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Posted December 05, 2011
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It's... Minecraft LEGO.
Posted December 05, 2011
The ugliest LEGO character in history is about to make an appearance.. :D
Anyhow, from the perspective of the kid inside me, cool! I mean, i have very fond memories of my LEGO times [i still have my blocks, i'm a hoarder, i know] , and that was one of the best toys i ever had. Surely the best non electronic toy.
I don't know how popular LEGOs are these days, but from what i've seen in the market brochures [i mean, those little "what we're selling" things] the modern sets look simplified, with many parts serving only one purpose by design, limiting the options and by that the kids imagination. As long as the set is not something ONLY Duplo-like, it'll be a great toy. Pneumatic pistons and such..

Problem is, what happens when MC finally gets oficially retextured by a skilled pixelartist?
Posted December 05, 2011
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Arteveld: I don't know how popular LEGOs are these days, but from what i've seen in the market brochures [i mean, those little "what we're selling" things] the modern sets look simplified, with many parts serving only one purpose by design, limiting the options and by that the kids imagination.
I have the very same feeling.
Posted December 05, 2011
It's true there are a lot more specialized pieces in LEGO nowadays, but they still fit the existing structures.

A Minecraft LEGO set would have to be generic, though. It would be against the whole idea of Minecraft to have a fixed model with assembly instructions. In many ways, it would be a kind of return to its roots for LEGO.

And it would sell like hotcakes ;-)
Posted December 05, 2011
1% royalty to charity.

Guess they get a nice one off payment too then :-P
Posted December 05, 2011
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Wishbone: It's true there are a lot more specialized pieces in LEGO nowadays, but they still fit the existing structures.

A Minecraft LEGO set would have to be generic, though. It would be against the whole idea of Minecraft to have a fixed model with assembly instructions. In many ways, it would be a kind of return to its roots for LEGO.

And it would sell like hotcakes ;-)
So basically lego pieces with MC textures on them? Couldn't a hobbyist paint their old blocks that way and save some cash? Just a thought. :\
Posted December 05, 2011
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Wishbone: It's true there are a lot more specialized pieces in LEGO nowadays, but they still fit the existing structures.

A Minecraft LEGO set would have to be generic, though. It would be against the whole idea of Minecraft to have a fixed model with assembly instructions. In many ways, it would be a kind of return to its roots for LEGO.

And it would sell like hotcakes ;-)
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GameRager: So basically lego pieces with MC textures on them? Couldn't a hobbyist paint their old blocks that way and save some cash? Just a thought. :\
When I was younger I had thousands of pieces of lego, If it were anything like that amount a hobbyist would likely be found hanging out a window by his neck IMO
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Posted December 05, 2011
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GameRager: So basically lego pieces with MC textures on them? Couldn't a hobbyist paint their old blocks that way and save some cash? Just a thought. :\
I think it's possible, though the paint may wear out after some time, mainly if you have a box full of various blocks like I do. But if you want just build something and then put it on a display, that way the paint may endure.
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GameRager: So basically lego pieces with MC textures on them? Couldn't a hobbyist paint their old blocks that way and save some cash? Just a thought. :\
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reaver894: When I was younger I had thousands of pieces of lego, If it were anything like that ammount a hooyisy would likely be found hanging out a window by his neck IMO
Hooyisy?
Posted December 05, 2011
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reaver894: When I was younger I had thousands of pieces of lego, If it were anything like that ammount a hooyisy would likely be found hanging out a window by his neck IMO
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GameRager: Hooyisy?
corrected, im a little drunks so spelling is not my strong point at the moment
Posted December 05, 2011
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GameRager: Hooyisy?
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reaver894: corrected, im a little drunks so spelling is not my strong point at the moment
Oh, but still one wouldn't have to paint ALL their blocks. Just some. And they'd have a cool MC set.
Posted December 05, 2011
On the one hand, I adore both Lego and Minecraft.

On the other hand...what's the point? Minecraft is already basically Legos :P
Posted December 05, 2011
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GameRager: So basically lego pieces with MC textures on them? Couldn't a hobbyist paint their old blocks that way and save some cash? Just a thought. :\
Well, first of all, ordinary LEGO bricks are the wrong shape. They'd have to be taller to match the cubic shape of Minecraft blocks. Secondly, they're too small. Handpainting a 16x16 pixel pattern on something the size of a LEGO brick would be far from easy, and painting a bunch of them would be right out.
Posted December 05, 2011
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GameRager: So basically lego pieces with MC textures on them? Couldn't a hobbyist paint their old blocks that way and save some cash? Just a thought. :\
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Wishbone: Well, first of all, ordinary LEGO bricks are the wrong shape. They'd have to be taller to match the cubic shape of Minecraft blocks. Secondly, they're too small. Handpainting a 16x16 pixel pattern on something the size of a LEGO brick would be far from easy, and painting a bunch of them would be right out.
They wouldn't have to be perfectly accurate obviously. :\
Posted December 05, 2011
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jefequeso: On the other hand...what's the point? Minecraft is already basically Legos :P
Well, a small Minecraft diorama would be cool to have on my desk at work :-D
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