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Lego unveils its first working pinball machine

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Why This Matters

Lego's debut of its first functional pinball machine marks a significant innovation in combining traditional toy building with interactive entertainment. This development highlights Lego's ongoing efforts to blend creativity, technology, and play, appealing to both collectors and tech enthusiasts. It also signals potential future integrations of more advanced features in Lego sets, enhancing user engagement and experience.

Key Takeaways

Lego has unveiled a cute new set, which happens to be its first working pinball machine. The Lego Icons Arcade Pinball Machine features a spring-loaded ball launcher, functional flippers, spinning bumpers and a ramp bridge. It has a space theme and it comes with two minifigures: an astronaut and a baby astronaut. Hitting an asteroid target will help reunite the two. Fans who could use a little assistance when it comes to assembling the 2,273-piece set can turn to the Lego Builder app for 3D directions.

The set doesn't appear to include Lego's Smart Brick, and while it looks like a fun set to assemble and then play with, it doesn't seem like it'll have a ton of replayability. Still, I'd love to have it as a display piece. Lego has released other sets you can interact with after you put them together, such as a Pac-Man arcade machine.

Lego insiders will be able to snap up the pinball machine on July 1. The set will go on general sale three days later. It'll cost you $230.