LEGO Atari 2600 (VCS) review! Near-perfect entree with overpriced sides
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- Independent, #NotSponsored, unscripted fan review of LEGO set 10306, 2532 pcs. for £209.99 / $239.99 / 239.99€
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Re: My comment about the VHS tape. I was just thinking of 1980-81 or so, and the likelihood that a random Western household would have a VHS system then. It was low. Really low. Not impossible. Just unlikely.
Pluto has a Bob Barker The Price is Right channel, mostly early 80s. The TVs were $600-$1000 and the VCRs were $3000!!!! Cars were only $4000. So year very few people would have an early VCR.
It’s disappointing to see the issues with ejection points from molding. I understand it’s a difficult time in the shipping and manufacturing industries, but I don’t love getting higher price and lower quality in some areas
God I hate those! Especially if you cannot hide them :(
Yeah it is super disappointing :( on some of my newer Lego kits I’ve sometimes removed the marks with an xacto to get them to fit better together
I first started seeing it in 1x1 plates with a clip on top. Maybe 2 or 3 years ago, they all had a little circle indent where the ejection was that was perfectly round and perfectly centered and perfectly consistent. Then they started making it flat and off center and it looked like someone scraped a knife along the side of the piece. Now more and more pieces are looking like that and it sucks.
@@Flam1ngP0tat0 wow, at that point I would consider it knockoff quality.
There's been a loooot of these in these last 2years
I thought that I was going mad by seeing all these injection cut-off points in my Lego all the time. I'm glad to finally hear someone else mentioning it!
I love the consistency that in the galaxy explorer shows that astroids uses it as the ship and now it is on the cover of Lego version of the cartridge
But the underside of the Galaxy Explorer is grey, not blue!
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It's the art style. The Real ship is Grey, but the overall art has a bluish tint to it.
The blue piece in the middle is supposed to be one of the lunchboxes we used to have.
I think a few blocky pixel art builds would have worked better - Pitfall Harry, a Space Invader, Combat tank etc… heck, even a little brick built ET that you could bury in your garden!
Still a shame the total piece count wasn't also 2600
There is a point I’d like to mention, and you did this with the NES as well. Lego , particularly real object builds, is not meant to replace or be an alternative to the real thing. People who want a real NES or Atari to display will just go out and get one. The argument is never “Do I get the lego one for $250 or the real one for under $50?” The appeal of Lego is the building process and, in this case, see how far the Lego brick can be pushed to recreate a real object. Then you display it and see if your friends do a double take and fake em out. Snd knowing that you built something ,albeit with instructions, that was so convincing IS the point of these sets. If you want the real object, you’re not gonna look to Lego.
That Asteroids side build is so awesome. I would love to see more of these sold separately like brickheadz.
They should have done a wave of them that would pair with this main build. You could then set one in a hole that would open up on the top.
Your explanation at the end about it just being a model that will sit on a shelf and collect dust is my overall feeling of many of the 'Adults Welcome' builds. They are SUUUPER impressive builds, but as an AFOL coming from a large Dark Ages span, I like to "play" and swoosh a little still, albeit differently than I did as a kid. Adulting is hard but LEGO softens the edges for me. IMO, builds should be experiences from the moment you open the box and on. It shouldn't stop at the shelf.
Side note, some Raspberry Pi and keen micro electronic creators could absolutely mod this set into a working Atari emulator with working ports and controls... but that obviously is not for the average LEGO fan.
Agreed. Sets like this or the Harry Potter magic objects are for display only. At least with most of the adult sets that came before there was some playability as well. This is how I feel about the new Hogwarts Express set that was just announced. It feels like it's been made only with one type of audience in mind. People with more money who will buy it and display it on a shelf. They could've made it a bit cheaper, had it be smaller and longer, motorised it and kept the display stand. That would've worked similar to the crocodile locomotive and appealed to rich collectors, train enthusiasts, younger fans, people with a bit less money who'd still be willing to spend $300 on a set. They're exclusively going for the rich fans and pricing out so many of us or not making it interesting enough to appeal to us
@@joevictor53 The "station" for the new HP set is bizarre because it isn't very modular. HP fans get plenty of HP figures lol
Mad how there are different colour variations in the brown (and the warping of pieces) in a premium set!
Imagine how much cheaper it could be without the mini scenes and the mechanism inside the console.
Maybe it would have been cool to instead of the bedroom popping out, to have the level side builds pop out of the console when you put in the right cartridge. Can probably be fairly easily done with a pin on the bottom of the cartridge.
The moment of the reveal about 2/3 through the video is brilliant. Great work, Jang!
Given that there is some pretty small SOC (system on a chip)2600s that support a cartridge slot,and how enthusiastic the retro tech hobby is,someone might make a version of this set thats fully functional.
That would be incredible to see
I would love to see that done. I wouldn’t know how to do it.
you don`t even need the chip. just cram a smartphone of your favorite brand with an emulator in there and you are good to go :)
Or just fit a raspberry pie with emulator in.
OMG, YES!
Your points are all well said. I appreciate the designs of most of Lego's sculpture sets but I never feel the desire to actually buy them. I can try to talk myself into "well it's like art; recreating an object using a different medium," but ultimately I'd rather spend my Lego money on other sets. Although, I loved Adventure back in the day, so I probably will look to buy that sticker sheet and minifig torso.
I've noticed the quality on some of Lego's pieces lately too, I think it was with Peaches castle set that just came out. A lot of the pieces seemed like they were odd shaped "not square" like they were shrunk and with the injection spots being prominent. I wonder if they changed something. But they want to charge more money for Lego now haha.
Might be the most spot-on review ever. I was amazed at the build and starting to think, "hmm, I didn't think I wanted this, but dang, it's pretty cool and well-done." And then you brought out the real thing and that squashed any thoughts I had of getting either... which is good for my wallet and the lack of room I have for more sets.
I'd would have love if the diorama would have emerged from the game cassettes with a lift action instead of being their own build. Even if it was just a slight 3D relief wall
Excellent video as always Jang. The end of the video was jawdropping and you're right sadly. Nothing beats the original console and especially not for 5times the price. It's like the Adidas superstar, where the real life shoe is cheaper than the Lego one, and it's not a pair either.
Man, you really hit some excellent points! Why pay the outrageous price for this when you can get the real deal for a fraction of the cost.... and it works! Also, Lego better get their act together on the quality control. Miscolored pieces, heavy mold marks (which I've noticed happening more frequently as well) and mismatched colors on minifigures. You can't call Lego a "Premium" product anymore. And then they go and jack up the prices. I'm really starting to lose interest in Lego.
This is gonna look amazing on the shelf with the Nintendo set and the TV that came with that in-between
Nice set. Thanks for this great review!
I have the typewriter because the functions and mechanisms are pretty impressive. I would buy a cheaper version of the Nintendo with just the TV. But who wants this? And display wise it takes up so much space!
Absolutely love the Johnny Thunder poster. Wish they'd bring back that theme for my daughter (and perhaps me) to enjoy
I appreciate that you went out and bought an actusl Atari 2600. Still have mine from childhood.
I *love* the side-builds of mini-dioramas of the games. I also feel like I want/need the price to be lower, due to circumstances. I understand that due to their dev process these two wants can be easily seen as being in direct opposition to each other.
I just do really love mini things, and mini-builds of lego particularly; it's why I enjoy the cities in the Architecture series.
Love the how the Lego Galaxy Explorer is on the sticker for Astreroids.
15:07 Yeah that's the main problem I have with this set too. The only reason to get this set is if you specifically want a Lego Atari. You could have the real deal for much cheaper, which you can actually play. I just don't understand this set
Would I have been fine with less of a price and just had the console? Sure, but even though I have fond memories of the Atari 2600, I feel like the set would have been too bland with just the console and games. I personally love the little side builds. I think they look brilliant and love the thought of having them set up in various places inside a game room. It allows you to expand your build out to cover more area than just one location.
Anyone else notice that the general shaping/coloring of the spaceship on the Asteroids game cartridge looks A LOT like the 90th anniversary spaceship (10497) they just released?
I see what you're saying you did the comparison of other toy cars to Lego cars a while back so yeah it makes sense I get that Lego is a premium product and we should have to pay more for it because we are paying for the bricks and the experience of building it but paying like 5 times the price is ridiculous I agree I look forward to your future video discussing this
I own both Atari the actual 2600 and the lego version. I find the lego version very accurate even side by side. I agree with the missing lock to keep it closed. It would have been nice.... Well back to designing mocs for the cartridges and minis. Pacman is done, working on pitfall, space invaders, break out and combat. Not sure of what others I may do. Possibly Freeway and E.T.
The black tile quality was a bit disappointing agree. Had mold marks and scratches as if it wax a used set. The joystick cabling connection is weak.
Overall though, 1 set I have enjoyed since the Blacksmith. And loved the side builds representations of the games.
I absolutely love what they did with the Asteroids cartridge artwork by including the Galaxy Explorer remake set. The original Galaxy Explorer set was released in 1979, the same year as the Asteroids game.
That green shag carpet is exactly what I grew up with in the 80s! That little vignette is too perfect, lol. Also, Adventure was my favorite game for some reason; I think is was when the dragons were on screen! This set is on the website right now for 191 dollars, but probably not for long...
I also got lots of pieces with mold marks on my Medieval Blacksmith set!! I wondered if I was just noticing it for the first time or if it was worse than usual. It's very noticeable
Well Lego quality in recent years is scrubbing the floor.
I noticed it also with the Lion Knight's castle, but thought it might have been an optical illusion because there were so many small parts making up such a large gray and mostly smooth wall that I might be catching the light off of micro edges and not seeing the imperfect mold markings.
This is very cool
The old skool Atari 2600 from Lego is just exactly like the real thing
I still have the real system itself since 1988.
I love it very much, they did quite a wondeful job.
Yeah, nostalgic factor through the roof!! Very detailed and lots to see on this Lego Atari set, the scene with the kid is a nice touch, but thinking about it all, you can't play with it! It's just a model, a representation of an old video game system that appeared in the early 80's before Nintendo or Sega, it's very cool to look at, but that's about it, and the price, not appealing at all, especially if you can get a real working system for a fraction of the price!
Nice touch comparing with the actual console!
This is awesome man my fav lego channels, i seriously appreciate how aducated you are as you do not turn to curses to make a point man, God bless you Jang ang your loved ones, SO grateful to the Lord i found this chanel
Like the Pong shirt Jang! 👍
I agree with you that the set itself is a piece of beauty and well designed.
Since I owned one of these when I was a kid and spent hour on end playing Asteroids, it absolutely triggers my nostalgia.
However the price somehow seems not to fit. I mean we are used to Lego prices but when I compare this to the Galaxy Explorer which triggers exactly the same nostalgia vibes with me and only costs €99,-m it somehow doesn't make sense.
Fun fact: The sticker on the cartridge and the poster on the wall both show the Galaxy explorer as the Spaceship from Asteroids while one of the computer screens in the galaxy Explorer actually shows a game of Asteroids.
man I need to find my old atari. the feeling of those joysticks is like no other
Does that dark azure half-rounded piece maybe represent an old style lunchbox in profile?
I love that the Asteroids cartridge has the Galaxy Explorer on it.
I agree with your comments on this set. I grew up playing Atari 2600 games and the actual console is nostalgic. I grew up building LEGO sets and they are nostalgic. But LEGO Atari 2600? Not nostalgic, just a frustrating totem. How about an Atari emulator for PC where you build a LEGO set. Oh wait that would be TETRIS for Atari for PC!
If they had budget left, why didn't they use that for a few more prints? I'm okay with those on the cartridges (just like the real thing indeed), but not so much with those on the popup room.
And I also think this is a bit of a missed opportunity: I do kinda like those side builds, but they do add to the price. They could made this a cheaper set with just the joystick and a single cartridge, and then sell €10-15 add-on sets from a whole bunch of games, each with a cartridge and the small build. I mean, I do very much like this set, but indeed it's just a big shiny dust collector and I don't have that many memories of this particular console, so no chance I would spend €240 on it. But those games have a much wider appeal, well beyond just the VCS-nostalgia. I'd see myself buy a bunch of those....
I haven’t watched your channel in a while and it’s just so calming. Your amazing hang we all hope you will never stop.
Getting this for pure nostalgia
“Omg you have an Atari!!!”
“No actually it’s just my lego set”
“Oh so you can’t play it?”
Oh, the space ship on the Asteroids cartridge is the Galaxy Explorer!
yeah, and also on the kid room poster.
The adventure Easter egg!
This is one I can’t afford but also love so many things about it
Do you have anywhere on TH-cam where you upload your gundam builds? I'd love to see them.
I think the blue arch thing might be a bookend? Maybe a clock 😄
I am hoping someone does a Moc and changes the kid bedroom scene into a pitfall level scene. Set looks amazing and it's on my Christmas list
Such an exciting build
I think the cartridge for centipede has the look from the later version of the 2600 in the late 80’s. I would’ve liked getting a paddle controller instead of the 3 game dioramas, or even a few more cartridges like pac man, ET, defender.
Okay, so I'm super curious; can you fit in an actual Atari 2600 cartridge for display? In either the organizer or the main build. Inherited a few from an elderly relative and I've been wanting a quirky way to show them off ^-^
(and given I really like Lego... it seems like a fun combination)
edit: Holy fishsticks the price. Yeah I'll probably stick to just using actual old Atari stuff for the display. 0_0
With the NES and now the 2600 I'm really excited to see other consoles get LEGO-ified. I would love to see a Game Cube or Nintendo Switch.
Is the spaceship on the Asteroids poster/cartridge a 10497 Galaxy Explorer?!?
These lego life size replicas of real objects can never compete with the actual object if you can get the real thing that is superior for much cheaper. Atari, NES, Typewriter, etc. Even Optimus Prime, I’d rather get the authentic hasbro version that are more accurate and at a better scale.
EXACTLY, I would also add the flower bouquets to the list. What is the value in an overpriced subpar replica of an object when you can get the ACTUAL thing for its real, much lower, price? Lego needs to rethink its strategy in choosing which sets they produce, especially when it comes to display models, focus more on structural builds, where the beauty of the object/structure and the interest in building it go hand in hand, that's where the value lies, not just spending time building a replica of a thing with 0 actual structural beauty/merit, just for the sake of nostalgia or whatever...Just my 2 cents.
Maybe Optimus can compete, but I agree
@@stam7250 You can get Optimus plus a crew for the price of LEGO Prime. More play value. I had the actual toy as a kid. The doors on the trailer have not lasted.
Yeah the pricing is really unfortunate. Really cool set but I just cant justify buying it
The biggest let down or the thing I harp on (besides price) is the exclusion of the Pitfall elements.
Probably didn’t have tge license unfortunately. Guarantee it and ET would have been in the set if they did.
@@aegonthedragon7303 I believe they had the license and decided to change the feature last minute. Pitfall is an Activision game and Lego is actively trying to distance itself from Activision given all the controversy at the company at the moment (If you remember that Overwatch 2 set that got canned at the beginning of this year pretty much right before it was supposed to release)
BTW, love the title to this video!
Lego's next round of games console model kits should include a system on a chip and working Lego controllers so people can play actual game ROMS on their Lego console.
Regarding the cartridge tower, doesn't the use of different but close colours give the semblance of texture?
It gives the semblance of unacceptably poor quality control. If they had intended to simulate texture like Mega Construx does, then great. However, they intend for all brown bricks to be brown, light gray to be light gray, etc., so that when something new is built with parts from any number of sets, all is uniform. They charge very high markups for their plastic with the promise that it is top-of-the-line with the best longevity, safety, and consistency possible. This is not that.
@@JANGsLEGOreviews I see, so they are listed as the "same part" in the manual. Thanks :)
It's funny you bought the real console after the Lego version, I got back into Lego because I was into retro consoles and saw the NES and Atari 😁🤣
Thanks, Jang!
4:30 is that maybe supposed to be a mailbox? dunno if mailboxes for Valentine cards were popular at the time
5:40 is that joystick base a 1x1x2/3 brick? Huh? That is absolutely maniacal
They got the new 90th anniversary space ship on asteroids it looks like. Love the egg on adventure. Too bad the color shades are so off on the browns when the thing costs a pretty penny.
You know what I'd like to see if they do something like this again? Okay, so, see how those little side vignettes look like they're coming out of a cartridge? I LOVE that. Do a console where it was normal to keep cases, and instead of lots of budget-filling side builds included with the console to make a massive set, make a slightly simpler set with the console, controller, and maybe a few normal discs/carts, then have a separate set with a second controller, more discs/carts, and here's the big thing I would love: game cases that work like simplified versions of the lego popup storybook and *turn into* the vignettes!
Far fetched? Probably. But they've done equally impressive things with some of these game sets, like the mystery block.
Hear me out, 2024 will be the 30th anniversary of the original PlayStation.
This set will be perfect for people that don’t want the original console. It’s that simple. Having the real thing is not the same thing… the point is that it’s made out of Lego. It’s a Lego set that looks like the real thing with some cool features. I don’t want the real console. I want the Lego set. And I think a lot of people will agree. I agree with extra sculptures though. Not needed.
Yeah... But he does raise a very fair point. While there are people who specifically want this model, who want, need! Lego, it's 240$. And that's a really hefty sum of money. And by all the manufacturers out there and loads of different ways to spend your money, arguing about something from a different view is a good thing. If you want it, you're getting it either way. But putting some perspective on what your money gets you in terms of actual worth, not within the eyes of a fan, not subjectife, but actual value as functionality and so on. Then the real thing is just better, in this case.
Me: so you like the main design?
Jang: yup
Me: and the joystick is better than expected?
Jang: yup
Me: and the price isn't that outrageous for 2022 standards?
Jang: yup
Me: so then you recommend i buy the set?
Jang: NO. buy the original 2600 for 1/5th the price!
Great Review Jang!
8:14 Hey Jang, when I see those molding imperfections I rotate the pieces so that the side with the imperfections is obscured by other pieces, where possible. It looks like that can be done here. I wouldn't go so extreme as to sand them down.
Hiding the problem doesn't make it go away, though, and as I stated, these are longer than anything I've ever encountered, even creating a potential clearance/fitment issue if they're *not* on the outside. Also as this video is a product review, it's not in anyone's best interest to intentionally hide quality issues. I could also swap in better-looking parts from my own collection and shuffle miscolored pieces to where they're less visible or try to adjust my lighting to make things look better. It's important that I not do any of that.
@@JANGsLEGOreviews They definitely could do it better and do it better in some cases. For example the 1x1 tile in light blueish grey is injected from the side while the same piece in sand blue is injected from the bottom.
The dark azure half circle is probably a lunchbox right?
I cant see what pieces make up the joystick. I know other brands have those pieces, But I cant think of any lego pieces like that, Looks like a 1/3rd brick height 1x1 with a stud attatched to a 1 wide bar.
Wild guess : I suppose they wanted to do more games but couldn’t secure more licences
Should have had a second joystick or paddle controller instead of those extra builds. The little scene inside should have been screen capture of Pitfall which was leaked but perhaps they couldn't get the license.
it needed a TV like the NES.
I'm looking forward to someone modding the controller(s) and console to include electronics (including a Raspberry Pi) to play an equivalent emulator and roms to turn it into a full "console".
i agree with jang, i'd add the actual console to a personal collection
I think I'd rather the diorama side builds be sold separately. Then if you're into then, you could buy the ones you want.
The diorama side builds probably should've been offered as a GWP to go with the Atari set itself to help keep the price down and act as an incentive for folks to pick it up. As it stands, this set is way too expensive and I never owned an Atari as a kid (despite playing it at friends' houses) so this is a pass for me but still a nicely designed set.
Yeah I feel like the goals for free builds are WAY too high, like you have to spend over £90 for a 200 piece free build or something like that
In my opinion I think a taller cartridge shelf with more game cartridges would’ve been preferable to the game side builds. It would be a repetitive build but idk what anyone would do with the game side builds
Just waking up for work and listening to your ASMR voice. I hope I don’t fall back asleep 😴
As I thought. Great set, but I'll get the Johnny Thunder poster and call it a day
Looks great
Nice Pong shirt
As a Mobile Suit builder, at least you have the tools to fix those unsightly nub marks. However, you are right, it shouldn’t have happened.
I really appreciate that you showed a real comparison with an actual Atari console. Didn't expect that. And I'm with you when considering the price for the value: a Lego build that looks like the console vs the actual playable console for 1/4 the price... Yeah, things to consider.
Wait, why doesn't it include Space Invaders?
To fill a similar point to the end of the video, I bought a super mini atari from target for like 20$ that also comes with a tv and actually works and immediately lost all hype for this lego model.
This looks cool and compared to the Harry Potter train not bad value lol
The price hurts so dang much! Ugh!
Half round shape has to be a lunch box.
It's certainly the interesting deal! Defenitely feel it was overpriced. I understand the need to put emphasis on the nostlagic history this set presents (likewise the Nintendo set released earlier) and they pulled that off quite well but some of these easter eggs and additional pieces really feel unnecessary. However, I will be keeping a keen eye on this one, really solid set, and mind my manners, great review Jang!
I think that's a family/TV room, not the kid's room in particular. At least, it matches my parents' house family room at the time...
I’m busy building this and I made a mistake so building it twice 😂
I’m thinking it’s a bowling ball bag in that shelf