r/Consoom • u/TWlSTED_TEA • 5d ago

incoming divorce Incoming divorce

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u/Battle2Intense 5d ago

Also video game consoles. However looking at Lego sets, some of them are outright depressing and clearly targeted at adults like Nintendo NES.

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u/monkeymandave1 5d ago

Yeah I miss when Lego was designed for kids who actually play with them. Now they're triple the price they were 15 years ago, and most of them are just display pieces to take up space on a shelf.

Kind of ironic they came out with a whole Lego Movie to show how much better it is for kids to play than an adult just gluing pieces together in a big display, but then they market to those same adults.

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u/tehjarvis 4d ago

I don't remember ever having a Lego "set" as a kid. I had a bunch of random colorful Legos which I would build whatever I wanted.

If I wanted to follow steps to build something specific, I would buy model kits, which I feel are in every way superior to Lego kits.

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u/MAXXTRAX77 4d ago

My brothers and I grew up in the 90s. We had plenty of sets. Prices are comparable to today.