{"id":32301,"date":"2023-04-19T17:27:09","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T15:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1819180"},"modified":"2023-04-20T02:49:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T00:49:46","slug":"lego-reveals-sonic-the-hedgehog-kits-with-a-cool-twist","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/lego-reveals-sonic-the-hedgehog-kits-with-a-cool-twist\/","title":{"rendered":"LEGO reveals Sonic the Hedgehog kits with a cool twist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The brick-based blue blur speeds onto store shelves in summer. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Rob Leane\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 19 April 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>LEGO has revealed Sonic the Hedgehog kits for the first time, with a number of brick-based blue blur sets due to hit shop shelves in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>This is proving to be quite a big week for Sega, the company behind Sonic, with the LEGO set announcement coming hot on the heels of another noteworthy piece of news \u2014it was announced earlier in the week that\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/sega-rovio-angry-birds-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sega is buying Rovio<\/a>, the developers of Angry Birds.<\/p>\n<p>And now, four Sonic LEGO kits have been revealed, with Sega\u2019s iconic mascot getting a blocky makeover (much like Nintendo\u2019s Mario did a few years back, with those sets proving very popular).<\/p>\n<p>Seeing is believing, though, so you can take a look at each of the Sonic LEGO sets in the video below!<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6325389526112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p>In terms of prices, these four sets range from affordable to the slightly less affordable:<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong>The seaside scene of <a href=\"\/\/www.lego.com\/en-gb\/product\/sonic-s-speed-sphere-challenge-76990&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored noopener noreferrer\" noopener=\"\" noreferrer=\"\">Sonic\u2019s Speed Sphere Challenge<\/a> will set you back \u00a324.99<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The flying fun of <a href=\"\/\/www.lego.com\/en-gb\/product\/tails-workshop-and-tornado-plane-76991&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored noopener noreferrer\" noopener=\"\" noreferrer=\"\">Tails\u2019s Workshop and Tornado Plane<\/a> is \u00a337.99<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The crab-infested cuteness of <a href=\"\/\/www.lego.com\/en-gb\/product\/amy-s-animal-rescue-island-76992&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored noopener noreferrer\" noopener=\"\" noreferrer=\"\">Amy\u2019s Animal Rescue Island<\/a> is \u00a346.99<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The iconic Robotnik showdown of <a href=\"\/\/www.lego.com\/en-gb\/product\/sonic-s-green-hill-zone-loop-challenge-76994&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored noopener noreferrer\" noopener=\"\" noreferrer=\"\">Sonic\u2019s Green Hill Zone Loop Challenge<\/a> is \u00a394.99<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can click any of those links to go to an official product page on the LEGO website, where you\u2019ll find all of the important details.<\/p>\n<p>The Speed Sphere item, which seems to catapult Sonic across a game-like environment, looks to be a particularly cool twist on the usual LEGO set formula. This Sonic-blasting feature seems to come with the cheapest and the most expensive set.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m especially proud of the Speed Sphere,\u201d said LEGO\u2019s Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Roland Andre in a statement, \u201cas it was quite a challenge to figure out how we would get Sonic to speed up and interact with each course.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSonic is known for his speed and how he runs and jumps through courses, so for LEGO sets inspired by him there was no way we could create a static set, we simply had to be creative and make them as action-packed as possible!\u201d<\/p> <p>Sega\u2019s Ivo Gerscovich said of the news: \u201cThe LEGO Group is the leader in play, and the perfect partner to bring exciting stories, iconic characters &amp; environments from the Sonic universe to life in fans\u2019 living rooms globally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough our creative collaboration with the LEGO Group, Sonic fans of all generations can use their imaginations to play out their favourite Sonic moments, and we can\u2019t wait to see their awesome creations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And when exactly will the Sonic LEGO sets come out? The Sonic LEGO kits have a release date of\u00a0<strong>1st August 2023<\/strong>, so you should be able to pick one up this summer!<\/p>\n<p>You might want to get in there early, placing your order on <a href=\"\/\/www.lego.com\/en-gb&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">the LEGO website<\/a> as soon as it\u2019s possible to do so, because we\u2019ve got a feeling that they\u2019re gonna go fast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/new-lego-harry-potter-game-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">New LEGO Harry Potter game could be coming, with DC and Marvel binned<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/sega-rovio-angry-birds-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sega reveals plans to acquire Rovio, the makers of Angry Birds<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/gaming-newsletter\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">free Gaming Newsletter<\/a> for weekly insights, and visit our<strong> <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">Gaming<\/a> hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for something to watch? 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