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LEGO Minecraft Micro World Revealed, Ships Summer 2012

jediyoshi

jediyoshi

Member
Preorder - https://www.jinx.com/LEGOMinecraft

Pieces: 480
$34.99

Help Steve survive his first night in a strange new world. Avoid the creeper and start mining for resources that will help you survive and thrive. Configure your four micro-scale LEGO Minecraft modules any way you like. Build your own mines and hills, and expand your world with multiple sets. Includes four LEGO Minecraft modules, hidden resources, extra pieces for wood, dirt, and stone, two "Micro Mobs;" Steve and a creeper.
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http://legocuusoo.posterous.com/announcing-lego-minecraft-micro-world-the-thi

Announcing LEGO Minecraft™ Micro World, the third LEGO® CUUSOO product.

We’re thrilled to give you the first look at the third LEGO CUUSOO product, 21102 LEGO Minecraft Micro World. The Minecraft project was the first to reach 10,000 supporters on LEGO CUUSOO and pass the review required to become a LEGO product.

The Model
Each box includes parts to build four cubic modular vignettes that you can connect to recreate the Minecraft experience in LEGO bricks. One Minecraft block is equal to one 1x1 LEGO plate with a tile on top--not a perfect cube, but the best approximation at the chosen scale.

The set includes two of Minecraft's most iconic characters, Steve and a Creeper, represented as “Micro Mobs.” The surface of the modules comes off to reveal mines and hidden resources beneath. You can build your own landscapes, stack cubes on top of each other, and build the world of Minecraft as you wish. LEGO Minecraft Micro World presents a modular standard for building a Minecraft world that can be configured any way you like.

The Design Process
LEGO Minecraft Micro World was developed in collaboration with four LEGO fans: Chris Malloy, Michael Thomas (suparMacho), Kyle Tingey (koalaexpert), and Bjarne Panduro Tveskov. These fans developed their own concepts alongside LEGO designer Steen Sig Andersen and the LEGO CUUSOO team, and helped us shape the product into its final version.

The concept has taken quite the journey from the original concept images at a 2x2 brick scale. Once the group saw the micro-scale concepts, there was no doubt that this was the right direction for the product. Bjarne Panduro Tveskov, himself a former LEGO model designer, said the scale “packs the most Minecraft DNA into the model per LEGO brick,” and we all agreed.

Now Entering Production
Now that the product design is complete, the LEGO Minecraft Micro World is entering production. Over the next couple months, look forward to highlights of the design process and maybe even a sneak peek into the factory as it comes off the line. The set is in the middle of a record six-month journey from concept to finished product and will be available for you by summer 2012.

Pre-Order Yours Today
You can pre-order today and be one of the first to receive LEGO Minecraft Micro World when it ships this summer. LEGO Minecraft Micro World is available for pre-order exclusively through Mojang retail partner J!NX for $34.99. To pre-order yours, become a fan of LEGO Minecraft on Facebook. You’ll also be able to buy the sets this summer via shop.LEGO.com and select LEGO brand retail stores.
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Sax_Man

Banned
Those look like USB ports on the side. Makes me crave a Lego set and game that can plug up to your computer, read the way the blocks are connected, and let you explore your own crafted Lego world.
 
M

Majine

Banned
I can't play with that!

But in any case, this is a pretty good measurement for what a huge brand Minecraft has become.
 
G

GraveHorizon

poop meter feature creep
Does it come with instructions?

Sax_Man said:
Those look like USB ports on the side. Makes me crave a Lego set and game that can plug up to your computer, read the way the blocks are connected, and let you explore your own crafted Lego world.
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That'll be $400. You can pick it up at the Future Store in about 20 years.
 
D

drizzle

Axel Hertz
The fact that everything is one stud is pretty amazing.

Will probably buy it, if only for the creeper minifig.

Edit: Maybe I should just buy a bunch of green lego blocks and do one myself instead... hmm...
 
T

Tempy

don't ask me for codes
I'll wait for it to be available on the local Lego online store to keep shipping costs down.
 
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mclem

Member
I'm missing something here. Why are there four different 'playfields'?

Why not just have one playfield four times the size?



There *has* to be a way of making a two-player strategy boardgame out of this kit.
 
B

Brazil

Living in the shadow of Amaz
I haven't bought a single LEGO set in... 15 years, I guess, but I'll pick this one up.
 
C

Chinner

Banned
D'you know Lego bricks? The name came about coz some kid's mam, the kid was messin with the bricks and she said "leggo of them and come and have your dinner".
 
K

Kyari

Member
I think it's the first lego set based on a game that wasn't based on a movie, based on a game, based on an older game.

It's kinda of disappointing that they've gone almost entirely with 1 stud pieces, it makes it not conform to the dimensions of Minecraft, but also it inflates the cost for what is otherwise a small set in terms of physical size, but there are going to be so many pieces.

I wonder if sales of this set will results in further sets to connect, based on different Biomes and whatnot.
 
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SpacePirate Ridley

Member
This was reddit's fault no?

It baffles me how I cant get Lego Disneyland and Lego Minecraft, that looks like Lego Basic, is created.

Fuck reddit and their nonsensical forums, fuck them in the ass.
 
bengraven

bengraven

Member
Pre-ordering.

mclem said:
I'm missing something here. Why are there four different 'playfields'?

Why not just have one playfield four times the size?



There *has* to be a way of making a two-player strategy boardgame out of this kit.
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Because a big part of Minecraft is the dungeon spelunking. They have four sections so you can open them up and see the caves, so you can actually play in there.
 
M

mrklaw

MrArseFace
bengraven said:
Pre-ordering.



Because a big part of Minecraft is the dungeon spelunking. They have four sections so you can open them up and see the caves, so you can actually play in there.
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its perfect for modding. Four little sections you can rearrange, then just build what the hell you like.
 
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SpacePirate Ridley

Member
jediyoshi said:
No, it spawned from LEGO's kickstarter-esque project site
http://lego.cuusoo.com/discover
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Didnt know there was a kickstarter lego place.
If the make a lot of followers are they made officialy by Lego at the end, or this Minecraft one was a chance in a million.

I looked for a Disneyland one, but the one that started the "project" has done shit to show how it could be cool, its normal that it has so little followers.
 
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mclem

Member
bengraven said:
Because a big part of Minecraft is the dungeon spelunking. They have four sections so you can open them up and see the caves, so you can actually play in there.
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They all look a little on the small side to play with to me, but I could be wrong.
 
X

Xater

Member
Hmm this set is kind of a disappointment. I was hoping for more elaborate minecrafty blocks. I might stil pick it up because it is a novel thing.
 
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