

This is just brilliant!

Like this lego set so much!

2:44 ok this is amazing lol

This entire video has been me just going "oh wow, that's so cool! But how much is this set gonna cost..." over and over again

Bought it today and love the build. Yes, it was not so cheap, but I love this kind of sets. It's gonna be an amazing add-on next to the NES and Bowser :)

That is absolutel awesome. Only thing to top it would be if pacman would actually "eat" some points (which would reappear after the ghosts have gone through this section). Guess some work for modification 😎

This set more resembles one of the table top home mini arcade toys that preceded its availability on console.

May I ask what lighting you’re using on the backside of the shelves (the wood shelves with the blue - I assume - led lighting)? I’m trying to setup a similar display. Thank you and I enjoy your videos!

This would have been a great $225 set just two years ago... Sigh. Great review as always Tiago!

I wonder if you could build the other two ghosts that are missing from the top section for a complete set.

Amazing review! I have a question: What is the size once it's fully assembled? Including the top decoration of Pac-man and the ghosts. Thanks!