Lego is not fairly achieved mining your online game nostalgia. After almost a 12 months of labor, the corporate has revealed that its Sonic the Hedgehog Green Hill Zone set shall be out there online and in Lego shops on January 1st, 2022 for $70 (£60). The brick-based recreation of the sport’s best-known space consists of minifigs for Sonic, Dr. Eggman (aka Dr. Robotnik), two critters and the Phantom Ruby. Sonic will not dart round loops, sadly, however there’s a Technic lever to launch him (or another characters) together with the rings and powerups you’d count on.

The set is the completed adaptation of Sonic fan Viv Grannell’s submission to the Lego Ideas platform. Their idea set racked up the ten,000 votes essential to be thought of for an actual set. Lego formally started work in February.

You in all probability will not see too many extra video game-themed Lego units within the close to future. Sonic and Mario are two of the best-known franchises — different game-related Lego Ideas for Legend of Zelda, Metroid and different classics have not come near passing the ten,000-vote threshold. This does illustrate the ability of crowdsourcing, although, and it is excellent news for youths who grew up with a Genesis (or Mega Drive) in the lounge.